Here’s the First Trailer for Marvel’s The Defenders, Their Biggest Series Yet
The Marvel Cinematic Universe should really be called the Marvel Entertainment Universe, as the studio and its massive cache of source material is taking over screens big and small. Their latest TV series, and biggest to date, is coming to Netflix this August—Marvel’s The Defenders—and we’ve got the new trailer below.
The trailer comes on the heels of Netflix teasing the return of Elektra (Elodie Yung), a beloved character from Marvel’s Daredevil.
Syfy Drops Trailer for Gonzo new Series Blood Drive
Fans of George Miller's 2015 epic Mad Max: Fury Road have known for ages that nothing makes a more satisfying spectacle than lunatics behind the wheel of insane cars. That's why we're excited about Syfy's new series coming out, which by the looks of it has a bit of Mad Max's DNA. Blood Drive is not only a bloody wink towards Miller's classic,
New Twin Peaks Teaser Reveals Changes to Creepiest Small Town in America
In less than a month one of TV's most iconic television shows will be reborn; David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks returns. We'll be revisiting the eponymous town 25 years after the murder of Laura Palmer, with a two-hour premiere on Showtime on Sunday, May 21. In this new teaser, Lynch takes us back to some famous Twin Peaks locations, including Laura Palmer's house, the sheriff’s department, and the Double R Diner—only things aren't quite the same.
The Get Down’s Costume Designer on Hitting the Perfect 70’s Notes
Part two of Baz Luhrmann’s musical melodrama The Get Down was released earlier this month on Netflix, jumping forward from 1977 to 1978. The South Bronx tale of love and the pursuit of fame saw its religious and criminal secondary plot lines toned down, ever so slightly, to let the show focus on hero Ezekiel (Justice Smith), his girlfriend Mylene (Herizen F. Guardiola), her burgeoning disco stardom, and the divergent paths taken by Zeke and his childhood best friend,
Watch Catastrophe’s Rob Delaney & Sharon Horgan Talk 3rd Season
Today, Amazon’s hysterical comedy Catastrophe returns for its third season. Now’s the time to watch the first two seasons if you’re behind to catch one of the funniest shows on TV, period. Created and written by Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, the show follows what happens after an American (Delaney) and an Irish woman (Sharon) have a one-night stand in London that results in a pregnancy and, ultimately, a baby. Season one dealt with the shock of their new reality,
Here’s How VFX Artists Turned Neil Gaiman’s American Gods Into a Visual Feast
Starz takes a big swing starting April 30 with its eye-popping adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantastical novel American Gods. The eight-episode spectacle follows fresh-out-of-prison "Shadow Moon" (Ricky Little) as he partners up with ancient trickster Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) as he preps for battle against "New Gods" including the bratty "Technical Boy" (Bruce Langley).
Ricky Whittle (Shadow Moon), Ian McShane (Mr Wednesday). Courtesy Starz.
Shot in the hyper-crisp 4K resolution,
Why this Small, Rustbelt City Still Loves Lucy
This past August, thousands descended upon the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival or “Lucy Fest,” in Jamestown, New York, to laugh through sold-out performances from Trevor Noah, Lewis Black, Brian Regan, and the Farrelly brothers. The successful three-day festival, which drew attendees from 41 states this year, has previously featured performers like Jay Leno, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ray Romano – just to name a few.
However,
Gearing up for Game of Thrones Season 7
As you prepare for Game of Thrones season 7, you'll likely want a refresher on where everything stands in Westeros. There’s no shortage of sites and articles devoted to schooling you on everything that’s happened in the series six bloody seasons thus far. Vanity Fair put together this handy guide on where we left off in season 6, while the USA Today put together a list of seven things to expect in season seven.
Breakups Abound in Season 3 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Netflix released the official trailer for the third season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and we can’t possibly wait to be reunited with our favorite mole person and her entourage. Still confused by the outside world yet just as bubbly and positive, Kimmy decides to go to college after finishing her GED. We don’t know what she will be studying, but we’re sure she will be learning a lot.
