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BUZZ BUZZ! Yellowjackets Season 2 Premieres In March Showtime By Erin Brady/Dec. 7, 2022 3:05 pm EST Have you been missing “Yellowjackets” just as much as we have? Well, in that case, we have great news for you because the critically-acclaimed Showtime series is coming back sooner than you might expect. The cable network announced that the much-anticipated second season will premiere in March on two different days. Wait, what? Okay, that might sound a bit weird out of context, but here’s the scoop....

Cowboy Bebop Trailer Despite the delayed production due to a knee injury for John Cho and then the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that the series will retain the bonkers energy and slick style of its predecessor, and the showrunner promises to keep things as canon-friendly as possible. Cho is pitch-perfect in the lead role, at once a ruthless hunter and a tailored trendsetter — and that luxurious hair is all him, baby....

Director Martin McDonagh Sees The Banshees Of Inisherin As An In Bruges Sequel Gone Wrong Searchlight Pictures By Devin Meenan/Nov. 17, 2022 9:15 pm EST “The Banshees of Inisherin” was a homecoming for Martin McDonagh. After going stateside for his last two films, “Seven Psychopaths” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri,” he returned to Ireland, his homeland, for his aforementioned fourth feature. The setting wasn’t the only familiar part for McDonagh; he once again cast Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the stars of his film “In Bruges....

Every Main Character In Wednesday Ranked Worst To Best Netflix By Bee Delores/Nov. 23, 2022 1:04 pm EST Wednesday Addams returns to the screen for the first live-action adaptation since the 1998 straight-to-video feature “Addams Family Reunion.” In very capable hands, “Wednesday” arrives with raven’s wings on Netflix and sees cinematic visionary Tim Burton returning to the director’s chair. With a body of work that includes “Beetlejuice,” “Edward Scissorhands,” and “Corpse Bride,” Burton has the pedigree to tackle the beloved franchise....

Last wishes HBO Remember that great scene in season 2 of “Game of Thrones” where two main characters dispensed with subtext altogether and directly discussed the nature of power and where it really resides? “House of the Dragon” neatly evoked that conversation with the fallout of King Viserys’ death and the mad scramble for power that followed — all despite his extremely public decree that his daughter Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) follow him as his lawful heir....

How Laurence Fishburne Helped Keep Paul W.S. Anderson’s Event Horizon On Track Paramount Pictures By Sarah Musnicky/Nov. 1, 2022 1:30 pm EST While Paul W.S. Anderson is a good ol’ veteran of Hollywood movie making now, once upon a time, he was a green movie director still trying to learn the ropes of the biz behind the scenes. Anderson came on the scene in the early 90s with his feature film debut, “Shopper....

Two tickets to paradise comes with a hefty price tag NBC When the Office Ladies reached the “Benihana Christmas” episode, writer Jen Celotta talked about how shocked she was when she learned from producer Kent Zbornak that the joke she had written for Carell ended up with a hefty price tag of $60,000: “I was like, it’s a fine joke, but none of my jokes I’ve ever written have been a 60,000 dollar joke....

Interview With The Vampire Trailer: Let Anne Rice’s Classic Tale Seduce You AMC By BJ Colangelo/Sept. 8, 2022 2:59 pm EST Anne Rice became the queen of the modern vampire with her groundbreaking novels, and now her most famous, “Interview With the Vampire,” has been given another adaptation. The cinematic retelling starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Kirsten Dunst is considered by many to be one of the great vampire films of the 1990s, but AMC is looking to resurrect the story in a brand new series....

Casting the coolest nerd Sony Pictures Releasing According to Vanity Fair’s immensely entertaining oral history of the film’s production, casting the character of McLovin, who was written to be a scene stealer, proved difficult. “It became very evident that there were no actors who were right for the role,” said Goldberg. Casting director Allison Jones was forced to look outside of Hollywood, ultimately wallpapering Southern California high schools with casting notices....

Letitia Wright Talks About Shuri’s Arc From Black Panther To Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 28, 2022 9:48 pm EST “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” ends Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and from early reactions, the sequel seems to live up to the lofty expectations set by its 2018 predecessor. “Black Panther,” the first comic book movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, has been held in high regard since its release, making the inevitable sequel one to look forward to....

