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It was a happy holiday forSister WivesstarMeri Brownasthere is a new man in her life.Only days after sharing withPeoplethat she was non-exclusively dating,Kody Brown’s ex-wifeposted a photo to her Instagram debuting her new beau. In her caption, she wrote, “It’s a Christmas miracle! #MysteryMan #LifeIsGood @papabrandon1005." Meri Brown’s post-Kody Brown dating life has been a source of commentary since their separation. Back in January 2023,Meri Brown revealed a short term relationship....

Tyler Perryhas begun rolling the cameras on his next project,Six Triple Eight,a World War II drama about a key yet lesser-known aspect of the second world war involving the bravery of a group of Black women who joined the American army in order to serve a unique non-combat purpose of keeping communication alive between soldiers and their families back home. Today, Perry revealed a first look at the film sharing a behind-the-scenes image of himself and the actresses portraying women who made up the 6888th Postal Directory Battalion....

It might be hard to believe, but it’s been about 10 years since the firstAvengersmovie hit cinemas, all the way back in May 2012. While it certainly wasn’t the firstMCUmovie, it did represent an important step for the series in that it brought together half a dozen heroes to form a team to take on a potentially world-ending threat together. RELATED:How the MCU Was Made: ‘Marvel’s The Avengers’, Recasting Hulk, and How That Thanos Scene Happened...

After fourteen seasons,The Real Housewives of New Jerseyhas had a plethora of wild and crazy moments. Many of these have gone down in reality television infamy. Some of these moments helped to define the series, thrusting it to the top of the genre. But some episodes coming out of the Garden State are just so dark, twisted, and bad that some might consider them “the worst.” To be considered for this list, we are tackling episodes that went there....

With sweeping visuals, iconic characters, and stories that are as enthralling as they are epic, it is difficult to dispute that the Western is the genre that best embodies the mighty history of American cinema, both at home and abroad. While it truly thrived during the ’50s and ’60s, Western films have proven to be rather timeless, dating as far back as the earliest days of cinema and still challenging audiences with revisionist spins today....

Adapting a beloved film to television is no easy task. Showrunners are tasked with the daunting challenge of taking a great film and translating the magic that made it successful onto a smaller screen, while also extending the story in a new way. While many series based on films enjoy incredible success (Fargo,Hannibal) thanks to stellar writing and unforgettable performances, others fall flat due to exhaustingclichés, generic plots and miscast characters....

There’s a quote relating to art about how it should disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed, and it speaks for itself, relating to bothcinemaand other types of art more generally. It’sattributed toCésar A. Cruz, though it might be more famously associated withBanksy, who repeated it, but either way, it means what it means. If a work of art wants to change attitudes or discuss confronting things, those who aren’t aware should be disturbed and alarmed, and those who can relate may take comfort in seeing such things addressed....

Stanley Kubrick’s groundbreaking sci-fi film2001: A Space Odysseyis headed to an IMAX screen for the first time.Varietyreports that the late, great filmmaker’s magnum opus is set for a limited run to celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary. Starting August 24, an unrestored 70mm version will screen across four venues in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Toronto. (Not to be confused withChristopher Nolan’srestored 70mm version.) Tickets go on sale Friday. If you’ve never seen2001—and you happen to live in one of these admittedly few cities, the only bummer about this news—catching it in IMAX for the first time in history is going to be borderline life-changing....

The numbers don’t lie. Whether you liked the newMortal Kombatfilm adaptation or not, it’s broken streaming records and audiences are eating it up. Along with the hype surrounding the forthcomingSonic the Hedgehogsequel and the HBO series adaption ofThe Last of Us, it’s clear people are hungry for more video games to make the transition to the big screen. So the inevitable question is, which one is next? Video game adaptations are tricky because the nature of the medium is interactive and expansive, whereas films and television are a passive experience....

The Fault in Our StarsandBaby DriverstarAnsel Elgortwill make his series acting debut in WarnerMedia’sTokyo Vice. The drama has received a straight-to-series 10-episode order from WarnerMedia’s upcoming, still to be titled streaming platform. Based onJake Adelstein’s memoirTokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat, the series adaptation has Tony Award-winning playwrightJ.T. Rogers(Oslo) writing withShort Term 12andGlass CastledirectorDestin Daniel Crettondirecting. In addition to starring, Elgort will also executive produce alongsideJohn LesherandEmily Gerson Saines....

It was supposed to be a normal interview.Benedict Cumberbatchappeared onThe Jenny McCarthy Show, a SiriusXM show from actor/anti-vaxxerJenny McCarthyto promote… nope, never mind. This was never going to be a normal interview. Anti-vaxxer Jenny McCarthy has a SiriusXM radio show? She gets to interview international sex symbol Benedict Cumberbatch while we’ll stuck here making sure our kids don’t get polio?! That’s objectively insane! Okay. Deep breaths. Anyway: Cumberbatch was there to promoteThe Current War, an upcoming historical drama about electricity, but wound up offering his thoughts on the ongoing “Are Marvel movies cinema?...

Benedict Cumberbatchhas signed on to star in and executive produce an adaptation ofThe 39 Steps, which is coming to Netflix as a limited series.As per Deadline, the streaming service made what was described as an aggressive bid to secure the project, and while further details are thin, the modern-day adaptation ofJohn Buchan’s 1915 novel will consist of at least six hour-long episodes. Besides Cumberbatch, there’s some high-caliber talent attached toThe 39 Steps, withEdward Bergerset to direct the entire run....

Nazis are right up their with space aliens and zombies as a reliable potential foe. Nazis are the worst. We fought a world war because they were so bad, and they will always be bad. No one makingRaiders of the Lost Arkhad to worry about, “Huh, I wonder if Nazis will still be a reliable villain in thirty years.” Sadly, current events have made some Nazis and their fellow white-supremacists feel a bit bolder, but we’ll always be ready to smack them back down....