I'm old enough to remember the days when there were only 15 channels, each represented by a gigantic, rectangular button on the front panel of a cathode ray television set.
Yup, the old rabbit ears were also present, hovering over the 175-lb box like a misshaped halo over a sedentary rhinoceros. Better resolution was achieved with a swift kick to the side of the TV.
The age of linear TV is going the way of those old CRTs, dying an ignominious death in front of a nonchalant audience, myself included.
Things have become much more complicated since then, with Ott delivery systems, streaming dominance, wonky broadcasting schedules, and short seasons dancing around the receding cries of original content.
Like the brick houses of yesteryear giving way to vinyl and clustered housing, the question presents itself thus: Are these changes what consumers really want?
The Evolution of Content
The oligopoly of streaming...
Yup, the old rabbit ears were also present, hovering over the 175-lb box like a misshaped halo over a sedentary rhinoceros. Better resolution was achieved with a swift kick to the side of the TV.
The age of linear TV is going the way of those old CRTs, dying an ignominious death in front of a nonchalant audience, myself included.
Things have become much more complicated since then, with Ott delivery systems, streaming dominance, wonky broadcasting schedules, and short seasons dancing around the receding cries of original content.
Like the brick houses of yesteryear giving way to vinyl and clustered housing, the question presents itself thus: Are these changes what consumers really want?
The Evolution of Content
The oligopoly of streaming...
- 6/6/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
‘Clipped’ Review: FX’s American Basketball Story Is a Salacious, Shrewd Account of NBA Racial Strife
Initially, “Clipped” seems content to recap the embarrassing and abhorrent factoids that make up Donald Sterling’s tenure as the owner of the L.A. Clippers. When legendary coach Doc Rivers (played by Laurence Fishburne) initially arrives in Los Angeles — eager to start laying the foundation for the organization’s first NBA title — the team forgets to pick him up from Lax. Ok, no problem, he’s happy to order his own Uber. But then Sterling tries to block Doc’s big free agent acquisition because J.J. Reddick, it turns out, is white. Similarly troubling and peculiar events pile up as the story bounces from the shrewd coach to Donald’s wife and co-owner of the Clippers, Shelly Sterling (Jacki Weaver), to a perplexing female employee who goes simply by V. (Cleopatra Coleman).
But like V. herself — and, really, like each of “Clipped’s” main characters outside of the purposefully oafish,...
But like V. herself — and, really, like each of “Clipped’s” main characters outside of the purposefully oafish,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The man behind Pennywise’s makeup could once again reprise the role. According to Deadline and various other media outlets, Bill Skarsgard could return to the town of Derry to terrorize more innocent victims. “Welcome to Derry” has been in various stages of production since the writer and actor struck last year.
“Welcome to Derry” is set in the world of King’s It universe. The series expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide. The series stems from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs based on King’s infamous 1980’s novel It. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
“Welcome to Derry” will see the return of Skarsgård’s return to King’s streaming TV universe and a reunion with Wbtv after he starred in the studio’s Hulu series Castle Rock.
“Welcome to Derry” is set in the world of King’s It universe. The series expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films, which amassed a combined $1.17 billion worldwide. The series stems from a story by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Jason Fuchs based on King’s infamous 1980’s novel It. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
“Welcome to Derry” will see the return of Skarsgård’s return to King’s streaming TV universe and a reunion with Wbtv after he starred in the studio’s Hulu series Castle Rock.
- 6/1/2024
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
Bill Skarsgård is back for more haunts as Pennywise the Clown. The actor has officially joined Max’s new prequel series Welcome to Derry, reprising the role he played in the 2017 films It and It: Chapter Two.
Per Deadline, Welcome to Derry is set for release in 2025 and will land on Max. The prequel series takes place in the 1960s before the events of the film and features the origin story of Pennywise the Clown, who would go on to terrorize the town of Derry for decades to come.
Skarsgård joins previously announced cast members Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar. In addition to continuing his collaborative streak with Stephen King material after starring in Castle Rock from 2018-2019, Skarsgård is reuniting with Andy Muschietti, who directed both It films, as well as producers Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
Per Deadline, Welcome to Derry is set for release in 2025 and will land on Max. The prequel series takes place in the 1960s before the events of the film and features the origin story of Pennywise the Clown, who would go on to terrorize the town of Derry for decades to come.
Skarsgård joins previously announced cast members Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar. In addition to continuing his collaborative streak with Stephen King material after starring in Castle Rock from 2018-2019, Skarsgård is reuniting with Andy Muschietti, who directed both It films, as well as producers Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television.
- 5/31/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Film News
Max series “Welcome to Derry” will be bringing a familiar face back to terrorize the children: Bill Skarsgård is set to reprise his role as Pennywise in the prequel series, Deadline reports tonight.
The upcoming series will premiere sometime in 2025. The series will be a prequel to the two Stephen King-based It movies from Andy Muschietti.
Skarsgård is set to star in and executive produce. The actor joins the previously announced cast of Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil).
Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
“The series will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel.
The upcoming series will premiere sometime in 2025. The series will be a prequel to the two Stephen King-based It movies from Andy Muschietti.
Skarsgård is set to star in and executive produce. The actor joins the previously announced cast of Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (“Watchmen”), Chris Chalk (“Perry Mason”), James Remar (Oppenheimer), Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) and Stephen Rider (Daredevil).
Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs are on board the Pennywise prequel project from Warner Bros. Television, with Muschietti set to direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
“The series will begin in the 1960s in the time leading up to the events of It: Part One, the 2017 film based on the Stephen King horror novel.
- 5/31/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Look who’s coming out of the sewer drain: Bill Skarsgård will reprise his role as the terrifying clown Pennywise in Max’s upcoming It prequel series Welcome to Derry, according to our sister site Deadline.
Welcome to Derry — which was ordered to series at Max in February 2023 — is a prequel set in book author Stephen King’s It universe and will expand the vision of the two It theatrical films, 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two. The first film followed a group of children in the fictional town of Derry, Maine who are haunted by a malevolent shape-shifter...
Welcome to Derry — which was ordered to series at Max in February 2023 — is a prequel set in book author Stephen King’s It universe and will expand the vision of the two It theatrical films, 2017’s It and 2019’s It Chapter Two. The first film followed a group of children in the fictional town of Derry, Maine who are haunted by a malevolent shape-shifter...
- 5/31/2024
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: A familiar face is coming back to terrorize the children of Derry, Maine. Bill Skarsgård is set to star in and executive produce the Max It prequel series Welcome To Derry (working title). He will be reprising the title role as It/Pennywise from the hit 2017 New Line movie It and its sequel, It Chapter Two.
On the Warner Bros. Television-produced series, Skarsgård is reuniting with other key auspices from the It film franchise, the two movies’ director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and Chapter Two co-producer Jason Fuchs, who developed together the TV adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic, as well as the films’ other producers, Roy Lee and Dan Lin. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
Set in the world of King’s It universe, Welcome To Derry (wt) expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films,...
