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A new episode of the What Happened to This Horror Movie? video series has just arrived online, and in this one we’re looking back at the 2009 sci-fi disaster movie 2012 (watch it Here). To hear all about it, check out the video embedded above!

Directed by Roland Emmerich, who wrote the screenplay with Harald Kloser (who also composed the score), 2012 has the following synopsis: Earth’s billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist, world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart. The film stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton, Tom McCarthy, George Segal, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson.

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Even though it aired for seven seasons between 1997 and 2003, "Just Shoot Me!" isn't as appreciated as it should be. While it's rarely considered to be one of the best sitcoms of all time, "Just Shoot Me!" was a strong part of NBC's late-'90s sitcom lineup, following the lives of employees at a fashion magazine, namely the outspoken Maya (Laura San Giacomo) and her boss and father, Jack (George Segal).

The show's supporting cast also includes lots of great comedians, as well as a slew of guest stars like Joe Rogan, Jessica Walter, and Mark Hamill. It's even produced one of the greatest sitcom episodes of the past 30 years with "Slow Donnie," a season 3 episode featuring David Cross pre-"Arrested Development." 

Whether you agree "Just Shoot Me!" is an underrated sitcom that you should check out or not, its cast has gone on to do quite a lot since the show ended.

Ted Kotcheff, the unheralded Canadian moviemaker who moved gracefully among genres to direct such notable films as The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, has died. He was 94.

Kotcheff, who went on to spend 13 seasons as an executive producer on the gritty Dick Wolf series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, died Thursday, The Globe and Mail newspaper reported.

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), starring Richard Dreyfuss as a young hustler, is widely considered to be among the finest Canadian films ever made, and Kotcheff also directed a feature very high of the list of the best movies to come out of Australia — the harrowing thriller Wake in Fright (1971).

The Toronto native, who started his admired 60-year career directing for live television, also helmed the social satire Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), starring George Segal and Jane Fonda; the Nick Nolte-Mac Davis dark pro football drama...

Ted Kotcheff, the Canadian filmmaker who introduced moviegoers to Sylvester Stallone’s traumatized Vietnam War veteran John Rambo with “First Blood” and helmed comedies like “Weekend at Bernie’s,” “Fun With Dick and Jane” and “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” died Thursday. He was 94.

His death was confirmed by his family to Canadian publication The Globe and Mail.

After beginning his career in Canadian television and working in the U.K. industry, Kotcheff broke through, first with the Australian thriller “Wake in Fright,” then with his 1974 feature “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” a Canada-produced adaptation of Mordechai Richler’s 1959 coming-of-age novel starring then-rising star Richard Dreyfuss. The film took home the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and earned an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay (for Richler and Lionel Chetwynd), launching Kotcheff’s career in the American film industry. In later years, Kotcheff worked in the Dick Wolf...

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Dun-dun! The Law & Orderfranchise has been a part of our television landscape since 1990. The original series and its spin-offs comprise a whopping 67 seasons and over 1,300 episodes. As iconic as Law & Order is, it's hard to imagine that its concept was borrowed heavily from another series. That series was the 1960s similarly titled Arrest and Trial.

If you've never heard of this show, you're likely not alone. Arrest and Trial aired for a single season on ABC and blended elements of police procedurals and courtroom dramas. To be fair, Law & Order didn't copy Arrest and Trial's premise on purpose. The similarities were only discovered after Dick Wolf pitched the series. But rather than abandon the concept, Wolf and the team chose to retool while making some distinct changes. Still, without this little-known '60s series,...

Hollywood loves to churn out ‘80s and ‘90s reboots, but they’re usually not written by the real-life inspirations behind the franchise. Like, if they ever bring Seinfeld back, it probably won’t be scripted by Kenny Kramer. And 2022’s Scream didn’t hire the Gainesville Ripper to be its screenwriter.

But now it seems as though we may be getting a belated fourquel to one of the biggest comedies of the ‘80s, co-written by the woman who’s infancy inspired the story. We are, of course, talking about Look Who’s Talking.

The original 1989 Look Who’s Talking starred Kirstie Alley as a single mother whose baby, Mikey, has an internal monologue that sounds just like Bruce Willis. The sequel, Look Who’s Talking Too, upped the ante by introducing a Roseanne Barr-voice kid, plus a hideous toilet monster voiced by Mel Brooks.

