Outliving the hate (which is also to be expected) New Line Cinema Friends of Morgoth might still see “The Rings of Power” as a mercenary Prime Video endeavor, and of course, anyone’s entitled to criticize the show without being labeled a fussy traditionalist or racist or cave troll (though I’d like to point out once more that this isn’t the first time a troll has tried to break up a fellowship)....
The Sex Lives Of College Girls Season 2 Review: Mindy Kaling’s Comedy Hits Its Sophomore Stride HBO Max By Shania Russell/Nov. 10, 2022 10:00 am EST Whoever said that you need four years of college to truly find yourself hasn’t spent enough time with “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” The HBO Max series from Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble only needed 10 episodes to get comfortable with its identity and by its sophomore year, knows itself better than most college graduates....
There Was A Secret Second Actor Playing Gimli In The Lord Of The Rings New Line Cinema By Witney Seibold/Aug. 16, 2022 5:52 pm EST The 2001 film “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” tells a tale of a small, intelligent, talking blue hedgehog — a hedgehog possessed with the ability to run at tremendous speeds — who must protect his bag of mystical golden rings from the forces of evil....
This Was Jack Nicholson’s Secret To His One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest Role United Artists By Matt Rainis/Nov. 23, 2022 9:40 am EST In the early stages of the troubled production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” potential director Hal Ashby suggested casting Jack Nicholson for the role of the movie’s lead character, the swaggering scoundrel R.P. McMurphy. At this point in Nicholson’s career, he was one of the most desired actors in Hollywood, fresh off yet another star-making performance in “Chinatown....
‘I was impressed with the new Top Gun movie’ Lucasfilm Have you guys actually watched the documentary series yet? Tippett: Yeah, all of it. Muren: I haven’t. I was wondering if there was anything that you two learned about Industrial Light & Magic that you otherwise weren’t aware of despite working there for so long? Tippett: Well for me, definitely, because I wasn’t at ILM. Most of the work that we did was offsite....
Kuat and Kyber Lucasfilm Kuat is a place in the “Star Wars” universe renowned for their shipyards and shipbuilding abilities. According to Imperial defector Everi Chalis in the novel “Battlefront: Twilight Company” it was the chief site for the construction of Imperial Star Destroyers. It’s a vital spot in the history of “Star Wars”, too, stretching back to the old West End Star Wars Roleplaying Game from the ’80s. The necklace itself is made of Kyber crystal....
Which Targaryen Kid On House Of The Dragon Is The Absolute Worst? An Investigation Ollie Upton/HBO By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 11, 2022 9:00 am EST If you don’t already have kids, “House of the Dragon” is the type of show that could make you reconsider future parenting plans. Not only is the series largely about the perils of birthing and rearing children from day one (lest we forget that terrible c-section), but it’s also increasingly about how being born into power — or born grasping for it — can make a person cruel from very early on in life....
Winston Duke Would Like To Star In His Own Black Panther Spin-Off, Please Marvel Studios By Ernesto Valenzuela/Sept. 14, 2022 2:35 pm EST “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is set to release this coming November, and with it, the end of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If the D23 footage is any indication, Ryan Coogler’s second outing in the world of Wakanda will be as engaging and epic as the first....
Mother and the Old Man Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer “I saw the Old Man in ‘A Christmas Story’ as a guy who grew up hustling pool games at the age of twelve and was supporting himself by the age of fourteen,” Shepherd once said. “And Darren McGavin’s sardonic attitude was exactly the characterization I had in mind.” When asked what he thinks happens with Ralphie’s Old Man after the movie ended, Shepherd answered that he believed he would get a divorce and leave the family around the time of Ralphie’s high school graduation....
Anya Taylor-Joy Isn’t Letting Her Lack Of A Driver’s License Stop Her From Playing Mad Max’s Furiosa Searchlight Pictures By Shania Russell/Nov. 17, 2022 11:27 am EST Valhalla awaits us all, and based on the latest news about “Furiosa,” it’s closer than we think. George Miller’s much-anticipated follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road” has just wrapped production in Australia, meaning it’s on track to careen into theaters in 2024. The prequel film is set to follow the titular heroine, war captain Furiosa, who eventually turns against the wasteland tyrant Immortan Joe....
Black Adam Had To Be Edited Four Times To Receive A PG-13 Rating Warner Bros. By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 17, 2022 8:31 pm EST For well over a year now, Dwayne Johnson and the rest of the team behind “Black Adam” have been hyping the upcoming DC film as a turning point for the DC Extended Universe, with special emphasis on the fact that the titular character is a somewhat merciless badass....
