On the October 31, 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 writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter: Anyone have any interesting plans for Halloween?

• Jacob is going to sit on his friend’s driveway and drink while handing out candy.
• Brad might go see a movie with his girlfriend.
• Ben is doing absolutely nothing
• HT might do laundry, idk.
• Chris is doing nothing but wishes he was. 
• Peter is going to West Hollywood’s Halloween Carnival

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Peter went to the Magic Castle twice this week for the special Halloween week theming of Cursed Temple. He experienced the Reign of Terror haunted house in a mall in Thousand Oaks and experienced the LA Haunted Hayride for the first time.
  • Jacob has started using the MapMyRun app.
  • Brad went to Pixar.
  • Hoai-Tran visited Sleepy Hollow, did a nighttime tour of the cemetery and went to The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze.
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob read The Outsider by Stephen King.
  • Ben read Game of Thrones: The Costumes.
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Chris, Jacob, and Ben saw Doctor Sleep.
  • Chris and Jacob watched the new episodes of BoJack Horseman.
  • Peter watched a few of the new Apple TV+ shows including The Morning Show and For All Mankind. He also watched some new Disney+ shows but is embargoed until next week.
  • Jacob saw Jojo Rabbit, finished Undone, watched the first two episodes of Watchmen, Eli, Dracula 2000, and rewatched The Silence of the Lambs.
  • Brad watched Dolemite Is My Name, and the first episode of The Imagineering Story, but he also can’t talk about it yet.
  • Ben watched The Shining, Knives Out, Arsenic and Old Lace, Hocus Pocus, The Addams Family, and The Addams Family Values
  • Hoai-Tran saw Harriet, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, did a double Guillermo del Toro feature of Cronos and The Devil’s Backbone, and saw Parasite again.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Brad discovered chocolate-dipped Biscoff cookies, tried Mystery Oreos, Hershey’s Whoppers Bar, Milky Way Salted Caramel, Sparkling Caramel Apple Juice.
  • Hoai-Tran made Vietnamese beef stew in her instant pot, which was easier than she thought it would be!
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Peter played the board game The Expanse with designer Geoff Engelstein and Jeff Cannata

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On the October 30, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk all about the HBO Max news that was announced last night.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

New Shows Announced for HBO Max/HBO:

• Jacob: ‘Green Lantern’ TV Series in the Works at HBO Max, Greg Berlanti to Prod…
• Ben: Greg Berlanti Developing ‘Strange Adventures’ Anthology Series for HBO Max
• Jacob: ‘Game of Thrones’ Spin-Off ‘House of the Dragon’ Ordered Straight to Series at HBO, Will Follow House Targaryen 300 Years Before the Original Series
  • Mention: The ‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel Series is Dead at HBO

Big Deals for Old Shows and Movies:

• Ben (og HT): HBO Max Will Host a Collection of Classic Movies Curated by TCM
• Jacob: ‘Rick and Morty’ Will Stream Exclusively on HBO Max
• Jacob (og Chris): ‘South Park’ Will Stream Exclusively on HBO Max
• Ben: A Complete List of All the Original Shows and Movies in Development at HBO Max

What will be different about this service?

• Ben: HBO Max Touts “Human-Powered Discovery” to Fight Endless Scrolling
• Jacob: HBO Max Original Shows Will Release New Episodes Weekly, Won’t Drop Seasons All at Once

How much will it cost? How does it compare to other streaming options?

• Ben: HBO Max Release Date and Pricing Revealed
• Jacob (og Chris): Streaming Service Comparisons: HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Peacock, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon

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On the October 29, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and television news, including Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Netflix, and Universal Studios.

