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During its run from 2016-2021, Insecure receved praise for its coming-of-age portrayal of modern life. Issa Rae’s HBO series follows a group of Black women juggling different aspects of their lives while coping with the sometimes triumphant and sometimes awkward, and always relatable, experiences. Partially based on Rae’s hit webseries Awkward Black Girl, Insecure follows Issa (played by Rae herself) and Molly (Yvonne Orji) as they move through adulthood without a clue in the world....

HBO has announced when His Dark Materials season 2 will premiere. The long-awaited second season will be released on Monday, November 16th at 9/8c on HBO and HBO Max simultaneously. In addition, it has been revealed that the writers are already working on season 3. Writer Jack Thorne said, “Series 1 was about Lyra looking for a path. Now she needs to know what person she’s going to be on that path....

The Good It’s refreshing to see Tim Allen doing good work in a medium that is right for him. The Bad Only one bonus feature. It would have been nice to see some type of featurette on what Tim Allen is like off camera. While I must admit that I typically am not a fan of Tim Allen, I rather enjoyed him on Home Improvement - The Complete Third Season. I can’t really pinpoint what it was, perhaps the subject matter of the show or seeing him as a family man did something to me?...

Today, Showtime and Fox 21 announced that acclaimed actors Laila Robins (Bored to Death, In Treatment) and Golden Globe nominee Corey Stoll (House of Cards) have joined the fourth season of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning drama series Homeland. Robins joins as a series regular in the role of “Martha Boyd,” the United States Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, who is professional and put together, with a ship-to-ship voice and the personality to match....

Today is Inauguration Day, as President-Elect Donald Trump becomes sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Netflix thought today would be fitting to release a new teaser for House of Cards Season 5, which doesn’t include any actual footage, but does reveal that the series will return to stream Season 5 in its entirety on May 30. The teaser features a group of children saying the Pledge of Allegiance, while we see what appears to be a traditional American flag, but we see that it’s actually hanging upside down....

One era, two women, two polar opposites: Marilyn Monroe, the American beauty, and Audrey Hepburn, a sophisticated European girl. A curvaceous platinum blonde and a slender brunette, both beautiful and extraordinarily talented, were the brightest personalities at their time in the 20th century film industry and became pop culture phenomena in the twenty-first. They had similarities too, as both experienced extremely difficult traumatic childhoods but became strong and purposeful. Both used their fame for good; Monroe used her status to help Ella Fitzgerald, an artist who was refused opportunities because of her Blackness; Hepburn actively participated in humanitarian projects....

Japanese anime director Satoshi Kon’s 1997 debut feature, Perfect Blue, is one of the greatest anime films of all time. “If Alfred Hitchcock partnered with Walt Disney they’d make a picture like this”, Roger Corman, ‘The Pope of Pop Cinema,’ once said of the film; he couldn’t be more right. In the beginning, beautiful animation can fool us into thinking that Kon’s film won’t become a very dark and disturbing story that really messes with our heads....

According to New York Daily News, the film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s famed sci-fi novel, I Am Legend, is set to film in the Kingsbridge Armory in New York. Warner Bros. is in the process of closing a deal to rent the armory for seven months for about $350,000, according to city officials who control the armory. Given its troubled state, the armory, with its gigantic bay-studded roof and red brick exterior, might make a suitable set for a creepy Steven King-spawned film thriller....

Scott Aukerman’s Comedy Bang! Bang! is coming back with a bang to IFC. The fan favorite comedy series was renewed today for a third season with 20 half-hour episodes, scheduled to air in two ten episode installments in 2014. Here’s what series creator/host Scott Aukerman had to say in a statement. IFC president and general manager Jennifer Caserta released her own statement. “They say the best things come in threes: celebrity deaths, Hobbit movies, and now, seasons of Comedy Bang!...

Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani dropped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to talk about her experience joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Vellani started the interview by saying she was partially excited because one of Ms. Marvel’s producers, Sana Amanat, was previously on the show in 2016. Besides playing one of the latest superheroes in the MCU franchise, Vellani is also known for being a fan of the franchise as well....

