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Why Arrested Development Ended When It Did By Jamie Gerber/April 29, 2022 5:55 pm EST The series ran for a mere three seasons beginning in 2003, with each season having fewer episodes than the one preceding it. For those watching at the time, it seemed like a matter of when the show would get the ax, rather than if. “Arrested Development” is hardly the only show to be canceled far too quickly by Fox, who didn’t even give “Firefly” a full season before dropping the ax....

Why Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Founding Duo Eventually Split Comedy Central By Christian Gainey/April 12, 2022 12:44 pm EST In the ’60s, before cable, streaming services, and The World Wide Web, there were three channels on television. But, even with its limited options, TV still captured the attention of kids at the time, and one of those kids was Joel Hodgson. Unlike today, Hodgson couldn’t fire up Netflix and pick the films he wanted to see....

Will There Ever Be An It Chapter Three? Warner Bros. By Witney Seibold/April 26, 2022 6:06 pm EST The first thing that must be acknowledged about Stephen King’s 1986 novel “It” is that it is over 1,100 pages long. The novel — about a group of seven friends who are stalked by a demonic, shape-shifting clown that lives in the sewers under their small Maine hometown — spans two time periods: Half of the book takes place in the 1950s when the protagonists were hovering around age 12, and half takes place in the present day, when the protagonists had grown into unhappy adults, still haunted by memories of their childhood nemesis....

Woody Harrelson, Cheech Marin, And Kaitlin Olson Will Lead Focus Features’ Champions By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 1, 2022 1:33 pm EST Woody Harrelson fans will be thrilled to know that the Emmy-winning actor is set to play the lead in yet another comedy project after his the upcoming action-comedy “The Man from Toronto.” According to a press release, Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, and Cheech Marin will lead the cast of “Champions,” a new film that will be directed by Bobby Farrelly (“There’s Something About Mary”) for Focus Pictures and Gold Circle Entertainment....

Alien’s Facehugger Props Were Somehow Even Grosser Than They Look By Witney Seibold/April 14, 2022 10:17 am EST The title of Ridley Scott’s 1979 “Alien” is both a noun and an adjective. Yes, it is about a crew of space-bound freight haulers who unwittingly bring aboard a terrifying, murderous creature made of bones, teeth, sex organs, and aspic. But it is also about how utterly alien the creature is — and how the humans aren’t equipped to face off against its biological idiosyncrasies....

Avril Lavigne Has Invited Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus To Cameo In Her Sk8r Boi Movie Arista Records By Debopriyaa Dutta/Feb. 25, 2022 2:13 pm EST While our current timeline is the absolute worst for a slew of reasons, at least we have something to be happy about: Avril Lavigne’s iconic “Sk8er Boi” is being turned into a movie. According to ET Canada, Lavigne says that fans can expect to see multiple exciting cameos in the film and that she has invited Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus to cameo as well....

Bridgerton, Sex Education, And Shrill Stars To Lead Historical Comedy, Seize Them! Netflix By Shania Russell/March 21, 2022 10:57 am EST The era of absurdist period-piece comedies is well upon us: if you’re craving an opportunity to bask in the beauty of elaborate gowns and get transported back to the past while still maintaining some modern-day sensibilities, then you’ve got plenty of options. Shows like “The Great” and “Dickinson” may look the part of an overly-serious period drama, but are actually quirky, farcical comedies with very loose roots in historical fact that never fail to make the most of their mannered settings by rocking the boat in increasingly ridiculous ways....

Rewind Columbia Pictures From its start, “Groundhog Day” was rooted in the Chicago improv comedy scene. In the mid ’80s, Rubin was an improv artist and struggling local TV news freelancer in Chicago. Like Murray, Ramis made his bones at Second City, where he met his frequent collaborator, John Belushi. The premise of “Groundhog Day” is itself a callback to “rewind,” an improv format used by Second City players. The practice sets up a scene, the players perform it and when someone says “rewind,” the scene starts over in a different direction (via Chicago Tribune)....

China Restores Fight Club’s Ending, Originally Censored To Remove The Explosions 20th Century Studios By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 7, 2022 8:26 am EST With Beijing in the midst of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, all eyes are on China right now, which may be part of the reason why the Chinese streaming platform, Tencent Video, has reversed its decision to censor the ending of “Fight Club.” Late January brought news that Tencent had cut the film’s original ending, in which the nameless narrator, nicknamed “Jack” (Edward Norton), holds hands with Marla (Helena Bonham Carter) and watches the towers of credit card companies explode....

