Dwayne Johnson Calls on The Rock in Fighting with My Family Clip

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnsonis known for big-budget blockbuster productions these days, but a relatively smaller, family-focused film is arriving later this year that draws on Johnson’s particular talents. Written and directed byStephen Merchant, who also stars in the film,Fighting with My Familyfollows a former wrestler and his family as they perform at small-time venues to make ends meet while his kids dream of joining the WWE. (Definitely worth mentioning that WWE Studios and Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions have teamed up with Film4, Channel 4, and Misher Films for this production, which will be distributed by MGM....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Chris Potter

Emmy Winners 2017: Big Little Lies, Handmaid's Tale Win Big

The 2017 Emmy Awards have arrived, and with them, another year of worthy (for the most part) nominees from the very best of Peak TV. The Emmys have always been one of the more difficult awards shows to predict (though TV Editor Allison Keenegave it a shot), and this year was unlikely to be different, especially with so many new shows represented. WhileGame of Throneswas ineligible, HBO didfinethanks to the smash hit limited seriesBig Little Lies, which won multiple awards includingNicole Kidmanand directorJean-Marc Vallee....

August 14, 2025 · 5 min · 968 words · Duane Thomas

Every 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' Character, Ranked By Halloween Costume

A Halloweentime tradition since 1966 has been to cozy up by the television and watch the annual airing ofIt’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownonCBS- or in recent years, watch the holiday special onApple TV+. RELATED:Best Horror Movie Songs For Your Halloween Party Playlist But between Linus' obsession with The Great Pumpkin’s arrival and Lucy’s snarky commentary throughout her Halloween party, it’s easy to ignore one of the most memorable parts of the show: their costumes....

August 14, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Cassandra Huff

Friday Box Office: Toy Story 4 Headed Toward Franchise-Best Debut

Whelp, all thosevaguely threatening postersfeel a bit silly now. After bringing in the second largest Thursday preview for an animated film ever,Toy Story 4is headed to a massive $122+ million opening weekend. The film flew to first on Friday night with $47.4 million, trouncing its R-rated toy-focused foeChild’s Play, which fell short of expectations on Friday with just $6.1 million. The horror reboot featuring Mark Hamill as the voice of the homicidal doll Chuckie is likely to end its first weekend around $14 million....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Ricky Phillips

Gerard Butler to Return as Mike Banning in Angel Has Fallen

WhenAntoine Fuqua’s “assault on the White House” movieOlympus Has FallenintroducedGerard Butleras hard-luck Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, moviegoers who checked it out were treated to a fun if farfetched action movie in which Butler and Commander-in-ChiefAaron Eckhartemerged as heroes. Then, the unasked-for sequelLondon Has Fallen, this time overseen by directorBabak Najafi, took Banning to the title city to protect world leaders from an assassination attempt. The sequel failed to capture the charm of the first film, but since its box office take neared $200 million, another film in the franchise was all but inevitable....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Michael Irwin

Giovanni Ribisi on Sneaky Pete, Returning for the Avatar Sequels

The Amazon Prime original seriesSneaky Peteis back for Season 2 (and available to stream on March 9th), with Marius (Giovanni Ribisi) dragged back into the role of Pete Murphy when two thugs who believe he’s Pete insist that he take them to his estranged mother and the millions she stole from their employer. So, while he works to find the elusive Maggie and protect the Bernhardt family that he’s come to care about, as if he really were a member of it, he can’t help but think as a con man and try to come up with a way to keep the money for himself....

