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Leading pay-tv and broadband provider Charter Communications says its internal probe into a June 15 attack on its network in Van Nuys, CA has determined it was “an act of domestic terrorism.”

Citing “the nature of the fiber cuts, extent of damage and makeup of impacted customers,” the company called for stronger federal and state legislation to protect first responders, military bases and other institutions.

The early morning attack saw 13 cables severed, spanning more than 2600 individual fibers, a Charter investigation found. The cuts affected emergency services, including a U.S. military base, emergency dispatch and 911 communication services, and local fire and police departments. Also hit were financial institutions, court buildings, healthcare facilities and hospitals, educational institutions, as well as cell towers providing mobile services.

In all, more than 50,000 residential customers and more than 500 business customers lost service for up to 30 hours, Charter said. Citing industry research, the company said that between...

There’s renewed interest in the life and career of Paul Reubens thanks to the critically acclaimed two-part documentary Pee-Wee as Himself from HBO Max.

The film, from filmmaker Matt Wolf, recently hit the streamer after a world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Wolf worked closely with Reubens in pulling together the project, culled from more than 40 hours of on-camera interviews and 1,000 hours of archival footage and shaped over what turned out to be an emotional rollercoaster lasting four years.

On the heels of Sundance revealing the 2025 lineup last December, The Hollywood Reporter happened to be on Zoom with Joe Manganiello to discuss the latest season of his buzzy new reality competition series Deal or No Deal Island. As the interview was winding down, THR asked Manganiello about the documentary and Reubens, someone he got to know quite well when he filmed a starring role in Netflix’s 2016 film Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday.

Loosely inspired by the real-life Mountain Meadows Massacre, Netflix’s limited series, American Primeval, tells the story of Sara Rowell and her young son, Devin, who get caught up in the crossfire between the Mormon Militia and the settlers. Sara was going to see her husband in Crooks Springs, California, and she needed a guide who could help her cross the Utah Territory. At Fort Bridger, unable to find a guide, Sara and Devin joined Jacob Pratt and his Mormon group, who were headed in the same direction. While traveling West towards California, the mother-son duo finally came across the Baker–Fancher party, a wagon train, who had set up a camp at Mountain Meadows where the real-life massacre took place on 7th September 1857.

The Attack on the Wagon Train

Moments after Sara and Jacob’s arrival, James Wolsey (fictional), an officer of the Nauvoo Legion, a state-authorized Mormon militia,...

Netflix's romantic comedy, When the Stars Gossip features a large ensemble of actors who give great performances. Directed by It's Okay to Not Be Okay's Park Shin-woo, the romantic K-drama follows the love story between a space tourist and an astronaut. When the Stars Gossip is also the first Korean Earth-to-space romance and includes stunning visuals, complex characters, and an engaging plot.

The Netflix K-drama premiered on the streaming platform on January 4, 2025, with two new episodes planned to release on Saturday and Sunday every week. When the Stars Gossip has 16 episodes, which will delve further into the space romance with the finale set for the end of February. K-dramas are famous for having incredible characters, and When the Stars Gossip is no exception.

When The Stars Gossip's Characters & Actors

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The independent production company A24 has developed a reputation for releasing a wide variety of widely acclaimed films, but A24 horror movies remain a highlight for the company. It’s unlikely that any company can claim to have had a bigger impact on the horror genre in the past decade than A24. After putting its name on the map in the 2010s, A24 went on to release several different movies each year, but it remains mostly known for its contributions to the horror genre.

A24 releases include some of the most talked-about horror movies of the past decade, such as Hereditary, Midsommar, and The Lighthouse. A24 horror movies have revolutionized the horror genre in the post-2010 years, bringing a new era to horror and introducing social and cultural themes that are highly relevant to modern society. When it comes to A24 horror movies, they specialize in both smart and high-brow...

Plot: Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White. Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.

Review: Interior Chinatown is an interesting approach to telling a meta-fictional story. Rather than breaking the fourth wall or setting a story within a story, this series takes the approach of interconnecting characters often relegated to the background and showing how they can break free of their stereotypical and cliche constraints to...

Hulu rolled out the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of it’s new series “Interior Chinatown” on Wednesday night. The stars gathered at the Linwood Dunn Theater and Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford was there to speak with executive producer/director Taika Waititi, creator Charles Yu and the cast. Watch our full red carpet coverage above.

Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural called “Black & White.” Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what...

Psychological horror possesses a unique ability to infiltrate viewers' minds, using subtle dread and mental manipulation in place of classic jump scares. While modern films continue to explore similar themes, some of the most disturbing psychological horror films from before the year 2000 remain deeply haunting folk horror movies or films devoid of classic monsters. This proves that true terror often stems from psychological torment and suspense rather than outlandish visual effects or gore.

By focusing on everything from twisted family relationships to mounting paranoia, these titles laid the foundation for some of the best psychological horror movies, showcasing a staying power that keeps them relevant decades later. Through skilled direction, compelling performances, and themes tapping into basic human fears, they unsettle audiences as effectively today as they did when they were released. Although contemporary horror reflects their influence, these originals, and often cult horror movies, retain a distinctive potency that hasnt yet faded.

Hulu has unveiled the trailer for its new limited series “Interior Chinatown” from executive producers Charles Yu and Taika Waititi. Based on Yu’s novel of the same name, all 10 episodes will be available to stream Nov. 19.

According to the official synopsis, “the show follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural called ‘Black & White.’ Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.”

Cast members include Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao and Diana Lin.

Series creator...

Taika Waititi and Charles Yu brings us a new reluctant hero in the new action comedy series Interior Chinatown. Hulu has just sent over the trailer, which features Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao, and Diana Lin. The limited series is executive produced by Taika Waititi (who also directed the pilot) and Charles Yu (creator and showrunner). The series premieres with all ten episodes on November 19, 2024.

The official synopsis reads,

“Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called ‘Black & White.’ Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to...

Jimmy O. Yang doesn’t code for Erlich Bachman no more.

On Tuesday, Hulu released the trailer for “Interior Chinatown,” its wild action-comedy series based on Charles Yu’s book of the same name. Yang, who plays a mild-mannered waiter, is about to get way in over his head.

But first, he exists in total mundanity.

“In Chinatown, nothing ever changes,” Willis Wu (Yang) says to open the trailer. “Nothing exciting ever happens to me or you or anyone we know.”

“I feel like I’m a background character in someone else’s story,” Wu continues.

Well, he’s definitely — and precisely — right about that last part.

“Interior Chinatown” follows Wu, a background character stuck in a police procedural called “Black & White.” This may sound weird, but the show has a definite “Wreck-It Ralph” vibe.

“Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables,...

“In Chinatown, nothing ever changes,” Jimmy O. Yang’s Willis Wu explains in the opening moments of the Interior Chinatown trailer.

Hulu has released the trailer and key art for the upcoming limited series, which features Taika Waititi as the pilot director and Charles Yu as the show’s creator and showrunner; the show is based on Yu’s 2020 novel. Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao and Diana Lin join Yang in the cast.

The show follows Willis, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White, according to Hulu’s logline. The synopsis continues: “Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown,...

Jimmy O. Yang is stepping out of the background and into the action in “Interior Chinatown.”

In the trailer for “Interior Chinatown,” Yang’s Willis Wu laments that he lives a relatively simple life, feeling like a background character as he works at a restaurant in Chinatown, when in fact, he has unknowingly been relegated to the background of a police procedural titled “Black & White.”

“Nothing ever changes — nothing exciting ever happens to me or you or anyone we know,” Yang’s Willis tells to his coworker and friend, found in Ronny Chieng. “I feel like I’m a background character in someone else’s story.”

Just as soon as he can blink, Willis’ fate changes as he’s plunged into the action when he inadvertently witnesses a crime outside the restaurant.

Cue Chloe Bennet’s Detective Lana Lee, who, after being solely viewed on the TV by Willis and his cowowkers,...

Michael Keaton is an Oscar-nominated actor with decades of success in Hollywood, but some of his best movies still don't get the audience they deserve. Since breaking through as a comedic actor in the 1980s, Keaton has thrived in a variety of roles. His fame reached a new peak a few years later when he starred in Beetlejuice and Batman in back-to-back years. Although he has been a bankable star for many years, he has a lot of underrated movies.

Michael Keaton's best movies showcase his talents as both a comedic actor and a performer with serious dramatic chops. He can pop up in surprising roles from time to time, since he isn't afraid to throw himself into a supporting role. Although they may not be as famous as some of his biggest hits, these are the movies in which Keaton shows a different side to himself and provides something surprising.

