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AMC+ is another newer streaming service that looks to boast a strong lineup for the month of September 2022. With new shows airing on the first of the month and through to the end of the month, their new content library is looking to grow exponentially. From animated series to true crime and even horror docuseries, let’s take a deep dive into the new content headed to AMC+. September 2022 looks to be another busy month for the streaming service thanks to new series, new seasons, and new episodes of many shows....

With Better Call Saul now ever, series star Michael McKean has weighed in on his character along with Chuck McGill’s final appearance in the series. In the series finale episode (SPOILERS AHEAD), Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) appears in multiple flashback scenes referring to his various regrets in life. One of them is with his older brother, McKean’s Chuck, who notably tells Jimmy that it’s not too late to change the path he’s on in life if he doesn’t like where it’s headed....

Betty White passed away in December 2022, just short of her 100th birthday and a legion of fans mourned her death. Now, just short of one year late, the American icon’s Los Angeles home has been demolished following its sale over the summer. An image shared on White’s Instagram account by the actress’ assistant Kiersten Mikelas showed only the fireplace of the house still standing with the rest of the house in rumble around it....

Big Eyes is a 2014 movie directed by Tim Burton. Set in the 1950s and ‘60s, the movie follows Margaret Ulbrich (Amy Adams), a shy artist who is trying to sell her paintings while caring for her daughter by herself. She meets and then marries the outgoing Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), who encourages her artwork of people with big eyes. After a misunderstanding where Walter is credited as the artist, he runs with the lie, using Margaret’s massively popular paintings while putting his name on them and taking the credit, until Margaret is finally able to sue him and reclaim her work....

Warning: Article contains spoilers for the new Black Panther sequel While Black Panther: Wakanda Forever went through some major changes due to the passing of Chadwick Boseman, something that didn’t change was who the film’s antagonist was going to be. According to the film’s co-writer, Joe Robert Cole, in an interview with Rolling Stones India, Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) was always part of their plans for the sequel. Of course, alterations have been made to the character for his depiction in the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Ryan Coogler had a rather unpleasant experience while attempting to make a withdrawal at the Bank of America in Atlanta back in January. TMZ broke the news that an Atlanta P.D. report provided some details on the incident, which wound up in the Black Panther director being briefly detained by the police. Coogler has since released a statement on the situation, and while it notes that things should never have gotten to that point, he’s worked things out with the Bank of America staff and wants to put it all behind him....

The Good This is an amazing and emotional film that needs to be seen by everyone. The Bad The DVD is a technical embarrassment with horrible picture quality and sub par extras. Edward Zwick’s films always strike a good chord with me because of their incredible emotional impact. The Last Samurai left such a grand impact on me that I was in tears at its incredible and emotional climax. Blood Diamond the same thing by establishing strong central characters with a clear objective that makes the film gripping and tense....

Weekend Box Office: District 9 - $37 million G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - $22.5 million The Time Traveler’s Wife - $19.2 million Julie & Julia - $12.5 million G-Force - $6.9 million The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - $5.3 million Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - $5.1 million The Ugly Truth - $4.5 million Ponyo - $3.5 million (500) Days of Summer - $3.02 million With an amazing critical reception at its back, the humans and non-humans of District 9 ran roughshod over its box office competitors this week, taking in an estimated $37 million in its first weekend of release....

It looks like Brad Pitt’s newest film is being pulled in multiple directions as a huge bidding war begin this past Friday over where it was going to land. The untitled racing film has caught a lot of interest amongst Hollywood’s major studios. The question is, “Where will it land?” The film has Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) at the helm and is written by Paramount blockbuster’s screenwriter Ehren Kruger and is also directed by the legendary filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer....

If you saw Rambo last weekend, you might have seen the trailer for the new horror flick Midnight Meat Train. We have a few new images from the movie hitting theaters on May 16th. Next stop…death. When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work - a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants – earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at her downtown art space....

