What’s Streaming THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES Stream on HBO platforms. John Goodman plays the patriarch of a family of televangelists in this new comedy series. The show, whose first episode aired Sunday night and is available to stream, is the latest creation from Danny McBride (“Eastbound & Down”). It wrings laughs by mixing excess with righteous […]
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The Blinded by the Light Soundtrack Is a Nostalgia-Packed Throwback
The Blinded by the Light Soundtrack Is a Nostalgia-Packed Throwback The Blinded by the Light soundtrack is pretty much exactly what you’d expect for a semi-autobiographical jukebox musical about the impact of Bruce Springsteen’s music on characters half a world away. Featuring a dozen Springsteen classics, the soundtrack picks some of The Boss’s biggest hits, […]
Fall Movie Preview: 50 Movies You Need to Know About
Fall Movie Preview: 50 Movies You Need to Know About Not only does Fall bring chillier temperatures, pumpkin spice lattes, and cozy sweaters but also plenty of reasons to go to the movie theater (or stay on the comfort of your own couch with new Netflix originals, if you’re into that sort of thing). The […]
Chinese sci-fi film Shanghai Fortress bombs at box office
SHANGHAI • Initially, hopes were high that Chinese sci-fi movie Shanghai Fortress would be a huge hit like Wandering Earth. A cinema in Shenzhen even charged more than 1,000 yuan (S$196) a ticket when Lu Han, a singer who stars in the movie, turned up last week to promote it. But the film-makers’ hopes have […]
In Mob Girl, Jennifer Lawrence Takes On the True Story of a Mobster Turned Informant
Jennifer Lawrence is no stranger when it comes to portraying nuanced female characters, and now she’s gearing up for the role of another complicated woman: Arlyne Brickman, the mob girl turned FBI informant. Her new part is based on the colorful true story of Brickman’s life captured in Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Teresa Carpenter’s 1992 biography […]
Cancel All Future Plans — The Game of Thrones Creators Have Signed A Huge TV and Film Deal With Netflix
Game of Thrones creators, writers, and showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have found a new home this week, signing a huge, multiyear, television-and-movie deal with Netflix (just a casual $200 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter). While this does mean they will depart their long-held seats at the HBO table, Benioff and Weiss will […]
Nicolas Cage Says He Was 'Pretty Upset' Over His Recent Divorce from 4-Day Bride
Nicolas Cage is opening up about his recent difficult split from his 4-day bride Erika Koike. In a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, the 55-year-old actor revealed that he was hurt by the way things played out in their whirlwind romance. “There was a recent breakup,” Cage mentioned in the interview. “I don’t really […]
Disney+ Is Teaming Up With Hulu and ESPN to Offer a Streaming Bundle For Under $20 a Month
If you want to have all your bases covered when it comes to the best in TV and film, you might be subscribed to a ton of streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Amazon, and maybe even CBS All Access. With Disney+ (“Disney Plus”) coming out this year, you may have secretly wondered if it’ll […]
How MoviePass went from a Hollywood disrupter to flat broke in 18 months
A four-month investigation by Business Insider chronicles the rise and fall of the movie-ticket-subscription startup MoviePass. The $10-a-month price change done in August of 2017 helped MoviePass become a sensation, but it also led to the ousting of its founder Stacy Spikes — and the use of questionable tactics to keep the company afloat. Visit […]
Hobbs and Shaw: 2 Celebrity Cameos We Didn't See Coming, but Totally Should Have
Hobbs and Shaw: 2 Celebrity Cameos We Didn’t See Coming, but Totally Should Have Warning: spoilers for Hobbs and Shaw ahead! The first Fast and the Furious spinoff is finally here, and Hobbs and Shaw definitely delivered. We already knew that it was going to be jam-packed with action — and amazing music — based […]