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Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi crafts a spellbinding morality play that lingers with melancholic devastation. A Hero, Grand Prix Winner at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, follows an imprisoned debtor as he struggles to repay a loan and regain his honor. What begins as a possible stroke of good luck spirals into a crisis that engulfs him and everyone he loves. A Hero shows how good intentions are not enough to overcome deep-seated mistrust and a tarnished reputation....

Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, will outline ABC’s plans for next season and unveil the network’s 2010-11 fall schedule before the advertising and media communities this afternoon at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. New series for the 2010-11 season are Better Together, Body of Proof, Detroit 1-8-7, Happy Endings, Mr. Sunshine, My Generation, No Ordinary Family, Off the Map, Secret Millionaire and The Whole Truth. America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Brothers & Sisters, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Supernanny, V and 20/20 join previously announced returning series Castle, Cougar Town, The Middle and Modern Family....

When Alfred Hitchcock cast his leading men, they were as charming and dignified off the screen as they were in his films. These actors exuded style and grace from Cary Grant to Paul Newman, setting them apart from most Hollywood men of that era. The scripts were ahead of their time, and Hitchcock chose actors that complimented the writing, leaving an indelible mark on his legacy. 10 Anthony Perkins Paramount Pictures Psycho (1960) horrified moviegoers, and Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates terrified his audience....

Over the weekend, Entertainment Weekly held their first annual PopFest, where American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy dropped quite the bombshell, revealing there will be a crossover season coming in the near future. This will not happen in American Horror Story Season 7, which was announced last month, but it may be saved for Season 8. Here’s what Ryan Murphy had to say about this crossover season at EW PopFest, confirming that season will combine characters from the first season, Murder House, and the third season, Coven....

DreamWorks Animation’s Archibald’s Next Big Thing premieres Friday, September 6th! From the creative mind of two-time Emmy® Award winner Tony Hale, Archibald’s Next Big Thing follows the adventures of Archibald Strutter, a chicken who ‘yes-ands’ his way through life. Though living in the moment often leads him astray, Archibald always finds his way back home to an egg-shaped house he shares with his three siblings, Sage, Finley, and Loy, and his trusty sidekick, Bea....

After being anointed as co-chairman and co-CEO of DC, alongside Peter Safran, according to Variety, James Gunn has made waves among comic book movie fans with his overhaul plans for the extended DC Universe. Recently, he’s made some major announcements regarding his vision for the future of the DCU on the big screen, including debunking the rumor that he planned to bring in Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s Batman as a part of his new cinematic world....

The precious college years are considered by many to be the best years of one’s life. It is a time to figure out who you are and what you want to do with your life. It is also a chance to learn independence and responsibility. With that said, we have learned through several movies that college is also a time to party hard, drink some beers, and make some epic mistakes....

Horror movies from the 1990s were filled with slasher sequels, found-footage flicks, and existential dread. The 2000s, on the other hand, were a bit more eclectic. We got the New French Extremity movement of graphic gore, incredible J-horror movies and their mostly weaker remakes, and a resurgence in zombie movies, taking the genre in new and exciting directions. Some of the best movies from this decade might not have been box office gold, at least in America, but they’re essential viewing for any horror fan....

Marvel’s larger than life heroes inspire children and adults all over the world. The long spanning collection of movies in the MCU now covers a range of heroes that represents almost all personality types: the optimistic do-gooder, the rich playboy, the grieving mother, and even a tired king. If these heroes can conquer their world-threatening villains, then surely everyday heroes can tackle their everyday problems. The wide range of characters and plots have opened up all kinds of opportunities for interesting dialogue and debates over the years....

Throughout the history of television, there have been many TV shows set in schools. Whether it’s shows about high school life on Netflix or workplace comedy shows set in elementary schools like Abbott Elementary, there’s a wide variety to choose from. When all is said and done, the best of these shows really dive into the lives of those in the school, students and faculty alike, and show us who they are on-campus and off....

