Kurtwood Smith reminisces on Dead Poets Society, which debuts on Blu-ray January 17 Dead Poets Society is one of those movies that is not only a classic, but is fun to revisit to see so many familiar faces when they were much younger. The drama helped launch the careers of Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, House’s Robert Sean Leonard, Melora Walters, and showed that funnyman Robin Williams could do dramas as well....
HBO has confirmed the title and launch date for John Oliver’s topical half-hour comedy series. Presenting a satirical look at the week in news, politics and current events, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will debut Sunday April 27 (11:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT), with other weekly editions debuting subsequent Sundays at the same time on HBO. The show will be produced for HBO by Avalon Television, with John Oliver, Tim Carvell, James Taylor and Jon Thoday serving as executive producers, and Liz Stanton producing....
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has a lot riding on its shoulders, not only as the sequel to one of Marvel’s most successful solo superhero movie, but as the closing movie of Phase Four of the MCU and as a legacy to late star Chadwick Boseman. There is little doubt that Boseman’s passing had a huge impact on the story of the sequel, and that has led to Letitia Wright’s Suri taking a step up from her original Black Panther role to shoulder many of Wakanda’s problems in the new movie....
Following months of fans campaigning on his behalf, LeVar Burton has finally been named as a guest host for Jeopardy! Last year, the late, great Alex Trebek passed away after decades of an unforgettable run as the popular game show’s longtime host. Replacing him will not be easy, and for now, the show’s producers have been relying on temporary guest hosts to keep the series moving forward. “THANK YOU… to all y’all for your passionate support!...
The month of June was chosen to be the LGBTQ+ Pride Month because of the uprisings that took place in Stonewall in 1969 in New York City — well depicted through the trans perspective in the Netflix documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson — igniting the modern LGBTQ+ political and social movements as they are known today, as reported by National Geographic. The reason why the riots and upheaval happened is linked to the systemic oppression queer communities faced at that time in the United States, which was shortly after followed by the HIV crisis all over the world, taking the lives of over 79 million people across the globe....
Lifetime Television has ordered production of 13 episodes of “Army Wives” from The Mark Gordon Company and Touchstone Television. Premiering in March 2007, the new ensemble drama series about the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women – and one man – living with their spouses and families on an active army post and the pressures and traditions of the military on those who are left behind while their partners serve their country was announced today by Susanne Daniels, President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks....
20th Century Fox has released the first poster for Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which arrives in theaters nationwide on August 12. Take a look at this one-sheet below, plus read on below the poster for information on how you can buy tickets to a special advance screening on August 10. Fans on the official Facebook page can start buying tickets today, July 13, for a special advance screening of Glee: The 3D Concert Movie on Wednesday, August 10....
Gizmo is finally making a comeback. Amblin and Warner Bros. have officially partnered to bring Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai to the WarnerMedia streaming service. The company has ordered the show to series, with a 10-episode season on the way. We previously heard that the show was in development back in February, but it had not been officially given the go-ahead at that time. Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai will center on Sam Wing, aka Mr....
The Hobbit status has been somewhat in limbo after the Tolkien estate sued New Line Cinema shortly before the studio folded into Warner Brothers. Guillermo del Toro has been the favorite to direct this new two-picture affair, and he recently spoke with TheOneRing.net about the film. “At this stage anything I say is of no consequence for I am not yet signed to do The Hobbit. Negotiations advance but are still ongoing,” he said....
Following the end of Game of Thrones it seemed that we were about to be flooded with spin-offs galore with numerous shows announced as being in development. However, since then a number of these have fallen by the wayside and so far only the imminent House of the Dragon show is known to be definitely coming. That being said, according to a report by SlashFilm, HBO’s Vice President of Original Programming Kara Buckley appeared at ATX Television Festival and revealed that are still plenty of plans coming to the Game of Thrones Universe, but only when the time and content is right....
