The Live-Action My Hero Academia Movie Is Heading To Netflix Crunchyroll By Rafael Motamayor/Dec. 12, 2022 2:00 pm EST “My Hero Academia” is one of the most popular manga and anime around often thought of as a successor to the “Big Three” of manga (“Naruto,” “Bleach,” and “One Piece”). The manga is consistently on top sales lists, and the anime remains as popular as ever even after six seasons. It is easy to see why....
The One Advantage The First Hellsing Anime Has Over Ultimate Crunchyroll By Devin Meenan/Nov. 12, 2022 6:30 pm EST Kouta Hirano’s action-horror manga “Hellsing” begins 100 years or so after Abraham Van Helsing defeated Dracula. Contrary to the account of Bram Stoker, the Lord of Vampires was not slain, merely cowed, and became the Helsing (eventually Hellsing) family retainer. Abraham’s descendant, Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, leads an eponymous ghoul-hunting organization....
There’s More To M’Baku’s Weapons Than Meets The Eye In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Marvel Studios By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 14, 2022 9:00 am EST In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” insults aren’t the only weapon Winston Duke’s tribal leader, M’Baku, wields. There’s also his club, which previously came in handy when he was engaging in ritual combat atop a waterfall. M’Baku’s furry armor is another key feature of his character design, but both that and his club only get him so far in battle against Namor (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) in “Wakanda Forever....
Unforgiven Solidified Clint Eastwood’s Separation From Directors Like John Ford Warner Bros. Pictures By Devin Meenan/Aug. 15, 2022 9:04 am EST If you ask who the most important Western directors in history are, there are three obvious names: John Ford, Sergio Leone, and Clint Eastwood. The Western was the dominant genre in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s, and Ford was the preeminent director of the genre at that time....
What It Was Like For Jeff Daniel Phillips To Step Into Herman Munster’s Oversized Shoes For The Munsters [Exclusive] Universal Pictures By Ben F. Silverio/Sept. 27, 2022 10:30 am EST If you couldn’t tell from the hit single “Dragula” from his 1998 debut album “Hellbilly Deluxe,” Rob Zombie has been a fan of “The Munsters” for a very long time. So when the opportunity arose for the cult horror filmmaker and musician to revive the beloved 1960s sitcom, it’s no surprise that he jumped at the chance....
Why South Park Has Been A Cultural Rorschach Test For 25 Years Comedy Central By BJ Colangelo/Aug. 10, 2022 8:00 am EST Somewhere in my parents’ attic, there’s a dusty VHS tape featuring a New Year’s Eve marathon of “South Park” recorded off the TV, with bursts of footage of “KaBLaM!!” from when I flipped to Nickelodeon so my grandma wouldn’t know what I was watching. When my elementary school sent out a warning to parents about an “animated show not safe for children,” my parents immediately took a “don’t tell me how to raise my kid” stance, and we watched it together....
With Avatar 2 And 3 Still Filming, Production Has Already Begun On Avatar 4 20th Century Studios By Jenna Busch/Sept. 12, 2022 2:20 pm EST Fans of “Avatar” have a lot in store for them, with four sequels on the way. It’s been 13 years since the release of the first film, but we’re going to get those sequels in fairly rapid succession. At Disney’s D23 Expo this weekend, audiences were treated to some footage from the upcoming “Avatar: The Way of Water....
Women Talking Trailer: Sarah Polley’s Drama Tackles Misogynistic Violence In An Isolated Religious Colony MGM By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 14, 2022 3:09 pm EST The following article includes references to domestic abuse and sexual assault. Please proceed with caution. Sarah Polley has consistently been one of the most outspoken activists in Hollywood, and her directorial work often reflects her tireless dedication to justice. Her latest film, “Women Talking,” is a confident, oftentimes difficult-to-watch drama about a group of Mennonite women in an isolated colony who are struggling with their faith and dedication to their religious practices after learning that they have all been repeatedly drugged and raped by the men in their community....
Billy West Borrowed From A Very Different Character For Zapp Brannigan’s Futurama Voice 20th Television By Anya Stanley/July 28, 2022 5:09 pm EST You may not recognize Billy West’s face, but you’ve heard his voice. A former in-house comedian and impressionist on the radio airwaves for “The Howard Stern Show,” West and his voice work is especially precious to children of the 90s, gracing Nicktoons, Disney toons, and Looney Tunes alike....
