The actor and author on how he turned one of his books into a film, plus the actress on working with him. Getting your big break on Saturday Night Live really helps to give you a name in Hollywood. Steve Martin certainly reeped the benefits of that as a movie and tv star. He’s also become a very successful author, selling millions of copies with his numerous books. One of those books being Shopgirl, which he made into a new movie, and he stars in....
And you thought The Aquabats! Super Show! was going to be the best thing heading into new TV this coming spring. Wait up! Hold the phone! A day after The Hub debuts this poppy new venture in superhero monster battles and a burger rain the likes of which we’ve never seen, VH-1 has decided to drop their own stealth bomb on an unsuspecting public with the new pop cultural-smashing sketch series Stevie TV....
After a long wait, Stranger Things season 4 finally debuted on Netflix last month and is already the biggest show in the world. The first seven episodes of Stranger Things season 4 are streaming on Netflix right now, but fans will have to wait another month for the feature-length final two episodes of the series. While Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 has already astonished fans with its new villain Vecna and his shocking identity reveal, mature violence, and several emotional moments, the finale promises to double down on all the chaos and spectacle the series is known for....
TRANSFORMERS MAY BECOME BIGGEST HIT OF YEAR Transformer: Revenge of the Fallencould earn in excess of $160 million during a five day domestic opening beginning June 24, the Los Angeles Timesreported today (Thursday), citing unnamed film executives who have seen the most recent pre-release audience surveys. The newspaper observed that it is also opening on the same day in most major overseas markets, where the original Transformersearned more money than it did in the U....
i>BORAT MAKE BENEFIT FOR BOX OFFICE Theater owners and 20th Century Fox discovered over the weekend that Santa Claus doesn’t come from the North Pole but from Kazakhstan, that he doesn’t wear a beard but a mustache, and that his name is not really Tim Allen but Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen’s Boratrang up an estimated $26.1 million at the box office despite playing in just 837 theaters – that’s $31,500 in each theater....
BET BEATS BROADCAST NETS WITH AWARDS SPECIAL Sunday night’s BET awards, which became a de facto Michael Jackson tribute special, attracted 10.2 million viewers. It was the most who have ever tuned in to the Viacom-owned network, which targets the African-American audience. The numbers overshadowed those of the broadcast networks, whose highest-rated program on Sunday, CBS’s 60 Minutes, attracted 7.94 million viewers. Nevertheless, the Los Angeles Timesobserved today (Tuesday) that the awards ceremony “provoked scathing reaction from bloggers and viewers who found some elements of the show, along with host Jamie Foxx’s constant self-promotion of his album and upcoming tour, distasteful and offensive....
CAN “ALL NEWS” SURVIVE ON CNN? CNN’s decision to replace commentator Lou Dobbs with veteran reporter John King may be the final test of whether traditional hard news reporting can survive against the fire and brimstone commentators who have fascinated huge audiences on Fox News, MSNBC and even CNN’s sister operation, HLN, several publications observed on Thursday. The San Francisco Chroniclequoted Tom Rosenstiel, director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, as saying that “cable has become so ideologically focused” that it raises the question: “Can you build a primetime audience around people who are not ideologues?...
FOX SCORES WITH FOOTBALL, THEN BASEBALL A one-two punch of football followed by baseball put Fox well ahead of its rivals in the Sunday night ratings. An overrun of NFL coverage at 7:00 p.m. produced a 10.8 rating and an 18 share for Fox at 7:00 p.m., well ahead of CBS’s usual winner of that time period, 60 Minutes, which registered only a 7.5/13. Fox retained the lead from 8:00 p....
Supergirl has had a lot of success in season 2 since the show moved from CBS to The CW. The show recently was part of a massive crossover in the Arrowverse with Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow and The Flash, in which the heroes had to protect Earth from a massive alien invasion. It looks like Kara Zor-El isn’t done with aliens yet, because the White Martians are coming back, as teased by a new clip released by The CW ahead of this week’s upcoming episode of Supergirl....
Girl power is back on The CW’s Thursday night. Laura Vandervoort flies into Smallville as Supergirl, Clark Kent’s (Tom Welling) strong-willed cousin from Krypton. Over in the land of demons, Katie Cassidy and Lauren Cohan join the war on Supernatural. Smallville airs Thursdays (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET), followed by Supernatural (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET). On Smallville, the seventh-season premiere kicks off on Thursday, September 27 with the arrival of Kara, A.K.A. Supergirl, played by Laura Vandervoort....
