New “Willow” Character Posters Released

Posted on December 26, 2022 by admin

With a new episode hitting this week, a new set of character posters from the new Lucasfilm Disney+ Original series, “Willow” has been released by Disney, and they feature the heroes and villains from the series.

An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility set in an enchanted land of breathtaking beauty, “Willow” features a diverse international cast with Jonathan Kasdan, Ron Howard, Wendy Mericle, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan serving as executive producers.

Here’s the synopsis for “Willow”:
The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. Now, in a magical world where brownies, sorcerers, trolls, and other mystical creatures flourish, the adventure continues, as an unlikely group of heroes set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.

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Trailer For “Detective Knight: Independence” Released

Posted on December 25, 2022 by admin

Bruce Willis is set to reprise his role as the title character for “”Detective Knight: Independence”, and Lionsgate has released the film’s trailer, giving audiences a look at the upcoming third and final chapter of the action film.

“Detective Knight: Independence” is directed by Edward Drake, who’s also responsible for writing the screenplay and the story with Corey Large.

Also in the film are Jack Kilmer, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Willow Shields, Dina Meyer, and Timothy V. Murphy.

Lionsgate is set to premiere the film in select theaters, on demand and digital and later in a month, on January 20.

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

Knight’s last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race to stop an unbalanced ambulance EMT from imperiling the city’s festivities. The misquided vigilante, playing cop with a stolen gun and uniform, has a bank vault full of reasons to put on his own fireworks show… one that will strike dangerously close to Knight’s.

Netflix Reveals First Look At “That ’70s Show” Spin-off

Posted on December 24, 2022 by admin

Netflix is set to release a That ’70s Show spinoff series called “That ’90s Show” in January 19, 2023. The original Fox sitcom hit “That ’70s Show” ran from 1998-2006.

The show focuses on Eric and Donna’s daughter, Leia Forman, and Kelso and Jackie’s son, Jay Kelso. Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp reprises their roles as Red and Kitty, respectively.

In the spinoff, It’s 1995 and Leia Forman is desperate for some adventure in her life or at least a best friend who isn’t her dad. When she arrives in Point Place to visit her grandparents, Red and Kitty, Leia finds what she’s looking for right next door when she meets the dynamic and rebellious Gwen.

With the help of Gwen’s friends, including her lovable brother Nate, his smart, laser-focused girlfriend Nikki, the sarcastic and insightful Ozzie, and the charming Jay, Leia realizes adventure could happen there just like it did for her parents all those years ago. Excited to reinvent herself, she convinces her parents to let her stay for the summer. With a basement full of teens again, Kitty is happy the Forman house is now a home for a new generation and Red is, well…Red.

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Woman King and Underground Railroad Star Thuso Mbedu Teams Up With Stranger Comics To Co-Author Niobe

Posted on December 23, 2022 by admin

“Niobe: She-Tribe” Cover by Tehani Farr

Thuso Mbedu will author a one-shot comic titled “NIOBE: SHE TRIBE” along with Stranger Comics’ president Sebastian A. Jones. It will be part of Stranger’s TALES OF ASUNDA series and will feature Niobe, the franchise’s star character, who was first introduced in “The Untamed: A Sinner’s Prayer.” Mbedu and Jones will work together in writing the Comic, set for release in spring of 2023.

Stranger Comics is known within the comic industry for its diverse heroes and championing BIPOC women including its franchise star NIOBE, as creators of worlds. TALES OF ASUNDA is an ongoing series in the expanding, interconnected world of Asunda, which is rich in culture and tradition with years of development. It celebrates many of its lead characters and backdrops in afro-fantasy inspired settings, but with emotional themes that resonate globally on a deeply human level.

NIOBE: SHE TRIBE will tackle the pros and cons of “tradition,” asking both character and reader if all traditions are good, to be followed as law, binding in mind, body, and spirit. If they are disputed, what are the motives? If they are flawed, how can they be resolved? And if traditions are changed, how can people accept and evolve?

Jones, who created the world of Asunda, said of Mbedu: “Upon meeting Thuso I knew I had to work with her. Her honesty and modest genius hold a well spring of magical and relatable stories that need to be told. When we started brainstorming for the ‘She Tribe’ comic, Thuso breathed new life into Niobe and the vulnerable character relationships with such thought and care. Thuso is a rare spirit who speaks of many lives lived, here and before, and I couldn’t be more excited to share with our fans what we’ve got in store for Niobe and Asunda.”

When Niobe learns of a tradition that a tribal chief is decided in a fight to the death she must choose between challenging and changing an ancient custom or remaining hidden from the world and her destiny.

2022 Online Association of Female Film Critics Winners

Posted on December 22, 2022 by admin

This week, the Online Association of Female Film Critics have announced their winners for this year’s best film. “Everything Everywhere All At Once” led the list with with 8, including Best Film, Best Director and three of the four acting awards.

The Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) is an independent organization consisting of female film journalists and critics from across the globe.

