Seinfeld’s Comedy Never Had To Lean On A Laugh Track NBC By Anya Stanley/Oct. 9, 2022 8:30 pm EST “Seinfeld” is a show ostensibly about nothing, but a look back over its nine-season run reveals that the ’90s American sitcom was everything. Most of all, among the show’s creators, Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the series was a strange and new blend of fiction and reality. Comedian Seinfeld plays himself on the show, but not really....
She-Hulk Is At Its Best When It Lets Jennifer And Bruce Hulk It Out Marvel Studios By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Aug. 18, 2022 9:00 am EST Considering the mainstream superhero content we are surrounded by today, we’ve grown accustomed to watching our favorite superpowered beings sacrifice everything (and often, everyone) they love for the greater good. They have one job — to save the world and its inhabitants. And in the rare occasion that they manage to lead dual lives, one always overwhelms the other out of existence....
She-Hulk Just Casually Eliminated The Reason For Captain America: Civil War — What Does This Mean For The MCU? Disney+ By Rafael Motamayor/Oct. 6, 2022 10:17 am EST This post contains spoilers for the latest episode of “She-Hulk.” Secret identities are a pillar of superhero stories, a cornerstone of the genre, and the thing that first set the Marvel Cinematic Universe apart from any other superhero franchise. Before Nick Fury dropped by to reveal a larger universe and tease the creation of the Avengers, it was Tony Stark publicly and willingly proclaiming “I am Iron Man” that forever changed the superhero genre in cinema....
Smile Continues Modern Horror’s Obsession With One Key Theme, For Better Or Worse Paramount Pictures By Devin Meenan/Oct. 2, 2022 4:06 pm EST Warning: spoilers for “Smile” ahead. “Smile” is a good movie. It also doesn’t have an original bone in its body, but director Parker Finn cooks some familiar ingredients well and turns out a sturdy debut feature. The “Smile” demon, which kills it victims after a week and which you can only escape by propagating it further, calls to mind “The Ring” and “It Follows....
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Finally Lets The Holodeck Get Weird Paramount By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 15, 2022 4:00 pm EST This article contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 3, episode 4. Life on the final frontier isn’t easy. There are really no limits to the kinds of existential torture a Starfleet officer can go through, as evidenced by the entire life of Chief Engineer Miles O’Brien. Seriously, the man endured everything from being trapped in a mind prison for decades to having his wife possessed by a Bajoran cave demon, and yet he kept on trucking....
A late start Paramount Pictures There’s something so diametrically opposed about the characters of Kendall Roy and Steve Rogers that absolutely tickles me. In the world where Strong accepted the role as pre-buff Rogers, I can only imagine the First Avenger mumbling and cursing to himself about his dad as he was injected with Super Soldier Serum. According to the Sunday Times piece, not even Chris Evans was aware that Strong, a friend of his, was up for the role, responding with a pretty funny “Oh no!...
The Devil’s Hour Trailer: Peter Capaldi Is Ready To Time Travel Up Out Of Serial Killer Jail Prime Video By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 23, 2022 8:57 am EST Are you ready for “a big ball of wibbly wobbly, time wimey stuff” that has very little to do with “Doctor Who,” other than the fact that it happens to star Peter Capaldi, the Twelfth Doctor? If so, look no further than “The Devil’s Hour,” which perp-walks Capaldi in a red prison jumpsuit for all the world — or at least Prime Video viewers — to see....
Higgins boat massacre DreamWorks/YouTube Steven Spielberg kicks “Saving Private Ryan” off with one of the most shocking opening sequences in film history: the storied Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. Following a prologue in which an older man visits Normandy American Cemetery with his family, we cut to Capt. John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) huddled in a Higgins boat with a squad of soldiers. The camera pans around the various men....
The Patient Trailer: Steve Carell Tries To Therapize The Serial Killer Holding Him Captive FX By Shania Russell/July 16, 2022 1:36 pm EST Therapy sessions have been the site of huge TV predicaments, dramatic character revelations, and occasionally, genuine growth. After all, where would Tony Soprano be without Dr. Melfi (Lorraine Bracco) to confide in? How would any of the “Sex Education” teens survive high school without an adult (or fellow teen moonlighting as a therapist) to guide them through the rough patches?...
Life imitates art Paramount Pictures Val Kilmer was 27 years old on the set of “Top Gun,” and with access to a van, spent time between filming in San Diego and the beautiful sun-drenched Coronado taking advantage of the scenery. He noted that even though Tom Cruise was “working 24/7,” Kilmer would often take the cast out to explore the town. One day, the consulting pilots stationed in Miramar decided to throw a party for the film’s cast and crew....
