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In the Hand of Dante is an upcoming drama movie featuring veteran director Martin Scorsese in a major supporting role. As the movie is set to premiere at the upcoming Venice Film Festival, a first look at Scorsese’s character was leaked online (via @SolaceCinema) with the filmmaker playing Dante Alighieri’s mentor.

According to a previous report from Variety, Scorsese won’t be playing himself in the movie like he did in the comedy-drama The Studio. Instead, he will play an old sage who influences Dante Alighieri while he is writing The Divine Comedy, which plays a key role in the movie. As a result, fans must be curious to learn about its release date, cast, and plot, and here is everything you need to know about In the Hand of Dante.

When Does In the Hand of Dante Release? Martin Scorsese in The Studio (Credits: AppleTV+).

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Back in 2019, Martin Scorsese set the internet on fire when he told Empire (via IndieWire) that Marvel movies are “not cinema,” comparing them to theme parks rather than films that dive into human emotions. His comments sparked major debate online but later subsided. However, years later, now that Apple TV is producing a documentary about Scorsese, there seems to be a chance for him to unpack those thoughts in detail.

Mr. Scorsese, a five-part documentary series on the legendary filmmaker’s life and career, is currently developing under Apple TV+, which promises an inside look at the acclaimed director’s creative journey. Meanwhile, we believe there’s a massive opportunity for the streamer to revisit Scorsese’s most headline-making moments, which undoubtedly include the Marvel controversy.

Overall, the chances are pretty high of getting to know the full story about what he meant, how he feels now, and whether the backlash changed his perspective,...

You know that little jolt of satisfaction you get when an underdog wipes the smug smile off a corporate villain’s face? That’s The Rainmaker‘s heartbeat.

It’s not just a courtroom drama — it’s scrappy lawyers, big gambles, and emotional haymakers, all wrapped in “how the hell did they pull that off?” energy.

And because it’s coming to USA Network, it’s worth remembering… this network used to own high-stakes, high-entertainment TV. Think Suits, White Collar, Psych — shows that made you care just as much about the characters as the cases.

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So if you’re looking for a warm-up before Rudy Baylor and Deck Shifflet hit your screen, here’s your 13-title prep course.

This isn’t homework. This is fun!

The Rainmaker (1997 Film) (Paramount Pictures/Screenshot)

Matt Damon is Rudy Baylor, a rookie attorney with more moral fiber than billable hours.

Alan Ritchson is the star of the Prime Video TV series "Reacher," but he's also thought about taking on another role behind the camera. In a 2021 interview with Collider, he spoke about the possibility of directing an episode of the series himself. It's something that's more realistic than it sounds: not only does Ritchson already have some directing credits behind his name — "Dark Web: 3301" in 2021 and the short "Tree House Time Machine" in 2017 — but it's not uncommon for actors to direct an occasional episode of their own show. Ayo Edebiri, for instance, made her directorial debut in season 3 of "The Bear," while Bryan Cranston directed three episodes of "Breaking Bad."

"I would direct anything," Ritchson told Collider. "I feel very, very comfortable behind the lens."

Despite this, Ritchson hasn't directed any "Reacher" episode even three years later. He may get to direct one with the upcoming season 4, but nothing's been announced yet.

Bryan Cranston won four Emmys for playing a power-hungry drug kingpin on AMC's landmark drama series Breaking Bad. But when he's not masquerading as the ruthless "one who knocks," the actor also enjoys showing off his comedic side.

Two decades ago, he received a trio of Emmy nominations for his role as Hal, the carefree husband and father on Malcolm in the Middle. He also earned laughs playing dentist Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, therapist Dr. Templeton on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and a heightened version of himself on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Now, he's yucking it up as The Studio's Griffin Mill, the outlandish CEO of Continental Studios, who's never met a psychedelic mushroom he didn't like. Cranston is nominated in Best Comedy Guest Actor alongside last year's winner, Jon Bernthal as Michael Berzatto for The Bear, plus four people from The Studio who are playing comedic versions of themselves: Dave Franco,...

There were few funnier things this year than watching the trio of Bryan Cranston, Zoë Kravitz and Dave Franco realize they mistakenly ingested too many mushrooms on The Studio.

That season one finale of the Apple TV+ Hollywood satire series saw Seth Rogen’s Hollywood studio head, Matt Remick, screw up the dosage of mushrooms that he offered both his coworkers and talent ahead of a mega presentation at San Diego Comic Con.

Turns out, something similar to Rogen and his co-creator Evan Goldberg in real life.

“[In The Studio], we’re supposed to give a big presentation for the studio and we accidentally… we think we’re all microdosing shrooms, but we all macrodose shrooms. Which is 100 percent a thing that happened to me and Evan [Goldberg] in real life,” Rogen told Jimmy Fallon when visiting The Tonight Show to promote the Emmy-nominated comedy.