Christopher Nolan Covered Christian Bale’s Blind Spots During The Dark Knight Trilogy Warner Bros. Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/May 20, 2022 6:50 pm EST The “Dark Knight” trilogy is one of the most critically acclaimed pieces of superhero cinema. In a sea of actors who have previously donned the cape, Christian Bale’s Batman stands out for his compelling portrayal of both Bruce Wayne and his crime-fighting vigilante self. He’s the most-loved Batman there is, too; Bale had a trilogy of films to work with that set up the character’s origin story and explored what it would look like to age underneath the cowl....

Dickinson Season 3 Ending Explained: Imagination Is Freedom Apple TV+ By Valerie Ettenhofer/Dec. 24, 2021 10:30 am EST When the first promos for Alena Smith’s Apple TV+ series “Dickinson” dropped back in 2019, not everyone was sold on the idea. That makes sense, because it’s hard to imagine how a series could paint an authentic portrait of celebrated poet Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) while still managing to juggle elements of satire, romance, anachronistic comedy, and coming-of-age drama....

Hacks Showrunners Tease What’s Next For Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance In Season 2 HBO Max By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 20, 2022 5:06 pm EST HBO Max’s “Hacks” is one of the best new comedies on television, and the Emmy-winning series is set to return for a second season sometime in the (hopefully near) future. Now, in an extensive interview with Variety, the series’ showrunners dropped hints about what legendary comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) will be up to when the show returns....

Jared Leto Embraces The Monster In A New Morbius Featurette Sony Pictures Releasing By Valerie Ettenhofer/Feb. 25, 2022 2:35 pm EST After pandemic delays set its release date back nearly two years, Sony’s latest Marvel Comics movie is finally set to release in April. “Morbius” isn’t your typical superhero fare; it follows Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) as he becomes a super-powered vampire after seeking treatment for his rare disease....

Big bugs Universal Pictures “Fallen Kingdom” ended with an admittedly interesting scenario in which those pesky cloned dinosaurs, free of a secluded island habitat, escaped into the real world. Our world. The trailers for “Dominion” would have you believe that the film is set in some sort of post-apocalyptic wasteland where dinosaurs are back on top and humans are struggling to survive. If that’s what you’re expecting here, you’ve been misled....

Lightyear International Trailer: Buzz Is Lost In Space Disney By Sandy Schaefer/May 5, 2022 1:27 pm EST Pixar is back — back on the big screen, that is. It’s been over two years since the studio’s last theater-exclusive movie, “Onward,” in March 2020. Pixar has since released three original films (“Soul,” “Luca,” and “Turning Red”) directly to Disney+ in the U.S., which has been great for those of us who’ve spent most of the pandemic staying home, but understandably frustrating for Pixar artists who feel their work is being under-valued by Disney....

Physical Media Still Matters: Here Are The Batman Bonus Features You Won’t Find On Streaming Warner Bros. Pictures By Jenna Busch/April 11, 2022 5:48 pm EST I feel like I’ve written so many jokes about Batman that there are none left in my arsenal. Darkness, no parents jokes. Holy brooding billionaire, Batman jokes. It doesn’t matter though, because I loved “The Batman” so much that I don’t have to spice it up....

Sam Waterston And Anthony Anderson Couldn’t Pass Up The Chance To Return For Law & Order NBC By Danielle Ryan/Feb. 13, 2022 12:26 pm EST Dun dun! During a Television Critics Association panel on Friday, actors Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson shared their excitement about the upcoming “Law & Order” revival, which will see the seminal series brought back after 12 years off the air. The “Law & Order” ran for 20 seasons from 1990 to 2010, using a split format that follows both the detectives that solve crimes and the lawyers who prosecute them....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man Crashes At Avengers Campus, Hayley Atwell On More Agent Carter & More DC By Ryan Scott/June 10, 2022 5:15 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....

Superhero Bits: Wasp Was Almost In Multiverse Of Madness, The Flash Season 8 Finale & More Warner Bros. By Ryan Scott/June 23, 2022 4:56 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....

The Best And Worst Moments In Top Gun: Maverick Ranked Paramount Pictures By Gino Orlandini/May 30, 2022 11:49 am EST It took 36 years for Tom Cruise and company to deliver “Top Gun: Maverick.” Is it worth the wait? That depends entirely on your need for speed. The original “Top Gun” is a pop art masterpiece. It’s one iconic scene after another as if the entire film was embedded in some universal cultural keystone, and director Tony Scott merely chipped away in the edit bay to uncover a fully intact mosaic of action movie genius....