0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 4/1/2015
I didn’t make it out to theaters last weekend to see It Follows, but still ended up watching a pretty spooky movie at home. Going Clear, Alex Gibney’s HBO documentary on Scientology isn’t an outright horror film, but the story he tells of the church is a rather creepy one. To establish where I’m coming […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/31/2015
Is it fair to criticize future Daily Show host Trevor Noah for jokes he made in tweets five years ago? (Or even three years ago?) Sure, that’s fair game. The tweets are there to be found, a matter of public record. Noah didn’t delete them. But I do wonder if it’s fair to judge Noah as […]
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One of the most intriguing documentaries in recent years was 2011’s Jiro Dreams of Sushi. Obviously, there was great appeal to fans of cooking, restaurants and chefs, as David Gelb’s film followed 85-year-old Jiro Ono and his exacting standards for preparation and presentation at his legendary restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro. So it’s exciting to see the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/30/2015
Over the weekend, rumors began to rumble that Comedy Central had found its replacement for Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. Variety reported that Trevor Noah, who was hired by the show in October and made his debut as a correspondent in December, was on the network’s shortlist for the gig. Though Brian Steinberg’s report […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/27/2015
Late-night television got its newest addition this week with the debut of The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS. Whenever a new late-night talk show debuts, the anticipation seems to be for something different. How will this program tweak a familiar model? Will it break any of the supposed rules and formats that have previously […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/26/2015
So many around the world were devastated on Wednesday upon learning that Zayn Malik was leaving One Direction. (Here in the AP Party offices, our Jeremy Klumpp has been inconsolable. We’re just going to give him some time.) Someone else deeply affected by the outpouring of affection toward Zayn is actor Billy Zane. As you […]
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One of the reasons Steven Spielberg is such a compelling filmmaker is because of the variety of material he takes on. In recent years, he’s directed an Indiana Jones sequel, an adaptation of Tintin comic books and an Abraham Lincoln biopic. Now, Spielberg is about to jump from a Cold War spy thriller (Bridge of Spies) […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/25/2015
We’ve seen what Ben Affleck’s Batman, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman and Jason Momoa’s Aquaman will look like in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. (By the way, that movie is set to open one year from Wednesday — March 25, 2016.) But we haven’t seen any glimpses of the story’s bad guys. […]
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Whether or not we like it, the Ghostbusters Cinematic Universe — or “GCU” — is now a thing, thanks to the announcement from Sony Pictures that there is a second, male-centric Ghostbusters film in the works that will join Paul Feig’s female-centered Ghostbusters reboot. With the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Warner Brothers […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/24/2015
The “crying piccolo player” from the Villanova band became one of the enduring images from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, with footage and screen caps of her crying while playing the school fight song being posted throughout the sports internet on Sunday and Monday. As happens these days, the image of Roxanne Chalifoux […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/23/2015
If you missed The X-Files since the series ended in 2002, Fox has some good news for you. According to TV Line, the network is set to revive the show with a limited (“short stack”) run of six to eight episodes. This won’t be a reboot, but a continuation of the previous series and two […]
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Eyebrows were definitely raised among movie writers and fans when Paramount decided to move its next Mission: Impossible film from a Christmas Day release up to July. Even if avoiding Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the calendar is probably a smart move, taking about five months of prep time away put the pressure on […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/20/2015
If Marvel Comics gave the hammer of Thor to a woman as a gimmick intended to boost sales, it seems to have worked. The new Thor debuted last October and the first four issues of that comic book have outsold the last four issues of the previous title (Thor: God of Thunder) featuring the familiar, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/19/2015
Sharknadoes have always hit in late July. Now we know when the third one will strike. Syfy announced on Wednesday that Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (yep, that’s the official title) will premiere on the network July 22. Additionally, the movie will play in 86 countries within 24 hours of its U.S. debut. Hopefully, a trailer […]
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Pretty soon, we might have to refer to him as Doctor Kanye West. In May, the rapper and producer is set to receive a honorary doctorate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, one of the country’s most prestigious art schools. The institution’s dean of faculty and vice president of academic administration, Lisa […]