Rogen admitted that “not surprisingly, I’ve mistimed the...

The Awards Magnet team has reconvened to analyze all of the comedy categories at the 2025 Emmys.

Senior editors Marcus James Dixon, Denton Davidson, and Mia McNiece agree that The Studio is the frontrunner in the Best Comedy Series race. After all, the Apple TV+ program is about Hollywood, and it set a new record for a first-year comedy with 23 total nominations, including four alone for Seth Rogen — series, lead actor, director, and writer — and he could potentially sweep all four.

Performers from The Studio over-performed in the nominations phase, with a whopping 10 of them receiving mentions. That number includes five guest stars who all portray themselves, plus Bryan Cranston, whose fictional performance steals the show. All of that bodes well for The Studio's chances up in the Best Comedy Series contest, considering that the Acting Branch is the largest within the Television Academy.

Comparatively, Hacks, the reigning Best Comedy Series champion,...

There’s no denying that Breaking Bad dominates the television scene. Vince Gilligan’s story about a chemistry teacher becoming a meth kingpin is the stuff of TV legend. But let’s pump the brakes for a second.

Before Breaking Bad even existed, The Sopranos had already redefined what television could be. David Chase’s mob saga wasn’t just ahead of its time; it helped create the golden age of TV as we know it. And in more than a few ways, it edges past the Bryan Cranston-led show.

Yes, both shows explore crime, power, and moral collapse, but The Sopranos brings a level of psychological depth and dark humor that hits differently. Even celebrities like Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal prefer The Sopranos over Breaking Bad because of this. It’s not just about plot twists or intense standoffs. It’s about character studies, haunting silences, and...

Sharon Stone has joined the cast of Nobody 2 as the main antagonist, but her character is nothing like the Machiavellian seductress of Basic Instinct. Instead, the actress takes a hard look at her own life to draw some inspiration for a new kind of evil, and she succeeds in finding it at home with her three sons.

Speaking to Business Insider, the iconic actress revealed how her first-hand experience of her children’s gaming habits during the pandemic helped her shape her arc in Nobody 2:

It was like living in a frat house, they were all screaming out of their rooms while they were playing. There is no cruelty like the kind that came out of those computers. So this character I made up came through that. I said, ‘I want to play a character that essentially comes right out of social media.’

While her villainous arc does sound inspired,...

The tech-noir space has seen its fair share of big names over the years, like Westworld, Mr. Robot, and Black Mirror. Unfortunately, there was one that showed promise before its run was cut short, and that’s – Altered Carbon. This Netflix show, starring Anthony Mackie and based on the novel by English author Richard K. Morgan, showed us a dystopian world where consciousness could be transferred to other bodies. Sounds scary, doesn’t it?

Before we proceed, lets define “tech-noir”. Tech-noir is a sub-genre of science fiction that combines elements of film noir with advanced technology, often showcasing its darker and bleak side. If this is your cup of tea and you’ve exhausted all the big shows, we’ve got you covered with a few underrated gems that might have gone under your radar.

1. Archive 81 Still from Archive 81 | Credit: Netflix

A videotape archivist is hired by a wealthy and...

Actor Erick Avari had three roles across the Star Trek franchise, but he was a much better performer in other sci-fi shows like The X-Files and Heroes. Avari is best known for his mysterious roles and for his deep and drony voice in movies like Independence Day and The Mummy, before he had his breakthrough with Stargate.

Avari, who admitted that he was a Star Trek fan from his childhood days, had three roles across different shows in the franchise. He played the Klingon B’iJik in The Next Generation, the Bajoran monk Vedek Yarka in Deep Space Nine, and the Novan leader Jamin in Enterprise. However, none of them were as great as his roles in other sci-fi TV shows.

None of Erick Avari’s Three Star Trek Roles Gave Him a Chance to Shine Erick Avari in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Credits: Paramount TV

Erick Avari was...

Gareth Evans, the director of the action movie The Raid, co-created AMC’s Gangs of London, which will soon leave Netflix and will only be available to stream on AMC+ (via Decider). Two seasons of the crime drama series was a spinoff of the game The Getaway, were available to stream on Netflix, but the streamer did not renew the licensing deal for season 3.

Evans directed some episodes of the first season, including its pilot. While he co-created the show, he did not take on a showrunner role in its second and third seasons. The series has received good reviews from critics and audiences alike, with the show receiving a 91% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the series will now find a new home at AMC+ this month.

The Raid Director Took Inspiration for Gangs of London From TV’s Coldest Antihero A still from The Raid | Credits: Pt Merantau Films...

Vince Gilligan may be most famous for his iconic creation, Breaking Bad, but the idea for Walter White was planted years ago in an episode of The X-Files. “Drive” in season 6, which aired on November 15, 1998, introduced us to a character named Patrick Trump, portrayed by Bryan Cranston. This was a character, so sympathetic, intense, and morally ambiguous that he saw the perfect antihero potential in him.

