There are different measures of success for artistic projects. You can ask how much the audience enjoyed it, how many people went to see it, and what kinds of awards it won. Sometimes, these go hand in hand; if people really enjoyed the movie, they will probably tell their friends, so more people will see it. However, there’s no guarantee that just because the public enjoys a movie that it will be a critical success as well....
In the nearly 40 years since A Christmas Story was released to modest business and decent reviews, Bob Clark’s 1983 adaptation of Jean Shepherd’s 1966 In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash has become a bona fide classic with massive media sales and round-the-clock television airings throughout December every year. A sequel has been teased for decades, but now an actual teaser has dropped for a proper follow-up entitled A Christmas Story Christmas, directed by Clay Kaytis, set to drop on HBO Max on November 17, 2022....
An American football superstar, a legendary TV talk show host, an award-winning country music singing star, an ultra-conservative TV political pundit, a movie star and a former beauty queen are among the performers who will compete this season on Dancing with the Stars, premiering TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Hosted by Tom Bergeron (Americas Funniest Home Videos) and co-hosted by Samantha Harris (E! Entertainment), the new season brings an exciting lineup of even more celebrities than before....
ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2017-18 slate of programming. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network’s new lineup to the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall in New York City. Here’s what Channing Dungey had to say in a statement about the fall lineup. Ranking No. 1 for the 2016-17 season in Nielsen’s non-sports Adult 18-49 averages (tie), ABC claimed a network-leading 9 of the Top 20 entertainment series on broadcast TV, delivering 5 of the Top 10: Grey’s Anatomy (3....
Sony’s award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, directed by Peter Ramsey, Bob Persichetti, and Rodney Rothman, took viewers’ hearts captive when it was released back in December 2018. It offers unique visuals, charming characters, and a coming-of-age tale about making your own path in a world that expects the most from you. With that, it’s only natural that a sequel was greenlit (multiple sequels, including a Spider-Woman spin-off!) and that fans are eagerly looking forward to more....
Stargate SG-1 star Amanda Tapping will join the cast of SCI FI Channel’s spinoff series Stargate Atlantis in that show’s upcoming fourth season, which commences in the fall, SCI FI announced. Tapping will reprise the role of Lt. Col. Samantha Carter in Atlantis; she played the character in the 10 seasons of SG-1, which goes off the air after completing the final 10 episodes of the current 10th season, starting in April....
Fans of American Horror Story got a Halloween treat today from FX as the network placed a second-season order of 13 episodes from Twentieth Century Fox Television, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager, FX Networks. American Horror Story, created by producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, is the eighth FX drama series to earn a second season order. Nine all-new episodes of AHS remain in the first season airing Wednesdays at 10:00 PM E/P, with the final two episodes airing December 21....
Until a couple of months ago, the Andy Samberg-led show Brooklyn Nine-Nine, about a group of bumbling NYPD cops, was the toast of the town thanks to its clever writing and cast chemistry. But the recent Black Lives Matter protests over George Floyd’s death have cast a shadow on the way Hollywood depicts police. In an interview with People Magazine, Samberg revealed he and the rest of the cast of the show are trying to find a way to create the new season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine while keeping in mind the current political climate....
Scott Lang and the rest of the Ant-Man gang find themselves in the clutches of Kang the Conqueror in a new look at the upcoming Marvel sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Coming courtesy of Empire, this latest look at Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania further teases the overwhelming threat that Kang will pose to Ant-Man and The Wasp when they find themselves sucked into the Quantum Realm. Adorning the covers of the latest issue, the first image finds Paul Rudd as Scott Lang and Evangeline Lilly as Hope van Dyne alongside Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet van Dyne, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, and Freaky star Kathryn Newton as Cassie Lang, who is expected to emerge from the events of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as a fully-fledged superhero....
The Arthur season 22 premiere came with something of a bombshell reveal. Teacher Mr. Ratburn was revealed to be gay in the most recent episode of the long-running children’s program. Not only was it revealed that Mr. Ratburn is gay, but the character even got married in the new episode, cementing this as more than just a small mention, or something that was confirmed in passing. While many are shocked enough to learn that Arthur is still on the air and has been for more than 20 years, this represents a major moment for the PBS series....