Michael Myers Actor James Jude Courtney Confirms That Halloween Ends Is His Final Outing In The Franchise Universal Pictures By Lex Briscuso/Oct. 19, 2022 12:05 pm EST It’s up for debate whether or not “Halloween Ends” is going to be the actual end of the “Halloween” franchise. The more recent installments have seen wildly mixed reviews, with passionate stances coming from both sides of the aisle — but if there’s one thing “Halloween” fans can agree on, it’s their desire for more Michael Myers....

Mila Kunis ‘Called B.S.’ On Who Jackie Marries In That ’90s Show By Michael Boyle/Sept. 29, 2022 3:16 pm EST Throughout all eight seasons of “That ’70s Show,” it’s Jackie Burkhart (Mila Kunis) who seems to most often go through relationship drama. She spends the first few seasons in a tumultuous relationship with Kelso (Ashton Kutcher), then gradually falls in love with Hyde (Danny Masterson), before trying out a new relationship with Fez (Wilmer Valderrama) in the final season....

Ms. Marvel Creator Bisha K. Ali Teases A More Hopeful Future For Kamran Than The Comics Suggest Marvel Studios By Lyvie Scott/July 14, 2022 10:45 am EST This post contains spoilers for the season finale of “Ms. Marvel.” With any Marvel property, there’s always going to be a sense of a “to be continued…” hanging in the air. And while certain threads of “Ms. Marvel” are guaranteed to continue, other, equally-compelling storylines are already raising a few questions....

Pierce Brosnan Took The James Bond Approach To His Black Adam Performance Warner Bros. Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Sept. 30, 2022 11:06 am EST Dwayne Johnson’s titular antihero in “Black Adam” is set to shake up the hierarchy of the DC Universe, but the film will also introduce audiences to the Justice Society of America. The first superhero team to grace comic book pages, the JSA is full of characters that have become legacy heroes for the DC Comics brand, including Doctor Fate, a magic-wielding sorcerer played by Pierce Brosnan....

Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue Is The Kind Of Anime Masterpiece That Reminds Us Of What Animation Can Be GKIDS By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 27, 2022 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Animation Celebration, a recurring feature where we explore the limitless possibilities of animation as a medium. In this first edition: “Perfect Blue.”) 2022 has been an insulting year for animation. In March, the Academy Awards loudly declared that animation is something for children to enjoy and adults to tolerate before giving out the award for Best Animated Feature, a disrespectful comment that perpetuates the stigma that animated works are “lesser than” because the medium is often enjoyed by younger audiences....

Donnie Awaits His Death — Donnie Darko (2001) Newmarket Films Richard Kelly’s 2001 time travel thriller “Donnie Darko” bewildered audiences when it was first released. The moody take on a coming-of-age story had deep metaphorical undertones, and Kelly’s director’s cut helped make the film a lot more comprehensible by explaining the complex mythology of time travel. These explanatory scenes were cut to keep the film’s running time shorter, but there was one sequence that was removed from the original film for a completely different reason....

The 14 Greatest Dirty Harry Moments In The Franchise Warner Bros. By Liam Gaughan/July 20, 2022 3:07 pm EST Clint Eastwood created one of the most iconic action heroes of all time with his performance as maverick San Francisco homicide inspector Harry Callahan. Even if you’ve never seen any of the “Dirty Harry” films, you probably recognize quotes like “Go ahead, make my day” because they are cited so frequently....

Best: Cahill’s surprise self-sacrifice Netflix Alfre Woodard doesn’t get a lot to do in “The Gray Man.” Playing Margaret Cahill, the former head of the CIA’s London outpost, the audience only sees her once in a flashback before Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling) and Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) visit her in Prague to get some much-needed answers. However, while her screen time is limited, at least her character gets to go out with a bang — literally....

The Art Of Star Wars: The High Republic Preview: Creating The Dreaded Drengir [Exclusive] Abrams Books By Bryan Young/Nov. 7, 2022 4:00 pm EST Tomorrow, “The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Volume One)” by Kristin Baver (with a foreword by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy) hits newsstands. “The High Republic” was unique among Disney’s “Star Wars” publishing goals in that they brought in artists like Ian McCaig to do a blue sky development phase with a whole writing team....

The Banshees Of Inisherin Trailer: Colin Farrell And Brendan Gleeson Reunite For The Most Awkward Break-Up Ever Searchlight Pictures By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 4, 2022 9:50 am EST If you’re a director like Martin McDonagh with three successful hits under your belt — the brilliant “In Bruges,” 2012’s “Seven Psychopaths,” and most recently the Oscars darling “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — the question then becomes: What next? Well, you can’t go wrong with going right back to where it all started … in more ways than one....