In the hour-long episode, Gilligan realised Cranston’s prowess to make even a villain seem human, an essential trait for Walter White. Gilligan’s writing experience from the X-Files gave him the craft of building monstrous figures with empathy. That tension between the man and the villain is what came through perfectly in Walter White’s story.

Vince Gilligan Found His First Anti-Hero in the ‘X-Files‘ Episode ‘Drive’

In the episode “Drive,” Gilligan crafted a thriller that was adrenaline-fueled and gripping. It saw Mulder...

Since his first film, Writer/Director Wes Anderson has become known for his highly visual combination of bright colors with an older aesthetic. His costuming and set design have a very specific signature that makes it easy to identify when watching a Wes Anderson movie. With him currently working on a new film, The Phoenician Scheme, which reunites him with his muse Bill Murray, we take a look back at all his feature-length films and try to figure out where they rank. To note, his recent Netflix shorts, including the Oscar-winning The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar aren’t included.

1​1. The French Dispatch (2021)

T​he only anthology movie Anderson has done so far, this film details the final issue of The French Dispatch. The paper will be shut down, so the editor brings together his best reporters and storytellers to publish one more edition. Each reporter narrates a section of...

Vince Gilligan‘s Breaking Bad has become a staple for modern television drama, earning itself a household name after 10 million people tuned in (via NY Times) for its finale released in 2013. Titled ‘Felina’, Gilligan fesses up to borrowing the ending from John Wayne’s epic Western film The Searchers (1956).

Throughout The Searchers, we follow the character Ethan chasing after Debbie for revenge. In Breaking Bad, Walter White is out for Jesse Pinkman, but instead saves him from being a slave. Gilligan draws from John Wayne’s story and reworks it into the tale of Pinkman and the great Heisenberg. Gilligan states:

“It’s this tear-jerking wonderful ending. We stole from the best.“

How The Searchers Helped Vince Gilligan Craft Walter White’s Final Redemption Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad Final Season | Credit: AMC

Vince Gilligan is no stranger to crafting complex narratives and deep storylines between his characters.

Vince Gilligan‘s work is known to each sci-fi fanatic out there. But, do you know about The X Files? It is a sci-fi that questions the difference between paranormal and science. Starring the enigmatic David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, the series culminated in May 2002.

As for Gilligan, The X Files marked the start of his career in the sci-fi landscape. The esteemed visionary was considering and still is to revive the show even after a decade. In an interview with The Independent, Vince Gilligan quoted,

“The thought that there could be more episodes of The X Files is very exciting to me indeed.”

He further continued,

“If I knew I could do it, I would love to be a part of it, but even if I am not, you can know for a fact that I’ll be watching every episode and rooting them on, and being very much the fanboy that I started.

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Wes Anderson is an acclaimed filmmaker known globally for his distinctive visual and storytelling style. The 56-year-old Academy Award-winning director has delivered several memorable films, including the India-set comedy-drama The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the animated adventure Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), the sci-fi comedy-drama Asteroid City (2023), and the fantasy anthology The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More (2024).

Much like his earlier films, Wes Anderson’s latest star-studded release, The Phoenician Scheme, also earned widespread critical acclaim. However, despite the positive reviews, the film managed to gross only $38.7 million at the global box office, according to Box Office Mojo. In a silver lining of sorts, The Phoenician Scheme has now become a streaming hit in the U.S. on the Peacock platform, as per FlixPatrol. Read on to learn what the film is about and where you can watch it in India and the United States.

When Your Friends & Neighbors concluded without giving us any resolution about Ali’s character, I was personally offended on her behalf. Lena Hall is such a brilliant actress, and the way she was underutilized in the show was infuriating.

Now that the show has been confirmed for a second season, they need to resolve Ali’s storyline, give her a better character arc, and help develop her relationships with others, especially her brother, or they risk leaving an inconsistency in the narrative. There were so many different aspects of how her character could have contributed to the development of the story, all of which need to be addressed in the new season as a priority.

Ali’s Character had the Most Untapped Potential in Your Friends & Neighbors

Ali Cooper, a musician and a free-spirited soul woman, was Cooper’s younger sister, struggling with mental health issues. The character was emotionally complex,...

With a new film featuring a star-studded ensemble led by an Oscar-winner, Wes Anderson did wonders with his most recent pic, which is now a streaming hit in the U.S. The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio del Toro, hit theaters nationwide on May 30, and less than two months later, on July 25, it landed on Peacock, where it has maintained a very well-deserved dominating spot.