Casey Affleck leads the cast of Slingshot, an intriguing sci-fi thriller set among the stars. Director Mikael Håfström brings his vision to life, exploring the depths of human psychology within the vast expanse of space. Affleck plays John, an astronaut embarking on a voyage to Saturn’s moon of Titan.

His mission aboard the shuttle Odyssey-1 is to study the moon’s potential for fuel, but John faces inner turmoil that may threaten the mission. As effects from induced hibernation take hold, reality becomes distorted, and memories of his lover back on Earth, Zoe, interfere.

John is just one of a three-person crew, and tensions arise between teammates as damage to the ship comes to light. Continuing the mission or turning back involves grave risks, stressing fault lines between the characters. As their journey extends further into the solar system, strange phenomena emerge to challenge expectations.

Håfström teases out psychological mysteries,...

Ilana Glazer has set a new comedy special titled “Human Magic” at Hulu.

“Human Magic” was taped at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre in Toronto in May of this year during Glazer’s 48-city tour across the U.S. and Canada. This is their second stand-up special, following “Ilana Glazer: The Planet Is Burning,” which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2020 and saw them discuss their “thoughts on homophobes and Nazis, how crappy women’s razors are and what a joke the patriarchy is.”

Glazer is best known for “Broad City,” the Comedy Central series they co-created, co-showran and co-starred in with Abbi Jacobson. After debuting as a webseries, “Broad City” ran on Comedy Central for five seasons. In film, Glazer’s credits include co-writing and starring in Pamela Adlon’s 2024 comedy “Babes” and John Lee’s 2021 horror “False Positive.” They also played roles in “Broad City” executive...

Lily Collins' career has evolved from small, supporting roles to lead parts in high-profile films and TV shows. Despite facing critical reception, Collins' performances in films like Tolkien and Mank have been well-regarded. Emily in Paris marks Collins' most significant TV role, showcasing her range as an actress in a major series.

Lily Collins has been in a smattering of movies and TV shows since she made her debut in the industry at the age of 10. Her gateway into Hollywood was in a supporting voice-acting role in the 1999 animated film Tarzan. She got her part in that film through her famous father, British musician Phil Collins, who famously composed the music for Tarzan.

Since working alongside her dad, Collins has come to step out into more central roles in recent years. After Tarzan, her next roles came a decade later, including parts in 90210 and The Blind Side. From there,...

Netflix has tied up a deal in the $34M range for the John Lee Hancock-directed package Monsanto, we can reveal. The pic will star Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Oscar winner Laura Dern.

CAA Media Finance cut the presale after launching with Rocket Science last week. Netflix has been quieter at recent markets but is back at the table with the splashy deal.

This and Apple’s WW deal for Everest sherpa pic Tenzing are the two biggest deals to emerge from the Cannes market so far. The latter is understood to be in the $40M range.

Monsanto tells the true story of young, untried attorney Brent Wisner (Powell), who takes on a seemingly insurmountable case against the giant U.S. chemical company Monsanto on behalf of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson (Mackie) who used Monsanto’s best-known product Roundup, a wildly financially successful weed and grass pesticide killer, as part...

Transitioning the naturalistic comic sensibilities that made Better Things a success, Pamela Adlon’s feature debut Babes manages to co-opt the rhythms of a romantic comedy to explore the relationship between two best friends at opposite points of their lives.

Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) have been friends for 27 years. Married with one child and another on the way, Dawn seemingly has her life together, whereas Eden runs a yoga studio out of her apartment and doesn’t imagine settling down anytime soon. After an opening that sees Dawn go into labor during a ritual Thanksgiving-morning movie, Eden has a meet-cute with charismatic actor Claude (Stephan James). One midnight subway ride and sexual encounter later, Eden finds herself pregnant and staring down raising a baby alone. With her pregnancy she begins to increasingly lean on Dawn, who struggles with her husband Marty (Hasan Minhaj) to raise two children and balance a career.

Google is strengthening advertising ties with major media companies amid a broader push into ad-supported streaming.

In a presentation kicking off the NewFronts in New York, Google execs gave Hollywood a significant spotlight. The tech giant announced a number of partnerships with companies using its Display & Video 360 tools, including Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global.