There was also a sitcom adaptation, Baby Talk,...

Elizabeth Taylor was the glamorous Hollywood icon who starred in dozens of movies throughout her career, collecting two Best Actress trophies at the Oscars and three additional nominations. But how many of those titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 15 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1932, Taylor began her career as a child actress, landing her first leading role when she was just 12-years-old with “National Velvet” (1944). She quickly transitioned into adult stardom, earning her first Oscar nomination as Best Actress for “Raintree County” (1957). Subsequent bids for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958) and “Suddenly, Last Summer” (1959) quickly followed.

She collected her first statuette playing a prostitute with man troubles in “Butterfield 8” (1960), a film she openly hated. Her win probably had more to do with an emergency tracheotomy she underwent right before the ceremony than the performance, but either way, Taylor was...

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The race for best movie director since the turn of the century is hotly contested. There are, of course, the perennial contenders, like Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Denis Villeneuve, but the new generation is quickly emerging and making their voices heard. Greta Gerwig and Luca Guadagnino have drama and romance covered. Ari Aster and Robert Eggers are making themselves household names with their horror work. Yorgos Lanthimos and Sean Baker are crushing awards season with their knack for offbeat comedies. When it comes to thrillers, however, one directorial duo sticks out far above the rest. Josh and Benny Safdie broke onto the scene in 2017 with the Robert Pattinson-led Good Time, but they had been making fantastic New York City-set thriller/drama films for nearly the entire decade prior.

Renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg almost worked with Steve McQueen in the past, but it seemed like the opportunity was elusive and ultimately never happened. In fact, they had many chances to team up with each other and it seemed inevitable given their status in Hollywood, but unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be.

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There were two known instances where the director and the late actor almost had one of the biggest collaborations in the industry, and at one point, it made Spielberg feel upset about those missed chances.

Steven Spielberg regrets not directing California Split

In 1971, actor Joseph Walsh and Steven Spielberg worked on a screenplay called Slide which tackled the former’s gambling addiction. They toiled and polished the script for eight months, and when it was ready, they headed to the MGM Studios.

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While Chevy Chase definitely won’t be in the upcoming Community movie — unless one of the characters happens to pull out a photo of their dead friend who masturbated himself into an early grave several years ago — its cast members are still fielding questions about the Caddyshack star.

Joel McHale recently appeared on Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, and while McHale never appeared on Saturday Night Live, his relationship with Chevy was obviously an area of interest for the two former SNLers.

Spade asked if Chase’s bad behavior on the set of Community was “more of a rumor, or was he a bit of a pickle?” — possibly because Spade hasn’t used the internet in the past 11 years. “I’ve never answered any questions about him,” McHale joked before going on to describe just how frustrating Chase was to work with.

“He didn’t want to be there,...

Character actor John Capodice, whose roles included a memorable performance as a law enforcement officer in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, has died. He was 83 years old.

Capodice's death was confirmed by a post on the website of the Pizzi Funeral Home in Northvale, New Jersey. A cause of death was not divulged, though Capodice died on Monday, Dec. 30, according to his obituary. It was noted that the actor "was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by all who had the pleasure to meet him."

Born in Chicago on Christmas Day in 1941, Capodice had just celebrated his 83rd birthday. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966, he began performing as an actor on the stage. He found early success by appearing in the play Getting Out, which won two Outer Critics Circle Awards in 1979. He also performed alongside John Lithgow and George Segal in a Broadway...

An unfairly criticized Jim Carrey movie has gotten a new streaming home. As of Jan. 1, The Cable Guy is now available to stream on Max.

Released in 1996, The Cable Guy was directed by Ben Stiller and written by Lou Holtz Jr. The movie features Sonic the Hedgehog 3 star Jim Carrey as a cable TV installer who aggressively befriends a customer played by Matthew Broderick. While it was expected to reach greater heights financially with Carrey in the lead, the film was still profitable at the box office, earning over $102 million against a budget of $47 million — $20 million of which reportedly went straight into Carrey's pocket. Its reception was also divisive, garnering mixed reviews and respective critics and audiences scores of 55% and 51% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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The Cable Guy, Jim Carrey's outstanding dark comedy thriller directed by Ben Stiller, will land on Max next January. Don't pay attention to its 55% score on Rotten Tomatoes, as The Cable Guy is one of the best comedies of its time.