Colin Trevorrow Strongly Hints At A Lot More Jurassic World Movies To Come Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 29, 2022 4:32 pm EST “Jurassic World Dominion” director Colin Trevorrow has news regarding the beloved franchise — or perhaps, given how critics received the film, a threat. In a recent interview with Empire, Trevorrow said that he’s already been talking to Universal about the possible future of the “Jurassic Park” series, noting that the new characters introduced in “Dominion” have the potential to move the story forward: “This movie clearly takes a real interest in creating new characters that a new generation is going to latch on to –- Kayla Watts [DeWanda Wise], and Mamoudou Athie’s character Ramsay Cole, who I think, in the Extended Edition, you really feel his purpose in a greater way....
Who is Lord Ozai? Nickelodeon Fire Lord Ozai is one of the greatest villains in all of “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The relentless leader of the Fire Nation, Ozai sets impossible standards for his people and family to meet, and is especially harsh on his son, Prince Zuko. Ozai’s ancestors started the war, and he views it as his destiny to see it to the end and unite the nations … under firebender rules, that is....
The show that ‘pissed a lot of people off’ Sony Pictures Television “Married… with Children,” served as satire. It was an elaborate, cynical send-up of sitcoms, unconcerned with pleas for wholesomeness or even common decency. In 1987, audiences loved the show’s baked-in rancor, and “Married…” was a huge, huge hit. Its success paved the way for another notable deconstructionist sitcom of the late 1980s that would come to alter pop culture in ways no one could have predicted....
I Love Trouble Was A Tense Production For Nick Nolte And Julia Roberts Touchstone By Jeremy Smith/Sept. 22, 2022 4:12 pm EST Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers’ “I Love Trouble” was supposed to be a throwback rom-com in the mold of a Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn classic. The pairing of Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts as a couple of quarrelsome newspaper reporters seemed relatively promising. Roberts was one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood at the time, while Nolte was two years removed from being named People’s Sexiest Man Alive....
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Was Flying Blind For The Show’s First Four Seasons FX/Hulu By Marcos Melendez/Aug. 25, 2022 1:27 pm EST “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” may be the longest-running live-action sitcom, but the sun did not always shine bright for its cast and crew. During the first few seasons, there was an air of uncertainty surrounding the show’s future. According to the faces behind the bar-owning gang, that feeling was amplified by the lack of awareness of the show’s popularity....
James Caan Had Just One Problem With Will Ferrell’s Pitch For Elf New Line Cinema By Demetra Nikolakakis/Aug. 15, 2022 1:50 pm EST It’s hard for an optimist to make it in a gritty, materialistic world. That harsh reality is a big part of what makes “Elf” so compelling — an innocent, doe-eyed North Pole resident wandering through the unsympathetic streets of New York City — but it also nearly kept one of the film’s biggest names from signing onto the project....
Jim Carrey’s Riddler In Batman Forever Was Written In Robin Williams’ ‘Voice’ Warner Bros. Pictures By Devin Meenan/Dec. 5, 2022 4:42 pm EST A couple of long shadows cast themselves over Jim Carrey’s performance as the Riddler in “Batman Forever.” For one, there’s the legacy of Jack Nicholson, who so memorably played the Joker in the first major “Batman” movie from 1989. Casting Carrey — an actor with the same maniacal energy as Nicholson — was a gambit to produce a villain of the same ilk....
Jordan Peele Would Love To Work With Keke Palmer Again Universal Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 21, 2022 2:34 pm EST If it ain’t broke, why fix it? Directors and actors oftentimes find themselves on the same creative page to such an extent that they never want to let the good times end. Old-school collaborations like Alfred Hitchcock and James Stewart or Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese have paved the way for pairings like Saoirse Ronan and Greta Gerwig, Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman (and Doug Jones!...
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Directors On Overhauling The Movie Into A Musical [Exclusive Interview] Sony Pictures By Erin Brady/Oct. 6, 2022 2:00 pm EST It’s a bit surprising that Bernard Waber’s children’s story “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” hasn’t already been made into a theatrical kids’ film. After all, ever since its publication back in 1965, countless children have learned about the power of friendship and good Samaritanism through this friendly crocodile. While there was a straight-to-TV special released in 1987, this timeless tale hadn’t been explored or reinvented — until now....
