TV Upfront Presentation season is upon us, which is the time of year when the networks (including now the streaming platforms) put on a song and dance for ad companies, hoping to sell sell sell. The Upfronts also give fans and industry folks an idea of what’s coming up on the fall slates of the major networks (the bulk of the Upfronts will happen the week of May 16th), including what shows have been cancelled or renewed....
Make no mistake, writer-directorScott Z. BurnsThe Reportis one of the most important movies you’ll see this year. The brilliant political thriller is based on actual events and it’s led by an Oscar-worthy performance fromAdam Driver. In the film, Driver playsDaniel J. Jones, an unwavering staffer that is tasked by his boss Senator Dianne Feinstein (Annette Bening) to lead an investigation into the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was created in the aftermath of 9/11....
Zombie movies and TV shows have always been popular with horror fans, fromGeorge Romero’sNight of the Living Deadin 1968, to the big hits of today likeThe Last of Usand The Walking Dead franchise. A quality so many entries share, however, is that they are often understandably dark tales about the collapse of humanity, with a theme that relates to real life. For example,Night of the Living Deadspoke about race(albeit by accident), while its follow-up,Dawn of the Dead, was about consumerism....
Most of humanity has turned to dust. Some have mutated into zombies. And even fewer are just trying to survive. In the 1984 cult classicNight of the Comet, teenage sisters Reggie (Catherine Mary Stewart) and Sam (Kelli Maroney) fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. They encounter sinister scientists, and demented mutants, and have to navigate a world that has completely shifted over the night. Their prefrontal cortexes haven’t even finished developing....
New directors are often eager to use their debut projectsto prove their artistic prowess.Edgy plot points, stylistic flare, and technical tricks are all used in an effort to demonstrate why that director deserves to make their art. A favorite method for flexing talent and skill is the long, single-shot. These shots add tension and enhance the mood of their films, immersing the audience in the world of the story. Famous continuous shots are often embedded into classic films, with absolute legends likeStanley KubrickandSteven Spielbergincluding them in their most famous works....
Inside Out 2has already become the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, but thePixarsequel is now takingVuduby storm. The movie quickly took the top spot when it comes to the streaming service’s viewership chart. After audiences ran to theaters over the course of the summer to find out what would happen to Riley (Kensington Tallman) and her emotions, interest in this story picked up again after it became available on digital ahead of itsDisney+launch....
The phenomenon of athletes deciding to dip their toes into acting is not uncommon —fromDave BautistatoJohn CenaandDwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Perhaps the most recent person on the list isTravis Kelce. Apart from being in the headlines lately because of his romantic involvement with famous pop starTaylor Swift, the 34-year-old has achieved numerous career highlights during his time with the Kansas City Chiefs, making him an icon within the American football world....
Deadlineis reporting that directorWes Ballhas signed on to direct an adaptation of Valiant Comic’sHarbingerfor Paramount Pictures. The comic is set in a world where a race of evolved superhumans known as Harbingers exist. One of the most powerful harbingers recruits and trains others to be a part of his private army to carry out his goal of conquering the world. A young harbinger, Peter Stanchek, joins forces with a resistance group of harbingers to fight back and save the world....
Whilst all classic superhero films have their respective places in the hearts of comic book fans globally, there is something to be said for fresh origin stories that boast a realm of exciting endless possibilities. In recent years, we’ve seen a string of powerhouse origin films includingBlack PantherandBlack Adam. As well as exploring new tales, both films were also celebrated for embracing a long-overdue diversity of heroes. Next up in the line-up is DC’s latest offeringBlue Beetle....
What does it take to translate a graphic novel likeAmerican Born Chineseinto a full television series? The 2009 Eisner Award-winning graphic novel byGene Luen Yangunderwent quite a transformation before its debut on Disney+. The television seriesAmerican Born Chinesefollows the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a Chinese-American teenager who is struggling with his own identity. When he is introduced to Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu), an exchange student, his life is turned upside down at the reveal that Wei-Chen is more than he appears....
The trademark of theBreaking Baduniverse is beautifully portraying what could have or should have been if only one circumstance had been different. And inVince Gilligan’s world, people squander their potential for motives you wouldn’t always expect. The averageBetter Call Saulaudience member may not look at Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) in his flashy Cadillac and think that he had once been a decent sort of fellow — the type that cared for an ailing sibling — and that his proverbial fall from grace wasn’t due to just vanity or sheer greed....
Family Guyhas found yet another place to entertain the world from. According toDeadline,Comedy Centralhas secured distribution rights for the series. The animated hit show created bySeth MacFarlanewill be joining the channel’s animated comedy block on September 2. The deal has been made betweenParamountandDisneyin order to bring episodes of the adult animation landmark to its new home. It won’t be long beforeFamily Guyjoins titles such asSouth ParkandFuturamaon the block Comedy Central has specifically aimed at older audiences....
If you’ve seenImmaculate, the new horror film starringSydney Sweeneyas a young nun named Cecilia who finds herself trapped in a covenant in Italy where her womb has been implanted with what the church believes to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ against her will,you know that writer-directorMichael Mohanhascrafted one hell of an ending. When the film first premiered back at the2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival,it was one of those finales that elicited gasps and eventual cheersonce everyone figured out the bold swing the two collaborators were taking....