Starring Carrey in one of his most underrated performances, The Cable Guy will stream starting January 1 on the Warner Bros./Discovery platform, just in time to get a laugh during the post-holiday blues. While the film is certainly unsettling due to Carrey's maniacal performance and his character’s warped idea of a friendship, The Cable Guy is still one of the funniest ways to ring in the New Year. It's also a damning critique of television itself.

The Cable Guy tells the story of Steven Kovacs (Matthew Broderick), a yuppie who moves to an apartment by himself after a marriage proposal to Robin doesn't end well. Steven gets cable,...

In 1989, a film with a bonkers premise was released in theaters and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Look Who's Talking, by writer/director Amy Heckerling, helped launch John Travolta back to Hollywood stardom, but it was a project that almost didn't happen. Look Who's Talking is a romantic comedy with a basic plot: Mollie Jensen gets pregnant after she has an affair with one of her clients. On the day of Mikey's birth, Mollie jumps into a taxicab, and the driver, James, is mistaken for the baby's father. After a while, he becomes Mikey's father figure, babysitter, and Mollie's lover.

Sounds like a regular comedy, right? Well, it isn't. From the conception of the fetus, viewers listen to the precocious thoughts of the baby. No one else can hear the baby but the audience, who are treated to none other than Bruce Willis' voice as the baby.

Arrow Video’s March 2025 releases promise a treasure trove of cult cinema, featuring everything from gory giallo to shark-infested waters and a Japanese gem making its international debut. With restored classics, genre-defining hits, and packed collector’s editions, this line-up is a must for film fans.

The headline release is Lucio Fulci’s Don’t Torture a Duckling, arriving on 24 March in a pristine 4K restoration. Considered Fulci’s masterpiece, this 1972 giallo blends mystery and horror with biting social commentary. Following a series of child murders in a superstitious village, journalist Andrea (Tomas Milian) and socialite Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet) uncover shocking secrets. With its brutal violence and critique of the Catholic Church, Don’t Torture a Duckling is both provocative and essential viewing. Arrow’s edition includes a collector’s booklet and reversible sleeve, perfect for fans of Italian cinema.

On 3 March, Brian De Palma’s Dressed to Kill arrives in a Limited Edition 4K Uhd.

Though he might be best known for action, Bruce Willis was an incredibly versatile actor. Health struggles unfortunately sent the actor into retirement, but Willis' career before that point was prolific. His John McClane role in Die Hard was perhaps his most iconic, as it positioned the actor as a franchise lead. He carried franchises through the years, while also contributing his talents to other major action movies such as Detective Knight and The Expendables.

Outside of Willis' action franchise, however, the actor could be extremely funny. His perfect casting as Butch Coolidge in the Pulp Fiction ensemble helped prove this, as the actor plays a man of few words but a lot of personality. He is also great in his role in Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, once again showing off his range. Perhaps his most notable comedy role was in the romantic comedy series Moonlighting, for which he...

The comedy that saved John Travolta's career 35 years ago was almost canceled, according to its director, who says "John was box-office poison." The actor rose to fame for his role in the ABC sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter from 1975 to 1979. In the following years, Travolta gained further recognition with two of his most iconic performances in Saturday Night Fever, earning his first Oscar nomination, and Grease, which were both massive box-office hits that propelled Travolta to global fame.

Travolta's success continued into the early 1980s, capitalizing on the growing country music craze with Urban Cowboy. In 1981, he starred in Brian De Palma's Blow Out, which earned critical acclaim, but struggled at the box office, likely due to its somber ending. Following Blow Out, Travolta faced a string of commercial and critical misfires that temporarily derailed his career, including Two of a Kind, Perfect, and the Saturday Night Fever sequel Staying Alive,...

Jessica Fletcher may soon be back on the case, as a reboot of Murder, She Wrote is reportedly in the works. It's also been revealed that the role, famously played by Angela Lansbury in the original TV show, might be taken on by an acclaimed Oscar winner.

Per Deadline, Halloween and Freaky Friday star Jamie Lee Curtis is being eyed for the lead in a Murder, She Wrote movie that's now in the works at Universal Pictures. As of now, Curtis has not officially signed on, but she is reportedly "likely" to accept the role. The screenwriting duo behind 2021's Dumb Money – Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo – are writing the script for the Murder, She Wrote film. Lord Miller and Amy Pascal are producing.

