September has turned into an odd month this year, in terms of its box office prospects. September is always a bit quiet with that post-summer hangover, but this year the dual strikes have all but shut down Hollywood, with stars and writers not able to promote projects making things feel particularly quiet. But as "The Nun II" attempts to keep the unbroken hot streak going for the franchise, the latest chapter in The Conjuring Universe may also be able to scare up a hit that theaters could sorely use as the strikes drag on.
Directed by Michael Chaves, "The Nun II" is currently tracking for an opening in the $30 million range, per Deadline. That would be lower than "The Nun," which opened to a huge $53 million back in 2018. That said, it would still be a win for Warner Bros. and New Line, as these movies have, at most, cost $40 million to produce.
Directed by Michael Chaves, "The Nun II" is currently tracking for an opening in the $30 million range, per Deadline. That would be lower than "The Nun," which opened to a huge $53 million back in 2018. That said, it would still be a win for Warner Bros. and New Line, as these movies have, at most, cost $40 million to produce.
- 9/1/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Hold on to your habits, because the scariest sister, the berobed baddie herself, queen horror of all horrors in The Conjuring Universe -- Valak -- is back on the big screen. "The Nun II" had an advance premiere last night ahead of a September 8 wide release, and early buzz is pouring in from critics.
Directed by Michael Chaves, who helmed "The Curse of La Llorona" and the third "Conjuring" film, "The Nun II" will pick up right where the first film left off. In Corin Hardy's "The Nun," a novitiate nun named Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) teams up with Maurice, a village hottie nicknamed Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet), and Father Burke (Demián Bichir), the Vatican's local exorcist, to wage holy war on the sinister demon Valak (Bonnie Aarons), who has taken root in a decrepit Romanian monastery. It's 1952, and none of the events of the preceding or subsequent Conjuring films have yet taken place.
Directed by Michael Chaves, who helmed "The Curse of La Llorona" and the third "Conjuring" film, "The Nun II" will pick up right where the first film left off. In Corin Hardy's "The Nun," a novitiate nun named Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) teams up with Maurice, a village hottie nicknamed Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet), and Father Burke (Demián Bichir), the Vatican's local exorcist, to wage holy war on the sinister demon Valak (Bonnie Aarons), who has taken root in a decrepit Romanian monastery. It's 1952, and none of the events of the preceding or subsequent Conjuring films have yet taken place.
- 8/31/2023
- by Ryan Coleman
- Slash Film
Actress Taisaa Farmiga, who is all set to return as Sister Irene in ‘The Nun 2’, has spoken about returning to the franchise after four years. She also revealed what she liked about her character and the script.
The sequel to the hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun. Farmiga is joined again by Jonas Bloquet as Maurice, along with Storm Reid as Sister Debra, Anna Popplewell as Kate and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from ‘The Nun’).
“What I really loved about the script is this beautiful partnership and friendship between these two empowered female characters…”, says Farmiga as she talks about reprising her role as Sister Irene.
“Storm (Reid) plays Sister Debra, a young woman who doesn’t know her place in this world, so she feels like she’s lost. And what’s so beautiful is that the layers...
The sequel to the hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun. Farmiga is joined again by Jonas Bloquet as Maurice, along with Storm Reid as Sister Debra, Anna Popplewell as Kate and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from ‘The Nun’).
“What I really loved about the script is this beautiful partnership and friendship between these two empowered female characters…”, says Farmiga as she talks about reprising her role as Sister Irene.
“Storm (Reid) plays Sister Debra, a young woman who doesn’t know her place in this world, so she feels like she’s lost. And what’s so beautiful is that the layers...
- 8/30/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Filmmaker Michael Chaves has talked about the upcoming horror film ‘The Nun 2’ and shared interesting details about the character of Valak from the movie. Director Michael Chaves reflects on The Nun universe, sharing,”When Corin (Hardy) was making ‘The Nun,’ it was at the same time I was making ‘The Curse of La Llorona.’ And I became friends with him and with Jonas (Bloquet) and Taissa (Farmiga). And I really liked those guys, and I really loved Corin’s take on the movie.
“I thought Taissa and Jonas were wonderful actors and they had this great take on the roles. And so, a couple years later, when New Line came to me with the (Nun II) script, they were honestly the first thing I was thinking about – Taissa and Jonas – I loved what they did with their characters and the story that they started.”
He added: “And it was already there in the script,...
“I thought Taissa and Jonas were wonderful actors and they had this great take on the roles. And so, a couple years later, when New Line came to me with the (Nun II) script, they were honestly the first thing I was thinking about – Taissa and Jonas – I loved what they did with their characters and the story that they started.”
He added: “And it was already there in the script,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Five years after the Conjuring Universe entry The Nun wracked up almost $366 million at the global box office, a sequel is finally ready to reach the big screen. The Nun II will be receiving a theatrical release on September 8th, and with just over a week to go before the demonic nun Valak returns to theatres, a new trailer for The Nun II has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.
The Nun II is directed by Michael Chaves from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and the writing duo of Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing (The Autopsy of Jane Doe). The film has the following synopsis: 1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit The Nun follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak – The Demon Nun.
Bonnie Aarons is...
The Nun II is directed by Michael Chaves from a screenplay by Akela Cooper and the writing duo of Ian Goldberg and Richard Naing (The Autopsy of Jane Doe). The film has the following synopsis: 1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit The Nun follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with the demonic force Valak – The Demon Nun.
Bonnie Aarons is...
- 8/28/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
When audiences return to the world of "The Nun" this fall, it'll be the first time the Conjuring Universe has checked in on Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga) and her pal Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet) in five years. You'd be forgiven, then, for forgetting exactly where we left the nun and the local farmer she befriended during her last encounter with Valak, the demon nun. At the end of "The Nun," all seems to be well until we learn that Frenchie has an inverted cross, a sign of demonic possession, on the back of his neck -- something Irene doesn't seem to notice.
What's worse, the film then ties back into "The Conjuring" in a dark way, as we see revisit Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) giving a presentation decades in the future, revealing that they eventually performed an exorcism on Frenchie. The exorcism does not go well...
What's worse, the film then ties back into "The Conjuring" in a dark way, as we see revisit Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) giving a presentation decades in the future, revealing that they eventually performed an exorcism on Frenchie. The exorcism does not go well...
- 8/5/2023
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Last week, a bunch of high-ranking military officials went before the US Congress and admitted that the government has been aware of the existence of aliens and that remains of extraterrestrials had been recovered from UFO crash sites. But the public at large was relatively unphased by this news because we're already so wrapped up in our own problems. How much more shocking can an alien invasion be to say, a global pandemic or a climate crisis?
