Film
Razzie Awards 2021: Rudy Giuliani, My Pillow Guy, and Sia Among the Big Winners
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-24T03:22:55+00:00“>April 23, 2021 | 11:22pm ET Rudy Giuliani may have been unsuccessful in his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election, but Donald Trump’s personal attorney can take solace in the fact that he is an award winner — a Razzie Award winner that is. Officially dubbed the Golden Raspberry Awards, the beloved annual ceremony bestows prizes to the most amazingly awful movies, acting performances, and directing jobs of the year. The awards are traditionally handed out on the same weekend as the Academy Awards. Giuliani’s appearance in Borat Subsequent Movefilm earned him two Razzies: Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screen Combo. In winning the former, Giuliani ...
Oscars 2021: How to Watch, Who’s Presenting, and Everything Else You Need to Know
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Russell Crowe Reveals He’s Playing Zeus in Thor: Love and Thunder
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T20:33:06+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 4:33pm ET In news sure to confuse the classics scholars in your life, Russell Crowe has unveiled that he’ll be playing the Greek deity Zeus in Marvel’s Norse mythology romp Thor: Love and Thunder. Crowe made the announcement in an appearance on JOY 94.9, an LGBTQA+ radio station based in Melbourne, Australia. The veteran actor called in to help with a fundraiser and talk about some of his appearances in movies with queer characters, 1994’s The Sum of Us and 2018’s Boy Erased. At the end of the short interview, the Oscar-winner dropped a bomb the size of Mount Olympus. “I’m gonna get on my bicycle,” he said. “I’m gonna ride u...
The Sluggish Stowaway Still Delivers Thrills and Chills in Space: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T21:55:56+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 5:55pm ET The Pitch: A trio of astronauts: Commander Marina (Toni Collette), Doctor Zoe (Anna Kendrick), and Biologist David (Daniel Dae Kim) find their plans for a two-year research mission to Mars derailed when they discover an unwitting stowaway named Michael (Shamier Anderson). Things go from bad to worse when the trio realize there isn’t enough oxygen on the ship to sustain four people: either one person has to die, or all of them do. In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream: The second Netflix space film in five months, Stowaway is also the second film of its kind (and overall) from director Joe Penna, who also penned the chilly survival film...
Mortal Kombat Is a High-Gloss Gore Fest That Repeatedly Delivers: Review
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-22T23:35:23+00:00“>April 22, 2021 | 7:35pm ET The Pitch: Hi, kids. Do you like violence? Get over here and check this out. Mortal Kombat is an ages-old tournament of death between members of the Outworld (mutants, mystics, people with fabulous costumes) and the Earthrealm (UFC fighters, mercenaries, a woman eerily resembling Marjorie Taylor Greene). Sanctioned murder to determine the fate of the world, winning tournaments so the bad guys don’t turn Earth into Mordor. The current tournament’s roster includes heroes like: Cole Young (Lewis Tan), a pit fighter from the South Side of Chicago. Liu Kang (Ludi Lin) and his behatted cousin Kung Lao (Max Huang). There’s also Jax (Mechad B...
What’s Streaming on Netflix in May 2021
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T20:05:15+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 4:05pm ET April showers bring a load of new original content to Netflix in May 2021. After nearly four years and some personal controversy, Aziz Ansari is returning with a third season of Master of None. Other Netflix Originals coming back include Selena: The Series, The Kominsky Method, Lucifer, and a new volume of Love, Death & Robots. The new series Jupiter’s Legacy, an adaptation of the comic book my Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service), is also set to make its debut, as will HALSTON, Ryan Murphy’s limited series with Ewan McGregor. Related Video On the film front, Zack Snyder’s&nb...
Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Liam Gallagher, More Star in New Documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-21T20:48:22+00:00“>April 21, 2021 | 4:48pm ET Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Liam Gallagher, and more star in the new documentary Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, arriving as a digital release on May 14th. The film tells the story of the famed recording studio in the Welsh countryside through decades of behind-the-scenes archival footage. Over the years, major UK bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, Oasis, and Coldplay have recorded at Rockfield, established 50 years ago as one of the first residential recording studios. Osbourne, Plant, Gallagher, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, among others, are all interviewed, reflecting on their experience at Rockfield. The documentary is direct...
HBO Max Shares Opening Seven Minutes of Mortal Kombat Movie: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T19:01:14+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 3:01pm ET The live-action reboot of Mortal Kombat doesn’t premiere until Friday, but HBO Max has shared the first seven minutes of the martial arts film. Watch the preview below. The movie’s opening scene reveals the origin story of Scorpion, aka Hanzo Hasashi ((Hiroyuki Sanada). In the clip, members of a rival ninja clan attack Hasashi’s village while he is away. Bi Han, aka Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), attacks Hasashi’s wife and son and uses his freezing abilities when they won’t reveal his whereabouts, Upon encountering their dead bodies, Hasashi savagely fends off the remaining attackers with a ninja sword, but it isn’t too long before he br...
Kelsey Grammer Plays a Washed-Up Rocker in The Space Between: Watch Trailer
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-20T17:08:52+00:00“>April 20, 2021 | 1:08pm ET Paramount has shared the trailer for a new flick called The Space Between. It stars Frasier‘s Kelsey Grammer as a washed-up rocker who’s trying to rekindle his creative spirit later in life, and it features a soundtrack from Rivers Cuomo. The story follows Micky Adams (Grammer) as a one-time chart-topping rockstar who’s at risk of getting dropped by his record label because of the unmarketable experimental albums he keeps turning in. Eventually, the label sends a young-and-hungry mailroom worker, Charlie Porter (Jackson White), to travel to Adams’ remote beach home and convince him to willfully drop out of the contract. Howe...
Rob Zombie Directing The Munsters Movie for Peacock and Theatrical Release: Report
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-19T20:41:01+00:00“>April 19, 2021 | 4:41pm ET Rob Zombie is set to direct a new movie adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Munsters, according to multiple reports. The film apparently will premiere on NBCUniversal’s new Peacock streaming service and open in theaters on the same day. While there has been no confirmation, a number of key details of the film have already emerged. The movie news site Murphy’s Multiverse first reported on Zombie’s attachment to the film last month, and now Bloody Disgusting has added more weight to the story with the rumored news of Peacock’s involvement. The movie will purportedly be a Peacock streaming exclusive with a day-and-date opening in theat...
Vin Diesel to Star in Live-Action Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots Movie
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-19T18:43:19+00:00“>April 19, 2021 | 2:43pm ET Three bruising stars will share the silver screen for the first time, as Vin Diesel joins a cast that already includes [checks notes] Red Rocker and Blue Bomber. As Deadline reports, Diesel will be co-producing a live-action Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots movie based on the once-popular tabletop boxing game. Launched in 1966, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots had a simple premise which could be summed up as ‘robot smash.’ Players helmed either Red Rocker or Blue Rocker and mashed buttons until either one robot’s head popped off or an angry sibling hurled the board across the room. The controls were wonky, the end of matches unsat...
Matthew McConaughey Crushing Greg Abbott in Texas Gubernatorial Poll
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-18T22:25:16+00:00“>April 18, 2021 | 6:25pm ET If Matthew McConaughey decides to actually run for Governor of Texas, he may have more than an alright, alright, alright chance of securing the political seat. A new poll conducted by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler has the actor ahead of incumbent Gregg Abbott a whopping 45% to 33%. The poll surveyed 1,126 registered voters between April 6th and 13th. 22% of respondents said they’d vote for someone other than Abbott or McConaughey, and the margin of error was plus or minus 2.92%. While the numbers are certainly encouraging for the Academy Award-winning actor, the trick may be what party’s banner he d...