Google also announced that it is one of the first partners to directly integrate into Disney’s Real-time Ad Exchange, or Drax. ” Kristen O’Hara, VP, Agency, Platforms & Client Solutions at Google, emceed the NewFront and recapped the day’s announcements in a blog post. The Drax integration, she said, will help advertisers target consumers directly via Disney’s streaming portfolio, “at more meaningful moments, with more speed and flexibility,” she said.

Marketers using Google’s DV360 have seen a 120% higher return on ad spend compared to third-party video bought directly and an 18% higher return...

Joe Manganiello recently said that he’s always “on the lookout for a good werewolf script” because he feels he has some unfinished business from his days of playing a werewolf on HBO series True Blood – but while we wait to see if and when he’s going to end up making a werewolf movie, Deadline reports that he has signed on to star in and produce a zombie thriller called Mountain Man.

Mountain Man is based on a series of novels written by Keith C. Blackmore. There are currently three books in that series, so if the movie is well-received there is some franchise potential here.

John Lee, whose previous credits include False Positive and Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, is set to direct the film from a screenplay by Matt Deller. Mountain Man will tell the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the...

Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.

The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.

“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”

John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.

“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”

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Ian Nathan, author of Alien Vault, Terminator Vault, Stephen King at the Movies, The Legend of Mad Max, and books about filmmakers James Cameron, Ridley Scott, David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, the Coppolas, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and Clint Eastwood, is teaming up with Creatorvc, the production company behind documentaries like the In Search of Darkness trilogy, In Search of Tomorrow, and First Person Shooter to bring us a new documentary called Aliens Expanded, a 4-hour examination of writer/director James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. Copies are available for pre-order through Aliens-Expanded.com, and they say if you get in your order before May 5th you’ll get your name in the credits. Digital copies are expected to be delivered in June, with physical copies shipping out in July.

Featuring interviews with Cameron, Aliens cast members Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein,...

Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee is facing accusations today from the city Ethics Commission of violating governmental ethics laws by accepting and failing to report excessive gifts, including some received during a trip to Las Vegas in 2017 that he took along with former Councilman Mitch Englander.

In 2020. Englander pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison for lying to federal investigators looking into his alleged receipt of excessive cash and gifts. Lee served as Englander’s chief of staff prior to being elected to the City Council.

“In 2016 and 2017, including during a 2017 trip to Las Vegas, Lee accepted multiple gifts from a businessperson and a developer, most of which exceeded the gift limit,” maintains a statement from the city Ethics Commission. “Lee failed to publicly disclose those gifts on the California statement of economic interests (Form 700) that he was required to file when he left city service, and he...

One week after it voted to install fencing on Mulholland to block some views of the sign and protect pedestrians, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a motion seeking to potentially prohibit tour bus operations in hillside neighborhoods in proximity to the Hollywood Sign.

The council voted 11-0 to approve a motion instructing the Department of Transportation to report within 120 days on possibly prohibiting tour bus operations in the area bounded by Barham Boulevard, the ridgeline of the Santa Monica Mountains, Western Canyon Road, Franklin Avenue and U.S. Route 101.

Council members Eunisses Hernandez, John Lee, Tim McOsker and Current Price were absent during the vote.

Specifically, the motion seeks to address concerns regarding public safety in the neighborhoods of Hollywood Knolls, Hollywood Dell, Lake Hollywood, Hollywoodland, Beachwood Canyon and Oaks that sit adjacent to the Hollywood Sign.

According to the motion, introduced by Councilwoman Nithya Raman, who represents the Fourth District,...

Back in 2010, screenwriter director Lee Jeong-beom's “The Man from Nowhere” which starred Won Bin, was the highest grossing film in South Korea. Best known for its amazing and thrilling action sequences, the film had fans longing for more from Lee. Therefore it is not really a surprise that he would follow it up with yet another action thriller that featured even more spectacular action but with a similar theme.

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South Korean screen veteran Jang Dong-gun, best known for “Friends” (2001) and “Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War” (2004) and one of the country's most recognized and bankable stars plays Gon, a Korean-born but raised in America hitman. As it happens, a Korean company man is selling information to the Russians in the back room of a nightclub. Assigned to retrieve it, Gon calmly shows up and effortlessly takes out everyone there but...

