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The Predator’s Most Famous Feature Came From The Mind Of James Cameron 20th Century Studios By Sarah Musnicky/July 10, 2022 5:00 pm EST Dutch had it right when he told the Predator, “You’re one ugly motherf*****.” Even if you haven’t seen any of “The Predator” films, you probably know what the extraterrestrial hunter looks like. The alien’s anatomy is designed to be distinctive, frightening, and memorable even to the most casual of sci-fi/horror audiences....

The Sandman Creator Neil Gaiman Starred In One Of The Best Later Simpsons Episodes By Michael Boyle/Aug. 24, 2022 10:32 am EST Long before the Netflix adaptation of “The Sandman” dropped this month, Neil Gaiman made a huge name for himself with his comics, novels, short stories, and of course, the film and TV adaptations of his work. And in 2011, “The Simpsons” decided to give him a substantial role as himself in one of their episodes....

What is Hellraiser about? Hulu “Hellraiser” is centered primarily on Riley (Odessa A’zion), a young woman crashing at her brother’s apartment while she desperately tries to stay sober. Riley’s addiction issues have caused an unfortunate rift between her and her brother, and when he finally loses his patience with her and kicks her out, she seeks solace with her new, sort-of boyfriend, another former addict named Trevor (Drew Starkey). With nowhere to go and desperately in need of money, Trevor invites her to join him on an expedition to retrieve a mysterious object for a wealthy art collector....

The Shawshank Redemption Deleted Scene Frank Darabont Couldn’t Cut Fast Enough [Exclusive] Warner Bros By Jeremy Smith/Nov. 22, 2022 1:51 pm EST For most of its existence, the Internet Movie Database’s Top 250 movies of all time list has been led by Frank Darabont’s “The Shawshank Redemption.” In this age of online polling, when bots are used to inflate the scores of comic book movies, there is something reassuring about a 142-minute movie about friendship and hope outranking the likes of “The Dark Knight” and “The Avengers....

Toy Story 3 Ending Explained: So Long, Partner Disney By Anthony Crislip/Dec. 18, 2022 10:00 pm EST With 2010’s “Toy Story 3,” Pixar and director Lee Unkrich were faced with punishingly high expectations. Besides the first two entries in the series being certified modern animated classics, there was also the question of purpose. For Pixar, a production company known at the time for its refusal to do sequels unless there was a story to justify one, to do a sequel over a decade after the previous entry, something good must have been in store....

Was Bleach Ever Good? Disney+ By Adam Wescott/Oct. 22, 2022 1:00 pm EST “Bleach” began its run in the popular comics magazine Shonen Jump in August 2001. It was adapted into an anime three years later in October 2004, and quickly became one of the most popular anime and manga in its age bracket. Fans would refer to “Bleach” and its two Jump peers, “Naruto” and “One Piece,” as the Big Three....

Putting out fires BBC In a behind-the-scenes video for the first episode he penned for “Doctor Who,” Chris Chibnall described the Doctor as at their best when they’re constantly putting out tons of fires. And gosh, golly has he stuck by that belief. Rather than establish any real stakes, Chibnall will constantly manufacture suspense by having the Doctor run from one crisis to the other — never really solving any of them....

Ash vs. Evil Dead Starz Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) basically is Johnny Lawrence, except for the fact that he has always been perceived as a good guy. He’s sexist, arrogant, delusional, stuck in the past (figuratively always, literally sometimes), with a face that’s super-punchable — and is, indeed, frequently pummeled. Besides that, he and Johnny both have issues with father figures played by TV stars of yore. Johnny’s evil stepdad is Ed Asner (Lou Grant!...

A Tribute To Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Ensign Beckett Mariner, One Of The Great Trek Characters Paramount By Danielle Ryan/Oct. 31, 2022 5:00 pm EST This article contains spoilers for season 3 of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.” “Star Trek” is inspirational television that offers a more optimistic, hopeful glimpse of our future than just about anything else out there. There’s an element of escapism to be had, because who can deny the fun of imagining yourself exploring the stars with Captain Kirk or fighting against the Jem’Hadar with Commander Worf?...

Andor Celebrates Something We Rarely See In Star Wars: A Random Act Of Kindness Lucasfilm By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 17, 2022 7:00 am EST Though it is set in space, “Star Wars” has always been more of a fantasy franchise than a sci-fi one. Several main characters are chosen ones with magic blood, there’s space wizards, princesses, emperors, smugglers, rogue knights, and more. Sure, creator George Lucas infused the original and prequel trilogy with some poignant political commentary, but the movies always focused more on people in high ranks than the common-folk of the galaxy....

