The Murray Brothers Original Show Coming to Facebook
Some major star power is coming to Facebook Watch, the social network’s video streaming platform. Comedy legend siblings Bill and Brian Doyle Murray are premiering their new original show Extra Innings on November 20.
Bill Murray said Extra Innings is simply, “A little something to fill a baseball fan’s off-season hole in the heart.”
The Murray brothers star in the unscripted road trip series where they visit minor league baseball teams across the country...
The Wait for Wonder Woman 2 Shortened by 6 Weeks
Wonder Woman 2 is woefully far away, but Warner Bros. just shaved six weeks off our wait time. Previously slated for December 13, 2019, Diana Prince will be back in action on November 1 of that year.
Wonder Woman was a summer smash this year raking in over $800 million worldwide, but it has yet to be seen how the Amazonian princess will fare with the holiday releases. Summer and holidays are typically the biggest times for blockbusters when families hit the theaters in droves...
Watch The Terrific Ten, Directed by J.J. Abrams From a Comic Book Written by Jimmy Kimmel—When he was a kid
Jimmy Kimmel recently turned 50, and in honor of his birthday some of his famous friends got together to turn a comic book he made when he was a kid, The Terrific Ten, into film. Directed by J.J. Abrams, and starring a who’s who of Hollywood royalty.
You know you’ve reached the pinnacle of success when the guy who directed Star Wars: The Force Awakens is turning your childhood comic book into a film...
Jimmy Fallon’s Touching Tribute to his Mom
Jimmy Fallon returned to The Tonight Show last night after taking a week off to spend time with his family following the death of his mother on November 4, Gloria. In an emotional, moving tribute, Fallon spoke about his mom’s influence on him, his comedy, and his life.
“She was the best audience, the one I was always trying to make laugh,” Fallon said at the top of his show last night...
All 67 Game of Thrones Episodes to Screen in London Theater
If you consider yourself a fairly advanced binge watcher, the good people of London, with a major assist from HBO, are going to give you a run for your money. HBO has partnered with the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Place, London, for an epic, four-day marathon screening of all 67 episodes of Game of Thrones. This is the first time Game of Thrones has been shown in a theater in its’ entirety, and if that wasn’t great enough,...
How Game of Thrones‘ Cinematographer Fabian Wagner Gave Justice League a Brand new Look
Throw Suicide Squad director Zack Snyder and Game of Thrones cinematographer Fabian Wagner into a blender, and you probably expect to end up with a dark, saturated, and stylized movie. That didn’t turn out to be the case for Justice League, which is a brighter, more colorful affair, taking inspiration from the film’s tone of teamwork and the disparate personalities that come together to try and help save the planet. The film was also no doubt shaped by the style of Joss Whedon,...
Amazon Claims The Lord of the Rings for Multiple Season Series
They say that nothing is ever a sure thing, but Lord of the Rings challenges conventional wisdom. Peter Jackson’s The Return of the King won Best Picture at the 2004 Oscars, and the combined financial success of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit series’ is in the billions. Amazon is banking on the popularity of the Middle Earth adventures and has ordered a new series that is straight to multi-season...
Girl’s Trip Star Tiffany Haddish Slays as SNL Host
Can Tiffany Haddish just be a permanent SNL cast member? The Girls Trip star hosted this week’s episode and she raised the bar for the entire season. Haddish dazzled every time she appeared on screen, and it wasn’t just because of that killer white dress.
SNL has been an important platform for parody and political and social commentary in its 43 year run, but it’s also intended to strike its targets in a light tone...
David Milch’s Epic Deadwood Closer to Returning as Feature Film at HBO
The TV gods are smiling upon us today. TVLine has it that David Milch’s excellent, epic western Deadwood, which aired for three seasons on HBO from 2004 to 2006,...
Writer/Director Martin McDonagh on his Dark, Brilliant Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
With his thrillingly raw new film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri just released, writer/director Martin McDonagh is happy to chat about the movie, which has received critical acclaim and film-fest accolades, including Best Screenplay at Venice and People’s Choice at Toronto. The Fox Searchlight Pictures release centers on a grieving mother,...
Hear Danny Elfman’s Epic Justice League Score
Head to Warner Bros.’ WaterTower Music YouTube page, and you’ll get to listen to all the songs from the upcoming Justice League soundtrack. Two weeks ago, the Hero’s Theme was published, but now the entire score is available for your listening pleasure. Every song is just as eccentric, epic, and dark as you would expect from composer Danny Elfman.
