The Sandman Season 1 Ending Explained: Dream A Little Dream Vortex Netflix By Valerie Ettenhofer/Aug. 5, 2022 4:27 pm EST Spoilers follow for season 1 of “The Sandman.” “The Sandman” hit Netflix this week, and the series based on Neil Gaiman’s beloved comics has been years in the making. The final product is a dream realized — an ambitious, jam-packed 10 episodes that cover the first two volumes of the author’s fantasy series....
Tom Cruise Sees Top Gun’s Volleyball Scene As More Than Just Eye Candy Paramount Pictures By Caroline Madden/Sept. 23, 2022 7:00 am EST One of the most memorable scenes in director Tony Scott’s “Top Gun” is the shirtless volleyball game. Set to the upbeat Kenny Loggins song “Playing With the Boys,” the sequence is about the simple joys of all-male sportsmanship, complete with slow-motion shots of the pilots’ sculpted bodies glistening with sweat, and close-ups of their enthusiastic high-fives and butt slaps....
What Disney’s Strange World Stole From Big Hero 6 To Create Its Characters [Exclusive] Walt Disney Animation Studios By Jeremy Mathai/Sept. 21, 2022 12:20 pm EST There’s something romantic about the idea of new stories springing from the minds of creative talent, fully-formed and containing nothing but original storytelling ready to blow the minds of unsuspecting audiences. Historically speaking, Walt Disney Animation Studios has projected the very image of consistency and success, going so far as to turn various animated classics — most (if not all) of which are based on much older fables — into the definitive stories in the minds of the general public....
Where Can You Watch Abbott Elementary? ABC By Shania Russell/July 28, 2022 4:20 pm EST The runaway success of last year’s breakout sitcom “Abbott Elementary” is no big mystery: in a world that feels hellbent on making us feel awful, feel-good TV can be a very powerful thing. There’s always time in our week to catch up on the latest intense drama or murder mystery saga, but there’s a reason that streaming services have been fighting for the rights to beloved sitcoms like “Friends” and “New Girl....
Why Supernatural Season 1 Is So Much Better On DVD Than Streaming The CW By Jamie Gerber/July 25, 2022 7:52 pm EST “Carry on Wayward Son”: the Kansas song has long been a rallying cry for “Supernatural” fans. I love classic rock, and though I’m not a fan of Kansas in particular, I have to admit, the track now holds a special place in my heart. Used for almost every single one of the beloved show’s fifteen seasons to sum up each respective year before the finale, I now can’t help but associate it with Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean’s (Jensen Ackles) mission of “saving people” and “hunting things....
A Guide To The New Generation Of Targaryens On House Of The Dragon HBO By Shania Russell/Sept. 28, 2022 8:00 am EST Don’t let the face-bashing and window wanking fool you: “House of the Dragon” is a family show. Sure, the family in question is weird, murderous, incestuous, and on the verge of a civil war, but what else did you expect from the world of Westeros? Though Targaryens were a rarity in “Game of Thrones,” those ill-tempered dragon-riding royals have taken center stage in the prequel series, and thanks to episode six hitting the fast-forward button, there’s suddenly an abundance of Targaryen children running around....
Lupita Nyong’o is becoming a scream queen Paramount Pictures Nyong’o has been firmly on Hollywood’s A-list for some time now, dating back to her huge Oscar win in “12 Years a Slave.” Her turn as Nakia in “Black Panther,” one of the biggest superhero movies ever, certainly helped as well. Next up for Nyong’O is the much-anticipated sequel, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which hits theaters on November 11. But the actress has been making a strong case that she is a modern scream queen....
Andor Episode 6 Officially Introduces Another Defected Stormtrooper Lucasfilm By Lyvie Scott/Oct. 12, 2022 1:01 pm EST It’s been eight years since the very first teaser for “Star Wars” sequel “The Force Awakens” was released, but I still remember it like it was yesterday. That teaser made major waves from its very first scene, which opened with the face of Finn (John Boyega) out among the sand dunes of Jakku. That one image revealed so much about the character: He was clad in Stormtrooper armor, so obviously aligned with the First Order (née Empire), right?...
Billy West Put A Monstrous Spin On The Voice Of Futurama’s Nixon 20th Television By Witney Seibold/Oct. 2, 2022 6:30 pm EST Anyone who has seen Richard Nixon on Matt Groening’s and David X. Cohen’s “Futurama” — or, more correctly, seen Nixon’s head in a jar of fluid on “Futurama” — might have noted that voice actor Billy West gave the president a strange vocal quirk. Every so often, Nixon — in the mythology of the show, the president of Earth in the year 3000 — lets forth with a very gentle “haroo....
