Ben Whishaw may be known for playing Q in three of the Daniel Craig "James Bond" installments, but more importantly, he is also the voice of Paddington f****** Bear, the loveliest protagonist ever put to film. In a brand new series from AMC+, Whishaw brings that wonderful energy to "This Is Going To Hurt," a medical comedy-drama set in the gynecology and obstetrics ward of a British hospital. The series is inspired by creator Adam Kay's memoir of … [Read More...]
Latest news
The Atlanta Season 3 Finale Serves Up Kinky Chaos & Baguette Beatdowns
At long last, the season of "Atlanta" that was supposed to be "more about Van than Earn" ends with an episode that is all about Van, and we finally get an explanation for her strange behavior throughout the season. "Tarrare" sees our lone female lead on a chaotic adventure in Paris, working three distinct jobs: a femme domme for a certain member of the Skarsgard clan, an intimidating courier who is not above bread-based violence, and a sous-chef … [Read More...]
Netflix Is Expanding Its Subtitling And Audio Description Options For Disabled Viewers
In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Netflix is boosting its accessibility features, including audio descriptions (AD) and subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) people. As someone who developed tinnitus pretty young (who knows why, but also it was probably from concerts), I live in an all subtitles all of the time state of mind, but anything Netflix can do to make their content more accessible is not only worth it, it's vital. … [Read More...]
Can The Siesta Key Crew Behave At Madisson’s Wedding?
Madisson's wedding is happening on 'Siesta Key' -- and she's worried that her pals will cause drama on her big day. Read entire story. Source: News … [Read More...]
Upcoming films
Marvel Is FIXING The She-Hulk CGI After Fan Backlash
The She-Hulk trailer didn’t win over audiences due to its CGI, however, there is new information that can give MCU fans hope for the future. Many viewers watching the trailer had a lot of praise for what they saw. The story, humor, and action all seemed to be in line ... [Read More] The post Marvel Is FIXING The She-Hulk CGI After Fan Backlash appeared first on The Movie Blog. Read entire story. Source: The Movie Blog … [Read More...]
Top Chef Houston Power Rankings, Week 12: Reel Big Fish
NBC-Universal Any week I get to use a ska-related headline pun is a great week for yours truly (PICKITUP PICKITUP PICKITUP…). And this week on Top Chef Houston, we were down to just five chefs (…again!). It’s the fiiiiinal chef doooooowwwwn. For this most-crucial-of-episodes-so-far challenge, Tom Colicchio tossed the chefs some Dramamine and told them to get their asses to the docks. They’d be tossing aside the usual … [Read More...]
Cannes 2022: Exploring ‘The Eight Mountains’ with Luca Marinelli
"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." –Sir Edmund Hillary. Mountains are mystical, magical, and extraordinary. Some people are born in the mountains, and they never leave, unable to step away from them. Some people are born in the mountains, and leave to find their place elsewhere, yet always longing to return. Those who are drawn to their poetic majesty never forget their grandeur and immensity no matter where they are on this … [Read More...]
Final Trailer for Fincher’s ‘Love, Death + Robots Vol. 3’ Sci-Fi Series
"You can begin to feel your own existence… what you are, basically, is the fabric and structure of existence itself." This is the best trailer yet! Only 90 seconds and it's fantastic. Netflix has revealed one final trailer for their latest edition of the Love, Death + Robots for-adults-only animation series. This latest set of shorts is dubbed Volume 3 and it includes 9 segments, including one directed by David Fincher himself (the giant … [Read More...]
Movie reviews
Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time, Eo, Rodeo
In "Armageddon Time," James Gray brings together all the ideas about class, opportunity, the immigrant experience, and life in New York that have run through his films since "Little Odessa." It's his best movie since "The Immigrant," at least, and maybe his best movie, period—a forthrightly autobiographical coming-of-age picture that might look generic at first but steadily reveals an attention to detail that is rare. The specificity of … [Read More...]
‘Hunt’ Review: ‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Jung-jae Directs a Wildly Convoluted Korean Spy Thriller
Cannes: The search for a North Korean mole leads two top South Korean spies to suspect each other in an explosive but confusing spy epic. Read entire story. Source: Reviews … [Read More...]
Celebrities
Harry Styles Surprises Fans at Spotify’s Celebration of His New Album!
Harry Styles‘ new album is about to be released and he surprised some lucky fans at a Spotify Album Celebration Party! The 28-year-old singer showed up to the Harry’s House Party on Thursday night (May 19) in New York City. Inside the event, Harry told his fans, “Thank you all so much for being here. It really means a lot to me and I’m excited to be sharing this with you in person. And thanks again to Spotify for putting this on and … [Read More...]
Nick Jonas Spends the Day Playing Golf with Close Pal Daren Kagasoff
Nick Jonas is enjoying a day on the golf course! The 29-year-old Jonas Brothers singer, and new dad, played a few rounds of golf on Thursday afternoon (May 19) in Toluca Lake, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Nick Jonas Joining Nick on the golf course was his close pal The Secret Life of the American Teenager actor Daren Kagasoff. Earlier this week, Nick was in New York City at the 2022 NBC Upfronts to promote his new competition … [Read More...]
Thomas Brodie-Sangster & Talulah Riley Couple Up at Their ‘Pistol’ Premiere!
