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It has been over ten years since James Cameron’s Avatar first hit theaters and went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time. Audiences were taken to the world of Pandora, a beautiful moon and home to the blue humanoid species known as the Na’vi. Due to the aggressive expansion of a human mining colony on Pandora, the Na’vi were forced to fight for their survival. The 2009 sci-fi epic concluded on an interesting note, one that left the door open for multiple sequels....

Being that it is Pride Month, one of the best ways to celebrate is to acknowledge the LGBTQ+ representation in media. Whether it’s the hilarious thriller Killing Eve or the classic gender-bending musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, there has been a great deal of progress made in terms of LGBTQ+ representation. Thankfully, that’s only been getting better as even Marvel is making steps to include LGBTQ+ characters in the MCU....

It’s that time of year again. Time to bust out the fuzzy socks, hot cocoa, and warm blankets to compliment your favorite list of holiday movies you watch year after year. Luckily, nowadays, there are plenty of streaming services to choose from with a wide variety of holiday options to watch including both classics and recently released originals. From yearly must-watch hits like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Frosty the Snowman to holiday-themed episodes of your favorite shows, there’s no shortage of seasonal media to enjoy....

The world of cinema is happy to welcome back Jane Campion with her latest film on Netflix The Power of the Dog after a years-long hiatus from the craft. Or perhaps it’s better to call her Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion, as the Oscar-winner was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2016. Campion is the second of seven women ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director and the first woman filmmaker to receive the Palme d’Or....

For those of you who may or may not know, actress Megan Fox is kind of a big deal; actually, she’s a huge deal. The American actress and model has graced the covers of countless fashion magazines (ranging from GQ, W, MAXIM, Cosmopolitan, and a plethora of other acclaimed publications) and starred in numerous blockbuster movie hits, all while being a devoted mother to three children. The Tennessee native began acting and modeling at the age of 13, participating in a wide variety of talent events for models that was based in South Carolina....

Dating all the way back to ancient Greek tragedy and even earlier, unrequited love is a highly exploited trope in Hollywood and has been depicted in countless films over time, with varying degrees of longevity and success. A one-sided love story has the power to move and touch audiences, as their plights can oftentimes endear, frustrate, and amuse the masses. This style of storytelling is no stranger to the silver screen, with some of the most memorable and iconic films adopting this heart-wrenching, tear-jerking concept to greater effect than others....

Though it’s debatable, winter movie season is probably the best time of the year for film. On the one hand, there’s an endless cavalcade of comfortingly cheesy holiday films to watch, but there’s also big cinematic epics and anticipated sequels that are usually released around Christmastime. Best of all, many of the year’s best films are released in its last two months, since the season of major film festivals has ended and awards season is right around the corner; studios want their most acclaimed films to be released near the Oscars in order to keep them fresh in viewers’ minds and dominant in the cultural conversation....

Excuse me may we have your attention please, will the real…oh sorry about that. In his first role since 2002 in the huge hit Eight Mile, Eminem is set to return to acting only this time he will playing a roll far different than his previous one. In the new show which is set to debut on September 26th on Starz Eminem will take on the roll of White Boy Rick in the new show Black Mafia Family, which is directed by good friend and fellow rapper 50 Cent....

UPDATE: 3/23/10 10:40 AM PST Actress Olivia Wilde revealed on her Twitter page that she was not in the running for a role. Here’s what the actress said. Original Story: We’re still not quite sure when the latest James Bond film will start production, although that hasn’t stopped casting rumors from flying. Yahoo! UK originally reported that Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto was set for a role in James Bond 23, but now Ace Showbiz is reporting that she is not involved in the film....

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were in India on Friday, preparing to shoot scenes for their movie on the life of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, according to The Associated Press. In the nearby suburb of Aundh, about 50 workers readied a spacious bungalow for the start of filming next week. Elsewhere in the city, assistants scouted more locations for A Mighty Heart. Jolie is playing Pearl’s widow, Mariane; Pitt is a producer for the film....

