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Showtime has released the first full-length trailer for their upcoming drama seriesAmerican Rust, based on thePhilipp Meyernovel of the same name. Pairing Emmy winner and starJeff Danielstogether withMaura Tierney, the nine-episode series will premiere its story of industrial decay and small-town corruption on September 12, exclusively on Showtime. With the haunting music ofNick Cave’s “Hand of God” as its soundtrack, the trailer follows police chief Del Harris (Daniels) as he struggles to keep his small Pennsylvania Rust Belt town together after a significant tragedy....

TheAnne Riceuniverse is expanding once again over at AMC as the network announces the greenlighting ofAnne Rice’s The Talamasca. Like the series adaptations ofInterview with the VampireandMayfair Witches, the production will pull its story from the pages of Rice’s beloved supernatural novels, this time centering on the secret society bent on finding vampires, witches, and the other mystical creatures from Rice’s novels. And, audiences won’t need to wait long as the project is part of AMC and AMC+’s 2025 docket....

There is a reason that — despite the many adaptations in film and television ofLucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved novelAnne of Green Gables— it isKevin Sullivan’s 1985 miniseries, starringMegan Follows, that remains a canonical classic, and the quintessential Anne story onscreen. Montgomery’s writing is lithe and engaging, full of warmth and wit that is never saccharine, but never too dark. It’s a tough line to walk, and whereas PBS’s recentAnnemovie edged too close to sugary sweet, Netflix’sAnne with an Egoes the opposite direction towards a darker and grittier telling....

While we’re still waiting for a glimpse of the title characters in Disney’sBeauty and the Beast(played byEmma WatsonandDan StevensunderBill Condon’sdirection), writer-directorChristophe Gans’take on the material gives us an eyeful in a new U.S. trailer. The French film starringLéa SeydouxandVincent Casselin the leads originally debuted back in 2014, but the Shout! FactoryFilms release will open in U.S. theaters on September 23rd. Gans has only a handful of feature films under his belt, but I’m a fan of his work on bothBrotherhood of the Wolf(2001) andSilent Hill(2006), though he also clearly has his detractors....

Around the time Pixar was making new classics likeThe Incredibles,Ratatouille, andWALL-E, something awfully annoying started happening. More than a few think pieces started coming out about how the mighty animation house was outpacing most big studios in sheer storytelling prowess. In a way, the writers of these pieces were dead on.WALL-Eshowed a more nuanced and ironclad understanding of physical comedy than arguably any movie in the aughts.The Incrediblesstill embarrasses every single movie based on a DC or Marvel property in formal cohesion and emotional resonance....

Installing Android on an iPhone may seem like an idea from science fiction, but recent developments have made it a topic of both curiosity and serious discussion. It involves overriding the iPhone’s default operating system iOS with Google’s Android platform. While this concept challenges the norms of smartphone usage, it presents an interesting opportunity for tech enthusiasts seeking to experience Android on Apple’s hardware. The process is not straightforward given the fundamental differences in the hardware and software of iPhones and Android devices....

While Apple’s AirPlay and Google’s Chromecast are both fantastic technologies for wireless streaming, they don’t play nicely together natively. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your iPhone content on your big screen! With a few clever workarounds and third-party apps, you can easily mirror your iPhone screen to your Chromecast device and enjoy all your favorite videos, photos, and apps on your TV. No, AirPlay does not work directly with Google Chromecast....

Cate Blanchettis back on the Oscar race with Todd Field’sTÁR, an intense psychological character drama. The film marks Blanchett’s eighth Oscar nomination and could very well give her a third statuette, making her one of the select few individuals to have three acting Oscars. RELATED:8 Underrated Cate Blanchett Performances To Watch After TÁR In her thirty-year career, Blanchett has delivered multiple brilliant performances, with some ranking among the all-time best. Her eight Oscar nominations are proof of her versatility and power as a performer and the ultimate confirmation that she is among her generation’s best actresses; even so, some are most definitely better than others....

Cillian Murphywill always be known for his role as Jim in28 Days Later, the iconic zombie horror thriller that is soon to receive a legacy sequel dubbed28 Years Later, which he will also star in. However, he starred in another film alongside twoMarvelveterans that will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, and it’s celebrating by making a return to streaming charts. Murphy features oppositeChris HemsworthandTom HollandinIn the Heart of the Sea, the tragic sailing adventure that is currently charting on Netflix, sitting at #7 at the time of writing....

TheCriterion Collectionhas announced which titles they will be releasing on DVD and Bluray in July. Among the titles isNoah Baumbach’s Oscar-nominated featureMarriage Storyand the 1953 adaptation ofH.G. Wells' sci-fi classicThe War of the Worldsdirected byByron Haskin. Each new title will be released on DVD and Bluray, with price points respectively starting at $29.95 and $39.95. This is the first time folks can get their hands on Bluray editions ofThe Lady Eveas well as Haskin’sThe War of the Worlds, making them extra special, purchase-worthy options....

Dinosaurspremiered on ABC on June 08, 2025. Originally conceived byJim Henson, who died less than a year before the show premiered (it was a revised version of a fantasy epic filled with dinosaurs that he’d wanted to make in the vein ofThe Dark Crystal),Dinosaursmaintained the trappings of a traditional television sitcom while being wholly original and unlike anything you’d ever seen. Which is why it’s so exciting thatDinosaurs, a series about the end of an entire species that was decidedly ahead of its time, will be coming to Disney+ in its entirety on January 29....

If there’s one fun, friends-and-family pastime that’s sure to drive a temporary wedge between even the best of pals, it’s Hasbro’sMonopoly. The brutal banking-and-buying game that sees players attempting to out-earn, out-bid, and outlast their competitors may be marketed as teaching basic math and money-management skills, but it’s also infamous for pointing out your family members' particular corporate sins. (Dad gets sticky fingers when he’s the banker, and your brother always hides an extra Benjamin under the board when he thinks no one is looking....

“It’s the rock we all push…we call it our burden. But, it’s really our privilege.” We knew a handful of things going into Season 2 ofFargo. Like that Lou Solverson makes it out alive and his daughter Molly grows up to be a hero. What we didn’t know, and none of us could’ve predicted, is that Season 2 would spin such an emotionally and philosophically riveting web. We’ve seen characters that were seemingly minor at first deftly arc into major players (that bleed into the first season), while the titans that dominated early on fell at their feet....