Best known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels, Ashley Greene’s casting was met with controversy among fans as she is 7 inches (18 cm) taller than her character, as described in the novel.
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen and Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale appear deeply concentrated while strategizing in a scene from the “Twilight” saga (Credit: Summit Entertainment)
Response to Fan Expectations
In an interview with MTV in March 2008, Ashley addressed the criticism. “Uh, that’s the biggest complaint about me actually; I’m 5-foot-5. I’m much, much taller than Alice is described, but who is 4-foot-10 anyways?”
“Well, when I read the book, I could see that, and she’s the actress that Stephenie put on her site and said, ‘This is what I think she looks like in my head,’ so that’s natural that everyone else would have...
Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen and Jackson Rathbone as Jasper Hale appear deeply concentrated while strategizing in a scene from the “Twilight” saga (Credit: Summit Entertainment)
Response to Fan Expectations
In an interview with MTV in March 2008, Ashley addressed the criticism. “Uh, that’s the biggest complaint about me actually; I’m 5-foot-5. I’m much, much taller than Alice is described, but who is 4-foot-10 anyways?”
“Well, when I read the book, I could see that, and she’s the actress that Stephenie put on her site and said, ‘This is what I think she looks like in my head,’ so that’s natural that everyone else would have...
- 4/22/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
Hanna-Barbera's sci-fi sitcom "The Jetsons" debuted in 1962, only two years after the studio had a major hit with "The Flintstones". The logic behind "The Jetsons" seemed to be that if one show could work in the distant past, then a very similar show ought to work in the distant future. "The Jetsons" was set in the far-off future year of 2062, where Earth's citizens have access to flying cars, robot maids, and various other bizarro technologies the mind could fathom. Despite civilization's advances, however, George Jetson (George O'Hanlon) was still a hollowed-out salaryman in the unhappy employ of a soulless widget-making corporation. His wife Jane (Penny Singleton) was a housewife. The dull, middle-class values of the 1950s, it seems, would resurge 90 years later.
The series ran only for one 24-episode season and was canceled in 1963. It left a sizable footprint, however, and was revived for two more seasons in 1985.
The catchy...
The series ran only for one 24-episode season and was canceled in 1963. It left a sizable footprint, however, and was revived for two more seasons in 1985.
The catchy...
- 1/22/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid may have met an untimely end at the end of season 2, but that doesn’t mean that HBO’s The White Lotus is done with bringing characters back from other seasons. Natasha Rothwell, who played White Lotus employee and Tanya’s confidant Belinda Lindsey, is set to return for the show’s upcoming third season. And according to HBO and Max content chairman and CEO Casey Bloys, her return is only the beginning.
Per Bloys’ interview with Variety, White Lotus creator Mike White is planning to connect future seasons to each other by bringing back one cast member each season. Bloys is “already excited about who is going to come back for Season 4. It really is a fun model that Mike has set up.”
While Rothwell’s Belinda would be a great recurring character for The White Lotus beyond her season 3 appearance (as long as...
Per Bloys’ interview with Variety, White Lotus creator Mike White is planning to connect future seasons to each other by bringing back one cast member each season. Bloys is “already excited about who is going to come back for Season 4. It really is a fun model that Mike has set up.”
While Rothwell’s Belinda would be a great recurring character for The White Lotus beyond her season 3 appearance (as long as...
- 1/18/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Mainstay Entertainment has signed Rachael Leigh Cook for representation in all areas.
Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.
She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...
Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.
She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...
- 12/20/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
The Criterion Channel is closing the year out with a bang––they’ve announced their December lineup. Among the highlights are retrospectives on Yasujiro Ozu (featuring nearly 40 films!), Ousmane Sembène, Alfred Hitchcock (along with Kent Jones’ Hitchcock/Truffaut), and Parker Posey. Well-timed for the season is a holiday noir series that includes They Live By Night, Blast of Silence, Lady in the Lake, and more.
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
In the 15 years since Ahsoka Tano was first introduced in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, she has appeared in many other shows like Star Wars: Rebels, The Mandalorian, and most recently The Book of Boba Fett. Her wit, Force-wielding skills, and her desire to do good for the Galaxy even after leaving the Jedi Order have made her a fan-favorite character with fans eager to see her in a solo series.
Because Ahsoka has been involved in so many eras throughout Star Wars history from The Clone Wars to the New Republic, there are plenty of characters, both familiar and otherwise, that we can expect to see throughout the series. Ahsoka will feature the return of several Rebels and Clone Wars characters, as well as the introduction of new characters we haven’t yet seen in canon before.
The Ahsoka cast is stacked with talented and well-known actors,...
Because Ahsoka has been involved in so many eras throughout Star Wars history from The Clone Wars to the New Republic, there are plenty of characters, both familiar and otherwise, that we can expect to see throughout the series. Ahsoka will feature the return of several Rebels and Clone Wars characters, as well as the introduction of new characters we haven’t yet seen in canon before.
The Ahsoka cast is stacked with talented and well-known actors,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Over the course of three decades, Rosario Dawson has had an incredible acting career. She got her start in the edgy 1995 indie film "Kids," which helped her gain notoriety as a young artist. Throughout the early to mid-2000s, Dawson became a household name following her roles in films like "Josie and the Pussycats," "Men in Black II," and "Rent." She also has notably starred in film adaptations of comic books, including "Sin City" and Netflix's Marvel TV series. Most recently, Dawson can be seen in the Disney+ series "Ahsoka" and "Haunted Mansion," which premiered in July 2023.
When she isn't occupied with acting jobs, though, Dawson keeps her personal life under the radar. Since being in the public eye, Dawson has been linked to comedian Eric André and politician Cory Booker. Currently, she's dating Nnamdi Okafor, whom she met in 2022. Okafor, a philanthropic strategist at California State University, connected...
When she isn't occupied with acting jobs, though, Dawson keeps her personal life under the radar. Since being in the public eye, Dawson has been linked to comedian Eric André and politician Cory Booker. Currently, she's dating Nnamdi Okafor, whom she met in 2022. Okafor, a philanthropic strategist at California State University, connected...
- 8/22/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Rosario Dawson’s starring role in Disney+’s Ahsoka, premiering Aug. 22 and based on a character from Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, is not her first time bringing an animated figure to life — she played bassist Valerie Brown in Universal-MGM’s Josie and the Pussycats, the directorial debut of Can’t Hardly Wait screenwriters Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan.
Based on the Archie Comics series that spawned the 1970s cartoon, the 2001 film centers on a female pop-rock group plucked from obscurity in Riverdale. Tara Reid, then 24, was cast first as drummer Melody Valentine following her turn in American Pie. Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), 19, nabbed the part of frontwoman Josie McCoy over Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
For Val, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds — who produced the gold-selling soundtrack — encouraged the filmmakers to consider a music star, and Aaliyah, TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Beyoncé were among those to audition.
