Posts

The idea might seem crazy, but you’re gonna actually have to wait for some big shows in 2018. Yes, you will need to exercise that long dormant muscle of patience. I know this might sound totally bonkers with everything right at your streaming fingertips. But there just has to be some other content you can binge in the meantime. Why am I writing in such foreboding tones, you ask? Well, it’s because 7 shows that fans cannot get enough will not be back with new episodes until 2019....

Some movies are simply made to be watched over and over again. It could be because the plot is so dense and confusing that it takes multiple viewings to fully comprehend; or that the film is a cult classic and, for diehard fans who can recite every line, it never gets old; or that, particularly when it comes to comedies, the jokes portrayed onscreen are like comfort food, and hungry devotees keep coming back for seconds, thirds, or…fourteenths....

Shh, they can hear you. Paramount’s wildly successful A Quiet Place franchise is expanding with the new spin-off A Quiet Place: Day One, set for a 2024 release. From director and star John Krasinski, the first two films in the series won acclaim for their use of tension and almost total lack of dialogue to craft masterfully suspenseful horror adventures. The series has also been praised for including deaf representation. The accolades led the original film to be nominated for a variety of awards, including a Golden Globe, Academy Award, Writer’s Guild of America award, and a Screen Actors’ Guild award....

Stephen McPherson is effusive about the new series ABC will be unveiling later today at the annual upfront presentation. The key word for the ABC dramas this year is “procedural”. Having been burned by several serialized shows last season (The Nine, Six Degrees, Daybreak) ABC needed to find shows with close ended stories in the vein of House M.D. or CSI. McPherson noted that the networks may have been asking viewers to commit to too many serialized shows last season, which resulted in many good quality shows to fall victim to low ratings....

ABC has confirmed that it will not acquire CBS’ recently canceled Ghost Whisperer. According to Variety, things were initially looking up for the Jennifer Love Hewitt series, particularly because ABC Studios co-produces the show, along with CBS TV Studios. But Ghost Whisperer was ending its fifth season – and that’s when shows get more expensive, as production and talent fees rise. ABC execs were also leery of running Ghost Whisperer opposite CBS’ Medium, fearing that Ghost Whisperer wouldn’t ultimately be worth the investment....

Sony Pictures have provided us with all-new photos from The Grudge 2! Get a sneak peek at the horror sequel starring Amber Tamblyn, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Arielle Kebbel, Jennifer Beals and Teresa Palmer! CLICK HERE to see the new photos! From Sam Raimi and Columbia Pictures comes the eerie thriller The Grudge 2, which explores the dark secrets behind the revenge-seeking grudge’s wrath as the terrifying supernatural curse is unleashed on a group of seemingly unrelated victims, moving out of the burned-out house and spreading everywhere....

The best movie of 2007 comes out in May. A film inspired by a real-life shocking story, Alpha Dog arrives on DVD, HD-DVD/ DVD Combo Format on May 1, 2007 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Alpha Dogdelivers an emotional gut-punch with its gritty portrait of a group of suburban teens spiraling toward self-destruction. Writer/director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook) has assembled a powerful young ensemble that includes Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch (Lords of Dogtown), Anton Yelchin (Hearts in Atlantis), Shawn Hatosy (Factory Girl), Ben Foster (X-Men 3: The Last Stand), Dominique Swain (Lolita), Fernando Vargas, Olivia Wilde (Turistas) and Lukas Haas (Brick)....

Marvel and 20th Century Fox are pulling out all the stops when it comes to this summer’s Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer. First they put legal tender featuring the Silver Surfer into circulation. Now they are going to drop twenty world-class skydivers into the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race. Here is the press release they sent out: A team of 20 world-class skydivers and a world champion sky surfer will execute a spectacular aerial stunt at Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway....

The popularity of superhero action drama Arrow on The CW network laid the groundwork for several spin-offs, providing DC fans with a TV world that includes more than five separate programs, as outlined by The Take. It’s reasonable to assume that the whole Arrowverse saw its heroes share the screen with a lot of intriguing characters because well-known DC heroes like Superman, The Flash, Green Arrow, and Supergirl were there. We have watched DC legends emerge and fade over the course of 10 years, several series, and numerous episodes....

