Arcane Season 1 was a smash hit for Netflix, with some of the best audience reviews and responses, according to Forbes. Which is very impressive given the poor reputation of video game adaptations to movies and TV and how they often disappoint fans. Part of that runaway success is due to the stellar animation but another key to the show’s appeal is the adaptation of League of Legends characters to the big screen....
Growing up in the 90s seems surreal compared to the abundance of free and paid streaming channels. Between weekly family TV schedules, commercials, and no social media to rave and rant about the latest episode, watching TV was an event. Two channels reigned among older children and teenagers: MTV and Nickelodeon. MTV played music videos for practically two decades before it transitioned to playing reality TV all day. But it was Nickelodeon that kept GenX and Millennials up late with their wild comedies and frantic game shows....
Big Screen Entertainment Group is pleased to announced that it has completed the first cut of its new horror/thriller, Babysitter Wanted. The film, which wrapped principal photography in November, has been edited at BSEG’s Paramount and Raleigh Studios facilities in Hollywood. Editors have worked virtually non-stop to complete this important first milestone. “We’re extremely pleased with the work that our editor, Stephen Eckelberry, has done,” said BSEG’s CEO Kimberley Kates. “Stephen, working closely with the film’s director, Michael Manasseri, has crafted a tense thriller with strong horror elements that harkens back to some of the great films of the genre....
Baldwin Entertainment Group has signed directors to four features – Chuck Russell on action-adventure Mandrake, based on the Hearst comic; Deepa Mehta on eco-drama Luna; Joel Schumacher on actioner 1:30 Train and Peter Cattaneo on romantic comedy Indiscretion. Variety reports that the company made the announcement as part of disclosing that Swiss-based Omega Entertainment has agreed to a multi-picture financing deal with Baldwin Entertainment, initially covering the quartet of projects....
Syfy announced today it is partnering with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Pearl Street Films and CBS Television Studios to develop Incorporated, a futuristic espionage thriller set in a world where corporations have seemingly unlimited power. This will be the story of one man’s efforts to beat the system. David and Àlex Pastor (Selfless, The Last Days) will write the pilot. Ted Humphrey (The Good Wife) will serve as executive producer/showrunner, with Damon, Affleck and Jennifer Todd also executive producing....
If you have already delved into every documentary available on other streaming platforms (or simply don’t have or can’t afford any), do not fear, because YouTube offers plenty of moving, tense, and interesting documentaries. YouTube ended 2020 with 30 million premium subscribers who are able to buy or rent a wide range of amazing movies and TV shows. But for those who haven’t subscribed, you can still stream content for free, as YouTube is constantly keeping us updated and frequently adding movies and specials to watch for free (though sometimes with ads)....
Living in suburbia is a life choice that comes with several different opinions. For many, it can be a new chance at a happy and quiet lifestyle. For others, as outlined by Business Insider, it is a death sentence filled with repetition. Either way, it is a part of modern day culture that several individuals can relate to. When it comes to American culture, millions live in suburban neighborhoods. They are places for families to grow and relationships to evolve....
8 The Other Guys Columbia Pictures The Other Guys is a 2010 buddy cop action-comedy film directed by Adam McKay. Historically, there have been some absolute classic buddy cop movies, but there have also been some absolute stinkers, and a lot of the time it’s down to the chemistry of the leads. Fortunately, The Other Guys gives the audience plenty of laugh-out-loud moments thanks to the assured comic chemistry between Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg....
The term pulp fiction gets its name from the cheap pulp paper historically used for publication in the early-19th Century. The pulp fiction era ranges from 1896 to 1939. Pulp fiction was still printed into the 1950s, however, paper shortages during World War II contributed greatly to the decline of magazine sales and publications in general, and more specifically pulp fiction. Whether describing literature or film, pulp fiction is generally inexpensively-made, low-brow entertainment, with a high titillation factor being churned out at a fast face to keep up with demand....
Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul.The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul has wrapped up, and like most shows, the final season delivered some of the most shocking moments. From deaths out of the blue to revelations that rocked the foundation of the Breaking Bad universe, there are more than a few examples of moments that had fans’ jaws on the floor. Today, we will be looking at some of the most shocking moments found in the sixth season of Vince Gilligan’s hit legal drama....