Per FlixPatrol, The Phoenician Scheme is #1 on Peacock in the U.S., a spot it has held on to since arriving on the streamer, except on July 29, when it climbed down to second place. Meghann Fahy’s thriller Drop now takes up that position, with Robert De Niro’s 2023 comedy, About My Father, as #3. Rounding out the top five are the 2008 animation Horton Hears a Who! and Hotel Transylvania 2.

In The Phoenician Scheme, Del Toro portrays a wealthy businessman, Zsa-zsa Korda, who is on the run...

Paramount has been in the news a fair bit recently, for good reasons and, mostly, bad (for nerds who like boring stuff like free speech and political independence or whatever). But uh ... they did put a lot of Showtime content on Paramount+. That kinda makes up for it all, right?

The concerning and confounding decisions of the network's parent company aside, Showtime has long been the under-sung hero of prestige TV and the golden age of television at large. Would there be any shows with psychopathic, murderous protagonists without the success of "Dexter?" Would the political thriller subgenre be complete without "Homeland?" And is there a family drama so perfectly and relatably balanced between humor and heartbreak as "Shameless?" Unfortunately, you can't watch everything Showtime has produced on Paramount+ as of writing -- that said, of the shows available, these are the 15 most deserving of a rewatch.

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Who could forget the opening scene of "Lost" — in J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof's masterpiece of a pilot episode — where our hero, Jack (Matthew Fox), awakens in a jungle on a seemingly uninhabited island to find the wreckage of his Oceanic flight and its survivors screaming and wandering about in shock? It's one of the most effective, mysterious, and captivating cold opens ever made. But what's a "cold open" exactly?

In television, a cold open is the very first scene of an episode that always appears before the title card (or opening credits) of any given series. It's one of the greatest storytelling tools TV writers have. It can come in many different forms and shapes, taking up usually five to ten minutes to immediately capture the viewer's attention as potently as possible.

Essentially, they serve as teasers, attempting to establish the show's tone, atmosphere, and vibe before we...

Seth Rogen has revealed that he is in the process of getting the A-list star of one of the most successful action franchises of all time to appear in season 2 of his hit Apple TV+ comedy series, The Studio. Co-created by Rogen, creative partner Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory and Frida Perez, the series is in and of itself a satire of big-budget studios.

The Studio season 1 has proven to be a huge success, with the show earning 23 Primetime Emmy Award nominations in 2025, including for Outstanding Comedy Series. In addition to Rogen, the Apple TV+ comedy stars Catherine O'Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Kathryn Hahn, as well as numerous celebrity guest stars.

During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Rogen revealed that he had discussions with Vin Diesel, best known for starring in the beloved Fast & Furious franchise, about appearing in The Studio season 2. This...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal all episodes entered as 2025 Emmy Award submissions for the comedy, drama, and limited categories. Each program submits six episodes from this past season. Each lead, supporting, and guest performer submits one episode. Television Academy voters are asked to watch each of the titles entered for that category before marking their ballots. Note that all episodes are entered for the limited series and limited actor/actress categories.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts the Primetime Emmys on Sept. 14 for CBS. The Creative Arts ceremonies are held the weekend of Sept. 6-7.

Comedy Series:

Abbott Elementary – “Girard Creek,” “Dad Fight,” “Karaoke,” “Ringworm,” “100th Day of School,” “Volunteers”

The Bear – “Tomorrow,” “Next,” “Doors,” “Napkins,” “Ice Chips,” “Forever”

Hacks – “Big, Brave Girl,” “Cover Girls,” “I Love L.A.,” “Mrs. Table,” “Witch of the Week,” “A Slippery Slope”

Nobody Wants This – “Pilot,” “A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple,” “The Ick,” “Wags,” “Rebecca’s...

After spending some time in the trenches, Tin Soldieris almost ready to march onto the big screen. Samuel Goldwyn Films secured the North American distribution rights to the film in May, and now the studio has announced the release date for the long-gestating action thriller. Boasting an impressive cast that includes Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Jamie Foxx, opposite Scott Eastwood, John Leguizamo, Shamier Anderson, and Rita Ora, the film is sure to attract some attention when it debuts in theaters — and there's not long to wait.

Tin Soldier is now slated to open in U.S. theaters in just over a month's time, on Sept. 12, 2025, giving action movie fans another film to watch before closing out the summer. It releases in the same month as several other notable titles, including Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest, a film adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk, and...

What Can Fans Expect From Days of Our Lives on August 1, 2025? ( Photo Credit – X )

In the previous episode of Days of Our Lives, Ej and Chad questioned Susan’s newfound power. Meanwhile, Xander and Sarah navigated their new relationship and focused on their daughter, Victoria. Kayla gave Steve some wise advice while Alex tried to calm Stephanie down.

With the courtroom battle in full swing, emotions are high, and the drama is about to be soapy for the avid watchers of the show. Here’s what fans can expect from the August 1, 2025, episode of Days of Our Lives when they tune in to Peacock to stream the daytime drama revolving around Salem.