Seeing The Becomers at the Fantasia Film Festival reflected this mood. The sci-fi rom-com indie satire drops a pair of aliens into a distracted and troubled world much like our own. It was written and directed by Zach Clark (Little Sister) in the early days of Covid-19, joining the leagues of post-pandemic flicks like Sick and Corona Zombies.
“…the film has an unworldly feeling to it…”
In The Becomers, an alien has landed on earth,...
Seeing The Becomers at the Fantasia Film Festival reflected this mood. The sci-fi rom-com indie satire drops a pair of aliens into a distracted and troubled world much like our own. It was written and directed by Zach Clark (Little Sister) in the early days of Covid-19, joining the leagues of post-pandemic flicks like Sick and Corona Zombies.
“…the film has an unworldly feeling to it…”
In The Becomers, an alien has landed on earth,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Chris Aitkens
Guess who’s back, back again, Valak’s back… tell a friend.
The first trailer dropped on Thursday for the The Nun II, in cinemas on September 8.
Michael Chaves (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) directs, from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing and Akela Cooper, with a story by Cooper, based on characters created by James Wan & Gary Dauberman.
New Line Cinema brings you the horror thriller “The Nun II,” the next chapter in the story of “The Nun,” the highest grossing entry in the juggernaut $2 billion “The Conjuring” Universe.
1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
Taissa Farmiga returns as Sister Irene, joined by Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from “The Nun”), surrounded by an ensemble cast of international talent.
The first trailer dropped on Thursday for the The Nun II, in cinemas on September 8.
Michael Chaves (“The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It”) directs, from a screenplay by Ian Goldberg & Richard Naing and Akela Cooper, with a story by Cooper, based on characters created by James Wan & Gary Dauberman.
New Line Cinema brings you the horror thriller “The Nun II,” the next chapter in the story of “The Nun,” the highest grossing entry in the juggernaut $2 billion “The Conjuring” Universe.
1956 – France. A priest is murdered. An evil is spreading. The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.
Taissa Farmiga returns as Sister Irene, joined by Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid, Anna Popplewell and Bonnie Aarons (reprising her role from “The Nun”), surrounded by an ensemble cast of international talent.
- 7/6/2023
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Janelle Monáe revealed the track list for her upcoming album The Age of Pleasure, set to drop this Friday, June 9. The upcoming record features contributions from Grace Jones, Sister Nancy, Amaarae, Doechii, Nia Long, Ckay, Seun Kuti, and Egypt 80.
The artist — who is also Rolling Stone’s most recent cover star — will release her first album in five years since 2018’s Dirty Computer. So far, she’s shared a couple of songs (and teased accompanying videos) from the album, including “Lipstick Lover” and “Float,” featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80.
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The artist — who is also Rolling Stone’s most recent cover star — will release her first album in five years since 2018’s Dirty Computer. So far, she’s shared a couple of songs (and teased accompanying videos) from the album, including “Lipstick Lover” and “Float,” featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80.
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- 6/8/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
In the world of Allelujah, where time marches relentlessly forward, there are those who find themselves caught in its unyielding grip. Within the seemingly tranquil walls of Bethlehem Hospital’s geriatric ward, a hidden world unfurls—a captivating juxtaposition of love and darkness. Here, the elderly find solace in the caring embrace of dedicated staff, including the compassionate Dr. Valentine. However, beneath the veil of the hospital’s benevolence lies a horrifying truth that is concealed from prying eyes. With relentless dedication to his patients, Dr. Valentine unravels the web of deceit and maltreatment. But what he discovers threatens to shatter the delicate balance between Dr. Valentine’s primal instinct to protect his patients and the demands of his profession. The stakes are high, for the fate of the vulnerable elderly hangs in the balance.
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What Sets Dr. Valentine Apart From The Other Doctors?
Vallinder Singh Vashisht, better known as Dr.
Spoilers Ahead
What Sets Dr. Valentine Apart From The Other Doctors?
Vallinder Singh Vashisht, better known as Dr.
- 6/7/2023
- by Raschi Acharya
- Film Fugitives
Lizzo knows how to command a stage — but she learned from watching the best. At her latest Special tour stop in Phoenix, Arizona, the singer paid tribute to Tina Turner, who died on May 24 at the age of 83. Shining in a sequin blue and green dress with a head of wild curls, Lizzo performed the opening verse of “Proud Mary” before stripping away the bottom of the dress to dance around the stage in a leotard for the high-energy chorus.
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- 5/25/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Dodgers are issuing a mea culpa.
L.A.’s Major League Baseball team whipped up a firestorm of controversy after rescinding an invite made to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns — to accept a “community hero award” on the field of Dodger Stadium at LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16.
But the Dodgers issued an apology and reversal of that decision on Monday.
“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” a statement posted to Twitter read.
In its own statement, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said, “This morning our Abbess, Sister Dominia, and another board member, Sister Bearonce Knows,...
L.A.’s Major League Baseball team whipped up a firestorm of controversy after rescinding an invite made to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence — a charitable drag group that dresses like nuns — to accept a “community hero award” on the field of Dodger Stadium at LGBTQ+ Pride Night on June 16.
But the Dodgers issued an apology and reversal of that decision on Monday.
“After much thoughtful feedback from our diverse communities, honest conversations within the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and generous discussions with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the Los Angeles Dodgers would like to offer our sincerest apologies to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, members of the LGBTQ+ community and their friends and families,” a statement posted to Twitter read.
In its own statement, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence said, “This morning our Abbess, Sister Dominia, and another board member, Sister Bearonce Knows,...
- 5/23/2023
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thanks to a crowded fantasy/sci-fi Emmys field, some of the best new shows of the season steeped in fantasy, sci-fi, or horror are opting instead to compete in contemporary craft categories to avoid direct competition.
These include “The Last of Us,” HBO’s riveting video game adaptation of a post-apocalyptic America with a zombie-like vibe, “Mrs. Davis,” Peacock’s glorious genre-bending adventure, “Wednesday,” Netflix’s “Addams Family” spin-off about monstrous teens, and “Dead Ringers,” Prime Video’s update of the David Cronenberg body horror thriller, starring Rachel Weisz as the gender-flipped twin gynecologists.
However, this strategy of going contemporary is not unique. Just last season, Netflix entered its survival thriller juggernaut, “Squid Game,” in contemporary categories for production design and costume design, and came away with the Emmy for the former. And, although it didn’t pan out, the imaginatively retro “Severance” also competed for contemporary production design.
“Wednesday...