While The Whale has been expected to have a big presence during awards season next year, we shouldn’t expect to see Brendan Fraser attending the Golden Globe Awards. Back in 2018, Fraser publicly alleged that he’d been groped by former Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Philip Berk in 2003. The actor has cited the incident as a contributor to a deep depression that lasted for years, and while an internal investigation found that Berk behaved inappropriately, he remained on board....

Long Island based Cablevision Systems might be breaking new ground in that they will offer users of the service the ability to record programming without utilizing a DVR system. In an article from Variety, it is reported that Cablevision, the fifth-largest cable system in the nation, plans to start testing technology that will allow cable users to save shows on Cablevision servers and then access those shows for playback at any time....

While many can say they grew up watching the movies produced on the Warner Bros. lot, few can say that they literally grew up on the lot, but Cass Warner is one of them. The daughter of writer-producer Milton Sperling and granddaughter to Warner co-founder Harry Warner, Cass made the Burbank studio facility her second home, sitting on on story meetings with her father and growing up with the business all around her....

Tom Hanks is one of the world’s most successful and beloved actors, but 2022 was far from his best year in terms of critical reception. While Austin Butler’s portrayal of Elvis Presley in Elvis received critical acclaim, and the movie itself was a runaway success, Hanks’ latex-laden performance as his exploitative manager Colonel Tom Parker was far more divisive, even earning him two Razzie nominations. To add insult to injury, he was also nominated for his role as Geppetto in the critically panned Disney live action remake of Pinocchio....

There’s no Daniel, no Johnny, and no Ali “with an I.” But we do get Mr. Miyagi, newcomer Hilary Swank, aka The Next Karate Kid and… Michael Ironside? Here we’ll take a look at 10 things you never knew about The Next Karate Kid. The Next Karate Kid is canon. The Next Karate Kid arrived in 1994, roughly five years after its predecessor, which was the longest gap between movies in the franchise....

When it comes to movies, there’s nothing quite like the feeling of being transported to a different world. Whether it’s the gritty streets of a crime-ridden metropolis, the distant reaches of outer space, or the fantastical realm of a fairy tale, the power of cinema is in its ability to immerse us in a story and make us forget our own reality for a little while. But what happens when a movie doesn’t fit neatly into one specific genre?...

The nominations for the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today. The HBO mini-series John Adams leads all contenders with 23 nominations, followed by NBC’s 30 Rock with 17 noms, AMC’s Mad Men with 16 nominations, ABC’s Pushing Daisies with 12 nominations and the HBO TV film Recount with 11. Here is the complete list of nominees below. Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) Creature Comforts | “Don’t Choke To Death, Please” | CBS | Aardman Animations production in association with The Gotham Group...

Less than two weeks ago, Rick and Morty’s co-creator Justin Roiland was charged with two counts of felony domestic violence related to a 2020 incident in Orange County. Speculation surrounding his continuation on the Adult Swim cult sensation has brewed since the announcement of the charges earlier this month. On Tuesday, Adult Swim officially released a statement that the network has cut ties with Roiland, quelling any further speculation about his involvement moving forward....

Director Mimi Leder has signed on to helm the World War I remake All Quiet on the Western Front for Sliding Down Rainbows Entertainment. Ian Stokell and Lesley Paterson are writing this new adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, which centers on a troubled German soldier in World War I and how the war takes a toll on him. Here’s what Mimi Leder had to say about the project, and how it compares to the original All Quiet on the Western Front, which won the Best Picture Oscar in 1930....

Alpha House follows four Republican senators-turned-housemates, Gil John Biggs (John Goodman), Robert Bettencourt (Clark Johnson), Louis Laffer (Matt Malloy) and, Andy Guzman (Mark Consuelos) through re-election battles, looming indictments, parties and housemate drama. Nixon will play Senator Carly Armiston, the formidable, confident, Democratic senator from New York. She is joined by Sedaris, who will play Louise Laffer, the sweet, concerned wife of Senator Louis Laffer. Sykes will play Senator Rosalyn DuPeche, a strong-willed, funny Democrat who just happens to be a neighbor of the male senators, while White will play the tough, determined, yet charming southern wife to Goodman’s character Gil John Biggs....