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Craig R. Baxley started off working as a stuntman in the early 1970s, and just a few years later he started directing second unit on movies and TV shows. In the ’80s, he directed multiple episodes of The A-Team – and then it was time for him to make his feature directing debut… and with his first three features, he delivered three of the coolest action movies ever made: Action Jackson, I Come in Peace (a.k.a. Dark Angel), and Stone Cold. We’re big fans of all of those films here at JoBlo, and when it comes to Stone Cold, Chris Bumbray has written a “Best Movie You Never Saw” article and video on the film and John Fallon has put it in the “Arrow Recommends” spotlight. Today, we have some good Stone Cold news to celebrate, as Kino Lorber – the company that gave the film a special edition...

College football fans have undoubtedly seen, if not religiously follow, Dr. Pepper's Fansville commercials, featuring familiar faces like Brian Bosworth. The soda company has created a whole new world just to get thirsty football fans to buy their soda. The commercials center around a fictional town, called Fansville, USA, which looks suspiciously like Dr. Pepper's in Texas. But, make no mistake, Fansville is entirely made up, and serves as a hilarious parody of the college football industry.

Meant to capitalize on Name, Image, Likeness, (Nil) laws, each ad features a college football player. But, it's not just current ballplayers living in Fansville, as the ad campaign also features football legend, Brian "the Boz" Bosworth. Bosworth was an all-American Sooner at the University of Oklahoma from 1984-1986, and a two-time winner of the Dick Butkus Award. The linebacker went on the play three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks before an injury ended his athletic career.

You have three seconds to name Wesley Snipes’ best ‘90s action movie: Go! As the numbers tally, only six options remain: New Jack City, Passenger 57, Boiling Point, Rising Sun, Demolition Man, and Blade. If we’re talking crime-action, New Jack City reigns supreme. Horror-Action? Blade all damn day. Sci-Fi Action? Demolition Man is too silly to miss. But if we’re simply counting hyper-violent, hard-boiled action fare – it’s hard to elevate above Passenger 57 – a lean, mean, bullet-laced blitzkrieg of thrilling throwback action made in the wake of Die Hard. In the film, Snipes portrays John Cutter, a badass airport security expert who finds himself in a hijacked airliner overrun by Charles “The Rane of Terror” Rane and his undercover henchmen.

Despite overtly adopting the Die Hard formula of isolating a grumpy, charismatic hero in a single location and pitting them against a troupe of gun-toting terrorists, Passenger 57...

Dr. Pepper Fansville features a star-studded cast with notable celebrity cameos, from actors to athletes, in over-the-top commercials. The ensemble cast brings to life the exaggerated town of Fansville, showcasing a mix of stereotypical high school drama characters. Dr. Pepper branding is prominent in the commercials, but the talented cast members deliver funny performances that keep viewers entertained.

Dr. Pepper Fansville is an episodic series of commercials for the soft drink brand in which several notable actors and athletes have made funny appearances. The series first began in 2018 and ran up through 2022, starting with the introduction of the fictional town "Fansville", a generic town where generic fans of the generic local team "State" root against their arch nemesis "Tech". The citizens of Fansville often get into exaggerated dilemmas reminiscent of those from soap operas, though with the solution always revolving around Dr. Pepper.

The Fansville commercials succeed not just with a bunch of celebrity cameos,...

Some shows get canceled after a few seasons. Some only last for a few weeks. And then, there are those that get yanked from broadcast after a single night’s airing.

In this golden era of television, there are dozens and dozens of critically hailed TV programs to choose from to suit your personal taste. But even when TV’s at it’s best, that doesn’t mean there have been some serious missteps along the way.

Whether the show didn’t land with audiences, or a scandal or tragedy resulted in an unexpected immediate withdrawal from the broadcasting schedule, we’ve rounded up the television shows that got pulled from air after just one episode. While some shows did eventually air the remainder of the episodes in the can, all of these shows were scrapped from the get-go for various reasons.