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After two seasons of the "Frasier" revival series, the show still can't shake the feeling that had it managed to assemble the surviving cast from the original series, it would be much better. That's not to say the new series is as bad as some reviewers have made out, but there's no doubt "Frasier" 2024 just feels odd without the original gang.

There's more to this feeling than the lack of the original ensemble, though. A "Frasier" revival just felt a bit off from the moment it was announced. Aside from the fact Kelsey Grammer was saying not-so-modest things about his character being the key to "Frasier," (and overlooking the contributions of the outstanding ensemble in the process), there was the fact that the actor had clearly been struggling career-wise before rebooting his beloved '90s sitcom — the truly abject "Money Plane," in which Grammer put together an airborne heist being one rather lamentable example.

Quincy Jones died last Sunday night at age 91—another entertainment legend who shuffled off this mortal coil this year before the country once again made the ass-backwards decision to put Trump in office. A lot has already been said about his multi-Grammy-winning discography, which includes producing and arranging music not...

An original Frasier star explains why it wouldn't "feel right" to return for the Paramount+ revival. A spin-off of Cheers, the sitcom originally aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004, following Kesley Grammer's titular psychiatrist as he returns to his hometown of Seattle, where he reconnects with his father, Martin (John Mahoney). The Paramount+ revival, which premiered in 2023, brings Frasier back to Boston and while it follows a mostly new cast of characters, does feature the return of some original stars, such as Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle.

Now, another original Frasier star has addressed a potential return in the Paramount+ revival. Talking to TV Insider promoting Apple TV's Shrinking season 2, Wendie Malick said it wouldn't "feel right" to return for the Paramount+ revival without John Mahoney, who passed away in 2018. Read her full comments below:

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While the Frasier reboot is slowly but surely bringing back some familiar faces from the original show, one actor casts doubt on a potential appearance in the updated sitcom. Og series actor Wendie Malick believes it wouldn't "feel right" to feature without one of its most beloved stars.

Speaking with TV Insider, Malick, who played the late John Mahoney's on-screen love interest throughout the original Frasier's 11-season run, admits her connection with him makes it hard to consider a return. "Its sort of like when people ask me about Just Shoot Me. Without George Segal, I just dont think it would feel right. I had such a connection to John Mahoney playing his love interest and finally marrying him that Im not sure that I want to revisit that," Malicl said.

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The 1970s produced plenty of propulsive heist thrillers, helping to shape the crime genre for decades. Heist movies in the 1960s were typically classified by stylishness. Movies like Gambit, How to Steal a Million and Ocean's 11 presented a version of crime that was painless and suave. The following decade shook things up, reintroducing an element of danger that had been largely absent in the heist genre for years.

Some of the best heist movies ever made were produced in the 1970s, including Dog Day Afternoon and The Sting. Although these movies are just as funny as earlier films like The Italian Job or Take the Money and Run, they also have plenty of tension. The 1970s was the decade when heist movies started to balance humor and excitement, paving the way for later classics of the genre. The practical effects, clever plotting and great performances mean that these heist...

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The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh is a comedy series created by Vijay Patel. The Prime Video series follows the Pradeeps, an Indian family who move to Pittsburgh, America to start their own business. We see the tumultuous yet humorous events of Pradeeps first two years in America as they are being interrogated for a serious crime that could end in their deportation. The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh stars Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, Sahana Srinivasan, Arjun Sriram, Ashwin Sakthivel, Nicholas Hamilton, Megan Hilty, Ethan Suplee, Pete Holmes, and Romy Rosemont. So, if you loved the entertaining family dynamics, hilarious comedy, and compelling characters in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Fresh Off the Boat is a family comedy series created by Nahnatchka Khan.

Sean Giambrone, who played a young Adam Goldberg in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, said he would come back for a prospective revival of the show that ran for 10 seasons between 2013 and 2023. Giambrone spoke with Screen Rant to promote Solar Opposites' Halloween Special, The Hunt for Red October, and touched on returning to the sitcom as well as how The Goldbergs handled the spooky holiday. The show, created by Adam F. Goldberg, draws on his childhood and is set in the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Oh, I certainly would, Giambrone said about reprising the role of Adam Goldberg. I would hop back in a heartbeat. I dont know when it would happen, or if there would be any talks about it, but they always had some cool Halloween stuff and yeah, I certainly would be back.