Days Of Our Lives Spoilers: August 1, 2025

The week’s final episode sees Chad and Cat unexpectedly stuck together in an elevator. Now that they are in an elevator together with nowhere to go or escape, will this change things for their growing closeness?...

Breaking Bad Paid Bryan Cranston $3.6 Million In Season 5(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Over the years, the fandom of Breaking Bad has only grown. Starring Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul in the leads, the storyline of the series revolves around Walter White, a genius chemistry teacher who finds out he’s terminally ill and starts making meth to secure a better financial future for his family with Jesse Pinkman. While Bryan can be seen as White, Aaron played Pinkman in the television show.

Their onscreen camaraderie still gets appreciated by the fans. This show kind of changed both of their careers in a bigger perspective. Breaking Bad also stars Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, and others in important supporting roles. While the unique plot and the twists and turns of every season were enough to keep us on the edge of our seats, do you know with what budget it began?

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With a big variety of series, dozens of first-time nominees and a few shows breaking back into the race, the 77th annual Emmy Awards are set to make history — possibly in more ways than one. Below, Variety breaks down the contenders in some of the main categories.

Drama series

Arguably, the most stacked race of all this year is the drama category. Although “Severance,” “The Last of Us,” “Slow Horses” and “Andor” have landed nominations in the category before, none of this year’s noms have taken home the trophy in the past. “Severance” is an early front-runner but it’s not without its huge competitors in the debuts this year. “Paradise” on Hulu racked up four nominations for its freshman year on Hulu, and “The Diplomat” caused quite a splash with its second season on Netflix, but HBO Max’s “The Pitt” (with 13 noms) remains the biggest competitor against the Apple TV+ leader.

As final-round Emmy voting approaches, Apple TV+’s The Studio has emerged as a serious contender, after tying the all-time nomination record for a comedy series with 23 nominations and becoming the most-nominated freshman comedy in Emmy history.

The workplace satire’s success could mark several historic milestones, particularly for Dominican-American producer Frida Perez, who stands on the cusp of making Emmy history.

If “The Studio” wins outstanding comedy series, Perez would become the first Latina to take home a trophy in that category and only the second Latino ever to win as a producer in any top series race in Emmy history. Currently, only Cuban American Celia D. Costas holds that honor for HBO’s “Angels in America” in 2004.

Perez, 29, has already made history as the first Latina nominated for outstanding writing in a comedy series for the pilot episode “The Promotion,” which she shares with Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg,...

Seth Rogen is the odds-on favorite to win so many Emmys for The Studio, he'll need to bring a mantelpiece as his plus-one.

According to Gold Derby's predictions for the 2025 Emmys, Rogen is out front to win Best Comedy Series (for which he's a producer), Best Comedy Actor, and Best Comedy Directing (for "The Oner"). Plus, he's the runner-up in Best Comedy Writing (for "The Promotion"), behind only the Hacks showrunning trio of Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (for "A Slippery Slope").

Should Rogen win all four, he'd be the only person in Emmy history to win those specific trophies in the same year. In 2020, Daniel Levy won three of the four for Schitt's Creek, but his acting award was for supporting, not lead. Here's what Rogen tells Gold Derby about potentially making history:

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Ben Affleck jumped back into action earlier this year with his acclaimed, high-octane new sequel, The Accountant 2, pairing him up with Jon Bernthal for a bigger and badder adventure for Christian Wolff. Next month, though, Hulu subscribers will be able to look back on one of the actor's best films that earned Best Picture honors at the Academy Awards for its story of a CIA agent posing as a film producer in an attempt to rescue six Americans. Released in 2012, the smash hit also paired him up with an ensemble packed with massive stars, from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston to Bosch's Titus Welliver. The historical political spy thriller Argo is one of several new films coming to the Disney-owned streaming service starting on August 1.

Argo is an adaptation of The Master of Disguise, the 1999 memoir of CIA operative Tony Mendez, as well as the 2007 Wired article by...

You may think it’s cute, but NFL players only shuffle like that when they’re distressed.

14 Damnocracy

A band based on TV ratings and wordplay is doomed to fail from the start. The short-lived VH1 show Supergroup stuffed Sebastian Bach, Jason Bonham, Scott Ian, Ted Nugent and Evan Seinfeld into a Las Vegas mansion. They produced seven episodes of television and exactly zero albums, despite staying together for four years.

13 Andrew W.K. x Glenn Beck

The rock-n-roller had a radio show on the perpetual fascist pedophile apologist’s radio network in 2015. Their little odd couple routine was intended partly to highlight conversations between folks with opposing viewpoints, and partly to launder TheBlaze’s dogshit reputation.

12 ‘The Counselor’

Written by Cormac McCarthy. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt. This is 2013 pop culture in a bottle, but they made Diaz hump a...