The late, great comedian Paul Reubens first started developing his popular Pee-wee Herman character while working for the Groundlings, a comedy troupe in Los Angeles. They famously encouraged comedians to invent wild, outsize characters that would provide comedy in any situation they entered. Reubens' Pee-wee character caught the attention of the local -- then the national -- comedy scene, leading to a long-running live show. Eventually, Pee-wee became the star of three feature films. Tim Burton's "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" was released in 1985, Randal Kleiser's "Big Top Pee-wee" was released in 1988, and John Lee's "Pee-wee's Big Holiday" was released on Netflix in 2016. 

The third of those films came after Reubens had experienced multiple career highs and lows, having starred in a hit TV series, then having retreated from the public eye in the 1990s because of a very public arrest. Reubens returned to film in a big way...

The thoroughly dark world of Boston Teran comes to life in an exclusive God is a Bullet clip. The crime thriller centers on quiet and devout detective Bob Hightower as he embarks down a vicious rabbit hole to find the satanic cult that kidnapped his daughter after murdering his ex-wife and her new husband. Hightower has to turn to the sole escapee, Case, in the hopes of finding them before they disappear for good. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Maika Monroe lead the movie's star-studded cast that also includes Karl Glusman, Jamie Foxx, Jones, Ethan Suplee and Jonathan Tucker.

Ahead of its digital and on demand premiere, Screen Rant can present an exclusive God is a Bullet clip.

The video, as seen above, introduces audiences to Jones' Maureen Bacon, the unhappy wife of Paul Johansson's John Lee. The God is a Bullet clip picks up with the two in the midst of an argument,...

A movie about a pair of unlikely friends teaming up to infiltrate a cult is always going to rest on two things: the friends having chemistry and the cult being interesting. You’d really prefer to have both of those elements working for you, but a filmmaker can get by as long as one of them is strong. Unfortunately for everyone involved, “God Is a Bullet” has neither.

Nick Cassavetes’ adaptation of Boston Teran’s novel of the same name is an ambitious mess that features wild highs (a snake doing meth!) and impossibly dull lows (most everything else). Overly long and gratuitously violent, the bloated revenge thriller seems obsessed with reminding us of how much evil is in the world without showing the slightest bit of interest in explaining how it got there.

The one thing everyone in Detective Bob Hightower’s (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) life can agree on is...

Revenge thrillers tend to be most effective when they’re lean and mean. Such is definitely not the case with the new film from writer-director Nick Cassavetes, his first since 2014’s The Other Woman. Based on Boston Teran’s well-received 1999 novel, God Is a Bullet squanders its provocative premise with a ridiculously bloated running time (155 minutes, and you feel every one of them) and gratuitous violence that lends a cartoonish sheen to a story aspiring to gritty realness. Despite its talented cast, who demonstrate a willingness to go for broke in their portrayals, the film comes across like a pretentious version of an ‘80s-era Charles Bronson actioner.

Actually, Bronson would have been perfect for the role of detective Bob Hightower (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), whose ex-wife and her new husband are brutally murdered by the members of a cult who seemed to have watched The Hills Have Eyes too many times. In...

9-1-1 fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 6 Episode 18 episode titled Pay It Forward!

Find out everything you need to know about the Pay It Forward episode of 9-1-1, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

9-1-1 Pay It Forward Season 6 Episode 18 Preview

In this nerve-wracking installment, a series of freeway car accidents spirals into a catastrophic overpass collapse, putting the lives of innocent civilians and the brave members of the 118 in grave danger.

As the situation escalates, it’s up to the first responders to rise to the challenge, showcasing their courage and quick thinking in the face of adversity.

This gripping episode features Angela Bassett as LAPD patrol sergeant Athena Grant, Peter Krause as firefighter Bobby Nash, and Jennifer Love Hewitt as 9-1-1 operator Maddie Buckley, Oliver Stark as firefighter Evan “Buck” Buckley,...

The trailer for God Is a Bullet, Nick Cassavetes' latest film, has just dropped. Inspired by actual events and based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Boston Teran, the film follows a detective (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) on the hunt for his missing daughter. Following the murder of his ex-wife and his daughter's kidnapping, detective Bob Hightower looks to infiltrate a Satanic cult to save his daughter. The detective links up with a cult escapee, portrayed by a tattooed Maika Monroe, who attempts to aid him in his efforts. The action-packed trailer, which you can watch below, teases a savage ride.