And while you’re at it, check out...

Some shows get canceled after a few seasons. Some only last for a few weeks. And then, there are those that get yanked from broadcast after a single night’s airing.

In this golden era of television, there are dozens and dozens of critically hailed TV programs to choose from to suit your personal taste. But even when TV’s at it’s best, that doesn’t mean there have been some serious missteps along the way.

Whether the show didn’t land with audiences, or a scandal or tragedy resulted in an unexpected immediate withdrawal from the broadcasting schedule, we’ve rounded up the television shows that got pulled from air after just one episode. While some shows did eventually air the remainder of the episodes in the can, all of these shows were scrapped from the get-go for various reasons.

And while you’re at it, check out...

Adapted from the author’s 1999 debut novel, “God Is A Bullet” is the first screen translation of a work by one Boston Teran, a prolific but pseudononymous scribe of popular page-turners. Those tomes have been well-received by thriller fans, though others have speculated they might be a genre put-on penned by possibly more than one well-known literary figure. Nick Cassavetes’ slick adaptation certainly maintains the book’s mix of lurid incident and pontificating pretentiousness — albeit without the kind of intensity that might have made this far-fetched story credible, or the atmospheric style that might’ve pulled it off as a fevered nightmare à la David Lynch instead.

These 156 minutes, with cop Nicolaj Coster-Waldau and escaped captive Maika Monroe pursuing the cult of devil-worshipping scumbags who’ve kidnapped his daughter, are not exactly dull. But they are rather ludicrous, without being much fun. It’s hard not to imagine this overlong,...

This episode of The Black Sheep was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Joseph Wilson, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

With all due respect to the vampire western Near Dark and the coolness of The Lost Boys, my favorite ’80s vampire flick is pretty easily Fright Night (watch it Here). It has a way about it that is just unmatched. It’s able to mix the ’80s setting, think Jerry in the club hypnotizing Amy, with both a modern and classic feel. Its almost the evolutionary step of what Hammer films would have turned into had they not folded. Its certainly beloved enough with it’s own documentary and a sequel, remake, and sequel to that remake. That’s what I wanted to talk about today. While Near Dark got no sequel, probably for the best, and The Lost Boys got multiple awful sequels,...

Screen Media has promoted Seth Needle to executive vice president, global acquisitions and co-productions. Needle, who has been with Screen Media for a decade, will continue to report to David Fannon, president of Screen Media and executive vice president of distribution at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.

Needle oversees all acquisition efforts at Screen Media, including finding domestic new releases and foreign sales. He also programs the company’s Crackle Plus network. In addition, he oversees Screen Media’s involvement in the company’s co-production efforts.

Screen Media also announced the hiring of Katharyn Howe to the post of vice president, global acquisitions and co-productions. Howe will report directly to Needle and will be responsible for continuing the company’s acquisitions and productions efforts, while also managing the department’s staff, which includes Creative Executive Conor McAdam and Managers of Acquisitions Brendan Murray and Logan Taylor.

“I am very...

Crackle Plus, the streaming outfit run by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, unveiled new series and a feel-good streaming service named after the parent company during a virtual NewFronts presentation.

The newest member of the streaming portfolio will launch this fall and join Popcornflix and Crackle under the Crackle Plus umbrella, the company said. Owned and operated for more than a decade by Sony, Crackle has been under the full control of Chicken Soup for the Soul since December 2020. Sony remains a minority stakeholder.

Crackle Plus said new series in the works include a second season of personal finance/college debt show Going from Broke, which is executive produced by Ashton Kutcher. Newer entries include Riding Phat, about the electric-power-focused company Phat Scooter; invention series The Uncommon History of Very Common Things; and Inside the Black Box, which features Black entertainment figures and discussions of race.

New sports docuseries...

Network: Own.

Episodes: 18 (hour).

Seasons: Ongoing.