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This August, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated release of the legal drama series, The Rainmaker, to the streaming release of Jimmy Warden‘s dark comedy thriller film Borderline. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Peacock in August 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Argo (August 1) Rt Score: 96% Credit – Warner Bros.

Argo is a historical espionage thriller drama film directed by Ben Affleck from a screenplay by Chris Terrio. Based on the 1999 memoir by Antonio J. Mendez and a 2007 Wired article by Joshuah Bearman, the 2012 film is set in 1979 and it follows Tony Mendez, a CIA operative, as...

The Phoenician Scheme

Director: Wes Anderson

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, F. Murray Abraham, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, and Bill Murray

Rating: Can’t Be Rated

I don’t like the cinema of Wes Anderson. It reminds me of those disjointed incoherent self consciously capricious film-school projects where the student wants to let the world he doesn’t care a fig about the rules.

Continuing his flabbergasting quest for the crest of quirkiness, Wes Anderson has now come up with The Phoenician Scheme a film that rattles all rationale and stirs up a storm in a teacup. Like other Anderson oddities this one too is visualized in cartoonstrip colours, mostly pale green, and a mood of mythologized satire , which itself is problematic for any serious viewing.

The...

Do you remember Jessica Goldberg's TV drama, "The Path," with Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, and Hugh Dancy? Yeah, me neither. That's kind of the problem since I actually watched half of the Hulu series' first season back in 2016, but the only thing I can recall is that it was underwhelming, dull, and way too slow to hold my interest. It was meant to be the show that gave new life to Aaron Paul's career after he couldn't quite utilize the fame and praise "Breaking Bad" brought him over five years. Once Vince Gilligan's revolutionary masterpiece ended in 2013, Paul was offered a bunch of roles in various movies, but somehow none of those propelled him into the A-star category of actors who usually headlined features.

Maybe he just wasn't ready for it as much as his co-star and pal Bryan Cranston, who cashed in on his role of Walter...

When fans think of Bob Odenkirk nowadays, the first thing, or character, rather, that comes to mind is likely the shady lawyer Saul Goodman. The actor first stepped into the shoes and flashy suits of the defense lawyer and professional con artist in Season 2 of Breaking Bad and never looked back, evolving into something much more than just the comedic relief character and constant confidant of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). The man whose real name is Jimmy McGill would eventually get his own television series in Better Call Saul, exploring the many layers of the character and his eventual downfall in a show that arguably rivaled its already legendary predecessor. Despite his powerhouse performance, however, Odenkirk never saw himself as an actor.

At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Odenkirk sat down with Steve Weintraub for Collider's Inside Hollywood panel, where he reflected on his career...

Last year, Deadline reported that Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis was prepping to fill the late legend Angela Lansbury’s shoes in a new version of “Murder, She Wrote,” the beloved ’80s and ’90s series that saw mystery novelist Jessica Fletcher (Lansbury) tracking down murderers in the sleepy Maine hamlet of Cabot Cove, as well as in her globe-trotting travels (courtesy of the Universal Studios backlot).

At the “Freakier Friday” premiere, Curtis confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the project is still on the way, in a dramatic fashion: “Oh, it’s…,” employs pregnant pause and dramatic facial expressions, “happening.”

“We’re a minute away. But, yeah, very excited, very excited. But I’m, you know, tamping down my enthusiasm until we start shooting,” she added. “I have a couple other things to hustle and then, then I’ll get to enjoy that work.”

This isn’t the first attempt at remaking the long-running series.

Vince Gilligan, the mastermind behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, is back on TV after a three-year absence. His new Apple TV+ series was announced back in 2022, and now we have a title, a release date, and a mysterious teaser. Pluribus will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 7, 2025, and will center around "the most miserable person on Earth" who "must save the world from happiness." Pluribus (which means "many" or "several" in Latin) is a science fiction series set, much like Gilligan's previous two series, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It will star Rhea Seehorn, who earned rave reviews in Better Call Saul as lawyer Kim Wexler.

However, Seehorn is not in evidence in the teaser, which is titled "Happiness Is Contagious" and opens in a commercial building at night. As crickets chirp outside, a woman carefully removes donuts from a box, one by one, and gives them a big lick,...

At this year's Emmys, The Pitt did quite well by scoring 13 nominations overall. Its star, Noah Wyle, is currently the frontrunner to win Best Drama Actor, according to the Gold Derby predictions. He previously earned five bids in supporting for his role as John Carter on ER, but never won. If he prevails this time, this would not only mark his very first Emmy, but he'd also be the 11th performer since 2000 to have triumphed in this particular category for a first-year show.

In The Pitt, Wyle plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, a senior attending physician who starts a grueling 15-hour shift at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital's emergency room by welcoming four newcomers. Yet he struggles as he is still reeling from his traumatic experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The following 10 Best Drama Actor champs since 2000 have been for first-year shows:

Michael Chiklis, The Shield (2002) James Spader, Boston Legal (2005) Bryan Cranston,...

