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Ice Cube: Warner Bros. won’t forfeit Friday rights

Posted 4 years ago

It’s been two decades since the last Friday movie–but the reason we haven’t seen a fourth entry isn’t because Ice Cube is out of ideas. As it turns out, Warner Bros. has a stranglehold on the property and so Ice...

Movie News

M3GAN premiere out-creeps every other

Posted 4 years ago

Some movie premieres go all out, bringing in anyone and anything to drum up an extra push of publicity before it hits theaters for a wide audience. But the M3GAN premiere pulled a stunt that may rank as one of...

Movie News

Taylor Swift set to make directorial debut

Posted 4 years ago

We knew she was trouble when she walked in…and now Taylor Swift is about to walk onto the movie set, as she is set to make her directorial debut for Searchlight Pictures. In a statement, Searchlight Presidents David Greenbaum and...

Movie News

Top Gun: Maverick named National Board of Review’s Best Film

Posted 4 years ago

Top Gun: Maverick has been named the best film of 2022 by the National Board of Review, a strong indicator that it could be on its way to a Best Picture nomination. The National Board of Review’s Best Film winner...

Pop Culture

Scooby-Doo pinball machine coming

Posted 4 years ago

Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you? Soon enough, Scooby-Doo and the whole gang can be right in your living room, as Spooky Pinball has announced their latest mystery machine: one based off of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, the classic Hanna-Barbera...

Movie News

Whoopi Goldberg: Blazing Saddles is not racist

Posted 4 years ago

In today’s cancel culture climate, our 20/20 goggles are wondering which movies and TV shows could get made today. With recent comments from Mindy Kaling, who said The Office couldn’t get made today, another comedy is on the burner: Blazing...

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Jennifer Lawrence claims there were no female action stars before Hunger Games

Posted 4 years ago

2012’s The Hunger Games was a major breakthrough for Jennifer Lawrence, but recent comments from the actress (who played Katniss Everdeen) are giving much more importance to the movie than it deserves. In a new interview, Jennifer Lawrence said, “I...

Pop Culture

Margot Robbie wants a Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy romance

Posted 4 years ago

Margot Robbie has hung up her mallet playing Harley Quinn, but she still has plans for the character, particularly as it relates to a romance–and it’s not with the Joker. A romance between Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy would be...

TV News

Mindy Kaling doesn’t think The Office could be made now

Posted 4 years ago

Many fans of The Office have their questions on the show: Who was the best character? When did it start going downhill? Why is Toby the way that he is? There’s also, Could the show be made in this decade?...

Movie News

Darren Aronofsky’s Pi coming to IMAX

Posted 4 years ago

Darren Aronofsky is one of the most visually inventive directors to emerge in his generation, so it seems like many of his works could look magnificent and immerse the viewers further on an IMAX screen, like The Fountain and Black...

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