Episode Details

On the August 15, 2023 episode of The /Film Show, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

Opening Banter: Ben is back!

In The News:

• Strike update
• The Emmys Move From September To January Due To The Hollywood Strikes
• William Friedkin, Oscar-Winning Director Of The Exorcist, Dead At 87
• How The Exorcist Became The Most Respected Horror Movie Of All Time (And A Box Office Smash Hit)
• Turner Classic Movies Will Honor Director William Friedkin With A Two-Night Cinematic Tribute
• No, Wonder Woman 3 Isn't Happening, Despite Gal Gadot's Claims Otherwise
• It Sounds Like Sydney Sweeney Could Be A Key Spider-Person In Madame Web
• Talk To Me Sequel In The Works As A24 Leans Into Their Second Horror Franchise

“We’re going to take a quick break, and we’ll be right back”

Box Office Report:

• Barbie And Oppenheimer Are King And Queen Of The Box Office Again This Weekend
• Barbie Passes $500 Million At The Domestic Box Office, Enters Top 25 All-Time
• Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer Passes Interstellar At The Box Office – Is Inception Next?
• TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Oozes Past Meg 2: The Trench At The Box Office
• Meg 2: The Trench Has A Monster Debut At The Global Box Office
• The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Sails Into A Doomed Opening Weekend At The Box Office
• Universal Had Two Different Dracula Movies Flop At The Box Office This Year
• Rise Of The Beasts Is Officially The Lowest-Grossing Live-Action Transformers Movie Ever

All the other stuff you need to know:

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