In The News:

• Peter: ‘Game of Thrones’ Directors David Benioff & D.B. Weiss No Longer Making ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy
• HT: The Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Was Originally Planned to Be a Feature Film, Ewan McGregor Confirms
• HT: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Tracking for the Lowest Opening of the Sequel Trilogy, at Least for Now
• HT: The First Episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ Contains a Major ‘Star Wars’ Spoiler
• Chris: Disney Says “Bah Humbug” to Apple, Plans Their Own ‘Christmas Carol’ Musical
• Ben: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Reboot Refuses to Die, Pairs Original Film’s Wr…
• Chris: Netflix Testing Variable Playback Speeds, Presumably for Serial Killers
• Ben: New Universal Studios Theme Parks Will Use Facial Recognition Technology 
  • Mention: Universal’s Epic Universe Set to Open in 2023 – Here’s What You Need to Know

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On the October 28, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled discussion of the second episode of HBO’s Watchmen, entitled “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship.”

Opening Banter: 

In The Spoiler Room:

• Origins of the “Watch Over This Boy” paper, German secretary writing a flyer which aims to convince black American soldiers to come to Germany
• Angela takes the old man back to her lair, lashes out in pain behind closed doors, and then interrogates him (Dialogue: There’s a vast and insidious conspiracy right here in Tulsa, but I can’t tell you about it or your head will explode. Psychic powers, I’m Doctor Manhattan)
• Angela gets the call about Judd’s body, goes to the scene
  • Moth paparazzi
• White Night flashback sequence
  • What happened to Angela’s husband Cal? 
  • What happened to that shooter after the scene cuts away? 
  • They adopted the children of her murdered partner
  • Scene with Angela’s son Topher playing with the floating toy (castle connection)
  • Jeremy Irons and The Watchmaker’s Son
• Red Scare leads the charge in Nixonville, wants to round up suspects; predictably, a fight breaks out
• Angela takes coffee cup with Will’s DNA on it to the Greenwood Center for Cultural Heritage, discovers that he’s her grandfather
  • Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Secretary of the Treasury (in real life, he’s a Harvard University professor and prominent scholar of African-American history and culture)
• Angela heads to Judd’s house, meets Joe Keene, finds skeleton in Judd’s closet
  • Uses Nite Owl technology, which has been appropriated by the government
• Angela arrests Will, who is rescued by a mysterious ship wielding a huge magnet
• American Hero Story - Zack Snyder
• Is Will the original Hooded Justice?
• Episode title - any thoughts on what the painting represents in this context?

Other Articles Mentioned:

• ‘Watchmen’ Starts Asking Questions With “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship”
• The ‘Watchmen’ Reference Guide: Every Easter Egg in “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship”
• There Are Huge Racial Disparities in How U.S. Police Use Force 

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On the October 24, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel TV, Joker box office, Foundation, Avatar sequels, Hocus Pocus 2, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• HT (og Chris): Marvel TV Head Jeph Loeb is Leaving the Company
• Ben (og Chris): ‘Joker’ Box Office Profits Will be Almost as Much as ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, Because We Live in a Society
• HT: Rupert Sanders to Direct ‘Foundation’ Pilot for Apple TV+ 
  • HT: Jared Harris and Lee Pace Join Apple’s Adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Sci-Fi Series
• Ben (og Chris): ‘Avatar’ Sequels Will Use High Frame Rate “Sparingly,” According to James Cameron
• HT: ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is Being Summoned at Disney+
• Ben: New ‘Star Tours’ Update Will Take Us to Death Star Remains, Reveals Name of Planet Where It Crashed
  • Ben: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ to Overtake ‘Last Jedi’ as the Longest ‘Star Wars’ Movie

