579 posts tagged ‘entertainment culture’
Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks take to the skies in the Masters Of The Air teaser
AV Club,
Over the last two decades, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks have frequently returned to their base-level supporters: World War II-obsessed fathers. Between Saving Private Ryan and Greyhound, Spielberg and Hanks, both together and apart, have routinely returned to the Greatest Generation and admired how they fought and… Read more...
The Masked Singer went really heavy on Bravo folks this year, huh?
The actors strike may be ending, but the toils of those forced to work in the dancing, singing, and “wearing a giant Hibiscus costume” mines continue tonight, as Fox’s The Masked Singer returned for another night of music, mediocre guesswork, and everyone pretending to be incredibly excited to see B- or C-tier human… Read more...
Hollywood stars react to end of SAG-AFTRA strike with jubilation, lots of trailer links
With news breaking tonight that the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA have finally reached a deal for a new contract—and that the SAG-AFTRA strike is officially set to end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday morning—Hollywood is reacting to the the results of an historic 118-day fight between the studios and the union. Mostly with… Read more...
SAG-AFTRA reaches tentative deal to end strike
After a grueling 118 days, the actors strike is finally over (or, at least, it will be at one minute after midnight tonight). Following a tense final few days of negotiations, SAG-AFTRA resumed strike-ending talks with AMPTP to secure a new three-year contract, and have now reportedly reached a “tentative” agreement.… Read more...
Edward Norton fought with Marvel to make a "serious" Hulk movie, which is probably why they fired him
Many lessons have been extracted from the success of Marvel’s original Iron Man over the last 15 years: Jon Favreau’s unlikely (at the time) box office winner took a B-tier comic book hero and made him the biggest name on the planet, largely by going low-key on the comic book lore, and heavy on the charisma, creating… Read more...
Time, According to the New 'Mean Girls' Trailer
Jezebel,
On October 3rd, Aaron Samuels famously told Cady Heron that it was October 3rd. And on November 8th, the rebooted Mean Girls trailer told everyone who enjoyed the original 2004 comedy that they’re old as hell. Read more...
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teaser gets even more nostalgic back in New York
A franchise powered by ectoplasm and pure nostalgia is still finding familiar ground to tread in the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire teaser trailer. The sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife takes the Spengler family from Oklahoma back to New York City, the setting for the original film. This time, NYC is frozen over. But… Read more...
Diane Keaton didn’t think Jack Nicholson would do a movie with her
Little ditty about Jack and Diane, two American actors growin’ up in Hollywoodland. Jack, he’s gonna be a movie star. Diane didn’t think Jack would star in a movie with her. Read more...