Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee Uma Thurman will have a five-episode guest-starring arc on NBC’s new musical drama Smash as a famous and somewhat difficult movie star who flirts with the idea of starring in “Marilyn,” the musical within the musical. Thurman also is well-known for her starring role in the cult feature film hit Pulp Fiction (for which she received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations) as well as for Kill Bill Vol....
The official trailer has been released for the animated series Sonic Prime. Coming to Netflix next month, the animated series gives Sonic the Hedgehog a new avenue to further expand his franchise following the success of the live-action feature films. It will start streaming on Dec. 15, 2022, but for now, you can catch a sneak peek by watching the below trailer. The official synopsis for Sonic Prime reads: Deven Mack provides the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the adaptation....
The madness of the multiverse has now been unleashed on the comic book movie genre, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse led the way. With the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One), on the way, writers and producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord have teased a potential crossover with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Speaking on a recent episode of the HappySadConfused podcast, Miller responded to the idea of the MCU and the Venom-Verse bleeding into the Spider-Verse with a pragmatic “why not?...
How else could Spider-Man: No Way Home follow up its record-breaking box office run other than by repeating the feat on digital platforms as well. Having not only been the first Hollywood release in two years to break the $1 billion mark, and do it in style, the epic, multiverse-spanning superhero movie has now taken a staggering $800 million at the domestic box office and has played in cinemas longer than any other movie released since the start of the Covid pandemic....
With so many Spider-Man sequels and reboots, it is difficult to choose a favorite from the lot. Nevertheless, one film from the web-head’s franchise has stood the test of time - Spider-Man 2. From its fight scenes, impactful reveals, the forbidden romance, to the building rivalry between Peter Parker and his enemies, Spider-Man 2 has all the action and drama needed for a fun movie-watching experience. Here is why Spider-Man 2 is the best Spider-Man sequel to date....
After fans waited for a year and a few months for Stranger Things, the nine-episode season debuted on the Netflix streaming service this weekend, with many fans already binge-watching the entire season. If you haven’t seen Stranger Things Season 2 there will be huge SPOILERS below, especially in regard to the ending, with the Duffer Brothers revealing in a new interview that the Season 2 ending helps set the stage for Season 3 and beyond....
The return of Stranger Things to Netflix this year immediately had many other shows looking over their shoulder, and now the Creative Arts Emmys have given them another reason to do so as the show nabbed several awards. Among those was a win for Outstanding Prosthetic Make-Up, which was chiefly down to the work that went into creating the show’s villain, Vecna, who was portrayed mainly through practical effects and a suit worn by actor Jamie Campbell Bower....
i>BABEL RECEIVES SEVEN GOLDEN GLOBE NODS Among numerous surprises, Babel,the drama by director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu about the worldwide reverberations to families following a shooting in North Africa, dominated the Golden Globes nominations announced today. The film received seven nominations – more than any other –including best drama, best director, and best actor (Brad Pitt). The nominations were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which also nominated Bobby, The Departed, Little Children,and The Queenfor best picture in the drama category....
NBC’S ZUCKER: INTERNET PROFITS 5 YEARS AWAY NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker said Wednesday that his company’s revenue from the Internet and new media represented “digital pennies” and that NBC was still experimenting with ways to alter the economics of online distribution. Speaking to Harvard Business School on Wednesday, he suggested that it may be five years before a “fully formed” revenue model is created. Zucker expressed frustration over his dealings with Apple, which refused to go along with his demands to offer “flexible” pricing for downloads at its iTunes Store....
i>DANCING DOMINATES; BANG FIZZLES, CHUCK CHOKES The second week of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars once again dominated Monday night’s ratings as it drew a solid 13.2 rating and a 19 share between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Those numbers were down only slightly from last week’s season premiere, which recorded a 14.0/21. Dancinghad little competition from its rivals in the 8:00 p.m. hour, with CBS’s combination of How I Met Your Motherand the new Big Bang Theory averaging a 5....