With a slight spoiler alert, the trailer reveals that Detective Hightower does eventually find his daughter alive, who asks her father to "kill them, kill all of them." Complete chaos ensues with weapons, explosions, and a screaming, maniacal cult leader.

According to God Is a Bullet's official synopsis,...

Summer is the time to savor books, and with audiobooks, you can enjoy the latest celebrity biography or literary sensation on a road trip or long plane ride. What could be better company for a long solitary stroll in nature than immersing yourself in the four-century long saga of “Sea of Tranquility” or listening to the intimate yet humorous confessions of Molly Shannon while on an extended train ride?

These aren’t the typical beach reads — instead you’ll find food for thought from some of entertainment’s most fascinating personalities, like Bob Odenkirk and Shannon, in-depth looks at entertainment icons like Nicolas Cage and “Mad Max” and the latest works from stars of the literary world like Ocean Vuong, Otessa Moshfegh and Bolu Babalola. Looking for the audio version of a page-turner? For a hard-to-put down mystery, try “Two Nights in Lisbon” with a dash of international intrigue or...

The once vibrant Hong Kong film industry is struggling to recover from the effects of Covid and related problems, a local report has warned.

The report identified problems with theatrical box office, local production, co-production with mainland China and film investment.

The Motion Picture Industry Association and Hong Kong Box Office Ltd. regular half year report showed that cinemas in the city had been closed for 104 days this year, including Chinese New Year and Easter, both normally peak periods. Capacity restrictions remain in place as city authorities waver between trying to reopen the economy and a ‘dynamic zero’ Covid policy.

Actual cinema revenues in the first six month were little changed at HK357 million (45.5 million), compared with HK376 million (47.9 million). But only because the first half of 2021 was similarly affected by restrictions and cinemas were only open for 48 days.

The organizations note that box office takings were 66 lower than the...

If you've read my work on Daily Dead or listened to my ramblings on the Corpse Club podcast, then you might be aware of my deep love for Dance of the Dead, Gregg Bishop's midnight movie masterpiece that blended prom, zombies, and the music of Pat Benatar (via a great cover) into one of the most memorable rentals I ever enjoyed from Blockbuster. When I saw that Joe Ballarini, the screenwriter of Dance of the Dead, had written a new book (for children and adults) called A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, I knew that I had to talk with him about it, and I recently had the great pleasure of doing just that.

In addition to A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting—the first in a planned three-book series from Katherine Tegen Books (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers)—Ballarini also discussed his plans for the future installments in...

Director John Lee seems, at first, to be an odd fit for a Pee-wee Herman movie. With writing and directing credits that include Wonder Showzen, Inside Amy Schumer, Broad City, and The Heart, She Holler, Lee seems to exist in a darker, more pointed universe than the colorful, silly world of Paul Reubens‘ iconic character. But as […]

The post ‘Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’ Director John Lee on Being the Right Kind of Monster [SXSW Interview] appeared first on /Film.

A quick note: my computer finally gave up the ghost last week, and I’ve spent the past five or so days scrambling to get back up and running. I’ve never gone this long without posting at HitFix, not since we began the site, and it’s a disconcerting feeling to just watch pop culture flow by without having the tools be part of the conversation. It’s amazing how ingrained it is at this point, and even when I’m working as hard as I can, I still always feel like there’s more that I’d like to write and publish than I’m able to actually accomplish. Case in point: I was hoping to publish this review last Friday night after my sons joined me and my girlfriend for an evening built around the Netflix premiere of Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, directed by John Lee. One...

"Didn't you ever wonder what life is like outside Fairville?" "Nope. You know I don't want to go anywhere, or try anything new!" Netflix has debuted the first trailer for the return of Pee-wee Herman, played by Paul Reubens, titled Pee-wee's Big Holiday. This is the first real Pee-wee movie since Big Top Pee-wee in 1988 and Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985, so this has been a long time in the making. In this new movie, Pee-wee decides to leave his home town and go on adventure in search of actor Joe Manganiello (seen in Magic Mike Xxl, What to Expect When You're Expecting), who shows up to get a milkshake at the start. This looks like it should be quite fun, especially if you're a fan of Pee-wee that has been awaiting his return. Here's the first official trailer for John Lee's Pee-wee's Big Holiday, direct from Netflix's YouTube: In Pee-wee's Big Holiday,...

