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Last month, we reported on the tragic death of Aubrey Plaza’s husband, Jeff Baena.

The talented director took his own life at the age of 47.

Understandably, Aubrey has been keeping a low profile in the weeks since.

Aubrey Plaza attends the Gothams 34th Annual Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on December 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute )

So fans were pleasantly surprised to see Aubrey introduce Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard at Sunday night’s SNL 50 special.

Aubrey Plaza Stuns Fans at ‘SNL 50’

The special was loaded with celebrities, and as far as we know, Aubrey skipped the red carpet and made a low-key entrance.

On X (formerly Twitter), fans were thrilled to see Aubrey following her recent tragedy.

Writer/director Jeff Baena and actress Aubrey Plaza pose for a portrait during Sundance Next...

On Monday February 17 2025, Outd broadcasts BigWater Adventures!

Tropic Star Panama Speed Freaks Episode 11 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “BigWater Adventures,” titled “Tropic Star Panama Speed Freaks,” promises to be an exciting journey into the world of ocean fishing. This episode will focus on the thrilling competition between two of the fastest fish in the ocean: the wahoo and the sailfish. Viewers can expect to see these incredible creatures in action as they race through the waters off the coast of Panama.

In this episode, the crew will set out on their fishing expedition in search of these speedy fish. The wahoo, known for its quick bursts of speed, will be pitted against the sailfish, famous for its agility and ability to leap out of the water. The tension will build as the crew tries to catch these remarkable fish, showcasing their skills and techniques along the way.

The stunning...

On Monday January 6 2025, Outd broadcasts BigWater Adventures!

Diverse Alaskan Fishing Adventures Episode 1 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “BigWater Adventures” titled “Diverse Alaskan Fishing Adventures” promises to be an exciting journey into the rich fishing culture of Alaska. This episode will showcase some of the state’s most sought-after fish, including Halibut and Lingcod. Anglers can expect to see the thrill of reeling in these popular catches, which are staples in Alaskan waters.

In a special feature for this episode, the show will take viewers on a scenic fly-out to catch Dolly Varden, marking a first for “BigWater Adventures.” This unique opportunity allows for breathtaking views of Alaska’s stunning landscapes while pursuing these vibrant fish. The combination of beautiful scenery and fishing excitement is sure to captivate fans of the show.

As the episode unfolds, the crew will share tips and techniques for fishing in Alaska’s diverse waters.

On Monday December 30 2024, Outd broadcasts BigWater Adventures!

Tropic Star Sailfish and Tuna Episode 9 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “BigWater Adventures,” titled “Tropic Star Sailfish and Tuna,” promises an exciting journey into the waters of Panama. Set to air on Outd, this episode focuses on the thrilling experience of fishing at the renowned Tropic Star Lodge. Known for its stunning scenery and rich marine life, this location is a favorite among fishing enthusiasts.

In this episode, viewers can expect to see plenty of action as the crew targets topwater tuna. The excitement of casting lines and waiting for the big catch creates a sense of adventure that is hard to resist. The thrill of the chase, combined with the beauty of the surroundings, makes for a captivating experience.

Additionally, the episode highlights the pursuit of big sailfish, another prized catch in the region. The skilled anglers will showcase their techniques...

It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of Aew: Rampage! This week’s show emanated from the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC and featured Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, Ian Riccaboni and Matt Menard on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…

Match #1: Konosuke Takeshita & “The Machine” Brian Cage def. Powerhouse Hobbs & Mark Davis The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Hobbs and Takeshita traded forearms and strikes. Hobbs tried for a spinebuster, but Takeshita escaped and rolled out of the ring to create distance between the two. “The Machine” Brian Cage tagged in, and he booted Hobbs in the midsection. Hobbs made him pay for it with a forearm strike before tagging out to Mark Davis. Davis took down Cage with a shoulder tackle. Takeshita and Cage worked in tandem to take down Hobbs. Cage grounded and pounded Hobbs.

Just like in George A. Romero's 1978 original, the bulk of Zack Snyder's 2004 remake of "Dawn of the Dead" takes place in a shopping mall. In both films, a group of still-living people take refuge while scads of the undead shamble up against the walls outside. The commentary, of course, is that even after zombification, people still want to worship at consumerism's most powerful megachurch: the modern mall. All their memories and humanity have been erased by zombie-ism, but shopping remains one of their basest instincts. It's hardly a nuanced or complex theme, but it does make both films slightly more interesting. 