CBS has ordered two more editions of Survivor to be broadcast during the 2011-2012 season. These will mark the 23rd and 24th editions of television’s longest-running hit reality competition series. Additionally, Emmy Award-winner Jeff Probst has signed a new agreement to continue as host and as an executive producer for the 23rd and 24th editions. Probst has hosted Survivor since its inception. “Survivor is a program franchise that continues to stand the test of time....
Syfy has greenlit 26 new episodes of its hit series Haven, which posted growth in both Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 last year. The first 13 episodes of Season 5 are set to premiere this fall with the remaining 13 episodes scheduled to air in 2015. Tallying its best season ever in social mentions and Twitter activity, Haven’s recently wrapped fourth season was up 11% among Adults 18-34 (314,000) and up 3% year-to-year among Adults 18-49 (926,000)....
In celebration of the recent DVD release of King of the Hill: Season 5, MovieWeb and Fox Home Entertainment are giving away copies of the DVD set! CLICK HERE to enter today! Propane, patriotism and the hilarious Hill family are back when Fox Home Entertainment releases the King of the Hill: Season Five on November 22, 2005. Join Hank, Bobby Hill and Peggy, as they muddle through the trials and tribulations of suburban life surrounded by their quirky friends and family....
You can bring one of the sleeper hits of the year home on DVD and Blu-ray this May. Taken will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 12. We have no cover art or pricing details as of yet, but you can take a look at the special features below. We’ll be sure to update this story as soon as we have more information. The film stars Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace and Katie Cassidy....
Scott (Tyler Posey) must contend with a pack of Alpha werewolves in the first trailer for Season 3 of Teen Wolf. These deadly wolves want Derek (Tyler Hoechlin) to join their clan, and, as you can see in this footage, these Alpha wolves surely mean business. MTV has also announced that an hour-long recap special will air on Memorial Day (May 27), which gives fans a chance to catch up with the series before the Season 3 Premiere debuts on Monday, June 3 at 10 PM ET....
K-Dramas have always had a following in the West, but have become a sensation recently due to shows like Squid Games and Alice in Borderlands. Netflix, Hulu, and even Disney have started making their own original K-Dramas for the growing audience. While they make for great horror and thriller shows, they have a huge market in romance, as well. Notorious for being a little cheesy, they are nonetheless extremely fun watches and can lure you into reading subtitles until your eyes hurt....
Samurai films are arguably their own genre of film, often referred to as Chanbara in Japan, a subcategory of the jidaigeki genre, which translates to “period dramas”. Samurai cinema saw a surge in the 1960s after the release of the legendary samurai film Seven Samurai. Director Akira Kurosawa is a pioneer in the Chanbara genre, directing around one film a year for two decades and contributing a great deal of work to the genre....
It seems that the 2012 director’s biggest film might be sequelized after all… perhaps. Latino Review recently spoke with director Roland Emmerich about the possibilities for a sequel to the 1996 summer blockbuster Independence Day. CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article. We’ll certainly keep you posted on any news of an Independence Day sequel as soon as more information comes in. “Dean Devlin and I are still set to make a sequel or sequels, likely because we’ve found some sort of idea and we approached FOX and FOX has not quite figured out how to incorporate Dean’s and my deal, and Will’s (Smith) deal....
Variety reports that Roman Polanski was arrested Saturday at the Zurich Airport in Switzerland. If the director agrees to be extradited, he could be sent to the U.S. in a few days. If he fights the extradition order, it could take several months for the case to move through Swiss courts. “We were unaware of any extradition being sought, and separate counsel will be retained for those proceedings,” stated his Los Angeles attorneys Douglas Dalton, Chad Hummel and Bart Dalton....
The aftermath of the deadly accident on the set of Rust last month has had people pointing fingers in several different directions as to whom is responsible. One person in particular that has come under a lot of fire is the set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, and she has since hired Jason Bowles to serve as her attorney. Recently, Bowles made headlines by insinuating that a “disgruntled” crew member may have mixed live rounds in with the blanks on the set to deliberately cause an incident....
