579 posts tagged ‘entertainment culture’
Meet Scott Pilgrim Takes Off's Japanese Voice Cast
Gizmodo,
Pre-release, Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off was billed as a nostalgic return for the beloved graphic novel series. Not only is creator Bryan Lee O’Malley co-writing and showrunning the show with BenDavid Grabinski, the original cast from the live-action 2010 Scott Pilgrim movie is all here reprising their original… Read more...
The week in music: Andre 3000 surprises, and Travis tops Taylor
AV Club,
André 3000 is releasing his first album in over 17 years, but the content might not be what you expect. “[Even] actually on the packaging, you’ll see it says, ‘Warning: no bars,’” he explains in a new interview with NPR. New Blue Sun, releasing on November 17, is not a rap album at all. Instead, it’s an… Read more...
The week in film: Thanksgiving's gory feast, and what's wrong with Marvel
Horror fans have been waiting more than a decade for Thanksgiving, director Eli Roth’s holiday slasher about a killer in a pilgrim mask terrorizing a small Massachusetts town. Ever since Roth’s fake trailer for the film showed up in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse, we’ve been wondering what the… Read more...
The week in TV: The Crown weighs heavy, and The Curse comes to life
[Editor’s note: This review contains spoilers of the first episode of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.] Read more...
The week in entertainment news: Matthew Perry tributes, and Young Sheldon grows up
Over the past few days, the main cast of Friends have all posted individual tributes to late actor Matthew Perry, which have ranged from hilarious to heartbreaking and everything in between. These heartfelt messages come after a short silence while the cast “[took] a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable… Read more...
The best movies to watch on Hulu right now, including The Hunger Games
Hulu, like all streaming services, adds and loses titles every month. If you see something that you want to stream, don’t assume that it will still be there two weeks or two months later when you get around to it. That show or film may hop over to another streaming service like Netflix or Amazon Prime for a few… Read more...
The Star Wars: Ahsoka Hot Toys Figure Is Battle-Ready
Former Jedi Knight and forever warrior against the dark side Ahsoka Tano gets her own fierce figure inspired by her live-action look in Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s Ahsoka. Read more...
Eli Roth's Thanksgiving Is a Dumb, Disgusting Delight
The idea for Eli Roth to make a horror movie about Thanksgiving was originally a joke. Several holidays are synonymous with Hollywood horror. Halloween, of course. Christmas has a few movies. Valentine’s Day too. But Thanksgiving? That’s so silly. Or is it? Read more...