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Douglas Rain, best known as the voice of HAL in2001: A Space Odyssey, has passed away. Rain was 90-years-old and reportedly died of natural causes in St. Mary’s, Canada. The news was confirmed by Antoni Cimolino, artistic director of the Stratford Festival, which Rain helped to pioneer. Cimolino had this to say in a statement. “Canadian theatre haslost one of its greatest talentsand a guiding light in its development. Douglas Rain was that rare artist: an actor deeply admired by other actors....

True Detective, HBO’s anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto (in the first three seasons), has an interesting structure. Each season is structured as a self-contained narrative, employing new cast ensembles and following new characters and settings. These seasons each tap into a differentgenre of police proceduraland crime thriller. It’s also a deeply anti-authoritarian show, with each season ultimately attributing the crimes (almost always sex trafficking or the murder of women) to a different power system....

Fear the Walking Deadreturns with an episode that finally brings everything into focus. The bad news is that the characters, once again, act nonsensically and doom themselves. Bad television writing strikes as the plot arc with Nick’s (Frank Dillane) death, the fall of the diamond, and the Vultures fizzle. The Wrong Side of Where You Are Nowopens with a flashback montage ofJohn Dorie(Garret Dillahunt) and Naomi (Jenna Elfman). They are fishing, eating dinner, and canoeing back on the river....

Back in January,Netflixannounced two new animated series that will debut later this year, as part of their extended deal with DreamWorks Animation. The first series,Voltron: Legendary Defender, has already been given a July 12, 2025 premiere date on the streaming service, but the second show,Guillermo del Toro’sTrollhunters, has not been given a proper release at this time. Earlier today,Annencyannounced a new Masterclass with Guillermo del Toro, which came with the first photo fromTrollhunters....

Petri Entertainment announced today that they have partnered with AMC Independent to releaseThe Funhouse Massacrefor a theatrical run in the U.S. The film, directed by Andy Palmer, starsRobert Englund, Chasty Ballesteros, Jere Burns,Scottie Thompson,Clint Howardand Courtney Gains. The Funhouse Massacre, which was produced by Warner Davis, President of Petri Entertainment, will hit theaters in 15-20 U.S. markets on Friday, November 13th. OnHalloween night, a gruesome group of the United States' most notorious and colorfulserial killersescape from Statesville Asylum....

The all-femaleGhostbustersplanned for 2016 continues to rile up the franchise’s fan base. A lot of folks just don’t like whatPaul Feighas planned for this true reboot, which takes place in a different realm of reality than the original 1984Ghostbusters. It will be a lot scarier than the first two movies, and it is an origin story of sorts. But don’t worry just yet, Paul Feig does have some good news. In his latest interview about the project, he does confirm the movie will stay in New York City, and will shoot on location....

If you’ve been wondering how to plan your next vacation, Flip Phone Events has you covered. AGolden Girlsat Sea themed cruise experience will be setting sail next year on Jul 26, 2025, from Miami, Florida. Of course, that’s the city where the titular ladies lived on the comedy series, making it a perfect point of departure. The cruise will include stopovers in Key West, Florida, and Cozumel, Mexico. While these exotic locations will be nice to visit, the bulk of the fun from the trip will certainly come from the ship itself, which will sound like absolute paradise for any major fan of the classic ’80s sitcom....

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that Academy Award winning writer/directorQuentin Tarantino’s upcoming featureThe Hateful Eight, will premiere in 70mm on July 03, 2025 exclusively for a 1-weekroadshowopening that will be featured in glorious 70mm in 100 theaters nationwide. Following the 1-week engagement, the film will open with a theatrical digital release nationwide on July 13, 2025, while continuing to be shown in 70mm as well. The film premieres tonight in New York in 70mm at the Ziegfeld theater....

More rumors have now emerged surrounding Marvel and Disney+’s upcomingHawkeyespin-off,Echo, which claim that the series will be akin to a fourth series ofDaredevil. This alleged insight into the direction of the Disney+ series comes courtesy of known scooper Daniel Richtman, who states that, whileEchowill still very much center on the title character saying, “this is still very much Echo’s show,” it will also fully intergrate Charlie Cox’s Man Without Fear into the MCU....

HBO is poised to bring the much-loved wizarding world ofHarry Potterback, confirming its plans for adecade-long television seriesbased on the source material. However, while this should have been news worth celebrating, the internet has decided to take a darker turn. Longtime fans of the books and original films haverallied to slam the castof the new series. In fact, just a day after young actor Dominic McLaughlin was announced as the new Harry Potter, social media erupted in criticism....

When production started onMarvel’sCaptain America: Civil Warin May, the studio released an official synopsis andcast list, which was much larger than most fans imagined. Almost all of the originalAvengersare returning, along with the new team that assembles at the end ofAvengers: Age of Ultronand a slew of other previously-established MCU characters. The two most notable exclusions though, were Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth), although their absence made more sense when it was announced that Hulk will return inThor: Ragnarok....

The Oscar-nominated historical dramaHidden Figuresrecently received some criticism from starGlen Powell, who played real-life astronaut John Glenn, but it seems that someone who doesn’t agree with the actor’s comments is editor Peter Teschner. Last month, Powell spoke about his reaction to seeing a rough cut of the film, which he said caused him to throw up due to his performance in what was a bare-bones presentation of the film without any special effects or music....

Will Alan, Ellie and Ian finally be reunited inJurassic World 3? It’s very much starting to seem that way, as Bryce Dallas Howard has strongly hinted that’s going to be the case. Given the success of the last two movies, at least commercially speaking, Universal is giving us at least one more dino-filled adventure in a couple of years, which will presumably wrap things up. And what better way to do that than to bring Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill all back together again and reunite the original trio from Jurassic Park?...