Based on the Archie Comics series that spawned the 1970s cartoon, the 2001 film centers on a female pop-rock group plucked from obscurity in Riverdale. Tara Reid, then 24, was cast first as drummer Melody Valentine following her turn in American Pie. Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), 19, nabbed the part of frontwoman Josie McCoy over Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
For Val, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds — who produced the gold-selling soundtrack — encouraged the filmmakers to consider a music star, and Aaliyah, TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Beyoncé were among those to audition.
- 8/22/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rachael Leigh Cook and Missi Pyle share the screen in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide but 22 years ago they both starred in Josie and the Pussycats.
Cook was the leader of the music group Josie McCoy while Pyle played the role of Alexandra Cabot. The two stars recently recalled their time working together in the 2001 comedy film.
“I remember Missi improvising things that made all of us absolutely cry laughing,” Cook told Tudum about her costar. “An especially brilliant moment from her is when my character is having a big revelation about the conspiracy that is afoot, and Missi completely steals the scene by paying attention to nothing I’m saying and silently sneaking up behind me, plucking a hair from my head and inspecting it. I remember watching playback on the monitor absolutely in awe.”
Pyle noted that her character just “wanted to be any of the Pussycats.
Cook was the leader of the music group Josie McCoy while Pyle played the role of Alexandra Cabot. The two stars recently recalled their time working together in the 2001 comedy film.
“I remember Missi improvising things that made all of us absolutely cry laughing,” Cook told Tudum about her costar. “An especially brilliant moment from her is when my character is having a big revelation about the conspiracy that is afoot, and Missi completely steals the scene by paying attention to nothing I’m saying and silently sneaking up behind me, plucking a hair from my head and inspecting it. I remember watching playback on the monitor absolutely in awe.”
Pyle noted that her character just “wanted to be any of the Pussycats.
- 4/23/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, star of ‘90s movies including She’s All That, has signed a wide-ranging deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment.
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.
It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.
The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.
Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.
The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.
The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Back together after all these years.
On Tuesday night, Netflix held a red carpet premiere for the holiday movie “Christmas With You”, starring Freddie Prinze Jr., who reunited with his “She’s All That” co-star Rachael Leigh Cook.
Read More: Freddie Prinze Jr. Falls For A Pop Star In ‘Christmas With You’ Trailer
The duo, who starred together in the 1999 teen comedy classic, posed for photos together at the event in L.A.
After starring in the film, Prinze went on to star in movies like “Down to You”, “Summer Catch”, “Scooby Doo” and more. He married Sarah Michelle Gellar, who he met while filming “I Know What You Did Last Summer”.
Read More: Sarah Michelle Gellar Roasts Howard Stern Again For Predicting Her Marriage With Freddie Prinze Jr. Wouldn’t Last
Cook went on to appear in “Josie and the Pussycats” and more films. She has been married actor Daniel Gillies...
On Tuesday night, Netflix held a red carpet premiere for the holiday movie “Christmas With You”, starring Freddie Prinze Jr., who reunited with his “She’s All That” co-star Rachael Leigh Cook.
Read More: Freddie Prinze Jr. Falls For A Pop Star In ‘Christmas With You’ Trailer
The duo, who starred together in the 1999 teen comedy classic, posed for photos together at the event in L.A.
After starring in the film, Prinze went on to star in movies like “Down to You”, “Summer Catch”, “Scooby Doo” and more. He married Sarah Michelle Gellar, who he met while filming “I Know What You Did Last Summer”.
Read More: Sarah Michelle Gellar Roasts Howard Stern Again For Predicting Her Marriage With Freddie Prinze Jr. Wouldn’t Last
Cook went on to appear in “Josie and the Pussycats” and more films. She has been married actor Daniel Gillies...
- 11/9/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Cinematographer Matthew Libatique makes the sun turn from dreamy to nightmarish in "Don't Worry Darling." Olivia Wilde's film begins with a glow like a classic postcard, but it never feels quite right. Along the way, Wilde and Libatique turn up the heat in Alice's (Florence Pugh) world.
Libatique's name is no stranger to a film fan or anyone remotely familiar with cinematography. The two-time Academy Award nominee is a longtime collaborator of Darren Aronofsky and Spike Lee, plus he worked with the late Joel Schumacher several times. Most recently, he shot Aronofsky's "The Whale," "Birds of Prey," and "A Star is Born." We could've talked to Libatique all day long about his films. Recently, we mostly talked to him about his work on "Don't Worry Darling," his love-hate relationship with natural light, and of course, "Josie And the Pussycats."
'I Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Natural Light'
For "Don't Worry Darling,...
Libatique's name is no stranger to a film fan or anyone remotely familiar with cinematography. The two-time Academy Award nominee is a longtime collaborator of Darren Aronofsky and Spike Lee, plus he worked with the late Joel Schumacher several times. Most recently, he shot Aronofsky's "The Whale," "Birds of Prey," and "A Star is Born." We could've talked to Libatique all day long about his films. Recently, we mostly talked to him about his work on "Don't Worry Darling," his love-hate relationship with natural light, and of course, "Josie And the Pussycats."
'I Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Natural Light'
For "Don't Worry Darling,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
With Lady Gaga and Brendon Gleeson in the cast, director Todd Phillips sequel project would sit fine with the nuttiness of the current DC universe
The history of Hollywood comic-book musicals is not a long and garlanded one. Comic books that have become stage musicals, well yes – there are quite a few of those. Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Little Orphan Annie, Josie and the Pussycats – all were inspired by, or were synonymous with, the printed page before making it to the big screen. Alison Bechdel, she of the Bechdel test, saw her introspective and gruelling graphic memoir Fun Home transformed into a Tony award-winning Broadway musical in 2015.
But actual superhero musicals? There’s the ill-fated, rightly obscure 1983 Australian comedy The Return of Captain Invincible, starring Alan Arkin and (remarkably) Christopher Lee, but it is certainly not a populous pantheon. So it is something of a surprise to learn that...
The history of Hollywood comic-book musicals is not a long and garlanded one. Comic books that have become stage musicals, well yes – there are quite a few of those. Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Little Orphan Annie, Josie and the Pussycats – all were inspired by, or were synonymous with, the printed page before making it to the big screen. Alison Bechdel, she of the Bechdel test, saw her introspective and gruelling graphic memoir Fun Home transformed into a Tony award-winning Broadway musical in 2015.
But actual superhero musicals? There’s the ill-fated, rightly obscure 1983 Australian comedy The Return of Captain Invincible, starring Alan Arkin and (remarkably) Christopher Lee, but it is certainly not a populous pantheon. So it is something of a surprise to learn that...
