Jennifer Aniston plays an early morning TV news host struggling to retain control of her career after her co-host is fired and his replacement starts eyeing her job in the first trailer for Apple TV‘s The Morning Show. The show premieres this fall on the new Apple TV+ subscription streaming service. …
Read More »Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne Are in a Faerie-Tale Romance in 'Carnival Row' Trailer
Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne play star-crossed lovers in a Victorian fantasy world in the new trailer for Carnival Row. The eight-episode series will premiere August 30th on Amazon Prime Video. In the universe of the show, Delevingne plays a human-sized faerie, Vignette Stonemoss, who’s part of an influx of mythological …
Read More »Watch Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie Interrupt 'Kimmel' Monologue
Jimmy Kimmel and his audience got a big surprise Monday whenthe stars of Quentin Tarantino’s new filmOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood unexpectedly interrupted the host’s monologue as they cut through the studio on their way to the film’s red carpet premiere, which was happening at the TCL Chinese Theatre, …
Read More »'Picard': Patrick Stewart Returns in First Trailer for 'Star Trek' Series
During Star Trek‘s panel at Comic-Con Saturday, the franchise unveiled its first full look at Picard, the Next Generation revivalfocused on Patrick Stewart’s beloved Enterprise captain Jean-Luc Picard. The series marks Stewart’s first time reprising the role since 2002’s big screen Star Trek: Nemesis. Picking up 20 years after the …
Read More »'Top Gun: Maverick': Tom Cruise Soars in First Official Trailer
Paramount released the first official trailer for Top Gun: Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, scheduled for release in theaters on June 26th, 2020. The trailer premiered as part of a surprise appearance by Cruise at San Diego Comic-Con, during Paramount/Skydance’s panel for the forthcomingTerminator: Dark Fate. “Thirty-four years ago, I made …
Read More »'Stranger Things 3' Review: Hormones, Hot Nights, and A Really Good Hang
No show in the Peak TV era has leaned harder into the “this isn’t a TV show; it’s an XX-hour movie” attitude than Stranger Things. The horror pastiche’s nostalgic Eighties references are all to movies (or, occasionally, books that were turned into movies) of the period from the likes of …
Read More »Franco Zeffirelli, 'Romeo and Juliet' Director, Dead at 96
Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director best known for his bold cinematic adaptations of Shakespeare’s work, has died at the age of 96. The filmmaker died Saturday at his home in Rome, Italy, his son Luciano told the Associated Press. “He had suffered for a while, but he left in a …
Read More »Samantha Bee Reveals the Seamy Side of YouTube's Algorithm
Samantha Bee examined the way YouTube‘s algorithm for recommending videos fuels potentially dangerous and illegal behavior from pedophilia to extremism. A recent New York Times investigation discovered that YouTube’s algorithm will guide viewers with pedophilic tastes towards videos featuring younger and younger women. While the easy fix would be to …
Read More »'Deadwood: The Movie': A Proper F-ckin' Farewell for TV's Unfinished Masterpiece
This column contains full [Ed note: like, VERY full] spoilers for Deadwood: The Movie. Early in Deadwood: The Movie, former lovers Seth Bullock and Alma Ellsworth share an awkward reunion at the hotel Seth owns with Sol Star. Their feelings for one another remain intense, but Seth has long since …
Read More »'Jessica Jones': Watch Tense Final Season Trailer
The third and final season of Jessica Jones will premiere June 14th on Netflix. The streaming service announced the premiere date with a short teaser in which a menacing voice threatens Jones as the camera moves down the hallway towards her office: “Jessica Jones, you are a fraud. You’re a …
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