Philip K. Dick’s daughter Isa Dick Hackett talks about The Adjustment Bureau, upcoming adaptations of her father’s work, and much more Author Philip K. Dick is a name synonymous with greatness in the sci-fi genre, not only for his extensive catalog of novels and short stories, but also for the film adaptations of his work. Although there have been 11 movie adaptations of his novels and short stories - including Blade Runner, Total Recall, and one of my personal favorites (not only of his work, but in the sci-fi genre as a whole), Minority Report - the author published 44 novels and 121 short stories in 30 years as a published writer....

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal first gained notice for his intense work in dramatic films like Donnie Darko, Moonlight Mile, and Jarhead, but it was his role in the film Brokeback Mountain that earned him an Oscar nomination and made him a household name. The actor now takes on a new challenge, that of action hero in the Jerry Bruckheimer produced Disney film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Which is based on the classic video game and opens on May 28th....

James Gunn has become the target of many fans’ frustrations over the cancelation of Henry Cavill’s Superman return. In a recent Twitter post, Gunn responded directly to one comment that called his attitude to the news as “cold indifference” that was “truly CEO role worthy.” As someone who has been a constant presence on social media throughout his Marvel and DC journeys, the current backlash over Superman has not seen him hiding away....

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy will make his live-action feature debut with the sports comedy Crackerjack, which he is also executive producing. Wes Murphy stars as the title character, an irresponsible young man with serious abandomnent issues, who tries to balance his relationship with his girlfriend while leading his church softball team to victory. Jeff Foxworthy will play a supporting role as the announcer for the Church League softball games. Bryan Coley is writing and directing the comedy....

The White Lotus has officially begun filming season 2 with Jennifer Coolidge reprising her role as the iconic Tanya McQuoid. Coolidge’s character was a fan-favorite for many in season one and even earned her Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. Rumors of Coolidge’s involvement in season 2 were spreading around, but HBO finally confirmed the news this Monday. “A world-class VIP,” HBO called Coolidge in their announcement tweet....

Jerry O’Connell has done it! He has become an official host of The Talk! It was announced today on The Talk with a full Rocky montage ending in the co-hosts and audience chanting, “Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!” I have never seen a minute of The Talk (except the montage), but I can say the program has hit pay dirt. He’s dynamite! “It’s really exciting,” Jerry O’Connell told his new co-hosts after the epic entrance....

Most iconic movies of the 1980s came with an equally outstanding soundtrack, and Top Gun was one of them with the hit single Take My Breath Away by Berlin, as well as songs like Danger Zone and the movie’s theme song. Now with Top Gun: Maverick finally about to zoom into cinemas this summer after a substantial delay, guitarist Johnny Marr has revealed that he has created a new “epic” theme song for the movie with Hans Zimmer, who has composed the score for Tom Cruise’s return as Maverick....

The actor/stuntman talks about portraying the real-life serial killer, a Hatchet sequel and moreIf you’re well-versed in the horror or stuntman worlds, Kane Hodder is a name you surely know well. A veteran of over 70 films as a stuntman and 60 as an actor, Hodder is best known for his portrayals of Jason Voorhes starting with Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood through Jason X, earning him the distinction of the actor who has played the iconic character the most times....

Their friendship started on the set of Titanic, and their love for each other will go on and on, as the song says. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio were recently reunited after not being able to see each other for over three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic keeping them separated. And when they were reunited in Las Angeles, it was emotional for the actress. “I couldn’t stop crying,” Winslet told The Guardian....

Kevin Bacon is a critically acclaimed film and television actor with a diverse career spanning multiple genres. He first made his film debut in the 1978 comedy/romance National Lampoon’s Animal House directed by John Landis. While the film received major acclaim, Bacon didn’t blow up after his portrayal of Chip Diller and went back to auditioning for small roles in the theater after the release of the movie. It wasn’t until 1984 when Bacon starred as Ren McCormack in the iconic dance/musical Footloose that he became the household name he is today....