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The one inescapable thing in life is growing up. Humans are destined to do it, no matter how much they don’t want to. Regardless of whether or not the childhood memories bring nostalgia or feelings of heaviness, learning the ropes to maturing and becoming an adult happens to everyone. Filmmakers in the ’80s seemed to have a gift for perfectly representing these specific feelings and important moments in their films. They brought to life the hundreds of real and emotional convserations that kids had with their parents, first dates after a nervous interaction in a incoming new relationship, or nights when a group of friends would sneak out for an adventure....

Gael Garcia Bernal is a Mexican actor and producer who burst onto the radar of American audiences in 2000 with his breakthrough performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film Amores Perros, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He further cemented his crossover talent in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 film Y Tu Mamá También. Since that time, Bernal has made his mark in films including Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, Fidel, and Coco, along with headlining the critically acclaimed series Mozart in the Jungle....

One of the biggest technological advancements in filmmaking over the last few decades has been that of motion capture performances. The process, pioneered by George Lucas on The Phantom Menance and Peter Jackson with the Lord of the Rings films, captures the physicality of an actor’s performance and translates it into a digital framework, allowing a fully-CGI character to then be overlayed on the actor in the film. It allows an actor to embody their character more accurately, as instead of attempting to act through many layers of makeup and prosthetics, the nuance of their performance is maintained and translated directly into the digital model....

From Cartoon Network to Nickelodeon, to Disney Channel and PBS, there was an abundance of cartoons to choose from in the 2000s. Especially because some of them were only around for a single season. Some cartoons from the 2000s are pretty well-known, even still today, like Kim Possible, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Teen Titans, Max and Ruby, and The Fairly OddParents. But likely everyone has had a conversation with their friends about a cartoon they used to love that another person may not remember....

The Blacklist took the world by storm with its fascinating premise and top-notch acting. This is one of the biggest reasons why it ran for nine seasons, and is on-topic to reboot for a new season. While there has been a debate over which may be the best season of the show, one cannot deny that each season had engaging crime thriller narratives with highly memorable scenes. Various seasons of the show mainly focused on finding the bad guys, while others wanted to explore Elizabeth “Liz” Keen and Raymond “Red” Reddington’s relationship....

The comedian sits down with Barry Levinson to talk about their new comedy One’s a comedy legend and the other is a Hollywood legend - Robin Williams and Barry Levinson. The two have teamed up once again for their latest dramedy, Man of the Year. They previously worked together in 1987’s Good Morning, Vietnam and 1992’s Toys. In Man of the Year, Robin plays Tim Dobbs, a talk show host, a la Jon Stewart and Bill Maher....

Quentin Dupieux’s art house thriller Rubber is finally getting a release date, after playing Cannes and the festival circuit. Magnet Releasing has set February 25 to begin Video On Demand, followed by its theatrical release on April 1. Check out the trailer below! Rubber is the story of Robert, an inanimate tire that has been abandoned in the desert, and suddenly and inexplicably comes to life. As Robert roams the bleak landscape, he discovers that he possesses terrifying telepathic powers that give him the ability to destroy anything he wishes without having to move....

Earlier this week, we reported that Sasheer Zamata became the first female African-American cast member on Saturday Night Live in five years, since Maya Rudolph left the show. Today, the late-night series has added two female African-American writers as well, bringing in Leslie Jones and LaKendra Tookes to the writing staff. Both writers had auditioned for the cast opening that eventually went to Sasheer Zamata, although Leslie Jones was one of the 12 finalists that were called back to perform on the SNL stage in New York....

Guillermo del Toro is one of the biggest names in movie making. A visionary director with a clear style, Del Toro’s movies are a mix of gothic horror and whimsical fantasy, with a strong color palette and an appreciation for monsters. Del Toro sees both beauty and horror in the real world, and he treats genres that are often dismissed as pulpy with the same seriousness and weight that is usually afforded to dramas....

The blonde beauty queen talks her new reality show, Playboy and the writers strike Shanna Moakler knows a thing or two about beauty pageants and reality shows. She is a former Miss Teen USA and Miss America and also had her own reality show with MTV’s Meet the Barkers which showed her marriage with Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. Moakler is back with a brand new reality show, Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants....

