Disney’s Haunted Mansion opens up for business this summer, and a brand new featurette video that was just released this morning further previews the family horror film. “I wanted everything to feel as if it came right off the ride,” director Justin Simien (Dear White People, Bad Hair) explains in the new featurette video. “What we
Here, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie! Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more than strangers, according to a study that has implications both for the story of canine domestication and our broader understanding of the natural world. Holly Root‑Gutteridge of the University of Lincoln, a co-author of the paper that appeared
We were anything but brave in Brave Soldier – Invasion of Cyborgs. That’s not because its difficulty kicked our asses; if anything, it’s on the easy side. It’s because the ‘best’ way to play it also seemed to be the slowest. The enemies couldn’t shoot as far as we could, so we spent the majority
News Drake Releases Debut Poetry Book Titles Ruin Everything Described as a “a stream of consciousness,” he co-wrote the collection with Kenza Samir By Nina Corcoran June 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Drake, photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage Facebook Twitter Over a year after first teasing it on his radio show, Drake has released his debut book
Sometimes, a movie couple has so much chemistry you wonder if they have worked together before. Eva Bourne and Rushi Kota exhibited a natural connection in Make Me A Match, even though only Eva Bourne was a seasoned Hallmark professional. Rushi Kota made his Hallmark debut and his rom-com debut in this film Did their
This year’s box office hit Evil Dead Rise is being unleashed on 4K and Blu-ray on June 27 – with no special features, we’re bummed to report – but it’s also streaming at home right now. In addition to being up for grabs on various VOD platforms, Evil Dead Rise also made its debut on
You’re familiar with the states of matter we encounter daily – such as solid, liquid, and gas – but in more exotic and extreme conditions, new states can appear, and scientists from the US and China just found one. They’re calling it the chiral bose-liquid state, and as with every new arrangement of particles we
Alan Wake kicks off with a memorable quote from noted horror author Stephen King. In a game with Energizer batteries and Verizon ads (which were stripped from the 2021 remaster), this real-world crossover made more sense, given its subject matter. And it turns out that quote license only cost Remedy a single dollar. Sam Lake
Justin Bieber either needs a belt, or maybe he needs to go to the bathroom … ’cause the dude couldn’t stop grabbing his junk this weekend after a little morning breakfast. The singer grabbed a meal Saturday in WeHo with the missus, Hailey, and on their way out … Justin got a little handsy —
A week of studio presentations and discussions, as well as chatter in the halls, at the CineEurope exhibition conference in Barcelona provided some interesting takeaways about the state of cinema and its future. The mood was generally optimistic, but concerns, and room for improvement, remain. Main talking points included the need for movie theater operators
The Chattanooga Film Festival 2023 returns in person and virtually for its tenth year, kicking off today, June 23 through 29! The beloved festival will return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019, from June 23 through 25, while offering a virtual experience from June 23 through 29. The main venue for those attending in
Algorithmically generated playlists on music streaming services like Spotify make a best guess at what kind of music you’ll enjoy based on what you and others like you listen to and like. A new study reveals how those playlists could be better based on how your brain rocks out to the latest songs. When US
Since the end of The Callisto Protocol’s main game, things have gone from bad to worse inside the penitentiary. The virus that’s been wreaking havoc inside is threatening to escape the prison and it’s up to you to retrieve Mahler’s data and transmit it off-world. It’s not going to be a walk in the park.
