Please Kill Mr. Kinski In 1999, David Schmoeller made a notorious short documentary called “Please Kill Mr. Kinski,” in which he recounts — in a gentle, fireside chat sort of way — working on “Crawlspace” with a man as terrible as Klaus Kinski. Schmoeller knew Kinski hated directors and excoriated their very existence, and he was prepared for some tantrums or anger on set … but not to the level he received....
Loot Trailer: Maya Rudolph Is A Billionaire Acting How All Billionaires Actually Should Apple TV+ By BJ Colangelo/June 3, 2022 10:00 am EST Apple TV+ is continuing its star-studded comedy game with the new Maya Rudolph starring series “Loot,” from Emmy Award-winning creators Alan Yang (“Little America,” “Master of None,” “Parks and Recreation”) and Matt Hubbard (“30 Rock,” “Forever,” “Parks and Recreation”). The series sees Rudolph as billionaire Molly Novak, who lives a life that most of us could only dream of....
Obi-Wan Kenobi Clip: He Must Be Trained Disney+ By Ryan Scott/May 24, 2022 12:49 pm EST With the show’s release mere days away, Lucasfilm and Disney have offered a little glimpse at what’s to come in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” in the form of a new, brief clip. The “Star Wars” show is set to debut its first two episodes on Friday and the newly-revealed clip gives us a little bit of interaction between Ewan McGregor’s titular Jedi, as well as Joel Edgerton’s Owen Lars, aka Luke’s Uncle Owen....
South Side Season 2 Release Date and Where You Can Watch It Comedy Central Season 1 of “South Side” debuted on July 24, 2019 and aired 10 episodes on a weekly basis until the season finale on September 18, 2019. Comedy Central renewed the series for another season later that August, which was then followed up a year later with the news of the move to HBO Max. No release date for season 2 has yet been formally announced, although we can expect it to debut in November 2021....
Squid Game Behind The Scenes Featurette For obvious reasons, the Tug of War competition wasn’t actually played on a platform high enough off the ground to kill anyone who fell off of it. But to keep things as realistic as possible, the actors all had to legitimately pull on the rope. When the actors’ feet slide across the platform, they’re not acting, they’re genuinely being pulled by the rope and trying to keep their balance....
Star Wars: The High Republic – Midnight Horizon Review: Action And Moral Quandaries Abound Lucasfilm By Bryan Young/Feb. 1, 2022 3:03 pm EST There will be spoilers in this review. Last month, we got a look at “Star Wars: The High Republic – The Fallen Star,” which moved this new era of “Star Wars” stories into a new chain of dark, dramatic events. For those who haven’t kept caught up on “The High Republic,” it’s a new era of “Star Wars” that launched in 2020....
Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2 Trailer: Hawkins Gears Up For The Final Fight Netflix By Erin Brady/June 21, 2022 10:04 am EST The wait is almost over. After getting split up into two volumes, the second part of the fourth season of “Stranger Things” is coming soon, and we’ve got our most detailed look yet at the chaos that’s about to ensue. Considering the fact that the final two episodes run for a nearly four combined hours, there is a lot of stuff this trailer is leaving out that nobody is probably prepared for....
The Best Roles The Cast Of Lost Has Landed Since The Show Ended Buena Vista and Disney-ABC By Margaret David/Dec. 15, 2021 6:38 pm EST When “Lost” first aired in 2004, it quickly became the TV topic of choice at the watercooler for the next several years. We were invested in the lives of these crash survivors, and eager to understand the mysteries of the island they’d landed on. Jack, Kate, Hurley, and dozens more became our friends; we mourned their losses and feared for their lives during their clashes with Ben Linus and his Others....
The Black Phone Featurette Gives Us More Of Ethan Hawke’s Menacing Villain Universal Pictures By Valerie Ettenhofer/May 31, 2022 4:33 pm EST If “The Black Phone” isn’t already on your radar, here’s a two-word reason it should be: Ethan Hawke. The actor previously starred in director Scott Derrickson’s “Sinister” as a true crime writer haunted by extremely creepy super 8 footage. This time, he’s returning to horror for the latest Derrickson project, only he’s the one set to do the scaring....
The Cast Of Top Gun: Maverick Had To Endure ‘Tom Cruise Boot Camp’ Paramount By Rafael Motamayor/March 28, 2022 1:07 pm EST Tom Cruise is known for doing most of his own stunts, no matter how stupidly dangerous they are. From hanging on the outside of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper to doing a HALO jump on camera to also hanging on the outside of a plane, the man has done it all for our entertainment....
