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Workplace TV comedies are here to stay, thanks to shows like 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation. To deny that current workplace comedies like Abbott Elementary are seeing the same success as the aforementioned series’ would be foolish. In our current society, work is often used to define a person’s success, and while the gravity of that pressure can be soul-crushing, people need to laugh. Often, the main characters reflect colleagues and bosses in a delightful way that can ease the pain of the corporate-fueled mentality we all face....

Emmy award-winner Patton Oswalt has a busy schedule. With a lengthy resume that includes credits from King of Queens to Ratatouille to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the comedian, actor, and writer makes it a point to consistently return to his stand-up comedy roots. We All Scream, which is set to debut on Netflix on September 20, is Oswalt’s fourth stand-up hour with the streamer. Oswalt, who aims to make his shows “as accurate a reflection of how [he’s] doing at the time,” wrote the set featured in We All Scream as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic....

Edward Zwick (Defiance, Blood Diamond) has signed on to direct Pawn Sacrifice, with Tobey Maguire attached to star and produce. The project is based on the true story of American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s famous world championship match against Russia’s Boris Spassky in 1972. Tobey Maguire will portray Bobby Fischer, with producers currently seeking an actor to play his Russian counterpart. We first reported on this project back in March 2010, when David Fincher was set to direct....

Pitch Perfect may have had the strongest story of the trilogy, introducing aspiring music producer Beca Mitchell as the lead, surrounded by a vital group of supporting characters. However, of all the Bellas, Jesse, Benji, and Bumper, over the three films, Beca Mitchell continued to have the most significant transition as a character. Regardless of how Pitch Perfect 2 and Pitch Perfect 3 were as movies in their own right, each film in the trilogy did its job of pushing Beca’s story and journey forward....

You can bring home the latest adventure of Frank Castle home on DVD and Blu-ray this March. Punisher: War Zone will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 17. The film will be released in a barebones single-disc edition ($29.95 SRP), which will include both widescreen and fullscreen versions of the film, two-disc special edition ($34.98 SRP) and the Blu-ray edition ($39.99 SRP). The film stars Ray Stevenson, Dominic West and Julie Benz....

Halfbrick today announced it has joined forces with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc (Nasdaq: DWA) and THQ to combine the chart-topping Fruit Ninja iOS app with the upcoming DreamWorks Animation motion picture Puss in Boots in theatres October 28, to create Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots. Adding Spanish and fairytale themes from the film to the core Fruit Ninja gameplay, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots features new modes and unlockable weapons and backgrounds....

Brad Pitt is gracing the August cover of GQ magazine. For the cover feature, author Ottessa Moshfegh met with actor and director at his Craftsman home in the Hollywood Hills. The home, Pitt said, was the first place he bought when he “made some money in ‘94”. That year, Pitt starred in The Favor, Interview with the Vampire and Legends of the Fall. For his introspective dive into the 58-year-old’s life and career, Moshfegh also spoke to with film director Quentin Tarantino....

WARNING: This article contains some mild spoilers for the Season 4 episode of Cobra Kai entitled “Party Time.” It is always fun when a TV show or movie gives us an unexpected Easter egg involving one of the stars. And now Cobra Kai has given us one of the ultimate Easter eggs involving star Ralph Macchio. In the season 4 episode, “Party Time,” Macchio’s daughter, Julia Macchio, makes an important cameo during the episode....

When Titanic sailed onto the big screen in 1997, the real ill-fated White Star Line ship that inspired the epic romantic tragedy had already been nestled in its final resting spot on the frigid sea floor in the North Atlantic for 85 years. The height of luxury for its time, the passenger liner was the largest ship afloat when it departed for New York on its maiden voyage in 1912. Carrying some of the wealthiest people in the world, Titanic’s first-class amenities were stunning from the moment guests entered the ship—and the Grand Staircase was no exception....

Relativity Media, LLC announced today it has forged a multi-year distribution deal with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment that will cover the marketing and distribution of Relativity’s films on DVD and Blu-ray. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release upcoming titles on Relativity’s schedule including Limitless, Immortals and their untitled Snow White film. This deal enhances Relativity’s marketing and distribution infrastructure, following last year’s acquisition of Overture’s marketing and distribution teams, their Netflix pay deal and Technicolor partnership....

