The biggest night in television is almost here, with The Emmy Awards airing tonight on CBS starting at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. HBO’s Westworld and NBC’s Saturday Night Live tie for the most nominations with 22 apiece for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards, with the field balanced quite evenly between hit newcomers like Westworld, This Is Us and Stranger Things, and Emmy veterans like Better Call Saul, House of Cards, Modern Family and Veep....
If you haven’t already fallen in love with it, Pose is a show that will grab you by the collar and whirl you into a world of couture, drama, resilience, and love that knows no bounds. Created by Ryan Murphy, who is also responsible for the one of the best TV anthologies of all time American Horror Story, Pose is an enthralling drama series that focuses on the Black, Latinx and LGBTQ+ communities of late-80s / early-90s New York as they compete in the city’s glamorous ballroom scene....
20th Century Fox has provided us with eight brand new clips from the upcoming film, Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li, which hits theaters nationwide on February 27. Click below for these eight new clips from the film, which stars Kristin Kreuk, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein and Moon Bloodgood. As the Street Fighter saga celebrates its 20th anniversary, fight fans are invited to follow along with fearsome fighter Chun-Li (Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk) as she faces off against a series of formidable opponents in this feature adaptation of the popular video-game franchise directed by Exit Wounds’ Andrzej Bartkowiak....
Considered by many as the best performance of Adam Sandler’s life, Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems followed the life of Sandler’s character, a jeweler with a gambling addiction. During a recent episode of the Happy. Sad. Confused. podcast, Sandler discussed his upcoming reunion with the filmmaking duo. The project remains untitled, but Sandler did say what viewers may expect from the upcoming film: Sandler also sang the brothers’ praises, calling them “incredible” and adding that their upcoming collaboration, which begins shooting in April, will be “exciting....
The show must go on, or so they say. In an unprecedented move, American Idol will continue its live performance segment via remote, with contestants appearing live from various different locations. This will offer viewers an interesting spin, to be sure, on what would have otherwise been the part of the broadcast that films in front of a live studio audience on the ‘big stage’ of American Idol’s main studio....
American World Pictures has acquired rights to Jump, starring Patrick Swayze in a drama centered on the 1928 murder trial of noted photographer Phillipe Halsman in Austria. According to Variety, Swayze portrays Halsman’s lawyer in the film, directed by Joshua Sinclair (Shaka Zulu trilogy) and written by Ryan James. Sinclair also produced, with Lilly Berger. Ben Silverstone, Martine McCutchenson and Sybil Danning also star. The story is based on information derived from court transcripts that have been sealed for more than 75 years, and the anti-Semitic atmosphere that quickly resulted in Halsman’s wrongful conviction....
First Line Entertainment and producer Edward Bass are teaming to launch three films, including the thriller As Good as Dead, starring Andie MacDowell, Cary Elwes and Brian Cox. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the other projects are Nick Stagliano’s modern-day Western Good Day for It and The Shadow of the Shah, a biopic about the Shah of Iran’s twin sister. As Good as Dead stars Elwes as Ethan, a left-wing extremist who goes on the run after killing the reverend (Cox) behind a white supremacist group....
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is back yet again, receiving a five-episode order from Adult Swim not long after the release of Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm. The show’s twelfth season will come a staggering eight years removed from its original cancelation, returning the cult classic comedy to Adult Swim’s current lineup of programming. Fans of the series are understandably excited to see the return of Master Shake, Meatwad, Frylock, and Carl. However, the return of the Aqua Teens in the modern age of Adult Swim brings with it some interesting implications....
Director James Cameron is unlocking the secrets of Pandora and taking fans on a guided tour of his vision with the highly anticipated release of Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD releasing November 16th in North America and rolling out internationally from November 15th. These exclusive Extended Collector’s Editions come with iconic, collectible packaging to get fans to experience Pandora like never before. With three versions of the film, Avatar fans will get an all-new extended cut of the film and hours of never-before seen material including over 45 minutes of amazing deleted scenes!...
It seems that while fans may not be getting Michael Keaton’s Batman return in Batgirl, the directors of the scrapped movie do have a lasting memory from the film. Keaton was set to make one of three planned appearances as Batman in Batgirl, and showing his appreciation of director Adil El Arbi, who co-directed the movie with Billal Fallah, the actor gifted a signed copy of the Batman Returns movie book, which was personalized with the message, “To Adil, Thanks, had fun....