TV show dates: June 18, 2019 — December 17, 2019.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian Bosworth, Deena Dill, Gino Anthony Pesi, Kayla Smith, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Brian White, Matt Cedeño, and Erica Page.

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From Jamey Giddens and Will Packer, the Ambitions TV show is a primetime soap opera. Unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia, the family drama delves into the the ways sex, love, power, and politics play out in The Atl.

The series centers on former college best friends Stephanie Lancaster (Givens) and Amara Hughes (Atkins), who are now high-powered attorneys at odds in both the personal and professional arenas of their lives. Read...

The Dr. Pepper Fansville commercials feature the former Oklahoma linebacker Brian Bosworth as sheriff, and not the actor Kurt Russell. Many fans mistook the sheriff in the ad for actor Kurt Russell, known for roles in The Hateful Eight, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, The Fate of the Furious, and Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood. I only now realized that the sheriff in those Dr. Pepper commercials is Not Kurt Russell...

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Have Stephanie and Amara's ambitions served them well thus far? Is the Ambitions TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on Own? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Ambitions, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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An Own primetime soap opera from Jamey Giddens and Will Packer, Ambitions stars Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian Bosworth, Deena Dill, Gino Anthony Pesi, Kayla Smith, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Brian White, Matt Cedeño, and Erica Page. Unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia, the family drama delves into the ways sex, love, power, and politics play out in The Atl. The series centers on former college best friends Stephanie Lancaster (Givens) and Amara Hughes...

The Oprah Winfrey Network: Own has several original scripted series and, while they don't attract as many viewers as broadcast shows, they can develop quite a loyal fanbase. Own's newest entry into the Nielsen ratings race is the Ambitions TV show. Has it been ambitious enough in its casting and production values to score a return? Will Ambitions be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

An Own primetime soap opera from Jamey Giddens and Will Packer, Ambitions stars Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian Bosworth, Deena Dill, Gino Anthony Pesi, Kayla Smith, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Brian White, Matt Cedeño, and Erica Page. Unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia, the family drama delves into the ways sex, love, power, and politics play out in The Atl. The series centers on former college best friends Stephanie Lancaster (Givens) and Amara Hughes (Atkins), who are now high-powered...

What's your verdict on the first season of the Ambitions TV show on Own? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Ambitions is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Ambitions season one episodes here.

An Own primetime soap opera from Jamey Giddens and Will Packer, Ambitions stars Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian Bosworth, Deena Dill, Gino Anthony Pesi, Kayla Smith, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Brian White, Matt Cedeño, and Erica Page. Unfolding in Atlanta, Georgia, the family drama delves into the ways sex, love, power, and politics play out in The Atl. The series centers on former...

Ambitions premieres Tuesday, June 18 at 10 p.m. Et on Own. Kendrick Cross stars as Titus Hughes, a passionate attorney and dedicated husband to Amara (Essence Atkins). Titus has accepted the challenge of being in-house counsel for a big pharma company run by Hunter Purifoy (Brian Bosworth) to fight a class action suit brought by the powerful Carlisle family.

Cross explained how he eased into the role when We Love Soaps visited the Ambitions set in April.

"Initially, when I first got the audition all they gave me was the scene," he said. "I didn’t know the backstory or anything else. I developed that character. When I got on set, I had eleven different people telling me 'no, he's this" or “no, he’s that.' I was a little confused for the first two episodes."

Cross decided to trust his instincts on the character.

"Ultimately, I said, 'I’m...

We are only 25 days away from the premiere of the much-anticipated drama series, Ambitions, which explores the sexy, deceitful machinations of love, power and politics in Atlanta. You can tune in Tuesday, June 18th at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Own to catch all the drama.

Created by executive producer/writer Jamey Giddens (The Rich and the Ruthless) and produced by Will Packer Media in association with Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury, Ambitions stars a dynamic ensemble cast including Robin Givens, Brian White, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans, Erica Page and Essence Atkins.