Anthony Mackie's Hollywood satire The Studio has poked fun at the realities of being a working artist, and the challenges that come with being in the entertainment industry. Now, Mackie is joking about being a lucky charm for his white co-stars.

Mackie made the jokes while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, via Deadline. He's a first-time Emmy nominee this year and achieved a second nomination for presenting, as well, with the show Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast.

Mackie told Fallon that he was "at work" when he heard people talking about the Emmy nominations. “And I look over and everybody’s like, ‘Congratulations!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, what white dude got nominated?’ Because I’m the white dude legend when it comes to nomination and winning. So, I made Ryan Gosling [Half Nelson] famous, I made Jeremy Renner [The Hurt Locker] famous, I made Bryan Cranston [All the Way] famous, I made,...

After years of supporting performance in award-worthy film and TV, Anthony Mackie is happy just to be nominated.

Celebrating his first two Emmy nominations, for The Studio and Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie: Gulf Coast, admitted he was expecting one of his white co-stars to get recognized when he heard the news.

“I didn’t know. I was at work,” he noted on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “And when I’m at work, I work. You gonna cut the check when I bring the business, you know?”

Mackie then heard murmurs about the Emmys on set, recalling, “And I look over and everybody’s like, ‘Congratulations!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, what white dude got nominated?’ Because I’m the white dude legend when it comes to nomination and winning. So, I made Ryan Gosling [Half Nelson] famous, I made Jeremy Renner [The Hurt Locker] famous, I made Bryan Cranston [All the Way] famous, I made,...

Anthony Mackie appeared on “The Tonight Show” to promote “Twisted Metal” Season 2, but the interview started with host Jimmy Fallon congratulating Mackie on his recent Emmy nomination for guest actor in a comedy series thanks to his performance in Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ series “The Studio.” Mackie was on a set the morning of the Emmys announcement and automatically assumed his white co-stars landed noms over him, per usual.

“I’m on set… and I look over and everybody’s like ‘Congratulations!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, what white dude got nominated?’” Mackie said. “Because I’m the white dude legend when it comes to nominations and wins. I made Ryan Gosling famous. I made Jeremy Renner famous. I made Bryan Cranston famous. I now made Ron Howard famous! I’m like, if you want to get nominated, I’m the dude. You know what I mean?”

Mackie was...

Anthony Mackie reacted to being nominated for a guest actor in a comedy Emmy and joked that he has helped many of his former co-stars earn Emmy and Oscar nominations while working together.

While appearing on the Wednesday episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the host congratulated Mackie on getting two Emmy nominations. The Marvel star then shared how he learned about his nomination for his guest appearance on The Studio.

“I didn’t know. I was at work,” he recalled. “And I look over and everybody’s like, ‘Congratulations!’ And I was like, ‘Oh, what white dude got nominated?’ ‘Cause I’m the white dude legend when it comes to nominations and wins,” Mackie said before he listed off his past co-stars who have been nominated for Oscars and Emmys.

“I made Ryan Gosling famous. I made Jeremy Renner famous. I made Bryan Cranston famous,” he jokingly said.

Gold Derby has confirmed the episodes submitted by nominees like Catherine O’Hara and Hannah Einbinder in the Best Comedy Supporting Actress category. Below, you’ll find the full list of submissions, along with episode recaps and a look at each actor’s Emmy history.

Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina in The Bear

Episode: “Napkins”

Recap: The show flashes back to Tina’s origin story at The Beef, beginning with her being let go from a job and facing rejection in a bleak job hunt. She wanders into The Beef, where she meets Mikey, who listens to her struggles and confesses his own feelings of inadequacy compared to his brother Carmy. Their shared vulnerability leads to an unspoken understanding and a job offer that changes Tina’s life.

Emmy History: Colón-Zayas won an Emmy in this category in 2024.

Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels in Hacks

Episode: “Mrs. Table”

Recap: Ava reaches her...

Actor Jessica Chastain has made her mark on Hollywood with movies like The Help and Zero Dark Thirty, for which she won a Golden Globe Award. She would go on to earn an Academy Award in 2022 for her performance as Tammy Faye Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

Chastain is returning to television for a new Apple TV+ series, entitled The Savant. Now the Apple TV+ Instagram page is giving fans a first look at Chastain in the title role -- and confirming the show's premiere date.

Apple posted two new images from The Savant to Instagram on July 23, 2025, and revealed that the show will premiere on the streamer on Sept. 26, 2025. The Instagram post was accompanied by the caption "The system can’t stop what it doesn’t see coming. Jessica Chastain is The Savant - September 26 on Apple TV+.”

The Savant will star Chastain in the titular role...