Bryce Dallas Howard talks about working with Sam Raimi, possibly working with her father and reading about M. Night Shyamalan on the internet As the daughter of Hollywood legend Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard has carved out a very interesting career for herself. Having worked with such diverse directors as M. Night Shyamalan and Lars Von Trier, Howard continued her streak playing the role of Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3....

Guillermo del Toro’s latest love letter to the horror genre comes with some very expensive postage. Cabinet of Curiosities isn’t exactly unique in its approach, as it is the most recent in a long line of TV horror anthologies, a medium in which there has been renewed interest for the better part of the 2010s. But what sets this Cabinet apart is a unity of vision and some seemingly bottomless wallets – for the first time in at least a very long time, the horror anthology becomes a true vanity project, and not one that navel-gazes but instead serves to delight, entertain, and immerse....

If you still aren’t caught up with the first half of The Walking Dead Season 8, there will be SPOILERS below, so read on at your own risk. Both the mid-season finales and the season finales of The Walking Dead are always among the biggest episodes of the season, which almost always bring a pivotal death. This year was no different, and while many fans thought that there were clues being planted that teased the death of Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam), who dies much later in the comics, it was actually an iconic character that was killed off, who is still alive in the comics, Chandler Riggs’ Carl Grimes, and now that he’s off the show, the actor has finally shed his long hair that he’s been growing since roughly the third season....

The world was collectively stunned by the escapades of the Tinder Swindler, shocked by The Puppet Master, and startled by Billy McFarland. However, they don’t make them like Frank Abagnale anymore. In a 2017 interview, he told the Wall Street Journal that it’s significantly easier to be a conman in the modern era than it was when he was at the height of his infamy, due to the inception of the internet and the ease of cyberattacks....

Production on Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is underway, but the titular parodist isn’t waiting to tell everyone exactly how it ends. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic, the movie puts a spin on the traditional musician biopic by imagining Yankovic’s life as being much more scandalous than it actually has been in reality. Yankovic co-wrote the film with director Eric Appel and also serves as a producer on the project, making him privy to all of its finest details....

Although gory TV shows can be unsettling, they can also be incredibly captivating. Research suggests that people are drawn to engaging experiences, and consuming horror or violent content can elicit both positive and negative emotional reactions. Some may experience fear or anxiety while watching these shows, while others may find them exciting. We’ve compiled a list of the most disturbing, graphic, and nightmare-inducing TV series featuring a variety of themes, such as serial killers, vampires, and zombies....

When Netflix’s megahit horror/sci-fi series Stranger Things returns to the airways for Season 3 in the summer of 2019, it’ll be set in the year 1985. That’s when Mikhail Gorbachev rose to power, New Coke hit supermarket shelves, and We Are the World ruled radio. 1985 is also the year the Chevy Chase comedy Fletch hit theaters nationwide. While bringing up Fletch may seem like a no sequitur, Stranger Things mainstay David Harbour recently told Variety the film, directed by Michael Ritchie and based on the novel by Gregory McDonald, is a major influence on the upcoming season....

Horror movies can do a lot of things: they can scare, provoke, and keep us awake at night, but they can also tell hidden truths about the world they are brought into. All of this is to say that horror movies have a lot of impact on the audience that is viewing them. Some films have such an effect on an audience that the only way they can respond is by telling everyone they know about it....

Matt Reeves befriended fellow filmmaker J.J. Abrams when they were just teenagers. Steven Spielberg hired Reeves and Abrams not long after to transfer some of his own Super 8 films to videotape. Reeves attended USC and produced an award-winning student film, which helped him acquire an agent. After graduating, he co-wrote The Pallbearer (1996), which became his directorial debut. From there, he would ultimately take Hollywood by storm Following several smaller film efforts and TV efforts, including Felicity (1998–2002) that he co-developed with Abrams, Reeves directed the monster science fiction film Cloverfield (2008), which Abrams produced....

Thanks to the MCU, post-credit scenes have become normal with most expecting modern films to have some sort of post-credit scene. These scenes took off as they revealed more and more and were the perfect way to set up a potential sequel for the film. For example, in the post-credits scene in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Elizabeth is seen with a 10-year-old boy at the shore, and as Elizabeth looks out onto the coast, she sees Will’s ship....