- 9/9/2022
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The all-horror streaming service Screambox is now powered by Bloody Disgusting, and we’re excited to let you know that the next Screambox Original is PussyCake, a gore-fest from Argentina that is now streaming!
With reverence for many of the eighties classics we love, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead(!), Pablo Parés‘ PussyCake promises monsters, inter-dimensional journeys, kickass music, and of course, lots of gore!
In the film, a struggling all-girl rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. Things are off to a bad start, however, when they show up to their first gig to find the town deserted. After they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Screambox features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike. The service is refreshed monthly with...
With reverence for many of the eighties classics we love, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead(!), Pablo Parés‘ PussyCake promises monsters, inter-dimensional journeys, kickass music, and of course, lots of gore!
In the film, a struggling all-girl rock band kicks off a new tour, hoping to rekindle their popularity. Things are off to a bad start, however, when they show up to their first gig to find the town deserted. After they catch the attention of horrors from beyond our reality, the band realizes that being forgotten by their fans is the least of their problems.
Screambox features a broad mix of content for casual and die-hard horror fans alike. The service is refreshed monthly with...
- 8/31/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
The upcoming Walking Dead spin-off Tales of the Walking Dead is an anthology series, which means that each of the first season’s six episodes will center on different characters that may or may not make appearances in other episodes throughout the season. Because each episode is primarily a self-contained story, actors who may not have the time to commit to a full season arc are able to join this universe. This means that Tales of the Walking Dead has a stacked cast with many familiar faces – some are newcomers to the franchise and others are Walking Dead alums.
Olivia Munn as Evie
Olivia Munn will play Evie in the first episode of the season, who partners with a reclusive doomsday prepper to find their lost loved ones. Munn has an extensive filmography of both genre and comedy work, and worked as a correspondent for The Daily Show from 2010 to...
Olivia Munn as Evie
Olivia Munn will play Evie in the first episode of the season, who partners with a reclusive doomsday prepper to find their lost loved ones. Munn has an extensive filmography of both genre and comedy work, and worked as a correspondent for The Daily Show from 2010 to...
- 8/14/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Riverdale review contains spoilers.
Riverdale Season 6 Episode 8
“Thus began the battle for Riverdale’s soul…”
With Hiram Lodge well and truly dead (for now at least), Riverdale‘s search for a new Big Bad has yielded the arrival of Percival Pickens (Chris O’Shea), a mysterious stranger who has family ties to one of the town’s darkest periods. After initially showing up two weeks ago looking to buy the Andrews house — an offer which Archie refused with a stern “no way, bro” — Percival has been sniffing around town, trying to figure out the interpersonal relationships of the townspeople and pretty much figuring out right away all the shady shit that goes on in this supposedly ideal community.
He pens an anonymous essay for the Riverdale Choice in which he accurately calls the town out on its rampant gang and violence problem, intolerance, lack of culture and general Riverdaleness. This...
Riverdale Season 6 Episode 8
“Thus began the battle for Riverdale’s soul…”
With Hiram Lodge well and truly dead (for now at least), Riverdale‘s search for a new Big Bad has yielded the arrival of Percival Pickens (Chris O’Shea), a mysterious stranger who has family ties to one of the town’s darkest periods. After initially showing up two weeks ago looking to buy the Andrews house — an offer which Archie refused with a stern “no way, bro” — Percival has been sniffing around town, trying to figure out the interpersonal relationships of the townspeople and pretty much figuring out right away all the shady shit that goes on in this supposedly ideal community.
He pens an anonymous essay for the Riverdale Choice in which he accurately calls the town out on its rampant gang and violence problem, intolerance, lack of culture and general Riverdaleness. This...
- 4/4/2022
- by Chris Cummins
- Den of Geek
Accomplished screenwriter and avid movie watcher, Daniel Waters breaks down his ‘Best of the Best of 2021’ list with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Drive My Car (2021)
A History of Violence (2005)
Larry Crowne (2011)
The Vanishing (1988)
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Gerry (2002)
Swept Away (1974)
Swept Away (2002)
The Tender Bar (2021)
Riders Of Justice (2021)
Another Round (2020)
The Worst Person In The World (2021)
Pig (2021)
Dune (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dune (2021)
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Den of Thieves (2018)
Copshop (2021)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Magnum Force (1973) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Driver (1978)
Memoria (2021)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Old Henry (2021)
The Village (2004)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Annette (2021)
Titane (2021)
Zola (2021)
The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)
Who You Think I Am (2021)
Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Drive My Car (2021)
A History of Violence (2005)
Larry Crowne (2011)
The Vanishing (1988)
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Gerry (2002)
Swept Away (1974)
Swept Away (2002)
The Tender Bar (2021)
Riders Of Justice (2021)
Another Round (2020)
The Worst Person In The World (2021)
Pig (2021)
Dune (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Dune (2021)
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Den of Thieves (2018)
Copshop (2021)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Magnum Force (1973) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
The Driver (1978)
Memoria (2021)
Berberian Sound Studio (2012)
The Power of the Dog (2021)
Old Henry (2021)
The Village (2004)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Annette (2021)
Titane (2021)
Zola (2021)
The Killing of Two Lovers (2021)
Who You Think I Am (2021)
Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar (2021)
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy...
- 3/29/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
"Riverdale" actresses Lili Reinhart as 'Betty' and Camila Mendes as 'Veronica', from the live-action "Archie Comics" TV series, pose for "Cosmopolitan" magazine:
“Riverdale" has the potential to showcase more Archie Comics characters...
…including superheroes that predate Marvel and DC, to be adapted for television by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and executive produced by Greg Berlanti.
“Riverdale” features an ensemble cast including Kj Apa as 'Archie Andrews', Cole Sprouse as 'Jughead Jones', Ashleigh Murray as 'Josie McCoy', lead singer of the 'Pussycats' and Madelaine Petsch as 'Cheryl Blossom'.
"...'Riverdale' offers a bold, subversive take on 'Archie', 'Betty', 'Veronica' and their friends...
"...exploring small-town life and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath the wholesome facade.
"The show will focus on the eternal love triangle of 'Archie Andrews', girl-next-door 'Betty Cooper'...
"...and rich socialite 'Veronica Lodge'...
"...with the entire cast of characters from the comic books --
"...including Archie's rival,...
“Riverdale" has the potential to showcase more Archie Comics characters...
…including superheroes that predate Marvel and DC, to be adapted for television by Archie Comics' chief creative officer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and executive produced by Greg Berlanti.