This article contains major spoilers for Better Call Saul.“Whatever happens next … it’s not gonna go down the way you think it is.” The character Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) speaks this line in the final season of Better Call Saul, one which was also used as voiceover in the first trailer for the new season, and served as a not-so-coded message to fans: we have no idea what we’re in for....
At the end of 2021 comes the news that Betty White, a legend of the screen and one of the world’s most beloved celebrities, has passed away. Just weeks ahead of her 100th birthday, White had been getting a lot of love from friends and fans looking forward to celebrating the big day. Sadly, White reportedly died at her home on New Year’s Eve according to law enforcement sources. She was 99....
Blue Beetle is an upcoming superhero film with a cast full of faces both new and old to the industry. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Blue Beetle is set to make history as DC’s first Latino superhero movie. Throughout the character’s comic book history, there have been multiple Blue Beetles, but the DCEU movie will focus on Jamie Reyes, a teenager who accidentally discovers the Blue Beetle scarab, extra-terrestrial in origin, which bonds with him and provides him with a suit of armor that allows him to fight crime....
Death Sentence will be released on DVD on January 8, and we know our readers would love to take home this new DVD for free. So we’re giving away copies of this Kevin Bacon DVD to our readers. Click below to take home the vigilante goodness for free. Winners Receive: Death Sentence DVD CLICK HERE to enter this contest. Part vigilante drama and part psychological thriller, the James Wan-directed Death Sentence stars Kevin Bacon as Nick Hume, a deceptively passive exec whose wife and children are attacked in a sadistic, gang-related hazing rite, and his oldest son killed....
Disney opened Licensing International 2006 in New York by revealing Brittany Murphy as the voice of the sassy and spunky fairy for the 2007 release of Tinker Bell. In the tradition of its many animated classics, Disney will bring to life an enchanting tale of Pixie Hollow and Tinker Bell’s new fairy friends voiced by some of Hollywood’s most talented actors. “I’ve had the good fortune of playing many interesting characters, but none as magical as Tinker Bell,” said Murphy....
Director Antoine Fuqua returns to crime drama with the ultra-hardcore and gritty “Brooklyn’s Finest”. It’s been ten years since the success of “Training Day” and he’s definitely ramped it up a notch. The film tells parallel stories of three cops in a crime-ridden Brooklyn precinct. Richard Gere (Eddie), in his best performance in years, is seven days from retirement and counting down each minute. Ethan Hawke (Sal) is a narcotics cop with three kids and twins on the way....
From one Elvis actor to another, Bruce Campbell has weighed in on the King’s portrayal by Austin Butler in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis. Now playing in theaters, Elvis tells the story of the rise of Elvis Presley through the eyes of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). The film has been a big hit at the box office and Butler’s performance has drawn widespread praise from critics and filmgoers alike....
The Trades has written an article about James Bond screenwriters Robert Wade and Neal Purvis. The talented writing duo penned the scripts for The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, as well as the highest-grossing Bond film of all-time, Casino Royale. In the writeup, the two provide hints of what to expect in the next untitled film the franchise, commonly referred to as James Bond 22. Here is an excerpt from the article:...
Due to the State of the Union Address on Monday, Jan. 28, Welcome to the Captain (formerly known as The Captain) and The New Adventures of Old Christine will now premiere on Monday, Feb. 4. Welcome to the Captain, premiering Monday, Feb. 4 (8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT), is a comedy about a wildly eclectic group of people whose lives are intertwined through the place they all call home, a fabled Hollywood apartment building, El Capitan, which they’ve dubbed “The Captain....
The official trailer for David O. Russell’s upcoming crime drama Amsterdam has dropped, and it features an all-star cast led by Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington. Written and directed by David O. Russell (The Fighter, Three Kings), Amsterdam is set in the 1930s and follows three friends as they uncover a shocking conspiracy while trying to clear their name after being wrongly accused of murder. Amsterdam is expected to be a major awards contender when it arrives in theaters later this year....
