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On the heels of the news ofHouse of the DragonSeason 3 officially being in production, complete with a new look atEmma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra Targaryenandtwo casting announcements,showrunnerRyan Condalis voicing his response to Westeros creatorGeorge RR Martin’s criticisms of the show and the differences between book and adaptation.He highlighted some of his fears of cutting characters and the like in his blog.When talking with Entertainment Weekly, Condal explains: “It was disappointing,” he admits....

Ever sinceJohn Wickcame out in October 2014, this franchise has been one of the best investments for Lionsgate. With each release, theKeanu Reeves-starrer franchise’s box office grows at an explosive rate.John Wickbrought in over $43 million,John Wick: Chapter 2garnered over $92 million,John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellumraked in over $171 million, andJohn Wick: Chapter 4, the most recent installment, has made a whopping $187,131,806 (and counting) domestically. TheJohn Wickfranchise has expanded outside the movie world as well, having gone into the small screen world with its prequel seriesThe Continental....

Halloween is finally here and Neon is celebrating by gracing fans of the macabre with the first full trailer forSteven Soderbergh’s much-anticipated new supernatural horror film,Presence. The ambitious movie has only receivedvague, unsettling teasersto this point, mimicking the indie company’s campaign forLonglegsearlier this year by only showing mostly silent, ambient looks inside a suburban house with lines that tease a deeper story within. This latest look, however, pulls back the curtain a little more to show the terrifying events befallingLucy Liuand her family....

The Night Agent, the smash hit Netflix series which starredGabriel Bassoin the lead role, has officially begun production on its second season. Following its remarkable debut as Netflix’s third-highest premiere and its rapid ascent to the peak of Netflix’s top ten,The Night Agentwas swiftly greenlit for a second season. The renewal followed the serieslanding at the top of Netflix’s TV charts in its first week of release, with a staggering 168,710,000 hours watched....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time Season 3 Episodes 1-3. InThe Wheel of Time, a conflict has long been coming. With the Dark One gaining power and the Last Battle looming, the show’s heroes must prepare to face the threat, but sometimes, they don’t know the face of their enemies. The Dark One’s forces may includethe Forsakenand monstrous creatures, like trollocs, but they are also full of Darkfriends, who have infiltrated every society, kingdom, and city — including the Aes Sedai....

This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.The firstVacation Friendsmovie was a pleasant surprise when it premiered on Hulu two years ago. It wasn’t the next comedy classic by any means, but there was quite a bit of charm and heart underneath all the raunchiness, drug use, and profanity. It also helped that the four leads,John Cena,Lil Rel Howery,Yvonne Orji, andMeredith Hagner, all shared great chemistry....

The holiday release calendar is shifting again.Wicked, the hotly-anticipated big-screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, has moved its release date up five days, from November 27 to November 22.Deadline reportsthat the film will now arrive the weekend before the American Thanksgiving weekend, which greatly changes the nature of its competition. With the release date change,Wickedavoids Disney’s animated sequelMoana 2, but lands in the arena withRidley Scott’s sword-and-sandal sequelGladiator II. This could lead to another “Barbenheimer” scenario, in whichOppenheimer, an R-rated, male-aimed historical film from an acclaimed director, faced off againstBarbie, a film with a built-in female audience - and both won, leading to enormous box office dividends for both....

Anjelica Hustonwas born into a cinematic dynasty as the granddaughter of actorWalter Hustonanddaughter of actor/directorJohn Huston. Her parents were glamorous (her mother was a model and prima ballerina), but her childhood was lonely, primarily spent in the Irish countryside, miles from other children. At 18, Huston made her film debut inA Walk With Love and Death, directed by her father. Huston spent most of her formative years abroad, then moved to New York City and began modeling through the 1970s....

You would’ve seen somethingLawrence Kasdanwas involved with, even if you might not recognize his name straight away. This is because he’s credited with co-writing a handful ofStar Warsmovies (a little space opera series you might’ve heard of), and was similarly involved with the firstIndiana Jonesmovie. He’s also been relatively active as a filmmaker, having been the director of 11 movies to date. The following wants to touch upon both the stuff he’s written and directed, especially because trying to fill a top 10 with just his 11 movies (not all being great) proved difficult....

You might expect a TV show that’s not labeled as a crime show to be free of characters committing crimes. Police procedurals and ambitious crime sagas likeThe SopranosandBreaking Badhave their place in television history, sure, but sometimes, you might want to spend time watching characters who aren’t breaking the law or solving crimes. Sitcoms or down-to-earth dramas can be a nice change of pace from those more crime-focused shows that seem to dominate the airwaves....

Roger Ebert’sselections forthe worst superhero moviesof all time may have looked differentlyif he had lived to see the blockbuster phases of Marvel’s cinematic universe and DC’s succession of flops.Regardless, the critic shared his thoughts on the heroes of his era, the best, the good, the okay, and the worst. His ratings for sequels leaned lower as he questionedthe dedication to developing storylinesthat weren’t immediate rinse-and-repeats for quick release. With every negative review, Ebert counterbalanced with a title that succeeded where the other failed....

Fox’s hit drama9-1-1is heading to Texas in the new spinoff9-1-1: Lone Star, the new procedural that follows the lives of first responders – the firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers, and police officers putting their lives on the line to keep the city safe.Rob Lowestars as Owen Strand, a 9/11 first-responder who relocates with his son and fellow firefighter (Ronen Rubenstein) from New York City to Austin, Texas and finds his big-city swagger at odds with his new local community – includingLiv Tyler’s chief paramedic....

Angelyne was the quintessential star of Los Angeles in the 80s: singer, actress, style icon, and model in a series of iconic billboards that showed up all over LA starting in 1984, Angelyne was the prototype of ‘famous for being famous’ that went on to take over celebrity discourse well into the modern-day. She’s been the subject of several documentaries, includingAngelyne: Billboard Queen,a feature-length documentary in which she talks about her life in her own words....