James Franco Leads a Standout Episode of SNL On His 4th Time Hosting
There’s one more SNL episode before Christmas, but Kenan Thompson made an appearance as Santa this week to deliver arguably the most poignant and humorous sketch of the year. As the news cycle continues to descend into chaos and becomes increasingly NSFW each day, Thompson and Kate MacKinnon nailed the depressing climate with a hilarious host of kid actors. The precocious children who were sharing their wish lists with Santa nailed the hypocrisy of our time better than any adult ever could.
Your 2018 Golden Globes Nominees Speak to a Really Good Year on Screens Big & Small
The Golden Globes nominee list this year is a real celebration of creativity, and rewards filmmakers who took big chances. Emblematic of just how wide-ranging and unique this year’s crop of films was, look no further than a Best Picture list that includes Guillermo del Toro’s gorgeous, dark creature feature The Shape of Water (for Drama) and Jordan Peele’s horror/comedy/social thriller Get Out for (Comedy). In fact, The Shape of Water topped out with the most nominations among film or TV at seven.
Black Mirror Season 4 Finally Has a Release Date—Just in Time for New Year’s Eve
A spectacular montage of all the creepy, crazy, and beautiful things we’ll see this season on Black Mirror culminated in the long awaited announcement of season four’s release date. You have time to finish your holiday shopping and spend some time with your family before devoting your life to binge watching the six new episodes. Cancel those New Year plans, however. Black Mirror season 4 begins streaming December 29—what a way to end a year that seemed itself one long Black Mirror episode.
Here’s the First Look at Bill Hader’s Barry
Barry may be able to take out a target with a single bullet, but he’s not quite off book yet. Bill Hader plays an assassin in the new HBO black comedy about a hitman who decides to pursue his new dream of becoming a Hollywood actor. The career change may be a bigger challenge than any of the deadly assignments he’s received. A teaser for the series shows off a deep bench of comedy actors including Henry Winkler,
The Final Black Mirror Season 4 Teaser Pays Homage to Star Trek
And there we have it. Netflix has released teasers for all six of the announced season 4 Black Mirror episodes. Today the series bestowed upon us the first look at their Star Trek homage, “U.S.S. Callister.”
The original Star Trek series premiered in the 1960s and imagined a future with enhanced weaponry, communication, and commingling intergalactic species, all thanks to unfettered space travel. Led by the infallible Captain Kirk,
Stranger Things is Officially Coming Back for Season 3
Poor Hawkins, Indiana has been through a lot. Detective Hopper has been doing his best to battle the evils of the Upside Down, but there are more monsters to come. Netflix announced that Stranger Things has secured a third season.
FOR THE LOVE OF STEVE, DUH! So hold tight baby darts — season 3 is officially happening.
— Netflix US (@netflix) December 1, 2017
Netflix posted a poll on Friday asking followers if there should be a season 3.
Netflix Orders Season 2 of Mindhunter
The serial killer mind has more mysteries to unlock. Mindhunter announced today on its twitter page that they’ll be back for more. The Netflix show that asked the question ‘Is there method in madness?’ is getting renewed for a second season.
The announcement suggested that new killers will be probed in upcoming episodes. The tweet read simply, “We need to talk to more subjects.” Set in 1977, the show follows a pair of FBI agents and a psychologist seeking to find a pattern in the methods of serial killers.
Black Mirror‘s ‘Black Museum’ Trailer is Chilling and Mysterious
The latest Black Mirror trailer may preview the goriest episode yet. Proprietor Rolo Haynes’ welcomes a tourist to his “World Famous” Black Museum that has a blood splatter logo in the shape of a screaming head. It appears that the attractions are a collection of the show’s most violent and disturbing technologies. The owner invites guests to “inflict pain on yourself but not terror.” Rolo and I have very different definitions of fun.
Here’s the SNL Lineup for the Rest of the Year
Saturday Night Live is ringing in the holiday season with a bang. With holiday blockbusters upon us and awards season around the corner, the biggest names in Hollywood are embarking on an all-out media blitz. Hosting the show or appearing as a musical guest is always a boost for the performers, and SNL seemingly had their pick of talent for the month of December. The official lineup was posted yesterday to the show’s official Facebook page.
