Hugh Grant has appealed for the return of a script that was stolen by thieves who broke into his car. “In the unlikely chance that anyone knows who broke into my car tonight and stole my bag, please try and persuade them to at least return my script,” the star of “A Very English Scandal” said […]
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NBCUniversal will enter the streaming wars with a service launching in early 2020 that will be run by longtime cable chief Bonnie Hammer. Bonnie Hammer The ad-supported streaming service will be available at no cost to NBCUniversal’s pay-TV subscribers in the U.S. and major international markets. Comcast Cable and Sky will provide the service to their collective […]
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CBS All Access is officially moving forward on the development of a standalone “Star Trek” series starring Michelle Yeoh, Variety has learned. The series would see Yeoh reprise the role of Philippa Georgiou, who is a member of Section 31, a shadowy intelligence agency operating within the Federation. Yeoh is also set to return for the second season of […]
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The days of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be well behind Nick Fury in Marvel’s Phase 4! Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic Nick Fury has been an integral character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ever since he made his first incredibly impactful appearance in the post-credits scene of the first movie in the franchise – 2008’s Iron Man – […]
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As awards season scandals pile up, dwelling on its historical inaccuracies, or the race (or boneheaded past actions) of its writer and director, misses the deeper value of an Oscar-worthy film, writes the NBA great and Hollywood Reporter columnist. Historical movies are never about history. Nor are they meant to be. Current historical films like First […]
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Kevin Hart isn’t hosting the Oscars, but he’s got a number one movie. “The Upside,” starring Hart and Bryan Cranston, surpassed expectations to open with $19.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The strong performance of “The Upside” pushed “Aquaman” to second after the aquatic superhero’s three-week reign atop the North American […]
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“Roma” has been named the best film of 2018 at the 24th Critics’ Choice Awards, reinforcing its position as the clear critical favorite among the year’s films. The awards were presented on Sunday evening at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association. In addition to […]
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“The final season is taking a long time because it’s the biggest thing we’ve ever done. Even though it’s six episodes, it took us how many more shooting days — it was nearly a full year in Belfast prepping and then actually shooting it. “I think it’s quite extraordinary what the crew and actors have […]
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Netflix has announced a new animated anthology series from David Fincher and Tim Miller. Netflix keeps expanding on the world of animation with an adult-themed animated anthology series from Tim Miller and David Fincher, titled Love, Death & Robots. The streaming platform has given a place to filmmakers, writers, and stories that might not be entirely suitable […]
Read moreEllen DeGeneres has done pretty much everything in the entertainment industry and now she can add her very own Netflix stand up comedy special, “Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable” to the mix. From “The Ellen Show” we know exactly what a wonderful person she is, but where is she from and who made Ellen into the wonderful […]
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Why Heimdall Saved Bruce Banner During Infinity War Heimdall may have been Thor’s best friend, but he was also one of the most powerful citizens of Asgard. We last saw him show up during Avengers: Infinity War, where he made some rather questionable decisions. Just how did the all seeing master of the Bifrost Bridge […]
Read moreDisney-Pixar announced the launch of Sparkshorts, a new short film program which it describes as “an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar Animation Studios to share their stories.” The program has been running since at least 2017, but it was not formally announced until today. Pixar shorts have long pioneered storytelling and […]
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Time may be a flat circle, but for True Detective, the last seven years have often played out like a roller-coaster ride through the pop-culture Zeitgeist. Nic Pizzolatto’s crime drama was first born way back in early 2012, when HBO gave it a straight-to-series order amid intense interest from other networks. Its arrival five years ago this […]
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Settling into a seat at a theater in New York City’s Chelsea district last night, Sopranos creator David Chase was asked how he felt about celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary. “Confused,” he murmured, after a pause. “I never expected this to happen.” But two decades after it premiered, the mythology and power of The Sopranos remains. To mark that milestone and weigh […]
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Henry Winkler is emerging as one of Hollywood’s hottest actors at the tender age of 73. The actor, who is back in the spotlight thanks to HBO’s Barry, is making a move into film and has closed a deal to join the cast of Wes Anderson’s latest production, The French Dispatch. Dispatch, which is already shooting in France, […]
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Just hours after Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie announced they are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, it is now understood that the Amazon founder and CEO has quietly been seeing Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell, wife of WME co-CEO Patrick Whitesell. News of the new relationship — first reported by Page Six — has been confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. Lauren Sanchez-Whitesell […]
Read moreSound effects make movies movies… but there’s a bit of sausage making going on here: sometimes you’re better off not knowing where those sounds originated. So start banging your coconut shells together as we gallop through the secrets behind some of the most bizarre sound effects in recent movie history. Video From: Looper
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If you’ve turned on your TV in the past week, there’s a high probability that you’ve heard of The Masked Singer. A remake of the popular South Korean show, King of Mask Singer, it’s like if The Voice went on a dystopian party cruise with Yo Gabba Gabba and an episode of E! True Hollywood Story. Or, as Vulture’s Kathryn VanArendonk so […]
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The Academy Awards will forgo a proper host for the first time in three decades, according to a new report from Variety. Sources told Variety, “Producers will select a crop of A-listers to introduce various segments instead of relying on one marquee name to kick things off in a monologue filled with Trump zingers.” The show is also […]
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