So instead of the long and boring story about who won this and who won that, I’ll be your timeline for the biggest awards show in the world - The Oscars. I live two streets over from the Kodak Theater, so there’s no better place to be to report on the Academy Awards - that’s why I’m in San Francisco. 5:00pm - Ok, the beginning was cute with Robin Williams voicing his penguin character from Happy Feet....
HBO has picked up the documentary My Second Life: The Video Diaries of Molotov Alva. According to Variety, the film was shot entirely in the popular virtual universe Second Life. The animated film follows the life of Alva, an avatar of director Douglas Gayeton. His purpose is to discover the creator of Second Life inside the game, but is instead met with a number of colorful characters. The film has a feel much like The Blair Witch Project, with its main character disappearing from real life only to reappear in Second Life....
Following the conclusion of his Comedy Central series Nathan For You in 2017, Nathan Fielder is set to make his television return on HBO. The actor and comedian has reportedly signed a one year overall deal with the network to work both on and off camera for multiple projects. As a part of the deal, Fielder will executive produce the docu-series How To…With John Wilson, which HBO has already ordered to series....
The stars of the play re-prise their roles for the big screen It was April 19th, 2001 - the opening night of Mel Brook’s play, The Producers, on Broadway starring Nathan Lane as Max Bialystock and Matthew Broderick, his accountant turned producing partner Leo Bloom. The remake of his 1968 film was a huge hit on the stage. So what came next - the movie, based on the play, based on the movie....
Walt Disney Pictures has just announced that its latest Disneynature film Oceans, will be released in theaters on Earth Day, April 22. The studio has also released the first trailer for the film, which you can watch below, and you can also click on the new image below to access our gallery for the film. We also have the studio’s full press release with more information on the film and how seeing the film will benefit the oceans below as well....
Netflix is currently courting former President Obama for an exclusive content production deal. No deal has closed yet, but Obama is said to be in negotiations with the streaming service for a deal that would see him producing content for the service. Though the exact nature of that content has yet to be revealed, reportedly, Barack and Michelle Obama would not be using this deal to directly push any political agenda, like speaking out against President Trump....
Obi-Wan Kenobi sees Ewan McGregor return to the Star Wars franchise after almost two decades as the Jedi master, and while the show is intended to be a limited series that bridges a gap between the prequel movies and the original Star Wars trilogy there is a possibility that there could be a second season. While the new series was originally envisioned as a movie that would have potentially followed Solo: A Star Wars Story, the continuation of Kenobi’s tale stalled when that movie didn’t perform quite as well as expected and fans began to wonder if they would ever see McGregor reprise his role....
We gave you the details on Green Lantern: First Flight, the latest of the DC Universe direct-to-DVD animated films coming from Warner Home Video just a few days ago, and wasting no time at all, the studio has now launched the official website for the film, complete with a cool little featurette about the character and the film. To check it out CLICK HERE The fabric of intergalactic justice is threatened - until Hal Jordan arrives for his initial mission - in the animated Green Lantern: First Flight....
Pride month is off to a good start! HBO Max announced earlier today that the comedy pirate series Our Flag Means Death has officially been renewed for a second season! This announcement was made on the streaming service’s official Twitter account, the tweet itself can be viewed below. Our Flag Means Death made its grand release on HBO Max from March 3rd and finished its ten-episode first season on March 24th....
According to Variety, Overture Films snapped up the U.S. rights to Antoine Fuqua’s Brooklyn’s Finest. The film stars Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. It was sold for about $2 million. The script was written by Michael C. Martin. It centers on three cops in Brooklyn “who end up at the same deadly location after experiencing diverging career paths.” Initially, Senator Entertainment picked up the movie at Sundance in January....
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Paramount’s new specialty division has acquired worldwide rights to Participant Prods.’ global-warming documentary An Inconvenient Truth, featuring Al Gore. Helmed by Davis Guggenheim (Deadwood, The First Year), the film, which had its world premiere at last month’s Sundance Film Festival, weaves the science behind the issue of global warming with the former vice president’s personal history and longtime commitment to communicating the pressing need to reverse the effects of global climate change....
Last month, I was lucky enough to go back to Industrial Light and Magic once again, my fifth trip to this wonderful San Francisco facility. This time I made the journey to explore the scurvy pirates from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which arrives on 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD October 18. Our day started out in the ILM Theater, where we watched one of the special features on the five-disc 3D Blu-ray, entitled Under the Scene: Bringing the Mermaids to Life....
Do you ever wish you could turn back time? Well, the 2004 psychological science fiction film Primer will ultimately blow your mind on the ideas and possibilities of time travel. The film was written and directed by Shane Carruth, who is a college graduate and former software engineer himself, with a degree in mathematics. So what makes this time travel adventure film so great, and more importantly, so mind-blowingly realistic?...
One of the favorites in the Fox lineup is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray this August. Prison Break: Season 3 will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on August 12. This four-disc set contains all 13 episodes from this season and will be priced at $49.98 on DVD and $79.98 on Blu-Ray. The series stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Amaury Nalsco Robert Knepper, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe and William Fitchner. DVKxTKKTfqO7OR...
“Life moves fast. One day you’re playing Kick the Can with kids named Flick and Schwartz. The next thing you know, you’re a certified adult.” Peter Billingsley is set to reprise his role as Ralphie Parker nearly 40 years after the initial installment, as the upcoming sequel, A Christmas Story Christmas, is ready to arrive later this month. HBO Max is responsible for bringing the film to life, as a brand-new trailer has been released, giving audiences their first glimpse into the latest holiday hijinks Ralphie is a part of....
That was quick! Just shortly after announcing that Raven-Symone was returning to her Disney Channel roots with an all-new sitcom, Disney confirmed that the show had gotten a full-series order. Now, just a few weeks later, we already have our first trailer for the show, appropriately called Raven’s Home. You can get a first look in the video below thanks to the DisneyChannel. They say this about the upcoming sitcom....
Hello fair readers, and welcome to this week’s edition of Rick’s Rants. After an incredibly busy start to last week (I had to catch Curb, Californication and Heroes On Demand) the TV big wigs collective served me an excellent well rounded full night of television on Wednesday filled with fantasy escapism, intense competition, and hilarious absurdity and I thank them for their valiant effort. I began my evening on ABC, a channel I rarely start with despite their tag line being “ABC, Start Here....
Building on the success and brand awareness of the After Dark Horrorfest 8 Films To Die For brand, After Dark Films, in cooperation with Lionsgate and NBC Universal’s Syfy, has created a new series, After Dark Originals. Tapping into the vast and innovative talent of directors and filmmakers from Horrorfest’s acquisitions over the past 4 years, After Dark has taken the horror festival concept to a higher level. After Dark Originals showcases eight new cutting edge horror films spanning the genre....
Live Saw has announced that they are opening the first ever live Saw attraction in Brea, California this fall. This fear test will find you locked in an interactive maze complete with all new traps and horrifying scenarios that you must escape to live. And yes, you will become a pawn of Jigsaw. The Official Saw Haunted Attraction is set to on September 26th of this year. The attraction offers 10,000 square feet of terror, where you will put your life in the hands of Jigsaw as he tests your courage and your will to live....
The Good A film with themes that many can relate to. The Bad Do all indy films have to have random moments and long silences passing for humor? After going through the many problems that writers go through, Jim (Casey Affleck) leaves New York for his home in Goshen, IN. Jim’s parents own a ladder factory and they want Jim to take over the business. The problem (as it usually in these films) is that that’s not what Jim wants....
