Check Out the Fuller House Teaser
The new Fuller House’s teaser is here, reuniting you with Uncles Joey and Jesse, Danny, D.J., Stephanie, and more. If you don't know who any of these people are, we feel for you.
There are certainly a lot of people in this house! And this updated rendition of the show’s theme song is twangy! Netflix has done a major service to all us olds who fondly remember the original Full House, reviving and reuniting a gang we all loved,
Spike Lee’s Michael Jackson Doc Coming to Showtime
Did you know that there are lyrics in Michael Jacskon's seminal "Don't Stop Until You Get Enough" that pertain to…Star Wars? Don't believe us? You can check out the lyrics here, you can hear them in the trailer below, and you can revel in the fact that the chorus for Jackson's first huge hit goes like this: Keep on with the force don't stop/Don't stop 'til you get enough.
DC Comics Fans: Mark Your Calendar for Next Tuesday Night
On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, you DC Comics fans will want to tune into The CW for their DC-extravaganza. This is the night that they'll be airing two all-new half-hour specials, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time is Now (9:00-9:30pm ET/PT), and DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League (9:30-10:00pm ET/PT). But that's far from it—this is also the night that the new Suicide Squad trailer will bow. They're still
Composer Paul Englishby on What Luther and Queen Elizabeth Have in Common
If you haven't watched BBC America series Luther, we recommend you put that on your watch list. The show stars a sensational Idris Elba as the titular detective, a near-genuis whose skill at solving crimes is almost undone by his violent passion. The show's a potent mixture of brains and brawn, which Elba carries with ease. We recently had the chance to chat with the artist responsible for the cult series’ hauntingly edgy score, Paul Englishby.
David Bowie, the Golden Globes, Aziz Ansari’s Incredible Gag & More
Here’s what we’re reading (and weeping about) on Monday, January 11, 2016.
As we wrote earlier, the world is reacting to the death of legendary shape shifter and artist nonpareil David Bowie. Read his New York Times obit, revel in this incredible animated illustration by a young illustrator named Helen Green that honors the greatest chameleon of the modern era, and check out this video for his last release,
Your Golden Globes Video Highlights
Tales of revenge and survival were your two big best picture winners, while an old favorite, 40-years his past his prime (in boxing terms, that is) won for best supporting actor. It was a night filled with some genuinely earnest (and wonderful) acceptance speeches, sprinkled amid the usual louche behavior of an irreverent host and some tippled guests. Let's take a look at the highlights.
The night began with host Ricky Gervais opening the show by thanking the Hollywood Foreign Press for the opportunity to host again,
Your Full List of Golden Globe Winners
That's a wrap for the Golden Globes. We'll be taking a look at the highlights from the show, but for now, here's a list of every winner in every category.
Best Motion Picture, Drama
Winner: The Revenant
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
Room
Spotlight
Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Winner: The Martian
The Big Short
Joy
Spy
Trainwreck
Best Director,
The Golden Globes Menu: Eat Like a Star
The award season is officially kicking off this Sunday, January 10th, with the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. The question is not only who will win, but what to serve? As we are all still recovering from New Year’s (and our short-lived health resolutions), it is tough to come up with just the right offering for our very sated guests.
The chefs at the Beverly Hilton Hotel share your dilemma. They have announced the menu that will be placed in front of Hollywood’s elite.
“Stop Hating Yourself”: Love is Coming to Netflix
Time to start planning for the next big celebration holiday – Valentine’s Day. This year the chocolates and flower will arrive on Sunday, February 14th. The folks from Apatow Productions and Legendary Television have found a way extend that lovin’ feeling with their new 10-episode series for Netflix with the timely title – Love.
Netflix released the first teaser, a 21-second series of statements in bright red against a deep red backdrop: “In 2016,
The End of Girls, Mad Max: Fury Road‘s Big Win & More
Here's what's happening in the world film that we're reading about today.
First, have you checked out our interview with The Hateful Eight's makeup department head Heba Thorisdottir? Not yet? Well here you go.
Speaking of The Hateful Eight, Vulture sat down with Walton Goggins, who talks in similar familial terms to Thorisdottir when discussing working on a Tarantino film.
