Friday 13th and World War Z 2 Pulled from Release Schedule

[Update: Per Variety, Paramount has not only pulled theFriday the 13threboot from its release schedule, but has cancelled the film altogether. The report notes that the disappointing box office ofRings, along with the fact that the rights toFriday the 13threvert to New Line Cinema soon, are among the reasons why the studio has opted to throw in the towel. The film was given a tax incentive last year to shoot in California, but it missed the window to start filming....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 474 words · Laura Aguilar

Friday Box Office: Night School Gets Full Marks

It looks likeNight Schoolshot straight to the top of its class this weekend, taking in $9.5 million Friday night on its way to an estimated $26 million. Night SchoolstarsKevin Hartas part of a group of adults forced to attend—you guessed it—night school to earn their GEDs, with sky-rocketing comedianTiffany Haddishplaying their teacher. DirectorMalcolm D. Leereunited with both producerWill Packerand Universal for the project, the same trio behind 2017’s surprise smashGirl’s Trip....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Joshua Cabrera

Game of Thrones: Jon Snow's Parents Explained by HBO

One of the most fascinating aspects ofGame of Thrones' story relates to everything that happensbeforethe series started. That deep, layered connectivity is one of the things that made the book series so rich, and something the show has not always done a great job of including. For instance, the seeds of Jon Snow’s resurrection were planted in a long and rich magical mythology that the show never really touched upon, and is still hesitant to engage with (see: the direwolves, and Melisandre not using magic in the war against Ramsay Bolton)....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 396 words · Peter Kelly

Godzilla vs. Kong: Do You Need to Watch the Other MonsterVerse Movies First?

Godzilla vs. Kongis, ostensibly, the sequel to three films and the final capper on a franchise Warner Bros. started back in 2014. So if you’ve managed to miss the MonsterVerse but are still, understandably, intrigued by the thought of a gigantic ape backhanding a radioactive dinosaur in the mouth, you might be asking: Do you need to watchGodzilla(2014),Kong: Skull Island, andGodzilla: King of the Monstersto understand this film? The answer is mostly no, but a little yes?...

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Keith Medina

Hello Kitty Movie Welcomes Chaos Walking Screenwriter Lindsey Beer

Rising screenwriterLindsey Beer has been welcomed aboard theHello Kittymovie in the works at New Line, Collider has confirmed. Beer has two feature credits to her name – the Netflix originalSierra Burgess Is a Loserand the upcomingTom Holland-Daisy RidleymovieChaos Walking– yet she has had a hand in numerous tentpole films, includingTransformers: The Last Knight. Beau Flynnis producing theHello Kittymovie via his FlynnPicture Co along with Sanrio, the Japanese company behind the iconic pop culture brand, which has been around since 1974....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · John Conley

Hertz Limit for Each HDMI Version: Maximum Refresh Rates

Understanding the hertz limit for each HDMI version is crucial for achieving the best audio and video quality from your devices. HDMI, which stands for High-Definition Multimedia Interface, has become the standard for transmitting high-definition content from your source device to your display. With each evolution, HDMI technology has expanded its capability to carry larger amounts of data, allowing for higher video resolutions and faster refresh rates. At the dawn of HDMI technology, versions 1....

August 25, 2025 · 5 min · 1034 words · Katie Williams

How Female Friendship Films Help Me Embrace My Queerness

“I don’t know what it is, but there’s something that goes on between women,” Robin (Mary-Louise Parker) tells the court in defense of her newfound friend, Holly (Drew Barrymore), in 1995’sBoys on the Side. “You men know that because it’s the same for you. I’m not saying one sex is better than the other, I’m just saying like speaks to like. Love or whatever doesn’t always keep so you find out what does, if you’re lucky....

August 25, 2025 · 7 min · 1283 words · Thomas Moore

Hugh Grant and Hugh Bonneville on Paddington 2 and Notting Hill

It’s hard to make a great movie. But it’s even harder to make a fantastic sequel. Not only do you have to come up with something unexpected that will surprise fans of the first film, but the sequel also has to further develop the characters and offer obstacles for them to overcome that feel organic to the story. And while countless sequels are made as a pure cash grab by the studios, I’m happy to report thatPaddington 2isn’t one of them....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Miss Wendy White DDS

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 15 Release Date Revealed

On December 1st,It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s record-breaking 15th season will premiere on FXX and stream the next day on FX on Hulu. The premiere will include the first two episodes of the 15th season, making Sunny the longest-running live-action comedy series in television history, bypassingThe Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet. According to a press release, Season 15 will see “The Gang try to exploit pandemic aid, sidestep cancel culture, evade criminal justice, reflect on their origins, and reconcile their identities and homeland roots....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Phillip Palmer

John Ridley on American Crime Season 2

The second season of the ABC drama seriesAmerican Crimeis set in the U.S. Midwest at two high schools, one public and one private. Issues of sexual orientation and socio-economic disparity reach a boiling point when lurid photos of a high school boy, Taylor Blaine (Connor Jessup), are posted on social media following a school party and Taylor accuses two players on an elite private high school’s championship basketball team, Kevin LaCroix (Trevor Jackson) and Eric Tanner (Joey Pollari), of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online....

August 25, 2025 · 14 min · 2886 words · Dana Smith

Julie and the Phantoms Showrunners on That Ending & Season 2 Dreams

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 1 finale ofJulie and the Phantoms, “Stand Tall.”] From showrunnersDan Cross&David Hogeand director/executive producerKenny Ortega, the nine-episode, half-hour seriesJulie and the Phantomsfollows high schooler Julie (ultra-talented 16-year-old newcomerMadison Reyes) who’s still reeling from the loss of her mom when the ghosts of three musicians from 1995 — Luke (Charlie Gillespie), Reggie (Jeremy Shada) and Alex (Owen Joyner) — suddenly appear. Their passion for music reignites her own and as they start to write songs together, they quickly realize that while they’re performing, they’re a little less ghostly and can be seen and heard....

August 25, 2025 · 18 min · 3818 words · Matthew Barnes

Kill Bill 3: Quentin Tarantino Keeps Sequel Hopes Alive

WillQuentin Tarantinoever get around to makingKill Bill, Vol. 3? The director has said one thing or another over the years — he saidyayin 2009 butnayin 2013. Now, the filmmaker is keeping hope alive by saying it’s still a possibility. Speaking withVariety, he said: I’m not committing to it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if The Bride made one more appearance before the whole thing is said and done…I am talking toUma [Thurman]about it just a little bit....

August 25, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Omar Johnson

King Arthur: 31 Things to Know about Guy Ritchie's Epic

Guy Ritchiewants to make the definitive King Arthur movie. It’s weird to think that there isn’t one already, considering Arthurian legend is one of the most formative and best-known tales in Western literature, but perhaps that’s due in part to the amorphous nature of the myth; ever changing in the hands of new poets, authors, and scholars over the centuries. WithKing Arthur: Legend of the Sword, the historical and literary legend is getting the Guy Ritchie makeover treatment....

August 25, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Christopher Anderson