The Crown Season 5 Trailer Teases Diana And Charles Drama

For many fans, the most anticipated element of the season — and one that the trailer puts great emphasis on — is the portrayal of Prince Charles (played this season by Dominic West) and Princess Diana’s (Elizabeth Debicki) separation and divorce. The dissolution of their marriage, which took place from 1993 to 1996, was breathlessly covered by the media and caused a significant turn in public opinion regarding the British royal family....

December 8, 2022 · 3 min · 514 words · Melvin Amos

The Devil All The Time Trailer Pattinson Holland Netflix Movie

The official “Devil All the Time” synopsis from Netflix reads: “In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters — an unholy preacher (Pattinson), twisted couple (Clarke and Keough), and crooked sheriff (Stan) — converge around young Arvin Russell (Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.” “It was a hard book to adapt also because there was so much that we loved,” Campos told Entertainment Weekly earlier this month about adapting Pollock’s novel with brother Paulo Campos....

December 8, 2022 · 2 min · 286 words · Pat Jones

The Long Walk Mattie Do S Time Traveling Epic Will Break Your Heart

Such a dark question from such an innocent boy (Por Silatsa), and yet this sets the tone for “The Long Walk” trailer, which IndieWire exclusively premieres below. The critically acclaimed film by Laos’ first female filmmaker Mattie Do premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2019 before playing at the Toronto International Film Festival. The time-traveling drama is set in Laos and follows a ghost that can transport an aging hermit (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy) to the moment of his mother’s death, 50 years prior....

December 8, 2022 · 3 min · 506 words · Patricia Agnello

The Lost City Review Starpower Saves Formulaic Screwball Comedy

You can’t totally blame the Nees for leaning heavily on their ensemble. In a slapdash comedy filled with big punchlines — and even bigger explosions — they’ve assembled a couple of the best comedic personalities available in Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum. The pair portray noted romance novelist Loretta Sage and her steamy cover model Alan as her franchise’s Fabio-inspired champion, Dash. After a string of best sellers, the jaded Loretta would rather her storybook career just end....

December 8, 2022 · 5 min · 1016 words · Anna Kapitula

The Lost Symbol Review Dan Brown S Novel Fizzles In Peacock Series

Now, though, it’s hard to remember what all the fuss was about. Considering the landscape of both books and television, it’s hard not to feel like a TV series devoted to Brown’s character is arriving a few years past its expiration date. Even worse is the fact that Brown’s novel “The Lost Symbol” was initially planned to be the third Hanks feature before the switch to “Inferno.” That change might be telling us something about the source material we’re watching....

December 8, 2022 · 4 min · 694 words · Leslie Sampson

The Office Threat Level Midnight Gets Beefier In Deleted Scene

That includes an expanded look at “The Client,” best known as the episode that saw the Dunder Mifflin crew staging a table-read of Michael Scott’s (Steve Carell) beloved, long-rumored, and epically terrible action script “Threat Level Midnight” while Michael was off wining and dining prospective client Christian (Tim Meadows) at a local Chili’s, alongside boss Jan Levinson (Melora Hardin). Peacock has now released the full, never-before-seen clip for all Dunder Mifflinites to enjoy....

December 8, 2022 · 2 min · 316 words · Joe Duckett

The Simpsons Deaf Actor Asl Used In Historic Episode

The next episode of the long-running cartoon, “The Sound of Bleeding Gums,” follows Lisa Simpson as she tracks down the deaf son of her favorite saxophone player and helps him get a cochlear implant. The episode is notable for including sequences of American Sign Language (despite characters only having four fingers), as well as casting deaf actor John Autry II to voice the character. When the episode airs this Sunday, Autry will be the first deaf performer to voice a character on the show....

December 8, 2022 · 2 min · 395 words · Terrence Lama

The Simpsons Lists 50 Donald Trump Controversies In New Clip

Variety revealed the long-running cartoon’s latest political bit, from the upcoming episode “Treehouse of Horror XXXI,” on Tuesday. The new scene shows Homer at a polling location, confident in all of his voting decisions sans the presidential vote. A mask-clad Lisa then barges into Homer’s voting booth to ask him if he has forgotten all of the happenings over the last four years. A list of many of the president’s controversial actions and remarks, ranging from calling Mexicans rapists to referring to Apple CEO Tim Cook as Tim Apple, flashes over the screen....

December 8, 2022 · 3 min · 473 words · Daniel Hallberg

The Stand Cbs All Access Doesn T See Itself In The Pandemic

“We all felt the weight and responsibility to do right by this iconic source material,” Cavell said during a recent TCA panel. “I’ve never regarded ‘The Stand’ as a book about a pandemic.” For Cavell — who entered the project three years ago, well before the word “Covid” was on anyone’s lips — it’s more about the elemental struggles between good and evil. “King has been very up front about the fact that this was his attempt to do ‘Lord of the Rings’ in America,” he said....

December 8, 2022 · 3 min · 559 words · Rashida Randolph

The Tomorrow War Teaser Trailer Amazon Chris Pratt Fights Aliens

“The Tomorrow War” also stars “GLOW” favorite Betty Gilpin alongside “Veep” funny man Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, and Keith Powers. If Pratt’s involvement indicates some level of humor to the rather serious-sounding proceedings, McKay’s directing role is another nod in that direction. In addition to helming 2017’s “The Lego Batman Movie” under powerhouse producers Lord and Miller, McKay was also a producer and director on three seasons of Adult Swim’s beloved animated comedy “Robot Chicken....