“Riverdale” features an ensemble cast including Kj Apa as 'Archie Andrews', Cole Sprouse as 'Jughead Jones', Ashleigh Murray as 'Josie McCoy', lead singer of the 'Pussycats' and Madelaine Petsch as 'Cheryl Blossom'.
"...'Riverdale' offers a bold, subversive take on 'Archie', 'Betty', 'Veronica' and their friends...
"...exploring small-town life and the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath the wholesome facade.
"The show will focus on the eternal love triangle of 'Archie Andrews', girl-next-door 'Betty Cooper'...
"...and rich socialite 'Veronica Lodge'...
"...with the entire cast of characters from the comic books --
"...including Archie's rival,...
- 3/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Alamo Drafthouse is partnering with distributor FilmRise to bring Prince’s concert film Sign O’ The Times back to the big screen for its 35th anniversary.
The new 4K presentation will run at 24 locations in New York, LA and nationwide starting April 1. (See trailer below.)
“Sign O’ The Times is, without a doubt, one of Prince’s greatest achievements as an artist,” says Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Jake Isgar. “We’re thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of preserving and presenting his musical legacy.”
The film captures the late singer songwriter at the height of his most prolific period, following the platinum-selling double album of the same name.
The screening is part of Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Play It Loud’ limited series, running through March and into April with classic rock/pop performance films including Josie and the Pussycats, A Hard Day’s Night, and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same.
The new 4K presentation will run at 24 locations in New York, LA and nationwide starting April 1. (See trailer below.)
“Sign O’ The Times is, without a doubt, one of Prince’s greatest achievements as an artist,” says Alamo Drafthouse film programmer Jake Isgar. “We’re thrilled at the opportunity to be a part of preserving and presenting his musical legacy.”
The film captures the late singer songwriter at the height of his most prolific period, following the platinum-selling double album of the same name.
The screening is part of Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse’s ‘Play It Loud’ limited series, running through March and into April with classic rock/pop performance films including Josie and the Pussycats, A Hard Day’s Night, and Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains the Same.
- 2/28/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Live-action adaptations of comic book movies aren't exactly a new thing. "Judge Dredd," "Ghost World," "Tank Girl," "Tales From The Crypt," "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," and "Josie and the Pussycats" all predated the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe. And of course, there were the various Marvel and DC heroes that adorned the silver screen before these shared movie universes existed as well. But since the rise of the MCU and the Dceu, studios have craved the marketing potential of franchise films connected by a shared mythology, and attempted to replicate the success for themselves. That's why we've seen a ton of non-Big Two...
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- 2/13/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Actress Tara Reid has launched development on Mikey and Miguel, an adult animated LGBTQ+ sitcom, in which she will also star.
The show taking inspiration from Will & Grace and Family Guy is billed as a half-hour, animated joyride through modern-day LGBTQ+ parenthood, full of adult humor, saucy, scenes and heartfelt moments in all the right places. It centers on Mikey and Miguel, a happy couple with their lives ahead of them, whose happy life turns into chaos when they are landed with Mikey’s sister’s children, struggling to cope with their new dysfunctional family.
Reid will voice the role of single and highly sexed party animal Krystal and exec produce through her company Instant Entertainment, with veteran Disney artist Len Smith (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) serving as art director and character designer.
Reid has previously appeared in series including Scrubs and Days of Our Lives,...
The show taking inspiration from Will & Grace and Family Guy is billed as a half-hour, animated joyride through modern-day LGBTQ+ parenthood, full of adult humor, saucy, scenes and heartfelt moments in all the right places. It centers on Mikey and Miguel, a happy couple with their lives ahead of them, whose happy life turns into chaos when they are landed with Mikey’s sister’s children, struggling to cope with their new dysfunctional family.
Reid will voice the role of single and highly sexed party animal Krystal and exec produce through her company Instant Entertainment, with veteran Disney artist Len Smith (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) serving as art director and character designer.
Reid has previously appeared in series including Scrubs and Days of Our Lives,...
- 2/11/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Nitehawk Cinema is expanding its programming team.
The chain, which has branches in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has hired Cristina Cacioppo and Desmond Thorne to augment its programming staff. They will both report to John Woods, Nitehawk’s director of programming and acquisitions.
Cacioppo most recently programmed for the Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn, where she oversaw the repertory programming, and spearheaded new film series and events. She has been a film programmer for the past two decades, having previously headed up the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca film program. She is the co-director of the New York branch of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, has an ongoing column, “The Outskirts,” for Screen Slate, and has written on occasion for Mubi.
Thorne worked on the programming team at NewFest, New York’s LGBT film festival, for three years, as both a festival programmer and a consultant for their year-round programming.
The chain, which has branches in Williamsburg and Prospect Park, in Brooklyn, N.Y., has hired Cristina Cacioppo and Desmond Thorne to augment its programming staff. They will both report to John Woods, Nitehawk’s director of programming and acquisitions.
Cacioppo most recently programmed for the Alamo Drafthouse in downtown Brooklyn, where she oversaw the repertory programming, and spearheaded new film series and events. She has been a film programmer for the past two decades, having previously headed up the 92nd Street Y’s Tribeca film program. She is the co-director of the New York branch of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, has an ongoing column, “The Outskirts,” for Screen Slate, and has written on occasion for Mubi.
Thorne worked on the programming team at NewFest, New York’s LGBT film festival, for three years, as both a festival programmer and a consultant for their year-round programming.
- 9/20/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Previous | Image 1 of 4 | NextHappy Birthday ... May 9th ... to Rosario Dawson!
Chicago – With a new film, “The Water Man,” released on Friday, May 7th, and a birthday Today on May 9th, what better time to showcase an unpublished Slideshow of Exclusive Photos of actor Rosario Dawson. With a career that began in 1995 with her feature debut “Kids,” Dawson has performed a variety of roles in all kinds of film genres including drama, comedy and action.
She was discovered for the cult film “Kids” by director Larry Clark and scriptwriter Harmony Korine sitting on her front porch. From there, she carved out a varied history of roles on TV and film, including “Josie and the Pussycats” (2001), “Men in Black II” (2002), “Sin City” (2005), “Grindhouse” (2007), “Top Five” (2014), “Sorry to Bother You” (2018) and “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” (2019). She does voiceover work for DC films and was part of the Marvel Universe as Clare Temple in various TV shows.
Chicago – With a new film, “The Water Man,” released on Friday, May 7th, and a birthday Today on May 9th, what better time to showcase an unpublished Slideshow of Exclusive Photos of actor Rosario Dawson. With a career that began in 1995 with her feature debut “Kids,” Dawson has performed a variety of roles in all kinds of film genres including drama, comedy and action.