John Boyega & Brie Larson get BAFTA Noms, Ricky Gervais on Hosting the Globes & More
Your 2016 Golden Globes host, Ricky Gervais, has notoriously used his previous Globes gigs to lampoon (or eviscerate, depending upon your perspective) everyone from Hollywood royalty to the universally loved Steve Carrell (this bit was hilarious—he roasted Carrell for being so "amazing" on The Office, a show he created). Gervais has routinely blasted the Globes itself, like in this quip; "For any of you who don't know, the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars,
The Walking Dead Drops Midseason Premiere Trailer
For us The Walking Dead fans, we've still got a bit of a slog until we get to the midseason premiere, which airs on Feburary 14. Until then, you can satiate your appetite for brains and blood and Rick Grimes' (Andrew Lincoln) Mad Hatter-like leadership over the citizens of Alexandria. If the midseason trailer is any indication, things are about to get even bleaker for the little burb in the midst of a zombie hellscape.
F.U. in 2016: The Eerily Realistic House of Cards Season 4 Promo
Did you watch last night's Republican presidential debate? Do you ever find yourself remarking how similar politics are to high school? Do you find political ads cheesy, manipulative, and depressing? Then you're going to love House of Cards promo for season 4, which nails all of these things in one 30 second spot. It's pretty perfect that this Netflix juggernaut's fourth season comes right in the midst of a presidential election, and it's not for nothing that Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey)'s campaign slogan is "F.U.
Your Golden Globes Nominees Announcements LIVE
You can still catch the live broadcast of the Golden Globe nominations here. Below's the list thus far.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Idris Elba, Luther
Oscar Isaac, Show Me a Hero
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall
Patrick Wilson,
Mark Hamill to Host Lightsaber Duel on ESPN, SAG Nominees Announced & More
Happy hump day, folks. Here's some of what we're reading about film and TV on this Wednesday, December 9th:
Did you know that the Screen Actors Guild is the largest nominating body within the Academy Awards? Well it is! And today they’ve doled out their 2016 Screen Actor Guilds Awards nominations (the ceremony will be simulcast live on Saturday, January 30, on TNT & TBS at 8 p.m. ET), with some wonderful surprises to boot.
Watch the New Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny Trailer
Netflix just dropped a trailer for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny trailer and, the followup to Ang Lee’s luscious 2000 Academy Award-winning film. Sword of Destiny (formerly subtitled The Green Legend) is set to hit both IMAX theaters and on Netflix worldwide on February 26, 2016. Following in the film's visually breathtaking style, Sword of Destiny focuses on a fight to keep a legendary warrior's sword from an evil warlord.
HBO Reveals New Shots From Game of Thrones Season 6
While this montage video is mostly a look back at yet another successful year for HBO, there are a few choice moments from season six of Game of Thrones. Have a look and then join us after for a quick breakdown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aWQEeMToj0
- There's Daenerys, hair untied and wild (rare for her), looking pensive.
- There's the awful Ramsay Bolton on horseback—having not read the books we can only pray he meets his death this season!
Does the new Game of Thrones Teaser Hint at Jon Snow’s Return?
(If you're not caught up on GOT's season five, spoiler alert). Few television shows in history have maybe killed off a main character and received this much scrutiny, doubt, rumor mongering and obsession. We're talking about Game of Thrones' Jon Snow (Kit Harington) of course, who was stabbed (repeatedly) by his fellow Night's Watchmen at the end of last season and whose potential death exploded the internet.
Around the Web: Girls, a new Thor Writer & More
We already posted the new trailer for Batman v Superman, which revealed a major new villain that will clearly unite our fighting supeheroes (including Wonder Woman!) against, well…it.
Thor: Ragnarok has landed writer Stephany Folsom to do some rewrites on the project, the woman who wrote 1969: A Space Odyssey of How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon.
The Art of More Composer Talks Scoring Sony Crackle’s First Hour-Long Drama
Sony Crackle’s first hour-long original drama The Art of More, set in the high stakes world of a fine art auction house, stars Dennis Quaid, Christian Cooke and Kate Bosworth. We talk to Canadian composer Mario Sevigny about the advantages of being a self-taught musician and the joys of scoring a character’s double life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MunDKTnEoH0
You're a self-taught musician. How does that affect the way you approach scoring work?