The series centers around the intense rivalry between formidable legal eagles Stephanie Lancaster (Givens) and Amara Hughes (Atkins), former best friends from college who find themselves adversaries in both their personal and professional lives.

Find out more about the lead characters below.

Robin Givens is the sophisticated Stephanie Lancaster. Hailing from a long line of distinguished attorneys, Stephanie desperately wants...

New steamy family saga Ambitions is set to premiere on Tuesday, June 18 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Own, following Tyler Perry's hit drama The Haves and Have Nots (9-10 p.m. Et/Pt). The network also released a trailer for the series today.

Created by executive producer/writer Jamey Giddens and produced by Will Packer Media in association with Lionsgate and Lionsgate-owned distributor Debmar-Mercury, Ambitions stars a dynamic ensemble cast including Robin Givens (Riverdale), Brian White (Scandal), Kendrick Cross (Acrimony), Brely Evans (Being Mary Jane), Erica Page (Ozark) and Essence Atkins (Marlon).

Ambitions explores the sexy, deceitful machinations of love, power and politics in America’s hottest urban mecca, Atlanta, Georgia. The series centers around the intense rivalry between formidable legal eagles Stephanie Lancaster (Robin Givens) and Amara Hughes (Essence Atkins), former best friends from college who find themselves adversaries in both their personal and professional lives. Full...

Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Kristen Ledlow, Josh Brener, Kellan Lutz, Mathias Alvarez, Chris Witaske, Max Greenfield, Paul Brian Johnson, Brian Bosworth, Kausar Mohammed, Richard Roundtree, Taj-Naranja Jenkines, Aldis Hodge, Auston Jon Moore, Devonta Freeman | Written by Tina Gordon, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory | Directed by Adam Shankman

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

What Men Want, starring Taraji P.

Taraji P. Henson stars as a hard-working, ball-breaking sports agent struggling to be heard in a male dominated industry in Adam Shankman’s new comedy What Men Want. Loosely based on the 2000 film What Women Want which starred Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, the film is the latest instalment in the current trend for gender switch comedies which have so far failed to set the box office alight.

Ali Davis (Henson) finds that she is constantly being frozen out by her male colleagues and objectionable sexist boss Nick (Brian Bosworth). When she is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, Ali begins to wonder what else is to be done to succeed in an industry which will never allow her to grow. After a wild night out for her best friend’s bachelorette party, Ali gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts after drinking a mysterious potion concocted by a...

Taraji P. Henson in What Men Want from Paramount Pictures and Paramount Players. © 2018 Paramount Players, A Division of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Women throughout the years have always been a force to be reckoned in business, big and small. Hollywood has portrayed women past, present and future as an integral part of the workforce. Audiences have witnessed up on the big screen the struggles and triumphs of characters such as Sally Field in Norma Rae, Goldie Hawn in Swing Shift and Lt. Ellen in Ripley in the Alien series.

Now comes the latest movie from director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) – What Men Want.

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the...

Taraji P. Henson powers through the comic clichés of What Men Want like a supernova engine that could. She’s a hot-wired riot, but her movie stalls almost as soon as it starts. It’s a gender flip on What Women Want, the nearly two-decades-old Nancy Meyers rom-com in which Mel Gibson (before he was revealed to be a raging bigot) played a piggish Chicago ad exec suddenly able to hear what women are thinking — which is nothing positive about him. In this inverted update, Henson plays Ali Davis, a...

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

What Men Want is the latest comedy from director Adam Shankman (Hairspray) and producers Will Packer and James Lopez (Girls Trip), co-starring Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu. The story is by Jas Waters and Tina Gordon,...

Paramount Pictures announced today that on Wednesday, February 6th, fans at select theatres in the U.S. will have the chance to attend paid What Men Want Girls’ Night Out Screenings.