Did you know that Pistol co-stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Talulah Riley are a couple in real life? The new couple walked the red carpet together at the premiere of their new FX series on Wednesday night (May 18) at Metrograph in New York City. Check out photos from the couple’s red carpet debut a couple months ago! Also in attendance at the premiere were the show’s stars Maisie Williams, Anson Boon, Louis Partridge, Jacob Slater, … [Read More...]
Nina Dobrev & Boyfriend Shaun White Make Red Carpet Debut at Her Ex’s Movie Premiere
Nina Dobrev and Shaun White are walking the red carpet together for the very first time! The 33-year-old The Vampire Diaries actress and the 35-year-old retired Olympic snowboarder made a picture perfect couple at the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick held on Thursday (May 19) at Leicester Square in London, England. Click inside to read more… For the premiere, Nina stunned in a cut-out cream-colored dress with a slit up the side white Shaun … [Read More...]
Gossip
Bobby Shmurda Salutes NY’s ‘Rap Music On Trial’ Bill, Wants it Nationwide
Bobby Shmurda is dancing for joy ... literally, now that the New York State Senate has signed off on the "Rap Music on Trial" bill. The newly proposed law prevents cops and prosecutors from using rappers' lyrics against them in court cases. The… Read entire story. Source: TMZ.com … [Read More...]
Quavo Dodges Questions About Offset, Migos Break-Up
Quavo and Offset are on the outs again, and this time it means Migos is done as a group -- at least that's the online buzz, and Quavo isn't doing anything to put out that fire. Huncho was at LAX Thursday when a photog asked him about reports the… Read entire story. Source: TMZ.com … [Read More...]
Dave Chappelle Attacker Charged with Attempted Murder of Roommate
Attacking Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl is opening an even bigger can of worms for Isaiah Lee, who's now facing attempted murder charges ... for a separate incident. The L.A. County D.A.'s Office says Lee stabbed his roommate back in… Read entire story. Source: TMZ.com … [Read More...]
Hollywood news
NBA Quietly Returns To China’s State-Run TV For Playoffs, First Games Since Oct. 2019
ESPN is reporting that the NBA playoffs are back for China’s TV viewers after a long banishment over controvesial political statements by an executive. The ESPN story by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru said the return is not being trumpeted by the league, which declined to directly address the return. Instead, it gave a spokeman’s […] Read entire story. Source: Deadline … [Read More...]
Officer Who Reportedly Ignored Josh Duggar Molestation Allegations Released From Prison Following Child Porn Charges
Jim Bob Duggar is said to have spoken to Joseph T. Hutchens about Josh Duggar allegedly inappropriately touching minors. Read entire story. Source: OK Magazine … [Read More...]
Dove Cameron Pours Her Heart Out in Thought-Provoking Essay on Identity Struggles
There is more to Dove Cameron than spectacular acting chops and the occasional bounty of racy selfies. She is a real person, and she has her personal struggles just like anyone else. Unlike most people, her extremely public role as an actor means that she is scrutinized and visible in ways that few of us can imagine. In a lengthy post, Dove has poured out her heart about the struggle between identity and the self. It's a worthy read. "Identity vs … [Read More...]
Kathleen Kennedy Reveals The Lesson Learned In Her ‘Star Wars’ Filmmaking Experiences
Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has been around Hollywood a long time. But she’s still learning. Speaking to Vanity Fair’s Anthony Breznican, she admitted that the 2018 Solo film, about the younger years of the swashbuckling space cowboy Han Solo, taught her a lesson: don’t recast a core role. Kennedy took over Lucasfilm in 2012 with […] Read entire story. Source: Deadline … [Read More...]
New on DVD/Blu-Ray
Ambulance Blu-ray and DVD release date set for Tuesday June 14, 2022
Ambulance is an action thriller centered around how the need for money can lead to dangerous choices. William Sharp is a veteran home from combat that's facing an uphill battle securing $231,000 for his wife's medical emergency. He seeks help from his adoptive brother Danny, a man with consistent criminal behavior, and ends up convinced to take part in a bank heist. The job immediately goes south when they're forced to shoot a police officer, … [Read More...]
New DVD • Blu-ray • 4K Ultra HD Activity For The Period Ending May 13, 2022
New DVD Additions 360 Sound and Vision 05/10/22 — Released Face in the Wall AMC Networks, Inc. 05/10/22 — Released Kin: Season 1 (2 disc set) All Time Movie Classics (MOD) 05/10/22 — Released Hunchback of Notre Dame (silent-1923) Asian Cult Cinema (MOD) 05/10/22 — Released Black Beetle (Portuguese), Insatiable (Spanish), Mystery on Monster Island (Spanish) and Shuji Terayama & Shuntaro Tanikawa: Video Letters (Japanese) BCSN (MOD) 05/10/22 — … [Read More...]
The Eurocrypt Of Christopher Lee: Collection 2 On Blu-ray From Severin Films This Coming July 26
The iconic Christopher Lee, who was arguably one of the great screen vampires of all time, a Bond villain, a Star Warsvillain and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, was way more than just these high-profile performances. Through his upbringing, he spoke Italian, German and French fluently … he served throughout World War II and then abandoned everything he knew, career, position, etc., to follow a career in acting beginning in the … [Read More...]