Scream 7 Finds a Director, Plus Sneakers, The Mask of Dimitrios, and More

On the August 3, 2023 episode of The /Film Show, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about some film and TV news and gather around the virtual water cooler to talk about what they’ve been up to.

Opening Banter: There won’t be any podcast episodes next week, since Ben’s taking a vacation.

In The News:

• Scream 7 Wants To Know If Happy Death Day Director Likes Scary Movies
• Quick strike update: The studios have reached out to the WGA and set a meeting for tomorrow.

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

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
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• What we’ve been Reading:
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• What we’ve been Watching:
• Chris watched Sneakers and The Passenger. 
• Ben watched One False Move and The Mask of Dimitrios. 
• What we’ve been Eating:
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• What we’ve been Playing:
• Ben wants to give a shout-out to Mr. Mister’s “Welcome to the Real World.”

All the other stuff you need to know:

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