Snyder's film is more energetic and playful than Romero's, an odd thing to say, given how turgid, humorless, and self-important the bulk of Snyder's films tend to be. One might credit the film's levity to the notoriously jocular screenwriter James Gunn, the director of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movies.

It’s Monday so you know what that means, it’s time for our weekly review of Aew: Rampage! This week’s show features Chris Jericho, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone and Jim Ross on commentary. Now let’s get to the review…

Match #1: The Blackpool Combat Club (Claudio Castagnoli & Wheeler Yuta) def. Top Flight (Dante & Darius Martin), The Dark Order (Alex Reynolds & John Silver) and Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

The Dark Order attacked the Blackpool Combat Club as Claudio and Wheeler were making their entrance. The Kingdom were watching from the front row. Claudio was tackled by John Silver. Claudio fired back with forearms. Claudio caught Silver midflight and blasted him with a backbreaker. Rush, Preston Vance, and Jose the Assistant were shown watching the match on a monitor backstage. Claudio shut down Alex Reynolds and tagged out to Wheeler Yuta.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Yuya Uemura defeat Andrew Everett (who made his return to Impact). Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: X-Division Title Tournament 2nd Round – Black Taurus def. Pj Black The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Who will advance to Over Drive and face Trey Miguel in the finals of the X-Division Title Tournament? Black hits a slingshot crossbody over the top rope to the outside. Black gets a running start on the ramp, then drops Taurus on the floor. Back in the ring, Taurus connects with a powerslam, followed by a series of Slingblades. Taurus attempts a pop-up but Black counters into a top rope dropkick. Black soars with a Spanish Fly for two. Both men are down following a collision in the middle of the ring. Taurus delivers a stiff headbutt,...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Pj Black defeat Yuya Uemura in an X-Division Title Tournament 1st Round match. Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: X-Division Title Tournament 1st Round Match – Mike Bailey def. Kenny King The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

Who will advance to the next round in the X-Division Title Tournament? We find out in this clash of former X-Division Champions! Bailey sends King to the outside with a flurry of kicks. King is retreating up the ramp when Bailey chases him back into the ring and targets his knee. King drops him face-first into the turnbuckle, followed by a Spinebuster. King continues the attack with a suplex on the exposed ramp. Bailey just makes it back into the ring at the referee’s count of nine. Bailey begins...

This article may contain references to brutal violence, murder, and death.

Stranger Things season 4 was packed with talent, including an appearance by Robert Englund, who is most well known for his role as the evil Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. The method used by season 4 villain Vecna to kill his victims made Englund's appearance all the better.

Although he hasn't been seen on film in over a decade after the reboot of the franchise flopped, Freddy Krueger has still racked up a number of kills over his 9 movie run. But while most deaths have been predictable, some have taken people off guard, either from the surprise of the kill or the brutal way the kill was performed.

Mark Davis

Before the MCU made crossovers even more famous, Freddy crossed over into the Friday the 13th franchise, where he would fight Jason Voorhees in the film Freddy vs Jason.

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Gisele Shaw defeat Hyan! Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Ladder Match for the Digital Media Championship – Brian Myers def. Bhupinder Gujjar The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

The Digital Media Title is suspended high above the ring, the first person to climb a ladder and retrieve it will be the Digital Media Champion! Gujjar gains the early advantage with a Samoan Drop. Gujjar attempts the Gargoyle Spear but Myers cuts him off in mid-air with a knee strike. Myers delivers a back suplex on the apron. Myers climbs the ladder but Gujjar pulls him off and drops him with a cutter. Gujjar successfully hits the Gargoyle Spear, sending Myers crashing into the ladder. Now Gujjar is climbing the ladder when Myers tips it over. Myers...

Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Crazzy Steve defeat Shane Taylor. Yes, That Shane Taylor, making his Impact debut! Let’s get into the review…

Match #1: Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) def. Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:

With their sights set on worldwide tag team dominance, Aussie Open make their Impact in-ring debut against the young guns of Bullet Club, Ace Austin and Chris Bey! Davis and Fletcher are off to a hot start as they quickly take control with a flurry of offense. Austin hits Davis with a springboard kick to begin building momentum. Bey dives over the top rope, taking out both of his opponents on the floor. Aussie Open catch Austin and Bey in mid-air, then send them crashing back-first into one another.