Henry Cavill’s Superman return went from unconfirmed rumor to DCU selling point in just over a week, and with Black Adam’s big secret out in the open it hasn’t taken the Man of Steel star long to start discussing his franchise future. Although Superman has featured in a number of DC projects such as Peacemaker, he has always been in the shadows or just out of shot, meaning that Cavill has not been “seen” as Superman since Justice League, discounting Zack Snyder’s cut of that movie which was released in 2021....
The ongoing joys of being a horror fanatic are endless. Studios typically run at the opportunity to produce a combination of recycled horror content (remakes and sequels) as well as emerging stories, especially in the current boom of elevated horror. Since countless production companies understand that if the content is somewhat good, tickets and streaming numbers will the whole endeavor worthwhile; earning back initial budget costs (which are usually low for horror movies) plus more is the least of these film studios worries....
Cutting-edge writer and director Ti West is famous for his innovative approach to horror pictures, crafting a reputation as an indie cinema visionary. His 2005 debut feature film The Roost established the low-budget aesthetic he would become synonymous with, and showcased his innate talent as an exciting and explorative storyteller. Ti West has helmed multiple horror projects, including the supernatural haunted house flick The Innkeepers and his critically-acclaimed homage to 1970s and ‘80s slashers,The House of the Devil....
While it seems likely that there is going to be a fourth season of NBC’s superheroic drama Heroes, fans will get somewhere between five and seven fewer episodes. NBC plans to cut back on the number of episodes for the upcoming season, according to a report in TV Guide. By all account, there are several reasons for the delay. First off, there is the fact that the show, while still showing respectable rating numbers, has lost a number of viewers since it’s debut season in 2006....
Brad Pitt was basking in glory at last night’s Golden Globes ceremony. The Babylon actor got several shout-outs from both the red carpet and the stage—Babylon co-star Margot Robbie, Elvis’ Austin Butler, and Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson all raved about Pitt at the Tuesday night awards show. Even those who didn’t mention Pitt still fawned over the Bullet Train and Blonde star, snapping selfies with him throughout the night. With all the adoration being showered on Pitt by his fellow celebs, it’s hard to imagine that this could be the same man that was publicly accused of abusing his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, and their children only months ago—but it is, and Twitter says Hollywood has moved on from the allegations far too fast....
Warner Bros. has released a new batch of photos from their upcoming film, Speed Racer, which is racing up to conventional and IMAX theaters on May 9. Click on the images below to view this new gallery from the film starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon and Matthew Fox. Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel....
When the movie-going public of 2018 stepped into the multiplex to see Sorry to Bother You, it’s unlikely they knew what they were in for. Some expected Boots Riley’s debut film to be a late-night comedy peppered with broad satire about work culture and code-switching. Audiences familiar with Riley’s leftist hip-hop group, The Coup, suspected that the satire would cut deeper than the trailer let on, unearthing the institutional structures that oppress the working class … so long as Hollywood didn’t interfere with the messages....
Gandalf the White speaks! In his latest responses to fan queries on his E-Post, the iconic actor talked about the upcoming The Hobbit and The Hobbit Sequel and his possible involvement. Here’s what the wizard/knight had to say. So has it come to pass, good Sir McKellen? Shall the dreaming masses with their musty books and their blackened pipes at long last hear those immortal words issue from under that famous nose?...
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs was just released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 27 and the folks at Fox Home Entertainment celebrated the release in an innovative (and record-breaking) way. The studio unveiled a mammoth ice sculpture of the popular Scrat character in Santa Monica, California recently, and the 48-foot-8-inch sculpture earned a place in the Guiness Book of World Records for the tallest ice sculpture. Take a look below at a time-lapsed video of the sculpture and you can click on the image below to access the new gallery from the event....
The Independent Spirit Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating exclusively independent movies. The budget cap for these movies is $30 million, which on its own sounds like a lot, but in comparison with a big-budget studio movie like Spider-Man: No way Home, whose budget was $200 million, is evidently not so much. Taylour Paige and Raúl Castillo made the announcements of the 2023 nominees via YouTube. Leading the pack this year are Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár, with eight and seven nominations, respectively....
