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The landscape of comedy has changed dramatically in recent years amid continued discussions over what is or isn’t acceptable for comedians to joke about. This has led to many comics changing their acts greatly while others are playing it safe by refusing to do any more stand-up specials at all for the foreseeable future. Family Feud host and comedian Steve Harvey, per Variety, explained how he fits into the latter category at the Television Critics Association press tour....

It is a major period of change for Doctor Who fans. Not only is Peter Capaldi’s run as the Doctor coming to an end after the upcoming Christmas special, but the new Doctor is going to be the first ever female Doctor in the history of the long-running sci-fi series. It was recently announced that Jodie Whittaker (Broadchurch) will be taking over duties on the Tardis in Doctor Who season 11....

When the Duffer Brothers officially announced that the hugely anticipated fourth season of Stranger Things would be arriving at the end of May, they promised that this would be the biggest season ever. However, the number of episodes is pretty standard, which meant there would have to be some pretty long episodes to make the claim that the season was “twice the size of any other” accurate. As Netflix has now revealed the run time of new episodes, it is clear to see that the Duffer Brothers were not lying about how epic this new season is going to be....

CBS WAITING AT THE K-K-K-KITCHEN DOORCBS is likely to announce this week or next that it has reached an agreement with Katie Couric to anchor the CBS Evening News and join the regular contributors to 60 Minutes, Television Weekreported over the weekend. Although Couric’s contract with NBC is not due to expire until the end of May, it was widely reported that the network had released her from her obligation not to negotiate with another network until then so that it could move forward with plans for the Todayshow before pitching it to advertisers during the mid-May “upfronts....

SOMETHING FOR EVERY TASTE AT THE BOX OFFICE Moviegoers will have a wide-ranging choice at the box office this weekend – ranging from a broad menu of family movies to R-rated comedy fare. The general consensus is that the family movies, which include the holdoversG-Force, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, have already had their day and that Judd Apatow’s R-Rated Funny People will emerge at the top of the box office....

i>THE PRESTIGE WORKS BOX-OFFICE MAGIC Like the audience for the magic tricks depicted in the movie, nobody saw The Prestige’s box-office victory coming. According to final figures released by Exhibitor Relations on Monday, the film, about a pair of rival magicians, finished in first place with $14.8 million. By contrast, Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Fathers,which most analysts assumed would wind up in first place, wound up instead in third with $10....

Director James Gunn has posted a brand-new image from his upcoming ode to crime fighters entitled Super on his personal website. Starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page as average citizens who decided to take the law into their own hands by becoming costumed vigilantes straight out of a comic book, James Gunn’s upcoming comedy promises to be as violent as it is hilarious. To get a look at this new photo, which features Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page playing with dynamite, check out the image below:...

IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Superman Returns, which has grossed more than $290 million worldwide to date, is showing strong legs in IMAX theatres through its fourth weekend. The IMAX 3D release earned approximately $1.4 million on 77 North American IMAX screens and an estimated $625,000 from 27 international IMAX screens between Friday, July 21 and Sunday July 23. To date, the film has earned $20.7 million in IMAX theatres worldwide, becoming the fastest grossing digitally re-mastered IMAX release in the Company’s history for an impressive worldwide per screen average of $201,000....

Arguably one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood right now is Euphoria star, Sydney Sweeney. At 24, Sweeney has already starred in a handful of popular TV shows and movies in addition to opening her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films. She has showcased her talents in roles ranging from a blood-thirsty vampire to a troubled teen in Sharp Objects. With both Euphoria and The White Lotus renewed for an additional season and her upcoming role as Penny Jo Poplin in National Anthem, we expect to see a lot more of Sweeney on our screens....

Dexter: The Complete Second Season will be released in a four-disc DVD set on August 19 and we just have to celebrate this hit Showtime series. We’re running yet another contest and we’re giving away copies of this brand new season away to our readers. You know these discs will be gone in a heartbeat, so enter this contest today. Winners Receive: Dexter: The Complete Second Season four-disc set CLICK HERE to enter this huge giveaway today....