Welcome to this week’s review of Aew: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Now Arena in Chicago, Illinois and is a pet of the massive All Out week of programming from Aew. We’ve Excalibur, Jr and Taz on commentary, so let’s get to the review!

Match #1: Bryan Danielson def. Jake Hager The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Danielson and Hager sized each other up. Bryan connected with a low kick on Hager. Jake Hager pummeled Danielson in the corner with jabs and uppercuts. Bryan applied a guillotine to Hager but Hager muscled him off. Bryan wasted no time and nailed Hager with a tope suicida! Hager grabbed Bryan and muscled him right through the time keeper’s table! Hager rammed Bryan’s back into the steel ring post and then blasted Bryan with a suplex on the arena floor. Back in the ring, Hager...

Welcome to this week’s review of Aew: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio and features a Massive unification title match which Aew did Not save for All Out (shocker!). We’ve Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, Jr and Taz on commentary, so let’s get to the review!

Match #1: Jay Lethal def. Dax Harwood The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Dax knocked Lethal to the mat with a shoulder tackle. Lethal countered with an up-kick. The two opponents chain wrestled. Lethal cartwheeled and then dropkicked Harwood. Dax and Jay traded chops in the corner! Dax tossed Lethal overhead with a big back body drop! Lethal shoved Harwood off the top turnbuckle. Lethal was looking for a double sledge but Dax countered and then hit three German Suplexes on Lethal. Lethal came back with the Lethal combination for a near fall on Dax Harwood.

Welcome to this week’s review of Aew: Dynamite, which was broadcast live from the Uw-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wi! As usual, we have Tony Schiavone, Excalibur, and Jim Ross on commentary and a Huge show planned leading into this weekend’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view. Let’s get to it!

Match #1: Trios Match – Chaos def. The United Empire (Aussie Open – aka Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis; and Will Ospreay) The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Rocky ducked a lariat from Kyle. Rocky slid under Kyle and then wacked him with a stiff kick to the midsection. Trent tagged in and walloped Kyle with a clothesline. Mark Davis booted Trent in the jaw. Trent fired back with a suplex, sending Mark crashing hard on the mat. Orange Cassidy tagged in and powered up by putting his hands in his pockets. Orange followed up with a shotgun dropkick! Rocky tagged...

It’s Monday morning, so you know what that means… it’s time for our review of Friday night’s episode of Aew: Rampage, which this week emanated from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Mo. We’ve got just Excalibur and Taz on commentary this week, so let’s get right to the review!

Match #1: Eddie Kingston def. Jake Hager The following is courtesy of allelitewrestling.com:

Kingston and Hager went right at it, slugging away at one another. Hager hit Eddie with a short arm clothesline, already dazed by the Mma prowess of Hager. Kingston was sent to the outside of the ring by Hager. Back in the ring, Hager continued to grind Kingston down with a forearm to Kingston’s back. Hager dumped Kingston back out to the floor and then suplexed him on the outside. Hager connected with more forearm strikes to Kingston’s back.

Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Michael Hitchcock, Reyn Doi, Vanessa Bayer, Phyllis Smith, Mark Jonathan Davis | Written by Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig | Directed by Josh Greenbaum

The tagline for this delightfully bonkers new comedy reads “The friendship we all want. The vacation we all need.” That’s a pretty perfect promotional line, given that we’re almost a year into a global pandemic where many of us can’t even go to a cinema, let alone on holiday. Thankfully, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar delivers on its promise of unashamedly silly escapism, thanks to a consistently surprising script and charming comic chemistry between its two leads.

Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig (who also co-wrote the script) star as Barb and Star, two middle-aged best friends who decide to leave their small Midwestern town and take the holiday of a lifetime in the...

They’re more than friends, they’re family. That’s how Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, the writers and stars of “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” see not just their creative relationship but their connection that spans decades. “I think it’s like the lightning bolt of finding a marriage partner,” says Mumolo. “I feel lucky that I have Kristen in my life. When you find someone you can laugh like that with, it’s such a healing.”

No surprise, Wiig feels the same: “We always joke that we’re each other’s creative wives,” she says.

In this bonus episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Mumolo and Wiig talk about their lead roles, creating the hilarious characters and their songwriting partnership, with the addition of Mark Jonathan Davis, (the Los Angeles staple and one-time Kroq vet better known as Richard Cheese), on their Oscar-submitted song,...

