0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/22/2015
What’s the best way to follow up a New York Times best seller, a book that’s driven racial, cultural and sociological discussion throughout the summer? If you’re Ta-Nehisi Coates — author of Between the World and Me and a renowned columnist and essayist for The Atlantic — the next step is to write a Marvel […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Since its release in 2002, Minority Report has been one of my favorite movies, a summer blockbuster with a harder sci-fi bent that was actually about ideas and futuristic possibilities, rather than relying heavily on an elusive high concept and special effects. Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, the script by Scott Frank was also […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/21/2015
This is about as #FirstWorldProblems as it gets, but there really does seem to be too much of a good thing right now when it comes to television. With networks, cable, premium cable and now streaming channels all creating quality comedic and dramatic television (not to mention all of the reality TV also available), there […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/18/2015
It’s been a thin few weeks at movie theaters, that dead period between the end of summer blockbuster season and the beginning of fall, when we get the more substantial, meatier fare that typically draws critical acclaim, awards consideration and is generally taken more seriously. So we’ve basically had a month since the movie summer […]
0 comments by Andrew Bucholtz
A successful TV comedy series doesn’t necessarily need to have a particularly unconventional setting or a particularly complicated concept (Friends and Seinfeld, for example, can largely be summarized as “a group of people hanging out,” as can plenty of other hit comedies), but skillfully utilizing a non-traditional theme or environment can pay big dividends. An unusual […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 9/16/2015
The upcoming Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice has created a tremendous amount of hype before its scheduled release on March 25, 2016. The trailer has been viewed over 47 million times and Warner Brothers has already announced a Batman solo film, which Ben Affleck will not only star in, but also direct and co-write. With all this Batman-mania, it […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/15/2015
As you read this, your obedient servant is currently in the wilds of the United Kingdom, fending off the Nazis at the Liverpool Empire Theatre and the Daleks and Cybermen at the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff. Yes, I’m taking two weeks to recharge my batteries after 50 weeks in Los Angeles. I don’t deny that […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Adapting its classic library of animated films to live-action blockbuster is becoming big business for Disney. Earlier this year, Cinderella hit theaters, following Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, while remakes of Pinocchio, Mulan and Beauty and the Beast are in the works. Up next is The Jungle Book, taking the 1967 cartoon (which was more of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/14/2015
Last year, we neglected to write anything about Cinemax’s The Knick. I intend to make up for that oversight before, during and after season two plays this fall. I don’t know how many people actually watched the show, since it ran on Cinemax — a premium network that I’m not certain many people have, though […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon on 9/11/2015
Romantic comedies have certainly evolved over the course of the genre’s existence. What was once defined by the likes of It Happened One Night, The Apartment and Bringing Up Baby has transitioned into movies such as Knocked Up, (500) Days of Summer, and Silver Linings Playbook. One constant for the genre is that studios have tried to find […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/10/2015
One of this fall’s more anticipated films is the Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light. The legendary country singer will be played by Tom Hiddleston, best known to the world as Thor’s devious brother Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies. Playing a real-life figure can be daunting, especially when it comes to musicians […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
The first season of FXX’s You’re the Worst was a story about how two people, Jimmy (Chris Greere) and Gretchen (Aya Cash) were falling for each other, despite not wanting anything resembling a modern relationship. The show, created by Orange is the New Black exec Stephen Falk, came out of nowhere as it featured almost […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
After the success of Daredevil, anticipation has ramped up for the next Marvel series from Netflix, titled Jessica Jones. Previous reports indicated that the new show would launch this fall, but an exact airdate had not been announced. That is, until now. On Thursday, Marvel released a teaser trailer for Jessica Jones, which includes a […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/9/2015
Seth Rogen and his production partner Evan Goldberg are getting into the TV business. Preacher, based on the DC Comics/Vertigo series, is the first show developed by the duo and has been picked for a series order by AMC. Rogen, who directed the pilot with Goldberg, made the announcement on Twitter. Preacher is coming to […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Many former Saturday Night Live stars have used the show to springboard into bigger fame. Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey were all on the program before they became huge stars. So which SNL star has the best chance to join them? The Ghostbusters Trio – Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones and Cecily Strong Filming […]
