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The Office Spin-Off Coming From Netflix And Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais' relationship with Netflix continues. The streaming service recently released his last film,Special Correspondance, and they’re also the home to the Gervais-led series,Derek. Their latest venture together isThe Officespinoff, which Netflix has just purchased and will distribute in select territories. Thefaux-rockumentary,David Brent:Life on the Road, follows the former Wernham Hogg Paper employee, David Brent, as he attempts to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous rockstar....

The Simpsons Is Parodying Prestige TV In A Two-Part Crime Thriller Featuring Brian Cox “The Simpsons” is well-known for its “Treehouse of Horror” episodes, which became an annual Halloween tradition with the show’s second season. However, Halloween has come and gone and we are now in Noirvember, the month when movie-lovers celebrate cinema’s dark side. “The Simpsons” is ready to bring that spirit to TV this Sunday as it kicks off a two-part episode called “A Serious Flanders,” where the show will briefly transform itself into “an Emmy-baiting crime drama, darker and prestigier than anything you’ve ever seen....

The Trailer For Matthew Santoro’s Sci-Fi Horror Film OFFLINE Senior Visual Effects ArtistMatthew Santoro(Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem, Rise of the Silver Surfer) has made his directorial debut with a dark and gritty sci-fi horror film calledOFFLINE. I’m not sure if this is a short or a feature, but a trailer for the film has been released online, and has me really interested. Update:We heard back from Matthew Santoro, who confirmed that it started as a short film but is now developing into a feature film:...

Theme Park Bits: First Volcano Bay Details Revealed, Soarin' Gets An Upgrade, And New Footage From Shanghai Disneyland In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Universal Studios Florida will never dethrone Walt Disney World as the king of the central Florida tourism market, but its goal to be a continuously aggressive and ambitious runner-up continues to go…swimmingly. Pardon the pun, but Universal’s new Volcano Bay waterpark does look incredibly impressive, both in terms of delivering an exciting thematic experience and offering up a bunch of cool rides and attractions....

This Week In Trailers: Maidan, Layover, Little Hope Was Arson, Almost There, Happy Valley, Antartica: A Year On Ice Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Tracking Joaquin Phoenix’s Long Road From Sidekick To Leading Man (Welcome toRole Call, where we examine two performances from an actor – their first defining role and their most recent/last – to get a sense of who they are.) Joaquin Phoenix has been playing the Joker for a long time. As the awkward romantic Leonard Kraditor inTwo Lovers. As the lonely, optimistic Theodore Twombly inHer. As the morally ambiguous bruiser Bruno inThe Immigrant....

Trivia: How The Opening Shot Of ‘True Grit’ Came Together TheCoen Brothers’True Gritbegins with a long, enigmatic shot of a lit porch at night that slowly fades into view to reveal a dead body. It’s gorgeously done, and it sets the tone for the rest of the film. ButTrue Gritalmost had a significantly different opening sequence. I recently had the chance to chat with long-time Coen Brothers collaboratorRoger Deakins, who was the cinematographer forTrue Grit....

Universal Pushes Back ‘Bourne 5’ With Matt Damon And Paul Greengrass Fans have been waiting a long time to seeMatt Damonreturn as Jason Bourne, and now it looks like they’re going to have to stay patient just a little tiny bit longer. Universal has delayed the untitled action sequel, but it’s still coming next summer. More details on theBourne 5release date after the jump. Variety reports Universal has pushedBourne 5from August 08, 2025 toJuly 29, 2016....

VOTD: ‘25 Years Of Pixar’ We’ve featured a handful ofdirectormontageshere on /Film recently, and while this"25 Years of Pixar"compilation isn’t quite that, it’s actually pretty similar. In terms of look, tone, and quality, I’d sayPixaris as consistent as many directors. For the video,NkMcDonaldspulled scenes from works spanning over decades — from ’80s shorts to this year’sCars 2. If you like Pixar as much as I do, it’ll definitely make you smile and it might even make you tear up a little tiny bit....

VOTD: Will Ferrell And Adam McCay Roast The IMDB On Its 20th Anniversary This week marks the 20th anniversary of theInternet Movie Database. The single greatest free movie resource in the history of the world has, incredibly, been alive and kicking since Jun 27, 2025 and to celebrate, the site has been interviewing some of the biggest stars around about film culture, their favorite movies and more. People such as Kevin Spacey, Josh Brolin, Oliver Stone, and Susan Sarandon all sat down in celebration of this momentous occasion and on the actual anniversary, the IMDB orchestrated a funny chat withAdam McCayandWill Ferrell, two of the guys behindFunny or Dieas well as films likeAnchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyandThe Other Guys....

Watch ‘The Office’ Series Finale Unused Cold Open With ‘The Matrix’ Prank Played On Dwight WhenThe Officeseries finale aired back in 2013, it began with a little recap of what happened to the employees of Dunder-Mifflin in the year since the documentary camera crew stopped following them. But the last episode of NBC’s hit workplace sitcom almost went back to their cold open staple of a prank played on Dwight Schrute, and you can finally see it in its entirety....

Watch: Hans Zimmer Rocks Coachella With ‘Inception’ Medley 2017’s Coachella music festival is under way in Southern California, and while attendees may have flocked to the desert to seek out shows from Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga, one of the festival’s acts that might be of more immediate interest to a film-loving community like /Film’s is composerHans Zimmer. Last night, Zimmer took the stage with his orchestra and delivered an impressive rendition of songs from Christopher Nolan’sInception, and you don’t even have to brave the heat to see it....

Which Suicide Squad Member Should James Gunn Spin Off Next, And Why Is It Ratcatcher? According to HBO Max, “Peacemaker” is currently the #1 show inthe world, which means that series creator James Gunn is bound to be given more projects in the DCEU. On an episode of Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast, Gunn said that he’s potentially working on another “The Suicide Squad” spin-off, and hinted at the possibility of a “Peacemaker” season 2....