These include “The Last of Us,” HBO’s riveting video game adaptation of a post-apocalyptic America with a zombie-like vibe, “Mrs. Davis,” Peacock’s glorious genre-bending adventure, “Wednesday,” Netflix’s “Addams Family” spin-off about monstrous teens, and “Dead Ringers,” Prime Video’s update of the David Cronenberg body horror thriller, starring Rachel Weisz as the gender-flipped twin gynecologists.
However, this strategy of going contemporary is not unique. Just last season, Netflix entered its survival thriller juggernaut, “Squid Game,” in contemporary categories for production design and costume design, and came away with the Emmy for the former. And, although it didn’t pan out, the imaginatively retro “Severance” also competed for contemporary production design.
“Wednesday...
- 5/22/2023
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
The spark of life that gave Warwick Thornton what is now “The New Boy” took 18 years to flicker, and then fully glow. The Australian filmmaker looked to his own childhood, raised by monks, to find the spiritual fairy tale that now manifests via the film’s eponymous Aboriginal child in a sweeping and poetic portrait of stifled faith and the threat of monopoly on religion.
Thornton’s cinema is one of enormous, orchestral music and vast landscapes that envelop and invite us in, even if you feel like you don’t know where you’re going or shouldn’t be allowed to look around. It’s the kind of culturally specific filmmaking that somehow immediately gains universality in that ambition to connect, to understand the empathy and sensitivity to listen in to these conflicts and this bright spark of a boy who speaks to struggles of faith however you were raised.
Thornton’s cinema is one of enormous, orchestral music and vast landscapes that envelop and invite us in, even if you feel like you don’t know where you’re going or shouldn’t be allowed to look around. It’s the kind of culturally specific filmmaking that somehow immediately gains universality in that ambition to connect, to understand the empathy and sensitivity to listen in to these conflicts and this bright spark of a boy who speaks to struggles of faith however you were raised.
- 5/20/2023
- by Ella Kemp
- Indiewire
For about half an hour or so, Warwick Thornton’s “The New Boy” could almost fool you into thinking that it’ll be a gentle, evocative and beautifully atmospheric movie about a small group of people who mean well. But then things change, and an understated film that might have quietly dealt with Australia’s original sin – the decades-long removal of indigenous children from their parents – turns complex, spiritual and surpassingly unsettling, a mixture of religion and magic that doesn’t really trust in either.
It’s still beautifully composed, but it cuts that beauty with some thorny ideas and puzzling turns; it starts out beguiling, but it may end up getting under your skin.
Best known for “Samson and Delilah,” which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009, Warwick has largely been working in television since then, with the notable exception of 2017’s “Sweet Country,...
It’s still beautifully composed, but it cuts that beauty with some thorny ideas and puzzling turns; it starts out beguiling, but it may end up getting under your skin.
Best known for “Samson and Delilah,” which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009, Warwick has largely been working in television since then, with the notable exception of 2017’s “Sweet Country,...
- 5/20/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Blanchett in imperious zealot mode is hard to resist, but Warwick Thornton’s story of orphans and evangelists in the 40s outback never quite fulfils its promise
Cate Blanchett gives it the full wimple as cantankerous alcoholic nun Sister Eileen in Warwick Thornton’s woozily mystical and slightly unfocused drama set in a remote outback Catholic orphanage in 1940s wartime Australia - and really only a period setting would give us the spectacle of Blanchett in the complete picturesque nun outfit, now a rarity in the modern age.
Blanchett brings to it a fierce authority born of repressed emotion in the time honoured nuns-on-film manner - although she can’t match Kathleen Byron’s troubled nun in Powell and Pressburger’s Black Narcissus.
Cate Blanchett gives it the full wimple as cantankerous alcoholic nun Sister Eileen in Warwick Thornton’s woozily mystical and slightly unfocused drama set in a remote outback Catholic orphanage in 1940s wartime Australia - and really only a period setting would give us the spectacle of Blanchett in the complete picturesque nun outfit, now a rarity in the modern age.
Blanchett brings to it a fierce authority born of repressed emotion in the time honoured nuns-on-film manner - although she can’t match Kathleen Byron’s troubled nun in Powell and Pressburger’s Black Narcissus.
- 5/19/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw in Cannes
- The Guardian - Film News
The new boy doesn’t get a name, and he doesn’t give one. Arriving at an isolated orphanage in rural South Australia in the early 1940s, he’s taken in with brisk kindness by the two nuns who oversee the place, but privileges like names are for children a little further along in their understanding and acceptance of this establishment’s firm Christian principles: Until he’s ready for baptism, the shirtless, mostly wordless Aboriginal newcomer will be acknowledged but not identified. It’s a limbo state that evocatively represents the tension between Australia’s Indigenous population and even the most notionally inclusive of their colonizers; in Warwick Thornton’s thoughtful magical-realist fable “The New Boy,” spiritual differences aren’t treated with violence, but echo bloody territorial conflict just the same.
Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school,...
Inspired by Thornton’s own experience of growing up as an Aboriginal boy in a Christian boarding school,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Warwick Thornton has been doubling as cinematographer on his projects since back before his debut, Samson & Delilah, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2009. But the Indigenous Australian director’s command of visual storytelling has possibly never been as striking as it is in the rural setting of his third narrative feature, The New Boy. Frequently, the rolling hills and wheat fields, the harvest scenes, shots of a fire tearing through crops or even a steam train chugging across the landscape seem a direct tip of the hat to the descriptive beauty of Néstor Almendros’ influential work on Days of Heaven.
If Thornton’s screenplay at times smudges the focus in charting the uneasy intersection between Christian dogma and Indigenous spirituality, the core of personal experience, of learning to straddle those two worlds in the director’s own childhood, gives the film sincerity and heart.
Its flaws, strangely enough,...
If Thornton’s screenplay at times smudges the focus in charting the uneasy intersection between Christian dogma and Indigenous spirituality, the core of personal experience, of learning to straddle those two worlds in the director’s own childhood, gives the film sincerity and heart.
Its flaws, strangely enough,...
- 5/19/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Not a single character had it easy in 1923‘s grueling first season. But while various member of the Dutton clan experienced moments of joy interspersed among the death and heartbreak of life on the Montana plains, Teonna Rainwater got little reprieve.
We met the Native American teen when she was a student held against her will at a Catholic boarding school. All of the students were indigenous children who’d been taken from their families and forced to abandon their language and culture in an attempt at assimilation. Teonna made the choice to run away after repeated physical, emotional and...
We met the Native American teen when she was a student held against her will at a Catholic boarding school. All of the students were indigenous children who’d been taken from their families and forced to abandon their language and culture in an attempt at assimilation. Teonna made the choice to run away after repeated physical, emotional and...
- 5/18/2023
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Bowing to pressure from conservatives including Sen. Marco Rubio, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Wednesday that they had uninvited an LGBTQ charity and drag performance group from participation in their annual Pride Night. The organization, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, is an order of “queer and trans nuns” devoted to “community service, ministry, and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity, and spiritual enlightenment,” according to their self-description.
Known for their campy, gender-fluid religious costumes and demonstrations, the Sisters have scandalized Catholics...
Known for their campy, gender-fluid religious costumes and demonstrations, the Sisters have scandalized Catholics...
- 5/17/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Siobhán McSweeney spoke candidly on the BAFTA TV Awards red carpet about how much she’d like to win a BAFTA. Later that night, the “Derry Girls” actress won a BAFTA (hurray!) — for Best Comedy Actress for the fourth and final season of the hit Northern Irish comedy.
In the Netflix show, she plays nun Sister Michael, who acts as a foible for the main group of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn), who try to make it through school during the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland. As Sister Michael, she rules the school the girls (and James) attend with an iron fist. Being a nun isn’t some higher calling to her, it’s a job — with free accommodation. As Sister Michael, McSweeney is dry, deadpan, and constantly provides the show with some of its best laughs and most iconic lines.
In the Netflix show, she plays nun Sister Michael, who acts as a foible for the main group of Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O’Donnell), and James (Dylan Llewellyn), who try to make it through school during the Troubles in 1990s Northern Ireland. As Sister Michael, she rules the school the girls (and James) attend with an iron fist. Being a nun isn’t some higher calling to her, it’s a job — with free accommodation. As Sister Michael, McSweeney is dry, deadpan, and constantly provides the show with some of its best laughs and most iconic lines.
- 5/17/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
A politically charged statement from Siobhan McSweeney’s BAFTA acceptance speech was edited out of the BAFTA TV Awards ceremony broadcast on Sunday.
McSweeney won the best female comedy performance BAFTA for playing Sister Michael in Channel 4’s Northern Ireland-set show “Derry Girls.” During her speech McSweeney said: “To the people of Derry, thank you for taking me into your hearts and into your living rooms. I am daily impressed with how you encompass the spirit of compromise and resilience despite the indignities, ignorance, and stupidity of your so-called leaders in Dublin, Stormont and Westminster. In the words of my beloved Sister Michael, ‘It’s time they started to wise up.'”
These lines were cut from the broadcast.
What actually happened Vs what the BBC aired. Tell me again how the BBC is unbiased? Why have they cut that out? @siobhni @scottygb pic.twitter.com/aAz6MeCg6p...
McSweeney won the best female comedy performance BAFTA for playing Sister Michael in Channel 4’s Northern Ireland-set show “Derry Girls.” During her speech McSweeney said: “To the people of Derry, thank you for taking me into your hearts and into your living rooms. I am daily impressed with how you encompass the spirit of compromise and resilience despite the indignities, ignorance, and stupidity of your so-called leaders in Dublin, Stormont and Westminster. In the words of my beloved Sister Michael, ‘It’s time they started to wise up.'”
These lines were cut from the broadcast.
What actually happened Vs what the BBC aired. Tell me again how the BBC is unbiased? Why have they cut that out? @siobhni @scottygb pic.twitter.com/aAz6MeCg6p...
- 5/15/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran and Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Christine Brown’s whirlwind romance has taken center stage in recent months. The Sister Wives star shocked fans when she announced her engagement to David Woolley just weeks after revealing she was in a relationship with the Utah-based contractor. While fans and most of her family seem happy about the quick development of her love life, her son, Paedon Brown, decidedly is not. Recent social media posts have some fans thinking there is another Brown child who is less than enthralled with how quickly Christine Brown moved on. Truely Brown, Christine’s youngest child, doesn’t look completely comfortable in recent social media posts, theorize followers.
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Inside the Lives of the Sister Wives: How Quickly Did Christine Brown’s New Relationship Progress?
Recent photos have ‘Sister Wives’ fans questioning Truely Brown’s feelings about Christine Brown’s new relationship
Christine Brown...
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Inside the Lives of the Sister Wives: How Quickly Did Christine Brown’s New Relationship Progress?
Recent photos have ‘Sister Wives’ fans questioning Truely Brown’s feelings about Christine Brown’s new relationship
Christine Brown...
- 5/14/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
For some people, horror cinema is defined by scrappy outsiders who make films on shoestring budgets, but that's not really what it's all about — and it never has been. Since the beginning, horror has been an extremely popular (and profitable) film genre, and one successful horror movie usually begets multiple follow-ups.
As the characters in "Scream 2" note in the film's meta-commentary, sequels are a controversial topic among movie fans, and they're not always well-received from a critical standpoint. However, even if fans are skeptical, they'll probably still show up to the theater to see the newest entry in their favorite series. And while horror sequels often receive the ire of fans and critics — think "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" or the completely unnecessary "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" — there are also sequels that equal or improved upon the original, like "Aliens" or "Evil Dead II....
As the characters in "Scream 2" note in the film's meta-commentary, sequels are a controversial topic among movie fans, and they're not always well-received from a critical standpoint. However, even if fans are skeptical, they'll probably still show up to the theater to see the newest entry in their favorite series. And while horror sequels often receive the ire of fans and critics — think "Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2" or the completely unnecessary "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer" — there are also sequels that equal or improved upon the original, like "Aliens" or "Evil Dead II....
- 5/13/2023
- by Kira Deshler
- Slash Film
Following a four-year focus on launching and overseeing the growth of Sister, co-founder Stacey Snider is stepping down as CEO and moving into a creative advisor role for the company as well as an independent producer. Snider will remain a shareholder and creative leader in the business.
Sources say the move was unexpected and are surprised by its timing given everything Snider did during the pandemic. Insiders add that Sister L.A. office staffers and several creatives around town were somewhat shocked and taken aback by the decision.
The timing also is interesting given the number of high-profile exec openings occurring around town and, given her qualifications, she might be someone who gets a look for some of these openings at major studios.
Since founding Sister with partners Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone, Snider led the investment, acquisition and integration of several content companies in Sister’s portfolio, including Campside Media...
Sources say the move was unexpected and are surprised by its timing given everything Snider did during the pandemic. Insiders add that Sister L.A. office staffers and several creatives around town were somewhat shocked and taken aback by the decision.
The timing also is interesting given the number of high-profile exec openings occurring around town and, given her qualifications, she might be someone who gets a look for some of these openings at major studios.
