These are the on-screen voyages of Star Trek, a now-massive and popular franchise with 13 movies and over 800 episodes and counting. Star Trek: The Original Series went off the air in 1969, and was followed by two decades of movies about those same characters. Yet it wasn’t until the launch of the second TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, that we got to see new characters in this universe....
For many years, the Skywalker Saga films were the only official Star Wars features to be produced in live-action. That began to change with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which blew audiences away as the best Star Wars movie of the Disney era. Rogue One introduced the world to the Rebel spy, Cassian Andor, but gave him limited screen time before he met his heroic end. Now, Cassian Andor has become the latest Star Wars character to get his own Disney+ series Andor, which was designed to lead into the events of Rogue One....
Star Wars Rebels brings back Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) with another epic double episode, In the Name of the Rebellion Part 1 and Part 2. Phoenix Squadron reunites with the Rebel Alliance on Yavin IV, but is surprised to discover that all factions are not united. The tease of the Death Star builds ominously. The show is lining up brilliantly to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....
Stephen Root has had a vast career, spanning all sorts of genres. He’s played an eclectic catalog of characters, and he’s still adding more to his growing list. Root is capable of hilarious roles like in Office Space and Dodgeball. He’s also a talented voice actor as seen in Adventure Time and King of the Hill. And he’s skilled in drama and suspense, as seen in Barry and The Empty Man....
Not many series in recent times have become such a phenomenon as Stranger Things. This Netflix show, created by the Duffer Brothers, boasts a worldwide fan base that keeps growing every day. Its first season was released in 2016, and this July saw the premiere of its fourth season, which was divided in two parts. Its fifth and, per The Hollywood Reporter, final season is expected to release in 2024, and even though there is still a long way to go, fans are already discussing all over social media the wildest theories regarding the series finale....
IF IT’S WEDNESDAY, IT MUST BE AN IDOL WINRatings for American Idol’s results show Wednesday night just about equaled those for the previous night’s performance show. The selection of the winners in the love-song competition drew a 16.2 rating and a 24 share, down only a fraction from the 16.4/25 the night before. The huge numbers also guaranteed Fox of an overall win for the night, as it averaged a 9....
TIME WARNER REVENUE UP – NO THANKS TO MOVIES Time Warner surprised analysts today (Wednesday) as it reported a 5.2-percent rise in profits for the second quarter to $1.07 billion versus $1 billion a year ago. Overall sales rose 6 percent to $11 billion. Profits from its Warner Bros. and New Line film units declined a whopping 43 percent to $81 million, however. Analysts blamed to costs to market Ocean’s 13, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,and Rush Hour 3, all opening in the third quarter....
AN “INSTANT CLASSIC” OPENS VENICE FILM FEST The Venice Film Festival opened Wednesday night with several critics predicting that the opening-night film, Joe Wright’s Atonement, will not only capture the festival’s Golden Lion award but numerous Oscars as well. Ray Bennett in the Hollywood Reporter describes it as “an instant classic” and predicts it will capture “rapturous audiences and major awards.” Writing in the London Daily Telegraph, David Gritten praised the film as “a triumph” and forecast that the film will garner numerous awards, especially for stars Keira Knightly and James McAvoy’s “impeccable performances” and for Wright’s “bravura direction....
A JOSHUA AT CBS? CBS’s Jerichowill come tumbling down next season – its ratings demonstrating to network executives that it was not fit for battle. It was the latest of a series of announcements by the networks that they are abandoning the onetime popular serial dramas. Meeting with reporters on Wednesday, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler indicated that the network – which remains the most watched – plans to alter its conservative image by attempting to introduce some “daring” new programs next year....
SMEARED LIPSTICK? The major news media, which have come under attack by the McCain campaign for assertedly showing bias in favor of Barack Obama, found themselves under attack by the Obama campaign Wednesday for their coverage of Obama’s “lipstick on a pig” remark. The Republicans, said Obama, had taken his remark out of context and used it in an “outrageous” commercial “because they know that it’s catnip for the media.” Several TV and radio newscasts on Tuesday had played Obama’s remark, juxtaposing it with vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s remark during her acceptance speech that the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull was lipstick....