She was discovered for the cult film “Kids” by director Larry Clark and scriptwriter Harmony Korine sitting on her front porch. From there, she carved out a varied history of roles on TV and film, including “Josie and the Pussycats” (2001), “Men in Black II” (2002), “Sin City” (2005), “Grindhouse” (2007), “Top Five” (2014), “Sorry to Bother You” (2018) and “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” (2019). She does voiceover work for DC films and was part of the Marvel Universe as Clare Temple in various TV shows.
- 5/9/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the whole Archie Comics gang are making a return to “Robot Chicken,” and Variety has obtained an exclusive first look at the new special.
Premiering May 23 on Adult Swim, “The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special” will feature a reunion of “Josie and the Pussycats” film stars Rachel Leigh Cook, reprising her role of Josie McCoy, of course, and those who made up her on-screen boy band DuJour: Seth Green (who co-created “Robot Chicken”), Breckin Meyer and Donald Faison.
Additional guest stars for the episode include Fred Armisen, who will portray Archie Andrews, among others; Amy Sedaris, who will voice Betty Cooper, among others; Betty Gilpin, who will take on Veronica Lodge, among others; Jason Mantzoukas, who will play Jughead Jones and more; Ryan Phillippe, who will voice Reggie Mantle and more; Clare Grant, who will perform as Sabrina Spellman and more; Cree Summer, who...
Premiering May 23 on Adult Swim, “The Bleepin’ Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special” will feature a reunion of “Josie and the Pussycats” film stars Rachel Leigh Cook, reprising her role of Josie McCoy, of course, and those who made up her on-screen boy band DuJour: Seth Green (who co-created “Robot Chicken”), Breckin Meyer and Donald Faison.
Additional guest stars for the episode include Fred Armisen, who will portray Archie Andrews, among others; Amy Sedaris, who will voice Betty Cooper, among others; Betty Gilpin, who will take on Veronica Lodge, among others; Jason Mantzoukas, who will play Jughead Jones and more; Ryan Phillippe, who will voice Reggie Mantle and more; Clare Grant, who will perform as Sabrina Spellman and more; Cree Summer, who...
- 4/21/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Rachael Leigh Cook will star in the Netflix original film “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The film is based on an original idea of Cook’s with Eirene Donohue set to write the screenplay. In the film, after an unexpected break up, a travel executive (Cook) accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide when they decide to hijack the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path.
Cook will produce in addition to starring. Jim Head of Head First Productions will also produce, with Joel S. Rice and Lydia Storie of Muse Entertainment executive producing.
This is not the first Netflix film Cook has worked on in recent years. She previously starred in and produced the film “Love, Guaranteed” at the streamer.
The film is based on an original idea of Cook’s with Eirene Donohue set to write the screenplay. In the film, after an unexpected break up, a travel executive (Cook) accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide when they decide to hijack the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path.
Cook will produce in addition to starring. Jim Head of Head First Productions will also produce, with Joel S. Rice and Lydia Storie of Muse Entertainment executive producing.
This is not the first Netflix film Cook has worked on in recent years. She previously starred in and produced the film “Love, Guaranteed” at the streamer.
- 4/1/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Entertainment journalist and long-time Josie and the Pussycats fan, Russ Burlingame, is writing an oral history compilation book about the movie—and he could use your support!
Josie and the Pussycats was a box office bomb when it first premiered in 2001. Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, the movie was based on characters created by Archie Comics. It went on to become a cult classic despite initial failure, gathering a loyal following that’s still active today.
As Josie and the Pussycats turns 20 years old this April, entertainment journalist and one of the film’s long-time fans, Russ Burlingame, is working on Best Movie Ever: A Totally Jerkin’ Book, an oral history of the film from its conception and initial reception to its decades-old legacy. “Josie is an interesting case, because it took several years to really cement its legacy as an underrated gem,” Burlingame said. “Other...
Josie and the Pussycats was a box office bomb when it first premiered in 2001. Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, the movie was based on characters created by Archie Comics. It went on to become a cult classic despite initial failure, gathering a loyal following that’s still active today.
As Josie and the Pussycats turns 20 years old this April, entertainment journalist and one of the film’s long-time fans, Russ Burlingame, is working on Best Movie Ever: A Totally Jerkin’ Book, an oral history of the film from its conception and initial reception to its decades-old legacy. “Josie is an interesting case, because it took several years to really cement its legacy as an underrated gem,” Burlingame said. “Other...
- 2/10/2021
- by Ivan Huang
- Den of Geek
“She’s All That” changed Rachael Leigh Cook’s life. The 1999 teen romantic comedy — a modern-day retelling of “Pygmalion” — starred Cook as Laney Boggs, a homely, artsy outcast who transforms, in late ’90s parlance, into a “total hottie” and captures the heart of the high school heartthrob, played by Freddie Prinze Jr.
When the movie opened in theaters, it grossed $103 million worldwide, birthed a chart-topping soundtrack (thanks to Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me”) and made both of its leads into sought-after commodities in Hollywood.
It’s an experience Cook, now 40, looks back on with nostalgic fondness.
“I’m just grateful every day that I didn’t come of age in the era of camera phones, and yet, that makes me sound way more scandalous than I actually was,” says Cook, who started acting professionally at age 14.
But Cook still grapples with how to describe the formative years of her career.
When the movie opened in theaters, it grossed $103 million worldwide, birthed a chart-topping soundtrack (thanks to Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me”) and made both of its leads into sought-after commodities in Hollywood.
It’s an experience Cook, now 40, looks back on with nostalgic fondness.
“I’m just grateful every day that I didn’t come of age in the era of camera phones, and yet, that makes me sound way more scandalous than I actually was,” says Cook, who started acting professionally at age 14.
But Cook still grapples with how to describe the formative years of her career.
- 9/1/2020
- by Audrey Cleo Yap
- Variety Film + TV
A tribute album to Adam Schlesinger being released today on Bandcamp includes cover songs by two actors who collaborated with the late songwriter on projects, Rachel Bloom and Sarah Silverman, as well as contemporaries of Schlesinger’s from the rock world like Kay Hanley, Nada Surf and Tanya Donnelly.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
“Saving for a Custom Van,” which takes its name from the title track of the essential Fountains of Wayne album “Utopia Parkway,” is a 31-track collection that covers the breadth of Schlesinger’s performing and songwriting career. Besides familiar FoW songs from the late ’90s and 2000s, the collection also includes songs from his six-season run as the core house writer for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” the films “Music and Lyrics” and “That Thing You Do!,” and Schlesinger’s other long-standing band, Ivy. Even two of the songs he wrote for “Josie and the Pussycats” figure into the expansive track list.
