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The nineteenth-century novelist,Jane Austen,changed the literary world forever with her clever, emotionally layered stories about the perils and privileges of life in England’s high society. Given the outstanding cultural impact that Austen’s work has had, it’s not surprising that Hollywood has often seen her most acclaimed books as ripe for adaptation. Despite their classic setting, there’s an emphasis on female empowerment and modernity to Austen’s depiction of gender dynamics that has allowed her work to stand the test of time....

It’s time for the dreaded Top 10 list – an annual practice among film critics and cinephiles alike that produces fretful hand-wringing and obsessive film-watching – all in the hopes of finding the very “best” films of a given year. Of course, it’s impossible to deliver a list that’s perfect. There are too many films in the year, too many conflicting opinions, to create a list impervious to criticism. By nature of ranking, some beloved films must be deprioritized or bumped out altogether in the hopes of creating a more perfect representation of the films one loved the most....

Smile 2has a grin that keeps widening, with the sequel’s box office runknocking over many an important milestone. Currently — thanks to a recent weekend that saw the film continue its success —Smile 2sits on over $109 million worldwide, split between a $52 million domestic haul and $57 million overseas. This puts the sequel halfway to returning its predecessor’s haul of $217 million, a featSmile 2might just struggle to achieve....

Sony Pictures has debuted the first trailer forDon’t Breathe 2, this year’s follow-up to the 2016 horror movie that seesStephen Langreprising his role as Norman Nordstrom, aka “The Blind Man,” who has moved to a new home with a new daughter figure (Madelyn Grace), but finds himself confronting familiar forces. The new horror-thriller film, set several years after the events of the first movie, is slated to be theatrically released this August....

The Desert Power was too strong for audiences to resist this weekend, as directorDenis Villeneuve’sDuneclaimed the top spot with an estimated $39.1 million, with a $17.5 million haul on Friday. This is the best debut for a day-and-date Warner Bros. title this year, after the studio controversially decided to release each of its 2021 films simultaneously on the HBO Max streaming service. It’s a rare win for WB, which has witnessed the outright box office failure of titles such asThe Suicide Squad,Space Jam: A New Legacy, andIn the Heights; not to mention the most costly loss of all — in-house talentChristopher Nolan’s move to Universal....

Universal’s upcomingThe Invisible Manreboothas found its star—again. While Universal Pictures initially aimed to launch an interconnected “Dark Universe” and setJohnny Deppin the titular role, those plans went out the window whenThe Mummycrashed and burned at the box office. The good folks at Blumhouse Productions—who recently relaunched theHalloweenfranchise in successful fashion and have a trademark “low budget/high profit” business model—recently teamed up with Universal on a newInvisible Manmovie, and now none other thanElisabeth Mossis in talks to star....

It is no secret thatThe Kardashianshave maintained a high level of popularity over the years, especially through their various reality series. Their journey in reality television began in 2007, whenKeeping Up with the Kardashianspremiered on the E! Network. To say it was an instant hit would be an understatement, and it came on the airways at a time when the reality genre was just beginning to grow in popularity. Since then, The Kardashians have spun off 10 series from its parent, ranging from the marriage ofKhloé Kardashianand former NBA starLamar Odom(Khloé & Lamar) to exploring the journey ofCaitlin Jenner(I Am Cait) Over the years, these shows have given fans a rollercoaster ride of drama, love, fashion, and rivalries....

Reality TV is often associated with the dramatic transformations on shows likeQueer Eye, or the catastrophic confrontations featured on Bravo series likeThe Real Housewivesfranchise. And yet the rapid growth of the genre has proven that reality TV truly has something for everyone. Viewers can become devoted to a specific sub-genre, like competition series or renovation shows, or they can get hooked on a constant influx of new seasons each year, everything fromLove IslandtoThe VoiceandSummer House....

All hailThe Morning Call, a region Pennsylvania newspaper, that got a majorGame of Thronesscoop and didn’t seem to realize at first just how mega it was. HBO PresidentCasey Bloys, a native of Bethelehem, PA, spoke to students, faculty and the public at Bethlehem’s Moravian College this week, and discussed the challenges of finding the right ending for a series as big asGame of Thrones. These kinds of finales run the gamut, as Bloys pointed out, fromSix Feet Under(considered one of the all-time best) to controversial closures (or lack thereof) fromThe SopranosandSeinfeld(and unintentionally divisive ones likeLost)....

The lengthy quest to adapt theGears of Warvideo game series for the screen seems to have finally ended. Netflix has acquired the rights to the dystopian science fiction franchise, and has plans for both a feature film and an animated series. Netflix announced a partnership with The Coalition, the Vancouver-based video game studio behind theGearsfranchise, to produce a feature film, which will then be followed by an adult animated series - “with the potential for more stories to follow....

Gothamis coming to an end, but it’ll be a proper sendoff. The FOX series (which began as a James Gordon prequel show but quickly morphed into basically Baby Batman) has been renewed for a fifth and final season, ensuring the showrunners will be able to wrap this story up in a conclusive manner. Moreover, FOX confirms this final season will revolve around Bruce Wayne’s transformation into Batman. An episode count forGothamSeason 5 has not yet been determined, but it’s possible this upcoming season could consist of only 13 episodes as opposed to the traditional 22....

In 1975,Steven Spielbergchanged movies forever with the release ofJaws. At the time, in an era beforeStar Warsand so many other mega films to come, this tale about a killer great white becamethe movie that ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster. Almost half a century later, it’s still a beloved masterpiece and one of Spielberg’s best films in a career like none other.Three sequels followed the originalJaws, all of which Spielberg had no part of....

BeforeNathan Fillionbecame the most notable “rookie” on television, there was a different ABC cop show that revolved around new recruits trying to make it in law enforcement.Rookie Blue,which aired from 2010 to 2015, featured a few familiar faces, includingMissy Peregrym(of currentFBIfame) andGregory Smith(who had wrapped up his run asEphram Brown on The WB’sEverwooda few years prior). These upstarts were fresh out of the police academy and were aiming to survive their stressful jobs as rookie officers at the 15th Division Station in Toronto....