When we think of Jim Gaffigan and his standup career, we primarily think of food. It’s kind of his stand-up shtick. And most of it is comic gold. From mocking McDonald’s and its stigmas to Cinnabon’s “eight pounds of cake,” and the legendary Hot Pocket bit. Gaffigan made his jump from the stand-up stage to the big screen long ago, but the upcoming Linoleum will be the comic/actor’s first swing at science fiction/fantasy....

HBO has renewed the drama Luck for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Luck has received overwhelming critical acclaim and the first episode has a gross audience of 3.3 million viewers to date. The pickup, which is for ten episodes, is slated to air in January 2013. Production is scheduled to resume at the end of February. From acclaimed director Michael Mann and Deadwood creator David Milch, Luck is a behind-the-track look at the world of horse racing and gambling’s denizens - owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers, whose cast is led by Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte....

Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, today announced a new ten episode chapter in the adventures of Marco Polo and upcoming premiere dates for some of its highly anticipated new original series. Marco Polo, the sweeping adventure that follows the famed explorer’s exploits in Kublai Khan’s court in 13th century China, will return to delight the global Netflix audience. Creator John Fusco’s tale of Marco’s journey will continue for 10 all-new episodes as Marco navigates Kublai Khan’s world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry....

Last month, we reported that Sherlock co-creator and co-star Mark Gatiss signed on for an unspecified role in Season 4 of Game of Thrones. Today, we have word that the actor is playing Tycho Nestoris in the critically-acclaimed HBO series. The character is a representative for the Iron Bank of Braavos, a lending institution that is legendary in the land of Westeros, since they always reclaim the money that they lend out....

Avengers: Endgame was the culmination of over ten years of storytelling by Marvel Studios. It was a project that lived up to all the hype and anticipation it received, and it was hard to see where the Marvel Cinematic Universe could go after that. Then came ComicCon 2019 and the announcement by the head of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, that the MCU would be expanding to the small screen via limited series debuting on Disney +....

Have you wondered who is behind the arresting, courtroom-style artwork that appears in the end credits of each episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the Marvel Cinematic Universe series currently streaming on Disney+? The answer is: Toronto-based illustrator Kagan McLeod! In a tweet sent on Thursday, August 18th, 2022, the artist revealed that he had been working with the Emmy Award-winning Aspect Agency to create “loads of art” for the She-Hulk end credits....

Moon Bloodgood Talks Falling Skies Season 2, which returns to TNT this Sunday, June 17th Falling Skies returns for Season 2 starting this Sunday, June 17th, with Episode 1.02: World’s Apart, airing only on TNT. When last we left the Mason family, Tom (Noah Wyle) was crawling aboard one of the alien spaceships. Now, six months have passed and Tom has returned to fight alongside the 2nd Mass…But is he the same man he used to be?...

Moon Knight is a lesser-known Marvel superhero first appearing in the 1975 Werewolf by Night comic. After receiving his own run of comics, Moon Knight remained a fringe Marvel property, never quite reaching the popularity of similar characters like Spider-Man and Daredevil. Despite his lack of a mainstream following, Moon Knight is currently being introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe through a Disney+ series that portrays his origin as a hero and his struggles with mental health, specifically his Dissociative Identity Disorder....

Netflix has released a riveting trailer for the upcoming World War II thriller, Munich – The Edge of War. The film is based on the bestselling novel Munich by Robert Harris, which revolves around the 1938 Munich Agreement signed between Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. The agreement was reached to appease Adolf Hitler and subsequently avert an all-out war in Europe. But it came with a cost – the sacrifice of Czechoslovakia’s autonomy....

Me & Mr. Jones, which centers on the unsolved disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway from the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba in 2005, has set a release date of early next year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Holloway disappeared from Aruba during a high school graduation trip. Her body has never been found. The key suspect is Joran van der Sloot, a Dutch national. He was arrested several times in the case but never charged after giving different stories about her disappearance....