Pee-wee Herman, the delightfully chirpy man-child that he is, hatches a plan for a grand adventure in the first full-length trailer for Netflix’s feature, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday.

Having portrayed the character for more than 30 years, Paul Reubens is practically synonymous with the childlike Pee-wee, and today’s snippet only showcases more of that signature, innocent charm. The remainder of the cast will be rounded out by Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike Xxl), Alia Shawkat and Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Stephanie Beatriz.

As the title suggests, Big Holiday will see Reubens’ character finally journey beyond the idyllic borders of Fairville. Buoyed by his newfound confidence – thanks in no part to Manganiello’s devilishly handsome stranger – he sets out on an impromptu road trip, crossing paths with angry bank robbers along the way.

Here’s the official synopsis via Netflix:

The new film stars the beloved fun-loving hero of TV, stage and film,...

For those of us that grew up in the 80s (and spent their teen years living in video stores in the 90s) Paul Reubens and his creation Pee-Wee Herman were something of an icon. Well it’s been almost 30 years since the release of Big Top Pee-Wee – which debuted in 1988 – and now, Now, we have a brand new Pee-Wee movie to enjoy. And it’s all thanks to Netflix!

Set to debut on Netflix on March 18th, Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday is a brand-new story featuring the fun-loving manchild having yet another wild and wacky adventure. This time round Reubens is joined by Joe Manganiello, Stephanie Beatriz, Alia Shawkat, David Arquette, Leo Fitzpatrick, Janina Gavankar and McKenzie Marsh.

A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny. Reubens teams up with Judd Apatow (Anchorman, Bridesmaids) to produce,...

Pee-wee Herman embarks on his next great adventure in the funny and fetching first trailer for the new Netflix film, Pee-wee's Big Holiday.

The clip finds Paul Reubens' beloved character living the life and working as a cook at a diner in a tiny, idyllic town, when a burly biker (Joe Manganiello) arrives and convinces him to take a vacation. From there, things get very silly, very quickly.

Pee-wee finds himself stranded after giving up his car to a trio of bank robbers, and the trailer offers a series...

"You know I don't want to go anywhere or try anything new!" Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) declares in the trailer for his new Netflix movie, "Pee-wee's Big Holiday." Well, Joe Manganiello has something to say about that.

The "Magic Mike" star plays a super cool, motorcycle-riding, chocolate milkshake-drinking guy who blows into town and challenges Pee-wee to leave it. "You have a choice to make: Stick around here or live a little." Pee-wee decides to live a little, and embarks on an epic road trip, filled with zany misadventures and colorful characters.

It's been nearly 30 years since the last Pee-wee movie, and director John Lee has said that this one has "very little plot," which is for the best. It's more about seeing how Pee-wee interacts with new environments, like New York City, Amish country, and the woods, and with the variety of people he meets along the way.

"Pee-wee's Big Holiday...

"You know I don't want to go anywhere or try anything new!" Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens) declares in the trailer for his new Netflix movie, "Pee-wee's Big Holiday." Well, Joe Manganiello has something to say about that.

The "Magic Mike" star plays a super cool, motorcycle-riding, chocolate milkshake-drinking guy who blows into town and challenges Pee-wee to leave it. "You have a choice to make: Stick around here or live a little." Pee-wee decides to live a little, and embarks on an epic road trip, filled with zany misadventures and colorful characters.

It's been nearly 30 years since the last Pee-wee movie, and director John Lee has said that this one has "very little plot," which is for the best. It's more about seeing how Pee-wee interacts with new environments, like New York City, Amish country, and the woods, and with the variety of people he meets along the way.

"Pee-wee's Big Holiday...

Last month we brought you a teaser for Pee-wee's Big Holiday, and now the first full-length trailer has been released for the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced comedy, featuring a bunch of new footage. Paul Reubens is back as Pee-wee Herman in the Netflix original movie, which was co-written by Reubens and Paul Rust, and directed by John Lee (Broad City, Wonder Showzen). The film will follow Pee-wee as... Read More...

