Lupita Nyong’o has dropped out of the upcoming Apple TV+ series, “Lady in the Lake,” based on the New York Times-bestselling crime novel by Laura Lippman. Nyong’o was set to costar opposite Natalie Portman, who is also executive producing the series, which is currently in production. However, she has reportedly exited the project and the search is now underway for a new actress to serve as the co-lead.No reason was given for Nyong’o’s departure from “Lady in the Lake,” but Variety likens it to when she stepped down two years ago from another streaming adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanh.” An HBO Max series was on the way, but the production ultimately ran into trouble due to “scheduling issues caused by … [Read More...]
This Is Going To Hurt Trailer: Ben Whishaw Delivers Heartfelt Laughs And A Lot Of Babies
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 the same name, exploring the hilarity, heartache, and heartwarming moments that can only take place in the “brats and twats” section of the hospital, as Whishaw’s Dr. Kay calls it.This announcement may be old news for some of our non-American readers, as “This Is Going … [Read More...]
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 serving up cannibal cuisine.It goes without saying that this episode was unfiltered insanity, and weirdos who get off on reading my reviews and sending hate mail over the less favorable ones will be disappointed to know that I did not dislike this one — although it … [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. While you could easily argue that Netflix has dropped the ball recently with the news that they’re cracking down on password sharing, possibly implementing ads, and spending ungodly amounts of money, it’s hard to see a downside to this.The biggest changes include expanding the number of titles with ADs and SDHs … [Read More...]
New Yellowstone Spin-Off Pivots To Focus On True-Life Legendary Badass Bass Reeves
“Bass Reeves” was originally a standalone limited series that was coming to Paramount+ with Taylor Sheridan, but it’s morphed a bit. Now, according to the MTV Entertainment Studios upfront presentation (via Deadline), it’s going to be a new chapter in the “Yellowstone” prequel “1883.” It’s an interesting move and one that I think is very positive. The story of “1883” and why the Duttons settled exactly where they did had, for all intents and purposes, ended at a natural stopping place. Though there was originally chatter about a second season, Sheridan finally said the story was finished. Now it’s continuing as “1883: The Bass Reeves Story,” and this is not only going to get people familiar with a badass person from American history, but … [Read More...]
An Episode From Love, Death + Robots Season 3 Is Available To Watch Now
Season 3 of Netflix’s “Love, Death + Robots” doesn’t drop until this Friday, May 20, 2022, but it seems the folks at the massive streamer couldn’t help but drop an episode early.Surely, you know about “Love, Death + Robots” by now, but on the off chance you’ve missed out, it’s a series of animated shorts produced by Tim Miller (“Deadpool”) and David Fincher (“The Social Network,” “Zodiac,” “Mindhunter”… pretty much all great things, really). These shorts can be about anything. There have been episodes about werewolves fighting, aliens attacking, hard sci-fi noir, and battle monsters being piloted by human controllers.Then there are the “Three Robots” shorts, which are based on the story by John Scalzi, and feature (you guessed it) three robots as they go … [Read More...]
Queer As Folk Trailer: The Heart Of Club Babylon Continues Beating
The reimagining of “Queer as Folk” will hit Peacock in a few short weeks, and we’ve finally been blessed with a trailer that gives us a better look at our soon-to-be favorites, giving us a stronger idea of just what these new folks will be tackling this season. The original series began in 1999 in the U.K., followed by a two-season U.S. series in 2000, both of which were seminal programs for queer people across the globe, debuting in a world where marriage equality didn’t exist, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was firmly in place, and transgenderism was still classified as a mental illness. Two decades later, the world looks a lot different for the LGBTQIA+ community in many ways, but in others, things are … [Read More...]
‘This Is Us’ Stars & Showrunner Open Up About What Happened To [SPOILER] in Next To Last Episode
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW! The next to last episode of This Is Us just aired and fans were brought to tears over what happened! If you watched the show, you’re aware of exactly which character passes away in the episode. Click inside to read more about what the actor and showrunner shared about the moment… During the episode, most of the Pearson family gathered to say their goodbyes to Rebecca (Mandy Moore), as she is very near her last moments Earth-side. As the family each said their goodbyes, in her dreams, Rebecca was reunited with many familiar faces – including Randall’s biological father, William (Ron Cephas Jones), Dr. K (Gerald McRaney) and at the very end… [Read More...]
The Flight Attendant Director Silver Tree Will Helm Fatal Attraction Series
“Fatal Attraction” is having some sort of resurgence right now. Is it because we’re all craving a weird, sexy thriller? That’s got to be a yes because every time is the right time for a weird, sexy thriller, but what’s the real catalyst? If I’m being honest with myself, I’m probably just marveling at the coincidence that the New York Times podcast “Still Processing” just released an episode about “Fatal Attraction,” but that’s enough of synchronicity for me. Whether it’s true or not, it feels like “Fatal Attraction” is having a moment, and that erotic thrillers, in general, are about to come back to life.With all of my musing out of the way (sike! Get ready for more in a few sentences), it looks like … [Read More...]
Solar Opposites Season 3: Release Date, Cast, And More
(Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)Adult animation has arguably never been a hotter commodity. Thanks to Fox and networks like Adult Swim, it has been thriving for some time now but the advent of streaming has increased programming needs for virtually every network and major media company out there. And adult animation has been used to help fill that hole. That has resulted in some true gems, and one of those gems amongst the sea of content we’re all navigating these days is “Solar Opposites.” Luckily, the show is coming back for a third season this summer (not to mention … [Read More...]
