0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/14/2015
The CW network releasing a poster image of the cast for its new superhero series, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, was just the beginning of a big push for the show, set to premiere in early 2016. Hours later, the network revealed who the story’s villain — billed as “an immortal threat” — will be. And […]
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Late-night TV has always been a boys club. Actually, until Larry Wilmore got The Nightly Show on Comedy Central, it had always been a white boys club. (Trevor Noah will help those numbers when he takes over The Daily Show in September.) But women have still been missing from the late-night comedy landscape. That will […]
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I must admit that I wasn’t very interested in CBS’ new Supergirl series. This was going to be the show, in my view, that finally pushed this superhero thing too far. At least on television. Part of the hurdle that superhero movies and TV shows had to overcome was seeming corny to the general public. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/13/2015
A period film set in the 19th century starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska would be appealing enough based on its cast. But what if it’s also a gothic horror movie? And what if that film is being directed by modern monster master Gullermo Del Toro? All of that makes Crimson Peak one […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/12/2015
In early April, reports circulated that ABC was looking to bring back The Muppets, reviving or rebooting the original Muppet Show concept for a new series. The network ordered a pilot and presentation for “proof of concept.” Evidently, ABC loved the presentation and pilot because a new version of The Muppets is part of the […]
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Since last October, the mantle of Thor (along with mighty hammer Mjolnir) has been held by a female in Marvel Comics. (Maybe that’s what the Norse God of Thunder, as portrayed by Chris Hemsworth, really flew off to contemplate during Avengers: Age of Ultron.) The change has been a popular one for Marvel, with comic […]
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Going into this 40th anniversary season of Saturday Night Live, rumors and reports circulated that Kenan Thompson would leave the show after 12 seasons with the cast. Soon thereafter, those rumblings were disputed, perhaps because Thompson hadn’t yet reached a decision. But it’s now official that Thompson is coming back to SNL next season, continuing […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/11/2015
One of the signature traits of Professor Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men and headmaster of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, is that he’s bald. Xavier’s smooth head was just one of the many reasons Patrick Stewart was such a perfect choice to portray the telepathic mutant throughout the X-Men series of films. But the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/8/2015
I’ll admit to not knowing — or choosing not to learn — very much about Warner Brothers’ remake of Vacation. The original 1983 National Lampoon’s Vacation was a classic, helping solidify Chevy Chase’s standing as a comedy icon, giving us classic characters like Clark Griswold and Cousin Eddie and providing key moments in a generation’s […]
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Avengers: Age of Ultron has been in theaters for a week now, taking over your nearby cinemas and bulldozing box office records. Last week, we posted a review of the film, but that was just one viewpoint. We have other writers here at The AP Party, and they had things to say about the latest […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/7/2015
In late February, the CW network announced that it was developing another superhero series starring characters spun off from their successful Arrow and The Flash TV shows. The new series would feature the Ray Palmer/Atom character played by Brandon Routh, with Victor Garber (playing Martin Stein/Firestorm), Wentworth Miller (Leonard Snart/Captain Cold) and Arrow’s Caity Lotz […]
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David Letterman’s final Late Show will be on Wednesday, May 20 and just like many of us, fellow late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will be watching it. But wait — doesn’t Kimmel have a show that’s on at the same time, 11:35 p.m. ET? Well, you are correct about that. But in deference to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/6/2015
Depending on your view, Magic Mike was one of the pleasant movie surprises of summer 2012 when it hit theaters. Personally, I thought it provided a fun change of pace to superhero blockbuster fare like The Avengers. (The crowd I saw the movie with may have gotten just a bit too excited, as if we […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/5/2015
Do you remember the “Ryan Gosling Won’t Eat His Cereal” series of videos from 2013? If it’s not familiar to you, the meme was a collection of Vines by Ryan McHenry, featuring clips from Gosling movies and interviews with dramatic expressions or gestures. McHenry would hold a spoonful of cereal to the screen, to which […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 5/4/2015
May the Fourth be with you, and all that. Vanity Fair certainly got into the spirit of “Star Wars Day” by releasing images from the magazine’s upcoming issue, featuring a photo shoot with the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The pictures revealed or confirmed some new characters that will be in the film, […]