Take a trip and break out of your shell with Barb and Star. From the gals who brought you Bridesmaids (co-stars and co-writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) comes Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar. Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time…ever. Romance, friendship and a villain’s evil plot…

Lionsgate has released a new poster and trailer for the upcoming film.

Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar premieres everywhere you rent movies on February 12 and is directed by Josh Greenbaum.

The film stars Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, Damon Wayans Jr., Fortune Feimster, Wendi McLeandon-Covey, Rose Abdoo, Vanessa Bayer, Phyllis Smith, and Kwame Patterson.

Mark Jonathan Davis as Richard Cheese in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. Photo Credit: Cate Cameron

Catch the funny new clip “I Love Boobies”. Btw,...

Academy Award nominees Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo have entered the Oscar race with Lionsgate’s “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.” The comedic duo, along with songwriter Mark Jonathan Davis (better known as his stage name Richard Cheese), are submitting the hilarious number “I Love Boobies.” In a Variety exclusive, we have a 30-second clip of the song, details surrounding the awards campaign and its chances in the race.

The film tells the story of two best friends, Barb (Mumolo) and Star (Wiig), who go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Fla., and find themselves in way over their heads. The movie features a lively and amusing cast that includes Jamie Dornan (“Wild Mountain Thyme”), Damon Wayans Jr (“Cherry”), Vanessa Bayer (“Wander Darkly”), Phyllis Smith (“Inside Out”), Andy Garcia (“Words on Bathroom Walls”) and Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Sylvie’s Love”).

With the shortlist voting opening for the Academy Awards on Monday,...

The Leftovers began as a portrait of a small New York town tearing itself apart after a national tragedy. It ended with a final season that revolved, in large part, around an international scientific conspiracy involving Cousin Larry from Perfect Strangers. And over the course of getting from bereaved jus' folks to Mark Linn-Baker, Damon Lindelof's mediation on mourning in America became one of the most moving and thrilling television dramas of the young century.

How the hell did that happen?

It's hard to believe now, after the merry...

WaterTower Music has announced the February 3 CD and digital release of the soundtrack to the new animated adventure “The Lego® Batman Movie,” one week before the film opens in theatres on February 10. The collection features new music from Dnce, Alex Aiono, Patrick Stump, Oh, Hush! feat. Will Arnett and Jeff Lewis, Kirsten Arian, Justin Tranter, and more. The album also includes 16 of the film’s score cues by Grammy-winning composer Lorne Balfe, and Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) on drums.

The film’s director Chris McKay describes Balfe as “one of the most talented and versatile people I’ve ever met.”

“Chris is an encyclopedic reference for action hero films, but to him the important thing is the heart of the story, so I didn’t think of it as a comic, but as real, live action,” offers Balfe. “Every scene is amazing. After the first day working on the film,...

Doing their bit to help spread the word for World Hepatitis Day RedPill have joined up with hand puppeteer Leo Petersen, better known as Lejo, for this little video.

It’s a deceptively simple premise and it has a very catchy tune from Richard Cheese and the wonderfully named Lounge against the Machine. While it’s not exactly movie-related we wanted to support a good cause and throw an earworm your way.

Here’s the video,

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Depending on where your opinion of "Man of Steel" lies, you may have spent the past week singing the praises of Zack Snyder for being the director to finally get Superman right. His take on the last son of Krypton is certainly worth discussing, but another one of his movies, his first, deserves a second look this week for an entirely unrelated reason.

In light of Brad Pitt's "World War Z" hitting screens this week, it's worth remembering that Snyder's 2004 remake of "Dawn of the Dead" is the best modern zombie movie.

It was nearly ten years ago that Snyder and his screenwriter, future "Guardians of the Galaxy" director James Gunn, took the set-up from George Romero's classic and adapted it lovingly into a modern setting without losing the spirit that made the original film so unique for its time. What the dozens of zombie movies that came...

At first glance, you may think of Kate Flannery as her drunken character Meredith on NBC's The Office. You may expect Creed or Kevin to pop out to join her or you may think that a bat will begin to circle her head soon with Dwight hovering over her with a black trash bag. Or, you could also think of a slew of other roles she plays like her work in her comedy act Lampshades, her stints on Saturday Night Live, Wendy in the Wendy's Hamburger commercials and even her work in the late Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss and What I Wore" on the New York stage. But despite having a memorable face and a shot glass usually glued to her hand, Kate has been able to step away from Dunder Mifflin for a bit to host the new TV Guide Network series StandUp in Stilettos.