Cardboard Cinema: Batman, Broadway, And The Best Of Tabletop Journalism Infinite Rabbit Holes By Matthew Monagle/July 11, 2022 2:00 pm EST Welcome to Cardboard Cinema, an ongoing series where we look at tabletop news for the distinguished film- and television-lover. When you weren’t paying attention, the calendar skipped ahead to July. Since the sun is doing its usual bang-up job of trying to kill us, this is an excellent month to spend your time as close to an A/C unit as possible....
Tanjiro — Imposter Syndrome & Self-Doubt Crunchyroll, Inc. After the events of the Mugen Train Arc, we see Tanjiro grappling with self-doubt and imposter syndrome as he grieves the loss of Rengoku. He decides that he must become stronger, pushing himself beyond his limits and throwing everything he has behind the water-breathing technique he has been wielding throughout the series, but he still struggles with feeling like he isn’t enough despite his efforts and achievements....
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Paramount Pictures With “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” Ridley Scott exhibits his trademark interest in historical epics. The second of such films he directed in his career after his debut with “The Duellists” stars Gerard Depardieu as Christopher Columbus and details his journey to the New World. “1492” marks the first time that Scott would reunite with his “Alien” star Sigourney Weaver. It’s just a shame it isn’t for a more auspicious occasion....
For The Andor Cast, Being In The Star Wars Universe Made It Hard To Make A Star Wars Show [Exclusive] Lucasfilm By Jenna Busch/Aug. 24, 2022 2:00 pm EST Next month, Disney+ will release the next “Star Wars” series, “Andor.” This spy-centric prequel to the 2016 film “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” will show us how Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) became such a devoted member of the Rebellion, leading to his ultimate sacrifice for the cause....
Lay off the pipeweed, nerd! New Line Cinema Alright, I admit it: All of us Tom Bombadil truthers are hanging on by a thread here. Unfortunately, such theories are tenuous, at best. But you’ve made it this far, so why not continue down this rabbit hole? There’s one last bit of evidence that could sway this debate in either direction. In “The Fellowship of the Ring,” one of the most revealing descriptions we get (beyond the fact that he’s a jolly fellow who likes to wear yellow boots) is that he existed long before hobbits, humans, and elves ever came to Middle-earth....
Probably not a great idea HBO As stated, “Game of Thrones” season 8 was nothing shy of a disaster in the eyes of many fans. The series had been at the forefront of the conversation in pop culture and had the chance to cement its legacy as one of the greatest shows of all time, right alongside the likes of “Breaking Bad” and “The Sopranos.” Instead, now a few years removed from the show’s finale, conversation about it still generally results in head-shaking from fans and little enthusiasm....
The series could have been a comedy HBO Chase almost cast the role of Tony Soprano in a way that would have driven the show in the opposite direction. The series creator initially toyed with the idea of casting the musician Steven Van Zandt, who had never acted before, in that part. (Van Zandt ended up playing Tony’s consiglieri, Silvio Dante.) Chase first saw him on the back of Bruce Springsteen records, “looking like an Italian punk,” he said in an interview with Deadline....
How TV Work Prepared Sidney Lumet For 12 Angry Men United Artists By J. Gabriel Ware/Sept. 3, 2022 7:30 pm EST Acclaimed actor Henry Fonda and screenwriter Reginald Rose self-produced Rose’s script “12 Angry Men” with $350,000. When they tapped the late, great Sidney Lumet to direct the courtroom drama film, the then-33-year-old had been an accomplished New York theater and TV director, but he had no film credits on his résumé....
In The White Lotus Season 2, The Di Grasso Family Represents Three Unique Generations Of Masculine Rot HBO By Matt Rainis/Nov. 10, 2022 8:00 am EST HBO’s “The White Lotus” is back again, and Mike White has managed to assemble yet another cast of fantastic actors playing absolutely awful people. The show’s second season finds us in a whole new location with a mostly new group of characters, with the exception of the return of Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya and Jon Gries’ Greg....
Jack Ryan Season 3 Trailer: He’s Back And He’s Doing Spy Stuff Again! Prime Video By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 27, 2022 11:52 am EST Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but one of the greatest super-spies in all of fiction has gone rogue and is now on the run from the government he’s supposed to be working for. Oh, and there’s probably another World War on the horizon if he fails....
Maggie Smith’s Downton Abbey Role Was Written With A Very Specific Person In Mind Ben Blackall/Focus Features By Sarah Musnicky/Aug. 13, 2022 6:30 pm EST Writing what you know is a piece of advice that keeps being shared for a reason. We all need a launching point in our writing, especially when it comes to crafting and developing characters. A strong base for a character can make all the difference in the world....