December 8, 2022 · 1 min · 159 words · Karen Elzy

West Side Story First Reactions Steven Spielberg S Gets Praise

The musical premiered mere days after the death of Stephen Sondheim (who wrote the lyrics for the original production, with a book by Arthur Laurents and score by Leonard Bernstein) at the age of 91. Highest praise for the new film version came from the composer himself, who back in September dropped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to talk about the most recent stage production of “Company” and, of course, Spielberg’s movie....

December 8, 2022 · 3 min · 446 words · Emma Jackson

Zoey S Extraordinary Playlist Production Design Built For Dancing

While showing off the main set of Maximo’s, an industrial warehouse space that Max and Mo (Skylar Astin and Alex Newell, respectively) turned into a bar, Willson and Astin discuss translating the cold space into something warm. “The interesting part is it was all designed for dance moves,” Willson says in the video. As Willson demonstrates in the video, all the tables are bolted to the floor and are built to hold the weight of cast members dancing on top of them....

December 8, 2022 · 2 min · 317 words · Terry Bailey

2021 Sag Awards Film Analysis What This Means For Oscars

As it turns out, the SAG Awards and Oscars may not sync up as easily as last year, when all the Ensemble nominees went on to win Oscars, along with all the SAG acting winners — Renée Zellweger (“Judy”), Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”), Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), and Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”). This time, SAG was full of surprises that will shake up the Oscar race. The evening’s big shocker was the double-whammy SAG Awards for not only the expected Best Male in a Leading Role winner Chadwick Boseman — but also his costar Viola Davis in the bigger-than-life, dazzling title role in Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom....

December 8, 2022 · 5 min · 919 words · Craig Goldstein

2023 Oscars Best Actor Predictions

See our initial thoughts for what to expect at the 95th Academy Awards here. The State of the Race On the tail end of fall festival season, as celebrated titles like “The Banshees of Inisherin” are finally released in theaters, the Best Actor race is starting to form around a final few contenders. Colin Farrell leads the pack as the star of the aforementioned Martin McDonagh comedy, a soulful tale of two friends at an impasse....

December 8, 2022 · 7 min · 1319 words · Roy Wight

25 Best Christmas Gifts For Under 100

The holiday season marks the perfect time to spread a little joy, but if you happen to be on a tight budget this year, we’re here to help you stay on track. In an effort to make your holiday shopping that much easier (and more affordable), we collected a list of 25 of the best Christmas gifts that you can buy online for under $100. Find the roundup below, and for more shopping recommendations see our list of the best White Elephant gifts, festive board games, and more gift guides ....

December 8, 2022 · 7 min · 1294 words · Peter Card

7 Best Cookbooks And Cocktail Books For Halloween

Halloween party planning can be overwhelming, but we’re here to help you keep things on track. There’s a lot to remember: Costumes, candy, decorations, fun activities, and a spooky music playlist should all be on your list of essentials. But deciding on the perfect food and drink options might be one of the most important components to throwing a successful party. For the festive foodies out there who want to cook up dangerously delectable treats this Halloween, we rounded up seven, easy-to-follow cookbooks that you can order today so they’ll arrive well before Hallow’s Eve....

December 8, 2022 · 4 min · 823 words · Allen Byler

After We Collided Soars On Pvod Opening Weekend Unhinged Sees Action

This is the sequel to 2019 college romance “After,” which grossed $12 million domestic and $57 million overseas. “After We Collided” also had a theatrical release this weekend, but earned only $420,000 at theaters willing to play day and date. This opened weeks ago in international theaters (including Canada), where it’s earned over $46 million. It’s a sign of how foreign results are dwarfing domestic ones (albeit with minimal competition)....

December 8, 2022 · 5 min · 909 words · Lisa Russell

After Yang Review Kogonada S Second Film Is A Cozy Sci Fi Stunner

Perhaps more speculative than “Columbus” yet no less poignant, Kogonada’s second feature “After Yang” is the kind of cozy sci-fi marvel that can only be made by someone with an incorruptible belief in the life of objects and the humanity of all things. The story, adapted from a wry piece of short fiction by the writer Alexander Weinstein, is a wisp of an idea that doesn’t amount to a plot so much as a prompt....

December 8, 2022 · 7 min · 1321 words · Ariana Shortt

Alex Trebek Dies At 80

— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) November 8, 2020 Trebek had been courageously documenting his life with cancer after being diagnosed in March 2019. He attended the TCM Classic Movies Film Festival in April of that year, giving a heartfelt and emotional introduction to the feature “Wuthering Heights.” He celebrated one year of fighting cancer — prognosis for survival after 12 months is usually 18% — in March 2020. Because of the global health pandemic, and to protect Trebek, the game show filmed without audiences before production was suspended indefinitely....

December 8, 2022 · 4 min · 659 words · Joyce James

Alien Xmas Netflix Holiday Special From Jon Favreau Chiodo Brothers

“Alien Xmas” concerns a kleptomaniac alien who tries to steal earth’s gravity during the Christmas season in the North Pole to grab every available object to possess. That is, until the gray-looking, mischievous X gets mistaken for a doll by a young elf named Holly (voiced by Kaliayh Rhambo), who helps reform the selfish alien, recalling how Cindy Lou Who transforms the Grinch. “Holiday memories revolve around Rankin & Bass and stop-motion is synonymous with the season because of ‘Rudolph’ and the subsequent specials,” said director Stephen Chiodo, who partners with brothers Edward and Charles out of their studio in San Fernando, California....

December 8, 2022 · 4 min · 703 words · Marisa Gard