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The best Wendie Malick movies and TV shows contain a familiar batch of episodic television shows and popular movies, and she has developed a reputation as a familiar face, always ready to deliver a solid performance. After college, Malick became a model before she decided to give acting a try. This led to a small role in a 1982 comedy film called A Little Sex and then a regular role on the ABC medical drama series Trauma Center. That was only the start of her impressive television career.

Malick got her start with TV shows like Another World and Kate & Allie before moving on to major roles in the HBO series Dream On and the sitcom Just Shoot Me! She also started building up some movie roles along the way, such as a role in the Bill Murray Christmas movie Scrooged and Oscar contenders like The American President and Bugsy. Malick...

99.9% of working actors are forever in search of that fabled "big break" which will never, ever come. For many, the quest starts in school and regional theater, where they outshine everyone; they're so good, directors are sometimes forced to cast them well outside of their age range because their brilliance in a minor role will throw the entire show off balance. Then they head off to college, where they typically find they're not the Olivier or Streep. After that, it's New York City or Hollywood, and either a trip back to graduate school so they can potentially make a living as a teacher or a resigned segue into another career.

In 1981, this was the struggle if you were white. If you were an aspiring African-American actor, you were playing a completely different game. Most stars of color were musicians or comedians — and male. If you were a character actor, the roles tended towards servants,...

The Goldbergs was a quick hit with mass audiences when it first arrived on screens back in 2013 because it transported viewers back to a simpler time. Without smartphones, social media, or other technological advancements, the characters were forced to communicate with each other the old-fashioned way, leading to a wealth of quick-witted punchlines. On the surface, this family doesn't seem like anything special, but their tender connections and heart-warming moments easily made them one of the best sitcom families of the 2010s.

But, with over 200 episodes to choose from, it can be hard for some fans to pick their favorites. Plus, this series focuses on the entire family as they learn and mature, meaning that every character has their own individual arc. So, even though this entire show offers fans a lot to sink their teeth into, only a handful of episodes come out on top.

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That ’90s Show is one of the only spin-off comedy series that is actually good. Created by Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner, Lindsey Turner, and Gregg Mettler, the Netflix series serves as a sequel show to the popular period teen comedy series That ’70s Show. It is set in the 90s and it follows the story of Leia Forman, the daughter of Eric Forman and Donna Pinciotti as she visits her grandparents in Point Place, Wisconsin, and makes a group of friends there. That ’90s Show stars Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith, Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel, Reyn Doi, Sam Morelos, Maxwell Acee Donovan, and Laura Prepon. So, if you loved the 90s vibes, classic Red and Kitty Forman energy, and heartfelt friends moments in That ’90s Show here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Jack Black's underrated roles showcase his range beyond comedy and highlight his potential as a leading man. Films like "The Cable Guy" and "Mars Attacks!" show Black's early supporting roles with big stars and unique storylines. Collaborations with renowned directors like Noah Baumbach and Richard Linklater demonstrate Black's ability to excel in dramatic roles.

For the past 30 years, Jack Black has made a name for himself as one of the most beloved and watchable comedic actors in Hollywood who has several underappreciated hidden gems in his varied filmography. While viewers will be well aware of Blacks breakout success as a wannabe rockstar turned substitute teacher in School of Rock, there was far more to the talented comedian than this. Others may recognize him for his musical accomplishments with his rock group Tenacious D or even his blockbuster success in the Jumanji franchise, but this was just the tip of...

After a one-week theatrical window, Doug Liman’s recent reteaming with “Bourne Identity” collaborator Matt Damon, “The Instigators,” which was also co-written by and co-stars Casey Affleck, is set to debut on Apple TV+ this Friday, August 9. In addition to Damon and Affleck, the film also features performances from Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Jack Harlow, Ron Perlman, Toby Jones, and Paul Walter Hauser, a cast that will no doubt earn at least a few streams despite middling to negative reviews, including IndieWire’s, which calls the film, “Flimsy in most respects but fun enough in its fumbling.”

No matter what you think of “The Instigators,” it is obvious the intention behind the film is to tell a heist story more focused on human flaw than it is on claiming any riches. Simply put, if you’re coming in expecting “Heat” or “Ocean’s 11,” expect to be disappointed.

“The Goldbergs” are available through a dedicated linear channel on Roku’s free, ad-supported platform The Roku Channel.

Roku has licensed all 10 seasons of the ABC comedy “The Goldbergs” from Sony Pictures Television, the companies announced on Tuesday.

