Q. How did you get involved in this project? A. My whole story with Transformers: Age of Extinction started at the end of 2012 when I was in New York shooting another movie and, as I had a 2-week break from filming, I flew to Los Angeles. And then, because Superstorm Sandy happened, I had […]
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), a US media conglomerate which provides DStv with its’ Cartoon Network (channel 301) and Boomerang (channel 302) channels, has been rated as the number one children’s multiplex in South Africa. The TBS offering has seen a rating increase of over 10% among kids, from ages four to 14, who have DStv […]
Matthew McConaughey was among top winners at the 2014 Television Critics Awards. The annual prize-giving presented by America’s Broadcast Television Journalists Association got underway at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California Thursday night, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. Matthew took home Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role in HBO’s True […]
The Looper director is in talks with Lucasfilm to write and direct the next Star Wars film, Episode VIII, according to sources. Contrary to reports that he will be directing the next two Star Wars film, Johnson will direct only Episode VIII, but he is writing a treatment for Episode IX. Ram Bergman will produce Episode VIII. Johnson has directed three feature films. His directorial debut, Brick, won the Special […]
Netflix announced Thursday morning that Chelsea Handler has signed a “groundbreaking,” multi-tiered deal with the streaming service, which includes a standup special, four “docu-comedy specials”—and, most importantly, “the first-ever talk show for the global on-demand generation,” which is set to premiere in 2016. Details about the new show—including its name—are scarce for now, though a […]
Q. How did you get this part? A. Well, I was shooting a TV show when I found out they were casting for this movie. I was so excited just to audition for it! So I did, and as I didn’t hear anything back for a little bit I assumed it wasn’t happening for me; […]
2014 is almost halfway over, which means that it’s definitely time to start planning which movies we’re all going to see in theaters in 2016. Though not yet quite as busy as 2015 (which will bring titans like The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: Episode VII), 2016 already has a respectable number of major releases lined […]
Prominent Iranian documentary filmmaker and women’s rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi was taken to Tehran’s infamous Evin prison earlier this month to begin serving a five-year jail term. She is charged with colluding against the state with the BBC and American news networks. Mohammadi is best known for her short documentary Woman Without Shadows (2003), which depicts the hardships of […]
Long-standing Hanna-Barbera creation Scooby-Doo began its run in 1969 with the cartoon TV series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, featuring the voice of Casey Kasem (who passed away just a couple days ago), among others. The property has since been revived, spun-off, and/or otherwise relaunched multiple times in animated form over the past 45 years; just last summer, in fact, […]
“In a suburban town near Montreal, a man spends a day with his sister`s son, forcing him to confront some poignant sexual decisions of his past.” Benoit Lach kicks off his film ‘Avoidance’ with a punch. Sebastian, an almost entirely naked man runs out of a house as though he has witnessed an excruciatingly horrifying […]
