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Prepare For Award Season With The Best Movies of TIFF Sep 11, 2019

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On the September 11, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the best films he saw at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Opening Banter: Chris has returned!

Why should people care about the films that play at the Toronto International Film Festival?
How was Chris’ TIFF this year?
Nicolas Cage, Richard Stanley, and Joely Richardson on the Cosmic Horrors of ‘Color Out of Space’ [TIFF 2019 Interview]

In Our Feature Presentation: Chris talks about the films he saw at the Toronto International Film Festival:

Chris’ Top 10:

Brief Mentions:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Face/Off Remake, The Mandalorian, AppleTV+, The Muppets, Hawkeye, and Rian Johnson’s Knives Out Sep 10, 2019

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On the September 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a Face/Off remake, The Mandalorian season 2, AppleTV+, See, The Muppets, Hawkeye casting, and a possible Rian Johnson’s Knives Out universe.

Opening Banter: Did you guys watch the Apple announcements?

In The News:

Ben: ‘See’ Trailer: Jason Momoa Stars in a Sci-Fi Show That Looks Like ‘Bird Box’ Meets ‘Waterworld’
Brad: Apple TV+ Launch Date Set for November with Lowest Cost of Any Major Streaming Service
Ben: ‘Face/Off’ Remake Coming From Paramount Pictures and ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Writer
Brad: ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Will Get Jon Favreau Behind the Camera as Director
Ben: ‘Hawkeye’ Series Casts Hailee Steinfeld as MCU Kate Bishop
Brad: ‘The Muppets’ Disney+ Comedy Series Has Been Scrapped
Ben: Rian Johnson May Make Another Murder Mystery with Daniel Craig, Still Working on ‘Star Wars’

Other Articles Mentioned:

‘Knives Out’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Star-Studded Whodunit is Hilarious, Clever and Endlessly Entertaining [TIFF 2019]

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Water Cooler: It Chapter Two, Spirited Away, Pumpkinhead, The Leftovers, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Halloween Horror Nights, The Color Factory Sep 09, 2019

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On the September 9, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Peter is back, Chris is still gone in Toronto. And Jacob is prepping for Fantastic Fest.

At The Water Cooler:

- What we’ve been Doing:
  - Peter traveled to Orlando Florida, avoided Hurricane Dorian, but almost died in the humidity. He experienced Halloween Horror Nights in Florida for the first time. Watch the video on Ordinary Adventures. He also visited Hollywood Studios to experience Toy Story Land for the first time, and take a trip to the other version of Galaxy’s Edge.
  - Jacob got a second tattoo and celebrated his fourth wedding anniversary.
  - Brad went to both Chicago shows for How Did This Get Made live.
  - Hoai-Tran forgot to say that she went to The Color Factory.
- What we’ve been Reading:
  - Jacob started reading Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear by Margee Kerr.
- What we’ve been Watching:
  - Ben and Jacob saw It Chapter Two.
  - Ben watched The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Peter has been watching The Endless Adventure on YouTube.

- Jacob watched Bigfoot County, and Pumpkinhead.
- Brad watched The Adventures of Pinocchio.
- Hoai-Tran watched Hustlers, Climax, the first two episodes of The Leftovers, and did a double feature of Spirited Away and Millennium Actress at the Metrograph.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter ate at The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen, and Orlando’s version of Antojitos in Universal Citywalk. He also continued his Orlando tradition of ubering to Unos for Pizza Skins.
- Brad tried Creepy Cocoa Crisp M&M’s, KFC Mac & Cheese Famous Bowl
What we’ve been Playing:
- Brad has been messing with the new HyperReal Darth Vader figure from Hasbro

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Jacob's Doctor Sleep Set Visit and Ben's Interview with It: Chapter Two Director Andy Muschietti Sep 06, 2019

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On the September 6, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to talk about Jacob’s visit to the set of Doctor Sleep. Then, you’ll hear Ben’s interview with It: Chapter Two director Andy Muschietti.

Opening Banter:

In our Feature Presentation:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Tomb Raider 2, Crazy Rich Asians 2, Earthsea, Lord of the Rings, and More Sep 05, 2019

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On the September 5, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Ben Wheatley’s Tomb Raider sequel, Crazy Rich Asians 2, The Handmaid’s Tale sequel, an Earthsea TV show, and Will Poulter being cast in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings.