The Walking Dead‘s Morgan is Moving to Fear The Walking Dead
With the post-apocalyptic setting of The Walking Dead, long distance transportation has been set back a long way. In fact, the dangers of travel have been a focus on the show, including such season-long plot points as getting Eugene to Washington, DC in season 4. Spoiler, due to significant hurdles and the fact that Eugene was lying, that never actually happened. That is going to make bridging the gap between The Walking Dead in Atlanta and Fear the Walking Dead in Mexico all that more difficult.
Black Mirror Teasers for new Episodes “Arkangel” and “Crocodile” are Predictably Awesome
The film and TV world has long explored the future, even imagining technology before it actually existed. No show, however, has instilled the palpable terror of technology as effectively and freakishly clairvoyantly as Black Mirror has. Who knew there were so many ways for technology to go so terribly wrong, and who knew that one show could so expertly map our current anxieties and fears over technology run amok? Black Mirror is coming up on season 4 and will feature six new episodes,
Kit Harington Plots to Assassinate King James in Gunpowder Trailer
We may not know yet what Jon Snow’s fate will be in Game of Thrones, but Kit Harington’s character is sure to meet a gruesome end in the new Gunpowder miniseries. HBO has released the first trailer for Gunpowder featuring Harington as Robert Catesby and it looks like a brutal time in history.
The trailer opens with an execution and the commoners are distinctly dirtied and desperate in comparison to the well-groomed royals.
Late Night Host Seth Meyers Lands Golden Globes Hosting Gig
Ever since 2013, when people think Golden Globes, they often think of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The powerhouse comediennes dominated as hosts for three years running, but hung up their hosting hats after the 2015 awards. The search has been on to find a brave, and funny, performer to fill the spot for the 2018 awards, and we finally have a winner. SNL alum and late night talk host Seth Meyers will headline the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.
Our Favorite SNL Thanksgiving Sketches from Chance the Rapper to A Thanksgiving Miracle
Chance the Rapper earned his stripes as a first time SNL host, and the massively talented performer didn’t disappoint. He nailed an impersonation of Kenan Thompson’s impersonation of Steve Harvey, pulling off the punchline of Harvey connecting on Family Feud with his long lost son. He also led the pack on a sketch where members of black and Latino neighborhoods confronted Batman for being too tough on crime, a hilarious bit and one perfectly timed with the opening of Justice League
The Story Behind the Orthodontist Who Designed That Stranger Things Shirt
Jim Hopper may be the authority on solving mysteries in the Upside Down, but we wanted to get answers to the case of the vintage orthodontist shirt so we did a little detective work of our own. Ok, it was just regular old journalism, but we did track down the Missouri doctor who designed Dustin’s shirt in episodes 5 and 6 of Stranger Things 2. Orthodontist Wes Allai, from Springfield, MO gave us the low down on the story behind the design,
Missouri Doctor Recognizes His 1982 T-Shirt Design on Stranger Things
The Upside Down is filled with monsters, conspiracies, and plenty of plot twists, but the mind bending oddities became real for one Missouri doctor who noticed something familiar on screen. Orthodontist Wes Allai from Springfield, MO (formerly most famous as the hometown of Brad Pitt, but obviously now this) spotted a familiar design that he never expected to see on TV. Stranger Things favorite, Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo), was sporting a T-shirt Allai had designed in 1982 promoting his practice.
Manipulator or Martyr? New Waco Trailer Asks the Question
Waco reimagines a side of the Branch Davidian raid that hasn’t been seen before, from inside the Texas compound. In 1993, the world gazed from outside as the FBI and ATF engaged in a 51 day standoff with the religious cult led by David Koresh. Koresh was killed along with 75 of his followers, leaving the story of what occurred inside largely untold.
Taylor Kitsch plays Koresh, and in what we’ve seen thus far,
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.
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,