- 6/16/2020
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Rachel Bloom, Sarah Silverman and Charly Bliss have all contributed songs to a new tribute album to late songwriter Adam Schlesinger, Saving for a Custom Van, out Tuesday, June 16th, on Bandcamp via Father/Daughter Records and Wax Nine.
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
The extensive 31-song compilation boasts an array of artists covering songs Schlesinger wrote with his bands Fountains of Wayne and Ivy, as well as material he penned for TV shows and films like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics. The compilation’s lead single is Letters to...
- 6/16/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
On the June 12, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: […]
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- 6/12/2020
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Series: Josie and the Pussycats Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: Josie and the Pussycats was a comic based in the world of Archie and also an animated […]
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- 6/8/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
From the people that brought you Pandemic Parade chapters 1-8, comes yet another thrilling episode featuring Jesse V. Johnson, Casper Kelly, Fred Dekker, Don Coscarelli, Daniel Noah, Elijah Wood and Blaire Bercy.
Please support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Text “Give” to 323.402.5704 or visit https://hofoco.org/donate!
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wondrous Story of Birth a.k.a. The Birth of Triplets (1950)
Contagion (2011)
The Omega Man (1971)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Innerspace (1987)
The Howling (1981)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Where Eagles Dare (1969)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Bellman and True (1987)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
Richard III (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Catch 22 (1970)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
1941 (1979)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Jaws (1975)
The Fortune (1975)
Carnal Knowledge (1970)
Manhattan...
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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Wondrous Story of Birth a.k.a. The Birth of Triplets (1950)
Contagion (2011)
The Omega Man (1971)
Panic In The Streets (1950)
The Last Man On Earth (1964)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Innerspace (1987)
The Howling (1981)
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Where Eagles Dare (1969)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965)
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Bellman and True (1987)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
Richard III (1995)
Titanic (1997)
Catch 22 (1970)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
1941 (1979)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Jaws (1975)
The Fortune (1975)
Carnal Knowledge (1970)
Manhattan...
- 5/29/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s long-awaited streaming service, launches Wednesday with hundreds of titles, including beloved TV series, blockbuster film franchises and some originals created specifically for the new platform.
And while we’re willing to bet you’ve heard classics like “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” are among the offerings that will be available at launch, we’re also pretty sure you don’t know how many other shows and movies you’ll have access to on Day 1.
And, as a bonus surprise, HBO announced all eight “Harry Potter” films as well as “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will be available on launch day.
Well, don’t worry, because TheWrap has rounded up a list of the biggest films and TV series will be streaming on HBO Max at launch so that you can decide if it’s worth the $14.99/month price tag, which is bumped down to...
And while we’re willing to bet you’ve heard classics like “Friends” and “The Big Bang Theory” are among the offerings that will be available at launch, we’re also pretty sure you don’t know how many other shows and movies you’ll have access to on Day 1.
And, as a bonus surprise, HBO announced all eight “Harry Potter” films as well as “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will be available on launch day.
Well, don’t worry, because TheWrap has rounded up a list of the biggest films and TV series will be streaming on HBO Max at launch so that you can decide if it’s worth the $14.99/month price tag, which is bumped down to...
- 5/26/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
As we wade deeper into the uncertain waters of isolated living, the list of movies and TV shows you haven’t seen already may be starting to dwindle. But fear not, quarantine content consumers — HBO is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in May, and there are lots of fresh options to keep you entertained this month.
Popular movies like “BlacKkKlansman,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Jaws” and “School of Rock” are all arriving Friday, May 1. Plus, the director’s cut of “Little Shop of Horrors,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “The Art of Getting By,” to name a few.
TV shows arriving throughout the month include the premiere of limited series “I Know This Much Is True” starring Mark Ruffalo, out May 10, and the season finale of HBO’s dark comedy “Run” starring Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson, out May 24.
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Popular movies like “BlacKkKlansman,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Jaws” and “School of Rock” are all arriving Friday, May 1. Plus, the director’s cut of “Little Shop of Horrors,” “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “The Art of Getting By,” to name a few.
TV shows arriving throughout the month include the premiere of limited series “I Know This Much Is True” starring Mark Ruffalo, out May 10, and the season finale of HBO’s dark comedy “Run” starring Merritt Wever and Domhnall Gleeson, out May 24.
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- 5/1/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
May isn’t quite summer yet but it is usually time that the networks start wrapping up their newest shows and preparing for a relatively fallow summer period. Since HBO isn’t a network, it has no such business model. But May sees the winding down of some HBO blockbusters all the same.
While there are some notable new releases for HBO in May 2020, the bigger story might be the things that are ending. Westworld concludes its third season on May 3 while new series Run wraps up on May 24. Thankfully the film losses in May aren’t too bad for HBO, unless the Agent Cody Banks saga drives a lot of traffic.
The most notable TV premiere in May is I Know This Much is True, a book adaptation starring Mark Ruffalo. This is a very bleak story coming along at a bleak time in history but perhaps those two things will cancel out.
While there are some notable new releases for HBO in May 2020, the bigger story might be the things that are ending. Westworld concludes its third season on May 3 while new series Run wraps up on May 24. Thankfully the film losses in May aren’t too bad for HBO, unless the Agent Cody Banks saga drives a lot of traffic.
The most notable TV premiere in May is I Know This Much is True, a book adaptation starring Mark Ruffalo. This is a very bleak story coming along at a bleak time in history but perhaps those two things will cancel out.
- 4/30/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Who's ready to check in the Huntington Hillside Class of '98? Well, you're in luck, because Can't Hardly Wait has finally made its way to Netflix! It's been over two decades since the 1998 teen comedy written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont made its way to theaters an charmed audiences with its depiction of one hell of a graduation party, introducing audiences to a who's who cast of stars including Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green and many more. And while lovesick Preston Meyers (Embry) and his crush on prom queen Amanda Beckett (Hewitt) feels a...
- 4/2/2020
- E! Online
The real Josie and the Pussycats. As October ends, so to does our eight-week Camp Marathon. We’re going out with a musical bang as we discuss Brian De Palma‘s Phantom of the Paradise on the heels of its 45th anniversary! Over the last several weeks you’ve heard us explore the gonzo twists in Netflix’s The Perfection and […]...
- 11/4/2019
- by Trace Thurman
- bloody-disgusting.com
HBO Max’s kids and family programming will include new Warner Bros Animation-produced cartoons Looney Tunes based on the iconic animated shorts and Jellystone featuring characters from the world of Hanna-Barbera, a live-action/animated hybrid series Tooned Out from Robert Zemeckis and two new series from Cartoon Network Studios that had originally been earmarked for the cable network.