Every Todd Phillips Movie Ranked Worst To Best Warner Bros. By Gino Orlandini/Aug. 4, 2022 4:31 pm EST Now for the curious case of Todd Phillips. After directing some of the funniest comedies of the 21st century with “Old School” and “The Hangover” trilogy, his career looked a lot like his fellow “frat pack” friends Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year Old Virgin) and Adam Mckay (“Anchorman”). That was before his pivot to making one of the best dramas of the millennium with “Joker” in 2019....

Here’s Why Dangerous Liaisons Was Canceled After One Season Starz By Lex Briscuso/Dec. 13, 2022 11:45 am EST In more sad streamer news, “Dangerous Liaisons” has been canceled by Starz, reversing its early season 2 renewal. According to Deadline, the remaining three episodes of the first season, which consists of eight episodes total, will air as scheduled and executive producers are actively shopping the new series around to secure another home....

His Dark Materials Season 3 Trailer: The Dead Speak! HBO Max By Rafael Motamayor/Nov. 1, 2022 6:19 pm EST After a murderous and revelatory season 2 finale, “His Dark Materials” enters its endgame by preparing for an all-out war. The series, based on the trilogy of novels of the same name by Philip Pullman (that were heavily inspired by John Milton’s epic “Paradise Lost”), is ending with its upcoming third season, but the show is making sure to end on a high note....

The power of perspective HBO When Emily Carey, who plays the younger version of Queen Alicent Hightower, realized she was going to be performing a sex scene with the much-older Paddy Considine, the young performer was (understandably) nervous. Carey (who uses she/they pronouns) had watched some of “Game of Thrones” to prepare for the role and found herself wondering what she might be asked to do. She worked with the team to make sure that she felt comfortable, however, even if her character did not....

How Avatar: The Way Of Water Made Riding An Alien Creature Look As Real As Possible 20th Century Studios By Cameron Roy Hall/Dec. 19, 2022 7:30 am EST James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” is a sequel 13 years in the making, continuing the story of Pandora, a distant, blue planet populated by distant, blue people. Although the narratives around displacement and colonization can be compared to other popular films, like Disney’s “Pocahontas,” the original “Avatar” marked the culmination of cinematic innovation that no other film could claim credit for....

How Jennifer’s Body Became A True Cult Classic Society really, really hated women in 2009 Marketing executives failed Jennifer’s Body Karyn Kusama echoed Cody’s sentiments, saying she was concerned that the marketing didn’t even include Amanda Seyfried, and when she reached out to remedy the situation, it was not well received. “You know, I tried to be diplomatic, and what I got back was essentially, “Megan hot. Focus on Megan hot,” she said....

Jaye Davidson’s Stargate Character Didn’t Start Out As An Alien MGM/UA Distribution Co/AMLF By Lee Adams/Dec. 17, 2022 9:00 pm EST Jaye Davidson’s very short-lived career as an actor was a memorable one. He came out of nowhere to earn an Oscar nomination for his performance as Dil in Neil Jordan’s controversial “The Crying Game,” only losing out on the Best Supporting Actor award to Gene Hackman’s malign sheriff in “Unforgiven....

Joe Dante’s Innerspace Didn’t Start Its Life As A Comedy Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros By Lee Adams/Oct. 27, 2022 11:43 am EST The modern-day version of the pitch that sold director Joe Dante on “Innerspace” would be something like this: What if we shrank Dwayne Johnson to miniature size and injected him into Kevin Hart’s body? I’d probably watch that, and it was the kind of high concept that was in abundance in ’80s Hollywood....

John Carpenter Knew He Wanted ‘Rowdy Roddy’ Piper For They Live From The Moment They Met Universal Pictures By Ernesto Valenzuela/Oct. 28, 2022 6:30 am EST John Carpenter’s films have a world-weary sense about them. From the claustrophobic body horror of “The Thing” to the dystopian movie “Escape from New York,” no matter how ridiculous the sci-fi concepts that Carpenter brought, they always had a sense of authenticity and grittiness to them....

‘Your Body is a Wonderland’ NBC Universal During the podcast, Jenna Fischer said they wanted to use the song, and that B.J. Novak (who played Ryan, as well as serving as writer/director/producer) was friends with Mayer and asked him about it. At first, Mayer said no. Fischer explains: “He was like, ‘I don’t think so.’ And he actually wrote about this on his blog. He was like, ‘One of my favorite shows on television, “The Office,” wanted to use my song ‘“Your Body is a Wonderland” in a scene for their Christmas episode....