After months of speculation, the first trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, now titled Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, has dropped. The reaction has been predictably polarized, with film commentators ranging in their responses from happy to haughty, depending on one’s attitude to the 1960s setting and the arrival of a new sidekick in the guise of Phoebe Waller-Bridge to replace Shia LaBeouf’s Mutt Williams. But perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the hype surrounding the film is the suggestion—once the province of bloggers, now the subject of widespread speculation—that the film’s plot will involve time travel....

Twelve former So You Think You Can Dance show favorites are set to return to summer’s No. 1 series as All-Star Dance Partners. Skilled in various dance styles from Krump to Contemporary, the Season Seven All-Star Dance Partners are: Stephen Boss, Comfort Fedoke, Courtney Galiano, Anya Garnis, Lauren Gottlieb, Neil Haskell, Allison Holker, Mark Kanemura, Pasha Kovalev, Kathryn McCormick, Ade Obayomi and Dominic Sandoval. Each week, finalists will be partnered with a different All-Star dancer....

Los Angeles, CA (July 26, 2007) - Fans of America’s #1 sizzling summer show, So You Think You Can Dance, can see their favorite stars perform live as most tickets for this summer’s highly anticipated tour go on sale August 11 at 10 a.m., it was announced by 19 Entertainment chief executive and series creator Simon Fuller, co-creator Nigel Lythgoe and AEG. (See ticket information below.) So You Think You Can Dance airs Wednesdays at 8:00 PM and Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX....

Many films make minor changes following test screenings, but few have completely redesigned their main character after releasing the first trailer. 2020’s Sonic The Hedgehog found itself in that very exclusive group after fans tore apart the design of the iconic blue speedster when he made his first appearance, with particular note given to the character’s strangely human eyes. While costly to completely change the character’s face at a point when much of the movie was already finished, it paid off with the movie being a huge hit....

Spike TV answers all of the burning questions men have been dying to ask, but never found socially acceptable in a new nine-episode comedic late-night series, MANswers. The fast-paced series works to satisfy the curiosity of Spike viewers by asking the tough questions only guys would appreciate and taking the viewers on a wild ride to find out the answers. In each episode, MANswers races through re-enactments, expert one-on- ones and man-on-the-street interviews to educate Spike viewers on the taboo topics in terms only guys can relate to....

Star Trek: Picard premiered its second season on Paramount+ at the beginning of the month and now filming has concluded on its third and final season, although that season is not expected to premiere until 2023. With the series coming to an end, the second and third seasons were shot concurrently, likely for the ease of having its 450 strong crew already assembled and as a cost saving measure to counter the usually high costs of making a science fiction series as well as additional issues faced due to Covid....

i>HANCOCK HAS SUPER DEBUT Sony’s Hancockshowed the strength of a superhero in its debut on Tuesday, grossing $6.8 million during two screenings in 3,680 theaters. (It adds 280 more this weekend.) While the preview screenings took in more than an earlier superhero movie, Iron Man,in May ($5.5 million), it fell well below last year’s previews of Transformers ($8.8 million), which set the stage for a Fourth of July holiday haul of $155....

i>GET SMART LOOKS SMART WITH $39.2 MILLION Would you believe that Warner Bros.’ Get Smart, starring Steve Carell, took in an estimated $39.2 million at the box office over the weekend? That was about $10 million more than what most box-office forecasters had predicted. On the other hand, Paramount’s The Love Guru,starring Mike Myers, took in just $14 million, about $10 million lessthan what forecasters had predicted. Two holdover films were almost too close to call....

After the success of Batman: The Animated Series, the creators of that show decided to try their hand at another equally famous superhero: Superman. Superman: The Animated Series, the second show in the now expansive DC Animated Universe, ran from 1996-2000 and featured Tim Daly voicing the titular hero, as well as Clancy Brown as the voice of Lex Luthor. The show was critically acclaimed, with impressive animation, great moments, and great stories, though the acclaim didn’t reach the same peaks as Batman: The Animated Series....

Syfy today announced Z Nation, a 13-episode zombie series set to debut in the fall. From production company The Asylum (Sharknado), the action-horror series depicts the epic struggle to save humanity after a zombie apocalypse. The series, which will air on Syfy, will be produced by The Asylum and sold internationally by Dynamic Television. Karl Schaefer (Eerie, Indiana) will serve as executive producer and showrunner. He explains, In making the announcement, Chris Regina, Senior Vice President, Programming, Syfy, said:...