Black Panther Trivia: 39 Things We Learned from Ryan Coogler’s Commentary

Black Pantheris hands down one of the best films of 2018, and for the home video release, Disney and Marvel Studios have packed the Blu-ray and Digital HD version of the film with plenty of extras that offer even more insight into howRyan Coogler’s masterful spin on a “superhero movie” came to fruition. While the Blu-ray includes a number of behind-the-scenes featurettes and even an in-depth roundtable discussion with the filmmakers, as well as a few interesting deleted scenes, the crown jewel is the audio commentary track....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Carrie Underwood

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2: Harry Shum Jr. Interview

Directed byMaster Yuen Woo-Pingand written byJohn Fusco, the Netflix feature filmCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destinytells an epic story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption. Continuing the themes and traditions that were established in the original film, it’s an epic martial arts battle between good and evil, full of breathtaking action, that will decide the fate of the Martial World. The film starsMichelle Yeoh,Donnie Yen,Harry Shum Jr,Natasha Liu Bordizzo,Jason Scott Lee,Roger YuanandEugenia Yuan....

June 13, 2025 · 11 min · 2255 words · Tiffany Parker

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Clip Previews a Gory, Technological Battle of Wits

The first clip from the upcoming anime seriesCyberpunk: Edgerunnershas been revealed during Netflix’s Geeked Week. The 40-second clip shows a deal going down between Malstrom, a technology-obsessed gang that has heavily augmented themselves, and another currently unnamed group of characters, with a large muscular man sitting in the center. The Malstrom members reveal a girl in a fridge before pulling their guns on the other group. A quick flash of light goes off and the hostage in the fridge vanishes, having been saved by the series' currently unnamed main character, using his speed boost Cyberware....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Tony Wilson

David Morrissey on The Missing Season 2's Emotional Journey

In Season 2 of the Starz drama seriesThe Missing, a young woman who has been missing for 11 years suddenly returns to her hometown. Once she’s back at home with her parents (David Morrissey,Keeley Hawes), Alice Webster (Abigail Hardingham) throws her family’s lives back into a turmoil that threatens to tear them apart, while French detective Julien Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo) wants answers from her that will help him in finally solving a connected 12-year-old case....

June 13, 2025 · 14 min · 2894 words · Bryan Morales

Dr. Death: Joshua Jackson Replaces Jamie Dornan in Peacock Series

We may be living through a pandemic right now, but we’re also living in the golden age of the Joshua Jacksonaissance, which is a big deal for an OG fan such as myself. I’ve been withJoshua Jacksonsince the beginning, when he skated into my heart as Charlie Conway in 1992’sThe Mighty Ducks. As a teen, I didn’t want to have to wait for new episodes ofDawson’s Creek, having sung along toPaula Cole’s theme song every Wednesday night while watching The WB....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Terry Eaton

Emerald City: Tarsem Singh on Season 1, Wizard of Oz

The NBC seriesEmerald City, directed by filmmakerTarsem Singh, tells the story of 20-year-old Dorothy Gale (Adria Arjona), who gets swept up into the eye of a tornado and transported to a mystical land where an all-powerful ruler, known as The Wizard (Vincent D’Onofrio), has outlawed magic. While in Oz, Dorothy finds herself on a path that is empowering, epic, romantic and fantastical, as she tries to figure out this unfamiliar world with witches, a lion, a tin man and a scarecrow....

June 13, 2025 · 11 min · 2294 words · Diane Johnson

Every DC TV Show Streaming on HBO Max

Yet another streaming service has entered the game. HBO Max is here, boasting a mighty impressive library thanks to its built-in HBO originals and everything under the WarnerMedia umbrella. But its 2020, so we know the main question right off the ahem bat is, “where are the superheroes?” There’s good news, then some bad news, then a bit more good news! The good: HBO Max has arobust slate of DC Comics movies availableat launch, includingJoker,Man of Steel, theDark Knightsaga, andWonder Woman....

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · Maureen Warren

Fargo & Legion Cinematographer Craig Wrobleski on Coens, Astral Plane

The Second Golden Age of Television rightfully gets lauded for incredible stories and characters on shows likeThe SopranosorMad MenorBreaking Bad, but another key aspect of this period is an upswing invisualstorytelling on the small screen. As more and more talent has moved to TV for longform stories, the cinematic language of those stories has grown considerably to the point that the cinematography on shows likeGame of Thrones,Better Call Saul, orFargoandLegionrivals the work done on the big screen....

June 13, 2025 · 23 min · 4755 words · Mrs. Taylor Lewis

Gremlins Animated Series in Development for WarnerMedia Streaming

Back in 1984, a cuddly bunch of stuffed toys come to life took a dark turn inJoe Dante’sGremlins.The darkly humored Christmastime comedy, which was more in the vein of aShane Blackscript than something from screenwriterChris Columbus, was enough of a hit (making back more than ten times its reported budget) to warrant a sequel six years later withGremlins 2: The New Batch.However, the franchise has kind of stalled out since then and fans haven’t seen a Mogwai in earnest for nearly 20 years....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Sandra Mccoy

Gus Van Sant Explains Why He Remade Psycho

Ambitious projects are the thing of legend in Hollywood. Some gambles pay off, like castingHeath Ledgeras The Joker inThe Dark Knight, or crafting an entire film to look like it’s one shot inBirdman. And some gambles simply don’t work, but remain noble efforts. One of the most ambitious of choices in recent memory came from filmmakerGus Van Sant, who followed up his Oscar-winning dramaGood Will Huntingwith a remake ofAlfred Hitchcock’sPsycho. Not only was Van Sant remaking a classic, but he was doing so shot-by-shot—each frame would be copied from what Hitchcock did in the original film....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1113 words · Sarah Williams

Infinity War: Thanos' Motivation, Explained

In 2012, in the post-credits scene forThe Avengers, Thanos is cautioned that to challenge humanity would be to “court death.” That seemed like a reference to the comics where Thanos is obsesses with the metaphysical representation of death. The assumption was that his goals in the movie would be similar. But that was 2012 and a lot has changed since then. Speaking toVulture, the filmmakers behindAvengers: Infinity Warexplained that trying to introduce the concept of Death into the Marvel Cinematic Universe would create some serious headaches:...

June 13, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Roy Ortiz

James Bond Favorite, 38, Casts Doubt By Claiming Playing 007 Would Be a “Nightmare'

IsHenry Goldingshaken, stirred, or simply saying what every potential Bond has secretly thought? TheCrazy Rich Asiansstar and longtime fan-favorite for the role of James Bond may have just dashed hopes with one very candid answer. Speaking exclusively with People at theOld Guard 2premiere in Los Angeles on June 25,Henry Golding, 38, admitted that the idea of donning the tux and taking on the iconic role of 007 might not be the dream gig people think it is....

June 13, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Cynthia Thomas

Joan Vassos Made Huge Change on ‘The Golden Bachelorette'

The Bachelorfranchisehas been around since 2002 and spanned multiple seasons and spinoffs. Now,Fantasy Suites have been a consistent, and often controversial, part of the franchise.However, as the firstGolden Bacheloretteleading lady,Joan Vassoswants to rewrite history onthe reality dating series. The idea behind Fantasy Suites is for the contestants todevelop a deeper connection with their love interest without any camerasas the show nears its finale. The lead Bachelor or Bachelorette gets to invite each of their final three picks to this private room for an overnight date....

June 13, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Molly Gillespie