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Dame Joan Plowright,a British acting titan whose partnership with herlate husbandSir Laurence Olivierturned the British theatre scene into one of the finest in the world, has died at the age of 95,her family has sadly confirmed. In a statement on Friday, her family announced that Plowright passed away the previous day at Denville Hall, a retirement home for actors in southern England surrounded by loved ones. “She enjoyed a long and illustrious career across theatre, film and TV over seven decades until blindness made her retire....

For the first time in more then three decades, the DeLorean is coming back. The iconic car fromBack to the Futurewent out of production in the early ‘80s, but thanks to the efforts ofStephen Wynneand his DeLorean Motor Company, a Humble, Texas-based company that has been refurbishing these vehicles in years past, new cars are going into production. DMC has been operating since 1987, and they acquired the rights to reproduce parts in ’97....

Life as a rock and roll star is not for the faint of heart, and if you’ve watched enough movies about fictional and historical artists, you’re aware of the treacherous rise and fall that comes with the lifestyle. For as glorious as the peaks are, the valleys are equally tormenting. We know the beats of the average rock star’s life too well, asmusic biopics areperhaps the most derided subgenrefor their reliance on tired tropes and a burden to cram one’s entire career on the screen....

According toDeadline, Amazon Studios has officially landed rights toEnding Things, a spec script from writerKevin Sullivan. The film is currently being described as a romantic thriller in the vein ofTrue Lies.Anthony MackieandPriyanka Chopra Jonassigned onto the project in leading roles earlier this year. The upcoming film was a hot spec script that had many potential buyers in competition for its rights. Mackie will serve as a producer on the project through his Make It With Gravy Productions banner and Chopra Jonas is also an executive producer....

After the success of the nostalgia-filledStranger Things, it makes sense for Netflix to take that same formula and, more or less, apply it to another set of high schoolers (minus the sci-fi this time).Everything Sucks!follows a group of small-town mid-90s teens as they navigate the perils of dating and trying to be cool. The first half of the new trailer seems a little too self-aware of its setting (hey guys, it’s the 90s!...

At the CW TCA session today (TCA being the TV Critics Association, which holds two press tours a year in L.A. for networks to get more in-depth about their current and upcoming shows), the producers ofThe Flash,Legends of Tomorrow,Arrow, andSupergirlhad a panel on the VFX work of these series, and how they combine stunts with CGI. (It’s seriously amazing what they accomplish every week with the budget and time constraints they contend with)....

[Update: Per The Hollywood Reporter, Netflixnow saysthe notice telling viewers thatFriendswas expiring on August 07, 2025 was an error and the expiration date has now been removed, with Netflix CCOTed Sarandoscalling the impending departure ofFriendsfrom Netflix “a rumor.” It still feels like WarnerMedia is likely to be the home ofFriendsin 2019, but for now it appears the show isn’t leaving as soon as January. Our original story follows below.] But all good things must come to an end, if somewhat abruptly....

The release of tvOS 18.2 brings new features and improvements to Apple TV devices. Some users may encounter issues after updating.Common problems include synchronization bugs affecting photo displays and temporary loss of IP control. Fixing tvOS 18.2 problems often involves simple troubleshooting steps. Restarting the Apple TV can resolve many issues quickly. For persistent problems, checking network connections and ensuring the latest software version is installed can help. Apple regularly releases updates to address known issues....

On the one hand,Isle of Dogsis exactly the movie you would expect from writer-directorWes Anderson. It features his signature blend of erudite childhood, perfect visual symmetry, deadpan comic delivery, and the evolution of the stunning stop-motion animation we saw inFantastic Mr. Fox. But on the other hand, it’s clear that in his later movies, Anderson is getting more political. While his previous movie,The Grand Budapest Hotel, was a melancholy meditation against authoritarianism and global catastrophe,Isle of Dogshas a sharper focus on the limits of democracy, the power of rumor and innuendo, and tribalism....

If you thoughtWoody Allen’s casting ofMiley Cyrusinhis Amazon serieswas unexpected, wait till you get a load of this.Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon, a half-hour comedy from the U.K.’s Sky TV network about a road tripMarlon Brando,Michael Jackson, andElizabeth Taylorallegedly made after 9/11, has found its Michael:Joseph Fiennes, as inShakespeare in LoveJoseph Fiennes. A Sky spokesperson released a statement toVarietysaying in part, “Sky Arts gives producers the creative freedom to cast roles as they wish, within the diversity framework which we have set....

Big Hero 6: Baymax Returns(premiering on Disney XD on November 20th) marks the launch ofBig Hero 6: The Series, which officially debuts in 2018, and picks up with 14-year-old tech genius Hiro (voiced byRyan Potter) as a new student at San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, determined to rebuild his personal health companion Baymax (voiced byScott Adsit). But like with any teenager, Hiro’s overconfidence and penchant for taking shortcuts leads him and the newly minted Big Hero 6 team – Wasabi (voiced byKhary Payton), Honey Lemon (voiced byGenesis Rodriguez), GoGo (voiced byJamie Chung) and Fred (voiced byBrooks Wheelan) – into trouble....

Klaus, now playing in limited theaters, arrives on Netflix to stream today. That’s right, the Christmas season is officially upon us! The first animated feature film from the streaming giant aims to explore the origins of the festive holiday in an original tale from writer-directorSergio Pablos(Despicable Me).The story centers on Jesper, a troubled postal worker who’s assigned to a dark, dangerous, and decidedly unhappy and isolated town. In order to save his job (and his skin), he’ll have to figure out a way to bring some cheer to the feud-obsessed locals....

NO SPOILERSfrom the purported leaks ofThe Last of Us Part 2will be discussed below.[Updated with release date info.] Game developer outfit Naughty Dog hit a bump in the road with the recent announcement that they’d bedelaying the highly anticipated follow-up gameto their near-perfect 2013 hit,The Last of Us. Then, over the weekend, the wheels just about came off when a supposedly disgruntled employee uploaded tons of major spoiler content for the sequel in a sizable leak that was definitely not okay’d by the studio....