Ranking the 10 Best Holiday Episodes From 'Friends', According to IMDb

Friendsremains as beloved and popular today as it was during its prime in the late ’90s and early 2000s. The show, currently available for streaming on HBO Max, is among the funniest and most reliable sitcoms in tv history, and fans can’t seem to get enough of it. RELATED:The 10 Best Plot Twists In Friends Christmas and New Year are particularly famous in the show, with many now-iconic episodes happening with a bright tree and presents in the background....

August 13, 2025 · 7 min · 1301 words · Barbara Knight

Rogue One Reshoots Scenes Revealed by Editors

If you’ve been following the production ofRogue One: A Star Wars Storyas closely as us here at Collider, your first viewing of the film may have been a bit impeded by trying to figure out which scenes were from the much-discussed reshoots. Indeed, the film underwent extensive additional photography this summer to clear up some story issues, with quite a bit of restructuring taking place for the film’s third act. However, directorGareth Edwards’ finished film is rather seamless aesthetically, so it’s a bit hard to suss out what was from the original shoot and what was captured later....

August 13, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Paul Price

Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal Goof Off Talking Life and Zodiac

With directorDaniel Espinosa’sLifeopening in theaters this weekend, a few days ago I sat down withRyan ReynoldsandJake Gyllenhaalfor a pretty crazy interview. Prior to walking in the room, I’d heard from other reporters that Reynolds and Gyllenhaal were in a great mood and having a lot of fun answering questions together, but you’d be lucky to get one straight answer. I thought everyone was exaggerating. They weren’t. As you can see in the player above, I tried to get them to answer questions about the movie, but that quickly goes off the rails....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Amanda Johnson

Silent Horror Star Lon Chaney Didn't Need Words to Create Iconic Characters

Trigger Warning: The following includes references to suicide.Hollywood’s silent film beginnings launched the careers of legendary actors, the likes ofCharlie Chaplin,Buster Keaton, andMary Pickford. Their names live on, the embodiments of an era that would revolutionize entertainment for the masses. One name, however, is often overlooked:Lon Chaney. One may not be familiar with his works, but you would definitely know the face… or at least one of his “thousand faces”, Quasimodo from the 1923 silent filmThe Hunchback of Notre Dame, or the Man in the Beaver Hat from1927’sLondon After Midnight– a look that inspired the appearance of the monster inThe Babadook–for example....

August 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1117 words · Alyssa Medina

Snowden Clip Has Joseph Gordon-Levitt Playing Conservative

It’s been nearly a full year sinceSnowden,Oliver Stone’s take on the events that led up to Edward Snowden uncovering and leaking vital government information, was supposed to be released. The chances of the film’s success, however, remain pretty minimal from my perspective, even withJoseph Gordon-Levittin the lead role andShailene Woodleyplaying his loving girlfriend. The subject matter is ripe for a proper political thriller-drama, but Stone’s devotion to the facts of the story, down to Snowden’s accent, could very well sink the whole damn thing....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Shannon Horn

Spielberg, Hanks, Streep Clear Schedules to Fast-Track The Post

It was only a few days ago thatthe tantalizing prospectofSteven SpielbergdirectingTom HanksandMeryl Streepin a politically tinged true story drama calledThe Posthit our radar, but this thing is moving quickly. Not only are the trio committing to the 20th Century Fox/Amblin co-production, they want to get this thing before cameras ASAP and are clearing their schedules to start production in May, which means it should be in theaters by the end of the year, and thus enters the fray asone of this year’s major awards contenders....

