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Donkey Kong is a Nintendo character that has been part of videogame pop-culture just as long as Nintendo’s main mascot character, Mario. Yet, Donkey Kong isn’t talked about as often despite debuting in the same game together. Whatever the reason for this, one thing that no one can deny is that Donkey Kong himself has endeared himself in the hearts and minds of multiple generations of gamers, going back to the days when the only notable videogame characters were him, Mario, and Link....

Simon Pegg has appeared in four different Mission: Impossible films, starting in 2006 with Mission Impossible: III. It’s been 16 years since his debut as Benji Dunn, and the actor still shares a strong love for the franchise. According to the RottenTomatoes score, the films have continued to improve with each installment following the second entry. The final two movies, Dead Reckoning Part One and Two were expected to be the last two Mission: Impossible entries with Tom Cruise; however, that’s not confirmed just yet....

In Spider-Man 3, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) has reached a point where he’s feeling pretty good about his accomplishments. He’s saved the city, helped the citizens and he’s loved by all. However, amidst all this happiness with himself he’s starting to be complacent. His ego is starting to show and it’s putting a strain on his relationship with M.J. (Kirsten Dunst). Having flopped on Broadway, Peter simply isn’t there for her emotionally....

Lesser-known Spider-Man villain, The Spot, will be the main threat throughout both Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and its sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, director Kemp Powers has revealed. Speaking with Total Film, Powers explained why he and his fellow filmmakers Joaquim Dos Santos and Justin K. Thompson decided to make the Z-list supervillain the main bad guy, declaring that, while he may at first seem like a joke, he possesses “incredible potential....

Spike TV speeds into action with a new event series, Bullrun, based on the international automotive rally of the same name. The 10-episode high-octane series premieres in first quarter 2007. Bullrun will put real people behind their favorite wheels in an all out rally across the United States, with a big money prize and even bigger bragging rights waiting at the finish line. In each episode, a different driving team will be eliminated based on their strategy and driving performance....

Trekkies are invited to boldly go where no fan has gone before - to a first-ever Star Trek celebration at select Blockbuster stores across the country. Stores in 20 cities will host midnight DVD release parties tonight for the box office hit Star Trek starring Chris Pine. The events will give Trekkies of all ages the chance to be among the first to rent or purchase the movie on DVD or Blu-ray when it is released at 12:01 a....

Steve Jobs (2015) is a master class in what a biopic can be in terms of entertainment and representing someone’s life and experiences. Directed by Danny Boyle and starring Michael Fassbender, the movie documents the life of Steve Jobs through several big Apple product showcases. The sad thing is that this movie, written by The Social Network scribe Aaron Sorkin, never really got the commercial success or acclaim it deserved, unlike The Social Network....

Sad news as comedian and VH1 personality Stevie Ryan has passed away from apparent suicide. The woman was just 33 years old. Known as a viral video star, Ryan was found dead from hanging in her home over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The news was first shared by the Los Angeles Coroner’s office’s website. Stevie Ryan last tweeted on June 30, heading into the weekend, where she paid tribute to her late grandfather....

The storm is a comin’ on DVD. According to Fangoria, Storm Warning is coming to DVD February 5, apparently skipping a theatrical release. The disc will be priced at $19.95 SRP. The horror flick stars Nadia Farès, John Brumpton, Robert Taylor, David Lyons and Mathew Wilkinson Combining elements of Deliverance and Straw Dogs, this follows a yuppie couple as they embark on a fishing trip gone very wrong. When they’re captured by deranged locals, the wife fights back in a gory battle that director Jamie Blanks (Urban Legend) delivers with vivid prosthetic and digital effects....

Since the premiere of the penultimate season of Netflix’s Stranger Things hit the screens, it has smashed all kinds of streaming records. However, per Deadline, it missed the mark against the popular Korean drama Squid Game, currently logged as the most-watched show on the streaming platform. Nonetheless, the credit for this unprecedented global buzz indeed accrues to the showrunners, The Duffer brothers, and the actors who brought to life a stellar cast of characters to carry the energy of the series....

