Ani Bundel has been blogging professionally since 2010. This is her second major independent site launch. A DC native and Keyboard Khaleesi, she spends all her non-writing time photographing her cats. Regular bylines also found on MSNOW.
Movies
Amy Winehouse's career lasted all of six years and two albums, beginning with the release of Frank in 2005, followed by the smash hit Back to Black in 2007, and ending with her death via overdose in 2011 at the age of 27. However, for those six years,
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AMC+'s shows about contemporary magic have been headlined by adaptations of the American Anne Rice novels Interview with a Vampire and Mayfair Witches. But the European old world is where many of those tales originate from, so it's not surprising that the latest offering, streaming jointly
PBS
When Mary Berry left The Great British Baking Show after Season 7, she refused to head to Channel 4 along with the series due to her longstanding relationship with the BBC. She's been doing stand-and-stir presentations on British television since the 1970s as the resident cook
ITV
For those who pay attention to British culture and politics, the series Mr. Bates vs The Post Office has been practically unavoidable since New Year's Day 2024. The four-part drama, based on the real-life court case of the same name, stars Toby Jones (The Long Shadow)
Paramount+
It is rude to speak ill of the dead, especially when they haven't actually passed away yet, but it is commonly understood in Hollywood that Paramount Studio's chances of surviving 2024 without a miracle are slim to none. It's merely a matter of who
Acorn TV
The holidays were a busy time, between people burning up use-or-lose vacation days, holidays with families, and many holiday specials on television. With the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, it was also a busy time for the entertainment business, as shows that had been paused
Movies
It's been a minute since Anglophiles heard anything about The Outrun, the film based on the best-selling memoir of the same name by Amy Liptrot, but the Oscar-bait movie is finally about to get its first release date as part of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
ITV
With Endeavour's final season closing the book on the Inspector Morse Universe in 2023, ITV quickly announced that Shaun Evans would not be gone long from the small screen. On the heels of the series' swan song in the U.K., the network announced it was greenlighting
BritBox
While Doctor Who may boast it just celebrated its 60th Anniversary, fans know that a good decade and a half of that was spent off the air, in the wilderness of fandom supporter media, including radio dramas, novels, and one 1996 television film that nearly killed the franchise. However, 1996
Movies
While Hollywood is prepping for awards season leading up to the Mid-march Oscars, slowly working its way back up the calendar, the Sundance Film Festival is already looking ahead. The January event is the first major festival of the year and the first spot for filmmakers to trot out
FX
As Disney and Hulu slowly merge together in 2024, one of the more interesting aspects will be how FX shakes out. The more adult-oriented network was part of the 20th Century Fox brands that Disney acquired in 2019, and while it is about as "Un-Disney" as
PBS
Since the winter of 2021, PBS has centered its January premieres around All Creatures Great & Small. Based on the book of the same name, the series tells the real-life story of James Herriot, a Scottish veterinarian who was transplanted to Yorkshire in the 1930s and wrote about his