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Tom Hanks’ Saving Private Ryan Performance Was Centered Around One Emotion DreamWorks Pictures By Marcos Melendez/Sept. 13, 2022 4:57 pm EST Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” is a seminal war film with an ensemble cast led by the incomparable Tom Hanks, who delivered a harrowing performance as Captain John H. Miller. The actor was nominated for an Academy Award for his leading role, which had Hanks portray an anxious yet determined leader in the midst of a brutal journey to save, you guessed it, Private Ryan....

A singular shift from fear to possession A24 Annie, after finally understanding her son is in danger of being possessed by the demon Paimon, begs her husband Steve to throw Charlie’s old sketchbook — the life source of Paimon — into the fireplace. She knows doing so will kill her, but she’s desperate to save her son. Steve listens patiently to Annie, but just when it seems like he’s going to follow through with her wishes, he hesitates, telling Annie that she needs psychological help....

Under The Radar: Athena, Saloum, And Vesper Brought The Thrills In A Spectacle-Starved September Netflix By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 4, 2022 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Under the Radar, a column where we spotlight specific movies, shows, trends, performances, or scenes that caught our eye and deserved more attention … but otherwise flew under the radar. In this edition: “Athena” juggles eye-popping filmmaking with harrowing violence, “Saloum” boasts action and the supernatural in equal measure, and “Vesper” delivers the original sci-fi we always yearn for....

Vin Diesel Was Nearly Robbed Of The Chance To Play Pitch Black’s Riddick Gramercy Pictures By Witney Seibold/July 24, 2022 9:00 pm EST I assure you this will lead back to “Pitch Black,” but first, I open with some context: In Shane Black’s 2005 film “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” Robert Downey, Jr. plays a down-on-his-luck petty thief who, by sheer chance, stumbles into an audition one night while fleeing from the cops....

Why The Stranger Things 4 Finale Wasn’t Split Into Two Episodes Netflix By Erin Brady/July 7, 2022 1:42 pm EST There is a lot that one can say about the fact that the fourth season final episode of “Stranger Things” was nearly two and a half hours long. Whether you think it was earned or not is entirely up to you, although it’s easy to argue that it could’ve been split into two episodes rather than an episode that is around the same length as “Raging Bull....

A Prophetic Judd Apatow Shot The Freaks And Geeks Finale In The Middle Of Production NBC By Matt Rainis/Nov. 19, 2022 5:00 am EST For a show that only lasted a single season from 1999 to 2000, Judd Apatow’s “Freaks and Geeks” sure did have quite an influence on sitcoms and show business itself. Not only is it a beloved cult classic, but it kickstarted the careers of stars like James Franco, Linda Cardellini, Jason Segel, and Seth Rogen....

Carrey kept a million-dollar check in his pocket New Line Cinema As trouble on “In Living Color” continued to mount, Pam Veasey expected the worst during a meeting called by Carrey. After all, she knew his importance to the show. “You had to get used to Jim’s mind moving faster than you as a writer could write,” Veasey said. “But then once you understood that it was a blessing. Because he would make the most of everything....

All The Supernatural Easters Eggs In The Winchesters Pilot The CW By Shania Russell/Oct. 11, 2022 9:00 pm EST Falling in love while hunting demons is certainly an odd way to start a relationship, but what else would we expect from “The Winchesters”? A prequel series to the 15-season behemoth that is “Supernatural,” the new CW series sees Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) returning to our screens to narrate the story of how his parents met, fell in love, and fought monsters while hunting down the truth about their missing fathers....

Marvel Comics By Jeremy Mathai/Nov. 17, 2022 3:49 pm EST In an official statement, Lord and Miller had this to say about the news: “Angela is a pro’s pro whose perspective and creativity we greatly respect and admire. She’s also a hell of a lot of fun. She loves these characters and we feel really lucky for the chance to work with her to bring Cindy Moon’s story to the world....

Apple TV+ Raises Its Subscription Price For The First Time Since Launch Apple TV+ By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 25, 2022 8:37 am EST Just in time for its three-year anniversary, Apple TV+ has fired the latest volley in the streaming wars, raising its subscription price for the first time since its service launch in November 2019. TV Line reports that as of Monday, October 24, 2022, the price of a monthly Apple TV+ subscription has increased from $4....

Beverly Hills Cop Was Originally Conceived As A Dark Drama With Sylvester Stallone Paramount Pictures By Matt Rainis/Oct. 10, 2022 12:26 pm EST There was perhaps no person who is more representative of comedy in the 1980s than Eddie Murphy. His time on “Saturday Night Live” was legendary, as was his run of movies that followed made him an international star. For a while, he was basically the undisputed funniest man on the planet....

