‘One Piece’ Composer on the Important Role of Music in the Series

FromJohn Williams’soaring fanfaresin theStar WarsandIndiana Jonesfranchises toDanny Elfman’srecognizable composition stylein films likePee-wee’s Big Adventure,Beetlejuice, andDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with the right touch, music can elevate the greatness of any production. Such is certainly the case in Netflix’s upcoming series,One Piece. A colorful adaptation ofEiichiro Oda’s manga series, the live-action production promises to dazzle the audience’s senses beyond sight. In an interview with Collider’sArezou Amin, composersSonya BelousovaandGiona Ostinellichatted about the importance of the show’s score....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Colin Watson

'Bunheads' Creators Add Jonathan Groff To New Ballet Series 'Étoile'

The upcomingAmazonseries,ÉtoilefromBunheads’ andGilmore Girls’Amy Sherman-PalladinoandDaniel Palladino, has added the multifaceted performerJonathan Groff, who will reunite with hisSpring Awakeningco-starGideon Glick. In an exclusive report fromTVLine, details about Groff’s character are yet to be revealed, but he will guest-star in the show’s first season, which has yet to have a release date. Étoilehas already been renewed for a second season, with production on the eight episodes of Season 1 nearly at its end....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Thomas Hines

'Cat Person'

Quick Links This past Sundance International Film Festival saw the premiere of several of the most acclaimed films of 2023 thus far includingPast Lives,Passages, andPolite Society. Although one of the most talked about movies of the festival was one that had already sparked hours of online outrage, speculation, and sympathy years before the movie had even been announced. Based on a controversial New Yorker story,Cat Personputs the perils of modern dating under a harsh microscopein ways that are sometimes funny and often times horrifying....

July 6, 2025 · 5 min · 1018 words · Carlos Carter

'Cocaine Bear' Sets Digital and Blu-Ray Release

Cocaine Bearis coming home with Digital and Blu-ray releases this month. The movie has been widely loved by fans and critics alike and enjoyed a good box office run. The reviews call it full ofabsurdity, violence, and humor, and rightfully so. TheElizabeth Banks-directed feature takes inspiration from the 1985 true story of missing cocaine from a drug runner’s plane and the black bear that ate it. While the real bear had a different ending, the dark comedy plays like the bear’s revenge story....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Donna Boyd

'Love & Hip Hop' Star Will Be Paid $1.2 Million in Monthly Installments From Defamation Suit

She likes money! And when people don’t defame her. In an unprecedented ruling, megastar rapperCardi Bhas been awarded a $1.2 million repayment plan from YouTuberTasha K. After winning a defamation lawsuit against Tasha K in 2022, Cardi B will now be seeing her money. After recognizing Tasha K’s, who’s real name isLatasha Kebe, Chapter 11,Cardi B will be awarded $1.2 million over the course of five years.Prior to Tasha K’s bankruptcy case,Cardi B’s team accused the YouTuber of attempting to hide her assets when initially filing for bankruptcy....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Jennifer Mcneil

'Naked Gun' Reboot Casts 'Abigail's Kevin Durand

Kevin Durandis switching out his ape’s crown for a detective hat. The Canadian actor has been tapped to star in Paramount Pictures' upcoming remake ofNaked Gun,according toThe Hollywood Reporter. This will mark the next big outing for Durand, who is already starring in a pair of big films this year: the recently released horror flickAbigailand the upcomingKingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which will bow in theaters on Memorial Day weekend....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 487 words · Jerry Herring

'Snack Shack' Arrives on Digital Platforms Tomorrow

TheSnack Shackwill soon be taking orders from home. Following a limited theatrical release - anda Collider early screening- the R-rated coming-of-age comedy from writer-directorAdam Rehmeieris set to arrive on digital platforms tomorrow, April 2. The film is led byThe Terminal List’sConor SherryandThe FabelmansbreakoutGabriel LaBelle,who play best friends and co-operators of the neighborhood pool’s titular snack shack during one formative summer full of fun, personal discovery, and romance. Set in 1991 in a small town in Nebraska,Snack Shackfollows teenagers A....

