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Superhero television is now an incredibly saturated corner of the entertainment market, but that wasn’t always the case. Even though the vast selection of MCU television shows on Disney+ dominates the cultural attention, there was an age when shows like Smallville were championing the transition of superhero media to the silver screen. In the early 2010s, Arrow took the genre by storm, blending melodrama and high-octane action to appeal to a huge audience....

Oscar winner Adrien Brody takes fans inside the double-life of illusionist Harry Houdini in three trailers for The History Channel mini-series Houdini, which we reported in June will debut Monday, September 1 at 9 PM ET, concluding on Tuesday, September 2 at 9 PM ET. While Harry Houdini became famous as a world-class illusionist and escape artist, this two-night mini-series also showcases his espionage career and battles with spiritualists who doubt his craft....

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy Horrible Bosses, which debuts in theaters nationwide on July 8. Click on the video player below for your first glimpse at this ensemble comedy starring Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, and many more. We also have the first poster for Horrible Bosses, which you can take a look at under the trailer. For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust....

Spoiler Warning: The Last of Us Video Game Developed by the game studio Naughty Dog and published by Sony, 2013’s The Last of Us is considered by many a defining game of the PlayStation 3 and one of the greatest video games of all time. It received acclaim for its writing, characters, soundtrack, world-building, and pacing, among other things. It was a driving force behind the advent of Sony’s push for big-budget cinematic video games....

Just at the height of nuclear anxiety in the 1960s, the dark comedy movie was born, transforming deep, fearful worries into morbid humor. Though the nature of gallows humor or dark comedy has been around forever as a way to cope with the absurdities and cruelties of life, it’s often said that Stanley Kubrick officially introduced the dark comedy movie genre in the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb....

The hit Fox series House is coming to an end after eight seasons next month, with the series finale airing Monday, May 21 at 9 PM ET, after a retrospective special on the whole show at 8 PM ET. Series star Hugh Laurie released a video asking the fans to submit original materials, which may be included in the retrospective special. Take a look, and read on for more details about the series finale, the retrospective special, and a new contest where one lucky fan can win a trip to Los Angeles for the finale party....

August 2022 was a big month for streaming. Fans of Game of Thrones were delighted with the release of the prequel series, House of the Dragon, on HBO Max. Netflix’s streaming calendar held an entire list of new seasons, original releases, and future content to look forward to during August and the remainder of 2022. Biographical films and television still are quite trendy, but thrillers, too, have managed to maintain their grip over households across the globe....

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny revealed a first look at Harrison Ford’s hero looking somewhat sprightly thanks to de-aging effects used to turn back the clock on the old adventurer. As confirmed in recent interviews, Indiana Jones will be seen in the opening sequence of the new movie looking pretty much like he did back in the years of his earliest appearances. While many questioned exactly how much Ford would be made to look like his younger self, the arrival of the trailer has answered that question, as can be seen below....

It seems the developing of an upcoming video game adaptation might be slowly grinding its gears towards a halt. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the development of Gears of War is progressing very slowly. The site reports that the size and scope of the story along with the budget have been pared back by the studio and also that director Len Wiseman has officially left the project as well....

Thor: Love and Thunder has finally opened in theaters, and brings back much of the same creative team that worked on Thor: Ragnarok, which launched the title character to new levels of popularity. The film had a big wave of excitement leading up to it, and it opened at number one at the box office and is likely going to be one of the biggest movies of the summer. However, it is hardly a runaway hit....

24 producer Howard Gordon has officially revealed that Jack Bauer will meet an unhappy ending when the action program finishes its run this month. According to The Hollywood Reporter, U.S. government agent Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, has saved the world time and again and been thanked for his efforts with any number of personal tragedies, including the death of loved ones. So it seemed natural that in the final seconds of his final show, he should face hardship – again....

The big screen adaptation of hit Broadway musical Wicked has been stalled for a long time, but now it is moving faster than a tornado. While the two-part movie is set to be directed by Jon M. Chu, fresh off his work on In the Heights, and being led by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, it looks like a member of Hollywood royalty is about to board the project in the form of Jeff Goldblum....

An announcement to name Alex Trebek’s successor on Jeopardy! could be imminent, as executive producer Mike Richards is reportedly in “advanced negotiations” to get the job full time. Last year, Trebek passed away at the age of 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. As following Trebek isn’t easy for anyone, the decision was made to use a slew of celebrity guest hosts to fill in temporarily until the choice could be made....

Warner Bros. has frequently changed plans for DC Extended Universe (now called DC Universe) and has revitalized or pushed back projects to fit ever-changing strategies. However, nothing was more shocking and abrupt than canceling Batgirl. Batgirl was announced in 2017, with Joss Whedon heading the project. Still, it only entered production after Birds of Prey with writer Christina Hodson and director-duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. Slated to release in 2022 as an HBO Max original movie, Batgirl was canceled the same year in a shocking move from Warner Bros....

Jon Hamm has joined the season three cast of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, Variety reports. The actor has been cast as Paul Marks, a “corporate titan who sets his sights on UBA, pulling Cory, Alex and Bradley into his powerful orbit.” Hamm’s casting news follows his Emmy-nominated commercial Everyone but Jon Hamm, where the actor mentions A-list actors with projects on the streamer and asks, “but what about Jon Hamm?...

What do UFOs, the history of Black representation in Hollywood, and Steven Yeun in a ten-gallon hat have in common? If you answered “very little,” think again — all are prominently featured in the trailer for 2022’s most anticipated horror event. Horror auteur Jordan Peele returns this summer with Nope, described as a horror/western. Peele has shown no indication of moving away from his preferred mode, the social horror, which means the real monster will be human frailty as much as (… flying saucers?...

Kelly Clarkson is the new queen of daytime television after winning big at the Daytime Emmy Awards. On Friday evening, the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony took place, honoring the best daytime programs and television personalities. Both Clarkson and her show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, were honored with award wins for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host and Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show, respectively. For the Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host category, Clarkson won for hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show....

The Good A well structured action packed film that acquits itself very well on this player. The Bad I could have done without the 5, 6, 7, 8’s music videos. Kill Bill Vol. 1 was Tarantino’s return to filmmaking after an eight year hiatus and he did it fine fashion. With this movie he showed us why he is Quentin Tarantino. Setting a two-part film around revenge is a risky proposition simply because it lends itself to tunnel vision that could bore viewers....

The actress who played precocious Tia Malone talks about working on the film, her co-stars, the new Disney remake and much more Kim Richards started acting at a very young age, first appearing on the TV series Nanny and the Professor at just six years of age. Five years later, with a string of credits to her name, Richards was cast as Tia Malone, one half of the supernatural siblings in the hit Disney film Escape to Witch Mountain, which returns to DVD in a brand new special edition, along with the sequel Richards also starred in, Return from Witch Mountain, on March 10 (CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE for my full reviews of both new Special Edition DVD’s)....

The Hill family is leaving Fox after thirteen years on the network. To celebrate their successful run, Hank, Peggy, Bobby, Luanne, Lucky, and newborn baby girl Gracie will say goodbye to Mike judge’s animated sitcom King of the Hill in an hour long finale that is set to air Sunday, September 13th on Fox. Here is the press release: After 13 seasons of beer, barbecue, bickering and bonding, the Hill family delivers a Southern-style send-off in a one-hour series finale episode of King of the Hill airing Sunday, September 13th, (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX....