By Who knew that French author Pierre Boulle’s slim, satirical 1963 novel, Le Planete des Singes, would lead to one of the most successful science fiction franchises of all time? Consisting of 10 films (to date), two TV series , comic books (including a magazine series from Marvel), toys, games, merchandise
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Director Pamela Adlon and writer-star Ilana Glazer bring their comedic prowess to Babes, a crowd-pleasing pregnancy comedy that reworks the familiar “oops-I’m-pregnant” trope with a fresh, feminist twist. Despite its predictable plot, the film shines with Glazer’s brassy humor and a heartfelt celebration of female friendship, positioning itself as a
Doctor Who’s Rebooted “Season One” Is Doubling Down on Its Most Controversial Canon
This Doctor Who article contains spoilers. From 1963 to 2020, the title character of Doctor Who belonged to an alien species from Gallifrey, generally known as Time Lords. Throughout the wibbly-wobbly Who canon, not all Gallifreyans are Time Lords, but all Time Lords were certainly two-hearted Gallifreyans, and the Doctor
Weaver To THE MANDALORIAN
Star of Ghostbusters, Alien, and Avatar, nominated for an Oscar three times, and filling a spacesuit better than anyone in Galaxy Quest, Sigourney Weaver has had quite the career. Now, as The Mandalorian tries to shrug off a disappointing third season via a feature film, Weaver may be joining him.
SHOGUN… 2?
When they make a critically acclaimed, limited series based upon some best-selling source material, you just know Hollywood is gonna Hollywood and think they can do it again, all by themselves. James Clavell never wrote a sequel to his famous novel Shogun, but that won’t stop them. Gai-Jin, Tai-Pan, and