On January 8 prepare to get scared as Carnal comes to DVD! In honor of this occasion we are giving away copies of it! Winners Receive: Carnal DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis TMG Flicks embarks on an innovative form of motion picture distribution by releasing award-winning Argentinean filmmaker Fabian Forte’s controversial new horror film Carnal (previously known as Mala Carne) as an exclusive internet-only attraction. By doing so, the film will have the widest of all possible releases, utilizing in-home technology to heighten audience awareness of the film before it’s eventual release into the DVD market....
On April 17 things heat up as Smokin’ Aces comes to DVD! To celebrate this release we are giving away copies of it. Winner’s Receive: Smokin’ Aces DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Smokin’ Aces is a cool, edgy, dark action comedy from Universal Home Video that combines thugs-for-hire, smoking hot assassins and double crossing mobsters. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Jeremy Piven, Alicia Keyes, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta and Ben Affleck, this irreverent action-packed ride has a climax so unbelievable you’ll have to see it over and over again....
Day of the Dead is coming to DVD on April 8. We’re giving away copies of this movie starring Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames to our readers. You know these copies will go fast, so be sure to enter up as soon as you can! Winners Receive: Day of the Dead DVD CLICK HERE to enter this huge giveaway. Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames star in this horror film based on the George A....
While speaking to Terrence Howard on his upcoming role in ‘The Hunting Party’ opposite Richard Gerr, he mentioned to blackfilm.com that coming up next for him is Fighting, which pairs him with Channing Tatum and being directed by Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints). Rogue Pictures will release the film in 2008. The site gives the following synopsis: Sean Arthur (Tatum) is a young man who scrapes up a living scalping tickets in NYC....
If it hadn’t been announced beforehand that Colin Farrell was playing Penguin in The Batman, most filmgoers would have had no idea it was him in the role of Oswald Cobblepot. In the film, Farrell looks completely unrecognizable as the Gotham City supervillain thanks to hours spent each day in the makeup chair. The character is a bit of a scene-stealer despite his limited screen time, and many fans feel that the look conceived for Penguin in this film is perfect....
The Disney Channel of the 2000s was a whole different era. From the characters to the storylines and even the fashion, Disney truly had its own creations. This made the kids of the 2000s enter a different world and thus started the obsession with Hannah Montana and Lizzie McGuire, among other shows and cartoons. While the original stars of this channel might have moved forward, pursuing their own dreams and exploring their own identities outside those created by Disney, the fans seem to reminisce about the past....
Netflix has released the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina teaser for season 4. Additionally, they have announce that it will officially premiere on December 31st. Fans of the hit show were stunned to hear that it was coming to a close after season 4 over the summer. Petitions were set up and social media was begging for the streaming service to reconsider. However, Netflix has been doing a lot of house cleaning this year and it does not appear that they have changed their mind about bringing Chilling Adventures of Sabrina back....
Earlier this week, Sacha Baron Cohen teased a new mysterious project that included a video of President Donald Trump berating the star and then closed with the Trump University logo, implying that Cohen was going back to school. Now, new details have emerged and it looks like he’s doing another show in the style of Da Ali G Show. Additionally, the new Sacha Baron Cohen Series, which is said to have one or two episodes already finished, will supposedly premiere July 15th on Showtime....
Charlyne Yi and Jake Johnson offers a look at this new film about love and life Despite professing a belief that she’s incapable of love, comedian and actress Charlyne Yi finds herself falling for “Michael Cera,” played by Michael Cera, in Paper Heart, an intoxicating mix of documentary, improvisation, and romance. We caught up with Charlyne at this year’s Comic-Con to chat about her new film, along with her co-star Jake Johnson....
Just weeks after the first trailer debuted, HBO has released a full-length trailer for Silicon Valley, the network’s new eight-episode series created by Mike Judge. Thomas Middleditch stars as Richard, a programmer whose algorithm puts him in the middle of a bidding war for his new start-up company. T.J. Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Christopher Evan Welch and Amanda Crew co-star in this upcoming comedy series, debuting Sunday, April 6 at 10 PM ET on HBO....