News Watch the New Video for Mac Miller’s “The Star Room (OG Version)” A new vinyl edition of Miller’s Watching Movies With the Sound Off is on the way By Matthew Strauss June 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Mac Miller, photo by Karen Meyers Facebook Twitter A decade ago, Mac Miller released his sophomore album, Watching
Strong showings at the June 11 Tony Awards – both in terms of trophies and on-air performances – seem to have made an equally sturdy impact at the box office, with best musical Kimberly Akimbo and nominated & Juliet – posting their best numbers yet, and best play Leopoldstadt making significant gains over the previous
Play video content TMZ.com Deon Cole won’t let fame and notoriety for his less humorous roles kill his comedy drive … even though he’s getting plenty of acclaim for his new dramatic project. We caught the comedian ahead of the premiere of his new BET+ series “Average Joe” … which has already been drawing comparisons
From absurd dashcam footage to amusing cat videos, it’s pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of real-world recordings are completely banal in nature – so why is it that Found Footage movies are almost exclusively associated with the horror genre? If you really think about it, we should have seen major Found Footage
There’s something really weird in the center of the Milky Way. The vicinity of a supermassive black hole is a pretty weird place to start with, but in 2020 astronomers found six objects orbiting Sagittarius A* that are unlike anything in the galaxy. They are so peculiar that they have been assigned a brand-new class
Best Way have announced the release date for their WW2 RTS Men Of War 2, and it’s coming in one of the busiest months of the year so far for big PC releases. Arriving on September 20th on Steam and the Epic Games Store, Men Of War 2 joins the likes of Lies Of P,
You’ve heard of King James’ good book — but what about one from The King himself??? Well, now you can say you have … and not that just, you can actually swoop it up, too. A Bible that was once gifted to Elvis Presley — and which features his signature, no less — is currently
Two of the most successful specialty films of the year expand this weekend and a handful of others jump into an arthouse market that’s seen few new entrants in recent weeks as wide release piled on wide release. Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City jumps from a blockbuster six-theater opening ($800k over three days) last weekend for
Tom Christie gave his life for Claire’s, but that doesn’t mean it’s all roses from here on out. Outlander Season 7 Episode 2 brought children to the forefront, and not all stories have such similarly happy endings. And not all have the gift of time travel to ensure safe outcomes, even in the most dire
Last week’s legislation in Illinois which aims to end book bans in schools and libraries requires those institutions receiving state aid to have the Library Bill of Rights as part of their policies and procedures. But what is the Library Bill of Rights? It is a document celebrating its 70th year of existence in 2023,
It truly goes without saying that the first three Indiana Jones films are some of the most beloved films ever made with one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the big screen in Harrison Ford’s Henry Jones. Jr. Spawned from the gray matter of George Lucas and brought to the screen by Steven
Across the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra is thawing. Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded “regime shifts” like these in more than 20 different types of ecosystems where tipping points have been passed. Across the world, more than 20 percent of ecosystems
Xbox corporate vice president Sarah Bond has claimed that Activision Blizzard demanded Microsoft provide a larger revenue share to put new Call of Duty games on the platform, according to a new report from IGN. This news comes from yesterday’s court trial between Xbox (and Activision Blizzard) and the Federal Trade Commission over Microsoft’s attempted acquisition of
News Draag Me Announce Album, Share New Videos: Watch Spirit of the Beehive bandmates Zack Schwartz and Corey Wichlin will release Lord of the Shithouse in August By Matthew Strauss June 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Draag Me’s Corey Wichlin and Zack Schwartz, photo by Peggy Fioretti Facebook Twitter Draag Me—the duo of Spirit of the
Refresh for more….Sony’s mission to return comedy to the big screen with the R-Rated Jennifer Lawrence movie, No Hard Feelings, grossed $2.15M last night from showtimes that began at 4PM at 2,745 locations. The movie hopes to do around $12M this weekend in what will be second session where Warner Bros.’ misfire, The Flash, hopes
By Howard Bloom Rupert Murdoch’s US Sun just headlined “The Complete Destruction of the UK in six minutes.” Why? At 3:00 pm Moscow time on Wednesday, June 22nd, Vladimir Putin gave a speech to the top graduates of Russia’s military universities and military academies. In that speech, Putin made it clear that he has added
It truly goes without saying that the first three Indiana Jones films are some of the most beloved films ever made with one of the most beloved characters ever to grace the big screen in Harrison Ford’s Henry Jones. Jr. Spawned from the gray matter of George Lucas and brought to the screen by Steven