Because Miami didn’t have enough debauchery to contain Ballers, this week they take Spencer Strasmore (Dwayne Johnson) to Las Vegas in an effort to push his idea of making it the new home for an NFL football team. We briefly see Wayne Hastings Jr. (Steve Guttenberg) in the beginning of this new episode titled Bull Rush, as he helps set up a meeting between Spencer and the mayor (Cheryl Ladd) of the city to get the green light for relocation....

For some reason, action remakes don’t get the buzz that a lot of other genres do. Film fans tend to get up in arms about remakes that pop up in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres, but action doesn’t seem to get the criticism the others do. One possible reason for the lack of scrutiny could be that some of the absolute best action films ever created just happen to also be remakes....

Dave Grohl is an absolute renaissance man. He’s played in some of the biggest bands in the world and alongside some of the most famous musicians of all time. He was already a musical legend for being one of the best drummers of his entire generation with the 90s rock band Nirvana and yet Dave is probably now more known to many fans as the singer, songwriter, and guitar player of one of the most popular rock bands of the last 25 years, the Foo Fighters....

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been discussing all things Beverly Hills Cop, with the star of The Dark Knight Rises and The Trial of the Chicago 7 revealing what it’s like to join the beloved franchise and work alongside Eddie Murphy for the upcoming legacy sequel, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. Speaking with Collider, Gordon-Levitt first explained how important the Beverly Hills Cop series was to him during his early years, with the actor sharing fond memories of the Axel F theme....

Today truly marks the end of an era. Caroll Spinney, the actor who has portrayed Big Bird since the very first episode of Sesame Street, has announced that he is retiring from the role. Spinney debuted as the lovable yellow bird during the landmark children’s show during its first season in 1969. In addition to his role as Big Bird, he’s also played the trash can-dwelling Oscar the Grouch. Those roles will now be carried on by two new puppeteers who will have some very big shoes to fill....

Screen Media Films has just made my day with the release of the new trailer for zom-com Black Friday. Around here we appreciate so many zombie chuckles flicks, but we all know that special ingredient is Bruce Campbell! Watch toy store manager, Mr. Campbell, as he takes on the masses in search of bargains and brains! The official synopsis reads, “On Thanksgiving night, a group of disgruntled toy store employees begrudgingly arrive for work to open the store at midnight for the busiest shopping day of the year....

On Saturday, August 4th, screenwriter and author Blake Snyder died from a pulmonary embolism. He is best known for penning the screenwriting guides Save the Cat! And Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies. He pioneered the art of the Spec script sale and changed the craft of screenwriting for the better. For a short time, I was luckily enough to work with him on not only a screenplay, but also a joint project that we ran with much success and enthusiasm here at this very site....

You can relive a Michael J. Fox classic on DVD this September. Bright Lights, Big City will be released on DVD in a 20th Anniversary Edition on September 2. This new edition will be priced at $14.98 SRP. The film stars Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland and Diane Wiest. Michael J. Fox “couldn’t be better” (Los Angeles Times) as Jamie Conway, an aspiring writer who abandons the wheat fields of Kansas for the skyline of Manhattan - and the city’s seductive party subculture....

20th Century Fox is moving forward with Die Hard 5, although it seems they have hit a stumbling block with the script. The studio is reportedly unhappy with the latest draft of the script by Skip Woods (The A-Team). The studio plans to start over from scratch with a whole new story. Bruce Willis is also stepping up and conducting interviews with potential directors. Daniel Espinosa, who has the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds thriller Safe House arriving next year, is said to be among Bruce Willis’ favorites to direct Die Hard 5....

Captain America: The First Avenger is set to hit theaters on July 22, which takes place in the 1940s and 1950s, right after the World War II reign of Adolf Hitler. Director Joe Johnston recently compared the pacing of his movie to another franchise which takes place in that era: Indiana Jones. Here’s what he had to say below. Star Chris Evans also revealed he was worried about the early scenes in the movie, where they used CGI to make him a scrawny young GI before he becomes the super soldier....

Adequate, if uninspired, tale about a Japanese urban legend passed around by school kids. The story goes that there is a “fiend” called the slit-mouthed woman who goes around snatching up little kids. Suddenly, kids start to actually disappear and it turns out that the story may not be such a fairy tale. Aside from some fairly impressive special effects that are used sparingly and effectively, there is little to be had by horror fans here....