Treacherous rival families vying for power in an ancient foreign land. A sprawling cast of intriguing characters that includes Ciarán Hinds, Tobias Menzies, and Indira Varma. Sword fights and war, along with copious nudity and sex. A dash of prophecy and magic (that may or may not have influence). Before there was Game of Thrones, there was HBO's Rome, an underrated two-season binge-worthy epic that was canceled all too soon. So many shows are vying to be "
Why is Natalie the most irritating contestant on Big Brother 11… or perhaps in Big Brother history? Granted, she suffers from comparison to one of the most-loved BB contestants, Jeff, for whom she cast a deciding exit-vote last night. But what makes Natalie worse than most previous Big Brother “villains”? (I mean, just take a look at the Comments in my Big Brother blog item and Josh Wolk’s TV Watch.) Well, to start, for someone who’s lasted this long in the game, she’s got no — zero — sense of humor (a specialty in seasons past of, say, Dr.
For weeks now, I’ve been reading comments (and talking to my roommate) about how very attractive Silas is on The Vampire Diaries. It’s an odd conversation considering Silas is played by the always attractive Paul Wesley, who’s been on the show as Stefan for four years now. So what has changed? Well, at first, I thought it had to do with the character of Silas, which I do believe is part of it, but then when Stefan showed up on the scene without his memory and looking a little yummier than usual, the mystery grew.
Johnny Depp has arrived to court each day in Fairfax, Va., like it's the red carpet of a Hollywood movie premiere. Looking on from the back seat of an SUV as he exits and enters via a rear gate, he's routinely greeted by hundreds of cheering fans. Some bear gifts, others wave homemade signs of support, and a few… shepherd live alpacas. That particular species of camelid has been evoked repeatedly during the often bizarre trial, which, in a jarring juxtaposition to the circus-like atmosphere outside the courthouse, has dealt with serious accusations of sexual assault and physical abuse.
Good in Green Matt Kennedy/©Marvel Studios 2018 (2); Film Frame/©Marvel Studios 2018 Black Panther's record-breaking $218 million box office take wasn’t the only green related to the movie — you may have noticed Nakia (Lupita Ngonyo) wears the shade throughout the film. Panther’s costume designer, Ruth E. Carter, says it was definitely a deliberate choice. “Every character has a specific color — it’s a nice way of giving people their own identity,” explains Carter, who credits director Ryan Coogler with the idea.
Where were you in ’62? I know where I was the first time I encountered that line. I was standing outside my downtown movie theater (this was the era before the multiplex), reading it on the poster for American Graffiti. The year was 1973, I was a freshman in high school, and I recall as clearly as if it were yesterday that the exotic, far-off year known as ’62 — the era of greasers, sock hops, and cruising — might as well have been 1862.
The first episode of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story includes a dedication placard that might leave viewers reaching for their phones. Reading "In Memory of Jacqueline Avant," the title card is not, as previous Bridgerton dedications have been, for a late member of the crew or production team. Instead, it's for a luminary in the Black cultural world with a strong connection to Netflix. Jacqueline Avant was shot and killed in Dec.
Is it me or does it feel as though 2014 was a million years ago? There are many reasons to be grateful for Outlander, but chief among them is the fact that it distracts us from the challenges of daily life in this particularly weird era we’re living through. It does so with rugged men in kilts, breathtaking vistas, gorgeous interiors, and dresses beautiful enough to make you weep. More important, it promotes the idea that one can live on whisky and oatcakes and still have exceptionally dewy skin.
There is little Will Smith hasn’t done. He’s a two-time Oscar nominee, a major movie star who can still command top dollar to star in a film. He’s also a Grammy-winning recording artist and an accomplished music and film producer. So some might be scratching their heads over why Smith would sign on to play Deadshot, one of the leaders of the Suicide Squad but still a member of a large ensemble.
In 1977, four years after author J.R.R. Tolkien's death, his son Christopher completed and published his father's most ambitious and sprawling book: The Silmarillion. Part Lord of the Rings backstory, part winding heroic epic, and part trippy meditation on the creation of the universe, The Silmarillion is a deeply weird and notoriously difficult-to-read saga. The prose is regal, the scale is enormous, and the plot (if you can even say that there's a central plot) includes true love, backstabbing, accidental incest, gods, demons, the fate of the entire world, and three shining jewels known as the Silmarils.