Author: David Grove

April 5, 2000 was a momentous day in comedy historical past. That evening, “Saturday Night time Stay” paid tribute to Blue Oyster Cult’s 1976 jam “(Don’t Worry) The Reaper” and one iconic little bit of percussion. The cowbell. The hit music, a latter-day little bit of psychedelia, infamously had a repeated cowbell on the observe. Within the sketch, which after all anybody studying this has seen, Christopher Walken‘s supposedly legendary producer “Bruce Dickerson” retains beseeching cowbell participant Gene Frenkle (Will Ferrell, in a too-tight shirt) to play extra emphatically: “I gotta a fever, and the one prescription is extra cowbell.”…

Star Wars could happen in a galaxy far, distant, but it surely’s not afraid of operating round in circles. Ahsoka, the most recent live-action Disney+ sequence starring Rosario Dawson, has already featured a bevy of iconic faces, most notably Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker aka Darth Vader. Nevertheless, sequence creator and showrunner Dave Filoni isn’t finished recruiting former Star Wars actors for his flagship streaming present. Whereas many followers by no means anticipated the prequel period to make a resurgence prior to now few years, the most recent growth surrounding Ahsoka will shock them probably the most. The present is…

The next article comprises spoilers as much as Episode 4 of The Traitors Season 3.We’re solely 4 episodes into Season 3 of the US model of The Traitors, and the present arguably dropped its most stunning episode thus far. The spotlight was an electrical roundtable showdown between Boston Rob and Bob The Drag Queen, which included all the pieces from direct traitor accusations to mean-spirited feedback about Zac Efron’s performing skills. Whether or not they had been pleased with the end result or not, followers hit up social to rant and rave about what occurred, and never surprisingly, lots of…

With “Wolf Man,” director Leigh Whannell (“The Invisible Man”) wished a grounded, real-world, post-COVID reinvention of the basic Common monster. As a substitute of the normal lupine curse and furry transformation each full moon, he envisioned it attacking the sufferer like a virus in progressive phases. Bodily, he was drawn extra to David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” than John Landis’ “An American Werewolf in London.” Whannell’s “Wolf Man” finds stay-at-home dad Blake (Christopher Abbott) being attacked by an unseen creature when returning to his household farmhouse with spouse Charlotte (Julie Garner) and daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth). They barricade themselves inside; nonetheless,…

The Human Centipede, Tom Six’s divisive physique horror franchise, will arrive with its healthful three entries on a platform completely curated for horror followers. For those who occur to have Betelgeuse’s style for horror, starting Feb. 24, followers of the disgusting franchise that will get funnier with each sequel, will be capable to stream not one, not two, however all three Human Centipede movies on Shudder (or AMC+, because it additionally has the Shudder content material in a separate part). For those who’re into very compelling historic dramas based mostly on truth, then you’ll want to go away this publish…

There’s been a number of chatter about HBO and Warner Bros. remaking J.Okay. Rowling’s beloved wizarding collection roughly 15 years after the ultimate film within the franchise got here out. Some persons are pumped concerning the upcoming Harry Potter TV series, and a few are opposed, however in case you have been to ask unique franchise director Chris Columbus how he feels, he’d inform you it’s an ideal concept. When you want any convincing, he additionally shared the rationale why he thinks making a present for these with a Max Subscription will actually work, and it truthfully checks out.Per Columbus,…

Hey, the planet’s known as Pandora. There’ve gotta be some surprises in James Cameron‘s cinematic field which may go away viewers unsettled, proper? That’s what’s crossed the director’s thoughts, anyway, whereas winding down post-production on “Avatar: Hearth and Ash,” the third installment of his area saga about ruthless capitalists displacing the indigenous Na’vi of their rapacious quest for Unobtanium. In a brand new interview with Empire, Cameron famous that he’s effectively forward of the place the primary sequel, “The Manner of Water,” was within the leadup to its 2022 launch. The movies had been principally shot over 5 years in…

The DCU is formally set to launch later this summer time with James Gunn’s Superman, the extremely anticipated reboot of the long-lasting character that’s already breaking data. Nevertheless, that does not imply upcoming DC tasks will probably be relegated to 1 cinematic universe. Matt Reeves’ epic crime saga, that includes The Batman, stays outdoors of the DCU, regardless of hypothesis stating in any other case. And to curb any potential confusion from audiences, the co-head of DC Studios has confirmed that Elseworld spinoffs may have a definite intro sequence. Gunn went to Threads to reply a fan’s query as to…

A number of days in the past, information broke that Milly Alcock’s Supergirl can be showing within the upcoming Superman adaptation. As well as, we acquired some casting information on her household. Extra particularly, we had been instructed veterans David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham can be enjoying her mother and father. Most followers appeared fairly happy with the brand new developments, however there was a really vocal minority on social media who all appeared to have the identical criticism: what number of freakin’ characters are going to be in James Gunn’s Superman film?I get. Imagine me. I get it. There…

Tobey Maguire ’s Spider-Man is again…however not in the way in which followers had maybe hoped. The previous web-slinger, who led his personal Marvel trilogy for director Sam Raimi earlier than returning to the function 14 years later for 2021’s Spider-Man: No Approach Dwelling within the MCU, is getting his personal LEGO set in spite of everything these years. Maguire and Raimi’s Spider-Man sequel, Spider-Man 2, is someway now greater than 20 years previous. The comedian e book outing remains to be thought of the most effective ever made, with one of many film’s finest sequences now being immortalized in…