August 13, 2025 · 4 min · 778 words · Christopher Beck

Star Wars Actor David Prowse Dead at 85

David Prowse, the English bodybuilder and actor who will forever be remembered as the physical presence of Darth Vader in the originalStar Warstrilogy, has died at age 85. Prowse’s career in movies and television spanned six decades, with his final role occurring in 2016. Over the course of his quietly illustrious career, Prowse not only worked onGeorgeLucas’originalStar Warstrilogy, but he also appeared inStanley Kubrick’sA Clockwork Orangeand the original run of beloved sci-fi television seriesDoctor Who....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Bryan Smith

Succession Season 4 Images Show Roy Family Ready for Battle

New images for the fourth season of HBO’s Emmy-winning drama seriesSuccessionhave been released. The latest images show the family members of the Waystar Royco dynasty ready to battle for the right to the throne. Fans can expectSuccessionSeason 4, which will debut on HBO on March 26, and be available for streaming on HBO Max, to come with the usual division rooted in the Roy family. The drama created byJesse Armstrongdelves deep into the themes of power and family dynamics through the eyes of the Roy family patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his four children, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan(Sarah Snook), Connor (Alan Ruck), and Roman (Kieran Culkin)....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Michelle Sims

The Handmaid's Tale: Reed Morano on the Terrifying Dystopia

What’s it like to watch your dystopian nightmare come true? In a word, surreal.Reed Moranocan tell you a little bit about that. As the director behind the first three episodes ofThe Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu’s acclaimed adaptation ofMargaret Atwood’s novel of the same name, Morano played a key role in crafting the sumptuous, staggering cinematic language that translates the essential work of dystopian literature to the screen. Set in a fundamentalist totalitarian post-America where women are reduced to housekeepers, wives and human broodmares,The Handmaid’s TalestarsMad MenbreakoutElizabeth Mossin another bravura performance as Offred, a modern woman navigating her newfound role in the oppressive society....

August 13, 2025 · 15 min · 3027 words · Peter Gibson

The Haunting of Bly Manor: Episode 5 Explained by T'Nia Miller

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough Episode 5 ofThe Haunting of Bly Manor, “The Altar of the Dead.”] I’ll never forget my first watch ofThe Haunting of Hill House. The show kicks off extremely strong, but then you hit Episode 5, “The Bent-Neck Lady,” and that right there is some next-level horror. Turns out,The Haunting of Bly Manorfollows a very similar trajectory. Episodes 1 to 4? All excellent, but Episode 5, “The Altar of the Dead” is an incredibly devastating and well-crafted character study that ripped my heart to shreds....

August 13, 2025 · 4 min · 720 words · Matthew Cunningham

The Lovers Trailer: Tracy Letts, Debra Winger Square Off

While much attention for the most anticipated movies of 2017 has been pointed toward big tentpoles likeGuardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2orRian Johnson’sStar Warsor evenJohn Wick: Chapter Two, there’s plenty of other, smaller movies to get excited about in between those exhilarating mediocrities. There are at least two -Terence Davies’A Quiet PassionandJames Gray’sThe Lost City of Z- that will likely show up in my top ten list for 2017, as well as many others I’m sure....

August 13, 2025 · 2 min · 307 words · Sonya Phillips

The Mist TV Show Premiere Review: Stephen King Classic Gets an Update

When it comes toThe Mist, let’s get one thing straight: This is not the second coming ofUnder the Dome. Yes, it may be an adaptation of aStephen Kingwork, and yes, it may center on the population of a small town trapped by some otherworldly obstacle, but that’s about as far as the comparisons go. The series premiere ofThe Misttreats its characters as fully fleshed-out yet flawed human beings who make perfectly rational decisions, even if those decisions end up working out rather poorly in the end....

August 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1061 words · John Sims

This Is Why Seth Rollins Was Cut From 'Captain America: Brave New World'

Sorry, WWE fans.Seth Rollinswon’t appear in the final cut ofCaptain America: Brave New World. During a recent interview withComicBook,Julius Onah, the director of the Marvel sequel, explained why the professional wrestler was cut from the film. The production process for Marvel Studios occasionally leads the stories from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to go through significant changes before they’re shared with the public. When certain aspects of the upcoming sequel were changed, there wasn’t any more room for the footage that included the former WWE Universal Champion....

August 13, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · James Perez