L.A. Storyhit theaters 30 years ago this week, and for some inexplicable reason my mom took me to see it.Steve Martin’s modern day satirical fairy tale is both an indictment of 90s Los Angeles culture and a meditation on experiencing a career stall-out as a television comedian, and neither theme really spoke to me at the time. My worldview was still small enough that a significant portion of it was occupied by whichever Ninja Turtle I’d just received for my birthday....

Disney’s Investor Day presentation last fall was chock-full with announcements, but one of the most curious ones that kind of got overshadowed was that Marvel Studios is adapting the iconicSecret Invasioncomics seriesinto a Disney+ series. TheSecret Invasioncomics run was a massive event in which it was revealed that multiple characters – including heroes – were not themselves at all, and were actually Skrulls in disguise. Ever since the introduction of the Skrulls and their sworn enemies the Kree inCaptain Marvel, fans were bracing for a bigSecret Invasionstoryline on the big screen....

Since its August 2 debut,M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller,Trap, has had a less-than-impressive beginning to life on the theatrical circuit. However, after four days, the movie is about to pass its next domestic box office milestone, with a$20 million US haul imminent. Currently, the movie sits on$19,348,423 at the domestic box office, with its current trend of daily takings suggesting that it will pass the aforementioned milestone in less than 24 hours....

Vanderpump Rulesbad boyTom Sandovalbelieves that he deserves to cash in more bucks! Sandoval revealed thathe thinksreality TV starsshould be paid more for the audiences they pull infor the networks and production companies. TheVanderpump Rulesstar alsowants to earn residuals for his reality TV appearances, like Oscar-winning actorBrad Pitt. In an exclusive interview withThe US Mirrorat authorThea de Sousa’s launch party forThe Unofficial Vanderpump Rules Ultimate Trivia Bookthat was held at Sur Restaurant in Beverly Hills, Sandoval shared his two-cents on howreality TV stars should come together and form a union to demand more cash....

Fresh off the success ofAmerican Primeval, directorPeter Bergis heading back to Netflix — and this time, he’s bringing a powerhouse cast with him.The Mosquito Bowl, Berg’s ambitious WWII sports drama, has officially locked in its leading men:Bill Skarsgård,Ray Nicholson,Nicholas Galitzine, andTom Francis. Filming is set to kick off this summer, with Berg not only directing but also producing and co-writing the film through his Film 44 banner. He’s joined byMark L....

FXX has unveiled the first teaser for the third season of their hit comedy seriesDave, which stars rapperLil Dicky. The spot sees the rapper ‘looking for love’ on a tour bus with his best pal and confidante,GaTa.Davereturns to FXX on Wednesday, April 5 with a two episode premiere, with episodes airing the next day on Hulu. Set to the tune ofJohnny Lee’s songLookin' for Love, a “tumbleweed” of Dave’s iconic hair is seen ambling through a desert, a diner, and city streets....

DirectorSideny Lumet’sDog Day Afternoonis a seminal American crime film. In telling the true story of two hapless men whose attempted bank robbery went awry, Lumet and screenwriterFrank Piersoncrafted a darkly comedic and strangely touching tale.Al Pacino, in perhaps one of the greatest performances of his legendary career, portrays Sonny, a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who hopes to steal enough money so that his spouse can undergo sex-reassignment surgery. Decades after the film went on to great critical and commercial success, the story ofJohn Wojtowicz, who led theassault on the New York bank, would be revisited in the 2013 documentary,The Dog....

For a period of time in 2022, it felt like the world revolved aroundDon’t Worry Darling.Olivia Wilde’s second film was all anyone could talk about,from on-set feuds to love affairs to actual spitting. Despitemediocre reviews, it performed fairly well at the box office, earning aworldwide gross of $87 million. Now that the controversial film isavailable to stream on both Huluand Max, it’s as good a time as any to revisit it, warts and all....

Editor’s note: The below recap contains spoilers for Outlander Season 7 Episode 12.This week’s episode ofOutlanderbreaks the show’s typical formula in more ways than one, and not just because of who wedon’tkeep track of this time around. It might be for the best that we’re not checking in with Roger (Richard Rankin) or Bree (Sophie Skelton), because there’s enough drama going down in Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire’s (Caitriona Balfe) own timeline to fill way more than just a single episode....

Collider is excited to exclusively unveil the brand-new trailer forResident Evil: Death Island, the next chapter in the beloved survival horror franchise and the fourth animated feature developed by the overseeing ofResident Evilcreator, Capcom.The trailer reveals how all of the classicResident Evil heroeshave been fighting bioterrorism worldwide since we last crossed paths with them. For starters, Jill Valentine (voiced byNicole Tompkins) has been working alongside Chris Redfield (Kevin Dorman) to stop new strains of the T-Virus from being unleashed upon the world....

Succession’s latest episode “America Decides” finally saw the long-awaited presidential election come to fruition. Episode 8 manages to bejust as nail-biting as a real election. It was a long race between the Democrat Jimenez (Elliot Villar) and the Republican Mencken (Justin Kirk), and no Roy feels the same way about either of them. The episode sees everyone gathering at Waystar Royco to oversee thepresidential election night proceedings. Things are going smoothly until an unprecedented attack hits a polling station in Wisconsin and causes a number of uncounted votes to go up in flames....

Created byAaron EhaszandJustin Richmond,The Dragon Princeis right around the corner, and it takes place in the magical land of Xadia, which is divided in two: the lands of the elves and dragons to the east, who can naturally connect to one of six primal sources of magic, and the five human kingdoms to the west, who must steal magic from living creatures to practice it. As war brews between the two nations,an elven assassin and two human princes race against the clock to try and bring peace by returning the titular dragon prince to his mother....

Despite some unavoidable delays, such as those due to 2023’s industry strikes,Thunderbolts*seemed to have a smoother production than some of Marvel Studios’ other recent projects. It wasn’t plagued by extensive reshoots like some of its closest predecessors, and that comes through in the final product,which is already enjoying so much critical success. That being said, like most films, it still changed considerably during the writing process. DirectorJake Schreierrecently spoke about some earlier drafts of the film,noting that one in particular was similar to a certain Christmas movie starringBruce Willis....