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Film director and producer Roger Corman, named “The Pope of Pop Cinema” by Portland Center Stage, is responsible for igniting the careers of many worldwide stars and directors. Without Corman’s eye for talent, audiences wouldn’t have the works of Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, or Francis Ford Coppola. But Corman, despite his knack for recognizing hidden stars, started out studying engineering. According to East of Borneo, after securing a job as an engineer, Corman recognized that he’d made a “terrible mistake....

Now that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have gotten Stephen Chow to agree to co-star in, and direct, The Green Hornet, it makes sense that there would be other casting announcements coming at a rapid-fire rate. The first one of those is Michael Pena, who recently told IESB.net that he has been offered a role in the film. Pena, who was there to discuss The Lucky Ones, would not disclose what role he had been offered in the film....

Michelle Gomez (Bad Education, Green Wing) will join the cast of Doctor Who playing the Gatekeeper of the Nethersphere when the series returns on 23 August. Take a look at the first photo of the actress in character, plus a new shot featuring Peter Capaldi and Michelle Gomez on set, along with the returning Cybermen. Speaking about the role, Michelle Gomez offered the following statement. Lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat also added his own statement, welcoming the actress to Doctor Who....

It looks like the Micronauts are finally going to make the jump from relatively obscure but beloved toy franchise to TV franchise. The Micronauts have had a following for a long time and Hasbro has tried over the years to bring the toys to life, be it as a TV series or a movie, unsuccessfully up to this point. However, as revealed by a new sale’s guide on the company’s official website, they are currently working on a Micronauts animated series that is set to debut in 2019....

Who is Mike Tyson? This is the question posed by the upcoming Mike, which will tell the story of the boxing legend. Starring Moonlight actor Trevante Rhodes as Mike Tyson, Mike will explore the life and times of Tyson from his early childhood to becoming Iron Mike, to his prison time and his return to the ring, with Rhodes undergoing several transformations along the way. You can watch the trailer below, which comes courtesy of Hulu....

Just months after pledging to match up to $3 million in donations, actress Mila Kunis and her husband Ashton Kutcher’s Stand With Ukraine campaign has raised over $37 million to provide supplies and short-term housing to Ukrainian war refugees. A People of the Year honoree, Ukrainian-born Kunis told the publication that while she rarely speaks out about her philanthropy, it seemed to be the only choice in this situation. “When we saw Putin was going after the entire country, we knew a massive crisis was about to ensue,” the actress said....

Modern Family is an American sitcom that ran for more than 10 years. As the title suggests, the series revolved around an extended family, with each smaller family having its own unusual members. The viewers were able to watch the children grow up and see how the stories evolved over time. Even though the series ended in 2020, it is still being revisited simply because the series is not only humorous, but it is always very relatable....

Under the masterful artistic direction of Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge hit theaters in 2001. The romantic drama film is a jukebox musical, integrating popular songs from Nirvana, Beck, Madonna, Elton John, and many more. Whereas other jukebox musicals often fail to impress critics, Moulin Rouge won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six others, including Best Picture. Moulin Rouge is the third and final installment of Luhrmann’s Red Curtain Trilogy, an artistic collection that includes his first two films, Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Romeo + Juliet (1996), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes....

Filmmaking is a delicate art. Thoughts and ideas are carefully plotted into a script. Each page translates to a minute on the big screen. Each page undergoes revisions underneath the judgment of a red pen. Words turn into intellectual properties, intellectual properties turn into rights, and rights turn into dollars that finance the production of the film. A cast and crew are then vetted to make preparations for the shoot. One of the most important preparations is selecting locations....

In 1992, the first-ever MTV Movie Awards were presented with Dennis Miller as the show’s host. The new awards show aimed to destigmatize awards ceremonies and turn them into a fun and unexpected experience for all viewers. The show premieres every year at the start of the summer blockbuster season for the film industry and also allows for the general public to vote and decide the recipients for each year’s awards....