With Will Ferrell in the driver’s seat, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby cruises to DVD December 12. In a story from The Digital Bits, Sony recently announced that the Nascar comedy will come out in standard DVD, Blu-ray Disc and UMD In addition to this, the DVD will be offered “in separate theatrical and uncut versions (each alternatively available in both full frame and anamorphic widescreen versions - SRP $28....

EW.com has learned that after a monster of a casting dilemma, it appears likely that actor Taylor Lautner may get to keep the Jacob role in Twilight sequel New Moon. According to sources around Hollywood, things may start looking very hairy for Taylor Lautner. The actor-not to mention legions of Twilight fans-has been desperate to learn whether Summit Entertainment will cast him once more as Jacob Black in the Twilight sequel New Moon....

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Terrence Howard, the actor, who enjoyed a breakout year in 2005 with four notable film projects, has lined up two new features. First, he is in final negotiations to topline PDR, aka Philadelphia Department of Recreation, for Lionsgate Films. Penned by Michael Gozzard and Kevin M. Smith, the film chronicles the real-life story of Jim Ellis (Howard), who in the 1970s transformed a group of troubled inner-city kids into one of the best swim teams in the country....

On June 26 prepare to get Super! When it premiered as part of NBC’s Saturday morning lineup in the Fall of 1990, The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros. 3 helped catapult the record-breaking game (over 17 million units to date) on which it was based into video game history. Now, Mario is back with his pals on The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros® 3 - The Complete Series 3-DVD box set!...

Despite originally being planned as a DCEU vehicle for Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight, The Batman is gearing up to be its own standalone juggernaut with Robert Pattinson being dubbed by some early reviews as “your new favorite” Batman. The latest take on the Caped Crusader had its London Premiere last night and the first comments to come in its wake have been overwhelmingly positive, adding to the hype for next week’s general release of the movie in cinemas....

With Peter Jackson’s epic three-part documentary miniseries The Beatles: Get Back currently celebrating its one-year anniversary, many fans have been wondering if more material from the famous sessions will be unleashed on the public. When it was put out on DVD and Blu-ray earlier this year, it only contained the same 468 minutes that’s available streaming on Disney+, with no extra footage or bonus material of any kind, so there’s been a lot of speculation about a possible extended future edition....

Everyone loves a good animal movie. Whether dogs, cats, birds, or some other cute creature, audiences love to cheer on the innocent and adorable, rooting for them as they overcome hardship and peril. Cats are a little more complicated, though– some are simply sweet, others are monstrously ferocious, while still more are nearly sarcastic in their indifference toward human affairs. There have been many movies made throughout the years about these feline friends....

If the wants want it badly enough to support the first film, there could very well be a sequel to The Bob’s Burgers Movie. Debuting in theaters on May 27, the new film is a feature-length adaptation of the animated series Bob’s Burgers. Loren Bouchard, who created the original series, co-directed the feature with Bernard Derriman. Bouchard also co-wrote the screenplay with Nora Smith, who has been working on the series since season 1....

Host Penn Jillette and Executive Producers Ben Silverman and Andrew Golder discuss the importance of 1st, 2nd and 3rd impressions. We recently had a chance to sit on a press conference for the new game show Identity. This is a new game show from Reveille, the producers of NBC’s The Office, The Biggest Loser and Ugly Betty where contestants size up a group of strangers in an effort to match their identities and win a top prize of $500,000....

Potential spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever below Chadwick Boseman is gone, but his legacy still lives in the characters he portrayed, especially in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. After he passed away, in honor of Boseman, Marvel Studios decided not to recast the role and instead pass on the mantle of Black Panther to another character who has value in Wakandan culture and governance. Per the new trailers, we will see a female character, possibly Shuri, taking on the role of Wakanda’s protector....