Congratulations! Ash Ketchum Has Finally Become The World’s Greatest Pokémon Trainer The Pokémon Company By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 11, 2022 1:03 pm EST He’s been 10 years old for 25 years, but Ash Ketchum is finally the very best, like no one ever was. After 25 years of heartbreak after heartbreak, the latest episode of “Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series” that aired in Japan today, titled “The Finals IV: Partner,” finally showed Ash emerge victorious in the Masters Eight Tournament of the Pokémon World Coronation Series....

Harley Quinn Season 3 Takes Batman To Places We’ve Never Seen Before HBO Max By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 5, 2022 5:40 pm EST “Harley Quinn” has quickly become one of the most subversive and inventive superhero stories on TV. From the very beginning, the show took the rule of cool as its one and only commandment, playing with the DC canon, discarding everything that doesn’t provide maximum laughs and changing/breaking/remixing/adapting the rest....

James Gunn Reportedly Has Two Super Secret DC Projects In The Works Warner Bros. By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 17, 2022 7:25 pm EST So much for that long-needed break, huh, James Gunn? “The Suicide Squad” and “Peacemaker” director was teasing months ago that he may or may not have two separate, secret projects in the works for Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Comics, but in the wake of all the buzz on “Black Adam,” those rumors are starting to look a lot more like reality....

Jodie Whittaker’s Final Doctor Who Episode ‘Celebrates Change’ Ahead Of Ncuti Gatwa’s Debut BBC America By Sarah Musnicky/Oct. 22, 2022 3:42 pm EST It’s time to say goodbye to Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor. With the approach of her final episode the BBC, the actress is getting fans hyped for the big farewell, and the new Doctor on the horizon. “Doctor Who” regenerations are generally overwhelming events. As Whittaker explained to Entertainment Weekly, the theme of change was a strong driver in tomorrow’s special, “The Power of the Doctor,” which will be her last adventure in the TARDIS:...

Kate Hudson Felt The ‘Magic’ Of Almost Famous From The Very First Table Read Columbia Pictures By Drew Tinnin/Dec. 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST You don’t have to love rock & roll to love “Almost Famous,” but it helps. From the early days when DJ Alan Freed first popularized the term to the pinnacle of rock in the 1970s, bands like Led Zeppelin and The Allman Brothers had become mythic figures that were worshipped by hardcore fans....

Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Composer Bear McCreary Is Already Thinking About Music For Season 2 And Beyond [Exclusive] Prime Video By Jenna Busch/Sept. 15, 2022 9:05 am EST The Prime Video series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has already been renewed for a second season. Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay reportedly already have five seasons of the series mapped out. Not only does that mean viewers will be spending a lot of time in J....

Marvel Studios Is Giving Vision His Own Series On Disney+ Marvel By Valerie Ettenhofer/Oct. 28, 2022 5:59 pm EST It sounds like we haven’t seen the last of Paul Bettany’s Vision after all. Deadline has just confirmed a story (first shared yesterday by Jeff Sneider on The Hot Mic Podcast) that a “WandaVision” spinoff series, tentatively titled “Vision Quest,” appears to be in the works at Disney+ and Marvel Studios. Just as “WandaVision” gave viewers a front-row-seat to Wanda Maximoff’s (Elizabeth Olsen) state of mind during a pivotal time in her life, it sounds like the new series will focus on Vision’s quest to find himself and his memories after the events of “WandaVision....

Making a fantasy a reality Paramount When creating “Star Trek,” Gene Roddenberry presented an artistic hypothesis of an inclusive, collaborative, inquisitive society — one that spoke to Mae Jemison. She was able to connect to that vision because she saw herself in Nichelle Nichols. In an interview with Bionic Buzz at Nichols’ 85th birthday party, Jemison described how powerful and inspiring that fantasy can be: “How we think about the world is shaped by our fantasies....

Sam Raimi gets to make Army of Darkness thanks to Dino De Laurentiis…and Stephen King Universal Horror guru Stephen King gave the original “The Evil Dead” his public stamp of approval upon its release, allowing director Sam Raimi to garner enough buzz to make a follow-up feature, “Crimewave.” When that film became compromised and bombed critically and commercially, Raimi hit upon the idea to make a sequel to “Evil Dead” in order to have creative control again, but could not come up with the financing....