Now that Community has concluded its brilliant, creatively revitalized fifth season with showrunner Dan Harmon back at the helm, it's time for fans of the cult comedy, which always seems to be on the cancellation bubble over at NBC due to its low ratings, to rally again behind the cry of "Six seasons and a movie." That Twitter handle, coined by breakout character Abed Nadir (Danny Pudi) in a season two episode, has become one of the show's most enduring contributions to social media (up there with "Streets ahead" and "Cool cool cool").
Though he may always be best known for his cringe-worthy stunts in the eternally popular Jackass series, Johnny Knoxville is certainly serious about moving his career past that one franchise (probably a wise move, considering how close to permanent disfigurement Jackass seems to bring him on an alarmingly frequent basis). Now, Knoxville has signed on for a leading role in Universal's comedy Sick Day, which will mark his biggest acting challenge to date.
One of my most pleasant surprises at this year's South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin was definitely Two Step, a terrifically tense and finely acted crime thriller from first-time writer-director Alex R. Johnson. Balancing rich, natural dialogue and believable characters with shocking violence and an overpowering sense of impending doom, it had a powerful impact on audiences in Austin, which explains why SXSW is just the first stop on its tour of the festival circuit.
One of the most exciting small-screen projects on the way is undoubtedly HBO's The Leftovers, a post-apocalyptic drama from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. Centering on the humans left on Earth after two percent of the population suddenly disappears (in an event that looks like the Rapture), The Leftovers has been shrouded in mystery since it was announced, but now we've got our first look at the series with a haunting first trailer.
Living legend Steven Spielberg has unexpectedly dominated headlines over the past few weeks whilst mulling options for his next directorial gig. For a while, it seemed certain that he would be moving into production on the sci-fi war epic Robopocalypse (based on the bestseller by Daniel H. Wilson), but now news is emerging that the director will be helming not one but two projects before that: an untitled Cold War thriller, and an adaptation of the Roald Dahl novel The BFG.
We weren't too impressed by the red band trailer for Fox's summer comedy Let's Be Cops, finding that there were a few funny gags but nothing truly hilarious that would mark the film as one to see. Unfortunately, the new green band trailer just takes the content of the raunchier preview and tones it down. In other words, it's not doing anything to change our minds.
With all the attention that has been paid to J.J. Abrams' upcoming Star Wars Episode VII, it's surprisingly easy to forget that Disney is not just working on that expansion of the beloved Star Wars franchise. With many popular characters and endless potential stories to tell (thanks to the sprawling Expanded Universe that has been growing since the release Return of the Jedi), the House of Mouse is aiming to bring multiple spinoffs to the big screen in addition to the revitalized main series. First and foremost in their minds is a vehicle for bounty hunter Boba Fett.
After rescuing AMC's The Killing from the cancellation graveyard last November for a fourth and final season, Netflix announced today that it would be releasing all six episodes of the season beginning on August 1st.
Jason Blum's micro-budgeted approach to horror has paid off tremendously for his Blumhouse Productions over the past few years, thanks to the gargantuan success of the Paranormal Activity and Insidious series, in addition to films like Sinister and The Purge, two stand-alones so profitable that both have sequels in the works.
When I first heard that Jack Black and his Gulliver's Travels director Rob Letterman would be spearheading a live-action adaptation of R.L. Stine's beloved YA horror anthology series Goosebumps, my gut reaction was one of horror. Beyond the obvious challenges of adapting a series like Goosebumps, which features dozens of spine-tingling but unrelated stories, Black and Letterman's track record is pretty dismal.