The show will be available to users of Roku’s free, ad-supported streaming platform, The Roku Channel, starting on Thursday. The Goldbergs Fast Channel will be available on Roku Channel 333 across all supported platforms, including Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV (Google TV) and most Samsung smart TVs.

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“The Goldbergs” is a multigenerational comedy that takes place when Reagan was in the White House, the malls were filled with New Wave fashionistas, and the Goldbergs were living large in the 1980s. Documenting his hilariously combative yet loving family with a video camera nearly as big as he is, 11-year-old geek Adam is...

When "Deadpool" opened to $132 million in North America over Valentine's Day weekend in 2016, everything changed for Ryan Reynolds. Up until that point of his career, he'd been an immensely appealing B-level star with A-list potential. His best shot at hitting the blockbuster big time came when he slipped on the power ring as Hal Jordan in 2011's "Green Lantern." When that not-as-bad-as-its-reputation-but-not-all-that-good-either $200 million gamble stalled out with a $220 million worldwide gross, Reynolds was back to being the wisecracking comedic engine of mostly ho-hum action movies and, on occasion, a very interesting actor in pretty good indie dramas.

That he hasn't made anything in that latter category of movies post-"Deadpool" is a bummer for those of us who think Reynolds has more to offer as a performer than a shotgun spray of smug quips in forgettable four-quadrant product like "Detective Pikachu" and "Free Guy." The "Deadpool" movies are clearly personal for Reynolds,...

Bill Klages, a trailblazer in the field of television lighting design and a seven-time Emmy recipient, died Sunday at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Jonathan Klages, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 97.

Klages in 2012 became the only lighting designer inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. His six-decade career spanned the early days of black-and-white live television through the sophisticated high-definition productions of today.

The native New Yorker lighted the Emmys, the Tonys, the Grammys and The Kennedy Center Honors as well as a range of high-profile entertainment programs that included Kraft Music Hall, My Name Is Barbra, Sills and Burnett at the Met, Baryshnikov by Tharp and The Dorothy Hamill Special.

Nominated for 22 Emmys, Klages collected his first trophy in 1974 — when he won for The Lie, an Ingmar Bergman-written telefilm that starred George Segal and Shirley Knight — and his last in 1991, when he was honored...

Nearly three decades after underperforming in theaters, The Cable Guy will be back on the screen with a new streaming home. It's a movie that didn't do star Jim Carrey any favors with critics upon release, though it would go on to develop a cult following.

Released in 1996, The Cable Guy came out at a time when Carrey was best known for playing over-the-top characters in wacky comedy movies like Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Because The Cable Guy was a bit darker in comparison, with Carrey playing a more sinister character, it was met with a lot of criticism upon release. Even so, a lot of fans of the film look back at it fondly, and they'll be able to revisit it soon on streaming. The film will be available to stream on Hulu starting on Monday, July 1.

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The Cable Guy, despite featuring notable stars, was a critical failure compared to Jim Carrey's previous hits. Matthew Broderick and Judd Apatow defend Carrey's performance in the film, noting the pressure he faced due to his hefty salary. Carrey unexpectedly reprised his role in 2022 for a Super Bowl ad.

The Cable Guy was released in 1996 on the back of three huge Jim Carrey hits that seemed to suggest he could do no wrong. However, unlike Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb & Dumber, The Cable Guy was a critical failure and only a borderline box office success in comparison, and marked one of the first real low-points in the actors career since he came to the attention of Hollywood. During a recent appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival, Carreys co-star Matthew Broderick and the movies producer Judd Apatow shared their memories of the film and its original status as a failure.

Starring Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy was released in theaters in 1996. 28 years later, producer Judd Apatow and Carrey's co-star, Matthew Broderick, reflected on the comedy.

Per Deadline, the two spoke about The Cable Guy when they reunited at the Tribeca Festival. Apatow recalled some of the troubles that the film had endured during production. One of the more harmless issues was that Carrey was often improvising and going all-in with his character, and that sometimes left Broderick feeling like he didn't know any longer how to react to it.

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The Cable Guy has become a cult classic that's looked back at fondly by many fans. However, the film didn't set the box office on fire as much as other Jim Carrey movies from the era, seen at the time as a disappointment.