Picture the scene: Baby Jesus lying in his manger, as Mary and Joseph kick back in front of the TV with a Chinese takeaway in hand, intermittently checking their iPhones and a baby monitor. A real 21st-century nativity. Rather than spending light years scrolling through the same, familiar movies, Netflix has brought the new parents gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh this December in the form of a variety of new and original movies, from sequels like Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, to films from Academy Award-winning directors, such as Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths and Pinocchio....

From 2011 to 2018, creator Elizabeth Meriwether, gifted audiences with New Girl. The romantic modern sitcom follows Jessica Day, played by Zooey Deschanel, and her four quirky roommates on their individual and collective searches for love, career expansion, and self-acceptance. As Jessica Day, or Jess, stumbles and fumbles through life and love, she finds some men who range from questionable to fun to quite serious about building a life with her....

Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi and Tracy Morgan have agreed to provide the three lead voices in Disney’s upcoming live action animal flick G-Force. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film. The plot follows the adventures of an ultra-intelligent animal commando team that works for a government agency trying to prevent a billionaire from taking over the world. Cage is set to play Speckles the mole. Buscemi is playing Bucky the hamster....

Before the release of the newest season this summer, STARZ announced the Season 8 renewal of Outlander. Sadly though, they also announced it would be the final season of the series, which is surely a disappointment to many fans who expected the show to continue for a few more seasons. Outlander is based on a series of books by Diana Gabaldon, and each season has generally followed one book in the series....

Bobby Boucher would have been very excited if he was watching AEW Dynamite on Wednesday evening. On the Nov. 16 episode, wrestler and actor Paul Wight, formerly known as WWE’s Big Show, popped up in a segment wearing some very familiar ring gear. Though Wight has since shaved his head and grew out his beard, fans of The Waterboy should still be able to recognize him as Captain Insano, personal hero to Adam Sandler’s titular character in The Waterboy....

Pedro Pascal has had quite a journey over the last few years. After more than 20 years playing bit parts, Pascal has carved himself an impressive roster of movie and TV roles since starring as Game of Thrones’ unfortunate Oberyn Martell which include the title role of Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian and the upcoming adaptation of video game The Last of Us. Now he is starring with Nicolas Cage in the bizarre and over the top comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and it seems that acting alongside the sometimes heavily criticized actor has given Pascal a new outlook on his acting career....

Phyllis Smith offers insight into the currently airing eighth season of the NBC hit comedy The Office This month, Phyllis Smith co-stars opposite Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in the hilarious comedy Bad Teacher, coming to Blu-ray and DVD October 18th. We recently caught up with the NFL cheerleader-turned-casting director-turned-actor to chat about the movie. We also chatted about Season 8 of The Office, which is currently airing Thursday nights on NBC, and returns with an all-new Episode October 20th....

Principal photography has begun in London on Sweeney Todd; starring Johnny Depp in the Tim Burton directed screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller. The DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. co-production presents Depp as Sweeney Todd, a man unjustly sent to prison, who vows revenge not only for that cruel punishment but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, he becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who “shaved the heads of gentleman who never thereafter were heard from again....

The official Facebook page for Prometheus has been updated with a new synopsis, which reveals a few more story details. Take a look at this new plot rundown below. The first official synopsis didn’t indicate any sort of epic battle to, “save the future of the human race,” but, despite this new revelation, there is still much we don’t know about Prometheus. “Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define....

You can watch the directorial debut of special effects wizard Stan Winston on a new DVD edition this September. Pumpkinhead will be re-releaed in a 20th Anniversary Edition on September 9. The disc will be priced at $19.98 SRP. The film stars Lance Henriksen and was directed by Stan Winston. Carve into the core of one of the most “vivid, stylish, atmospheric” (The Hollywood Reporter) thrillers of all time! With commentary by co-screenwriter Gary Gerani and FX creators Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis, and a pulpy behind-the-scenes featurette, you’ll learn how some of the diabolical effects were created, and you’ll even get inside the mind of the creators of this freakishly frightening film!...