American actor Austin Butler has prominently entered the public spotlight for his titular role in Elvis. However, before he portrayed the “King of Rock and Roll”, he was well-known for his roles on an incredible number of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel productions. During the 2000s, Butler appeared in multiple series, such as Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, Zoey 101, Jonas, iCarly, and Hannah Montana. He was even a guest on Wizards of Waverly Place....
FX Networks has given the green light to a half-hour anthology series pilot. Platform is written, directed and executive produced by B.J. Novak (The Office). The series aims to “use the boldest issues of our times as a jumping off point to tell singular, character-driven stories about the world we live in today.” The pilot will feature a star-studded cast including: Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), Lucas Hedges (Ben Is Back), Boyd Holbrook (Narcos, Logan), O’Shea Jackson Jr....
When it was announced that Warner Bros. would be pulling out all the stops for their live-action HBO Max DC output, there was no way of knowing just how much of an evolution the DCEU would go through when it comes to linking back to the history of DC on screen. In the case of the Batgirl movie, it looks like the production will not only feature Michael Keaton as Batman and J....
Syfy is giving a 13-episode greenlight to Helix (working title), its newest original scripted series for 2013, it was announced today by Mark Stern, President of Original Content, Syfy and Co-Head Original Content, Universal Cable Productions. Helix is Executive Produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), Lynda Obst (Sleepless in Seattle, Contact), Steven Maeda (Lost, CSI: Miami, The X-Files) and Cameron Porsandeh, who wrote the pilot, will serve as Co-Executive Producer....
The upcoming premiere of the HBO series The Last of Us is one of the most anticipated on television, and with it now right around the corner, the show’s biggest stars, Pedro Pascal (as Joel) and Bella Ramsey (as Ellie), are making their rounds in the press and on talk shows. The actress recently appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden; among the many questions asked, lead actress Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) revealed how she best prepared her American accent for her character by, comically of all things, swearing....
We are all expecting Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness to do big numbers when it premieres in May, but will it be on the level of Spider-Man: No Way Home? Benedict Cumberbatch sure thinks so, as the star of the film realizes just how big the movie really is, suggesting the events of No Way Home were just a small tease of what’s to come. The actor said as much in a new interview with Empire, putting it on record that he expects the Doctor Strange sequel to similarly destroy the worldwide box office....
If there’s one Indian filmmaker after the great Satyajit Ray to have a global appeal, it’s Anurag Kashyap. India’s poster boy at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, Kashyap is the driving force behind the parallel cinema movement in India. This mutual fondness between Kashyap and his French counterparts was cemented into formal appreciation when Anurag Kashyap was conferred with the “Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters” by the French Minister of Culture in 2013....
The hilarious and brilliant Ben Stiller is an esteemed comedian, actor, and filmmaker who has been a constant comedic force for over 30 years. The dynamic performer has crafted a colorful and remarkable resume for himself since making his big-screen debut in the 1987 action comedy Hot Pursuit, appearing in both beloved TV and cinematic hits that have given immense laughter and joy to viewers across the world. After making a name for himself with his 1990 sketch comedy series The Ben Stiller Show, the actor slowly but surely began to take Hollywood by storm, beginning with his directorial debut with 1994’s Reality Bites....
Horror cinema in the 1940s was a time in which audiences were introduced to frightening figures like the Wolf Man, mad doctors, and the undead, as Universal Monsters paved way to weirder, more iconoclastic films. The genre saw a continued rise in popularity and a second wind at the dawn of the decade, with familiar faces like Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi remaining horror staples. Revered producer and screenwriter Val Newton would go on to completely dominate the chilling film style, becoming the driving force behind influential hits like Cat People, The Body Snatcher, and Isle of the Dead....
There aren’t many figures in Hollywood who have experienced a career as diverse and a filmography as varied as Kristen Stewart. She has one of the most interesting careers in Hollywood, transitioning from being a teen sensation to a target for the critics in the international breakout hit Twilight to an Oscar-worthy actress. Stewart has proved herself as an enduring and more-than-capable actor, and her filmography is quite unlike anyone at her level in the movie business....