On the Warner Bros. Television-produced series, Skarsgård is reuniting with other key auspices from the It film franchise, the two movies’ director Andy Muschietti, producer Barbara Muschietti and Chapter Two co-producer Jason Fuchs, who developed together the TV adaptation of the Stephen King horror classic, as well as the films’ other producers, Roy Lee and Dan Lin. Andy Muschietti will direct four episodes of the nine-episode series.
Set in the world of King’s It universe, Welcome To Derry (wt) expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow. © Apple TV
Apple TV+ ha publicado el nuevo tráiler de la miniserie de suspense “Presunto Inocente”.
Basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow, la serie lleva a los espectadores en un viaje a través del horrible asesinato que pone patas arriba la fiscalía de Chicago cuando el fiscal adjunto Rusty Sabich (Gyllenhaal) se convierte en sospechoso del crimen. La serie explora la obsesión, el sexo, la política, el poder y los límites del amor, mientras el acusado lucha por mantener mantener unida a su familia y su matrimonio
“Presunto Inocente” está protagonizada por Jake Gyllenhaal (“Prisioneros”) junto a Ruth Negga (“Passing”), Bill Camp (“12 Años de Esclavitud”), O-t Fagbenle (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Chase Infiniti (“Untitled PTA Film”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Lincoln”), Nana Mensah (“Queen of Glory”), Renate Reinsve (“La Peor Persona del Mundo”), Peter Sarsgaard (“El Precio de la Verdad”) y Kingston Rumi Southwick...
Apple TV+ ha publicado el nuevo tráiler de la miniserie de suspense “Presunto Inocente”.
Basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow, la serie lleva a los espectadores en un viaje a través del horrible asesinato que pone patas arriba la fiscalía de Chicago cuando el fiscal adjunto Rusty Sabich (Gyllenhaal) se convierte en sospechoso del crimen. La serie explora la obsesión, el sexo, la política, el poder y los límites del amor, mientras el acusado lucha por mantener mantener unida a su familia y su matrimonio
“Presunto Inocente” está protagonizada por Jake Gyllenhaal (“Prisioneros”) junto a Ruth Negga (“Passing”), Bill Camp (“12 Años de Esclavitud”), O-t Fagbenle (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Chase Infiniti (“Untitled PTA Film”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Lincoln”), Nana Mensah (“Queen of Glory”), Renate Reinsve (“La Peor Persona del Mundo”), Peter Sarsgaard (“El Precio de la Verdad”) y Kingston Rumi Southwick...
- 5/23/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
In Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series, Jake Gyllenhaal hopes to be Presumed Innocent and not proven guilty.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow — which of course previously begat the 1990 Harrison Ford/Greta Scacchi/Bonnie Bedelia film — the eight-episode series covers a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) is suspected of the crime. “The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together,” reads its official description.
Based on the New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by Scott Turow — which of course previously begat the 1990 Harrison Ford/Greta Scacchi/Bonnie Bedelia film — the eight-episode series covers a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich (played by Gyllenhaal) is suspected of the crime. “The series explores obsession, sex, politics, and the power and limits of love, as the accused fights to hold his family and marriage together,” reads its official description.
- 5/22/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Stephen King may be known for epic novels like It and The Stand, but many Constant Readers first met the Master of Horror through his short fiction. Beginning with the iconic 1978 collection Night Shift, the best-selling author has been dazzling us for decades with short stories overflowing with sickening gore, fantastical creatures, meticulous violence, and transcendent joy. King follows suit in You Like It Darker, a jaw-dropping collection of twelve terrifying tales, five of them previously unpublished. Inspired by Leonard Cohen’s “You Want It Darker,” the outstanding tome dives head-first into the brutal randomness of pain and destruction – a “lullaby for suffering” only King can deliver.
The collection kicks off with “Two Talented Bastids,” a poignant story about an elderly author and his less talented son. Laird Carmody is a small-town Mainer who prizes his quiet life among the locals – a thinly veiled reference to King himself. The sprawling...
The collection kicks off with “Two Talented Bastids,” a poignant story about an elderly author and his less talented son. Laird Carmody is a small-town Mainer who prizes his quiet life among the locals – a thinly veiled reference to King himself. The sprawling...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Big Cigar, a new limited series on Apple TV+ that debuts on May 17, dramatizes a wild true story from the New Hollywood period of the 1970s.
Huey P. Newton, the co-founder of The Black Panther Party, had befriended a group of countercultural figures ruling Tinseltown at the time.
Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner were part of the generation that brought the values of the 1960s counterculture to the movie business through films such as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, as well as the work of The Monkees.
This also entailed bankrolling and supporting left-wing political causes, including the Black Panthers' work.
But that approach had its limits.
The series, which consists of six episodes lasting about 40 minutes each, was produced by Jim Hecht, an executive producer of Winning Time.
Don Cheadle is among the episode directors.
Revolution and cocaine
Early on in the Big Cigar, Schneider exclaims, “I want to finance the revolution!
Huey P. Newton, the co-founder of The Black Panther Party, had befriended a group of countercultural figures ruling Tinseltown at the time.
Bert Schneider and Steve Blauner were part of the generation that brought the values of the 1960s counterculture to the movie business through films such as Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces, as well as the work of The Monkees.
This also entailed bankrolling and supporting left-wing political causes, including the Black Panthers' work.
But that approach had its limits.
The series, which consists of six episodes lasting about 40 minutes each, was produced by Jim Hecht, an executive producer of Winning Time.
Don Cheadle is among the episode directors.
Revolution and cocaine
Early on in the Big Cigar, Schneider exclaims, “I want to finance the revolution!
- 5/17/2024
- by Stephen Silver
- TVfanatic
Kj Dell’Antonia’s best-selling 2020 novel The Chicken Sisters is being adapted into a new original TV series at Hallmark Channel, TVLine has learned.
A family drama with southern charm and romance, the eight-episode Chicken Sisters series is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants — Mimi’s and Frannie’s — has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides,” reads its official description. “When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending this feud once and for all. But things are fixing...
A family drama with southern charm and romance, the eight-episode Chicken Sisters series is set in the fictional town of Merinac, “where a generations-old rift between dueling fried chicken restaurants — Mimi’s and Frannie’s — has left the founders’ families fractured and the locals taking sides,” reads its official description. “When popular cooking competition show Kitchen Clash comes to town, this could be the recipe for ending this feud once and for all. But things are fixing...
- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
La serie basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow llega a la plataforma de streaming. © Apple TV
Apple TV+ ha publicado el primer tráiler de la miniserie de suspense “Presunto Inocente”.
Basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow, la serie lleva a los espectadores en un viaje a través del horrible asesinato que pone patas arriba la fiscalía de Chicago cuando el fiscal adjunto Rusty Sabich (Gyllenhaal) se convierte en sospechoso del crimen. La serie explora la obsesión, el sexo, la política, el poder y los límites del amor, mientras el acusado lucha por mantener mantener unida a su familia y su matrimonio
“Presunto Inocente” está protagonizada por Jake Gyllenhaal (“Prisioneros”) junto a Ruth Negga (“Passing”), Bill Camp (“12 Años de Esclavitud”), O-t Fagbenle (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Chase Infiniti (“Untitled PTA Film”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Lincoln”), Nana Mensah (“Queen of Glory”), Renate Reinsve (“La Peor Persona del Mundo”), Peter Sarsgaard...