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On the October 23, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
  • Peter has been doing his unsubscribe week. He also went to Disneyland and Kitra build her own lightsaber. And he’s been getting recognized more often for Ordinary Adventures.
  • Jacob went on a work trip to Estes Park, Colorado, where he stayed in a haunted hotel room at the Stanley Hotel, attending the Shining Ball, went on a ghost tour, toured the Rocky Mountains in a Jeep, and interviewed Mike Flanagan and more.
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob re-read Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep.
  • Ben read Game of Thrones: A Guide to Westeros and Beyond
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Ben, Chris, HT and Peter watched the pilot of HBO’s Watchmen
  • HT and Ben saw Jojo Rabbit.
  • Peter saw almost 30 minutes of The Mandalorian at the junket, watched Zombieland: Double Tap, binge watched the entire season of Unbelievable on Netflix, finished watching HBO’s Years after Years, he tried watching Dark Crystal and Stumptown, and saw Between Two Ferns: The Movie on Netflix.
  • Jacob saw Doctor Sleep but can’t tell you about it.
  • Ben rewatched Paradise Hills, The Pixar Story, and Toy Story of Terror, and saw Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound and Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Hoai-Tran saw Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Black and Blue, watched A Hard Day’s Night on Criterion Channel, and the first 4 episodes of His Dark Materials.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Peter went to Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and tried all their new food.
  • Jacob drank way too much “redrum punch.”
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob re-played Resident Evil 4 for the nth time, this time on the Nintendo Switch.

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On the October 22, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman for an in depth reaction and analysis of the final Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer.

Opening Banter: Did you get tickets?

• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Sets New Record for Most Ticket Pre-Sales in First Hour

In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Breakdown: Long Have We Waited for This 

• VLOG: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Trailer Reaction: We Got Emotional!
• How Ralph McQuarrie is Still Influencing the Final Chapter of the ‘Star Wars’ Skywalker Saga
• ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Trailer Brings the Skywalker Saga to an End
• New ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Promo Features a Familiar Ship Among the Resistance Fleet

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On the October 21, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled conversation about the pilot episode of Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen.

Opening Banter: 

In The Spoiler Room:

• Our relationships to Watchmen prior to this episode
• Worldbuilding - American Hero Story, Dr. Manhattan on Mars, Redford as President, squid rain (are the baby squids part of a government conspiracy?), watch imagery, other easter eggs (Under the Hood)
• Overall thoughts
• Tulsa Race Massacre, real life Bass Reeves
• Cop shooting sequence (need permission to unlock the weapon)
• Regina King as Angela Abar/Sister Night
• Don Johnson as Chief Judd Crawford (why doesn’t he wear a mask?)
• Jeremy Irons as Adrian Veidt (servant relationships)
• Interrogation in “the pod”
• Shootout at the cattle ranch (those cows!), plane crash
• Judd captured and lynched on his way to visit the injured officer in the hospital
• Reveal at the end with the boy from the beginning as the murderer (?)

Other Articles Mentioned:

• The Case for Reparations
• ‘Watchmen’ Starts With One of the Best Pilots Ever, Announcing “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
• What’s the Deal with the Squid in ‘Watchmen’?

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On the October 18, 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 discuss the latest film and TV news, including Venom 2 casting, MoviePass’s latest shady dealings, a new Barney movie, Black Adam’s possible start of production, and more controversy for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Chris: Naomie Harris to Play Shriek in Venom 2
• HT: MoviePass is Now a Zombie That Charges Your Cards From Beyond the Grave
• Chris: Robert Pattinson on Playing Batman: “He’s Not a Hero”
• Brad: New ‘Barney’ Movie in the Works, Produced by Mattel and ‘Get Out’ Star Daniel Kaluuya
• Chris: ‘Black Adam’ Production Will Begin in July 2020, According to The Rock
• HT: China Cancels Release of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Over Bruce Lee Scene

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On the October 17, 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 The Batman’s new Riddler, Superintelligence heading directly to HBO Max, Bone being adapted for Netflix, whether the newly-announced Harry Potter subscription service is worth it, and how Studio Ghibli films will be available for streaming after all.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Jacob: Jonah Hill is Out and Paul Dano is in as The Riddler in ‘The Batman’
• HT: HBO Max Scoops Up the Streaming Rights to All Studio Ghibli Films
• Ben (og Chris): ‘Superintelligence’ is Skipping Theaters and Going Straight to HBO Max
• HT: A $75 Yearly ‘Harry Potter’ Subscription Service Will Be Available for Fans Willing to Take the Lot
• Jacob: Comic Book Classic ‘Bone’ is Coming to Netflix as an Animated Series

Other Articles Mentioned:

• 31 Days of Streaming Horror

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