Few anime have stood the test of time in pop culture quite like Sunrise’s neo-noir space westernCowboy Bebop. 25 years after Spike Spiegel and the crew of the Bebop first graced the airwaves, the series is still regarded as one of the greatest animated shows to ever release with deep, colorful, and memorable characters getting by in a galaxy teeming with criminals. As the beloved anime celebrates a major anniversary, Crunchyroll is bringing the series to this year’sSan Diego Comic-Conwith a special exhibit that honors the legacy of the show and invites fans aboard the Bebop once more....

Netflix has revealed a new trailer forThe Sea Beast, an upcoming animated film featuring the voice talents ofKarl Urban. Coming from Oscar-winning filmmakerChris Williams(Moana,Big Hero 6),The Sea Beastfollows a famous monster hunter who becomes unexpectedly responsible for a little girl. The trailer takes us back to the past, to an age where giant monsters roamed the seas and threatened to sink ships. Monster hunters became legends in this age, inspiring people to wonder about high sea adventures and ferocious battles against colossal creatures....

Much has been written aboutHarrison Ford’s return to theStar Warsfranchise inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, and there’s much hubbub surrounding theabsenceofMark Hamillin the marketing materials, but someone whose presence in the film is also a bit of a mystery is the third piece of the puzzle:Carrie Fisher. The actress returns to reprise her role as Leia, although three decades after the events ofReturn of the Jedi, she’s no longer referred to as “Princess”....

There are few filmmakers that have as extensive and iconic a filmography asSteven Spielberg. The legendary directory has been at the head of massive blockbuster franchises likeJurassic ParkandIndiana Jones, gut-wrenching historical films likeSchindler’s ListandSaving Private Ryan, and, most recently, a musical withWest Side Story. With his next film, the semi-autobiographicalThe Fabelmans, focusing on his early life as he grows into his love of movies, it’d only be natural to expect a few winks and nods to the audience about the director’s previous work....

Teresa Giudiceand her sister-in-law,Melissa Gorga,barely work togetherwhen they have to onThe Real Housewives of New Jersey. Now Giudice is making it very clear that that’s the extent of their working relationship. During a chat withKim DePaolaonGiudice’s podcast,Turning the Tables, the two talked about how Giudice was offered a big payday to do a commercial butthe reality starrefused it because it meant working with Gorga. Giudice and her brother,Joe Gorga, got into a fight and the two now do not speak, making the filming of Season 14 difficult....

In recent years, theDCEUseemed to be defined by rushed attempts to capitalize on the shared movie universe that theMCUleaned into with its superhero properties. In that regard, it has yet to find its footing, though upcoming films may prove more successful at creating a more definitive whole for DC film franchises. However, the television-basedArrowverse is a different matter. RELATED:CWverse Actors Who Also Appeared In Marvel Properties Like the MCU, the CWVerse laid the foundation for its shared continuity gradually, show by show, fromArrowtoThe Flash, and so forth....

LEGO has announced their latest minifigure set, and unsurprisingly, it will be a tie-in to the upcomingThe LEGO Batman Movie. For those who don’t know how the minifigure sets work, they’re sets of 20 individually packaged minifigures in blind-buy bags. Earlier this year, LEGO did one just for Disney characters and now withLEGO Batman Movieset to open early next year, we’re getting one featuring a variety of Batman outfits and characters....

While other PG baseball movies from the 90s have fallen by the wayside,The Sandlothas retained a devoted fanbase over the past 25 years. And while the kids sports movie as a whole has kind of died off, it looks like 20th Century Fox thinks that a new generation might be interested in the franchise. Deadline reports thatDavid Mickey Evans, who wrote and directed the originalSandlot, is attached to co-write the script withAustin Reynolds....

When in doubt, fall back on the melodrama.Netflix’s latestMexican thriller dramaseries,The Accident,depends on its deep-rooted melodrama to save itselfwhen everything else points toward unending chaos. Doing justice by its title,Klych LópezandGracia Querejeta’s 10-episode Netflix series follows a group of characters who find themselves thrown into a game of vengeance, politics, lust, and hate (with a pinch of religion thrown in there) after a fateful accident befalls them. During a birthday party,three children meet an untimely deathafter a bouncy castle is thrown into the air by a strong gush of wind, thanks to the negligence of the father of the birthday boy, Emiliano (Sebastian Martínez)....

The 2009Star Trekfilm by directorJ.J. Abramsmanaged to save a franchise that was borderline extinct. After the critical and commercial underperformance ofStar Trek: Nemesis, as well as the cancelation ofStar Trek: Enterprise, “trekkies” would not have been blamed for thinking that they would never be able to “live long and prosper” on the big screen ever again. However, the 2009 film managed to hook a new audience to theStar Treklore by presenting charismatic young stars to play younger versions of the characters first introduced in the original series....

Ahsokahas just entered its latter half withEpisode 5, “The Shadow Warrior”, and it’s starting to seem like the actual confrontation with the villain Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen) will take place mostly after the end of the series, inDave Filoni’s New Republic movie. This project has been described asthe culmination of the so-called “Mando-Verse”, which is enough to leave any fan scratching their head trying to figure out what exactly that means....

The authenticity of theHarry Pottermovies comes from the many historical filming locations from around the United Kingdom. The large number of exterior shots we see of Hogwarts were actually filmed at places you can visit. From the University of Oxford to the Highlands of Scotland – here are a few real life locations accessible to Muggles that both inspired the look of Hogwarts, and became the film locations fortheHarry Potterfilms....

For decades,television reflected what the U.S. was as a country, with most viewers firmly rooted in the middle class. Shows ranging fromI Love LucyandLeave It To BeavertoThe Brady BunchandThe Andy Griffith Showallfeatured families living comfortably, but never to excess. The trend of going away from showcasing everyday Americans started to shift slightly in the 1970s when audiences became obsessed with wealthy lifestyles with shows likeDallasandFalcon Crest. Even though the ’80s hadDynasty, overall, many shows still went on to depict average families, such as the ’90s TGIF lineup ofFull HouseandFamily Matters....