A series that...

At first glance, you may think of Kate Flannery as her drunken character Meredith on NBC's The Office. You may expect Creed or Kevin to pop out to join her or you may think that a bat will begin to circle her head soon with Dwight hovering over her with a black trash bag. Or, you could also think of a slew of other roles she plays like her work in her comedy act Lampshades, her stints on Saturday Night Live, Wendy in the Wendy's Hamburger commercials and even her work in the late Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss and What I Wore" on the New York stage. But despite having a memorable face and a shot glass usually glued to her hand, Kate has been able to step away from Dunder Mifflin for a bit to host the new TV Guide Network series StandUp in Stilettos.

A series that...

Accusations will always follow Sonisphere festival – usually aimed from those most preposterously pretentious metal fans who frequent supposedly non-mainstream festivals like Bloodstock – that Sonisphere is little more than a sell-out event, aimed at watered-down metal fans of pop-edged bands who have long since let go their grip on creative integrity in favour of the almighty dollar.

But 2011′s fest boasted one of the most impressive line-ups rock festivals have seen for a good long while, thanks largely to the promise of the Big Four playing together on one stage in one glorious night, as well as talent from across almost every sub-genre of rock from pop-punk (Weezer, YouMeAtSix), to comedy-tinged re-imaginings (Hayseed Dixie, Richard Cheese) and the bona-fide megastars of Slipknot, Biffy Clyro

And no matter what pigeon-hole those bands might fall into, a festival experience that includes so much breadth, and so much inclusive passion for music in general...

Any musician, writer, artist or filmmaker knows that it's harder than ever to get funding for a project these days. Between the bad economy, the demise of many arts organizations and the shear quantity of great work out there, paying for a labor of love sometimes feels impossible.

But have no fear, Kickstarter is here. The website claims to be the largest funding platform for creative projects worldwide. The idea is a simple one. If you have a project, post it on Kickstarter. In exchange for donations, you give people a reward or experience related to your art. For example a musician can give away CDs or a chance to attend a concert. Or a filmmaker can give premiere tickets or an onscreen credit.

And if you're a modern day Lorenzo de Medici and fancy yourself a patron of the arts (or maybe you're just in need of a tax...

Currently on the road in the midst of the fourth Music As A Weapon Tour, David Draiman, frontman of Chicago's Disturbed, recently sat down with Fangoria Musick prior to a show to discuss music, film, and the horrors of real life and beyond.

James Zahn (Fangoria): When people hear the band Disturbed, I don’t think they necessarily associate you with the horror genre, but your latest album Indestructible is pretty dark in terms of subject matter, primarily with real-life horror…

David Draiman: There’s no doubt about that.

Fangoria: Your latest video for The Night has been released, and it seems to present “the night” as a kind of “creature”...

Draiman: Well, [Jason] Noble (director) presented us with a treatment for it that definitely fit the idea that we had for the song, which was the the night was it’s own kind of entity and it sort of takes you over,...

As I write this, the padding in this cell is making me itch. It’s some kind of canvas-like material, beige, and very scratchy. It’s hard to write on and my fingers are so desiccated from blood loss that I’m almost out of ‘ink. I don’t like the light, it’s too bright by far, and the paper pajamas I’m wearing are starting to fall apart. They’re wet, largely because I was awoken this morning by an orderly that looked a lot like Doctor Raven (I think it was really James Zahn) in drag, throwing a large bucket of luke-warm water at me while yelling ‘Winna, Winna, Chickee Dinna!’ Suffice to say, it hasn’t been a good morning. However, he also threw in an album to review, and an axe to grind. Why do they continue giving me axes? Aren’t I supposed to be getting better?...

Well before Watchmen even went into production, we knew that a killer soundtrack would be involved -- not only because the graphic novel's universe revels in a slightly different form of pop culture, but because Zack Snyder is pretty into the world of cinematic music. Just a year ago, I wrote about Snyder raving about the lounge wonders of Richard Cheese, and wondered if that was a hint for things to come. It was merely wishful thinking, but I'm very happy to report that even without some campy lounge, this is going to be one hell of a soundtrack.

Three days before the film hits theaters, Sci Fi Wire reports that Warner Bros. will release two discs -- the soundtrack and the original score. Considering the huge number of people that will see this film, I can only hope that this inspires a new wave of retro apprectiation (sort of...