According to its website oaffc.com, The OAFFC “serves to uphold the integrity of online film criticism, foster the growing field of female film writers, celebrate and recognize outstanding achievement in cinema through our annual “Best of the Year” awards, and provide professional support for our members.”

Here is the full list of winners:

BEST PICTURE
The Banshees of Inisherin (runner-up)
Everything Everywhere All at Once – WINNER
Nope
The Woman King
Women Talking

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“Avatar: The Way of Water” Original Score Released, With Music By Simon Franglen

Posted on December 21, 2022 by admin

Hollywood Records has announced the release of Avatar: The Way of Water (Original Score) on all streaming platforms (listen here.) Featuring music by GRAMMY® Award-winning composer Simon Franglen, the 32-track album includes 11 additional score cues from the film not available on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Franglen, who worked with composer James Horner on the original “Avatar” film, picked up where Horner left off following his tragic death in 2015, spending a large portion of the last three years composing the three-hour score to “Avatar: The Way of Water,” traveling to New Zealand to collaborate with James Cameron. Franglen was also responsible for the production and further composition of the music throughout “Pandora–The World of Avatar,” which opened at Walt Disney World in Florida in May 2017 and is working on the next “Avatar” sequel to be released in 2024.

Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, “Avatar: The Way of Water” begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive and the tragedies they endure. Directed by James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water” stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Rabisi and Kate Winslet. The screenplay is from James Cameron & Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver.

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is currently playing in theaters.

Trailer For “Book Club: The Next Chapter” Released

Posted on December 20, 2022 by admin

“Book Club: The Next Chapter” reunites Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. The film is a sequel to 2018 film “Book Club”.

The original centered on four older women who have all attended a weekly book club together for 40 years.

The highly anticipated sequel follows the four best friends as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure.

“The book says that we can’t reject our destiny,” Steenburgen’s character tells her friends while holding The Alchemist book in the trailer. “And I think we should all go to Italy.”

Written and directed by Bill Holderman, “Book Club: The Next Chapter” is set for release on May 12, 2023.

Love & War Collide In New Series “Dead Romans” Launching In March 2023

Posted on December 19, 2022 by admin

Up-and-coming writer Fred Kennedy and artist Nick Marinkovich team up for an all-new historical fiction adventure in the upcoming Dead Romans. This six issue miniseries is set to launch in March 2023 from Image Comics.

In Dead Romans, lush, beautiful illustrations bring to life a brutal tale of love and war from the birth of the Roman Empire. the Empire that butchers his people. He wants to make a queen of the woman he loves, Honoria, a fellow slave. Now, fifty thousand Romans will die to give her a throne she never asked for…or wanted.

“I was nervous about this book, because at its core it really is a love story. With the wrong artist that aspect could get lost amid the mud and violence,” said Kennedy. “But Nick really understood the tone, and he brought that emotion to life. It’s a brutal story, told with some of the most beautiful panels I’ve ever seen. I am VERY proud (and lucky) to have been part of this team.”

Marinkovich added: “This isn’t a history lesson. It’s therapy—the kind that reminded me why I was a fan before I ever picked up a brush—and Fred’s a time traveler. He’s taking us back to a moment in time, and immersing us in the raw battle scars that went with it. It’s a trip to be on board, and I’m just trying to keep up…”

Hulu Debuts “Dear Santa, The Series” Tonight At Midnight

Posted on December 18, 2022 by admin

On the heels of the critically-acclaimed Christmas documentary, Dear Santa about the United States Postal Service’s venerated Operation Santa program, streaming on Hulu and included on the Entertainment Weekly, Town and Country, Women’s Health and Men’s Health magazine lists of must-watch holiday films, Hulu will debut the new documentary series Dear Santa, The Series tonight: Sunday, December 18 at Midnight Eastern.

The six-episode series takes audiences on an inspiring holiday journey as children across America write letters to Santa and kind-hearted “elves” step up in unexpected ways to make their Christmas wishes come true.

Directed by Dana Nachman (Pick of the Litter, Batkid Begins) and produced by her company, Sweet World Films, along with Chelsea Matter, TRAVERSE32’s Brendan Gaul and Brett Henenberg, and Christopher Karpenko, the series was brought to life by the same team behind the acclaimed IFC Films documentary feature.
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“Price We Pay” Trailer Released

Posted on December 17, 2022 by admin

The upcoming action thriller is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, who previously directed the 2008 horror film The Midnight Meat Train.

Lionsgate has released an intense new red band trailer for the film which gives us a look at the film. The film is set for release on VOD on January 10 and select theaters on January 13.

“Price We Pay” stars Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Stephen Dorff (Blade).

Here’s the film’s official synopsis:

After an intense holdup at a pawnshop, Grace is taken hostage by the thieves. Forced to take refuge at a remote farmhouse late at night, they discover a secret dungeon with evidence of sadistic violence—and when “Grandfather” comes home, all hell breaks loose there. Can Grace muster the courage to escape the gut-wrenching fates that befall her criminal companions?”