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This Is What Sparked Michael Bay’s Obsession With Explosions Paramount Pictures By Lindsay Duke/Jan. 13, 2022 12:01 pm EST Director Michael Bay’s love for pyrotechnics and movie explosions is a meme at this point. His films aren’t just action films, they’re pure “Bayhem.” Everyone knows that if you’re seeing one of his movies, be it a period piece romance like “Pearl Harbor” or sentient robots fighting in “Transformers,” at the very least, the explosions are going to look good....

When and where to watch Tiny Beautiful Things Hulu “Tiny Beautiful Things” will stream on Hulu beginning on April 7. It’s also unclear whether the show will release all its episodes at once or if it’ll have a weekly schedule — the platform has seen success with weekly releases with shows such as “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Under The Banner of Heaven,” but there is always the possibility that all of the episodes will be released at the same time....

Why Selfie Was Great ABC Like with any good comedy, cast and characters are crucial. And though “Selfie” wasn’t perfect, the show was impeccably cast. Apart from hosting a sizzling romance between Eliza and Henry — played to perfection by Karen Gillan and Internet Husband John Cho — “Selfie” was also a pretty quirky workplace comedy with a fully-fleshed ensemble. Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“High Fidelity,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) is Charmonique, a refreshing spin on the sassy black assistant that’s been done to death elsewhere....

Watch The Gorgeous Opening Scene Of Mamoru Hosoda’s Belle GKIDS Films By Jenna Busch/Jan. 13, 2022 5:04 pm EST “Belle” (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime which translates to “The Dragon and The Freckled Princess”) comes to us from Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu, and today we’ve got the entire opening scene. When you can pull your eyes away from the first image (and I expect to see cosplay pics on my Twitter if you dress like this), you have to watch....

Who Are The Inquisitors? The Obi-Wan Kenobi Villains Explained Disney/Lucasfilm By Sandy Schaefer/March 9, 2022 5:24 pm EST It’s a wild time to be a fan of the animated “Star Wars” TV shows … and a confusing one for those unfamiliar with that side of the franchise. “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett” brought several beloved characters created exclusively for the animated series “Star Wars Rebels” and “The Clone Wars” into live-action, be they noble warriors (Ahsoka Tano), cutthroat crooks (Cad Bane), or individuals whose morals are a bit more flexible (Bo-Katan Kryze)....

Will Smith Banned From The Academy Awards For 10 Years Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/April 8, 2022 3:30 pm EST The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences Board of Governors has handed down its punishment to Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, and they did not go easy on the “King Richard” actor for his behavior. The Academy has ruled that Smith is to be banned from the Oscars for ten years....

A Heist On The Set Of The Crown Boosted Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Props Netflix By Shania Russell/Feb. 25, 2022 2:10 pm EST The British monarchy, a Fabergé egg, and a heist. No, this isn’t the plot of the latest prestige royal drama — it’s an actual news account, ripped right from the headlines. Scandal follows the royal family wherever they go, including the world of fiction. Variety reports that over $200,000 worth of antique props were stolen from the set of “The Crown” while the Netflix series filmed its fifth season in Mexborough, Yorkshire....

Un-bear-able Paramount Pictures That’s right! We’re talking about that terrifying mutant bear/human hybrid, whose very existence is hard to shake. It’s no wonder everyone was so frightened when they got to see this practical portion of this thing up close and personal. For context, Lena (Natalie Portman), Dr. Ventress (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and Josie (Tess Thompson) wake up bound to chairs, while the team paramedic, Anya (Gina Rodriguez), looks upon the group, especially Lena, with mistrust....

Bob McLeod On Creating The New Mutants, His New Marvel Project & More [Interview] Marvel Comics By Ryan Scott/June 2, 2022 12:48 pm EST There was a time, even long before the movies helped make superheroes truly mainstream, that the “X-Men” was one of the biggest titles in the world of comics. A great deal of that had to do with writer Chirs Claremont’s downright legendary run with the book throughout the ’70s and ’80s....

Halo Review: The Video Game Adaptation Tries To Find The Humanity Beneath The Helmet Paramount+ By Jeremy Mathai/March 14, 2022 6:45 pm EST The vaunted super-soldiers of the 26th Century, known colloquially as Spartans, are called many different things by many different people: “demons” by the genocidal extraterrestrials bent on galactic destruction, “merciless killing machines” by the human insurrectionist factions currently rebelling against the all-powerful UNSC (United Nations Space Command), and “humanity’s best weapon” to the masses of civilians scattered across the stars who suddenly, more than ever, need a larger-than-life war hero to give them hope....