Apple TV+ ha publicado el primer tráiler de la miniserie de suspense “Presunto Inocente”.
Basada en el best-seller de Scott Turow, la serie lleva a los espectadores en un viaje a través del horrible asesinato que pone patas arriba la fiscalía de Chicago cuando el fiscal adjunto Rusty Sabich (Gyllenhaal) se convierte en sospechoso del crimen. La serie explora la obsesión, el sexo, la política, el poder y los límites del amor, mientras el acusado lucha por mantener mantener unida a su familia y su matrimonio
“Presunto Inocente” está protagonizada por Jake Gyllenhaal (“Prisioneros”) junto a Ruth Negga (“Passing”), Bill Camp (“12 Años de Esclavitud”), O-t Fagbenle (“El Cuento de la Criada”), Chase Infiniti (“Untitled PTA Film”), Elizabeth Marvel (“Lincoln”), Nana Mensah (“Queen of Glory”), Renate Reinsve (“La Peor Persona del Mundo”), Peter Sarsgaard...
- 5/6/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
The most famous Pennywise actor, Bill Skarsgård, has already made his name as a brilliant horror performer while starring not only in the two It movies, but also in the chilling series Hemlock Grove (2013–2015) and Castle Rock (2018–2019).
Continuing his major career trend, he also took part in a smaller-scale project, which didn’t suffer from its modest budget at all. On the contrary, it received lots of hype and even now, two years after its release, it is holding the second place in Netflix’s chart.
The movie’s plot revolves around the haunted house, and this trope is obviously used in an enormous number of horrors. However, here the monster, typically hiding in the basement, doesn’t turn out to be the main evil, damaging the characters the most.
It starts by showing Tess (played by Georgina Campbell), who arrives at a rental house in Detroit to find it...
Continuing his major career trend, he also took part in a smaller-scale project, which didn’t suffer from its modest budget at all. On the contrary, it received lots of hype and even now, two years after its release, it is holding the second place in Netflix’s chart.
The movie’s plot revolves around the haunted house, and this trope is obviously used in an enormous number of horrors. However, here the monster, typically hiding in the basement, doesn’t turn out to be the main evil, damaging the characters the most.
It starts by showing Tess (played by Georgina Campbell), who arrives at a rental house in Detroit to find it...
- 5/6/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Ava Raxa)
- STartefacts.com
One of the easiest ways to measure someone’s success is to count all the pop culture references that others make to them. In the case of Stephen King, they would probably hit a three-digit number, considering how many TV shows, movies, and other novel authors have been using King’s plots as an inspiration.
If you are interested to see 10 of the most popular TV shows that referred to King one way or the other, check out the list below.
Lost (2004-2010)
Heavily influenced by King's writing, Lost had no shortage of references and easter eggs to the author within the show. The most obvious are season 3 Juliet's choice of Carrie as a book club entry, and the future version of Jack reading a newspaper clipping with words like "Ted," "the Tower," and "beam" in it, all references to Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Derry Girls (2018-2022)
You...
If you are interested to see 10 of the most popular TV shows that referred to King one way or the other, check out the list below.
Lost (2004-2010)
Heavily influenced by King's writing, Lost had no shortage of references and easter eggs to the author within the show. The most obvious are season 3 Juliet's choice of Carrie as a book club entry, and the future version of Jack reading a newspaper clipping with words like "Ted," "the Tower," and "beam" in it, all references to Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
Derry Girls (2018-2022)
You...
- 5/1/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
From Season 3 Trailer: "From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. Season Two explores just how far the residents of this nightmarish place are willing to go to find answers, even as chilling new threats to their safety - and their sanity - begin to emerge.
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) leading an ensemble cast which includes Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster (Strays), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot, Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori (The Perfect Wedding), David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy and Avery Konrad (Honor Society). Season Two added new series regulars...
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) leading an ensemble cast which includes Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster (Strays), Ricky He (The Good Doctor), Chloe Van Landschoot, Corteon Moore (Utopia Falls), Pegah Ghafoori (The Perfect Wedding), David Alpay (Castle Rock), Elizabeth Saunders (Clarice), Elizabeth Moy and Avery Konrad (Honor Society). Season Two added new series regulars...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Harold Perrineau is living through another nightmare in the first teaser for From Season 3, premiering this fall on MGM+ (date Tba).
The series “unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter,” reads the official synopsis. “As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.”
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The series “unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter,” reads the official synopsis. “As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.”
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- 4/29/2024
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
To celebrate “Halfway to Halloween,” MGM+ has released a first look at the anticipated third season of the hit series From. The mystery continues when the show returns this fall.
From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to maintain a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest—including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
Season Two explored just how far the residents of this nightmarish place were willing to go to find answers, even as chilling new threats to their safety – and their sanity – began to emerge.
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) leading an ensemble cast that includes Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster (Strays), and Ricky He (The Good Doctor).
The cast also includes Chloe Van Landschoot,...
From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to maintain a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest—including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
Season Two explored just how far the residents of this nightmarish place were willing to go to find answers, even as chilling new threats to their safety – and their sanity – began to emerge.
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) leading an ensemble cast that includes Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy, Simon Webster (Strays), and Ricky He (The Good Doctor).
The cast also includes Chloe Van Landschoot,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
MGM+ has delivered an appropriately bone-chilling halfway-to-Halloween treat today in the form of an intense first look teaser at season three of the propulsive horror series “From.”
Look for the 10-episode third season to arrive this Fall on MGM+.
If the below clip is any indication, season 3 is going to be absolutely insane and suspenseful for its characters.
The series tells “of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. Season Two explores just how far the residents of this nightmarish place are willing to go to find answers, even as chilling new threats to their safety – and their sanity – begin to emerge.”
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) and...
Look for the 10-episode third season to arrive this Fall on MGM+.
If the below clip is any indication, season 3 is going to be absolutely insane and suspenseful for its characters.
The series tells “of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. Season Two explores just how far the residents of this nightmarish place are willing to go to find answers, even as chilling new threats to their safety – and their sanity – begin to emerge.”
The series stars Harold Perrineau (Lost) and...
- 4/29/2024
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
HBO had the Lakers, now FX has the Clippers. Will the series’ fates differ (as the real-life teams’ have), or will “Clipped” face the same quick, quiet end as “Winning Time”? We’ll find out this June, when FX’s latest ripped-from-the-headlines adaptation premieres exclusively on Hulu. The trailer was released Thursday, April 25 — just under six weeks prior to the premiere — and now you can watch the first footage below.
