It may not be supported by as many studios and even the early adopters appear tentative but HD-DVD has emphatically beaten Blu-ray in the release department. According to Home Media Retailing, “a trickle of early adopters came to buy, even though only three movies currently are available.” Those movies are HD versions of The Last Samurai, Phantom of the Opera and Serenity. More movies will become available in the new format in the coming weeks....
The Star Wars franchise broke into the television scene with the Star Wars Holiday Special, a legendary flop of a project that is simultaneously renowned and despised by fans (via Esquire). However, in the decades that have followed, Star Wars TV series have only improved in quality. Today, with the dedicated machine of Disney+, new Star Wars content is being steadily created and released. Between a number of beloved animated series and the newer, live-action Obi-Wan Kenobi and Andor series from this year, it’s a good time to be a fan of Star Wars....
Get ready for the next disturbing chapter in the terrifying Hostel franchise when Hostel: Part III debuts on Unrated DVD and Digital December 27th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The film contains even more disturbing and shocking moments than its predecessors, bringing the underground world of the notorious Elite Hunting Club to “Sin City,” where human torture has been turned into a high stakes gambling opportunity. We have your first look at this anticipated sequel, which you can check out below....
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness expands on everything Loki, What If…?, and Spider-Man: No Way Home explained about the Multiverse. Doctor Strange’s adventure finds him protecting America Chavez, a girl with the ability to jump through the Multiverse, from Wanda’s dark magic corruption. In doing so, Doctor Strange and America’s journey also works to explore and grow out the understanding of the Multiverse. What is similar between worlds? Different?...
The genre of comic-book and superhero movies has been dominating the box office for well over a decade now, and there doesn’t seem to be any sign of that changing anytime soon. However, as the landscape of blockbuster filmmaking and streaming services continues to expand, there is now more film and television available for viewing than ever before. One genre that has been finding more and more success with each year has been the world of fantasy....
The Golden Girls is now incomplete on Hulu, as the streamer has removed an episode from the series due to a blackface scene. Over the past several days, other shows like 30 Rock and Scrubs have had episodes pulled for featuring jokes or gags with white characters wearing blackface makeup. Now, our favorite group of mature ladies from the Miami area are the next to have a classic episode of their show tossed in the trash, after the distributor Disney-ABC Domestic Television asked Hulu to pull the episode....
IZombie series co-creator/executive producer Rob Thomas recently revealed some new details about The CW Network pilot, while the potential series has added its final series regular cast member, Rahul Kohli. Rob Thomas co-wrote the pilot script with Diane Ruggiero, based on the Vertigo comic book by Chris Roberson and Michael Allred. It isn’t known when production will begin. While conducting an interview with IGN, Thomas explained that The CW wanted a female character in the same vein as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and his own series Veronica Mars....
Fringe, a spooky series from the minds of J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci is coming to FOX, according to Variety. The network has made a series commitment to start off with a two-hour pilot budgeted at more than $10 million. Abrams, Kurtzman and Orci, the screenwriters behind Paramount’s new Star Trek feature, wrote the project and will executive produce along with Bryan Burk (Lost). A search has begun for a pilot director....
Jamie Lee Curtis has not appeared in many movies that have required her to wear out-of-the-ordinary costumes. Still, after appearing in fancy dress as her mother Janet Leigh for the premiere of Halloween Kills, it is clear that the Hollywood icon is more than happy to get into some unexpected costumes when required. One such occasion calling for this is the upcoming wedding of her daughter Ruby, which Curtis will be officiating dressed as a character from the popular table-top and video game franchise World of Warcraft....
Cracking wise about politicians has long been something that happens daily on late-night talk shows, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene feels Jimmy Kimmel went too far with a joke told about her on his show this week. During Tuesday night’s monologue on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the comedian referred to the Congresswoman as “Klan mom” and seemed to suggest he’d like to see Will Smith give her a slap instead of Chris Rock....