BOX OFFICE ENCOMPASSING NEW LINE Some analysts have suggested that the very future of Time Warner’s New Line studios – and almost certainly its chairman, Bob Shaye – may hinge on the performance of The Golden Compass, which reportedly cost $180 million to produce and another $60 million to market and distribute. Nevertheless, even the studio’s own executives are making modest predictions about the film’s fortunes this weekend, with New Line president Rolf Mittweg telling the Hollywood Reporter: “We should do somewhere between $30-40 million....

VIEWERS RETURN TO THEIR SETS FOR OLYMPICS NBC’s coverage of the Olympic Games is driving many viewers back to their television sets, according to an analysis of Nielsen ratings by Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting and reported in today’s (Friday) New York Times.According to the study, NBC’s average nightly primetime audience of 28.7 million is not only made up of viewers who have abandoned their regular programs on the other networks but also by viewers who do not ordinarily watch broadcast television....

IRAN EXPELS BBC REPORTER Iran has expelled Jon Leyne, the BBC correspondent in Tehran, accusing him of “supporting the rioters.” He was given 24 hours to leave the country. In a statement, Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance warned, “If various British radio and television networks continue to interfere in our country’s domestic affairs by broadcasting fake and incorrect reports of Iran or ignoring international journalism ethics, there will be more stern action taken....

i>LIGHT SHINES ON DAYTIME EMMYS CBS nabbed 57 nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards Wednesday – the most of any network – with the daddy of all daytime dramas, CBS’s The Guiding Light, which debuted on television in 1952, being showered with 17 of them. Another long-running soap, CBS’s As the World Turns (1956), received 16 nods. The Ellen DeGeneres show Ellenwas the most-nominated talk show with 12 nominations. Morning shows were removed from consideration for daytime Emmys, although a special morning-program list is expected to be announced in April....

The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most respected and celebrated film festivals in the United States. It’s a ten-day-long showcase of the best independent filmmakers in the business, and has helped to launch the careers of many notable directors, such as Quentin Tarantino, The Coen Brothers, and even Steven Soderbergh. Many popular films have also premiered there, such as Little Miss Sunshine and Get Out. Any director looking to make a name for themselves starts here, and this year will be no different....

From her self-proclaimed “walking woke Twitter account” The White Lotus character Olivia to the pious Eden on The Handmaid’s Tale, Sydney Sweeney tends to choose roles “vastly different” from who she truly is. “I actually try to find characters that I don’t connect to at all because I find that challenge interesting,” the Emmy-nominated actress told Deadline. “I always want to challenge myself so that I can better my craft.”...

The Jane Fonda classic Barbarella is getting the reboot treatment. Released in 1968, the original film, directed by Roger Vadim, takes inspiration from the Jean-Claude Forest comic book series. It follows Fonda as a representative of the United Earth government tasked with finding a scientist who’s created a weapon that could destroy humanity. Rumblings of a sequel or reboot have persisted over the years, but none have yet managed to come to fruition....

Taylor Schilling, one of the stars of the recently-canceled NBC series Mercy, has signed on for a starring role in the upcoming film The Lucky One, according to Variety. Taylor Schilling will star alongside Zac Efron in the film, which will revolve around Zac Efron’s character, a Marine who has survived three grueling tours in the Iraq war, which he attributes to his lucky charm: a photograph of a woman (Taylor Schilling) he does not know....

Pierce Brosnan is a very popular actor who has been in a wide range of movies and movie genres throughout his career. He’s acted in almost 70 movies so far, and it seems like he won’t be stopping soon. Of course, his career really launched into the stratosphere when he took on the role of James Bond, and his movies have become important to the James Bond legacy. While action movies are definitely a part of his usual repertoire, you can also find him in rom-coms, murder mysteries, and even dramas....

The 2000s were in its prime for television, especially when it catered to teenagers and young adults. Multiple shows were produced in the early years of the 2000s, and they often ran with multiple episodes in a single season. Now, in 2022, it’s more common for a show to have 8-10 episodes in a season rather than 20-24 like in the past. What made the longer seasons so good was the use of filler episodes, but now that there are half as many episodes in a season, the use of fillers isn’t needed....