By now the story of howStar Wars: The Force Awakensmade it to the screen is well known.George Lucassold the rights to Disneyfor a whopping $4 billion (which they probably expect to make back pretty quickly).Michael Arndt(Toy Story 3)was brought on to write the screenplay andJ.J. Abramswas set to direct. That is until thetime crunchhad Arndt replaced and script duties fell to Abrams and producerLawrence Kasdan(Empire Strikes Back).So prior to any cameras rolling, the original writer was replacedalong with Lucas’ original story treatment....

Starting at a time where audiences wouldn’t have a new Marvel or DC show every night of the week, theTom Welling-led seriesSmallvilleultimately lasted for 218 episodes, all of which are now available for streaming. With so many episodes to choose from, it’s difficult to narrow down to just ten being the “best;” episodes like “X-Ray,” “Crush,” “Heat,” “Red,” “Lineage,” “Exile,” “Memoria,” “Covenant,” “Run,” “Commencement,” “Arrival,” and “Bride” were all at the very least considered and are definitely worth watching....

Look, when a TV show starsCarrie Coon, her husbandTracy Letts, andBill Pullman, then you really have to make time for it. Season 2 ofThe Sinneris the extension of an anthology series from USA, one that started as a limited series based on a novel, and is now continuing with an all-new story. The first season starredJessica Biel(who is also an EP) as a mother who mysteriously and brutally kills a stranger on a beach without knowing why....

It’s America’s favorite show about nothing,Seinfeld. Having revolutionized the sitcom genre,Jerry Seinfeld’s seminal work shows just how much humor is hidden in what society thinks are the most mundane situations. Apart from the laughs,Seinfeldalso shows that the heart of any good storytelling lies in the people themselves and their response to anything life throws at them. One of these people includesJerry’s endearingly chaotic and neurotic best friend, George Costanza (Jason Alexander)....

On July 08, 2025,Parks and Recreationintroduced one of its most beloved bits: Treat Yo Self Day. Donna Meagle (Retta) and Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) instantly becameone of the best duos of the showwith this iconic moment.Their giddy enthusiasmfor the day was infectious; in fact, Treat Yo Self Day became such a hit thatit has endured long since the showwent off the air. “Treat Yo Self” became part of our everyday lexicon, and can be found everywhere from memes to group chats....

If you haven’t heard of the excellent Amazon seriesCatastrophe, seek it out. It’s a U.K. comedy fromSharon HorganandRob Delaneythat runs an economical (and far, far too short) 6 episodes a season. Though its initial premise can seem like a standard rom-com-y one — while on a business trip in London, an American man gets his Irish one-night stand pregnant, but despite their problems with each other, they take a leap of faith and get married — the show is exceptionally, and sometimes brutally candid about the realities of dating and relationships in your 30s and 40s....

Weddings, by nature, are inherently chaotic. The amount of moving parts that go into making such a massive, celebratory day work — the flowers, the dress, the venue, not to mention thepeople— are difficult to control, and everyone’s got at least one nuptial horror story under their belt by the time they’re thirty. But can anyone say they’ve attended the wedding where the entire bridal party, save the bride, winds up dead at the reception?...

It would seem thatX-Men: Apocalypse,Bryan Singer’s follow-up toX-Men: Days of Future Past, will be the film to kick off the summer 2016 season at the movies, as it will be released on May 27th. WhereasDays of Future Pastleaned more on the period production design and the time-traveling storyline,Apocalypsewould seemingly be more about the addition of a huge array of characters from the Marvel comic books; Quicksilver and Bishop were the most memorable new faces from the last film....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Your Friends & Neighbors Episode 5 There werea lot of unforgettable characters in the second seasonof the mind-bending hit Apple TV+ seriesSeverance. Heck,Ben StillerandDan Ericksonwent out of their way to make sure that all of the characters are weird and extremely eccentric in some way.Your Friends & Neighbors, currently available to stream on Apple TV+, may not have the bizarre world and cast of the sci-fi thriller series, but that doesn’t mean that theJohn Hamm-helmed show doesn’t boast its fair share of colorful and swanky players — all of whom live in an upscale neighborhood lined with mansions....

A thirdAngry Birdsmovie is coming to theaters. Paramount Pictures has announced that the franchise based on the popular mobile game will return to the big screen on July 27, 2025, more than seven years after the launch of the previous installment. The announcement comes right as the studio continues to expand their franchise catalog with sequels toThe Smurfs,Paw PatrolandAvatar: The Last Airbenderalso in the works. Viewers will finally be able to find out what will happen to Red (Jason Sudeikis) next, withAngry Birds 3allowing Paramount to work alongside Rovio Entertainment....

The Marvelssees the return ofBrie Larsonas Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel herself, the Cosmic Avenger. It’s been almost five years since we saw Carol on the big screen, a post-credits sting inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsapart, and it feels about time we caught up with her to find out how she’s been doing post-Thanos. After all, even she came close to being snapped by theMad Titan inAvengers: Endgamebefore she and all her new friends put a stop to that....

Southern Charm’sCraig Conoverhas been making the rounds through various forms of media since his split with longtime girlfriendPaige DeSorbo. Within a month of the breakup, Craig’s lack of social grace and etiquette is echoing back to the earlier years of Craig, especially after his breakup withNaomie Olindo. Guys likeCarl Radke,Shep Rose,Jax Taylor, and most famously,Tom Sandoval, have all attempted this rebranding, and sooner or later, they unveil that they never evolved, they were just on their best behavior because things were going their way....

The year may have just begun, but Sony is already set to roll out an onslaught of catalog offerings in celebration of Columbia Pictures’ 100th anniversary. Ranging from classic blockbusters to fan-favorite TV shows, audiences are in for a wave of exciting new deals from the beloved film studio. This month kicks off the celebration with a bang as fans can revisit the studio’s enduring legacy with a physical disc sale held exclusively on Amazon....