Director Baz Luhrmann takes us behind-the-scenes of his directorial debut, now remastered on DVD Before creating the musical masterpiece Moulin Rouge and the old fashion classical epic Australia, director Baz Luhrmann poured all of his enthusiastic energy into his directorial debut Strictly Ballroom. This romantic musical comedy revolved around a championship ballroom dancer, and even launched the popular series Dancing with the Stars. But its, perhaps, the most unsung movie on Baz’s resume....
The 1990s were fruitful times for the world of cinema in all aspects, but the surge in romantic comedies was impossible to miss. We’re talking about iconic movies that have stood the test of time, have continually been picked for slumber parties, and have been referenced throughout all of popular culture since their releases. Although romantic comedies have been with us ever since 1920s and 1930s, many of us collectively agree upon the superiority of classics that came out in the 90s and helped actors, such as Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage or Hugh Grant, make a name for themselves in Hollywood....
Danny Trejo is one of Hollywood’s most prolific actors, known for his tough guy image and his imposing demeanor. However, acting was not always Trejo’s prime vocation. As a young man, he got caught up in the world of gangs and violence in the streets of Los Angeles, which resulted in him spending time behind bars and developing a drug and alcohol problem. After achieving and maintaining sobriety, Trejo strived to help others overcome similar difficulties, which is ultimately how he landed his first acting gig....
There appears to be two sides to David O. Russell. On one side, there is a celebrated director who produces movies that are fun and vibrant but with depth and substance, and who challenges societal stigmas around mental health, feminine autonomy, love, and family. Originality has earned this Russell and his movies several Oscar nominations and wins, and some might even say he’s a cinematic pioneer. On the flip side, the New Yorker’s name has often been shrouded in a cloud of controversy....
2022 is the year of horror films – from Umma to Scream, it seems like there will be no shortage of thrills. And who can forget those silly, silent, and creepy dolls? While there may not be a reboot of the famous Child’s Play, there are many productions from the past that are just as good to look forward to. Fans agree that there’s something unsettling about movies based on creepy dolls....
Jeremy Irons is a classically trained English actor and has won a Tony, an Oscar, and multiple Emmy Awards. Irons began his acting career in 1969 on the West End and in 1984 made his transition to Broadway, where he won a Tony for Best Actor in The Real Thing. In 1981 Irons starred in his first film role opposite Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant’s Woman. With over 100 acting credits, Irons has cemented himself as one of the best drama actors alive, and here are nine of his performances that prove that....
Netflix has developed quite the back-catalog of high-caliber original movies available on their platform, with Academy Award winners aplenty, including Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma, Scorsese’s The Irishman, and David Fincher’s Mank, and have further irons in the fire with a number of original films coming in September. Yet, before the industry recognition, and the mammoth, Netflix-backed budgets, the streaming service specialized in offering an online, Blockbuster-like DVD rental service, long before becoming a content-based, online-only subscription platform....
Westerns are tried-and-true fan-favorites that Hollywood can’t get enough of, and those featuring a powerful lead heroine are even more impactful. While men have traditionally headlined such flicks, with women often starring as the damsels-in-distress that gunslingers swoop in and rescue, it’s refreshing when the women stand tall all on their own and are the ones doing the shooting and the saving. Major movie stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Michelle Williams, Jane Fonda, and Salma Hayek have all starred in these female driven films, leaving their marks on the genre that had previously been dominated by men....
Blockbuster is the latest workplace comedy to hit Netflix, following the last Blockbuster store in America and the employees who run it. The series, starring Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, J.B. Smoove, and Tyler Alvarez, could be the next hit for the streaming service. However, there’s quite a bit of history between Netflix and Blockbuster, as the streaming service is partly responsible for putting the rental video chain out of business....
Spoiler Warning: Bodies Bodies Bodies Who doesn’t love a good horror movie kill? Whether the simple slash of a sociopathic villain or a more convoluted method of life-ending torture, visually appealing and thematically resonant murderers are the backbone of any decent horror flick. A good death, though inherently macabre, can do any number of things for a movie. It can strike fear into the hearts of audiences, provide motivation for a character to engage with a menacing foe, or even, in certain circumstances, during films that skirt the line between horror and comedy, make audiences laugh against their better moral judgment....