Set in 2013, the six-episode limited series stars Ed O’Neill as L.A. Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling and Laurence Fishburne as the team’s head coach, Doc Rivers. Formerly with the Boston Celtics (who won an NBA title in 2008), Rivers had just joined the Clippers when the owner’s racist comments went public, sending the organization into a tailspin and Sterling into a power struggle with Rivers, players, and the NBA at large. Key players in the tumultuous saga include Shelly Sterling...
Set in 2013, the six-episode limited series stars Ed O’Neill as L.A. Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling and Laurence Fishburne as the team’s head coach, Doc Rivers. Formerly with the Boston Celtics (who won an NBA title in 2008), Rivers had just joined the Clippers when the owner’s racist comments went public, sending the organization into a tailspin and Sterling into a power struggle with Rivers, players, and the NBA at large. Key players in the tumultuous saga include Shelly Sterling...
- 4/25/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Mattel Television Studios has tapped three new executives for key roles: Sidney Clifton as head of creative for animation, Cory Bennett Lewis as head of production, and Amy Suh as head of creative for live action, scripted and unscripted.
The trio of execs will report directly to Mattel Television Studios chief Michelle Mendelovitz.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sidney, Cory and Amy to Mattel,” Mendelovitz said. “Their breadth of experience working with top-tier talent across multiple genres and proven expertise creating series for global audiences make them perfectly suited for Mattel Television Studios’ next phase of growth. As we together build a home for best-in-class creators, taking Mattel’s iconic IP to make innovative, inspiring, and entertaining television series that reflect the diverse and inclusive world we live in for our muti-generational fans, I look forward to the amazing work this exceptionally talented, female-led studio will do.”
Clifton most recently...
The trio of execs will report directly to Mattel Television Studios chief Michelle Mendelovitz.
“We are thrilled to welcome Sidney, Cory and Amy to Mattel,” Mendelovitz said. “Their breadth of experience working with top-tier talent across multiple genres and proven expertise creating series for global audiences make them perfectly suited for Mattel Television Studios’ next phase of growth. As we together build a home for best-in-class creators, taking Mattel’s iconic IP to make innovative, inspiring, and entertaining television series that reflect the diverse and inclusive world we live in for our muti-generational fans, I look forward to the amazing work this exceptionally talented, female-led studio will do.”
Clifton most recently...
- 4/24/2024
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Sissy Spacek is heading back to the small screen, this time playing mother to Michelle Williams in the upcoming FX limited series Dying for Sex, our sister site Deadline reports.
Based on the podcast of the same name, Dying for Sex follows Molly (Williams), a woman who leaves her husband of 15 years and begins to explore her sexuality after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Molly is supported on her journey by her best friend (Jenny Slate), who remains by her side through it all. Spacek’s character Gail “has a complicated history with her daughter.”
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Based on the podcast of the same name, Dying for Sex follows Molly (Williams), a woman who leaves her husband of 15 years and begins to explore her sexuality after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Molly is supported on her journey by her best friend (Jenny Slate), who remains by her side through it all. Spacek’s character Gail “has a complicated history with her daughter.”
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- 4/23/2024
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
While we all yearn for the 80s watching Stranger Things, in the 80s Stephen King cherished the memory of the 50s and his own childhood in dirty jeans and torn sneakers.
The holidays are coming to an end, but there is still time for one last adventure: somewhere over the bridge lies the body of a neighbor's boy. If you are the first to discover the body, you can become the hero of the whole neighborhood. And four boys are already on their way.
Stand By Me is one of King's most intimate and personal stories. It was not originally advertised as a film adaptation – the creators feared that the author's reputation in the horror genre would give people the wrong impression.
Fortunately, time has corrected this association, and now Rob Reiner's film is recognized as one of the best King adaptations.
The synopsis of the movie sounds like...
The holidays are coming to an end, but there is still time for one last adventure: somewhere over the bridge lies the body of a neighbor's boy. If you are the first to discover the body, you can become the hero of the whole neighborhood. And four boys are already on their way.
Stand By Me is one of King's most intimate and personal stories. It was not originally advertised as a film adaptation – the creators feared that the author's reputation in the horror genre would give people the wrong impression.
Fortunately, time has corrected this association, and now Rob Reiner's film is recognized as one of the best King adaptations.
The synopsis of the movie sounds like...
- 4/21/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Exclusive: Searchlight has set five more for major roles in its Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet: Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Dan Fogler (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), Will Harrison (Daisy Jones & The Six) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark).
Character details are under wraps. Pic is now in production in New Jersey.
Other new additions include P.J. Byrne (Babylon), Eli Brown (Gossip Girl), Nick Pupo (Halt and Catch Fire), Big Bill Morganfield, Laura Kariuki, Eric Berryman (Atlanta), David Alan Basche (Egg), Joe Tippett (Monarch) and James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live).
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation...
Character details are under wraps. Pic is now in production in New Jersey.
Other new additions include P.J. Byrne (Babylon), Eli Brown (Gossip Girl), Nick Pupo (Halt and Catch Fire), Big Bill Morganfield, Laura Kariuki, Eric Berryman (Atlanta), David Alan Basche (Egg), Joe Tippett (Monarch) and James Austin Johnson (Saturday Night Live).
Set in the influential New York music scene of the early ’60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s (Chalamet) meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation...
- 3/25/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Twin Peaks. Sunnydale. Castle Rock. Hawkins… America’s TV monopoly on small towns where Weird Stuff Happens has gone on for too long. Britain was once home to The Wicker Man, Children of the Stones and The Prisoner, all classics of the ‘something’s not right here’ genre. Isn’t it about time the UK put a few creepy burgs back on the map?
Actor and debut screenwriter Andrew Buchan must think so, and his answer is ITV’s Passenger – a six-episode mystery series that’s Happy Valley meets…well, no spoilers here. Comedic and sinister with a terrific cast led by Loki’s Wunmi Mosaku, Passenger, from the producers of Gangs of London and Chernobyl, is a top binge-watch that’ll keep you entertained and guessing – hopefully into a second series and beyond.
Mosaku plays Riya, a police detective who, years earlier, left her job at the Manchester Met...
Actor and debut screenwriter Andrew Buchan must think so, and his answer is ITV’s Passenger – a six-episode mystery series that’s Happy Valley meets…well, no spoilers here. Comedic and sinister with a terrific cast led by Loki’s Wunmi Mosaku, Passenger, from the producers of Gangs of London and Chernobyl, is a top binge-watch that’ll keep you entertained and guessing – hopefully into a second series and beyond.
Mosaku plays Riya, a police detective who, years earlier, left her job at the Manchester Met...
- 3/24/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Sugar23 has signed Charlie Tahan, the actor, writer, and director best known for his breakout starring role on Netflix’s Ozark, for management.
For a refresher, the Emmy-winning Ozark follows the seemingly ordinary financial planner, Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), who becomes entangled in a dangerous world of money laundering and drug cartels. When a scheme goes awry, he’s forced to relocate his family from Chicago to the remote Ozarks in Missouri to launder money for a cartel, working to outmaneuver local criminals, corrupt officials, and his own fractured family dynamics.