Fans who participate in this one-day only event will get the chance to grab their friends for a fun night out and see the film on the big screen before it opens nationwide on Friday, February 8th. Tickets will be on sale for the prevailing price at participating locations, and each paid admission includes a ticket to the movie, bonus content and a free What Men Want cocktail glass at all participating theatres – while supplies last. Some circuits will offer special concession deals, specialty beverages themed around the movie, and/or more. Offers will vary from circuit to circuit and theatre to theatre.

Showtime will be 7:00Pm at all participating locations, with 335 theatres participating in over 70 markets. Over...

In today’s TV News Roundup, Amazon sets the release date for upcoming docuseries “Lorena.”

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Netflix has released the trailer for the fifth of “Grace and Frankie,” which stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as women who became unlikely friends after their husbands left them for each other. In the new season they are dealing with new relationships and trying to get their house back while still navigating their complicated family dynamics. The new season launches Jan. 18.

Variety has obtained an exclusive clip for tonight’s episode of ABC’s “The Kids Are Alright,” featuring guest star Ken Jeong. The show airs Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. Watch the full clip below.

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Amazon has announced the premiere of “Lorena,” coming to Amazon Prime Video Feb. 15. The four-part Prime Original documentary series will first debut at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 29. The series is executive produced by Jordan Peele,...

Brian Bosworth (What Men Want), Deena Dill, Gino Anthony Pesi and Kayla Smith are set for recurring roles on Own’s Ambitions, a soapy family drama from producer Will Packer, Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury. The series starring Robin Givens and Essence Atkins is set to premiere in 2019 on Own.

Created by executive producer/writer Jamey Giddens (The Rich and The Ruthless) from an original idea by Packer, Ambitions is a multigenerational family saga centered around one woman (Atkins) who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.

Bosworth plays Hunter Purifoy, a savvy, pharmaceutical scion and the leader of Purifoy Pharmaceuticals, who is in the throes of combating a class action suit brought by the powerful Carlisle law firm family. Hunter is...

Join our newsletter to get more stories like this Dr Pepper has released the latest episode in its Fansville commercial series, offering up the conclusion as to who stole the national championship trophy. Over the past couple of months, Dr Pepper has released about 11 commercials, telling the story of the residents of Fansville, who are dedicated to the world of football. But when the national championship trophy goes missing, it is up to the sheriff to determine who the culprit is. The commercials feature some familiar faces from the football world, including Les Miles, who was the Head Coach […]

The post Dr Pepper Commercials: Watch Les Miles and Brian Bosworth among the cast of hilarious ‘Fansville’ TV spots appeared first on Monsters and Critics.

Welcome to The Best Movie You Never Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either before it’s time and/or has aged like a fine wine. This week we’ll be looking at Stone Cold! The Story: A rule-breaking renegade cop (Brian Bosworth) goes undercover in a murderous…...

Paramount Pictures has released the first UK trailer for the remake ‘What Men Want’, the role reversal version of Mel Gibson’s What Women Want.

Taraji P. Henson plays a successful sports agent who is constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. One day, she suddenly gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts and uses that power to outsmart her colleagues and try to sign the next basketball superstar.

Her actions soon put her relationships with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

Directed by Hairspray’s Adam Shankman, Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu.

Also in trailers – Stan and Ollie feel the strain of friendship in new Us trailer

What Men Want Official Synopsis

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent...

You knew Burt Reynolds was a badass ... but did you know he once lit up Brian Bosworth for Not hitting him hard enough?!?! It's true ... Bill Romanowski tells TMZ Sports the late Burt once got so mad that The Boz wasn't going all out for a movie scene -- He Chucked A Football At His Head!! It all went down on the set of "The Longest Yard" (the 2005 one) ... where Romo tells us the then...

Paramount has moved the release of its Taraji P. Henson comedy What Men Want from mid-January to February 8, to better capitalize on pre-Valentine’s Day business at the box office.