Opening Banter:

In the News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

‘Doctor Sleep’ Features an Exact Recreation of Stanley Kubrick’s Overlook Hotel Sets [Set Visit]

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Water Cooler: Joker, GLOW Season 3, Carnival Row, Blair Witch Project, The Lion King, Creepshow, Disneyland, My Neighbor Totoro, Downton Abbey, HHN Sep 04, 2019

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On the September 4, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Chris is away in Toronto for the Toronto International Film Festival. Peter will be flying to Florida tonight for Halloween Horror Nights, and it looks like he just missed Hurricane Dorian.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter got a behind the scenes tour of two Halloween Horror Nights mazes, Ghostbusters and Jordan Peele’s Us. He’s also been playing a lot with his new camera, the Sony a6400.
- Jacob can now tell you about his visit to the Creepshow set.
- Ben and his wife traveled to Portland to see The Midnight and eat great food.
- Hoai-Tran’s mom visited her in New York and took her to see Phantom of the Opera.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Jacob has been reading Tachen’s Disneyland and Marc Davis In His Own Words: Imagineering the Disney Theme Parks.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter saw Todd Phillips’ Joker and watched the first half of GLOW season 3. Ben also watched.
- Jacob sampled Carnival Row, and watched the first episode of the new season of The Great British Baking Show.
- Brad watched Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and The Lion King, and the first episode of Downton Abbey.
- Ben watched My Neighbor Totoro, To Catch a Thief, and the first episode of Killing Eve
- Hoai-Tran watched season 1 of Mindhunter, The Blair Witch Project, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Hustlers.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter has been eating very badly and has gained a bunch of weight, and after his Florida trip he’s going back to the strict diet.
- Brad tried Mountain Dew VooDew
- Ben ate the best biscuits of his life at Pine State Biscuits.
- Hoai-Tran’s mom made her pho, char siu, and she learned how to make thit bo xao.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob played Kingdomino, Silk, Bargain Quest, and Scythe.
- Peter is also committing to the stupidest Galaxy’s Edge challenge.

Other Articles Mentioned:

Jacobs Creepshow set visit

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Netflix and The Great British Baking Show, Richard Linklater, It Supercut, and More Sep 03, 2019

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On the September 3, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Richard Linklater’s ambitious new movie, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Netflix’s release strategy, and a possible It movie supercut.

Opening Banter:

In the News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

‘It: Chapter Two’ Review: A Massive, Messy Horror Blockbuster That Understands What Makes Stephen King So Special

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Let's Discuss The Disney Theme Park Announcements From D23 Expo 2019 Aug 30, 2019

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On the August 30 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to talk about all the Disney theme park announcements made during D23 Expo 2019.

In Our Feature Presentation:

A Complete List of /Film’s D23 Coverage: Every Major Announcement From This Weekend’s Event
- Star Wars Hotel
- Avengers Campus
- Epcot
  - New neighborhoods
  - Three park pavillion
  - Mary Poppins
  - Spaceship Earth
  - Guardians ride name Cosmic Rewind
  - Space 220
  - Moana: Journey of Water

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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All The D23 Expo 2019 Movie/TV Announcements Including 'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker' Trailer Discussion Aug 29, 2019

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On the August 29 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and weekend editor Brad Oman, to talk about everything that happened at D23 Expo 2019.

Opening Banter: Peter is back, but still sick.

In Our Feature Presentation:

A Complete List of /Film’s D23 Coverage: Every Major Announcement From This Weekend’s Event
- Marvel new shows: She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel and Moon Knight
- Black Panther 2 release date
- Wyatt Russell joins the falcon and the winter soldier
- Obi-Wan confirmed
- Mandalorian reaction
- Rise of Skywalker trailer
- ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Breakdown: Our Journey Nears Its End
- Timmy Failure
- Frozen 2
- Raya and the Last Dragon
- Soul
- Onward

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Water Cooler: Ready or Not, Nailed It, Good Boys, Good Time, Snake Oil, Cinephile, and More Aug 28, 2019

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On the August 28 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to in the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Peter is sick, but the D23 episode is still coming.

At The Water Cooler:

- What we’ve been Doing:
  - Jacob turned 31 and bought new pants and has been doing some weirdly melancholy soul-searching.
  - Ben has been living in Los Angeles for 10 years
- What we’ve been Reading:
  - Jacob has been reading Theme Park Design by David Younger.
- What we’ve been Watching:
  - Jacob and Hoai-Tran saw Ready or Not.
  - Chris has been watching Nailed It

Brad watched Good Boys and Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid

- Jacob watched Olympus Has Fallen.
- Ben watched Good Time, The General, Dear White People season 3, and The Handmaid’s Tale season 3
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad tried Krispy Kreme Reese’s Filled Doughnuts, the Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich, and The Impossible Whopper.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob played Le Havre, Century: Spice Road, Dead Last and Snake Oil.
- Ben played Cinephile

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
/Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.
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