Before voting for the Emmy winners (beginning Aug. 18), Television Academy members are encouraged to watch all of the nominees' episode submissions, though it's not a requirement. While the lead and supporting acting episode submissions will be unveiled soon by Gold Derby, the guest stars' choices in comedy and drama were publicly available on the nominating ballots.

Read on for everything to know about the Emmy episode submissions for the Best Comedy Guest Actress and Best Comedy Guest Actor nominees, where last year's two winners, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Bernthal from The Bear, are both hoping to prevail again.

Best Comedy Guest Actress

Olivia Colman as Chef Terry in The Bear

Episode: "Forever"

Recap: Chef Terry emotionally closes Ever, prioritizing personal connections and life beyond culinary success.

Emmy history: This is Colman's sixth Primetime Emmy nomination; she previously won for The Crown in Best Drama Actress (2021).

Jamie Lee Curtis as...

Legend has announced a bumper slate of action and adventure for August 2025, headlined by the UK television premiere of Acceleration and the channel debut of Nicolas Winding Refn’s acclaimed neo-noir Drive. The month-long schedule promises a mix of modern thrillers, retro Westerns and cult classics, alongside the arrival of Charlie’s Angels, which lands on Legend for the first time.

The schedule kicks off on 7 August with Acceleration, a 2019 thriller starring Dolph Lundgren as Vladik Zorich, a ruthless Los Angeles crime lord who dominates the city’s underworld. When his trusted operative Rhona Zyocki, played by Natalie Burn, betrays him, Zorich retaliates by abducting her young son. What follows is a high-stakes fight for survival as Rhona turns against her former employer in a bid to save her child.

Also joining the channel’s line-up is Drive, screening on 10 August. The 2011 feature cemented Ryan Gosling’s reputation as a leading...

The news of the drowning death of The Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner hit Hollywood hard, with several of his onetime co-stars and collaborators across his five-decade career reacting to the news.

Warner died Sunday of an accidental drowning in Costa Rica at age 54.

The actor became a household name playing Theo Huxtable on NBC’s The Cosby Show, on which he starred for eight seasons and picked up an Emmy nomination in 1996. Later, his credits included starring alongside Eddie Griffin in Malcolm & Eddie and more recently Fox’s The Resident, along with series like Showtime’s Jeremiah and BET’s Reed Between the Lines with co-star Tracee Ellis Ross.

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“Everyone at Fox is heartbroken by the tragic loss of our friend and colleague, the extraordinary Malcolm-Jamal Warner. While his iconic roles – from comedic to dramatic – are unforgettable and timeless,...

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who rose to fame as the son on 1980s megahit The Cosby Show and had a prolific acting career that included series-regular slots on The Resident and Malcom & Eddie and was a Grammy-winning recording artist, died Sunday in a drowning accident while on a family vacation in Costa Rica. He was 54.

Costa Rican National Police told ABC News that Warner’s official cause of death was asphyxia. Police said he died near Cocles, a beach in Limon province, after being caught by a high current. He was found Sunday afternoon.

The Associated Press reported that the local police initially reported that Warner “was rescued by people on the beach.” But first responders from Costa Rica’s Red Cross found him without vital signs, and he was taken to the morgue.

Related: ‘The Resident’ EPs, Co-Stars Morris Chestnut and Shaunette Renée Wilson Pay Tribute To Malcolm-Jamal Warner: “He Was...

Ever since its premiere in 2018, True Detective has become one of the best anthology series on TV. With new suspense, themes, and atmosphere in each season, the show has unraveled four different mysteries, some of which are known for their noir style and great performances, while some miss the mark.

However, despite that, each season delivered its best with its stellar cast, story, acting, and great execution. Still, there has been a progression with every season that affects the audience’s reception and their status as the best, making some emerge as the best, while others remain disappointing.

4. True Detective: Night Country (Season 4)

Created by Nic Pizzolatto and starring Jodie Foster, Season 4, titled Night Country, takes the audience to the eternal night of rural Alaska. And with a stellar cast including Foster alongside Kali Reis, this season had all the makings of a standout addition to the anthology series. However,...

Breaking Bad’s dark and gripping storyline left us all in a daze, but it’s a good thing they added a hilarious alternate ending in the show’s DVD extras because it absolutely balanced out everything.

In the clip attached below, we see Bryan Cranston as Hal from Malcolm in the Middle waking up from a nightmare where he saw himself as Walter White from Breaking Bad. He funnily recalled how he saw a man who looked “like the guy from ‘The Shield’” referring to Dean Norris’ Hank Schrader and “a man child” referring to Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman.

This epic clip ended as the camera panned to the side and showed Heisenberg’s black pork pie hat. The question of ‘what if everything that happened in Breaking Bad was all just Hal’s dream’ has been a longstanding joke among the community, and it was great to see this come true.