Paul Reubens is back as Pee-wee Herman in the full-length trailer for Pee-wee's Big Holiday! Get ready for his biggest adventure yet. Tried of his dull life, Pee-wee decided to head for the Big Apple, and has one heck of a time trying to get there. This new comedy from producer Judd Apatow will have its world premiere at the SXSW Festival this spring before it streams on Netflix March 18.

In Pee-wee's Big Holiday, a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny. Joe Manganiello is the sexy stranger, who rides a mean hog and only drinks chocolate milkshakes. Pee-Wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) unique morning ritual is finaly broken so he can set off for a cross country road trip that will bring him face to face with some of the world's craziest people. It will...

Netflix has released the teaser trailer for their original new film Pee-wee Herman's Big Holiday, which you can check out below.

In Pee-wee Herman's Big Holiday, a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny.

The film stars Pee-wee Herman, Joe Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike Xxl), Jessica Pohly (Stalker), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) and Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and was directed by John Lee (Wonder Showzen, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday).

Paul Reubens and Paul Rust (Love, Arrested Development) wrote the film, that was produced by Reubens and Judd Apatow (Trainwreck, Bridesmaids).

Pee-wee Herman's Big Holiday hits Netflix on March 18, 2016.

Pee-wee Herman hasn't headlined a feature film since 1988's "Big Top Pee-wee," but that's all about to change next month with the release of "Pee-wee's Big Holiday," which finds our lovable character hitting the road in an epic adventure full of bank robbers, snake farms and religious communes. Read More: Watch: Pee-wee Has Some Really Exciting News to Share in 'Big Holiday' Teaser Written by its star Paul Reubens and directed by John Lee, the film will make its debut first at the annual South By Southwest Film Festival in mid-March, before becoming available to stream on Netflix beginning March 18. The official synopsis reads: "In 'Pee-wee’s Big Holiday,' a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday in this epic story of friendship and destiny." The film also stars Joe Manganiello ("Magic Mike") and Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development"). Watch the official...

It's been 30 years since Paul Reubens' Pee-wee Herman had his first big-screen journey in "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," and now, decades later, he's back with "Pee-wee's Big Holiday." While we're living in an era of nostalgia-driven reboots, they haven't always panned out (see last weekend's "Zoolander 2"), but it seems the filmmakers here are keeping things simple and not trying to stir up the formula too much. “It always seems best when Pee-wee has very little plot — his movies probably have the least plot in the history of cinema," director John Lee told USA Today. "Why not embrace that?" Read More: Judd Apatow Produced 'Pee-Wee's Big Holiday' Headed To Netflix Indeed, the Judd Apatow-produced movie finds Pee-wee traveling across the country to befriend a stranger (Joe Manganiello), and that's about the whole sum of the premise, allowing for the character to have no shortage of detours along the way.

With a smile and that signature bowtie in tow, Netflix has premiered the latest trailer for Paul Reubens’ feature film Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday, which is now on course to debut on the streaming platform on March 18.

That’s right, Pee-Wee Herman is ready to spread his wings by going on his first-ever vacation, and it’s one that promises thrills and spills aplenty. In today’s all-too-brief teaser, we see the iconic character wake up and prepare for a new day in a way that would make Wallace and Gromit proud. But that’s just the start, according to the official synopsis (see below), Big Holiday will push our protagonist beyond the four walls of his eccentric abode, one brimming with nine kinds of gadgets and gizmos, after a fleeting encounter with a mysterious stranger.

Beyond that, plot details are being kept under wraps for now. What we do...

With a HBO special, Emmy award winning series, and two major motion pictures under his belt, everyone’s favourite bowtie wearing, mad cap nice guy will be returning to our screens with Netflix original movie Pee-wee’s Big Holiday. As the title suggests, Pee-wee will embark on his first holiday after a fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger, but fear not Playhouse fans, as the below teaser trailer shows his gadget filled, Rube Goldberg inspired funhouse will be in full effect. Directed by Wonder Showzen’s John Lee (so the craziness is in good hands), Pee-wee’s Big Holiday is written by Ruebens and Paul Rust (co-creator and star of another upcoming Netflix original, Love), with Ruebens joining Judd Apatow on producing duties. Following a premiere at this years SXSW in March, Pee-wee’s Big Holiday hits the streaming service Friday, March 18th at 12:01pm Pt in America, and...