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In a story that gained national attention with John Grisham’s best-selling non-fiction book, “The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town,” the six-part documentary series The Innocent Man focuses on two murders that shook the small town of Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s - and the controversial chain of events that followed. In 1982, 21-year-old Debra Sue “Debbie” Carter is raped and killed inside her home. In 1984, another Ada woman, 24-year-old Denice Haraway, is killed after being kidnapped from the convenience store where she works....

Ever since Jonathan Majors made his appearance as He Who Remains in Loki, fans have been wondering just how the character will look the next time we see him in his full Kang the Conqueror glory when he returns as the antagonist of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Thanks to an image of a wrap gift from the new adventure for Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, we now have our very first hint at what the potentially destructive force in the MCU will look like and it seems that they have remained faithful to the villain’s comic book appearance....

In 2020, Keanu Reeves was ranked number four on The New York Times’ list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. The Canadian actor began his career in the mid-80s in stage and TV work, but it wasn’t until he starred as Neo in the science-fiction action movie, The Matrix, that he found stardom. Since then, Reeves has become one of the highest-paid actors, earning over $250 million for the Matrix franchise....

Keanu Reeves recently revealed that, in addition to his starring role as Neo in The Matrix Trilogy, he had the opportunity to star in not one but two of the upcoming science-fiction and superhero films. Speaking to MTV, Reeves confirmed that he had, at one point been offered the role of Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen and as Racer X in Speed Racer. Reeves said that he was interested in the role of Dr....

The comedic actor-turned director shares his thoughts on Broken Lizards’ upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release After a very long wait, Broken Lizard fans are finally going to get the gang’s 5th official film The Slammin’ Salmon, which hits home on DVD and Blu-ray April 13th courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. This time out, Kevin Heffernan has taken over the directorial reigns from usual ringleader Jay Chandrasekhar. And while it upholds the usual lunacy we’ve come to expect out of Broken Lizard, it’s a strikingly different sort of comedic endeavor....

The Good The Bad I had never heard of Kolchak: The Night Stalker until I was asked by MovieWeb to review it. I can honestly say that this is one of the best shows I have ever seen. It is about blunt, investigative reporter Carl Kolchak. Instead of covering people, he covers events of the supernatural. Whether he’s dealing with voodoo, zombies, ghosts or werewolves Kolchak is always Kolchak and that is what makes this show so great....

The late night hosts of such shows as Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien are gearing up to return to the airwaves soon. According to Variety, this won’t be happening until after Thanksgiving, though. There is talk amongst studio executives to bring the shows back as early as next month. December 3rd and December 10th are two dates that are being thrown around....

Leslie Phillips, the British actor best known for his roles in the Carry On films and the Harry Potter franchise, died Monday. He was 98. According to the Associated Press, Phillips’ agent Jonathan Lloyd confirmed the news, adding that the actor had died peacefully in his sleep following a long illness. Phillips’ career spanned over eight decades, with appearances on film, television and radio. Phillips was born in 1924 near White Hart Lane....

George Miller is returning to direct a sequel to the 2006 animated hit Happy Feet. According to The Age, Miller will begin production on the film at Dr. D, a new digital production facility in Sydney, Australia, where he will employee 438 imaging artists over the course of the next three years. The film is being made possible by the Australian government, who are offering an assistance package. About the deal, Miller stated, “This incentive by the NSW government is a significant step....

Moff Gideon, leader of a remnant of the fallen Galactic Empire, has caused nothing but trouble for the Mandalorian and his companion Grogu. Giancarlo Esposito, who portrays Gideon in The Mandalorian, embodies the character with a ruthless and menacing demeanor that only Esposito could perfect. In the show, the imperial officer relentlessly pursues Grogu, known as Baby Yoda, a highly force-sensitive being that could pose a significant threat as he grows older....

The debut dates for the new HBO series True Detective and Looking, and Season 3 of Girls, have been confirmed. True Detective debuts Sunday, January 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. The series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as Louisiana detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart, whose lives collide and entwine during a 17-year hunt for a killer, ranging from the original investigation of a bizarre murder in 1995 to the reopening of the case in 2012....

At a time in film history when huge stories are carefully planned across a series of movies, it can be hard to tell where the boundary is which defines a sequel. With franchises like James Bond, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and the vast universes of Marvel and DC, it seems like everything has a sequel, or is a sequel, or that there is no such thing as a sequel, just the next chapter....

The History Channel has released the first trailer for the upcoming Hatfields & McCoys, which debuts on Monday, May 28. Click on the photo below to access your first look at this mini-series starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. The Hatfield-McCoy saga begins with “Devil” Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy. Close friends and comrades during the Civil War, they returned to their neighboring homes - Hatfield in West Virginia, McCoy just across the Tug River border in Kentucky - to increasing tensions, misunderstandings and resentments that soon exploded into all-out warfare between the two families....

Agent Carter star Hayley Atwell will once again demonstrate her affinity for action, joining the likes of Tom Cruise in the upcoming sequel Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. While there is a lot of mystery surrounding both the plot of the action movie follow-up, and Hayley Atwell’s character, Grace, the actress has now revealed some insight into both while speaking at a Q&A at Awesome Con. Clearly, Atwell has been sworn to secrecy over the details of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One....

HBO has renewed the drama series The Leftovers for Season 2, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy winner for Lost) and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award nominee for Little Children), the series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television. Lindelof serves as showrunner. Here’s what HBO president Michael Lombardo had to say about the renewal in a statement....

Some of Hollywood’s most provocative and gifted comedians have set the stage on fire with sidesplitting and electrifying stand-up specials. The streaming giant Netflix has amassed an impressive and colorful library jam-packed with both modern day and classic comedians’ material, and in 2017 even released one stand up comedy special every week. The streaming platform is credited with giving new life to comedians’ previously recorded routines, as well as introducing the masses to some of the comedy world’s best and brightest newcomers like Hannah Gadsby....

Tyler Perry is a comedian, writer, director, producer, and actor most known for his performance as Madea in the Madea franchise. Most of the films in the Madea franchise are based on stage plays written by Perry himself, which were produced throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s. Perry has made such a name for himself that he was included in Time’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2020 and also earned a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy Awards....

Best known for her 1973 essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Laura Mulvey is a British feminist film theorist. Her analysis and theories have been influenced by those of Freud and Lacan. However, rather than focusing merely on the psychoanalytic aspects behind the world of cinema, Mulvey takes it a step further and illustrates how the patriarchy has a huge impact on films. Thus, she makes a groundbreaking analysis on how the male gaze affects the film industry as well as the audience....

The fascination with original films is somewhat lost in a sea of television of film reboots. These days, the most iconic projects are now revived to tell the exact story to a younger generation. Sometimes altering certain aspects to fit current cultural tendencies. Friday the 13th has become a staple in horror film franchise history, comprising a total of twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and a plethora of merchandise....

The first comedy movie dates as far back as 1895, when Louis Lumière directed and produced the comedy film was L’Arroseur Arrosé. The comedy genre has come a long way from a boy playing a trick on a gardener. These days, we have a variety of comedy genres to choose from, depending on what mood we’re in: comedies about women friendships like Bridesmaids, dark comedies like Jojo Rabbit, classic holiday comedies like Home Alone, and many more....