Tahan’s character is Wyatt Langmore — cousin of Julia Garner’s Ruth — a member of a local crime family who proves an intelligent and introspective fan favorite, in spite of his troubled upbringing. His work as part of the ensemble earned him three SAG Award nominations between 2019 and 2023.
Most recently seen starring alongside Christian Bale in Scott Cooper...
For a refresher, the Emmy-winning Ozark follows the seemingly ordinary financial planner, Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman), who becomes entangled in a dangerous world of money laundering and drug cartels. When a scheme goes awry, he’s forced to relocate his family from Chicago to the remote Ozarks in Missouri to launder money for a cartel, working to outmaneuver local criminals, corrupt officials, and his own fractured family dynamics.
Tahan’s character is Wyatt Langmore — cousin of Julia Garner’s Ruth — a member of a local crime family who proves an intelligent and introspective fan favorite, in spite of his troubled upbringing. His work as part of the ensemble earned him three SAG Award nominations between 2019 and 2023.
Most recently seen starring alongside Christian Bale in Scott Cooper...
- 3/21/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Whether the original comics’ author, James O’Barr, planned for his work to become so notorious, The Crow has, thanks to the tragedy surrounding the shooting of the 1994 movie, become a cult classic. Now, many years later, Rupert Sanders is remaking the film with Bill Skarsgård in the main role. Distributed by Lionsgate, the movie is currently set for a June 7, 2024 release and the studio is hoping that they are going to have a major summer hit on their hands.
Information on the movie is still scarce, but Lionsgate has finally released the first official trailer for The Crow remake, which shows off some important scenes, Bill Skarsgård in the titular role, as well as the overall atmosphere of the movie. Like always, we have the trailer here for you:
The Crow film series began in 1994, when the first movie starring Brandon Lee was released. Although the movie became a cult classic,...
Information on the movie is still scarce, but Lionsgate has finally released the first official trailer for The Crow remake, which shows off some important scenes, Bill Skarsgård in the titular role, as well as the overall atmosphere of the movie. Like always, we have the trailer here for you:
The Crow film series began in 1994, when the first movie starring Brandon Lee was released. Although the movie became a cult classic,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Questlove and Trisha Yearwood are turning it up to 11.
The musicians have signed on to play themselves in cameo roles in Rob Reiner’s sequel to his 1984 cult classic This is Spinal Tap, which Reiner has begun shooting in New Orleans.
Reiner is reprising his onscreen role as documentarian Martin “Marty” Dibergi in Spinal Tap 2, with the film’s original cast of Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer also returning to play frontman David St. Hubbins, guitarist Nigel Tufnel and bassist Derek Smalls. As any Spinal Tap fan knows, finding a percussionist will be an issue, as the band tends to lose their drummers to freak gardening accidents and other mishaps.
Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks have also signed on for cameo appearances in the new film. The plot of Spinal Tap 2 has the iconic English hair metal rockers reuniting for one final concert.
“I recently spoke to Marty Dibergi,...
The musicians have signed on to play themselves in cameo roles in Rob Reiner’s sequel to his 1984 cult classic This is Spinal Tap, which Reiner has begun shooting in New Orleans.
Reiner is reprising his onscreen role as documentarian Martin “Marty” Dibergi in Spinal Tap 2, with the film’s original cast of Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer also returning to play frontman David St. Hubbins, guitarist Nigel Tufnel and bassist Derek Smalls. As any Spinal Tap fan knows, finding a percussionist will be an issue, as the band tends to lose their drummers to freak gardening accidents and other mishaps.
Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks have also signed on for cameo appearances in the new film. The plot of Spinal Tap 2 has the iconic English hair metal rockers reuniting for one final concert.
“I recently spoke to Marty Dibergi,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you’ve been keeping up with The Test of Time, you have probably learned what the rules are in terms of what we tackle. Those rules, of course, are that there are no rules whatsoever and we cover whatever sounds good or we think would be an interesting topic. In the Mouth of Madness (watch it Here) came out in Italy in late 1994 and that means, gulp, that movie is now 30 years old. It came during an interesting time in the master of horrors career when he was running flop after flop and being disappointed by studios interference and stars that weren’t willing to be true collaborators. It’s the ending of a loose trilogy and in some people’s estimation his last great film. Is In the Mouth of Madness a tale that stands the Test of Time, or should it be put in the bargain bin...
- 2/28/2024
- by Andrew Hatfield
- JoBlo.com
Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel Anansi Boys is heading to the sequential art world of comics.
The 2005 novel, a New York Times best-seller that won the Locus and British Fantasy Awards, is being adapted by Dark Horse Comics, which has set screenwriter and comics author Marc Bernardin to pen what will be an eight-issue miniseries.
Shawn Martinbrough, perhaps best known as the longtime artist of the Robert Kirkman title Thief of Thieves as well as Marvel’s Luke Cage Noir, is drawing the book, which will have colors by Chris Sotomayor and letters by Jim Campbell. The first issue is due to hit stores June 26.
The novel told the travails of “Fat” Charlie Nancy, who leads a boring life as a boring Londoner until he discovers two things: that his recently deceased father was, in fact, Anansi, the trickster god of African folklore, and that he has a twin brother he’s never met.
The 2005 novel, a New York Times best-seller that won the Locus and British Fantasy Awards, is being adapted by Dark Horse Comics, which has set screenwriter and comics author Marc Bernardin to pen what will be an eight-issue miniseries.
Shawn Martinbrough, perhaps best known as the longtime artist of the Robert Kirkman title Thief of Thieves as well as Marvel’s Luke Cage Noir, is drawing the book, which will have colors by Chris Sotomayor and letters by Jim Campbell. The first issue is due to hit stores June 26.
The novel told the travails of “Fat” Charlie Nancy, who leads a boring life as a boring Londoner until he discovers two things: that his recently deceased father was, in fact, Anansi, the trickster god of African folklore, and that he has a twin brother he’s never met.
- 2/21/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's hard to imagine anyone besides Alyson Hannigan as the unforgettable sidekick-turned-superpowered Willow Rosenberg in the hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but the casting directors almost went in a completely different direction. Indeed, the role nearly went to another accomplished television actor — Melanie Lynskey, the Emmy-nominated star of the acclaimed Showtime series "Yellowjackets."
The New Zealand actor kicked off her career with a leading role in Peter Jackson's 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures" opposite "Titanic" star Kate Winslet. She had also appeared in Jackson's 1996 horror-comedy "The Frighteners" -- which, like "Heavenly Creatures," was filmed in New Zealand — when she got the opportunity to audition for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
"It was kind of a visa issue, but not really," she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023. "I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
The New Zealand actor kicked off her career with a leading role in Peter Jackson's 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures" opposite "Titanic" star Kate Winslet. She had also appeared in Jackson's 1996 horror-comedy "The Frighteners" -- which, like "Heavenly Creatures," was filmed in New Zealand — when she got the opportunity to audition for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
"It was kind of a visa issue, but not really," she told The Hollywood Reporter in 2023. "I also was not sure about doing television at that time. It was very early in my career. I had a very old-school agent who was like,...