New on HBO: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
In 1951, at the age of 31, an African-American woman named Henrietta Lacks died at Johns Hopkins Hospital of a particularly aggressive cervical cancer. Unbeknownst to her husband or her heirs, prior to her death, a biopsy of her tumor cells was harvested and transported to a lab, where they were kept alive and growing. The cells, the first to live outside a human body, were named HeLa — at a time when there was no established practice regarding consent for cell donation,
Silhouettes Say it All in Dramatic Feud Title Sequence
When Feud: Bette and Joan creator Ryan Murphy envisioned a retro opening for his FX series about Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange), he reached out to Emmy-winning main title director Kyle Cooper with a simple mandate: take inspiration from mid-century graphic designer Saul Bass. "Ryan wanted this to be like the kind of thing Saul Bass did for Anatomy of a Murder in 1959, so that was our creative brief,"
Orange is the New Black Season 5 Teaser
The new season of Orange Is The New Black is picking up right where we left off, and if you watched season 4, you know that it’s a wild moment for the women of Litchfield Penitentiary.
The newly released teaser brings us back to Daya (Dascha Polanco) holding a gun at the terrible prison guard Humphrey (Michael Torpey), with all the women going absolutely nuts and adding to the chaos.
The Leftovers Production Designer on Season 3’s Mind-Bending Finish
"It's really hard to create Gary Busey as a blow-up doll," says production designer John Paino, and he should know. For HBO's third and final season of The Leftovers (debuting April 16), Paino oversaw the creation of a 35-foot inflated figure of the toothy celebrity, a major attraction for the Texas spiritual mecca-turned-tourist trap known as Jarden. "The blow-up doll is about this mix of a pop culture sensibility with the beginnings perhaps of some spiritual movement,"
Mr. Robot‘s Cinematographer on Season Three’s Wild Ride
Sam Esmail’s critically-acclaimed drama Mr. Robot follows vigilante hacker Elliot (played by Rami Malek) as he wrestles with his personal demons while navigating the murky waters of good versus evil in the corporate world. We chat to director of photography Tod Campbell about creating a ground-breaking aesthetic for the show, how Malek’s arresting eyes influenced the cinematography and the ‘wild ride’ we can expect from season three.
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The Weirdest/Best Sketches From Louis C.K.’s SNL Episode
You knew that Louis C.K. wouldn't be afraid to go dark, or weird, during his hosting gig of SNL. While he may have eschewed the glitzy promo for the show, he certainly brought it where it matters most—into several supremely weird, dark, and very funny sketches.
Arguably the darkest sketch was "Birthday Clown," which had a childen's birthday party clown (Bobby Moynihan) show up for a job to perform at little Ernie's birthday,
Louis C.K. Isn’t Interested in Doing a Splashy SNL Promo
SNL has been having a field day lately with catchy, two-person promos for their upcoming hosts. Whether it's Kate McKinnon and host Chris Hemsworth trying to recreate Dirty Dancing, Ryan Gosling and Aidy Bryant weiling on their pecs or Vanessa Bayer and Lin-Manuel Miranda discussing Miranda's inability to get Hamilton tickets, the promos have been a hoot.
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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Kaitlin Olson on her new Show The Mick
The comedic chops Kaitlin Olson has been consistently displaying over 12 seasons as Dee in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia have earned her a well-deserved starring role in Fox’s sitcom The Mick. She plays Mickey, an irresponsible hustler who suddenly finds herself guardian to her obscenely wealthy, estranged sister’s children. We chat to Olson about getting out of her comfort zone, working with kids and her newfound lust for power.
Westworld Season 2 Will Shift Perspective and Play With Time (Again)
When Westworld ended its premiere season, park creator Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) had been killed and the robot revolution had begun. Lead by the sentient “host” Maeve (Thandie Newton), Westworld’s finale was a riveting coup that left us expecting that season two would pick up right where we left off, with the hosts now tasked with figuring out what to do with their hard fought freedom (and the surviving humans still in the park).
Unpacking The Walking Dead‘s Tense Season 7 Finale
The Walking Dead ’s season finale took viewers on a wild ride as the cable juggernaut wrapped up yet another whirlwind season filled with deception, death and Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) backbends. (Spoiler alerts)
One of the episode’s biggest moments was one that fans were more or less waiting for—the death of Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green, the upcoming star of Star Trek: Discovery). Sasha had been brooding to avenge Abraham’s (Michael Cudlitz) murder,
Fran Drescher on Creating The Nanny and her Mission to Eliminate Cancer
This month, we have been celebrating "reel women" whose drive, talent, and creative vision have shaped the landscape of film and television and inspired generations of artists who follow. We had a chance to sit down with one of the women who paved her own way in Hollywood, created a sitcom classic, and brought to life one of the most iconic television roles of all time. In the tradition of Lucille Ball and Mary Tyler Moore,
