Fantastic Beasts: David Yates on J.K. Rowling's Screenwriting Process

Having directed the back half of theHarry Potterfranchise, few filmmakers know the world ofJ.K. Rowlingas well asDavid Yates, and wisely, he decided to return to that world for Rowling’s latest ventureFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Set in New York in 1926,Fantastic BeastsfollowsEddie Redmayneas Newt Scamander, a “magizoologist,” who arrives in the city to help the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) track down a mysterious entity loose on the streets that risks revealing the existence of wizards to the “No-Majs” (i....

June 19, 2025 · 10 min · 1939 words · Ryan Johnson

First Man Deleted Scene Would Have Fit Well with the Movie

If you look atFirst Manas the story of the first man on the moon, it may come up short because that’s not really the story directorDamien Chazellewas aiming to make. Yes, it’s a “mission movie” of sorts, but everything he does is to make the journey as intimate as possible. Although there’s still some distance due to the stoicism of Neil Armstrong (Ryan Goslingin a criminally overlooked performance that’s too quiet for most awards prognosticators and voters), what Chazelle is looking at is a story of monumental achievement punctuated by grief and disaster....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 575 words · Haley Nelson

How To Crop A Photo On iPhone

Cropping photos on your iPhone is a quick and easy way to improve the composition and focus of your images.To crop photos on an iPhone to improve how your pictures look first open the Photos app, select the image, and tap “Edit” in the top-right corner.From there you will be given an option to crop the image. This easy method allows you to zoom in on important parts of a picture or remove unwanted elements....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · John Landry

Infernal Machine Clip: Guy Pearce Discovers He Has a Creepy Stalker

Paramount Pictures shared with Collider today an exclusive clip from their upcoming psychological thrillerThe Infernal Machine. The movie centers around a best-selling novel author who becomes the target of an obsessive fan who, little by little, reveals they might know a lot more than they should about the author’s inspiration. Paramount Pictures also revealed that the story is pretty close to premiering: The release date of the movie is slated for the next Friday, September 23....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Alec Evans

Iron Fist: Episode Titles and Directors Revealed

WhileFinn Jonesis filmingThe Defendersfor Marvel and Netflix withCharlie Cox,Krysten Ritter, andMike Colter, we still have to get through his solo series before seeing the heroes of Hell’s Kitchen unite againstSigourney Weaver.Iron Fistwill bow on the streaming platform Friday, March 17th, and it seems we now have a nearly full list of episode titles and directors. As pointed out byBleeding Cool, the British film censorship board, The BBFC, has been posting ratings for each ofIron Fist’s 13 episodes and revealing the titles and directors behind them in the process....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Tina Frank

I’m So Glad ‘Squid Game’ Is Ending After Season 3, and Streamers Need To Take Note

Squid GamecreatorHwang Dong-hyukannounced at the beginning of the year that Season 3 of the hit Netflix series would be its last. “The fierce clash between [Gi-hun and Front Man’s] two worlds will continue into the series finale with Season 3, which will be brought to you next year,“he wrote in a letter to fansfollowing the end of Season 2. While many see their favorite show ending as a disappointment, I feel like this is a great announcement, as it allowsSquid Gameto go out on a high note....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1017 words · Tiffany Bond MD

James Gunn Hints That The Suicide Squad Will Have Post Credits Scenes

James Gunnhas revealed another fun tidbit aboutThe Suicide Squad, in yet another fan conversation on Twitter. The director often engages with movie fans through hisTwitter feed, and his newest revelation suggests there is going to be more than one end-credit scene in his upcoming DC movie. When a fan asked if there was going to be “a” post-credit scene in The Suicide Squad, Gunn replied with a not-so-cryptic “A?” It looks like we might have two, if not three, end-credit scenes on our hands when it comes to the highly anticipated team-up flick....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Jane Garcia

John Cho's Short-Lived TV Shows Ranked From Cowboy Bebop to Selfie

We all know and loveJohn Choas a charismatic, engaging performer capable of both comedy and drama. He’s been making audiences laugh sinceHarold and Kumarand clocking in his sci-fi bona fides as the big screen Sulu inStar Trek. He has the range, he has the talent, and he’s been winning over audiences for decades. Yet despite his long and varied career, he’s had an unusual number of canceled-too-soon TV shows. In fact, most of the series he’s starred in never even made it past season 1 (a very unfair statistic, we might add!...

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 1042 words · Karen Oliver

Kyoto Animation Fire Victims Aided by Sentai Filmworks GoFundMe

These days, signing on to Twitter first thing in the morning is always a gamble: Will there be a new funny meme to enjoy or some awful atrocity making headlines? Today it was the latter. Asuspected arson attackon Japan’s Kyoto Animation studio has claimed the lives of 33 people so far, leaving at least 36 others recovering from their injuries. It’s the worst mass killing in that country in some time, perhaps ever; a suspected arson killed 44 back in 2001, though it was ruled accidental....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Christine Black

Larry David Got Revenge on Roger Ebert in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Some of the best parts of HBO’s hit seriesCurb Your Enthusiasm, which is now in its final season, involveLarry Davidlosing his mind over some offense committed against him. He’s incapable of letting anything go. For example, much of Season 10 involved Larry exacting revenge on a coffee shop owner. When Larry is banned from a coffee shop,he opens a spite store next door called Latte Larry’s to get back at him....

June 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1296 words · George Sanchez

Law & Order Is Coming Back for Season 21

NBC has brought back a major series inLaw and Order, with an unprecedented 21st season following an abrupt cancellation back in 2010. ProducerDick Wolfand writer-showrunnerRick Eidwill both return for the new installment, which currently has no release date. The new season will of course focus on “the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.” The move is a dream come true for Wolf, who didn’t get to deliver a proper send-off for the series....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Lance Jones

Moonlighting Creator Teases Big Announcement This Wednesday

The creator ofMoonlightinghas taken to social media to raise speculation that a reboot of the 1980s comedy-drama may be in the works.Glenn Gordon Caronrevealed on Twitter that he’d met up with Disney and a big announcement was coming will be made on Wednesday. Rumors about a potential reboot have been circulating for years with the idea facing numerous challenges. Fans of the show have long demanded a return ofMoonlighting, but to date, it has only remained as speculation and rumors… that is until now....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Leah Pena

My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea Trailer Animates the End

If you combined aJohn Hughes' high school drama (and humor) with the apocalyptic vision (and humor) ofThis Is the Endin the art styling (and … humors?) ofHieronymus Bosch, you’d have something resemblingMy Entire High School Sinking into the Sea. The first trailer for this mouthful of a movie title does a fantastic job at teasing the story, a darkly comic tale of social class warfare set in the chaotic and contentious halls of a high school, all presented as an animated Hellscape....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Brandon Fritz