BBC
'California Avenue' Preps for Canneseries with First Images
The BBC's 'California Avenue' has released the first images from the six-part series ahead of it's premeire at Canneseries.
Books
The Sense & Sensibilities of Audible’s 'Pride & Prejudice' Adaptation
So much of the most well-known adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice work because of the visuals: the hand flex, the wet white shirt, the general brooding. But Audible’s recently released audio-only adaptation exhilarates the sounds; a Dove chocolate bar commercial of stillness and escapism crammed into
Amazon Studios/Prime Video
Amazon Sets Its Own Harlan Coben Thriller, 'Lazarus' to Debut in October
Making television shows and movies is always a crapshoot. You can have all the best actors, scripts, sets, and directors, but everything can easily slide sideways if the wrong executive producer gets their way, or a director and actor have very different ideas. Sometimes a show fails just because people
Movies
Netflix's Self-Centered 'Joy' Fails to Spark Joy
The political overtones of Joy, the biopic of the English scientists who pioneered in vitro fertilization births (IVF), are even more blatant the month it releases on Netflix. This November’s election has spread nationwide the fear that reproductive rights in America will enter a new dark age, but threats
Netflix
The 'Joy' Trailer Is a Timely Reminder of the Miracle of IVF
Sometimes, in the world of entertainment, TV series and films are made as a reaction to a significant cultural event. Consider, for example, the Irish-backed film The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan in the title role, which digs into the education of a particular former American president in the middle of
Movies
Netflix Sets a November Premiere Date for Historical IVF Drama 'Joy'
Netflix has set a November release date for Joy, its accidentally timely forthcoming period film about the historical origins of in vitro fertilization. For those who aren't aware, IVF was pioneered in Britain, and Louise Joy Brown, the world's first "test-tube" baby, was born
Netflix
'That Christmas' Gets Ed Sheeran Song & Release Date
If it's September, then that can only mean one thing: Christmas is coming. You know it's true, Spooky Season People. Despite your love of Halloween and all things that go bump in the night, retailers are already one foot out the door on pumpkins and well
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Prime Video's 'Lazarus' Filming Underway in Liverpool
Success begets success, and the Harlan Coben adaptations at Netflix have been freakishly successful. Coben’s novels, thrillers initially set in America but which Netflix smartly recentered in the U.K. and various European countries, have become one of the streamer’s most dependable hits that the streamer makes on
Netflix
Our First Look at Netflix's 'Joy' Proves That Sometimes Even Miracles Need a Little Help
Sometimes even miracles need a little help. That's the basic premise of Joy, a Netflix film that chronicles the story of three people who worked together to bring one about: The birth of the first child conceived via the process that would become known as in vitro fertilization.
Netflix
In the Trailer for 'The Beautiful Game', Sport Can Build a Better World
Can sports change the world? That is the question at the heart of the upcoming Netflix film The Beautiful Game, which is based on the true story of the Homeless World Cup. The annual event, which first took place in 2003, aims to use soccer to support and inspire people
Drama
The Full Trailer for Showtime's 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' is Hauntingly Alien
When you think of the title The Man Who Fell to Earth, your brain most likely conjures images of the cult 1976 film and rock icon David Bowie, all sharp cheekbones and shocking red hair, who starred as Thomas Jerome Newton, the titular character who became stranded on our planet.
Movies
Why 'Their Finest' is a Movie For Our Times
—Why do you think people like films? —It’s because story’s a structure, and there’s shape, purpose, meaning. And when things turn bad it’s still part of a plan. You know, there’s a point to it. Unlike life. When Their Finest released almost four years ago,