Going Method For Gangs Of New York Made Daniel Day-Lewis Sick Russian actorKonstantin Stanislavskilaid out the rules for a revolutionary new system of acting in his 1936 book “An Actor Prepares.” In this new system, actors were meant to cultivate what he called an “art of experiencing” as opposed to an “art of representation.” This means that actors were meant to find a place wherein they could actually experience the emotions that their character would be experiencing — usually by drawing on a similar event in their own lives....

How ‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Pulled Off That Long Take Episode The most-talked-about episode ofThe Haunting of Hill Houseis episode 6, “Two Storms.” DirectorMike Flanaganshot the episode to look as if it was done in series of lengthy takes, and the result is stunning. In a series of recent tweets, Flanagan broke down the complicated methods he employed to create one of the year’s most memorable hours of television. Read Flanagan’s explanation of theHaunting of Hill Houselong take episode below....

James Gunn Answers The Most Important Question: Does ‘The Suicide Squad’ Have A Post-Credits Scene? The most important question anyone can ask about a film right now is, “Does it have a post-credits scene?” Who cares about themes, or story, or cinematography? We only want to know if there will be a post-credits scene to set up the next movie, damn it! And then we want to know if that next movie will have a post-credits scene, too!...

John Mulaney Says He Was Investigated By The Secret Service After An ‘SNL’ Joke John Mulaneymay look like a very tired tall child, but that didn’t stop the Secret Service from taking his jokes a little too seriously when the comedian appeared onSaturday Night Liveback in February. During his monologue, a harmless joke about leap years and Julius Caesar put the comedian on the radar of the Secret Service, who interpreted his joke as a potential death threat against Donald Trump....

Of Course Ben Mendelsohn Thinks ‘Captain Marvel’ Skrulls Are Just “Misunderstood” Ben Mendelsohnhas played his fair share of blockbuster baddies. FromRogue One,toReady Player One, to the upcomingRobin Hood: Origins, toCaptain Marvel— if there’s a buttoned up villain with salt-and-pepper hair, you can almost always expect him to have Ben Mendelsohn’s face. Though that’s not entirely the case forCaptain Marvel, which sees Mendelsohn donning layers of green facial prosthetics and a skin-tight leather get-up to play a Skrull leader....

Page 2: Firefly, Breaking Bad, Battlestar Galactica, Back To The Future, Homeland, Star Trek Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: You Can’t Take the First 12....

Peter Jackson’s Beatles Documentary ‘Get Back’ Delayed Nearly An Entire Year This fall, Disney would have given fans ofThe Beatlesa wonderful gift in the form ofPeter Jackson’s documentaryThe Beatles: Get Back. Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the movie being delayed nearly an entire year from the original September 2020 release date. Disney confirmed (viaVariety) thatThe Beatles: Get Backwill now be released onAugust 27, 2021. The project was firstannounced in January of 2019as a chronicle of the recording of the band’s final album,Let It Be....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘My Brilliant Friend,’ ‘Hero,’ Alfonso Cuaron’s Directorial Debut, And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) As we near the end of the year, everyone is scrambling to catch all the movies and TV shows that they missed. But when making your way through year-end lists starts to feel like a chore, why not catch yourself up on their subtitled compatriots, both new and classic?...

Pop Culture Imports: Unlikely South Korean And Indian Romances, A Familiar Swedish Sci-Fi Series, And Netflix’s Newest Anime Anthology (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best, wackiest, and weirdest foreign-language movies and TV shows streaming right now.) A new month, a new batch of foreign movies and TV shows to please the ears and eyes! That’s right, subtitle lovers, it’s time for a new Pop Culture Imports, in which we all huddle inside during the hottest month of the summer to watch the best new foreign movies, dramas, animes, and everything in between....

The 13 Best Comedy Shows On Amazon Prime Right Now Although Amazon was a few steps behind Netflix when it came to launching its own streaming service, Amazon Prime Video has established a foothold in the streaming world and remains competitive in debates overwhich services to keep, and which to jettison. This is due, in large part, to the impressive catalog of television comedies that Amazon has built over the past few years....

The Bad Guys Has The Longest Shot In DreamWorks Animation History – And It Wasn’t Originally In The Movie The latest DreamWorks Animation film “The Bad Guys” is a blast in a half, a kid-friendly imagining of some of our favorite cime movies like “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Point Break,” and much of the filmography of Quentin Tarantino. Of course, since it’s a kid’s movie, you don’t need to worry about the film taking a hard right turn into “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” territory and showing ultraviolence involving flamethrowers and cans of dog food or a “Pulp Fiction"shot of adrenalineto revive a character following an overdose....

The Catwoman Storyline The Batman Borrows Straight From The Comics Warning:spoilersfollow for “The Batman.” In the world of comic book adaptations, very few rely on just one source of inspiration. After all, many of the most iconic heroes have adventures that span decades. This truth couldn’t apply better to our favorite late-night vigilante, Batman, who first debuted in 1939 — and Catwoman, who emerged soon after. The Princess of Plunder has enjoyed a number of adventures (and, it seems,as many backstories), which gave “The Batman” director Matt Reeves and star Zoë Kravitz plenty to pull from for the newest iteration of Selina Kyle....

The Daily Stream: Is There A Better High School Rom-Com Than Clueless? As If! (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“Clueless” Where You Can Stream It:HBO Max The Pitch:Cher Horowitz (Alicia Silverstone) has everything she could possibly want: status, money, equally beautiful friends who follow her every move, and a dad who adores her....