- 2/18/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
Actor Bill Skarsgård is known for his roles in blockbuster films such as the It franchise and was recently seen in last year’s John Wick: Chapter 4. The Swedish actor is part of the Skarsgård family, with his father Stellan Skarsgård, and brothers Alexander, Gustaf, and Valter Skarsgård also being actors.
In October 2023, Bill Skarsgård was reportedly arrested in Sweden after he was found possessing marijuana. The Castle Rock star was reportedly caught at Stockholm’s international airport and arrested. The actor was reportedly sentenced to a fine earlier this week, with no arrest or probation.
Bill Skarsgård Was Arrested For Marijuana Possession In Sweden Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in the It franchise
Bill Skarsgård is known for playing the role of Pennywise, the clown and main antagonist of the It franchise. The actor was known for his creepy performance and earned universal acclaim for the role. He began...
In October 2023, Bill Skarsgård was reportedly arrested in Sweden after he was found possessing marijuana. The Castle Rock star was reportedly caught at Stockholm’s international airport and arrested. The actor was reportedly sentenced to a fine earlier this week, with no arrest or probation.
Bill Skarsgård Was Arrested For Marijuana Possession In Sweden Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise in the It franchise
Bill Skarsgård is known for playing the role of Pennywise, the clown and main antagonist of the It franchise. The actor was known for his creepy performance and earned universal acclaim for the role. He began...
- 2/16/2024
- by Nishanth A
- FandomWire
Exclusive: Independent Artist Group has signed Ruby Cruz, one of the young stars of Orion’s critical darling Bottoms, for representation.
Cruz appears opposite Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in the teen comedy, directed by Emma Seligman, which hit theaters in the U.S. via MGM in August following a buzzy debut at the SXSW Film Festival. Co-written by Seligman and Sennott, the film watches as two unpopular queer high school students start a fight club in order to get laid before graduation.
Cruz played Hazel Callahan, a shy outsider who is friends with Edebiri’s Josie and Sennott’s Pj.
On the television side, Cruz was most recently seen starring in the Disney+ series Willow, produced by Imagine Entertainment and Lucas Television, which served as a sequel to the same-name 1988 fantasy adventure flick starring Warwick Davis. Previously, she portrayed a teenaged Lizzy Caplan in Hulu’s Castle Rock, also...
Cruz appears opposite Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri in the teen comedy, directed by Emma Seligman, which hit theaters in the U.S. via MGM in August following a buzzy debut at the SXSW Film Festival. Co-written by Seligman and Sennott, the film watches as two unpopular queer high school students start a fight club in order to get laid before graduation.
Cruz played Hazel Callahan, a shy outsider who is friends with Edebiri’s Josie and Sennott’s Pj.
On the television side, Cruz was most recently seen starring in the Disney+ series Willow, produced by Imagine Entertainment and Lucas Television, which served as a sequel to the same-name 1988 fantasy adventure flick starring Warwick Davis. Previously, she portrayed a teenaged Lizzy Caplan in Hulu’s Castle Rock, also...
- 2/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Scott Glenn is the latest addition to the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3.
As with all castings for the third season, Glenn’s role is being kept under wraps. “The White Lotus” is set to begin production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand, in February. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact it will follow a new group of guests at a White Lotus resort property.
Glenn joins previously announced cast members: Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola.
Glenn previously appeared in all three seasons of the HBO series “The Leftovers.” His other recent TV roles include both “Daredevil” and “The Defenders...
As with all castings for the third season, Glenn’s role is being kept under wraps. “The White Lotus” is set to begin production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand, in February. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact it will follow a new group of guests at a White Lotus resort property.
Glenn joins previously announced cast members: Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Natasha Rothwell, Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola.
Glenn previously appeared in all three seasons of the HBO series “The Leftovers.” His other recent TV roles include both “Daredevil” and “The Defenders...
- 2/7/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Scott Glenn is the latest actor to board Season 3 of Mike White‘s HBO series The White Lotus.
He joins previously announced cast for the Thailand-set new installment that includes Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Season 1’s Natasha Rothwell, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Kostov, Sam Nivola, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Tayme Thapthimthong, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay and Arnas Fedaravičius.
Season 3, slated to begin filming in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok this month, follows a new group of guests at another White Lotus property
As usual, no character details are shared but as Deadline reported in November, the multigenerational gang includes a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit and a yogi. Glenn is believed to be playing a...
He joins previously announced cast for the Thailand-set new installment that includes Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Season 1’s Natasha Rothwell, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Catherine Hook, Julian Kostov, Sam Nivola, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Tayme Thapthimthong, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay and Arnas Fedaravičius.
Season 3, slated to begin filming in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok this month, follows a new group of guests at another White Lotus property
As usual, no character details are shared but as Deadline reported in November, the multigenerational gang includes a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit and a yogi. Glenn is believed to be playing a...
- 2/7/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
When you talk about John Sayles, do you talk about America? Watching and examining his beautiful tapestry of films, this reveals itself an easy question to ask and an easy question to answer. There may be no single filmmaker who has better captured the agony and ecstasy of the American experiment than Sayles. Yet his pictures never feel like homework. They’re funny, heartbreaking, and full of characters that are well-rounded and sharply drawn.
The Film Stage got the opportunity to speak with Sayles about his 1996 masterpiece Lone Star (now available on 4K and Blu-ray courtesy of the Criterion Collection), as well lesser-seen gems like Limbo, Go for Sisters, and Amigo.
Listen to an audio version of the interview below followed by a written version, edited for length and clarity.
The Film Stage: The reason we’re talking is because Lone Star, your great film from the mid-90s, is...
The Film Stage got the opportunity to speak with Sayles about his 1996 masterpiece Lone Star (now available on 4K and Blu-ray courtesy of the Criterion Collection), as well lesser-seen gems like Limbo, Go for Sisters, and Amigo.
Listen to an audio version of the interview below followed by a written version, edited for length and clarity.
The Film Stage: The reason we’re talking is because Lone Star, your great film from the mid-90s, is...
- 1/25/2024
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Brian De Palma's "Carrie" was the film that defined a generation. Its blend of coming-of-age themes, fantastical magic, and slasher-style bloodshed makes it a genre-bending film that time just can't seem to forget.
The 1976 horror tells the story of a sheltered girl who lives under her obsessively religious mother's tyrannical rule, a dictatorship made all the worse by the onset of Carrie's period. Her mother's frenzy combined with a cruel prank at the prom pushes the shy young girl to a mental break, complete with telekinetic powers. The Stephen King adaptation launched some incredibly notable careers, including John Travolta, who plays high school bully Billy Nolan. Sadly, not all of the cast has lived to see the end of 2023, including Piper Laurie, whose performance as Carrie's mother earned her one of three Oscar nominations in her lifetime.
Laurie passed away in October of 2023, but many of the other main cast members are alive,...
