“Top Gun: Maverick” Reviews Soar High
Full reviews for the long-delayed and long-awaited "Top Gun" sequel are out and the reaction has been akin to the social media reaction so...
Were Oscar Fan Polls Impacted By Bots?
A new report at The Wrap alleges that the Academy's 'Fan Favorite' and 'Cheer Moment' poll winners announced during this year's Oscars telecast may...
15 TV Series Cancelled By CW, CBS & NBC
With the network upfronts set to begin shortly, time has run out for various TV series 'on the bubble' and so cancellations are expected...
Disney+ Subscribers Surge In Q1 2022
While Netflix made major waves over its loss of subscribers for the first calendar quarter of 2022, its chief rival Disney+ had no such...
“Avatar” Sequel Trailer Draws Major Views
The online release of the teaser trailer for James Cameron's sci-fi sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water" on Monday drew a lot of eyeballs.
Disney...
Photos: Pratt, Kitsch In “Terminal List” Series
Amazon Prime has premiered a new batch of photos from its big-budget action series "The Terminal List" led by Chris Pratt.
Based on Jack...
“Percy Jackson” Author Slams Casting Backlash
Author Rick Riordan has condemned social media trolls and the racist backlash over the casting of young actress Leah Sava Jeffries in the role...
Ncuti Gatwa Is The New “Doctor Who”
The BBC has announced that 29-year-old Rwandan-Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa, best known for his role as fan favourite Eric Effiong in Netflix's popular "Sex...
Raimi Teases More “Darkman” Could Happen
Out doing promotional rounds for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," filmmaker Sam Raimi revealed that a new take on his first superhero...
Activision Talks “Call of Duty” Missed Sales
Activision Blizzard has partly blamed the WW2 setting of "Call of Duty: Vanguard" for that game failing to meet its sales expectations.
The most recent...
“Black Adam” Delay Due To VFX Backlog
The other week came the news that Warner Bros. Pictures was pushing back its DC movie release slate by several months with a film...
“Fast X” Could Cost Up To $300 Million
Following writer/director Justin Lin's abrupt exit last month and yesterday's news of French filmmaker Louis Leterrier being the favorite to replace him, more details...
Sam Raimi Talks Scrapped “Spider-Man 4”
Over a decade ago, filmmaker Sam Raimi was set to helm a fourth Tobey Maguire-led "Spider-Man" movie for Sony Pictures and at the...
What’s Arriving On Screens: May 2022
Here we continue a new monthly section that will offer a quick go-to list of what’s coming to cinemas, VOD & SVOD services, and...
Marvel’s Feige Planning Next Decade Of MCU
Disney took to CinemaCon this morning to show off their wares, a big portion of which was its two Marvel Studios Summer 2022 releases...
“Avatar” Sequel Gets Title, Sets Teaser
As part of its CinemaCon presentation this morning, Disney Studios has confirmed "Avatar: The Way of Water" as the title of the first of...
Study: Summer ’22 Cinema Looking Good
Movie ticketing service Fandango has released their second annual Moviegoing Trends & Insights Study and the results should please exhibitors attending CinemaCon this coming...
Kurtzman Talks “The Mummy” Reboot Failure
Five years on, the legacy of the Alex Kurtzman-directed 2017 reboot of "The Mummy" is one of failure.
The film was a flop with critics,...
CNN+ To Shut Down After One Month
Less than one month after it launched, streaming service CNN+ will wind down operations as Warner Bros. Discovery retools its streaming strategy.
Launched on March...
“Stranger Things” S4 Cost $30M Per Ep?
The fourth season of Netflix's "Stranger Things" arrives soon and carries with it not only outsized expectations but an outsized budget as well.
According to...
“Mindhunter” S3 Would’ve ‘Gone Hollywood’
Though the third season of David Fincher's serial killer series "Mindhunter" is almost certainly never going to happen, those involved have talked about what...
Netflix Planning Ad-Supported Cheaper Plans
Netflix is planning to roll out less expensive advertising-supported plans (AVOD) alongside its subscription plans (SVOD).
As part of some not so great results as...
Netflix Loses Subscribers, Talks Crackdown
Netflix shares have taken a hit of almost 25% in after-hours trading after it was reported the streaming giant lost 200,000 subscribers globally in...
Nicolas Cage Stands By His VOD Film Era
Around a decade ago, just after a celebrated turn in "Kick Ass," Nicolas Cage started what would come to be known as his era...
State of Streaming Play: April 2022
A common complaint is that there are far too many streaming services out there and monthly spending on them, even with bundle discounts, can...
Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Is Done
It's official, Discovery and WarnerMedia have closed their $43 billion merger deal which ends AT&T short-lived marriage with the Time Warner empire.
The new...
Mann Talks Cinematic TV & More “Heat”
Many cinema auteurs have embraced television in recent years in ways they wouldn't have considered 10-15 years ago. Others got their start in...
Will Smith Banned From Oscars For A Decade
The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have ruled that actor/producer Will Smith will not be able to...
Streaming Demand Still Rising In 2022
One oft-repeated line of thinking was that when the COVID-19 pandemic died down and vaccines were distributed, the massive surge in demand in 2020...
“Return to Monkey Island” Set For 2022
Devolver Digital has announced "Return to Monkey Island," a new game in the iconic franchise which will arrive later this year.
This will mark the...