Elfman’s score for Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman won a Grammy, so the composer’s relationship to the DC comics world is both long and storied...
Deadpool‘s Definitive Guide to the Holidays
Good Housekeeping wants you to celebrate Thanksgiving Day the Deadpool way. Lifelong loyalists of the lifestyle magazine are in for a surprise when they open up their mail to find the foulmouthed antihero gracing the cover. Where there are usually smiling chefs and picture perfect place settings, Deadpool appears with a machete on his back – presumably to slice the turkey, of course.
The surprising partnership is a hilarious issue filled with racy jokes and Deadpool’s raunchy humor...
Appearances can be Deceiving in Final The Shape of Water Trailer
Creature from the Black Lagoon was one of the early movie monsters that made audiences fear what could be lurking in dark waters. Guillermo del Toro has taken what appears to be a close cousin of the lagoon dweller, and transformed him into a leading man. The final trailer for The Shape of Water pulls the aquatic man-fish (Doug Jones) into the light so that we can see the misunderstood soul more clearly.
Where there is a rare and mysterious lifeform,...
Netflix Series Dark is a Haunting Journey through Time
Finished Stranger Things 2 and are in desperate need of a new spine chilling mystery drama to binge-watch? Have no fear, because Netflix has the perfect antidote to satisfy this spooky craving with its upcoming German mystery series, Dark. Scenes of eerie caves and gloomy woods largely sets the tone for the shows paranormal activity and, dare I say, dark atmosphere.
In Dark, director Baran bo Odar and writer Jantje Friese takes the viewer on a suspenseful journey through time,...
Mr. Robot Airs Without a Single Cut
Ahead of its airing, last night’s episode of Mr. Robot was promoted to be commercial free. Famous fan Emmy Rossum channeled all of our curiosity with a pleading tweet for answers to series star, Sam Esmail, asking what was up.
Robot episode 5 is bananas. REAL TIME. @samesmail and the @whoismrrobot crew are committed passionate artists. I can only think about the camera operator and the actors. The effort to get this kind of marathon long take is exhausting...
Chadwick Boseman’s Accent in Black Panther Has a Fascinating Political Premise
Black Panther’s fictional land of Wakanda is a culturally rich nation that has become the most advanced society in the world. It’s also a unique narrative for an African nation in popular culture. Stories from black culture are often framed by the oppression of slavery, colonialism, and countless injustices endured by Africans throughout modern history. Stories of resilience, endurance, and strength reflect a culture besieged and triumphant in spite of all this, while Wakanda is a nation thriving,...
How Naomi Scott is Evolving the Role of Jasmine in Disney’s Aladdin
One of the most magical Disney live action remakes is getting a fresh makeover. To take hit musical Aladdin from 2D to 3D required giving leading lady, Jasmine, more dimension than the classic cartoon. Actress Naomi Scott, who is taking on the role of the famous princess, dished to THR about the direction they’re taking the character.
“I love what Disney is doing at the moment with their princesses — going from animation to live-action and making those animated characters real human beings,” Scott said...
What the Justice League is Up Against With the Villain Steppenwolf
The Justice League needed a villain dastardly enough to necessitate a union between Wonder Woman, Batman, Cyborg, Flash, Aquaman, and Superman. That called for the filmmakers to comb the DCEU for a mega baddie and who has an army of minions. Fans speculated that the role would be filled by ultimate DC destroyer, Darkseid, but the plot instead focuses on his underling, Steppenwolf.
There’s certainly nothing subtle about Steppenwolf. Even his appearance is overtly sinister and will be thoroughly convincing as the greatest threat to humanity yet...
Watch the First Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Hugely Timely The Post
It’s difficult to imagine a more timely film than Steven Spielberg’s The Post. Starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, The Post covers the monumental and hugely controversial publication of the Pentagon Papers back in the 1970s, focusing on the absolute necessity of a free press in any functioning democracy. It goes without saying that The Post comes at a time when our current president attacks the press nearly daily, smearing any story he doesn’t like as “fake news,” and suggesting,...
Mystery Plagues Gnomeo and Juliet in New Sherlock Gnomes Trailer
The most entertaining lawn decorations are back for another literary inspired adventure. Gnomeo and Juliet have a terrible mystery on their hands, so they are calling upon the greatest detective in all of Scotland YARD. (Get it? They live in a yard?) Yes, it’s Sherlock Gnomes.
There’s no evidence that Sherlock is actually from Scotland Yard in the film, but it definitely works with the theme. The Gnomeo & Juliet sequel is certainly not short on puns,...