July 6, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Angela Wilson

'Southern Charm's Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover’s Breakup Is Better Than Scandoval

WhenVanderpump Rulescast membersAriana Madix and Tom Sandovalbroke up, it was a pop culture sensation that brought in a flood of new fans and created international headlines. Parasocially, it’s hard to imagine there could ever be a reality television event as captivating as the breakup that would come to be known asScandoval, but this year, Bravo is delivering us an even more compelling televised breakup: Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover’s split.And we’re not just seeing the messy aftermath — we’re watching the entire story unfold from both sides on not one, but two Bravo shows....

July 6, 2025 · 6 min · 1263 words · Lori Figueroa

'The Chosen's 10 Most Underrated Episodes, Ranked

If you haven’t watchedThe Chosenyet, you might be wondering what you’re missing. With over 100 million viewers watching the series inmore than 170 countries, the buzz about it is taking over streaming services worldwide. What started as a small, crowd-funded project has turned into an international phenomenon. With superb writing, excellent casting, and some of the best acting and directing in the genre ever, there are several reasons why so many fans have fallen in love with the series....

July 6, 2025 · 9 min · 1835 words · Eric Ferguson

'The Thundermans Return' Trailer Shows the Superhero Family Ready to Fight

Among thetitles that the Paramount+ panel coveredthis Saturday atCCXP in Brazil,The Thundermans Returnwas one of the most anticipated by younger audiences. Fully aware of this, the streamer didn’t let down and unveiled a teaser trailer for the movie, which welcomes back the family of superheroes to our screens. Paramount+ also revealed when we can expect to see the movie: It will debut in March 2024. The trailer revealed thatThe Thundermans Returnwill retain the trademarks that made the source material popular: Silly humor, world-defending stakes and a whole bunch ofsuper-powered individualsbanding together tosave the planet as many times as it takes....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Cynthia Gardner

'Theater Camp' Release Date Revealed for Ben Platt-Led Comedy

For a lot of kids across the country, summertime includes a week or month away at camp, and while there are a variety of programs to choose from, the entertainers out there will know there’s only one real choice: a performing arts camp. Taking a stab at all the eccentricities that make a summer filled with auditions, rehearsals, and performances a memorable experience,Molly GordonandNick Liebermanare bringing audiences a comedymockumentarytitledTheater Camp. After premiering at 2023’s Sundance Film Festival where it was picked up by Searchlight, eager audiences have been wondering when the curtain will lift on the film’s big-screen release....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 356 words · James Parsons Jr.

'X-Men '97' — Rogue and Magneto’s Romantic Comics History, Explained

Editor’s Note: The below contains spoilers for X-Men ‘97. It’s safe to say some fans were taken aback by the simmering tension between Rogue (Lenore Zann) and Magneto (Matthew Waterson) in Episode 2 ofX-Men ‘97’s two-part premiere. There are power couples, and then there are Power Couples, andX-Menboasts a matching set: Cyclops and Jean Grey, and Rogue and Gambit. Both are unassailably endgame regardless of how many ups-and-downs and on-again-off-agains they experience; decades’ worth of comics have decreed as much....

July 6, 2025 · 7 min · 1310 words · Austin Navarro

Adam Driver to Star in Jeff Nichols' Next Film Yankee Comandante

After working together on 2016’s sci-fi movieMidnight Special,Adam Driverand writer-directorJeff Nicholsare re-teaming for an adaptation ofDavid Grann’s New Yorker articleYankee Comandante, reportsVariety. Published in May 2012, “The Yankee Comandante” outlines how two people rose to the rank of “comandante” during the Cuban Revolution. One wasChe Guevara, and the other was a white man from Ohio. Nichols will direct from his own screenplay, and Imperative Entertainment and 30 West are currently shopping the project to select studios, with production slated to start next year once the COVID-19 pandemic has calmed down a bit and it’s deemed safe to resume production....

July 6, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Dustin Snyder