August 14, 2025 · 5 min · 958 words · Pamela Mays

Gotham Season 5 Might Only Run for 10 Episodes

Gothamwill have a final run of episodes to wrap up its Baby Batman story, but maybe not as many episodes as fans might have hoped. In anInstagram Livepost,Camren Bicondova(who plays Selena) said that the series has been picked up for 10 episodes that will air in January. We knew that the series wouldn’t be back beforemidseason, but that episode count is a little bit of a puzzler.Gothamneeds just 12 more episodes to hit the 100 episode mark, i....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Kevin Murray

Han Solo Movie Details, Character Breakdown, and New Image

It was a long dry spell for the Han Solo movie, but now that the first trailer forSolo: A Star Wars Storyhas finally arrived, the floodgates are open when it comes to the film’s marketing. Case in point, a new write-up (the first of many) that teases a bit about the standalone smuggler story, including the movie’s tone, genre mishmash, and a character breakdown for some new faces (and voices) joining the party....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Gregory Phelps

Happytime Murders PSA Says Don't Be a Moviefucker

Listen, if the sight of puppets fighting, fucking, and just generally bodily fluid-ingall over the placemakes you want to say something, I understand that. But if you happen to catchThe Happytime Murdersat anAlamo Drafthouse—the notoriously strict quiet-zones for only the most serious cinephiles that also love fancy popcorn—you have to fight that urge. Here, we have an exclusive look at Drafthouse’s Don’t Talk PSA starringHappytime Murderpuppet Goofer (Drew Massey) kindly reminding audiences not to be a “MovieFucker”....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Kristin Simmons

Hayley Atwell on Howards End and Emma Thompson's Advice

Adapted from theE.M. Forsternovel, written byKenneth Lonerganand directed byHettie Macdonald,Howards End(airing on Starz in four installments) is the story of two independent and unconventional sisters, Margaret (Hayley Atwell) and Helen Schlegel(Philippa Coulthard), trying to discover meaning in an ever-changing world. When Ruth Wilcox(Julia Ormond) dies unexpectedly, her husband Henry(Matthew Macfadyen) becomes the owner of Howards End and Margaret finds that he may be much more than she ever expected. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, actress Hayley Atwell talked about why she wanted to sign on for this re-telling ofHowards End, what most appealed to her about the script, the advice she got fromEmma Thompson, who played Margaret in the 1992 feature film, what she most enjoyed about playing this character, how other people in her life view her, the relationship between Margaret and Henry, why she’d think a lot harder about doing a network episodic TV series again, and what it meant to her to play Peggy Carter, with the fan reaction to that character....

August 14, 2025 · 11 min · 2172 words · Belinda Gray

Hellraiser: Judgment Trailer Sees the Return of Pinhead

What ifHellraiser, butSaw? Such seems to be the basic premise ofHellraiser: Judgment, the latest installment in the iconic long-running horror franchise, which brings back Pinhead (Now played byPaul T. Taylor) and his sadomasochists from beyond the grave to torment the living once again. It’s been quite the wait for a newHellraiserfilm, with the incredibly cruel false promise of anotherClive Barkerproject lost somewhere along the way at Dimension, but now Lionsgate has recruited horror effects veteranGary Tunnicliffeto helm the latest sequel....

August 14, 2025 · 2 min · 296 words · Margaret Cooper

Home Improvement's Tim Allen, Richard Karn Host History Channel Reality Show

Calling allTool Timefans!Home ImprovementalumsTim AllenandRichard Karnare reuniting in a major way: As hosts of the new History Channel competition seriesAssembly Required. Now, Allen and Karn have been respectively doing their own great things on television in recent years. Allen has spent the last 10 years as the star of the Fox family comedyLast Man Standing. Meanwhile, Karn has been popping up on the Hulu coming-of-age comedyPEN15. But it’s been a long, long time — 22 years, in fact — since Allen and Karn were working together on a big TV project....

August 14, 2025 · 3 min · 532 words · Christopher Choi DVM

How Dexter New Blood Looks Different From the Original Series

When fans of Showtime’sDexterlast saw the titular forensic blood spatter analyst/vigilante serial killer Dexter Morgan, he was living off the grid as a lumberjack in Oregon, far away from his family and Miami roots. It was a depressing ending for a show and character that was fond of black humor. And for a time, it seemed like theonlyending the character would receive. When it was announcedin late 2020 that the show would be returning as a 10-episode limited series set 10 years after the 2013 finale, fans began to speculate about the revival’s plot....

August 14, 2025 · 10 min · 2126 words · James Scott