AboutContact RSS Follow @slashfilm  /FilmBlogging the Reel WorldNewsReviewsTrailersCalendar/FilmcastCool StuffCastingComic BookRemakesSci-FiSequelsThe BuzzTVPage 2Superhero BitsArtBooksGadgetsGearToysOtherThe ShowAfter DarkThe Tobolowsky FilesBonus EpisodesInterviewsAudio CommentariesLive Broadcasts    Oscar-Nominated Short ‘The Dam Keeper’ to Get Feature Adaptation, Two Comic Book SequelsPosted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Angie HanDisney’s Feast took home the Best Animated Short trophy at the Oscars this year, but for my money the real gem of that category was The Dam Keeper. Directed by Pixar alums Robert Kondo and Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi, it told the poignant story of a bullied child. (Who happens to be a pig, because this is an animated movie.)The filmmakers managed to cram quite a bit into 18 minutes, but now they’ll have a chance to explore the world a little bit further. They’ve revealed plans to develop a feature animation of The Dam Keeper, as well as two graphic novels. More on the planned Dam Keeper feature after the jump. Read More »  Comment Now!  .Please Recommend /Film on Facebook ‘Raiders!’ Review: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made [SXSW 2015]Posted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Germain LussierIn 1981, when Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark was released, everyone was changed by the world of Indiana Jones. However, few changed as much as Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala. The then teenagers decided they wanted to remake the film, shot by shot and did so over the course of the next seven years. It’s a story that’s very well known on the Internet because the Internet pretty much brought it to the masses. The end game of that story is a new documentary called Raiders!, directed by Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen, which not only documents the process and struggles behind the original version of the remake, but incorporates new footage as Strompolos and Zala come back decades later to complete the one scene they were never able to do: the airplane fight scene.Raiders! had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival over the weekend and you can continue to read our Raiders of the Lost Ark documentary review below. Read More »  Comment Now!  Early Buzz: ‘Furious 7′ is Dumb, Insane, Awesome Outrageous FunPosted on Monday, March 16th, 2015 by Peter ScirettaUniversal Pictures held a surprise 12:07 premiere of James Wan‘s Furious 7 at South By South West (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin Texas on Sunday night. The seventh installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, which will hit theaters on April 3rd, screened to a packed crowd at the historic Paramount theatre. What was the response? Hit the jump to check out the Furious 7 early reactions. Read More »  Comment Now!   Watch A Short ‘Pixels’ Movie Preview: 8-Bit Video Games Invade EarthPosted on Sunday, March 15th, 2015 by Peter ScirettaCo