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There aren’t many films, let alone Christmas movies, that have impacted culture more thanFrank Capra’s 1946 classicIt’s a Wonderful LifestarringJimmy StewartandDonna Reed. It has become so ingrained into popular culture that it has inspired a variety of imitators, homages, and even a 1977 television remake,It Happened One Christmas,starring none other thanOrson Wellesas Mr. Potter. Welles, perhaps the most famous hater in film history, said ofIt’s a Wonderful Lifeto long-time friend Henry Jaglom in the 2013 bookMy Lunches with Orson,“There is no way of hating that movie....

Since Disney+ launched in November 2019, fans have been clamoring for more Muppet content on the platform. Specifically, vocal enthusiasts (particularly on Twitter) have begged forThe Muppet Showto make its way to Disney’s direct-to-consumer platform. And finally, the outcry has been answered and every glorious episode ofThe Muppet Showwill be coming to Disney+ on February 19. It’s time to put-on make-up, it’s time to dress up right, etc. The Muppet Show, which was produced independently and aired around the world in syndication (a novel concept at the time), ran from 1976 to 1981 for a total of 120 episodes....

The OASeason 3 will not be happening, unfortunately. It was announced today that Netflix has cancelled the trippy sci-fi series after two seasons, marking the end of the road. The original TV show was created byThe EastandSound of My VoicefilmmakersBrit MarlingandZal Batmanglijand launched in 2016, and remarking on the cancellation, Netflix signaled its desire to continue working with the two in the future: “We are incredibly proud of the 16 mesmerizing chapters ofThe OA, and are grateful to Brit and Zal for sharing their audacious vision and for realizing it through their incredible artistry,” said Netflix head of originals Cindy Holland....

There is plenty of excitement brewing around the advent ofJordan Peele’s revival of the classic anthology seriesThe Twilight Zone, with Peele himself acting as the show’s narrator. Not only has Peele been a box office and critical darling withGet OutandUs, but the trailers for his take onThe Twilight Zonealso look extremely promising. This new extended trailer from CBS All Access (CBS’s premium streaming service, which you’ll want to acquaint yourself with if you aren’t already familiar) highlights scenes from two episodes in particular, starringAdam ScottandKumail Nanjiani....

If there’s one point thatThe Man Standing Nextdrills on, it’s that power makes people do wild things. The movie itself provides an intriguing look at the last days of President Park’s (Lee Sung-min) regime narrated through the points of view of the men who built and destroyed it. Central to the story is Kim Gyu-pyeong (Lee Byung-hun), head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. He’s a man stuck in a conundrum because he’s torn between loyalty to his leader and a sense of responsibility for their crumbling regime....

For the last six years, audiences have been entranced by the Pearson family — we’ve laughed with them, we’ve seen ourselves in them and probably most often, we’ve cried with them. The May 24 series finale was nothing different. Very fittingly,This Is Usdidn’t go out with a bang or with a surprise twist. In fact, ahead of the finale, there were very few loose ends that were begging to be wrapped up....

Mega musical fans have something to sing about. Hulu has announced their plans to move forward with a brand-new musical rom-com series titled,Up Here. And, to sweeten the pot, the creative names attached to the new series come highly respected from the worlds of Broadway and film. Joining forces to bring the new Hulu series to life will beFrozenandFrozen 2songwriters,Kristen Anderson-LopezandRobert Lopez,Tick, Tick… BOOM!adapter,Steven Levenson, andNew GirlandMy Name is EarlwriterDanielle Sanchez-Witzel....

The cast ofYellowjacketsis finishing each other’s sentences in a new video released by Showtime. The new video, titled “The Hive Mindset,” showcases starring cast members recreating each other’s characters while reading some of the first season’s most memorable lines. Ahead ofYellowjacketsSeason 2 —which is set to premiere July 18, 2025, onShowtime— cast members fondly reminisced on Season 1 by reading through each other’s remarkable lines. The clip includesMelanie Lynskey,Samantha Hanratty,Tawny Cypress,Steve Krueger,Sophie Thatcher,Jasmin Savoy Brown, andWarren Kolestepping into each other’s roles with a side-by-side comparison of the scene within the series....

With nary a worthy nemesis in sight,M. Night Shyamalan’sGlassis easily going to top the box office over the four-day Martin Luther King weekend, despite falling below its original $50-60 million expectations. The twisty comic book drama starringSamuel L. Jackson,Bruce Willis, andJames McAvoynabbed $40.5 million in its first weekend and is expected to come away with roughly $47 million when MLK day is said and done. If that estimate holds true, Shyamalan’s film would become the third best MLK weekend earner of all time behind 2014’sRide Along($48....

The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonSeason 1 explores ground zero of the apocalypse, where new alliances, players and motivations tease an exhilarating Season 2 that will reunite Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) with Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). Episode 2, “Alouette,” introduces a shattering sequence that holds profound consequences for, yes, the characters in the show, but alsoThe Walking Deadfranchise. We tread onto the foreign lands of France alongside Daryl and his new traveling companions Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi), Sister Isabelle (ClémencePoésy) and Sister Sylvie (Laika Blanc Francard)....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 7. The idea of there being Targaryens among the smallfolk in Westeros may sound absurd, and yet it is still true. WhenHouse of the Dragonfirst introduced Ulf the White (Tom Bennett), it felt like he knew everyone in Flea Bottom. He told stories about being a long-lost Targaryen bastard, directly connected to royalty, but left out of the main bloodline solely due to a twist of fate....

It’s not a surprised thatAvengers: Endgamewill be long.Avengers: Infinity Warwas two hours and 29 minutes, and that movie ends with the superheroes beaten down and scattered. It will take a follow-up probably at least an hour just to get everyone back together before they can start working to strike back at Thanos. When rumors started popping up that the film was three hours long, I didn’t really blink since that sounded about right, and while three-hour movies are rare, they don’t really phase folks who happily went to three-hourLord of the Ringsmovies for three years straight....

It’s a major gamble to make such a drastic change to a show — like killing your main character. Whether at the beginning, middle, or even end of the show, it is always a tough subject to get right. Oftentimes these characters are what’s keeping the audience coming back week to week (or season to season). We find them compelling and closely relate to them or at least understand them. In their absence, the show can change too much and as a result, people will stop watching....