Three New Promos For The Event Ever since the finales of24andLost, I’ve been searching for a television show to fill the void. NBC’s new seriesThe Eventseems to be conceived as a mash-up of both shows, combining the action and political intrigue of24and the mystery ofLost. Will it be half as good as either show? That has yet to be seen. NBC has sent us some new clips from the series, which premieres this Fall....
TIFF Movie Review: Very Young Girls Did you know that the average age of a starting prostitute in New York City is 13 years old? Underage teenage prostitution is a big problem in the big apple. Very Young Girlsis an intensely moving, disturbing yet eye-opening look at this world which is normally ignored. Some of the girls featured in the documentary started when they were as young as 12 years old....
Video: Get A First Look At Disney+ Thanks To A Preview Launch In The Netherlands Disney+won’t launch in the United States untilNovember 12. But viewers over in the Netherlands are already enjoying Disney’s new streaming services thanks to an early two month free trial available until the launch date. Thankfully, some of the more excited Disney fans have taken to YouTube with a glimpse at how Disney+ operates, the content available, and much more....
VOTD: Kids Are Shocked To Learn Transformers Existed Before 2007 There are some of us who have been acquainted withTransformersfor so long that we tend to forget that there’s a whole generation of kids who have no idea that the Autbots and Decepticons were doing battle decades before they hit the big screen in 2007. And that brings us to another edition ofKids React, this time with some youngsters learning that the Transformers actually hail from the 1980s....
Who Will Star In ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’? Studio Wants James McAvoy, Guillermo Del Toro Wants…Tom Cruise? This report is kind of thin right now, butCollidersays that it has sources saying there are conflicting desires for the leading man ofGuillermo del Toro’s adaptation of theH.P. LovecraftnovelAt the Mountains of Madness. The site’s report has it that Universal wantsJames McAvoy(who headed up the studio’s filmWanted) to star, while Guillermo del Toro wantsTom Cruise....
Why Is Money Heist Ending? Here’s What We Know (Welcome to WillThere Be Another Season?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) One of the biggest (and arguably most unexpected) hits is coming to an end on Netflix. Indeed,“Money Heist"is getting ready to pack it in after the second half of season 5 is released in December. Fans of the show may be wondering why the show isn’t returning for another season....
Year Of The Vampire: George A. Romero’s Martin Might Just Be An Incel Prototype (Welcome toYear of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of “Nosferatu,” which turns 100 this year.) It’s impossible to talk about horror movies withoutmentioning George A. Romero.He’s written and directed some of the genre’s most influential and beloved films, and in many ways, to be a horror fan is to be a fan of Romero and his impressive body of work....
‘American Gods’ Trailer: The Old Gods And The New Go To War WithGame of Thronescoming to an end andWestworldtaking its sweet time getting around to a second season, the upcoming geek television void may have a new contender for your affections. Starz’s television adaptation ofNeil Gaiman’s fantasy novelAmerican Godsarrives next month and the newest trailer is full of stunning visuals, terrific actors, and lots and lots (and lots) of blood. It looks like showrunnersBryan FullerandMichael Greenhave a real winner on their hands....
‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Leaves An Intriguing Villain Mystery Unanswered Much like the originalAnt-Man, the Marvel Studios sequelAnt-Man and the Waspkeeps to itself without many connections to the rest of the events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It allows for an lighthearted, entertaining adventure that doesn’t need a bunch of connective tissue toAvengers: Infinity Waror any of the other superhero franchises. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some interesting threads to follow that could have serious ramifications for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe....
‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Season 2 Script Is In, And More News From The Starz TCA Presentation Starz presented to the Television Critics Association this morning and Starz CEOChris Albrechtannounced new series collaborations with Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alejandro Brugués. We asked the status of the second season ofAsh vs. Evil Dead, which was greenlitbefore the season one premiere. Albrecht says development is moving full speed ahead. “Saw the first script a couple days ago,” Albrecht said....
‘Captain Marvel’ TV Spot: Carol Danvers Searches For The Key To Her Past Carol Danvers is looking to unlock the answers to her past, but it may be a long journey until she finds the key. In the latestCaptain MarvelTV spot, the titular cosmic superhero searches for meaning behind her strange memories of Earth while promising to “end” the war between the Kree and the Skrulls. It’s a narrative we’ve seen before in the last fewCaptain Marveltrailers, but the latest TV spot gives us a glimpse of some new footage of the first female-led Marvel superhero movie....
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Producer Offers Details On First Sequel And TV Series Last year,How to Train Your Dragonseemed like a move in the right direction for DreamWorks Animation: a character-oriented film that had great action and, contrary to some of the studio’s work, didn’t seem to be pandering to the audience. We know that there will be at least one sequel, with several filmstentatively plannedoverall, and that a spin-off TV show is also in the works....
‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ TV Spot: Samuel L. Jackson Hunts Kids With Powers It’s been a few years since we’ve gottenTim Burton’s traditional weirdness on the big screen. The last time the director was at the helm of a film, it was the biographical dramaBig Eyes. Before that, Burton delivered a double dose of his signature goofy gothic style with the lacklusterDark Shadows, and the solid stop-motion animatedFrankenweenie. Now he’s back to bringing a new band of misfits to theaters with his latest project....