After 44 years, the Halloween movie series continues on with the recent release of the latest installment of the franchise, Halloween Ends. To put it mildly, the film wasn’t quite embraced by the fans. It landed with rotten scores with both critics and filmgoers at Rotten Tomatoes. The social media criticism has also been extensive with some fans going so far as to suggest this new movie taints the legacy of the franchise John Carpenter helped launch in 1978....
John Singleton is venturing out to the urban Latino genre by producing the drama Illegal Tender. Variety reports that Franc Reyes has been slated to write and direct the film. The project has sparked the interest of several domestic distributors. Reyes’ script tracks a young Latino man on the run with his mother from thugs who killed his father. Reyes wrote and directed the film Empire which was made for an estimated $3....
It’s been exceptionally hard for John Stamos to cope with the death of his close friend Bob Saget. The two had known each other dating back to their time on Full House and had only grown closer ever since. Years after that series had ended, Saget and Stamos were frequently seen together for both personal and professional situations. Stamos had even served last the roast master at Comedy Central’s Roast of Bob Saget....
Director John Woo is interested in actor Liam Neeson for his upcoming IMAX film Flying Tigers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Woo told the site that he has been considering Neeson for the lead role of U.S. Army Air Corp Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault. Here’s an excerpt from the article: It was also said that Woo wants a younger Chinese actor for the role of a young pilot trainee, with the director mentioning Ye Liu (City of Life and Death) as a possibility for the role....
Variety reports that director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure) is going to helm a film about how the Greenpeace movement was formed. The film will take place in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The story will be from the perspective of the controversial organization’s founders, Bob Hunter and Rex Weyler. “The duo led an eccentric group of pacifists, ecologists, musicians, teachers, sailors, and scientists as they attempted – often successfully – to disrupt American and French nuclear bomb tests, Japanese and Russian whaling ships and Norwegian infant harp seal hunters....
Jonathan Scarfe, Gabriel Olds, Kevin Rahm, Aisha Hinds, Benjamin Burdick and Sam Anderson are all set for the Lifetime drama, Conspiracy. The pilot stars Lisa Sheridan as Samantha Cross, a young Washington lawyer who, after winning a highly publicized case for a large pharmaceutical company, realizes that she was given falsified documents and that her client was guilty. As she seeks the truth and puts her life in danger, she learns that her prestigious law firm is the enemy and the conspiracy is much bigger than the initial case....
We are already almost halfway through the year, and the next few months are about to bring a number of big and highly anticipated movies to cinemas that are going to all battle it out to have the highest gross and opening weekend of 2022. With Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness having taken The Batman’s crown, it is now over to next month’s Jurassic World Dominion to try and push higher on its release, and according to those who know it could well dethrone Marvel’s sorcerer with a huge amount of interest in the conclusion of the Jurassic World trilogy....
Extraterrestrials meet their match while raiding an out-of-control Halloween party in Kids vs. Aliens. Director/writer Jason Eisener adapts his short, Slumber Party Alien Abduction from the V/H/S/2 horror anthology, to a feature that squeaks in at an hour and fifteen minutes. Youngsters and teens elicit laughs with antics. The chuckles cease when snatch-and-grab baddies get down to grisly business. The premise runs of out steam in a lean film. A frenzied final act offers chaos....
Nirvana is one of the best-selling musical acts of all time and one of the most important bands in rock and roll history. From their humble beginnings in Aberdeen, Washington, they went on to conquer the world. The band has sold over 75 million copies of their albums worldwide. Nirvana tragically ended upon the death of lead singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain in April 1994. However, to this day, they are still one of the most popular and respected bands in rock and roll....
The revolving door of Saturday Night Live has claimed another one. The hilarious Leslie Jones won’t be returning to the stage this fall after five seasons. As SNL contracts typically last seven years with actor’s options picked up every year, Jones will be saying goodbye before her studio time runs out. The performers are allowed to ask to be released early and according to sources, Jones opted to do so....