The news was revealed Tuesday during WarnerMedia’s unveiling of its new service during a wide-ranging presentation in Burbank, where it touted a slate that will be headlined by the streamer’s Sesame Street, which will be relocating from HBO and its on-demand platforms HBO Now/Go. WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming platform recently closed an expansive five-year deal with Sesame Workshop that includes five new 35-episode seasons of Sesame Street, four new live-action and animated series, including an Elmo-hosted talk show and an animated Sesame Street spinoff, annual specials, as well...
The news was revealed Tuesday during WarnerMedia’s unveiling of its new service during a wide-ranging presentation in Burbank, where it touted a slate that will be headlined by the streamer’s Sesame Street, which will be relocating from HBO and its on-demand platforms HBO Now/Go. WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming platform recently closed an expansive five-year deal with Sesame Workshop that includes five new 35-episode seasons of Sesame Street, four new live-action and animated series, including an Elmo-hosted talk show and an animated Sesame Street spinoff, annual specials, as well...
- 10/29/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
A new animated series featuring the “Looney Tunes” cartoon characters and another series called “Jellystone” featuring classic Hanna-Barbera characters are both coming to HBO Max from Warner Bros. Animation, it was announced Tuesday as part of the WarnerMedia Day presentation.
The two shows are part of a larger slate of kids programming planned for the new streaming service, including two shows both greenlit from Cartoon Network Studios — “Tig N’ Seek” and “The Fungies!” — and a hybrid live-action and animated comedy called “Tooned Out” from Robert Zemeckis that is also in development.
Classic cartoons from the “Looney Tunes,” “Merrie Melodies” and Hanna-Barbera libraries will also be available for streaming on WarnerMedia’s new platform. The cartoons, over 250 episodes in all, are shorts that debuted between 1930 and 1969 during the golden age of hand-drawn animation, and all the cartoons will be available at launch.
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The two shows are part of a larger slate of kids programming planned for the new streaming service, including two shows both greenlit from Cartoon Network Studios — “Tig N’ Seek” and “The Fungies!” — and a hybrid live-action and animated comedy called “Tooned Out” from Robert Zemeckis that is also in development.
Classic cartoons from the “Looney Tunes,” “Merrie Melodies” and Hanna-Barbera libraries will also be available for streaming on WarnerMedia’s new platform. The cartoons, over 250 episodes in all, are shorts that debuted between 1930 and 1969 during the golden age of hand-drawn animation, and all the cartoons will be available at launch.
Also Read: HBO Max to Be Free for HBO...
- 10/29/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Every person has an origin story—a past that shapes who they become in the future, and if you're one of the most notorious rulers in history like Vlad the Impaler was, the origin story can be just as vicious as the person they shape. We're excited to exclusively share the news that comiXology Originals will explore the early years of Vlad the Impaler in the new digital graphic novel Dracula: Son of the Dragon. Arriving on October 23rd, Dracula: Son of the Dragon is written by Mark Sable and features artwork by Salgood Sam, and we've been provided with exclusive preview pages that take you into Castle Dracula... as well as Vlad's haunted past.
A blend of historical fiction and full-blown horror fantasy, Dracula: Son of the Dragon will be available to purchase on Kindle and comiXology beginning October 23rd, and it will also be available for free to members of Amazon Prime,...
A blend of historical fiction and full-blown horror fantasy, Dracula: Son of the Dragon will be available to purchase on Kindle and comiXology beginning October 23rd, and it will also be available for free to members of Amazon Prime,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
YouTube claims its new windowing strategy for originals — making them available to watch free, with ads, for everyone — is delivering big audiences just as execs hoped.
Season 2 of “Liza on Demand,” the sitcom starring and co-created by popular YouTube comedian Liza Koshy, scored more views for debut episode “Naked” in its first week than any of the video platform’s original series to date. In the episode, through a series of mishaps, Koshy’s character accidentally finds herself nude in public — and she later strips bare on a city street in a bid to prove she has nothing to hide.
Across all episode 1 debuts for YouTube Original shows, “Liza on Demand” had the biggest debut ever with 25 million views in the first seven days (Sept. 25-Oct. 1), according to YouTube. “Cobra Kai” season 2, a spinoff of the “Karate Kid” movies, previously held the seven-day record with 21 million views in April 2019, followed...
Season 2 of “Liza on Demand,” the sitcom starring and co-created by popular YouTube comedian Liza Koshy, scored more views for debut episode “Naked” in its first week than any of the video platform’s original series to date. In the episode, through a series of mishaps, Koshy’s character accidentally finds herself nude in public — and she later strips bare on a city street in a bid to prove she has nothing to hide.
Across all episode 1 debuts for YouTube Original shows, “Liza on Demand” had the biggest debut ever with 25 million views in the first seven days (Sept. 25-Oct. 1), according to YouTube. “Cobra Kai” season 2, a spinoff of the “Karate Kid” movies, previously held the seven-day record with 21 million views in April 2019, followed...
- 10/11/2019
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Rachael Leigh Cook & Damon Wayans Jr. To Topline Netflix Film ‘Love, Guaranteed’ With Cook Producing
Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, who is fondly remembered for her role in the classic teen drama, She’s All That, is set to star alongside Damon Wayans Jr. in Love, Guaranteed, the Netflix original film which Cook is also producing. Mark Steven Johnson is directing from source material by Cook. The script is by Elizabeth Hackett and Hilary Galanoy, the screenwriters behind the recently released Netflix rom-com Falling Inn Love.
The story centers on an earnest, hard-working lawyer Susan (Cook) who has taken one too many pro bono cases. To save her small law firm, Susan begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. But Susan and Nick soon find themselves in the middle of a media storm, and as the case heats up, so do their feelings for each other — which could jeopardize everything.
The story centers on an earnest, hard-working lawyer Susan (Cook) who has taken one too many pro bono cases. To save her small law firm, Susan begrudgingly takes a high-paying, high-profile case from Nick (Wayans Jr.), a charming new client who wants to sue a dating website that guarantees users will find love. But Susan and Nick soon find themselves in the middle of a media storm, and as the case heats up, so do their feelings for each other — which could jeopardize everything.
- 10/4/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a temptation to call “Her Smell” a greatest-hits compilation of the films of writer-director Alex Ross Perry. After all, it’s got the pitch-black humor of “The Color Wheel,” the narcissism of artists behaving badly from “Listen Up Philip” and the spectacle of Elisabeth Moss as a character spiraling out of control, just like “Queen of Earth.”
There’s more than a little nihilism in these films, delivered with those laughs that get caught in your throat, and Perry couldn’t be less interested in how likable or redeemable his characters might be. Something of a cult filmmaker until now, Perry calls things as he sees them, and he would appear to see them through the bleakest perspective possible.
But this is new material from the challenging auteur, one that reflects a deeper sense of maturity, displayed mainly in the idea of the possibility of redemption. Moss’ Becky Something,...
