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During the mid-2000s, there was a gaggle ofreality personalitiesthat became recognizable in pop culture because of their outrageous personalities or circumstances.Mama Juneand her family skyrocketed to cynical fame after her 6-year-old daughterAlana Thompson akaHoney Boo Boobecame the breakout star onTLC’s Toddlers and Tiaras. Alana’s beauty pageant pursuit was chronicled on the show, and she quickly became a fan favorite with her sarcastic quips and hillbilly antics hailing from the extremely rural McIntyre, GA....

Writing is a noble profession: Fiction or non-fiction, novels or screenplays, poetry or journalism. Writing of all kinds brings worlds into being through words on a formerly blank piece of paper, engaging readers and bringing them to think about things in the world that they might have otherwise never paid attention to. Many movies have been made with writing of some kind as one of their central subjects. Whether it’s a horror film likeThe Shining, or a subtler approach to the art form likeDead Poets Society, these are films that never fail to expand the imagination of all who watch them, whether they’re passionate about writing or not....

While the era where movie stars could single-handedly generate interest in an upcoming movie seems to be over,Tom Cruiseremains one of the most compelling actors in Hollywood’s history. Ever since his breakout performance inthe classic teen comedyRisky Business, Cruise has appeared in a wide variety of hits across many different genres.With very few misses in his filmography, Cruise’s name is itself an indicator of high quality. Although he has earned a worldwide audience thanks to his appearances in theTop GunandMission: Impossiblefranchises, there’s much more to Cruise’s filmographythan just action movies....

In addition to jaw-dropping action, the best spy movies feature narrativeformulas that are equally thrillingfor audiences like mistaken identities, double-crossings, and uncovering conspiracies.The feverish entertainment value of the genre hinges on the viewer’s ability to trust the process while taking a step away from reality’s believability for a two-hour runtime. The most deliriously fun spy movies are an equal mix of franchises that take their missions seriously and comedies that accept their identity as a vessel for laughter....

Bollywood, a neologism based on the words Hollywood and Bombay — modern-day Mumbai — is currently the world’s largest film production hub. Though many films produced in Bollywood are originals, many are remakes of American movies or movies from other countries. Sometimes an American film performs well, and Bollywood producers want to recreate it for a Hindi (or another Indian language) speaking audience. RELATED:Aardman Animations and Gurinder Chadha Teaming Up for New Bollywood-Inspired Animated Feature...

The American Film Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Movies of 2018 and the Top 10 TV Programs of 2018. Starting with the films, it’s a pretty stellar lineup—although you may be wondering whyAlfonso Cuarón’s critical darlingROMAis left off. As it turns out, the Mexican film was not eligible for the list of American films, and so AFI deemed fit to recognize the Netflix-released masterwork with a special award for excellence outside the Institute’s criteria....

Suicide Squad, officially the third film in the DC Extended Universe, has finally opened in theaters, but the response is surely not what Warner Bros. was hoping for. Writer/directorDavid Ayer’s villain-centric film has been a highly anticipated one for some time, and even in the wake of disappointment overBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,Suicide Squadoffered hope that Warner Bros. was going to release something refreshing and exciting for the DC library....

Action movies of the1980swere characterized by machismo, over-the-top practical effects and stunts, and spectacle. If a particular title performed well enough and found the rightHollywoodstewards, franchises could follow.Some action movies performed so well, they even inspired crossovers with other iconic contributors to the genre. Jim ThomasandJohn Thomas, brothers who worked together to develop the screenplay forPredator, focused on buildinga world where man could no longer claim to be the apex predator....

For the first four seasons of1000-lb Sisters,Amy Slaton always seemed to have a cooler head than her older sister, Tammy Slaton. Tammy was the heaviest of the pair, and when they first decided to pursue weight-loss surgery together, only Amy was able to stick to her diet and get the surgery. In season 2, Tammy’s frustration with her sister and the dieting process melted over, and her struggles continued playing out onthe reality series....

While many Americans pretend like they don’t know who he is, it seems likeAndy Cohenreally wants a United Kingdom star on Bravo. As part ofone of Cohen’s “finally” moments, he hada former member ofTake ThatonWatch What Happens Liveand revealed that he asked the singer’s wife to be onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. We are talking aboutRobbie Williams, of course. Williams rose to fame in the ‘1990s with the hugely successful boybandTake That....

Paramount has released a new featurette forAnnihilation. The new sci-fi thriller fromEx Machinawriter-directorAlex Garland, the movie focuses on a team of scientists who must venture inside a new environmental phenomenon and figure out what’s causing it before the phenomenon engulfs the planet. In this featurette, there’s a bit more explanation on what the phenomenon, dubbed “The Shimmer”, does to those who enter it. We see there are various mutations, but we also see that it can drive people insane....

Spoilers ahead forAquaman. Marvel basically made it a requirement that superhero movies must have mid-credits and/or post-credits scenes. These little stingers are meant to entice audiences for future installments and show the hero’s story will continue in one way or another. But what if you don’t have the goods for one of these scenes? What if you don’t have something particularly funny or interesting to tease the future of the franchise?...

Anticipation and expectations were sky-high for Marvel’sAvengers: Age of Ultron. This was the sequel to the movie that solidified once and for all that Marvel Studios was not only a force to be reckoned with, they were changing the blockbuster game entirely. Writer/directorJoss Whedonand his team worked tirelessly to craft a follow-up that was bold, ambitious, and very different from what came before, and while the filmmaker has been candid about creative struggles that permeated throughout the film’s development and post-production, the end result remains an admirably strange movie....