The gender-switching remake of Nancy Meyers’ 2000 romantic comedy What Women Want stars Henson in the Mel Gibson role. She plays Ali Davis, a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When she is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

Adam Shankman directs, and Richard Roundtree,...

The debut Us trailer for the gender-swapped remake of Mel Gibson’s What Women Want, What Men Want has been released by Paramount Pictures.

Taraji P. Henson plays a successful sports agent who is constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. One day, she suddenly gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts and uses that power to outsmart her colleagues and try to sign the next basketball superstar.

Her actions soon put her relationships with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

Directed by Hairspray’s Adam Shankman, Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske and Erykah Badu.

Also in trailers – It’s shark-bait time in teaser trailer for sequel 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter

The film is due for a Us release in January 2019

What Men Want Synopsis...

The first trailer for Tajiri P. Henson's What Men Want has arrived, and all I can say is I hope this gender-bent reboot is better than the original which starred Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt.

Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts! With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

What Men Want also stars Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson,...

Taraji P. Henson shows off her funny side in the first trailer for comedy 'What Men Want.'

The movie is a gender-reversed take on the 2000 hit 'What Women Want,' which starred Mel Gibson and centered on a chauvinistic executive who gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

In the upcoming movie, Henson plays a successful sports agent who is passed up for a well-deserved promotion and questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man's world.

After taking a "magic potion," she gains the ability to hear men's thoughts and uses her newfound power to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar. But the lengths to which she resorts puts her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

Henson is perhaps best known for her Golden Globe-winning performance as Cookie Lyon in FOX drama "Empire" and starred in 2016 box-office hit 'Hidden Figures.'

Directed by Adam Shankman ('Hairspray'), the cast also includes Tracy Morgan, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Brener, Tamala Jones, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Jason Jones, Brian Bosworth, Chris Witaske, and Erykah Badu.

'What Men Want' is set for release in U.S. theaters on Jan. 11, 2019.

Watch the trailer here....

First Ghostbusters. Then Ocean's 8. Now, we get What Men Want, a remake of the Mel Gibson comedy classic What Women Want, which puts a gender-swapped spin on the idea. Taraji P. Henson takes over the lead role, and if we're to believe the first trailer, it will be hilarious.

Paramount Pictures obviously knows what men want. They want a romantic comedy headed-up by Taraji P. Henson. Girls Trip producers Will Packer and James Lopez are behind this upcoming winter release, and they had a big hit on their hands with that previous comedy. So they obviously know what men want too. Do we have to say it any louder? They want more Taraji P. Henson!

Adam Shankman directs What Men Want. He's perhaps best known for reviving John Waters' cult classic Hairspray as a big screen musical. The original What Women Want was one of Mel Gibson's last great films.

"This is not a curse. This is a gift." So says Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) in the trailer for Paramount Pictures' What Men Want, released just moments ago. After being passed over for a promotion at her sports agency, and being told to "stay in your lane," Ali visits a psychic and is given a mystical tea that enables her to actually hear men's thoughts. With her newfound abilities, Ali has an advantage over her colleagues and infiltrates their boys' club at work. All the while, she works overtime to sign the next NBA superstar. Of course, Ali's powers have their downsides, as they test her friendships and a possible...

Looking into the minds of men could provide enough darkness for any number of horror films, but Adam Shankman’s What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson goes for the laughs.

In this remake of Nancy Meyers’ 2000 romantic comedy What Women Want, Henson takes the Mel Gibson role as Ali Davis, a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues.

The official summary: When Ali is passed up for a well-deserved promotion, she questions what else she needs to do to succeed in a man’s world… until she gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and a potential new love interest (Aldis Hodge) to the test.

Directed by Shankman...

To celebrate the release of Do You Believe? – on digital and DVD 4th September – we are giving away a DVD courtesy of Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment. An A-list cast team up with the makers of the hit film God’s Not Dead for a multi-layered examination of faith and redemption in the modern world.