Kraven The Hunter: Release Date, Cast, And More Marvel By Natalia Keogan/April 4, 2022 4:13 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Alright, “Morbius” may not have been the best continuation of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, with critics noting that the bloodthirsty anti-hero probably wouldn’t have much interest in taking on Spidey at all....

Lightyear Is A Live-Action Movie In The Toy Story Universe Disney/Pixar By Deshawn “DeLa Doll” Thomas/June 17, 2022 8:04 pm EST Buzz Lightyear. Is he a man? Is he a toy? Is he a toy based on a real man in a fictional universe? Or a fictional man in a fictional movie in a fictional universe played by a fictional actor who exists within that universe? These are all valid questions in the wake of Disney and Pixar’s latest expansion of the “Toy Story” universe, “Lightyear....

Minx Scores A Season 2 Renewal From HBO Max, Blessing Us With More Jake Johnson In ’70s Shirts HBO By Shania Russell/May 5, 2022 5:42 pm EST HBO Max’s half-hour comedy about an erotic magazine is charming its way back onto our screens for round 2. “Minx” has received a second-season renewal, which is great news for absolutely anyone with eyes because it guarantees 10 more episodes of Jake Johnson nailing 1970s fashion as the vaguely sleazy but mostly lovable porn publisher, Doug Renetti....

Ms. Marvel raises honest questions about growing up Muslim Disney+ The first two episodes of “Ms. Marvel” do a terrific job of introducing Kamala Khan. As a Pakistani-American Muslim teen growing up in New Jersey, Kamala is surrounded by a massive Muslim community. She attends lectures at the mosques, celebrates Eid at a cultural carnival (where can I attend one of those?), and lives in a close-knit home that puts family before all else....

Historical Inspiration Monkeypaw Productions The “Nope” trailer begins with a clip of the first motion picture ever made: a 2 second-clip of a man riding a horse. As a fun fact, the first motion was indeed a brief clip of a man riding a horse, though there is no information about the rider’s identity beyond the fact that he was presumably a Black man. It’s certainly interesting that Peele would draw and build upon this historical fact to build his story — similar to how he used the 1986 Hands Across America fundraising event as the inspiration for “Us” and its chilling imagery....

Rachel Brosnahan’s Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Callback Couldn’t Have Come At A Worse Time Prime Video By Leigh Giangreco/June 16, 2022 6:18 pm EST The pilot episode of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” shows the titular character wandering through the nearly empty Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village. Bedraggled, soaked by rain, and defeated after breaking up with her cheating husband, Midge Maisel looks like hell. It’s a complete 180-degree turn from the manicured aesthetic we see at the beginning of the episode, which shows a coiffed and perky Upper West Side housewife ready to tackle the day with a spring in her step....

Rumble Star Geraldine Viswanathan On Becoming A Role Model And How John Cena Got Her Into Wrestling [Interview] Paramount+ By BJ Colangelo/Dec. 17, 2021 1:12 pm EST I first learned about Geraldine Viswanathan through an underrated indie film called “Emo the Musical,” but she shot into public consciousness in 2018 when she played the daughter of John Cena in the hit-comedy “Blockers.” Ever since then, Viswanathan has been popping up in films like “The Package,” “Hala,” “Bad Education,” “The Broken Hearts Gallery,” the series “Miracle Workers,” and will soon appear in the cinematic adaptation of the viral New York Times story, “Cat Person....

Seth Rogen Doesn’t Understand Why Anyone Cares About The Oscars Hulu By Shania Russell/Feb. 10, 2022 3:58 pm EST Seth Rogen is kicking off his Oscar campaign for “The Fabelmans” like the genius comedian he is — by antagonizing the Academy! Rogen has a bone to pick with the industry people still fighting to grow the award show’s viewership because he can’t understand why anyone should give a damn. This spicy hot take came out while Rogen was doing the lords work — i....

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Is Now The Top-Rated Star Trek Series Ever On Rotten Tomatoes Paramount+ By Jeremy Mathai/May 10, 2022 11:02 am EST As much affection as longtime Trekkies have for this particular franchise, most would readily admit that the mere existence of a new “Star Trek” series doesn’t necessarily guarantee a must-watch event. For every “Deep Space Nine” or “Lower Decks,” there are large swaths of shows — especially in their early going — that would have to be considered entirely skippable before finally getting to the good stuff....

Superhero Bits: The Batgirl Movie Wraps Filming This Week, Hulk And Thor Prepare For An Epic Brawl & More Marvel Comics By Ryan Scott/March 28, 2022 5:08 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....