Since founding Sister with partners Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone, Snider led the investment, acquisition and integration of several content companies in Sister’s portfolio, including Campside Media...
- 5/9/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
In a leadership shakeup, Sister Global CEO Stacey Snider is stepping down from her role at the media company.
It’s a surprise move given Snider’s high profile, her extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry and the fact that she was prolific in getting projects off the ground during her nearly four years (many of them overlapping with the pandemic). But Snider will remain involved as a creative advisor to the company. As part of that arrangement, she will also serve as an independent producer and will remain in charge of the Los Angeles office’s TV and film slate. She will continue to be a shareholder in Sister. The change is effective immediately. Elisabeth Murdoch, who is also the company’s executive chair, will assume CEO duties on an interim basis until Sister hires someone to take over Snider’s operational role.
Snider founded Sister in 2019 with Murdoch and Jane Featherstone,...
It’s a surprise move given Snider’s high profile, her extensive relationships throughout the entertainment industry and the fact that she was prolific in getting projects off the ground during her nearly four years (many of them overlapping with the pandemic). But Snider will remain involved as a creative advisor to the company. As part of that arrangement, she will also serve as an independent producer and will remain in charge of the Los Angeles office’s TV and film slate. She will continue to be a shareholder in Sister. The change is effective immediately. Elisabeth Murdoch, who is also the company’s executive chair, will assume CEO duties on an interim basis until Sister hires someone to take over Snider’s operational role.
Snider founded Sister in 2019 with Murdoch and Jane Featherstone,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Another season of Call the Midwife has come and gone on PBS. The heartfelt drama wrapped up its 12th season on May 7. But fortunately, that won’t be the last we’ll see of Nonnatus House’s nuns and midwives. Call the Midwife Season 13 is already in the works.
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Call the Midwife Season 12 finale.]
What happened in the ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 12 finale Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward and Helen George as Trixie Franklin in ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 12 | Courtesy of BBC / Neal Street Productions / Laurence Cendrowicz
In the Call the Midwife Season 12 finale, Nurse Trixie Franklin (Helen George) finally said “I do” to Matthey Aylward (Olly Rix). Though there were a few bumps on the way to the altar – including a fire that destroyed the couple’s original wedding venue – everything turned out Ok in the end.
There was also good news for Nonnatus House, which has faced shaky...
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Call the Midwife Season 12 finale.]
What happened in the ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 12 finale Olly Rix as Matthew Aylward and Helen George as Trixie Franklin in ‘Call the Midwife’ Season 12 | Courtesy of BBC / Neal Street Productions / Laurence Cendrowicz
In the Call the Midwife Season 12 finale, Nurse Trixie Franklin (Helen George) finally said “I do” to Matthey Aylward (Olly Rix). Though there were a few bumps on the way to the altar – including a fire that destroyed the couple’s original wedding venue – everything turned out Ok in the end.
There was also good news for Nonnatus House, which has faced shaky...
- 5/9/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
We have a lot to learn about the upcoming season of Sister Wives, but we know the reality TV series about a polygamist family will look vastly different than when the show premiered in 2010. When the series began, Kody Brown had four wives. Now, the former polygamist has one wife and three exes. Those three exes are no longer committed to Kody but certainly appear to be committed to the continuation of Sister Wives. Filming rumors hint at exactly how the series will move forward following the dramatic dismantling of the family. TLC seems interested in splitting filming among multiple locations
Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Kody Brown, Robyn Brown, and Meri Brown | TLC Christine Brown revealed that she’s filming in her Utah home
Christine Brown left Kody Brown in 2021 and embarked on an independent life. Season 17 of Sister Wives focused on Kody and Christine untangling their lives, but the...
Janelle Brown, Christine Brown, Kody Brown, Robyn Brown, and Meri Brown | TLC Christine Brown revealed that she’s filming in her Utah home
Christine Brown left Kody Brown in 2021 and embarked on an independent life. Season 17 of Sister Wives focused on Kody and Christine untangling their lives, but the...
- 5/7/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip once more eluded death Friday when his May 18th execution was put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision came after his attorneys argued in their filings to the court that there were problems with Glossip’s 1997 trial. They also claimed that Oklahoma will “suffer harm from its Department of Corrections executing a person whom the State has concluded should never have been convicted of murder, let alone sentenced to die, in the first place.” Glossip’s case recently got a boost following...
- 5/5/2023
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Dee Snider’s planned performance at San Francisco Pride in June has been called off after the Twisted Sister singer voiced his support for Paul Stanley’s transphobic tweet.
“San Francisco Pride was on the cusp of announcing Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as the unofficial rallying cry of this year’s Sf Pride Parade & Celebration, with the band’s frontman Dee Snider performing the song on our center stage. Dee has always been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights,” Sf Pride said in a statement.
“San Francisco Pride was on the cusp of announcing Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as the unofficial rallying cry of this year’s Sf Pride Parade & Celebration, with the band’s frontman Dee Snider performing the song on our center stage. Dee has always been a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights,” Sf Pride said in a statement.
- 5/4/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Led Zeppelin will likely never regroup. Robert Plant started his lengthy and successful solo career soon after the band broke up. His solo songs did what Zep never could — win Grammy awards — and he’s not too keen on revisiting the past. Except for when Plant sang backup to Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider on Led Zeppelin’s “Rock and Roll” after tricking Snider into singing at a wedding.
(l-r) Robert Plant; Dee Snider | Rune Hellestad- Corbis/ Corbis via Getty Images; Chiaki Nozu/WireImage Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant was Dee Snider’s backup singer at a wedding
Plant called into Snider’s radio show in 2014 (available on SoundCloud) amid a move. He promoted his new music with the Sensational Shape Shifters and their world tour but finished his call by saying he liked the songs Snider “sang at that wedding.”
Snider filled in the details of how Plant ended...
(l-r) Robert Plant; Dee Snider | Rune Hellestad- Corbis/ Corbis via Getty Images; Chiaki Nozu/WireImage Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant was Dee Snider’s backup singer at a wedding
Plant called into Snider’s radio show in 2014 (available on SoundCloud) amid a move. He promoted his new music with the Sensational Shape Shifters and their world tour but finished his call by saying he liked the songs Snider “sang at that wedding.”
Snider filled in the details of how Plant ended...
- 4/20/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Technology versus religion is an age-old debate, and one that won’t be solved any time soon. That is, unless Sister Simone has something to say about it. You can find out exactly what this nun-turned-technology-hater plans to do about the encroachment of technology in our lives in “Mrs. Davis,” the newest series debuting on Peacock on Thursday, April 20. Starring Betty Gilpin and from Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, this off-the-wall thriller will be one of the most talked-about shows this spring. You can watch Mrs. Davis: Season 1 with a subscription to Peacock.