Released in 1996, The Cable Guy starred Carrey as a demented stalker who forces himself into the life of a customer, played by Matthew Broderick. Directed by Ben Stiller, the film had comedy legend Judd Apatow serving as a producer. Per Deadline, Broderick and Apatow reunited for a chat at the Tribeca Film Festival, and the two spoke about The Cable Guy. They joked about the exorbitant $20 million paycheck Carrey received for the film, with Broderick quipping of his own pay, "I got a Swiss cheese sandwich." However, Broderick said he actually felt sympathy for his co-star because of how much pressure the high pay put on him with the role.

Gloria Stroock, who played Rock Hudson’s secretary on McMillan & Wife and appeared in films including Fun With Dick and Jane, The Competition and The Day of the Locust, has died. She was 99.

Stroock died May 5 of natural causes in Tucson, Arizona, her daughter, Kate Stern, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Stroock was married to Emmy-winning writer-producer Leonard B. Stern (Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, The Phil Silvers Show, The Honeymooners, Get Smart and much more) from 1956 until his death in 2011 at age 87.

Her late younger sister was Geraldine Brooks, a Tony nominee and Warner Bros. contract player (Cry Wolf, Embraceable You).

Stroock recurred as Maggie, the secretary of Hudson’s San Francisco police commissioner Stewart McMillan, on the final three seasons (1974-77) of McMillan & Wife, the NBC series created by her husband.

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“I felt ashamed of myself for watching. No one should have a chance to see so much desire, so much need for a prize. And so much pain when [it] was not given … I felt disgusted with myself. As though I were attending a public hanging.”

Those were the words of the late Glenda Jackson, as she described to The New York Times her recent experience watching the Academy Awards on television in 1979.

Ironically, it was well after she had already been gifted with two Best Actress Oscars herself. She was not present to accept those honors — for 1970’s “Women in Love” and 1973’s “A Touch of Class.” She was also absent when she was Best Actress-nominated for 1971’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and 1975’s “Hedda.”

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Denzel Washington's success was propelled by his impressive talent showcased on St. Elsewhere, where he learned and grew alongside a talented ensemble cast. Washington's role as Dr. Phillip Chandler in the medical drama series allowed him to transition smoothly into feature films while maintaining visibility. While some of his early films didn't gain much traction, Washington's compelling screen presence and potential for greatness were evident from the start.

Denzel Washington was 22 when he made his screen acting debut in the 1977 NBC made-for-television film Wilma, in which he plays Robert Eldridge, the 18-year-old high school sweetheart of American track sprinter Wilma Rudolph. The actor was 26 when he made his feature film acting debut in the 1981 comedy-drama film Carbon Copy, in which Washington plays Roger Porter, the 17-year-old secret Black son of a rich white corporate executive, played by George Segal.

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Unfortunately for fans of The Goldbergs, a revival of the beloved 1980s-set comedy series is reportedly not in the cards at this moment.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Wendi McLendon-Covey, who portrayed matriarch Beverly Goldberg on the show, explained that not enough time has passed for ABC or the show's creative team to even consider a possible Goldbergs revival. "Since we just ended a year ago, I would say, obviously, it's way too soon for anybody to be thinking about that," she said. "But I would work with my schmoopies again, anytime, anywhere. I love those people, I loved our crew, I loved all our writers, I loved all our executives. So, if we could get that band back together for some kind of movie or special, of course I'd do it. I'd be honored."

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The Goldbergs star Wendi McClendon-Covey, who played Beverly, explains why there won't be a revival anytime soon. Premiering on ABC in 2011 and running until 2023, The Goldbergs takes place in the 1980s and unfolds through the eyes of a preadolescent as he moves into his teenage years. Created by Adam F. Goldberg, the family sitcom is loosely based on his experiences growing up.

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Netflix generates more contemporary content than anyone, but they’re dipping into the past to curate the great movies from the ’70s. These are the films that people like myself discovered as kids in the early days of when HBO premiered on cable. Bravo, I say. Here’s the preliminary list.

Alice Doesn’T Live Here Anymore

A widowed singer and single mother starts over as a diner waitress in Arizona, befriending her coworkers and romancing a ruggedly handsome rancher.

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: Robert Getchell

Producers: Audrey Maas, David Susskind

Key Cast (Alphabetical): Ellen Burstyn, Jodie Foster, Diane Ladd, Alfred Lutter, Harvey Keitel, Kris Kristofferson, Vic Tayback

Distributed By: Warner Bros. Discovery

Initial Release Date: December 9, 1974

At the 47th Academy Awards, Burstyn won Best Actress

Black Belt Jones

High-kicking Black Belt Jones is dispatched to take down a group of Mafia goons trying to muscle in on a downtown karate studio.