There’s more than a little nihilism in these films, delivered with those laughs that get caught in your throat, and Perry couldn’t be less interested in how likable or redeemable his characters might be. Something of a cult filmmaker until now, Perry calls things as he sees them, and he would appear to see them through the bleakest perspective possible.
But this is new material from the challenging auteur, one that reflects a deeper sense of maturity, displayed mainly in the idea of the possibility of redemption. Moss’ Becky Something,...
- 4/12/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
After the initial run of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ended in 1970, the mystery loving gang and their ever-hungry Great Dane reunited on the small screen for The New Scooby-Doo Movies in the early ’70s. Joining them each episode this time around were celebrities and pop culture icons ranging from The Three Stooges to the Harlem Globetrotters to Batman and Robin. With this year marking the 50th anniversary of Scooby-Doo and his sleuth solving pals, Warner Bros. is releasing The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection on Blu-ray/DVD and The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Lost Episodes on DVD this June.
From Warner Bros.: "For the first time ever, nearly all episodes from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, the series that the lovable Great Dane and Mystery Inc. gang encounter some of pop culture’s most legendary names, including Johnathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges,...
From Warner Bros.: "For the first time ever, nearly all episodes from The New Scooby-Doo Movies, the series that the lovable Great Dane and Mystery Inc. gang encounter some of pop culture’s most legendary names, including Johnathan Winters, Dick Van Dyke, The Three Stooges,...
- 4/9/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
If Riverdale‘s recently announced spinoff is ordered to series, it’ll take one of the town’s most iconic residents along with it. Ashleigh Murray (aka Josie McCoy) has been cast in the pilot for Katy Keene, which will relocate the lead Pussycat to the Big Apple in pursuit of her musical dreams, TVLine has learned.
“Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene and singer/songwriter Josie McCoy — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four...
“Katy Keene follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene and singer/songwriter Josie McCoy — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four...
- 2/5/2019
- TVLine.com
Rosario Dawson is the latest actress to join the cast of director Ruben Fleischer’s Zombieland 2! She will join the returning cast of Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. She will also be joined by Zoey Deutch (Why Him, Set It Up, Before I Fall), Avan Jogia, and even Billy Murray and Dan Akyroyd might show up!
The first movie I remember seeing Dawson in was Josie and the Pussycats. Her career has certainly come a long way since then! She’s become a great actress, and it’s cool to see that she’s joined Zombieland 2.
There’s no information on the character that she will be playing, but we know that the zombies have evolved into different kinds of monsters. There are the Homers, a.k.a. the dumb ones, the Hawkings, a.k.a. the smart ones, and Ninjas ,a.k.a.
The first movie I remember seeing Dawson in was Josie and the Pussycats. Her career has certainly come a long way since then! She’s become a great actress, and it’s cool to see that she’s joined Zombieland 2.
There’s no information on the character that she will be playing, but we know that the zombies have evolved into different kinds of monsters. There are the Homers, a.k.a. the dumb ones, the Hawkings, a.k.a. the smart ones, and Ninjas ,a.k.a.
- 1/30/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Warning: The following post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s Riverdale season finale.
The good news: Archie was just voted student body president! The bad news: He might have to serve out his term from a prison cell.
Riverdale‘s Season 2 finale served up plot twists like burgers and milkshakes: Hermione is the new mayor! F.P. handed over control of the Serpents to Jughead! Veronica… bought Pop’s?! (Yeah, we’re still processing that one, too.) But the most shocking twist came at the very end, when Archie was about to celebrate his victory in the school election. Sheriff Minetta...
The good news: Archie was just voted student body president! The bad news: He might have to serve out his term from a prison cell.
Riverdale‘s Season 2 finale served up plot twists like burgers and milkshakes: Hermione is the new mayor! F.P. handed over control of the Serpents to Jughead! Veronica… bought Pop’s?! (Yeah, we’re still processing that one, too.) But the most shocking twist came at the very end, when Archie was about to celebrate his victory in the school election. Sheriff Minetta...
- 5/17/2018
- TVLine.com
Here’s some Marvel-ous casting news: Daredevil‘s Rosario Dawson is set to recur on Jane the Virgin, The CW announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour.
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Dawson is slated to appear in multiple episodes during the back half of Season 4. No further details about her arc (or who she might be playing) are known at this time.
Prior to joining Daredevil as Claire Temple, Dawson’s resume consisted mainly of film credits, including the Sin City franchise and Josie and the Pussycats. She...
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Dawson is slated to appear in multiple episodes during the back half of Season 4. No further details about her arc (or who she might be playing) are known at this time.
Prior to joining Daredevil as Claire Temple, Dawson’s resume consisted mainly of film credits, including the Sin City franchise and Josie and the Pussycats. She...
- 1/7/2018
- TVLine.com
Josie and the Pussycat’s did not receive much praise when it was released. It’s been lauded as one of the worst movies ever made but it definitely carried a larger message than people were willing to listen to at the time. The music industry seems bent on repeating and droning on with the same artists year after year in a binge of music styles that never seem to change until something and/or someone finally comes along to challenge the status quo. Josie and the Pussycats were kind of ahead of their time when it came to the industry and the
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- 12/20/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
With Riverdale in its second season on The CW and a Sabrina series on the way at Netflix, this is a great time to be an Archie Comics fan, and Funko is keeping the party alive with their new set of Riverdale Pop! vinyl figures featuring familiar faces from the series:
From Funko: "Funko and Warner Bros. are excited to announce that Riverdale is the newest series to join Pop! Television!
Currently in its second season on The CW, Warner Bros. Television’s hit new series is based on the classic Archie Comics characters for a new era of viewers and fans.
Funko’s Riverdale lineup includes Archie Andrews sporting his Riverdale letterman’s jacket; eager-to-please Betty Cooper; new girl Veronica Lodge; social outcast Jughead Jones; and everyone’s favorite head cheerleader, Cheryl Blossom – available only at Hot Topic!
Look for an exclusive version of Jughead wearing his Serpents jacket,...
From Funko: "Funko and Warner Bros. are excited to announce that Riverdale is the newest series to join Pop! Television!
Currently in its second season on The CW, Warner Bros. Television’s hit new series is based on the classic Archie Comics characters for a new era of viewers and fans.
Funko’s Riverdale lineup includes Archie Andrews sporting his Riverdale letterman’s jacket; eager-to-please Betty Cooper; new girl Veronica Lodge; social outcast Jughead Jones; and everyone’s favorite head cheerleader, Cheryl Blossom – available only at Hot Topic!
Look for an exclusive version of Jughead wearing his Serpents jacket,...
- 12/6/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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