Gentleman Jack Gives Into Temptation In ‘I’m Not The Other Woman, She Is’
While it’s certainly painful to watch Anne (Suranne Jones) dive back into her past, unraveling her feelings for Mariana (Lydia Leonard) was always an inevitability. By all accounts (aka the thriving lesbian inner circle they have yet to welcome Miss Walker into), Mariana was the first great love of Anne’s life. They spent years as a couple and for a long time anticipated a life together. Even after Mariana’s marriage, they couldn’t let one another go. But now Anne wants to move on and with Anne Walker (Sophie Rundle) she’s found someone she can love enough to envision a new future. But the past won’t be so easily left behind so there was never any possibility of moving on without returning to Mariana first — and better … [Read More...]
Better Call Saul Season 6 Gets One Step Closer To The End With ‘Axe And Grind’
We’re in the home stretch now when it comes to Jimmy and Kim’s plot against Howard. While bits and pieces of info have been dished out over the last few episodes, “Better Call Saul” has also played things extremely close to the chest. Just when you think you’ve figured out what Kim and Jimmy are up to, they add yet another layer to their elaborate plan. This week, we see the return of a familiar “Breaking Bad”/”Better Call Saul” player: Dr. Caldera, the veterinarian who moonlights as a major contract for the local criminal underworld. He also provides medical assistance for those who can’t exactly obtain it in normal, legal ways. Jimmy comes to Caldera for a drug of some sort. Again, the show is intentionally … [Read More...]
Edie Falco To Play Pete Davidson’s Mom In Peacock’s Biographical Comedy Series Bupkis
Is there something we didn’t know about Pete Davidson’s life? If there is, that will be remedied soon, friends. At the NBC Universal Upfront presentation today, we learned from the Peacock segment that the role of Davidson’s mom has been cast for the upcoming autobiographical comedy “Bupkis.” What? You say you aren’t a writer, but you could probably pen a comedy about him because every third news story is about him and his personal life/tattoos/relationship? Samesies.I am 100% kidding, honestly. If someone is going to be in the news this much, it’s nice that it’s someone so likable. And the mom of this very likable person is going to be played by Edie Falco, she of “Nurse Jackie” and “The Sopranos.” The … [Read More...]
Sally’s Show Goes Live In The Latest Episode Of Barry
Here’s a fun fact: the second-season premiere of HBO’s hit show “Barry” first aired on March 31, 2019, with its finale airing in May of that year. So it’s been three years, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, since this show aired regularly. And while it makes perfect sense that “Barry” would not incorporate the pandemic into its storyline, the show also isn’t doing a ton of hand-holding for its audience in season three about even the tiniest details from previous seasons. Three years after season two, you may remember that Barry Berkman (Bill Hader) is a hitman/actor in Los Angeles trying to get out of the business of death, but the details within that struggle are harder to recall. But episodes like “all the sauces” are … [Read More...]
The Staircase Documentary Filmmakers Feel ‘Betrayed’ By Inaccuracies In HBO Max Series
The makers of the original 2004 docuseries “The Staircase” — the basis for the current dramatized HBO Max miniseries starring Colin Firth and Toni Colette — are alleging that the miniseries undermines the credibility of their work. “The Staircase” won a Peabody Award in 2005, and reviews for the new miniseries, created by Antonio Campos, have been positive. Both the original docuseries and the miniseries currently hold a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the director of the docuseries, and Sophie Brunet, one of the editors who worked on it, maintain that Campos abused their trust and presents inaccurate depictions in his series.In “The Staircase” miniseries, Firth stars as Michael Peterson, the real-life crime novelist accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, played by … [Read More...]
Only Murders In The Building Reunion As Steve Martin Invents The Whoopie Cushion On SNL
Back in the day, you could get whoopee cushions or hand buzzers or fake vomit from mail-away ads in the back of comic books or your local novelty store. Now, you’re more likely to find that stuff in a dollar store or a hidden corner of the toy section of a big box store since many specialty shops have unfortunately gone the way of the dodo. Thanks, capitalism. But have you ever wondered where some of those classic joke shop gags really came from? Selena Gomez and “Saturday Night Live” recently took the time to shine the spotlight on the people that brought these comedic staples to life, in a fictional (and hilarious) documentary.While hosting the long-running late night sketch show alongside musical guest … [Read More...]
The Daily Stream: Freakazoid! Will Give Your Brain A Chocolate Coating
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Series: “Freakazoid!”Where You Can Stream It: TubiThe Pitch: Back in 1990, Terry Semel, the president of Warner Bros., felt that the company’s cartoon department was running low on energy, and aimed to solve the issue by ordering a new series — à la the successful 1984 series “Muppet Babies” — that would star youthful counterparts to recognizable Looney Tunes stars. At the same time, Steven Spielberg had been shopping around an idea to produce his own animated series in the spirit of Looney Tunes. Kismet. Amblin and Warner Bros. constructed “Tiny Toon Adventures,” a Looney Tunes for … [Read More...]
Hulu Has Canceled M.O.D.O.K. After Its First Season
The cancellation bloodbath continues! Variety reports that “M.O.D.O.K.” will end after a single season airing on Hulu. The stop-motion animation series came out in May 2021, and there are 10 episodes available to watch on the streaming service.If you’re not familiar with the character, M.O.D.O.K. stands for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. Oswalt voiced the main character and should continue to do so. The fault — in my humble opinion — lies in not promoting this series the way others have been. The series was part of a group of four animated Marvel shows that ran on Hulu, including “Hit-Monkey,” which had one season and has yet to be renewed, “Howard the Duck,” and “Tagra and … [Read More...]
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