How to Watch ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$4.99+ / month peacocktv.com About ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere
Betty Gilpin stars alongside Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen as Simone, a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as “Mrs. Davis.” McDorman plays Gilpin’s rebellious ex,...
How to Watch ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Where: Peacock Stream: Watch with a subscription to Peacock. Sign Up$4.99+ / month peacocktv.com About ‘Mrs. Davis’ Series Premiere
Betty Gilpin stars alongside Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen as Simone, a nun who goes to battle against an all-powerful Artificial Intelligence known as “Mrs. Davis.” McDorman plays Gilpin’s rebellious ex,...
- 4/20/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Sister co-founder and chief creative officer Jane Featherstone spoke about how difficult it is to back original IP – as opposed to the relentless stream of reboots and spin-offs – in the current climate. “We have to hold our nerve,” Featherstone said. “As producers, we have to try and [walk] that tightrope of kind of giving people what they think they want but surprising people. And I don’t think audiences always do know what they want until they see it, and you can’t always emulate. So we have to be bold and brave.”
Featherstone was speaking in Cannes during a keynote speech at MipTV as she accepted Variety’s 2023 International Achievement in Television Award on behalf of Sister, the production company known for original fare such as “Chernobyl” and divorce drama “The Split,” which she runs with Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
The exec also credited the many writers Sister work with,...
Featherstone was speaking in Cannes during a keynote speech at MipTV as she accepted Variety’s 2023 International Achievement in Television Award on behalf of Sister, the production company known for original fare such as “Chernobyl” and divorce drama “The Split,” which she runs with Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider.
The exec also credited the many writers Sister work with,...
- 4/17/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
When former HBO executive Kary Antholis convinced veteran British producer Jane Featherstone to board a project about the Chernobyl disaster, the prospect of such an undertaking was far from a “slam dunk.”
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
“It had to be pushed over the line,” says Featherstone, “and that was with everybody supporting it.” But in the end, the historical drama from “The Last of Us” showrunner Craig Mazin was, as the producer puts it, a “lucky, lucky call” — and one that richly paid off.
The 2019 HBO and Sky miniseries about the 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine starring Jared Harris and Emily Watson won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards, and put Featherstone’s new venture, Sister Pictures, on the map.
Few in Britain were surprised when, later that year, the production company expanded into a global studio simply titled Sister. Featherstone, who spent the previous 16 years with the Kudos production banner, partnered with Shine Group...
- 4/14/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“Southern Gospel” is a 2023 film based on a true story. It revolves around the life of Samuel Allen, who faced many hardships in his youth but never stopped following his passion to become a preacher. He believes that faith can change a person’s whole life. Even though life has brought him many problems, he has never wavered from his true aim: Faith. With the founding of the Dream Church, Samuel and his wife continue their dream of building a home for the homeless and feeding countless needy children around the world. To this day, Samuel has never stopped following his true passion and spreading the message of hope and wisdom. The film follows the never-ending dream of Samuel, who refuses to retreat and follows his dreams. The growing intensity of “Southern Gospel” represents Samuel Allen’s way of living life without feeling remorse for his actions. He always believed...
- 4/11/2023
- by Raschi Acharya
- Film Fugitives
This post contains spoilers for "Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Star Wars Celebration 2023 is in full effect, offering fans both in London and at home around the world the chance to hear the latest news about the galaxy far, far away, including the return of "Star Wars" to the big screen, brand new trailers to upcoming shows, and also a chance to watch the cast of their favorite projects reminisce about making a Star War.
Though there was no news about a season 2 renewal, the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" panel at Celebration did have plenty of emotional moments, as the cast of the show was finally able to discuss all the secrets, twists, and emotional and shocking developments of the series. This included the surprise of young Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) playing a pivotal role in the story, and the emotional reunion between Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin, now Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen).
The cast,...
Star Wars Celebration 2023 is in full effect, offering fans both in London and at home around the world the chance to hear the latest news about the galaxy far, far away, including the return of "Star Wars" to the big screen, brand new trailers to upcoming shows, and also a chance to watch the cast of their favorite projects reminisce about making a Star War.
Though there was no news about a season 2 renewal, the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" panel at Celebration did have plenty of emotional moments, as the cast of the show was finally able to discuss all the secrets, twists, and emotional and shocking developments of the series. This included the surprise of young Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) playing a pivotal role in the story, and the emotional reunion between Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin, now Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen).
The cast,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Tamar Braxton is showing off her new hairstyle. After rocking long wigs for the past year, she’s not short. But she promises to still switch it up with wigs. This marks the second time the Braxton Family Values star has cut her hair in the past few years.
Tamar Braxton | Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank The singer first shaved her head in 2018
Ahead of Braxton’s 41st birthday, she hinted to fans that she would be debuting a new look. But she took her social media users for a surprise when she posted a now-deleted video of her sitting in a chair as a stylist shaved her hair.
Many fans assumed that the choice was a declaration of her new-found after filing for divorce months earlier. Bobby Brown’s hit single “My Prerogative” played in the background as she sat calmly while a stylist ran pink clippers ran through her hair.
Tamar Braxton | Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank The singer first shaved her head in 2018
Ahead of Braxton’s 41st birthday, she hinted to fans that she would be debuting a new look. But she took her social media users for a surprise when she posted a now-deleted video of her sitting in a chair as a stylist shaved her hair.
Many fans assumed that the choice was a declaration of her new-found after filing for divorce months earlier. Bobby Brown’s hit single “My Prerogative” played in the background as she sat calmly while a stylist ran pink clippers ran through her hair.
- 4/9/2023
- by Brenda Alexander
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“The Power” brings perspective to the idea of women having more power than men. What can this do to the world we live in, and how different does the gender dynamic become when a new factor like the ability to become a human electric conductor is introduced as being evolutionarily inherent to women only? Previously, we learned that Allie and Roxy are extremely strong individuals and have the potential to shake nations with their power. Margot finds herself getting more and more distant from her daughter Jos while she struggles with her responsibilities as the mayor and also chooses to speak out about the electrical power of women across the world.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In ‘The Power’ Episode 4?
In “The Power” Episode 4, we follow Tunde, who has now traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for CNN. The girls in Saudi Arabia are banned from using their power, and journalists aren...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In ‘The Power’ Episode 4?
In “The Power” Episode 4, we follow Tunde, who has now traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for CNN. The girls in Saudi Arabia are banned from using their power, and journalists aren...