The Rings Of Power Finale Trailer: Sauron’s Name Is In The Air Prime Video By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 7, 2022 8:02 pm EST “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” debuted a trailer for the season finale at New York City Comic Con today, and it teases the moment we’ve all been waiting for: namely, everyone seems to be saying the S-word. While the two-and-a-half-minute trailer is honestly mostly comprised of footage we’ve seen before throughout the season — it’s more like a sizzle reel than a genuine preview — it does include a few new snippets of footage of what’s to come during next week’s finale....
A bit of thunder on a quiet weekend Sony Pictures Variety reports that “The Woman King” is has a projected $18 million opening from 3,765 locations, some of which are premium format like IMAX and bring the added bonus of increased ticket prices. While that’s not Marvel or “Top Gun” numbers, it’s not bad for a standalone action film without any ties to other franchises. It’s also pretty impressive for a historical epic, which tend to bring out dads and teachers but not huge crowds....
Wendell & Wild Review: Jordan Peele + Henry Selick = A Funny, Frightful Film [TIFF] Netflix By Sarah Milner/Sept. 12, 2022 11:00 am EST Move over “The Nightmare Before Christmas” — there’s a new stop-motion horror flick in town, ready to steal the hearts and inspire cosplay. Premiering at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, “Wendell & Wild” is the much-hyped collaboration between the king of stop-motion animation, Henry Selick, and acclaimed horror director and funny man, Jordan Peele....
Which Supernatural Characters Could Appear In The Winchesters? The CW By Shania Russell/Oct. 20, 2022 7:00 pm EST Saving people, hunting things, and tracking down a missing father? Although “The Winchesters” makes many much-appreciated changes to the DNA of “Supernatural,” the prequel still shares plenty in common with its predecessor. So why not multiply the fun with the addition of some familiar faces? Set in the ’70s, “The Winchesters” follows John Winchester (Drake Rodger) and Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) as they work to uncover their parents’ mysterious past....
A Live Lion Got Loose On The Set Of Idris Elba’s Beast, A Movie About A Live Lion On The Loose Universal Pictures By BJ Colangelo/July 27, 2022 3:58 pm EST Everyone loves a good animal attack movie, and thanks to decades of technological advancements, we can enjoy these films knowing no animals or humans were harmed in the making of the film. In the upcoming film “Beast,” Idris Elba stars as a recently widowed father who takes his two teenage daughters to a South African game reserve, only to find themselves trapped in survival mode when the family becomes the target of a wild lion who recently escaped from poachers....
A Mind-Bending Amount Of Detail Went Into Stranger Things’ CGI Actors Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 4, 2022 8:48 pm EST Season 4 of “Stranger Things” provided some of the most incredible visual effects in the show’s history, with the introduction of Vecna and his realm in the Upside-Down. The series has showcased plenty of explosions, action sequences, creepy creatures, and small glimpses of the demented realm, but the most recent season had our faves exploring uncharted territories for a majority of the runtime....
Community Wasn’t Dan Harmon’s First Brush With Behind-The-Scenes Conflict Sony Pictures Television By Demetra Nikolakakis/Aug. 7, 2022 9:30 pm EST “Six seasons and a movie.” What began as a simple throwaway line morphed into a battle cry for “Community” fans amid multiple threats of cancellation. Eventually, when the show’s sixth and final season ended, a triumphant “#andamovie” titlecard appeared onscreen — and fans have been asking creator Dan Harmon if that movie is in the works ever since....
Composer Simon Franglen Talks Avatar: The Way Of Water And Planting Seeds For Future Sequels [Exclusive Interview] Disney By Jack Giroux/Dec. 27, 2022 5:00 pm EST Before “Avatar: The Way of Water,” composer Simon Franglen was intimately familiar with the “Avatar” universe. Franglen collaborated with the late, great James Horner on the first film and composed music for Walt Disney World’s Avatar theme park land. With “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the composer expands the musical landscape of Pandora while also honoring the work of Horner, whose scores for “Titanic” and several other films were produced by Franglen....
Disney Imagineering Loses Its Longtime Leader As Bob Weis Steps Down After Four Decades Charley Gallay / Getty Images By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 20, 2022 8:42 pm EST Bob Weis joined the Disney Imagineers 42 years ago, working his way up the ranks to become the current Global Imagineering Ambassador and former President of Walt Disney Imagineering. After years of culture-defining contributions, Weis has announced he will retire at the opening of 2023....
Every Major Superhero Movie Of 2022, Ranked Sony / Warner Bros. By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 19, 2022 12:00 pm EST For years now, there’s been consistent chatter about whether audiences are experiencing superhero fatigue. Never has that been more relevant than over the past couple of years, when Marvel Studios began inundating us with superhero TV shows on Disney+ that continue to expand the canon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe alongside the three or four big-screen endeavors hitting theaters each year....