1974 was quite a year for cinema; 50 years later, Netflix (of all places) is celebrating the golden jubilee.

In recognition of the anniversary, the streamer on Wednesday launched a new, dedicated content row (and direct URL link) with the first films being honored under its new “Milestone Movies: The Anniversary Collection” banner. Each of the 14 films came to Netflix this month by way of Warner Bros., Paramount, or Sony — the distributors that license content to Netflix.

The 1974 collection includes “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Black Belt Jones,” “Blazing Saddles,” “California Split,” “Chinatown,” “The Conversation,” “Death Wish,” “The Gambler,” “The Great Gatsby,” “It’s Alive,” “The Little Prince,” “The Lords of Flatbush,” “The Parallax View,” and “The Street Fighter” (“Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken”).

Netflix doesn’t plan to stop with disco’s heyday. In April, the streaming service will do the same for films from 1984 (turning 40); July will celebrate 1994 movies (turning 30); and in October...

Legendary actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, best known for her roles in gothic soap opera Dark Shadows as Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, will be appearing at The Mad Monster Expo in Atlanta 17th – 19th November 2023! TV Guide lists Dark Shadows as one of the all-time Top Cult Shows! What’S Mad Monster Expo 2O23 It’s a Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy themed convention that brings the world’s top genre celebrities and vendors together with their fans to trade stories, attend informative panels, buy autographs, and fun merchandise, and visit with old friends – and meet new like-minded monsters. Kathryn Leigh Scott is an author and actress. She played four roles, including Maggie Evans and Josette DuPres, in the original Gothic series, Dark Shadows and House of Dark Shadows (1970). She wrote Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood and Dark Shadows Movie Book, among other books about the hit series. Her recent feature films include,...

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The first look at the upcoming series Monsieur Spade has arrived, giving another take on the legendary spy character Sam Spade. This time around, Clive Owen has stepped into the role – and the character is having a hard time shedding his image.

In the teaser, a character asks Owen’s Spade, “We have all heard the stories what a tough guy you always were…I wonder, are they true stories?” Spade answers, “No one cares about that Sam Spade anymore.” As it turns out, Sam Spade would like to live a quiet life, which those from his past won’t allow him to do.

The plot of Monsieur Spade, as per AMC+: “Monsieur Spade centers around the infamous protagonist of American writer Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 classic novel The Maltese Falcon. The year is 1963, and the legendary Detective Sam Spade (Owen) is enjoying his retirement in the South of France.

Robert Klane, who wrote the screenplays for the irreverent comedy classics Weekend at Bernie’s and Where’s Poppa? and directed the disco-era favorite Thank God It’s Friday, has died. He was 81.

Klane died Tuesday in his Woodland Hills home of kidney failure after a long illness, his son Jon Klane announced.

He wrote for the films Every Little Crook and Nanny (1972), Fire Sale (1977), The Man With One Red Shoe (1985), National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985), Unfaithfully Yours (1984), Walk Like a Man (1987) and Folks! (1992).

Among his TV writing credits were six episodes of M*A*S*H* and The Odd Couple: Together Again, a 1973 reunion telefilm starring Jack Klugman and Tony Randall that he also directed. He also wrote and produced Tracey Takes On…, winning an Emmy for his work in 1997.

“Bob had a brilliant comedy mind that went deeper and deeper to get to the truth,” Rob Reiner, an actor in Where’s Poppa? (1970), said in a statement.

When you consider the evidence, the 1970s was the greatest crime movie period since the 1930s. Maybe it’s because of the grim film stock, but those 10 years were so filled with the criminal element even a highly-rated political journalism feature like All the President’s Men (1976) is really an investigation into indictable acts. The decade is defined by Francis Ford Coppola’s first two The Godfather movies, but those tell the story of the dons who live in compounds on Long Island. Most illicit infractions are committed on the street, and so many fall between the cracks.

Crime and gangster movies historically and consistently break boundaries in motion picture art. This is especially true when independent filmmakers muscle their way in packing something heavy. The 1970s was an experimental decade for motion pictures with wildly varied visions behind the lens. Some of these films were considered old-fashioned, others have proven...