Why it’s essential viewing The CW How does one begin to summarize the marvelous camp pastiche that is “Riverdale,” a TV show adaptation of the Archie Comics universe where the only consistent genre is melodrama, and there are at least 200 sub-plots going on at any given time? It’s a series that packs in so many absurd story beats in a single episode that it’s easy to forget which ones are real and which are fake when someone recaps them to you....
The Dark Knight’s Success Had Kevin Feige Breathing A Sigh Of Relief Warner Bros. By Jamie Gerber/June 13, 2022 9:07 pm EST As the Marvel vs. DC debate rages on as always, it’s important to remember that while an actual rivalry between the brands did at one time exist, at this point, it mostly lives on in the minds of fans. I’ve been a huge fan of both Marvel and DC ever since I got into comics, falling in love with Daredevil and the X-Men, Batman and Swamp Thing in equal measure....
The Interesting Way Snowpiercer Episode Titles Are Named TNT By Travis Yates/Feb. 23, 2022 12:00 pm EST The late movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn once joked, “What makes a good movie title is a hit.” The issue still leaves film and television producers tossing in their sleep wondering, “What’s in a name?” The Wrap offers some insight into the naming process for movies, noting that it begins with the script and can become a years-long process....
The Doctor’s a Very Demanding Character to Play Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Today, “Doctor Who” is known for its long, grueling production schedule, which is part of why its so rare for modern Doctors to stay on for more than three seasons. Being a main actor on the show means working demanding hours for up to nine months at a time. With the revival in its infancy, however, Eccleston had little way of knowing that going in....
The Witcher Season 2 Spoiler Review: How Do You Outrun Your Destiny? Netflix By Danielle Ryan/Dec. 21, 2021 5:15 pm EST The Netflix fantasy series “The Witcher,” based on a series of novels and short stories by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, is a complex and winding tale about heroes forced to face their destiny, even when the challenges seem insurmountable. The show’s first season confused some viewers, following multiple timelines before bringing it all together for the finale....
The X-Files Season 1 Scene That Made Everyone On Set Uncomfortable By Christian Gainey/March 10, 2022 10:28 pm EST Monsters in “The X-Files” range from the absurd to the downright horrifying. If you are into that kind of thing, it’s hard to pick a favorite from the show’s long list of baddies, but one of them caused some real horror behind the scenes. Eugene Victor Tooms, an immortal, liver-eating, contortionist serial killer is an “X-Files” fan-favorite, regularly topping lists of the show’s best monsters ever....
Top Gun: Maverick Takes The Legacy Sequel Concept To The Danger Zone Paramount Pictures By Rafael Motamayor/June 1, 2022 4:00 pm EST Legacy sequels, or legasequels as they’ve come to be called by some, are what keep the wheels on the Hollywood machine going round. They are an extremely lucrative concept that allows for decades-old movies to be brought back with some of the original cast for nostalgia purposes, before passing the torch to a new generation that will hopefully prove lucrative enough to carry on the franchise for years to come....
FX By Shania Russell/Feb. 10, 2022 2:30 pm EST Better Things Trailer The bittersweet ending has arrived, just as charming as ever. In its final chapter, the status quo of “Better Things” is caught between changing and staying the same: As the girls continue to come of age, Sam must confront her mother’s increasing signs of aging, along with her own. But along the way, the five women have each other as a support system....
Bob Odenkirk Will Follow Better Call Saul With AMC Dramedy Series Straight Man Universal Pictures By Jenna Busch/April 6, 2022 2:49 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. “Straight Man” is the story of a man named William Henry Devereaux Jr., played by Odenkirk, who is having a midlife crisis. Devereaux is the chairman of the English department at Railton College, a school with little money in the Pennsylvania rust belt....
Clint Eastwood Borrowed From His Western Heroes While Directing The Bridges Of Madison County Warner Bros. By Lee Adams/June 1, 2022 2:30 pm EST Across the wide open spaces of Iowa, a stranger rides into view of an isolated farmstead. The stranger is played by Clint Eastwood, but, unlike his Man With No Name or High Plains Drifter, he rides a pickup truck and uses a camera instead of a six-shooter to capture his targets....
