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Tatiana Maslanywill be returning to reprise several of her multiple career-defining roles once again following the announcement ofOrphan Black:The Next ChapterSeason 2 at a recent virtual fan event. Set eight years after the culmination of the TV series, the audio-only sequel isan official continuationof the Project Leda story, and will be available anywhere you can get podcasts, which launches at the end of this month on Apple Podcast Subscriptions. Not only that, but co-starsJordan GavarisandEvelyne Brochuwill also be back as Felix Dawkins and Delphine Cormier for The Next Chapter’s second season, which was created byMaika Older, who co-writes alongsideMadeline Ashby, Mishell Baker, Heli Kennedy, E....

The 2021 award season, as odd as it is, is heating up! The Academy — as in “the Academy Awards” —have announcedtheir shortlist for films that are still eligible to be nominated in certain key categories, including visual effects, best score and song, makeup and hairstyling, documentary, and international feature. In all of these categories, hundreds of films have been pared down to 15 at the most, with the Academy to vote on these to decide the nominations for the ceremony....

How are you weathering the Droughtlander, my dears? Bless Starz, which is getting into the giving mood for the Christmas season by introducing 25 Days of Sharing, where they have developed anOutlanderAdvent calendar of sorts. Every day they’ll be releasing new content over social media, kicking off with this teaser forOutlanderSeason 2. And it is a doozy. First of all, Season 2 will find Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) in France, whence they have fled....

From co-directorsLouis BlackandKaren Bernsteinand airing on PBS,American Masters: Richard Linklater – dream is destinyis an unconventional and in-depth look at the fiercely independent style of filmmaking that emerged out of Austin, Texas in the late 1980s and 1990s, and the role thatRichard Linklaterplayed in it, as his career evolved. It features never-before-seen archival footage, early journal writings and new interviews with the writer/director/producer, along with some of the actors he’s worked with, includingMatthew McConaughey,Patricia Arquette,Ethan HawkeandJack Black....

I did not go into the documentaryThe Skywalker Legacyexpecting an unvarnished look at howStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerbecame such a mess. That’s not the story Disney or Lucasfilm wants to tell about their properties, and it doesn’t matter thatRise of Skywalkermade over a billion dollars worldwide. The narrative needed to be “this is a victory lap” and so the documentary adheres to that belief. The result is a film where you get occasional glimpses at a neat thing during the production but mostly it’s a parade of people saying howmeaningfulandimportantthis all is while we know the resulting film is kind of a disaster....

Things have been a bit crazy withRogue One: A Star Wars Storyas of late. The announcement of major reshoots has opened up a myriad of questions about the state ofGareth Edwards’Star Warsfilm;Mads MikkelsenandChristopher McQuarrierushed to the defense of the director. And this morning we learned that the film will indeed involvean appearance of the one and only Darth Vader, which is both exciting and a little disappointing, as I was hoping forRogue Oneto be its own movie on all levels....

Anyone who has seenMr. Robotknows that writer/directorSam Esmailknows his way around nonlinear storytelling. Esmail’s idiosyncratic hacker series found creative ways to upend the audience’s expectations through its inventive use of flashbacks, changes in perspective, and misleading visuals, Esmail was able to use these storytelling “gimmicks” to get in the mind of his protagonist, Elliot Alderson (Rami Malek). WhileMr. Robotwas a grim, anti-authoritarian espionage seriesthat dealt with modern political issues, Esmail has shown that his skills as a storyteller apply to many different genres....

Warner Bros. has released the official trailer forSpace Jam 2: A New Legacy. The official trailer arrives just two days after thestudio teased its releaseearlier this week. The short, animated teaser featured beloved Looney Tunes Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote engaging in their age-old rivalry as a way of building intrigue for the main event. This officialSpace Jam 2trailer also arrives just one day after abrand new poster was releasedfor the highly-anticipated summer movie....

A year from today,Spider-Man: Homecomingwill be hitting theaters, assuming everything goes according to plan with the current shoot. It’s a fact that was not lost onTom Holland, the star of the film who has already shown major chops in the role of Peter Parker, AKA Spidey, thanks to an extended cameo in this summer’s quite goodCaptain America: Civil War. In honor of being 365 days out from the release ofJon Watts' insanely anticipated reboot of the Spider Man franchise, Holland took a selfie of himself in costume, high up on a platform on the set of the film, showing off not only the familiar suit but a similarly memorable part of Spidey’s aresenal: his web shooters....

Created byGene Roddenberryand reintroduced byJ.J. Abramsin 2009, theStar Trekfranchise celebrates its 50thanniversary this year, as the next installment,Star Trek Beyond, sees the U.S.S. Enterprise and her intrepid crew exploring the furthest reaches of uncharted space. With directorJustin Linat the helm, they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. During a conference at the film’s press day, co-starsChris Pine,Zachary Quinto,Simon Pegg(who also co-wrote the film withDoug Jung),Karl Urban,John ChoandZoe Saldanatalked about paying homage to 50 years of the franchise while also telling a story that can stand on its own, the new character interactions, honoringLeonard Nimoy, the evolution of these characters, including the Beastie Boys song “Sabotage,” Justin Lin’s approach, the uniforms, adding more strong females, the tragic loss of actorAnton Yelchin, and the future of this franchise....

The Real Housewives of New Jersey’sTeresa Giudicehas to wait and see what will happen to her husband,Luis Ruelas,as he is going through financial troubles once again. Giudice can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to having a husband with money problems, as she previously went through issues with her ex-husbandJoe Giudice,during which she had to go tojail for a year. Ruelas' money problems had been touched on during Season 14 ofThe Real Housewives of New Jersey,and itcreated a riftbetween Giudice and the rest of the ladies....

BeforeAlan Ritchsonwas turning the role into his own bone-crunching phenomenon, one of the biggest actors in Hollywood history took his own crack atJack Reacher. The film is directed by Cruise’s long-time collaborator,Christopher McQuarrie, who also helms the pair’s current big box office blockbuster,Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. The 2012Jack Reachermovie may have faded into some obscurity given the success of future Cruise projects and Ritchson’s aforementioned Prime Video series, but a recent spotlight on the pair has helped the film find sudden streaming success....

Looking for the Top 10 TV Shows on Netflix now? Well, you’re in the right place! Despite the streaming service launching the trending list earlier this year, which reveals what the Top 10 most popular TV shows are daily, it’s not easy to find that list on Netflix itself without digging into it a little bit. Check out the list of the top 10 most popular TV shows in the United States below, along with a brief synopsis of just what the heck it is that everyone’s watching....