Netflix is looking to continue its stellar year with another jam-packed month of TV shows throughout November 2022. With both new series and new seasons of hit shows, fans can keep themselves entertained with new TV. The popular streaming service kicks off the month with what could be the next big workplace comedy Blockbuster. Which, as you can guess, is based on the movie rental store that was everyone’s weekly visit back in the 90s....

Netflix has just released the official trailer for season 6 of Big Mouth. Along with the unveiling of the trailer, also revealed is a full list of guest stars that fans will hear as part of the sixth season’s voice cast, including man of the hour Adam Levine as well as Brian Tyree Henry, Amber Ruffin, Jeff Goldblum, and more. You can get your sneak peek at the sixth season ahead of its arrival on Oct....

Billie Lord, Colin Hanks, and Aisling Bea have signed on for the transatlantic comedy And Mrs, which is set to begin shooting in east London this fall. It centers on a woman living in London named Gemma (Bea), whose American fiancé Nathan (Hanks) dies shortly before their wedding day is scheduled to happen. Unless there are several flashback scenes, it sounds like Hanks is going to be in the movie for only a short amount of time....

Does Charlie Farmer get to live out his dream and go into space? It’s one of the most inspirational movies I’ve seen in a long time - probably not since Rudy have I felt this strongly attached to a film about living out your dreams. The Astronaut Farmer is one of those flicks you’ll be talking about for a long time. Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen star in the family film from the minds of Mike and Mark Polish (Northfork, Twin Falls Idaho)....

On May 29 one bloody sweet DVD will be released… According to DVDActive, that is the day that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be bringing out Blood and Chocolate. Blood and Chocolate will be available on standard DVD and Blu-ray. Synopsis: Vivian Gandillon (Agnes Bruckner) is a 19-year-old girl living in modern-day Bucharest. After spending her entire life running from the truth, Vivian is forced to come to terms with her lycanthropic origins when her growing affections for a visiting American artist threaten to reveal her family’s dark secret....

With To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lana Condor was able to win the hearts of many viewers across the world. So, it was no shocker when she took over the role of the protagonist, Erika Vu, in the comedy miniseries, Boo, Bitch. While Erika shares certain similarities with Lana’s previous character Lara Jean in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, there are some striking differences that might make Erika less likable when compared to Lara Jean....

It’s been twenty-five years since Jim Henson released Big Bird’s motion picture debut Follow That Bird. Is that weird to anybody else? Is that depressing? Watching it today, it’s obvious that we haven’t really evolved as a film going community. We’ve devolved. If released this weekend, geeks wouldn’t look at this film as some daffy kid’s movie. They’d hail it as a reinvention of cinema. I was a young tween when it hit our local theater, and I considered it pabulum for the baby masses....

Billy Eichner is largely known for his Comedy Central series Billy on the Street. On the show, Eichner approaches unassuming people in New York and asks them ridiculous questions. Off-screen, Eichner is an advocate for LGBTQ+ representation in Hollywood, which prompted him to write Bros with director Nicholas Stoller. While the film is groundbreaking in many ways, from cast to plot line, the reviews either praise or critique the film. Eichner even went to Twitter to voice his frustrations, saying that even with glowing reviews, some people still won’t watch the film because it centers on two gay men falling in love rather than a run-of-the-mill gay tragedy....

While director Matt Reeves is still trying to get his theatrical reboot of The Twilight Zone off the ground at Warner Bros., filmmaker Bryan Singer is closing a deal to develop and executive produce a new TV version of Rod Serling’s classic series. The project is based at CBS TV Studios, which holds the rights to The Twilight Zone series. A writer is currently being sought to pen the pilot script....

Buena Vista has some big TV on DVD plans for the fall! In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, it seems that the with the market starting to soften Buena Vista has taken the initiative with a bunch of new titles. Apparently, “the pace of TV-DVD releases is slowing. Just 158 multi-disc TV-DVD season sets came to market in the first four months of this year, according to the DVD Release Report, down 12....