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Enlarge / ShareBeast piracy site visitors are greeted with this FBI anti-piracy warning today. The admin for a prolific file-sharing site that helped pirates score more than 1 billion tracks now faces five years in prison after pleading guilty to a single count of criminal copyright infringement. Artur Sargsyan, the 29-year-old owner and operator of […]
In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Watch video from the new additions to Pirates of the Caribbean. Commentary on and photos of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The Great Movie Ride is being sent out in style. The Slinky Dog coaster track has been finished, Retro Epcot merchandise is on the way. Watch full video of […]
It might come as a surprise that pirates still present a real threat in 2017. Far from the tales of Jack Sparrow or Blackbeard, modern day piracy can be extremely dangerous. Though giants of the sea, cruise ships are not exempt from these deceptive assaults. There have been six reported attempts of pirates attacking cruise […]
Whenever Disney tampers with their most beloved and iconic theme park rides in any way, fans have the habit of decrying whatever adjustments are being made and shouting “Walt would never have approved this!” Sometimes, the outrage is justified. Sometimes, it’s not. But it’s no wonder that news of a major alteration to a famous […]
Samsung’s Galaxy S8, released in April, was the success the tech titan needed after the Note 7’s spectacular (and flammable) failure. Now safely underway with high sales, the company has included its new smartphone in another time-honored Samsung tradition: Special movie editions. Why buy a boring regular Galaxy S8 when you can get a Pirates […]
The Weekend Read compiles all of the /Film original features published in the past week. In this week’s line-up of reviews, lists, editorials and more, find a week’s worth of Wonder Woman articles from female writers, reviews of this week’s biggest TV shows (including American Gods, Twin Peaks, Fargo, Bloodline, and Silicon Valley), a rant about […]
David, Jeff, and Brad discuss Evan Katz’s sophomore film Small Crimes, the riveting third season of Bloodline, and the disappointing 5-25-77. Learn more about the terrible continuity of the Pirates franchise. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: SHOWNOTES What We’ve […]
(Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: studios are blaming critics for their summertime woes and that’s stupid.) Just a month into the 2017 summer movie season, it’s safe to say that things have been rough. May began with a […]
There’s an inherently dramatic arc to the rise and fall of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. Back in 2003, everybody scoffed at the mere existence of a big budget adventure movie based on a theme park attraction, so it was shocking when the movie wasn’t just watchable – it was pretty damn good. […]
PH Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean But I bet he had no idea he was about to coin a new phrase. Four decades later, “jumping the shark” is widely used to describe the moment a hit series goes spectacularly off the rails. Did Winkler’s acrobatics flash through Johnny Depp’s mind when he read […]