Charlie Sheen Sought For Cameo In ‘The Hangover Part II’? Denis Makarenko/Shutterstock There has been a lot of fallout from Charlie Sheen’s string of recent interviews and outbursts. His show, Two and a Half Men, is shut down for the season. His kids have been taken away. And he is a media darling, but only because by all appearances he is completely crazy, and crazy sells. But if rumor is to be believed, even in part, the media furor around Charlie Sheen is making him a hot commodity for producers that aren’t Two and a Half Men’s Chuck Lorre....
Cobra Kai Season 5’s Tribute To Mr. Miyagi Brought Ralph Macchio To Tears Netflix By Miyako Pleines/Sept. 9, 2022 12:30 pm EST Mr. Miyagi is one of cinema’s most memorable mentors. Played by the inimitable Pat Morita, Miyagi is known for his nontraditional approach to teaching karate and for doling out wise life advice when it’s needed most. He is the heart of “The Karate Kid” franchise, and Morita, who passed away in 2005, has inspired many of us with his portrayal of everyone’s favorite sensei....
David Bruckner Knows He’s Taking On Something ‘Sacred’ With Hulu’s Hellraiser Hulu By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 21, 2022 10:45 pm EST Horror fans comprise one of the most passionate and dedicated fan subcultures in film, with many beloved classics hailed as untouchable masterpieces. And yet, because capitalism be capitalising, some of the greatest horror films of all time have spiraled into decades-long franchises to varying degrees of success. In the last year alone, new installments in the “Halloween,” “Scream,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” and “Predator” series have all been released, with even more legacy additions on their way....
A full circle meta moment Universal Pictures With “Halloween Ends” serving as the alleged completion of the saga between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, it’s a thoughtful nod to Carpenter’s original “Halloween” by including a scene featuring a babysitter watching “The Thing” with a kid. It’s one of those horror easter eggs that have viewers turning into the Leo DiCaprio pointing meme from “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and serves as a perfect full circle meta moment bringing the beginning and end together after over four decades....
Harley Quinn Season 3 Trailer: Get Ready For New Misadventures And Harvey Guillen’s Nightwing HBO Max By Valerie Ettenhofer/July 11, 2022 2:00 pm EST “Harley Quinn” season 3 is just around the corner, and the very funny adult-oriented HBO Max series has just dropped a full trailer that clues us in on some major new plots. Harley herself (Kaley Cuoco) introduces the trailer with her typical slightly maniacal enthusiasm, giving a shout-out to the “ladies, gentlemen, theys, and gays” before pulling the curtain back on a new season of adventure, mayhem, and Harley-Ivy cuteness....
Hellraiser Review: The Reboot Is A Step Up For The Franchise, But Is That Enough? [Fantastic Fest] Hulu By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2022 11:30 pm EST In 1987, Clive Barker unleashed “Hellraiser,” his stylish, artistic, gooey, kinky horror pic adapted from his own novella, “The Hellbound Heart.” The film became a big hit and introduced audiences to the cenobites, a group of S&M creatures — angels to some, demons to others — who are summoned from untold dimensions by a puzzle box to offer people unspeakable pleasures and pain....
Why so early? Universal Pictures There are a couple of factors that are likely driving this decision. It has already become quite profitable for Universal and Blumhouse since its budget was somewhere in the ballpark of $16 to $18 million. It is quickly approaching the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office, a rarity for a mostly-original horror film not tied to a franchise. If it’s already made their money back and then some, it makes sense that they’d start wrapping up the theatrical run....
Check in on your wife, dude HBO The finale starts off with Daemon and Rhaenyra getting the news that King Viserys (one of the show’s best characters) has died and the Hightowers have usurped the throne. Immediately after hearing the news, Rhaenyra goes into labor way too early in her pregnancy. As she struggles for hours, Daemon coldly continues making war plans in the other room, and tries to disobey her wishes to hold off on waging battle....
How House Of The Dragon Explores The Female Gaze HBO By Danielle Ryan/Sept. 13, 2022 10:00 am EST This article contain’s spoilers for “House of the Dragon” episode four. Author George R. R. Martin writes truly compelling characters regardless of gender, but unfortunately, “Game of Thrones” had a bit of a problem when it came to depicting women. Female suffering was constantly on display without showing much female pleasure or agency....
How Raiders Of The Lost Ark Gave Us The Best Star Wars Movie Lucasfilm By Sandy Schaefer/July 28, 2022 4:14 pm EST The more you learn about Hollywood history, the more you come to realize success in the film industry is often a matter of luck, being in the right place at the right time, and knowing the right people. It’s not that hard work and skill don’t matter (they do), but anyone who acts like they made it big in the movies based solely on talent and their go-getter attitude is only kidding themselves....
In Andor Episode 11, The Biggest Threats To The Rebellion Are The Tiniest Details Lucasfilm By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 16, 2022 6:00 pm EST One way out … of this article, that is, for those who haven’t watched the latest episode of “Andor.” Spoilers abound! Compared to the movie that “Andor” first originated from, the prequel/spin-off series sometimes runs the risk of appearing downright uneventful next to the epic heroism of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....