After a two decade absence from the silver screen, director Bryan Singer resurrects “The Man of Steel” in a glorious, epic film; steeped in Superman mythology and an emotional complexity rarely seen in the comic genre. Superman Returns is essentially Superman Three, or what that film should have been. The story picks up five years after Superman has mysteriously disappeared. Intrepid reporter Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has had a son with Richard White (James Marsden), the nephew of Daily Planet editor Perry White (Frank Langella)....
James Timothy “Tim” Norman was found guilty Friday of two counts of federal murder-for-hire and one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in the investigation. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Norman, the son of Robbie Montgomery, who founded Sweetie Pie’s in 1996, took out a $450,000 life insurance policy in 2015 on his nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr., naming himself as the sole beneficiary....
We have just been given our first look at the return of Sylvester Stallone in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 straight from the actor himself. Taking to Instagram, Sly posted a new photo of himself suited up in character as Stakar Ogord, further confirming his involvement and providing a tease at what’s to come. In the caption, Stallone says, “Yes what’s coming your way? Keep Your guard up!” This follows another video Sylvester Stallone had posted to Instagram speaking about his return in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....
On DVD July 17 comes The Number 23! This whirlwind tale of one man’s mental breakdown is so intense, we felt we had to give some copies to our users so they could see it for themselves. Winners Receive: The Number 23 DVD CLICK HERE to enter our contest! Synopsis: Upon acquiring a mysterious book in which the number 23 seems to take on powerful cosmic significance, a once-sane man gradually becomes obsessed with the idea that the frequently recurring number may in fact hold a deadly secret in this intense mystery-thriller starring Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen, and directed by Joel Schumacher....
Orphanage is scaring its way up to DVD on April 22, and we want to celebrate this new horror disc’s release. What better way to celebrate than to give the DVD away to our readers. That’s right, we’re doing a contest where you can sign up to win this disc. Click below to enter this giveaway. Winners Receive: Orphanage DVD CLICK HERE to enter this new contest. A woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home in the supernatural drama Orphanage, the feature film debut of acclaimed young Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona....
TBS and Conan O’Brien are continuing their partnership as the network has renewed the late-night series Conan through 2018. Since it premiered in November 2010, Conan has been a hit with TBS’s core audience of young adults, scoring a younger median age than any other hour-long talk show in late night. For the year-to-date, Conan is averaging 862,000 viewers in Live + 7 delivery, with more adults 18-34 than such competitors as Late Show with David Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Jimmy Kimmel Live!...
Love letters to cinema are one of Hollywood’s favorite things to make movies about. Filmmakers clearly love the art of filmmaking, so it seems pretty obvious that creatives within the film industry would want to make movies about what they love most in the world. Movie lovers enjoy it too, of course. What better way to appreciate the art of filmmaking than to make something dedicated to exactly that? Movies make people happy....
Spiked hair of all colors in the rainbow, grotesque proportions of human (and non-human) bodies, bizarre angles and poses, and absurdly cutesy expressions — anime is never grounded and deliberately defies reality, which makes it especially hard to adapt in live-action. Most live-action adaptations have a limited budget that makes it especially hard to accurately adapt scenes to truly grandiose and visually stunning levels. Some adaptations seem like they are almost ashamed of their origins and reject all weirdness and suspension of disbelief, the end product coming out reprehensibly bland....
Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book series, Eric Kripke’s The Boys has been a much-needed addition to the superhero space that has been occupied by DC and Marvel Comics for a long time. The creators of The Boys harkened back to the age-old niggling ol’ doubt: what if superbeings are not the so-called protectors of humanity but just all straight-up evil? Then who will defend us against the false defenders?...
Rupert Everett talks about his role in the upcoming Shrek the Third In Shrek the Third, Shrek and Fiona become the reluctantly rulers of Far, Far Away. Their wish is to find the rightful heir to the throne so that they can return to their home in the swamp. The film finds Shrek, Donkey, and Puss N’ Boots searching for the future King Arthur in a medieval high school. All the while, Fiona and her army of princesses must protect Far, Far Away from Prince Charming’s impending, fairytale villain-laden attack....