The 1976 horror tells the story of a sheltered girl who lives under her obsessively religious mother's tyrannical rule, a dictatorship made all the worse by the onset of Carrie's period. Her mother's frenzy combined with a cruel prank at the prom pushes the shy young girl to a mental break, complete with telekinetic powers. The Stephen King adaptation launched some incredibly notable careers, including John Travolta, who plays high school bully Billy Nolan. Sadly, not all of the cast has lived to see the end of 2023, including Piper Laurie, whose performance as Carrie's mother earned her one of three Oscar nominations in her lifetime.
Laurie passed away in October of 2023, but many of the other main cast members are alive,...
- 12/24/2023
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
This article contains major spoilers for "Cobweb."
As anyone with arachnophobia can attest, there are few moments more horrible than looking up at the ceiling for the giant spider that was there only a moment ago, only to find nothing there. Well, except maybe the moment where the giant spider reappears on your pillow, a few inches away from your face. Samuel Bodin's 2023 horror film "Cobweb" preys on that kind of fear with a monster who is unseen for most of the movie's runtime, and who hides under on ceilings, under furniture, and inside the walls in the film's blood-soaked final act.
The fact that there even is a monster is hidden for much of the movie, which instead presents young Peter's (Woody Norman) parents, Carol (Lizzy Caplan) and Mark (Antony Starr), as human monsters who just might kill him and bury him in the pumpkin patch if he doesn't behave himself.
As anyone with arachnophobia can attest, there are few moments more horrible than looking up at the ceiling for the giant spider that was there only a moment ago, only to find nothing there. Well, except maybe the moment where the giant spider reappears on your pillow, a few inches away from your face. Samuel Bodin's 2023 horror film "Cobweb" preys on that kind of fear with a monster who is unseen for most of the movie's runtime, and who hides under on ceilings, under furniture, and inside the walls in the film's blood-soaked final act.
The fact that there even is a monster is hidden for much of the movie, which instead presents young Peter's (Woody Norman) parents, Carol (Lizzy Caplan) and Mark (Antony Starr), as human monsters who just might kill him and bury him in the pumpkin patch if he doesn't behave himself.
- 12/14/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
Five TV cinematographers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Wednesday, November 8, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Ray Richmond and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
Synopsis: The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
Bio: Tobias Schliessler‘s career has included “Patriots Day,” “Beauty and the Beast,...
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All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
Synopsis: The story of Marie-Laure, a blind French teenager, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
Bio: Tobias Schliessler‘s career has included “Patriots Day,” “Beauty and the Beast,...
- 11/1/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
“How’s your marriage?”
What a long dark night it’s been on this trip through Stephen King’s 2011 collection Full Dark, No Stars. After traveling back to 1922 and taking a detour through Big Driver, Losers Justin Gerber, Rachel Reeves, and Jenn Adams make a pit stop in Derry for a nasty little tale of schadenfreude and revenge with the third tale of this sordid collection in Fair Extension.
Then, it’s full speed ahead to Castle Rock with the collection’s final novella A Good Marriage. Inspired by the horrific crimes of Btk, King’s story follows a happily married woman who finds a life-altering secret buried in her garage. Topics range from the ethics of True Crime storytelling, the fine line between art and exploitation, and the lies that get us through the day.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers head to Hollywood King.
What a long dark night it’s been on this trip through Stephen King’s 2011 collection Full Dark, No Stars. After traveling back to 1922 and taking a detour through Big Driver, Losers Justin Gerber, Rachel Reeves, and Jenn Adams make a pit stop in Derry for a nasty little tale of schadenfreude and revenge with the third tale of this sordid collection in Fair Extension.
Then, it’s full speed ahead to Castle Rock with the collection’s final novella A Good Marriage. Inspired by the horrific crimes of Btk, King’s story follows a happily married woman who finds a life-altering secret buried in her garage. Topics range from the ethics of True Crime storytelling, the fine line between art and exploitation, and the lies that get us through the day.
Stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers head to Hollywood King.
- 10/27/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
With so many streaming platforms and broadcast channels, it's a challenge for shows of any genre to find an audience and thrive. This is especially true of the horror genre, which feels more niche in appeal than sitcoms and prestige dramas. However, not every cancellation has to do with low viewership, particularly with recent changes across the entertainment industry. From studio politics to fickle viewer attention, some shows get cut short for the oddest of reasons.
These horror shows were each canceled for relatively unconventional reasons, not entirely having to do with ratings or production costs. With everything from acclaimed international productions to adaptations of popular licensed properties, nothing is safe from behind-the-scenes drama and obtuse content strategies. The only thing scarier than some of these shows is the inane rationale that ended them before their time.
Read more: Movies That Were Canceled For Ridiculous Reasons
First Kill
The Netflix...
These horror shows were each canceled for relatively unconventional reasons, not entirely having to do with ratings or production costs. With everything from acclaimed international productions to adaptations of popular licensed properties, nothing is safe from behind-the-scenes drama and obtuse content strategies. The only thing scarier than some of these shows is the inane rationale that ended them before their time.
Read more: Movies That Were Canceled For Ridiculous Reasons
First Kill
The Netflix...
- 10/23/2023
- by Samuel Stone
- Slash Film
The Fall of the House of Usher is Mike Flanagan‘s latest horror series. The Netflix original series is based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe and it revolves around the powerful Usher family, mainly the siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher. The Fall of the House of Usher is being seen as a spiritual successor to Flanagan’s House trilogy, with The Haunting of the Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor being the first two shows. So, if you loved the horror series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces...
The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: The Haunting of Hill House is a modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson’s legendary novel of the same name, about five siblings who grew up in the most famous hauntedhouse in America. Now adults, they’re reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces...
- 10/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Clockwise from left: It; Barbarian; Castle RockScreenshot: Warner Bros. Pictures; 20th Century Studios; Hulu
For horror fans, Bill Skarsgård is It. Okay, apologies for the pun, but it’s hard to deny. To be sure, the genre is certainly not lacking for transcendent, bone-chilling performances right now: Toni Collette’s...
For horror fans, Bill Skarsgård is It. Okay, apologies for the pun, but it’s hard to deny. To be sure, the genre is certainly not lacking for transcendent, bone-chilling performances right now: Toni Collette’s...
- 10/5/2023
- by Emma Keates
- avclub.com
Fresh out of movie theaters, Lionsgate’s horror movie Cobweb is now available at home on Digital, and the film has also just been released onto DVD and Blu-ray today, September 12.
The feature directorial debut of Samuel Bodin, creator of Netflix’s “Marianne,” Cobweb was released in limited theaters in July with very little promotion and very little fanfare, and it ended up being so hard to find that most fans didn’t even get a chance to see it.
Now you can watch the movie at home, and to whet your appetite we’re sharing an exclusive sneak peek at the bonus features package for the just-released Cobweb Blu-ray.
This is a particularly cool bonus features clip because it reveals the film’s monster – Big Time Spoilers – which was played by a contortionist wearing a practical monster mask.
