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The point of a summer blockbuster is to make as much money as humanly possible. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always result in the most artistically sound projects. These summer blockbusters prove just how bad things can get when studios seek the almighty dollar. Jaws: The Revenge (1987) The original “Jaws” invented the summer blockbuster. We’re surprised […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made sweeping changes to the Oscars telecast earlier today, to widespread dismay. But there’s a man behind the curtain, so to speak, and it’s ABC. Indeed, the Academy’s changes—including adding a “Best Popular Film” category and removing certain awards from the telecast so that it’s shorter—seemed to be a […]

The Academy Awards are getting some sweeping changes. On Tuesday night, just five months after the lowest-rated Academy Awards telecast on record (a mere 26.5 million viewers tuned in), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors not only re-elected cinematographer John Bailey as its president, but also approved several major changes to the tradition-bound ceremony’s format in […]

Taylor Swift is set to take Heinz Field by storm at 7 p.m. Tuesday, a concert that — not surprisingly — is all but sold out. It’s undoubtedly one of the biggest concerts of the year in Pittsburgh in a year filled with big names. Swift, who earlier this year won Billboard Music Awards honors […]

Fifty years since it was first screened, 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to cause confusion and debate. Stanley Kubrick’s epic film reimagined what cinematic science fiction could be, but it also went into esoteric areas, most notably with an ending that the director famously refused to discuss. Dr. David Bowman’s journey into the vortex has spawned countless fan […]

Hollywood has given us truckloads of vividly drawn, complex characters designed to capture our imaginations. Think about what Star Wars would have been like with just some regular guy standing in for Darth Vader, or whether Raiders of the Lost Ark would have taken such firm hold in popular culture without Indiana Jones’ trademark wit, whip, and hat. […]

Kristen Bell reveals one of her deepest and weirdest secrets. Thanks to husband Dax Shepard, the Veronica Mars star is exposed. Unconventional Swimming Accessory Comedian and actor Shepard took to Instagram to share, in typically hilarious fashion, that his wife wears gloves in the pool. My bride wears gloves in the pool because she hates the feeling of pruney finger […]

The Fugitive is an amazing movie. It absolutely deserved to be nominated for Best Picture and earn Tommy Lee Jones an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Andrew Davis’ 1993 adaptation of the 1960s TV series of the same name is a tense thrill ride from start to finish, featuring some outstanding action, brilliant pacing, and unforgettable scenes. It’s […]

The revival of Murphy Brown will be ripped from the headlines — in more ways than one. Creator Diane English told reporters Sunday that the revival of the newsroom sitcom will address the #MeToo movement, while star Candice Bergen is bracing for President Trump’s response to the show. Speaking at the Television Critics Association’s press tour in Beverly Hills, English revealed […]

Tom Cruise is the clear winner at North American multiplexes this weekend with “Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” heading for a solid $35 million second weekend, estimates showed Saturday. Paramount’s second weekend of “Fallout” easily topped the launch of Disney’s live-action “Christopher Robin,” which debuted with a respectable $27 million at 3,602 screens at the low end […]

In many regards, David Letterman is the perfect antidote to the airless celebrity interview. During his long, legendary tenure as a late-night talk show host, he earned a reputation for keeping guests on their toes, occasionally insulting visitors, taking pleasure in puncturing their pretenses, and cracking plenty of jokes at their expense. Letterman even admitted as much […]

Good military films give civilians a taste of what our troops go through on the battlefield and throughout their daily lives. While not all of these films feature war, they all use military service as a central theme. All branches of the U.S. military are represented, although admittedly, fewer films have been made about the […]

At the TCA press day for the upcoming PBS series The Great American Read, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon was part of a panel (which also included Meredith Viera and Nicholas Sparks) to talk about becoming an author, seeing her work adapted for television, and some of her own favorite literature. In the eight-part PBS series, Viera will go through the America’s 100 best-loved […]