The writer and director of the hit film God’s Not Dead (which grossed over $60million) have come up with another fresh and bold examination of faith in the modern world in Do You Believe?, featuring an outstanding, all-star cast including Sean Astin, Mira Sorvino, Delroy Lindo, Brian Bosworth, Cybill Shepherd and even The Fall Guy and The Six Million Dollar Man himself, Lee Majors.

Starring the brilliant, and underrated, Ted McGinley, as the conflicted pastor who sets the multi-layered story into motion, this is a bold and moving film, reminiscent of the classics Crash and Short Cuts,...

What's this? A Chinese action film featuring the talents of former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and human oddity Steven Seagal? You betcha! Tan Bing's China Salesman not only features the least action-y title for an action movie ever - about the only thing that could ever beat it would be a Jean Claude Van Damme / Brian Bosworth star vehicle titled Soft Pillow - hits Chinese screens this summer. The story appears to revolve around the increasing Chinese presence in continental Africa, where Chinese interests have been buying up massive infrastructure projects for some time now, with the added value of Tyson punching people and Seagal trying not to look fat. Check out the first trailer below. I've gotta go write a script for Soft...

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The Los Angeles-based family and faith-based content provider is in Cannes talking to international buyers on a trio of new series.

Vice-president of Pure Flix/Quality Flix international sales and distribution Ron Gell has introduced Hitting The Breaks, The Encounter and Revelation Road to the market. All three titles will become available on the company’s streaming platform.

“I am excited to bring three new series to Mip this year,” said Gell. “They capture the essence of the Pure Flix Svod platform – adult, family-friendly, inspiring and compelling entertainment with a dynamic, well-known, internationally recognised cast. We feel we have terrific new products to introduce at Mip this fall.”

Comedy Hitting The Breaks recently wrapped production and is described as being in the vein of Evening Shade. It tells the story of a former race car driver who relocates his family to the Rockies to run a struggling bed-and-breakfast inherited from his estranged father.

Pure Flix co-founder...

Olive Films is killing it this year. So many bucket list Blu-ray releases in such a short amount of time. My exposure to Olive prior to a few months ago was minimal. I had a few Blu-ray discs I had purchased, mostly their horror output, and for the most part I have been satisfied with what I have seen. There have been one or two missteps along the way, but mostly what they release is pretty acceptable. This time Olive have released another personal favorite from adolescence, in Stone Cold starring Brian Bosworth.

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Though sometimes my memory confuses Stone Cold with Charlie Sheen’s similar film Beyond The Law, it remains a favorite of mine from childhood. Some thought Stone Cold would skyrocket Brian Bosworth towards action film legend. While that didn’t exactly happen, it still turned out to be memorable Eighties action fare. Brian Bosworth is...

Bo Jackson used to be the king of Two sports ... now, he's got problems handling a #1.  Jackson called in to "TMZ Hollywood Sports" and told us about how he's getting his 52-year-old body ready for his annual charity cycling event, Bo Bikes Bama ... but he's moving a little slower than he used to.  "I got up this morning and went to the bathroom to pee ... and pulled a muscle," Bo joked.  But the real headline...

Bo Jackson and Brian Bosworth ... on the same team?!  It's been 27 years since Bo famously trucked The Boz on "Monday Night Football" ...  but now, the former NFL rivals are working Together to help families in Alabama.  Bosworth announced he's going to participate in Bo's annual cycling fundraiser, "Bo Bikes Bama" -- which raises money to help build community storm shelters across the state.  Boz tweeted about it -- saying, "On the same team at last.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent will outperform the original film, even though that one was terrible. I liked this a lot more, so it should be a lively podcast on Friday as Brad gets mad. I'm going with $18k per theater, $68.4 million, or about a 30 percent jump. That's aggressive, but slotting this against the Ncaa Tournament was pure genius. The Gunman looks D.O.A., even more so than Run All Night. The trailers could not look any worse, Sean Penn creeping around in the shadows with a gun. I'm putting it at $8.4 million, but even that might be kind. Like that scene in The Big Lebowski, there's just no bottom here. Do You Believec Not really, no. Well, okay, I believe in the sense that with only 1,300 theaters it's punching well above its weight. As per normal, these religious titles are basically impossible to predict as they rely on actual human marketing.

