Netflix has revealed the new series Crime Scene, which tackles the mythology of locations in contemporary crime. The first season focuses on the nefarious Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Directed by Joe Berlinger, the trailer contains footage of “Hotel Death,” explaining the murders and suicides that have occurred within …
Read More »Michael Apted, 'Coal Miner's Daughter' and 'Up' Series Director, Dead at 79
Michael Apted, the director of Coal Miner’s Daughter, the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and the Up documentary series, has died at the age of 79. Apted’s reps the Gersh Agency confirmed the filmmaker’s death to Variety, though a date or cause of death was not revealed. …
Read More »Exclusive 'Assassins' Trailer: Documentary Examines Murder of Kim Jong-un's Half-Brother Kim Jong-nam
In 2017, Kim Jong-nam — the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un and once the favored heir apparent of their late father and former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il — was assassinated. The perplexing circumstances surrounding the murder and subsequent prosecution of the two women accused of the crime …
Read More »Samantha Bee Put 'Wayne's World' Spin on Possible 2020 Election Endings
Samantha Bee put a Wayne’s World spin on Election Day with a sketch that — emulating Mike Myers’ Saturday Night Live character — imagined the many alternate endings of the presidential race. With Juliana Hatfield serving as the basement band, Bee’s Wayne Campbell first receives the worst possible news regarding …
Read More »'SNL': 'Village People' Tell Trump to Stop Playing 'Y.M.C.A.' at Rallies
Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update poked fun at Donald Trump’s frequent use of the Village People’s music at his rallies — despite the group’s Victor Willis calling for the president to cease playing their music — by having cast members dress up as the disco quintet for a new version …
Read More »'The Breakdown' With Jensen Ackles
For 15 years, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have battled demons, werewolves, shapeshifters, angels, and a whole slew of other supernatural entities and paranormal creatures as hunters Dean and Sam Winchester on Supernatural. They’ve saved the world multiple times — despite what God and others have tried. Now, they’re entering …
Read More »Good Grief: Apple TV+ Celebrates 70 Years of 'Peanuts' With 'The Snoopy Show'
Charlie Brown‘s beloved dog stars in the new series The Snoopy Show, out February 5th, 2021 on Apple TV+. The announcement arrives on the 70th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip. The one-minute teaser features Charlie Brown training Snoopy to sit and make him shakes — “That’s delicious!” he tells …
Read More »Anya Taylor-Joy Is an Orphan Chess Prodigy in 'The Queen's Gambit' Trailer
Anya Taylor-Joy is an orphan chess prodigy in The Queen’s Gambit, out October 23rd on Netflix. Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, the trailer features Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, who grows up in a Kentucky orphanage in the late Fifties. She soon discovers a talent for chess, in …
Read More »Jim Carrey to Play Joe Biden on Upcoming Season of 'Saturday Night Live'
Jim Carrey will play Joe Biden on the 46th season of Saturday Night Live, which is set to premiere October 3rd. Carrey will likely appear opposite Alec Baldwin, who will return as President Donald Trump, and former cast-member Maya Rudolph, who will play Biden’s VP pick, Kamala Harris. SNL creator …
Read More »'Parks and Rec' Cast to Reunite for Virtual Town Hall
Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Adam Scott will be among the Parks and Rec cast members that will virtually reunite for a one-night-only “Town Hall” in support of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The series’ Retta, Jim O’ Heir, creator Michael Schur and special guests will also take …
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