Cobweb‘s creature was played by actress Aleksandra Dragova.
Bodin explains,...
The feature directorial debut of Samuel Bodin, creator of Netflix’s “Marianne,” Cobweb was released in limited theaters in July with very little promotion and very little fanfare, and it ended up being so hard to find that most fans didn’t even get a chance to see it.
Now you can watch the movie at home, and to whet your appetite we’re sharing an exclusive sneak peek at the bonus features package for the just-released Cobweb Blu-ray.
This is a particularly cool bonus features clip because it reveals the film’s monster – Big Time Spoilers – which was played by a contortionist wearing a practical monster mask.
Cobweb‘s creature was played by actress Aleksandra Dragova.
Bodin explains,...
- 9/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The Changeling is a horror fantasy series created by Kelly Marcel. The Apple TV+ series is based on a novel of the same name by Victor Lavalle and it follows the love story of Apollo (Lakeith Stanfield) and Emma (Clark Backo) until it turns into a horrific nightmare when Emma disappears after doing something horrible and Apollo is risking his life in her search. So, if you liked The Changeling here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Lovecraft Country Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Lovecraft Country, based on the 2016 novel from Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
Lovecraft Country Credit – HBO
Synopsis: Lovecraft Country, based on the 2016 novel from Matt Ruff, follows Atticus Freeman as he joins up with his friend Letitia and his Uncle George to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father. Thus begins a struggle to survive and overcome both the racist terrors of white America and the terrifying monsters that could be ripped from a Lovecraft paperback.
- 9/9/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Sometimes, dead is better. That’s the lesson in Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, an origin tale about the ominous graveyard in Stephen King’s novel, which resurrects anything buried in it. Set in 1969, the film stars Jackson White as young Jud Crandall (played in the 1989 flick by Fred Gwynne), who discovers his family’s role in an age-old curse. Bloodlines is full of frights, famous faces and King staples such as… (Credit: Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players) It’s set in Maine. King’s home state has inspired many of the towns in his works, be it Ludlow in this film, It’s Derry or Needful Things’ Castle Rock. There are creepy critters. The Green Mile has a resurrected mouse, Mr. Jingles. Cat’s Eye followed a feline that saved a girl and, of course, there’s Cujo, the rabid Saint Bernard that could give Pet’s undead mutt a bloody run for...
- 9/3/2023
- TV Insider
Shelter is the newest addition to the on-screen Harlan Coben Universe. A Young Adult-skewing eight-part thriller, it’s the story of high schooler Mickey Bolitar, who’s recently moved from overseas to his dad’s hometown of Kasselton, New Jersey, where he and his new friends investigate the disappearance of a fellow student. Like any Harlan Coben series, it takes place in a heightened world peopled by memorable villains, shock twists, cliff-hangers, and mysteries that change shape multiple times before they’re solved.
Mickey Bolitar is the star of three novels by Coben – a spin-off trilogy from his hit 11-part book series about Mickey’s uncle Myron Bolitar. Netflix has the rights to that character, so don’t expect to find an actor playing him in the cast rundown below. Here’s more on the actors telling this story.
Jaden Michael as Mickey Bolitar
Mickey Bolitar is a talented high...
Mickey Bolitar is the star of three novels by Coben – a spin-off trilogy from his hit 11-part book series about Mickey’s uncle Myron Bolitar. Netflix has the rights to that character, so don’t expect to find an actor playing him in the cast rundown below. Here’s more on the actors telling this story.
Jaden Michael as Mickey Bolitar
Mickey Bolitar is a talented high...
- 8/18/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Blending a charming vintage art style with shockingly gory horror, Jay Stephens' Dwellings takes readers into Elwich, a seemingly idyllic small town with a sinister side where blood-splattered secrets are lurking around every well-manicured corner. With the first 72-page issue of the limited comic book series now available from Oni Press, we caught up with Stephens in a new Q&a feature to discuss combining a nostalgically cozy art style with intense scares, creating faux retro comic book advertisements that tie into his hair-raising tales, and reteaming with Oni Press to release Dwellings into the world!
Below, you can read our full Q&a with Jay Stephens, and we also have a look at the cover art, preview pages, and trailer for the first issue of Dwellings! To learn more about Dwellings, keep an eye on Oni Press' official website!
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us,...
Below, you can read our full Q&a with Jay Stephens, and we also have a look at the cover art, preview pages, and trailer for the first issue of Dwellings! To learn more about Dwellings, keep an eye on Oni Press' official website!
Thank you for taking the time to answer questions for us,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
We told you last week that Lionsgate’s fresh-out-of-theaters horror movie Cobweb is coming to Blu-ray on September 12, but it’s first going to be available on Digital this week.
You’ll be able to buy Cobweb at home on Digital for $14.99 beginning Friday, August 11.
You can pre-order the movie over on Amazon now.
The feature directorial debut of Samuel Bodin, creator of Netflix’s “Marianne,” Cobweb was released in limited theaters last month with very little promotion and very little fanfare, and it ended up being so hard to find that most fans didn’t even get a chance to see it.
Lionsgate’s summer release strategy for Cobweb is a bit of a head scratcher, as the film fully embodies the spooky vibes of the Halloween season. In fact, the whole movie is set right around Halloween, so it’s a perfect one to watch on the road...
You’ll be able to buy Cobweb at home on Digital for $14.99 beginning Friday, August 11.
You can pre-order the movie over on Amazon now.
The feature directorial debut of Samuel Bodin, creator of Netflix’s “Marianne,” Cobweb was released in limited theaters last month with very little promotion and very little fanfare, and it ended up being so hard to find that most fans didn’t even get a chance to see it.
Lionsgate’s summer release strategy for Cobweb is a bit of a head scratcher, as the film fully embodies the spooky vibes of the Halloween season. In fact, the whole movie is set right around Halloween, so it’s a perfect one to watch on the road...
- 8/8/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The feature directorial debut of Samuel Bodin, creator of Netflix’s “Marianne,” Cobweb was released in limited theaters last month with very little promotion and very little fanfare, and it ended up being so hard to find that most fans didn’t even get a chance to see it.
The good news this week is that Cobweb is headed to Blu-ray in time for Halloween, with Amazon listing a September 12, 2023 release date at the time of this article being written.
Lionsgate’s summer release strategy for Cobweb is a bit of a head scratcher, as the film fully embodies the spooky vibes of the Halloween season. In fact, the whole movie is set right around Halloween, so it’s a perfect one to watch on the road to October 31. Thankfully, you’ll be able to do just that within the comfort of your own home this coming spooky season.
You...
The good news this week is that Cobweb is headed to Blu-ray in time for Halloween, with Amazon listing a September 12, 2023 release date at the time of this article being written.
Lionsgate’s summer release strategy for Cobweb is a bit of a head scratcher, as the film fully embodies the spooky vibes of the Halloween season. In fact, the whole movie is set right around Halloween, so it’s a perfect one to watch on the road to October 31. Thankfully, you’ll be able to do just that within the comfort of your own home this coming spooky season.
You...
- 8/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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