After a lot of back and forth regarding the Sex and the City’s future and the drama revolving around the cast members, the showrunner finally came out with a reboot titled And Just Like That… The show premiered in December 2021 on HBO Max and consisted of the fabulous trio, Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda. The original show (and the two movies it spawned) followed these women navigating through their lives in their 30s and 40s....
Anne Hathaway plays the icon of romance literature Anne Hathaway continues her meteoric rise with the next logical step for an American actress on the road to stardom: English period costume drama. Hathaway stars as romance literature’s favorite heroine, Jane Austen, in Becoming Jane; a quasi-historical film about the author’s first love with a Scottish lawyer (James McAvoy). The film has its moments and continues the diverse career path Hathaway has wisely chosen....
Anne Hathaway is the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton’s blockbuster rendition of the fairytale Alice in Wonderland is arriving on DVD, Blu-ray and three-disc Blu-ray June 1st, 2010. In the second of a seven-part interview series, we caught up with the actors and the filmmakers behind the movie to discuss the making of this billion dollar epic. Today we chat with Anne Hathaway, who played the White Queen in the film....
Academy Award nominee Anne Hathaway is attached to star as iconic performer Judy Garland in the film and stage adaptations of Gerald Clarke’s biography Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland, for which The Weinstein Company (TWC) has optioned the film and stage rights. The announcement was made today by Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of TWC. Get Happy, based on hundreds of interviews plus Garland’s own unfinished and unpublished autobiography, portrays the dramatic highs and lows of the cultural icon’s life– from her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days....
A new report has claimed that Aquaman star Amber Heard was almost not brought back for the upcoming sequel, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, due to concerns over her chemistry with lead actor Jason Momoa. The report, which comes via Puck, details information taken from a deposition with DC Films President Walter Hamada which will be part of the defamation trial involving Amber Heard’s ex-husband and Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp....
Los Angeles Times conducted a webcast interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger where he discussed his cameo in the forthcoming Terminator Salvation. Schwarzenegger told web blogger Bill Bradley that he met with director McG and agreed to be in the movie as long as he didn’t have to perform. “I made it very clear that I don’t have the time to do the movie,” he said. “I said that I would be willing to be in the movie if they get the technology together, and so they are working on that right now....
Early this morning, a gunman opened fire in an Orlando nightclub killing 50 people and leaving another 53 injured, in what is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. While the nation mourns these victims, the ATX Television Festival, which continues today in Austin, Texas, announced that they are canceling their planned Viewer Discretion Advised panel, which explores violence in television. The rest of the festival’s lineup is still happening as scheduled....
According to Home Media Retailing, 70 days after it’s February 7th release, Bambi II, will be put in the Walt Disney Co.’s vault and not see the light of day again for seven years. Bambi II is one of 14 franchises in the Disney catalogue. As part of the Platinum Collection, these films are rereleased every 7 years so they can entertain a whole new group of young viewers. In Bambi II, Bambi reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn and teach him the ways of the forest....
Social media is a realm all on its own. From its impact on our everyday lives to the way it is utilized as a tool in the entertainment industry, social media platforms are on the rise. In this digital era, it is pretty much impossible to avoid social media, and for public figures and forces in popular culture, many celebrities cannot afford to lose it. As consumers, audiences gravitate towards seeing their favorite actors existing outside their characters on screen....
Actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith has seen a quick rise to fame, ever since she made an appearance on the supernatural HBO series True Blood as a siren. Since her debut, she has appeared in a number of movies and series across challenging genres, gradually coming to the fore as she proves her mettle with every new role. Turner-Smith seems to offer exactly what is needed in a new generation of Hollywood stars, gaining equal acclaim for her personal style (via Vogue) as she does for her acting....
MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 12 The Kids Are All Right Focus Features The Kids Are All Right kicked off the decade with Lisa Cholodenko’s humorous, quiet study of human nature during cultural shifts. The ensemble is brilliantly acted, but Julianne Moore and Annette Bening are particularly fabulous as a married lesbian couple whose children seek out their birth father. The film’s depiction of their marriage is radical not in how it accentuates their sexuality but rather in how it accepts it; the film has no bias in its exploration of marriage and, by normalizing the couple’s lives, it subtly fights back against the stereotyping Hollywood often commits....
Adam Sandler has built an entertainment empire over the past three decades. The former Saturday Night Live cast member has either starred in or produced dozens of memorable films in that time. Not to mention, his Happy Madison Productions has given regular film roles to many of Sandler’s pals as well, such as Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, and others. Sandler’s deal with Netflix has also been a lucrative venture, where the majority of his most recent films have appeared....
However, before this quickly morphs into a Jeff Bezos ad, the delivery of top-quality Prime original movies in 2022 has simply been delayed. Perhaps the memo that people are paying their hard-earned cash on Prime subscription fees got lost in the post along with the platform’s greatest movies? Here’s to hoping… Anyway, here are the best Prime Video films of 2022… MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY 5 My Policeman It gets better, I promise… My Policeman signified pop icon Harry Styles’ third step on his ascent of attempting to conquer the summit of the acting world....
Sharon Stone has been a sought-after commodity in the film and television industries for decades. Having had roles in movies and TV since the early 1980s, such as Stardust Memories (1980) and Bay City Blues (1983), she didn’t truly break out as a renown actress until roles such as Lori in Total Recall (1990) and Catherine in Basic Instinct (1992). Since blowing up, she has shown her diverse acting ability in many genres, quickly establishing herself in genres including action, science-fiction, thrillers, and drama....
Sony Pictures Entertainment has just released the official trailer for the new biopic Big George Foreman. Featuring Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah) in the role of George Foreman, the film is set to debut exclusively in movie theaters on April 28, 2023. Ahead of that premiere, you can get your first sneak peek now by watching the new trailer in the video below, courtesy of Sony. George Tillman Jr....
Back in August, we reported that the conviction of Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey was overturned by a federal judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The judge ordered that he would be freed within 90 days, unless the prosecutors would seek to re-try him. A judge ordered in federal court today that he would be set free, but the prosecution is already trying to stay that release order. Here’s what Northwestern University’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth had to say in a statement revealing that they hope to bring Brendan back home for Thanksgiving....
It has already been some time since season two of Bridgerton released on Netflix, and fans have been busy binge-watching it. The second season has shifted its focus from Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) to Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and his struggle to find a suitable wife. It offers an unconventional love triangle, the enemies-to lovers trope, and an overall intriguing plot. Kate (Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) are the two new additional main characters who instantly capture your hearts, bringing much-needed South Asian representation to the hit series....
Bridgerton’s return to Netflix was one that was looked forward to with much anticipation and excitement. Ever since Netflix publicized the face of Simone Ashley, who would play Kate Sharma, in February 2021, expectations for the series have been soaring. The possible South Asian representation in the series quickly became the center of discussion. Now that the series is finally here, it is safe to say that Bridgerton Season 2 has definitely not disappointed....
It is the holiday season. Time for companies like Lucasfilm to release merchandise for their hottest properties for people to buy them up for Christmas presents. Star Wars has always had interesting holiday merchandise campaigns, and this year is no different. This year on the official Star Wars website, Lucasfilm and their merchandise partners have put together a multi-week release initiative called “Bring Home the Bounty” where they will release new and exciting merchandise each week....
Warner Premiere and DC has provided us with a new clip and a Bryan Cranston video interview from the new animated adventure Batman: Year One, which debuts on Blu-ray and DVD today, October 18. Click on the video players below to watch a clip where Bryan Cranston’s Jim Gordon is attacked, along with the six-part video interview with the actor below. We also have five new photos featuring Jim Gordon below the video players....
