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It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and if you’re looking back on America’s history during this time, we have the six-part miniseries for you. Back in 2005,Steven Spielbergteamed up with TNT to produce a twelve-hour event (with commercials, mind you) that chronicled the period of expansion within the American frontier between 1825 and 1890, covering some of the most important events of the 19th century. Along for the ride were a host of notable stars, includingJosh Brolin,Keri Russell,Gil Birmingham,Zahn McClarnon,Rachael Leigh Cook,Will Patton,Graham Greene, and so many more, each of whom contributed to this grand story that spans generations....

One of the most unexpected streaming surprises of 2021 (especially for Beatles fans) has beenThe Beatles:Get Back, the 8-hour docuseries that chronicles the sometimes fraught, sometimes inspiring making of theLet It Bedocumentary and album. While it’s completely understandable that more casual fans ofThe Beatlescould find the documentary cumbersome, for more dedicated Beatlemaniacs (like yours truly), it’s a fascinating look into how this most legendary of rock groups operated. One huge reason thatGet Backis so illuminating is it doesn’t have any of the constraints which were placed on the originalLet It Befilm, which was released shortly after The Beatles broke up and had a more compact 80-minute runtime....

The Defendershas landed! Matt Murdock, aka Daredevil, Danny Rand, aka Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones find themselves in an unlikely team-up to take down the villainous forces of the Hand in the Netflix miniseries. The Hand, being an ancient ninja cult with the ability to resurrect the dead, has decided to bring back Matt’s ex-girlfriend Elektra as their weapon of choice, dubbed the “Black Sky”. The Hand is led by newcomer to the Marvel Netflix cadre Alexandra, played bySigourney Weaver, along with four other leaders aptly named “The Fingers of the Hand”....

Everybody knowsTarzan. Ever sinceEdgar Rice Burroughspublished his first Tarzan story back in 1912, the King of the Jungle has been swinging through pop culture in books, films and television with occasional, short-lived breaks between the iterations. One such lull in Tarzan’s enduring narrative is about to come to an end withDavid Yates’The Legend of Tarzan, But don’t expect your momma’s Ape Man because Yates and co. have scrapped your standard Tarzan’s well-wrought origin story in favor of an original story and a new twist on the iconic character....

Korean actorPark Seo-joonis set to star in Marvel Studios’ upcoming featureThe Marvels. The announcement comes from Disney’s content showcase in Singapore, and with his MCU debut the actor will join the likes of Korean starsDon LeeandClaudia Kim, who previously appeared inEternalsandAvengers: Age of Ultronrespectively. The Marvelsis led byBrie Larsonas Carol Danvers and is a sequel to her 2019Captain Marvel, joining her areIman Vellanias Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel who was introduced in her own Disney+ series,Teyonah Parris, who made a debut as Monica Rambeau with Emmy nominatedWandaVisionseries andSamuel L Jacksonas Nick Fury....

When considering what the most terrifying moment in a horror film is, many memorable scenes may come to mind. Glimpses of terror in horror staples likeThe Silence of the LambsorThe Exorcisthave left imprints on the minds of multiple generations, while more recent destined-to-be-classics likeHereditaryandThe Babadookwill make you want to keep your bedroom light on for weeks. The true horror scene that is most disturbing, however, is not the type of moment that makes you too scared to turn off the light....

TheMasters of the Universelive-action movie at Amazon MGM Studios just got a bit more evil. Although the franchise’s big bad Skeletor has yet to be cast,The Hollywood Reporterrevealed the film has landedCommunitystarAlison Brieas his villainous second-in-command Evil-Lyn.Originally played byMeg Fosterin the 1987 film, she’s a key member of the Evil Warriors with a command over dark magic that makes the witch a consistent threat to Eternia. Brie is set to join a cast that already featuresThe Idea of YoustarNicholas Galitzinein the lead role as He-ManalongsideRiverdale’sCamila Mendesas the captain of the royal guard and Prince Adam’s potential love interest, Teela....

Great Scott! Netflix has released its lineup of movies and TV shows that will be new to the streamer in September and it’s pretty dang incredible. One of the stand-out highlights of this list is all of the movies, especially the originals, coming to Netflix. Those new originals set for release areI’m Thinking of Ending Things,The Devil All the Time, andEnola Holmes. All three originals are adapted from novels of the same name and all three offer very different things in terms of casting, plot, and genre....

Today it has been announced that Peacock has ordered a sketch comedy special from A24 calledWould it Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Earlyto premiere on the platform later this summer. The hour-long special will star the comedy duo ofKate BerlantandJohn Early. The pair have frequently collaborated with each other on a number of comedy projects. Most notably the pair starred in and created555, a Vimeo miniseries, which saw the pair improving a series of short stories together....

Now having played in theaters worldwide for over a month, Sony’sBad Boys: Ride or Dieis slowing down at the global box office, but only slightly. The movie exceeded expectations in its opening weekend and delivered impressive holds across the subsequent four weeks. But with the majority of movie screens now playing a host of newer releases, the action-comedy saw revenues declining both domestically and internationally in its fifth weekend. StarringWill SmithandMartin Lawrenceas fast-talking Miami detectives,Bad Boys: Ride or Dieretained a spot in the top five domestically, while it passed a massive new milestone globally....

After surviving plenty of challenges at the global box office in the last few weeks, Sony’sUntil Dawnfaced its biggest competition yet this week, in the form ofFinal Destination Bloodlines. The latest installment of the long-running horror franchiseexceeded expectations in its debut weekend, whileUntil Dawnsurrendered over 700 theaters domestically. Despite the setback, however,the video game adaptation was able to pass what will likely be its final global box office milestone. While the movie hasn’t exactly set the box office on fire, it has more than managed to recover costs....

About a week ago, Hallmark’sThe Way Homereturned with its third season, which so far has seen Elliot (Evan Williams) and Kat (Chyler Leigh) put more effort into committing to their relationship with each other without the interference of a time-traveling pond. However, while the couple decided to move in together, a huge step in their relationship — which viewers saw in the season’s second episode, “The Way We Were” — some cracks are sadly already beginning to show, as hinted by the series’ execs....

Netflix has released the first trailer forChoose Love, which delivers an absolutely wild concept to viewers—an interactive romantic comedy, which starsLaura Marano.Interactive content has been growing in popularity on the streaming platform, andChoose Lovemarks its first foray into the romance field for the concept (or gimmick, depending on your point of view). The project was originally announced back in March 2022. Marano recently starred in Netflix’sThe Royal Treatment. She will be joined byAvan Jogia(Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City),Scott Michael Foster(You, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)andJordi Webber(Power Rangers, Millenial Jenny)....