0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/5/2014
If you think there are just too many superhero franchises taking over movie theaters these days, Birdman might be the movie for you. Based on his script, director Alejandro González Iñárritu certainly seems to feel this way. The entire movie isn’t about this. But it does form part of the foundation for his lead character, Riggan […]
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With District 9 and Elysium, Neill Blomkamp has shown himself to be one of the most intriguing directors of sci-fi action movies in recent years. His movies may not be blockbusters, per se, but their stories touch on compelling social issues while dazzling with impressive special effects that weave the fantastic and realistic together seamlessly. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/4/2014
We all love those DirecTV ads with Rob Lowe and his alternate personality that has cable, right? They’re everywhere, maybe even more so if you watch sports. Far Less Attractive Rob Lowe and Creepy Rob Lowe have become a big part of baseball’s postseason and NFL games this fall. But it’s Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/3/2014
John Oliver and his Last Week Tonight team continue to produce one of the best shows on television each week for HBO. The show typically depends on meticulous research and real-life clips from cable news networks to provide the fodder for its comedy, but Sunday’s program (Nov. 2) took a spectacular step into creating its […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/31/2014
Maps of social media and search trends are a big thing online these days. What better way to get a feel for what people around the country are thinking about — especially when a cool graphic can be made of those results? Halloween costumes are no exception. SumoCoupon put together this United States map based […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/28/2014
Marvel Studios continues its quest to take over the geek and superhero movie world. Perhaps in response to Warner Bros. announcing nine DC Comics projects through 2020 — including its Justice League franchise and a Wonder Woman film — a couple of weeks ago, Marvel held an event on Tuesday in California, inviting fans and movie […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/27/2014
According to rumors, Marvel has been looking for someone to play Doctor Strange for approximately two years. Our own Jeremy Klumpp detailed the various reports that have circulated in the movie trades and fan press during that span in a recent post. It now appears that the studio has finally found the man to play […]
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The world has missed Reading Rainbow since its run on PBS in 2006. Recently, host LeVar Burton has revived the show through a Kickstarter campaign, making the content available online, through mobile and in classrooms. But if you’re not quite in the Reading Rainbow target audience, you can still enjoy Burton reading a book to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/24/2014
Zach Galifianakis has already shown he can be a tough, fair interviewer, interrogating President Barack Obama on his Between Two Ferns talk show. So a sitdown with Brad Pitt likely wouldn’t be a problem for him. As you might expect, Galifianakis wasn’t dazzled by Pitt’s stardom or incredible good looks. Nor did he feel an […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/23/2014
“You probably heard we ain’t in the prisoner-takin’ business; we in the killin’ Nazi business,” Brad Pitt said as Lt. Aldo Raine in 2009’s Inglourious Basterds. “And cousin, business is a-boomin’.” This also apparently applies to Pitt’s acting career, as he’s back in the killin’ Nazi business, this time as Sgt. Don Collier in David Ayer’s […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/22/2014
Sometimes, leaks aren’t a bad thing — especially for movie fans eager to get a peek at the latest Marvel Studios blockbuster. Geeks have been anticipating a trailer for the Avengers sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, even more so after the studio announced it would debut a preview after next week’s (Oct. 28) episode of Marvel: […]
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Nostalgia, reboots and updates continue to dominate TV and movie culture. The latest example of this is NBC ordering a pilot for a Bewitched follow-up. The series will focus on Daphne, the granddaughter of Samantha (the main character of the original show, played by Elizabeth Montgomery) and daughter of Tabitha. She’s in her twenties and […]
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You can’t go wrong making cracks about how MTV doesn’t play music videos anymore. (And that’s been material you could use for nearly the past 15 years.) But the network may be on its way to re-establishing that part of its history with a feature-length documentary on R.E.M. R.E.M. by MTV essentially tells the band’s story […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/21/2014
With a cover photo and guest-editing gig in Entertainment Weekly, features on CBS Sunday Morning and an appearance on The Charlie Rose Show recently, the comedy team of Key and Peele is poised to break out from the cult popularity of a basic cable sketch comedy show into mainstream popularity. Another step towards that will be […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/20/2014
Ever since Sharknado 2: The Second One hit the airwaves and social media on July 30, people wanted to know when the next epic battle between Ian Ziering and his aquatic predator arch-enemies would come. The question wasn’t if there would be a Sharknado 3, but when. When would we get more “Sharknado”? The other question: […]
