Author: David Grove
As we await who would be the subsequent SNL hosts when the sketch comedy present’s fiftieth season picks again up within the 2025 TV premiere schedule, it feels like comic and rapper Katt Williams isn’t anticipating a name from NBC. After he was the topic of quite a few skits over time, he shared his ideas on the impressions of him and the one criticism he has about being parodied.Forged members like Jay Pharoah and Ego Nwodim have portrayed the character, who has his identify on one of many nice comedy specials we’ve ever seen. Drake, one of many former…
Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan could be the “Full Unknown” on the middle of James Mangold’s ’60s folks music biopic, however Dylan’s musical friends Joan Baez and Johnny Money additionally get an opportunity to shine. They’re performed by Monica Barbaro (now a SAG nominee for her efficiency) and Boyd Holbrook with a free reverence for the precise folks, with performances that, as a substitute of imitation, take cues from the music itself. They’re the moths to Dylan’s flame, however they observe their very own star on this film. “James Mangold is a superb director, and he positioned this so superbly…
Among the many many deserted film reboots to have fallen by the wayside in Hollywood in recent times, Leigh Whannell ’s remake of John Carpenter’s dystopian motion film Escape From New York is one which seems to have been misplaced within the churn. Whereas there has by no means precisely been affirmation of what occurred to the challenge based mostly on the cult basic that noticed Kurt Russell taking over the enduring position of Snake Plissken, Whannell has addressed the probabilities of him ever attending to convey the challenge again to life. Whannell is at present selling his new Common…
Bridgerton isn’t solely one of many greatest exhibits on Netflix, it’s additionally among the many prime sequence I noticed in 2024. So, I used to be completely elated to be taught that the sequence is being acknowledged on the 2025 SAG Awards. When the nominations had been introduced on Wednesday morning, not solely was the sequence given a nod within the ensemble class, however the present’s personal Girl Whistledown actress, Nicola Coughlan, was given a nod too. I like how the actress responded to the large information!Nicola Coughlan was praised by critics when Season 3 of Bridgerton got here out…
Disney is flexing its muscular tissues as one of many trade leaders in dwell streaming content material. On Wednesday on the CES Convention in Vegas, Disney executives introduced that the corporate has 157 million month-to-month energetic customers globally watching streaming exhibits with ads. That’s 157 million individuals who have ad-based subscriptions all over the world by way of Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, a formidable determine. It’s unclear what number of of these subscribers come from India and Disney’s Hotstar service, however two-thirds come from the U.S., and Disney in its most up-to-date earnings report revealed it ended the quarter with…
Ryan Reynolds appeared on the Nationwide Board of Assessment Awards gala on Jan. 7, 2025 to current Depraved with the very best movie award, Selection reviews. It was his first public look since his spouse Blake Full of life made a proper grievance towards It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni, and it is controversial her expertise fueled a few of Reynolds’s speech on the occasion. Reynolds addressed the group, which included Depraved alum Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, and director Jon M. Chu. He acknowledged: “‘Depraved’ is certainly depraved. It dares to heart two…
The Season 7 finale of Outlander is sort of right here within the 2025 TV schedule, and the penultimate episode raised the stakes nearly as excessive as they’ve ever been for Claire and Jamie. Claire was shot within the stomach, and sadly, the very best surgeon for the job of saving her life is the ailing Claire herself. Jamie was a mix of livid, devastated, and panicked, with a fairly masterful efficiency by Sam Heughan. That stated, what ought to have been a tense cliffhanger simply made me sigh forward of the finale, as a result of I am maxed…
The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences is extending its voting interval by two days and in addition delaying the announcement of the Oscars nominations till Sunday, January 19 in response to the continuing wildfires which were essentially the most damaging in Los Angeles’ historical past. AMPAS CEO Invoice Kramer despatched a message to members on Wednesday night informing of the change, specifying that voting now closes on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. PT, and the nominations announcement will in flip transfer from Friday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 19. Moreover, the Academy has postponed some screenings of…
The current wildfires in Los Angeles have pressured many shutdowns throughout town, together with film premieres, theme parks, and the Critics Alternative Awards. Since Jan. 7, 2025, excessive winds have fueled a collection of huge wildfires within the Los Angeles space which have led to tens of 1000’s of individuals being evacuated and plenty of houses being destroyed. As of this writing, the Palisades Hearth is 11,802 acres, whereas the Eaton Hearth is 10,600 acres, and neither exhibits any indicators of containment. With air high quality at harmful ranges, a wind advisory in impact, and California Governor Gavin Newsom declaring…
Being a Disneyland fan means getting used to favourite points of interest closing down. There’s nothing on the park that’s so beloved that it received’t ever get replaced, or not less than see so many modifications through the years that it turns into unrecognizable. That doesn’t imply we’ve to love it. Probably the greatest issues occurring on the resort s no extra, and I’m not completely happy about it. Storytime with Deadpool has ended.Theme park reporter Scott Gustin just lately broke the information that Deadpool and Wolverine, who’d been making common appearances at Avengers Campus at Disney California Journey since…