- 4/7/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Homelander continues to have blood on his hands…and everywhere else too. The Boys cast member, Antony Starr shares some deliciously bloody pictures on his official Instagram account as season 4 wraps filming. The blonde antihero is no stranger to being covered in blood and the hit Amazon Prime series never shies away from some good gore. ComingSoon reports on The Boys star, Starr, as he teases what’s to come with the caption, “Question : does history repeat? Look forward to your thoughts.”
The official Instagram account for the series would reply to his post with the tongue-in-cheek comment, “Most normal pics coming out of S4, lad.” Starr’s social media post would feature five different close ups of the actor smothered in fake blood showcasing different expressions. The account for Prime Video UK would also jokingly respond with the comment, “which homelander are you today? we’re number 5.”
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The official Instagram account for the series would reply to his post with the tongue-in-cheek comment, “Most normal pics coming out of S4, lad.” Starr’s social media post would feature five different close ups of the actor smothered in fake blood showcasing different expressions. The account for Prime Video UK would also jokingly respond with the comment, “which homelander are you today? we’re number 5.”
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- 4/6/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 9, episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” which aired April 5 on Fox.
We’re not gonna take it. No, we ain’t gonna take it. Dee Snider’s not gonna be on “The Masked Singer”… anymore!
That’s right, the Twisted Sister frontman was the next celebrity to be revealed on Wednesday’s edition of “The Masked Singer,” as the Doll.
Snider had won the previous week as Doll, but his journey ended here. For Doll, no one got it right. Panelist Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg thought it was Iggy Pop. Robin Thicke went with Gene Simmons, Nicole Scherzinger named David Lee Roth and Ken Jeong guessed Austin Butler.
Like last season, “The Masked Singer” has once again adopted a “Champion of Masked Singer” format. Each episode, three costumed celebrities will perform, but only one will win and move on...
We’re not gonna take it. No, we ain’t gonna take it. Dee Snider’s not gonna be on “The Masked Singer”… anymore!
That’s right, the Twisted Sister frontman was the next celebrity to be revealed on Wednesday’s edition of “The Masked Singer,” as the Doll.
Snider had won the previous week as Doll, but his journey ended here. For Doll, no one got it right. Panelist Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg thought it was Iggy Pop. Robin Thicke went with Gene Simmons, Nicole Scherzinger named David Lee Roth and Ken Jeong guessed Austin Butler.
Like last season, “The Masked Singer” has once again adopted a “Champion of Masked Singer” format. Each episode, three costumed celebrities will perform, but only one will win and move on...
- 4/6/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Power, from showrunner Raelle Tucker (True Blood) and filmmakers Sister (Chernobyl), has finally arrived on Prime Video. In the nine-episode sci-fi series, teen girls worldwide develop organs that imbue them with their new abilities, changing the lives of everyone in Seattle in the process. Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, played by Toni Collette, is the mother to one of the teens, Jos (Auli’i Cravalho). She and her husband, Rob (John Leguizamo), try to help their daughter, but Margot being the mayor of Seattle adds a complicated layer to their situation. A revolution sparks when the government tries to control the suddenly electrifying girls. During the official series premiere in New York, TV Insider caught up with the ensemble cast on the carpet, including Leguizamo, Collette, Cravalho, and Toheeb Jimoh (Ted Lasso), to talk about what they’re excited for fans of the book to see in the show. “I think they...
- 3/31/2023
- TV Insider
Call The Midwife Season 12 Episode 2 Photos – It is May 1968, and the Nonnatus team are faced with challenging cases, one of which is much closer to home as Lucille struggles with her own health. At a coffee morning for expectant mothers, Sister Julienne meets heavily pregnant Lilian Reynolds, who is expecting her first child. However, after Lilian experiences some breast discomfort, she receives a devastating diagnosis. s12e02 12×02 12.02 Meanwhile, Shelagh is organizing the Whitsun Maypole celebrations at the eleventh hour. She enlists Cyril, Fred, Dr. Turner, Sister Monica Joan, Sister Veronica, Nancy, Violet and Miss Higgins to help, but the preparations for a Maypole dance routine are far from smooth. Always facing tough medical and social issues head on, the current series has been praised for its handling of important topics such as domestic abuse, mental health problems and racism. Commissioned by Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, and Gaynor Holmes,...
- 3/26/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
After delving into Sweeney Todd territory with Bad Vices Games’ Ravenous Devils, developer Troglobytes Games (who ported Ravenous Devils to consoles) have revealed the spiritual successor to Ravenous Devils in The Kindeman Remedy. Only this time, instead of cooking and cannibalism, it’s cooking up the perfect anesthesia through downright devilish means.
Described as a “dark and twisted story-driven psycho-horror management game”, The Kindeman Remedy puts players in the shoes of Doctor Carl Kindeman, a disgraced physician whose unethical practices banished him from his medical society, and Sister Anna, a promiscuous nun with a special taste for fresh blood and a knack for secretly administering poison. With the aim of restoring his lost reputation by creating the perfect anesthesia, Kindeman accepts a job in an isolated prison, with the goal of being able to conduct his questionable experiments away from the spotlight.
Taking on the role of Kindeman and Sister Anna,...
Described as a “dark and twisted story-driven psycho-horror management game”, The Kindeman Remedy puts players in the shoes of Doctor Carl Kindeman, a disgraced physician whose unethical practices banished him from his medical society, and Sister Anna, a promiscuous nun with a special taste for fresh blood and a knack for secretly administering poison. With the aim of restoring his lost reputation by creating the perfect anesthesia, Kindeman accepts a job in an isolated prison, with the goal of being able to conduct his questionable experiments away from the spotlight.
Taking on the role of Kindeman and Sister Anna,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
On the surface, Allelujah looks like standard Mother’s Day weekend fare; sweet and a bit twee with a rousing clap for the heroes spirit and the thrilling need to shove a hankie up your sleeve just in case Dame Judi dies at the end.
This is not that film.
It all starts off predictably enough; The Beth is a small Yorkshire hospital under threat of closure and the vulnerable patients in its respected geriatric unit have the most to lose if the battle to save it should fail. Figuratively and literally holding their hands through this turbulent time are Sister Gilpin (Jennifer Saunders) and Dr Valinder Singh Vashish (Bally Gill), who generously adopted the moniker Dr Valentine after patients repeatedly failed to pronounce his name. Dr Val also serves as our narrator.
The inhabitants of the precious beds on the ward are a checklist of sweet and sour, cheeky and confused archetypes,...
This is not that film.