The company behind 2014’s top independent faith-based film God’s Not Dead has announced the release for its follow-up.

Do You Believe? will open theatrically on March 20. Ron Gell, Pure Flix vice-president of international sales and distribution, will screen the film in Berlin for the first time.

The film explores the notion of faith and features an ensemble cast that includes Mira Sorvino, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Astin, Alexa PenaVega, Ted McGinley, Brian Bosworth, Andrea Logan White, Delroy Lindo, Madison Pettis and Lee Majors.

Jonathan M Gunn directed the story of 12 people in search of meaning whose lives overlap.

God’s Not Dead producers Michael Scott, David Ar White and Russell Wolfe reunite on the film, as do writers Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon.

Exclusive: Pure Flix / Quality Flix has added Dancer And The Dame and The Black Rider [pictured] to its Afm sales slate.

The company behind global smash God’s Not Dead is talking up the comedy Dancer And The Dame, which screens on November 8 and tells of a detective who teams up with a demanding police dog. Eva La Rue and Billy Gardell star.

Action title The Black Rider screens on November 8 and 9 and stars David Ar White as a drifter in a lawless town. Kevin Sorbo, James Denton and Brian Bosworth star.

Sales chief Ron Gell’s roster includes Do You Believe? starring Mira Sorvino, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Astin, Lee Majors, Alexa PenaVega, Ted McGinley, Andrea Logan White, Brian Bosworth and Delroy Lindo.

Brian Bosworth himself now says he's a headcase -- the ex-linebacker is going after the NFL for turning his brain to mush ... claiming the league knowingly lied about the dangers of concussions during his 3 seasons.Brian -- infamously known as "The Boz" during his playing days -- says he suffered multiple concussions that were improperly diagnosed while he played for the Seattle Seahawks in the late 1980s. So he's now filed a lawsuit against the NFL and helmet-maker Riddell.

Exclusive: Buyers have responded strongly to Pure Flix’s $110m worldwide smash, led by a sale to Signature in the UK.

Ron Gell (pictured), vice-president of international sales and distribution at the faith and family studio’s new international division Pure Flix/Quality Flix, has closed deals in Japan (Synca), Latin America (Sun & Canzion) and Brazil (Wonders).

Rights have also gone to Crossroads for Australia, Time Horizons for the Philippines and Revolutionary Releasing for Poland, former Yugoslavia and Romania.

The story of a Christian freshman who sets out to disprove his atheist philosophy professor’s contention that god is dead has sold more than one million DVDs to date in North America.

Last week Pure Flix wrapped principal photography on Do You Believe? starring Mira Sorvino, Cybill Shepherd, Sean Astin, Lee Majors, Alexa PenaVega, Ted McGinley, Andrea Logan White, Brian Bosworth and Delroy Lindo.

Villains have always been and will always be some of the most fascinating and memorable characters in the world of genre film. Here we will take a look at the greatest villains of cinema from the 1990’s.

The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.

The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.

Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...

I’ve confirmed that Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas have joined The Expendables 3, the Millennium Entertainment pic that already picked up Harrison Ford to add to the cast that has begun to resemble the Old Timers Day game held annually at Yankee Stadium. Sylvester Stallone continues to bring in aging action muscle for the franchise he hatched back in 2010. Why Stallone and Millennium continue to ignore Jeff Speakman and Brian Bosworth is beyond me, and they seem to be about the only action heroes who haven’t joined the beefcake brigade. Is Sly saving them for a fourth movie?...