Reviews, premieres, and the latest on screen entertainment.
Reviews, premieres, and the latest on screen entertainment.
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Yesterday Roseanne Barr tweeted a racist 'joke' about former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. In a Twitter thread about Valerie, who is a African-American woman born in Iran, the comedienne wrote, "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." The backlash was sudden and severe. Celebrities, politicians and 'Roseanne' cast…
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The Roseanne revival was one of the biggest hits of last season, but after one tweet, it was all over. The star, Roseanne Barr, posted an controversial "joke" about former Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett. She wrote that Jarrett, an African-American woman born in Iran, looked like "muslim brotherhood & planet…
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On Game of Thrones, Joe Dempsie plays Gendry, a talented blacksmith and the bastard son of King Robert Baratheon. For the first three seasons, he was a pretty prominent character, journeying from King's Landing to Harrenhal to Dragonstone. In the season three finale, Davos sent him away on a rowboat,…
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When a show gets as popular as Game of Thrones, it's not just the exploits of the characters on screen that fans are interested in, but what goes on with their real-life counterparts. Finding out that Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow make each other laugh on set or that Tormund…
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It's weird to think that it was nearly eight years ago that The Walking Dead first premiered on TV. Making a post-zombie-apocalypse drama based on a long-running comic book series wasn't exactly a safe bet. While zombies are definitely a popular sub-genre of horror, we've been inundated with stories about…
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Cameos are one of the easiest ways to get a big laugh or a cheer at the movie theater, as long as you pull it off right. The superhero genre is full of them, as creators know that even the smallest of easter eggs will be discovered by comic book…
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Despite enjoying an illustrious acting career spanning over 30 years, to Harry Potter fans the legendary Alan Rickman will always be Hogwarts' genius Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape. Now, two years after his death, it seems that Rickman still has a few more Potter secrets to reveal, as a new collection…
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You may know someone who quotes their favourite movies all the time, but did you know you're probably doing the same, just without knowing it? Once you look into the origin of certain words, you can discover that simple phrases you can say in your day-to-day life weren't part of the…
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The release date for Game of Thrones' final season hasn't been confirmed, but we do know it will be coming in 2019. There were some quotes attributed to Maisie Williams (who plays Arya Stark on the show) where she seemed to imply that we'd be seeing the first episode in…
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Onscreen, the Bluth family are a strange but loyal bunch of folks, who - despite their differences and feuds - usually end up coming to one another's aid whenever problems arise. However, in the real world, it transpires that the actors who play the Arrested Development characters aren't quite as…
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Game of Thrones, even after being on the air for seven years, still has a loyal following. In fact, it might be the most popular show on television entirely, if the series' avid fans are anything to go by. I consider myself to be one of the least obsessive fans…
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David Amador, who goes by 'DJ_Link' on Twitter, is an independent game developer based in Lisbon, Portugal. Running the indie game studio Upfall Studios, he has produced the popular turn-based game Quest of Dungeons, but he also knows his fair share about other mediums. As a self-proclaimed "movie trivia aficianado", Amador has…
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Black Panther was a different kind of blockbuster in many ways, with it breaking records and boundaries while facing difficult social issues straight on. Yet, at the end of the day, it was still a superhero movie made by Marvel Studios - so there were some familiar hallmarks along the…
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Gary Oldman has been one of the best actors working in the movie industry for a number of years now, but it was only this year that he achieved the shiny gold recognition for it, after winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in March. He…
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In the weeks building up to the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, it would be fair to say that her family dominated the headlines. What was meant to be a joyous and heartwarming affair was dogged with controversy from the Markles, who seemed hell-bent on embarrassing Meghan in…
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When I was 16-years-old, I was gearing up for my first job in catering. My mom had scrapped my allowance and told me that it was now time for me to go out and earn money for myself. Of course, I was devastated. But, PlayStation games needed to be bought…
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Over the years since the first Iron Man (has it really been a decade?) the Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown bigger and bigger. That means that not only are there more outlandish heroes dominating the box office, but the cast of each Avengers movie has gotten extremely long. The latest…
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A key part of moviemaking that is often overlooked by audiences and awards ceremonies is the art of stunts. The amount of skill and experience needed to pull of even the simplest of moves without getting injured, all the while making it looks as good as you can for the…