It all starts off predictably enough; The Beth is a small Yorkshire hospital under threat of closure and the vulnerable patients in its respected geriatric unit have the most to lose if the battle to save it should fail. Figuratively and literally holding their hands through this turbulent time are Sister Gilpin (Jennifer Saunders) and Dr Valinder Singh Vashish (Bally Gill), who generously adopted the moniker Dr Valentine after patients repeatedly failed to pronounce his name. Dr Val also serves as our narrator.
The inhabitants of the precious beds on the ward are a checklist of sweet and sour, cheeky and confused archetypes,...
- 3/17/2023
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Since the very beginning, absurdity has been the name of the game for "The Animaniacs." Following the adventures of the Warner Brothers Yakko (Rob Paulsen), Wakko (Jess Harnell), and the Warner Sister, Dot (Tress MacNeille), "The Animaniacs" is a beloved variety sketch series filled with innuendos, enough catchy songs to justify its own ranking, timely parodies, and a slew of spotlight characters like Pinky (Paulsen) and the Brain (Maurice Lamarche). Canonically speaking, the characters were first drawn in 1929, which explains their rubber-hose animated style, but were deemed too weird to release and were locked up in the Warner Bros. water tower ... until one day, they escaped.
The first series lasted for 99 episodes and the feature-length film "Wakko's Wish," but was given a revival in 2020 to bring the zany antics of "The Animaniacs" to a brand new generation. The show is one of the few in existence to find a way...
The first series lasted for 99 episodes and the feature-length film "Wakko's Wish," but was given a revival in 2020 to bring the zany antics of "The Animaniacs" to a brand new generation. The show is one of the few in existence to find a way...
- 2/16/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Fremantle has acquired a minority stake in Artists, Writers & Artisans (Awa), the U.S.-based indie backed by Liz Murdoch’s Chernobyl producer Sister and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems.
Awa works across film, TV and graphic novels and Devil’s Highway – based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover – is the first fruits of its collaboration with Fremantle, which kicked off last year with a partnership to co-develop a TV slate. Fremantle and Lupa co-led that investment round alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a number of strategic investors.
The Fremantle investment revealed today will aid Awa’s film and TV arm Awa Studios with strategic input.
“We are delighted to extend our successful partnership with Awa. The collaboration is a perfect strategic fit, giving Awa access to our global footprint, distribution infrastructure and production expertise and putting Fremantle at the very forefront of graphic fiction innovation,...
Awa works across film, TV and graphic novels and Devil’s Highway – based on the comic series by Benjamin Percy and Brent Schoonover – is the first fruits of its collaboration with Fremantle, which kicked off last year with a partnership to co-develop a TV slate. Fremantle and Lupa co-led that investment round alongside new capital from long-term backers of Awa and a number of strategic investors.
The Fremantle investment revealed today will aid Awa’s film and TV arm Awa Studios with strategic input.
“We are delighted to extend our successful partnership with Awa. The collaboration is a perfect strategic fit, giving Awa access to our global footprint, distribution infrastructure and production expertise and putting Fremantle at the very forefront of graphic fiction innovation,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the film "Smile."
Incredibly, "Smile" now boasts the best second week hold ever for a horror film, dropping only 22 to win the weekend. The runaway success of "Smile" is due largely in part to a high-concept premise that manages to stick the landing during its fiery finale. Even if the jump scares don't always deliver, some of the themes surrounding trauma are compelling enough to show that there is definitely something a little deeper happening behind that scary grin. That may be one of the reasons audiences keep heading back to theaters to see the first big genre movie of the Halloween season.
"Smile" was originally inspired by Parker Finn's award-winning short film, "Laura Hasn't Slept," and the backbone of the main story is sill intact. In the short, a young, petrified woman turns to her therapist to help her get past a frightening,...
Incredibly, "Smile" now boasts the best second week hold ever for a horror film, dropping only 22 to win the weekend. The runaway success of "Smile" is due largely in part to a high-concept premise that manages to stick the landing during its fiery finale. Even if the jump scares don't always deliver, some of the themes surrounding trauma are compelling enough to show that there is definitely something a little deeper happening behind that scary grin. That may be one of the reasons audiences keep heading back to theaters to see the first big genre movie of the Halloween season.
"Smile" was originally inspired by Parker Finn's award-winning short film, "Laura Hasn't Slept," and the backbone of the main story is sill intact. In the short, a young, petrified woman turns to her therapist to help her get past a frightening,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
Perhaps the biggest development in season 3 of "The Boys" is that Vought's beloved group of superheroes, The Seven, lost a couple members. Supersonic is dead, as is Black Noir. Starlight (Erin Moriarty) has left the group forever, and Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) is no longer even a supe. That leaves only three members left: Homelander (Antony Starr), the Deep (Chase Crawford), and A-Train (Jessie T. Usher). If you're someone who'd actually like to be rescued from a dangerous situation, this is not exactly an inspiring line-up.
So naturally, season 4 will see the addition of a few new members of the Seven, which means we're about to be introduced to some brand new supes. So far, we've gotten a glimpse of two of them: Sister Sage and Firecracker. But who are these two supes? What are their powers? What can we expect from them as we head into the new season?...
So naturally, season 4 will see the addition of a few new members of the Seven, which means we're about to be introduced to some brand new supes. So far, we've gotten a glimpse of two of them: Sister Sage and Firecracker. But who are these two supes? What are their powers? What can we expect from them as we head into the new season?...
- 10/11/2022
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Amazon has released the first photos of new supes Sister Sage, played by Susan Heyward, and Firecracker, portrayed by Valorie Curry, in the upcoming fourth season of The Boys.
Details on their characters are being kept under wraps, but we can now see images of both in their costumes by supersuit designer Laura Jean Shannon. See the full-size images below.
Showrunner Eric Kripke tweeted in August when the castings were announced. “These new Supes are some of the best & craziest ever written for #TheBoys. You are going to love them. And by love, I mean be absolutely horrified & a tiny bit nauseous. Welcome To The Family You Guys.”
Based on the bestselling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys was developed by showrunner Eric Kripke, who also serves as writer and executive producer. Joining Kripke as executive producers are Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver...
Details on their characters are being kept under wraps, but we can now see images of both in their costumes by supersuit designer Laura Jean Shannon. See the full-size images below.
Showrunner Eric Kripke tweeted in August when the castings were announced. “These new Supes are some of the best & craziest ever written for #TheBoys. You are going to love them. And by love, I mean be absolutely horrified & a tiny bit nauseous. Welcome To The Family You Guys.”
Based on the bestselling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, The Boys was developed by showrunner Eric Kripke, who also serves as writer and executive producer. Joining Kripke as executive producers are Point Grey Pictures’ Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver...
- 10/10/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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