For the second time this season, Twin Peaks has dropped an A-bomb. Finally, Audrey Horne – and Sherilyn Fenn, the actor who made her a small-screen icon – makes her long-awaited return. And per usual for this show, creators David Lynch and Mark Frost dropped her into the revival in a way few of us could have predicted. Instead of giving her a grand entrance befitting the comeback of one of the original series' […]
The 10-episode half-hour comedy 'Cobra Kai,' exec produced by Will Smith's Overbrook, landed at the subscription service in a competitive situation following offers from Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and AMC. It will debut in 2018. Wax on, again. Three decades after The Karate Kid, original stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka are heading back to the dojo. The duo are set to reprise their roles as underdog Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) and bully Johnny […]
"Star Trek: Discovery" is out in less than two months, but fans can whet their appetites for the latest "Star Trek" adventure by checking out the covers of the new "Star Trek: Discovery" comic book and the novel "Star Trek: Discovery -- Desperate Hours." The "Star Trek: Discovery" comic book series is set for an October release from IDW Publishing, with "Star Trek: Discovery #1" out first. The comic book series will explore […]
HBO’s hacking problem may not be going away anytime soon: the hackers who leaked unaired episodes of the network’s shows earlier this week now threaten to release additional content this coming Sunday. In an automated email reply sent to Variety, the group wrote that it will “release the leak gradually every week,” adding that the next release may come “Sunday 12 GMT.” The group also repeated its claim that it had obtained a […]
The Internet is giving folks a strange crop for August, courtesy of an eclectic mix of high-concept comedies, audacious original movies and foreign imports modeled after familiar narratives. Wet Hot American Summer gets brought back from the great beyond yet again and Netflix raises the curtain on its big superhero team-up show; Amazon hosts a pair of off-kilter sitcoms; and the most gleefully sadistic film franchise in recent memory comes online. Here's […]
Hollywood has been trying to adapt Stephen King's eight-book saga for well over a decade, but the first film adaptation left the critics underwhelmed. The Dark Tower reviews are in and the critical consensus can charitably be summed up with one word: meh.Stephen King's eight-book magnum opus has long been earmarked for a film adaptation with development stretching back decades. It took a while, and there were reported problems during production, but […]
Apple’s HomePod smart speaker will run iOS — like an iPhone without the screen, but it won’t support third party apps or extensions according to firmware posted online. That was probably to be expected at launch, though Apple could still announce third-party support before HomePod’s release later this year. The code was first analyzed by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, as spotted by 9to5Mac and others. Troughton-Smith found that the smart speaker’s shell app is […]
Bye-bye Mr. Moonman ... Hello Moon Person! In keeping with some new changes at the network, MTV is doing away with the gendered VMA trophy, lovingly called the "Moonman," in favor of a gender-free space traveler, which will be henceforth known as the "Moon Person." In an interview with the New York Times, MTV's president Chris McCarthy said that, in addition to getting rid of the gendered categories at the 2017 MTV Movie Awards and […]
When JAY-Z released 4:44 on various streaming platforms, he also added three additional tracks on the physical copies of the LP. Unless you copped the CD, you didn’t have them…until now. On Saturday morning (July 28), at 4:44AM exactly, the Roc Nation CEO released “Adnis,” “Blue’s Freestyle/We Family” and “MaNyfaCedGod” exclusively on Tidal. The trio of songs fits perfectly with the rest of 4:44, which has been praised for its honesty and openness. On Friday […]
