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From sci-fi comedy sitcoms like Red Dwarf to deliriously dark and morbid comedy shows like Nighty Night, the UK has been the source of some of the best comedy ever made. The Great British sense of humor is quite unlike any other; it’s a concoction of dry wit, sarcasm, irony, and a real appreciation for making light of the idiocy of normal life. There is also an element of schadenfreude, as much pleasure is taken from delivering a crushing sense of sadistic realism through humor and comedy, and this is reflected in its sitcom scene....

Every nation has its own unique identity with different cultures, languages, and people. Hence, these countries have their own specific stories to tell; that is what makes this world diverse and beautiful. With the introduction of non-English TV shows into Western homes through streaming, people of different nations are able to connect, understand, and listen to stories of numerous kinds. The idea of a language barrier is also slowly dissolving thanks to these foreign and international television shows, with streaming services like Netflix creating numerous dubbed audio tracks in different languages....

Whether you are looking for a more obscure comedy you haven’t seen or just need a funny movie and a reason to laugh, this article will point you in the right direction. Comedies are more than just jokes and quirky dialogue. It is a genre that can be used in lots of different ways, sometimes used to provoke conversations about taboo subjects, or in the case of parodies, to explore the ways in which seemingly ’normal’ things can be very far from usual....

LGBTQ+ representation in film has always been quite complicated. Whether that be through complete erasure entirely, using gay characters for laughs, or making them villains (via Stacker). And because of the Hays Code, an industry-set guideline that forbid the depiction of queerness in Hollywood films, characters were often coded to be queer without explicitly saying so. For decades, that was all the representation granted to queer and trans people in the early film era until the 70s, which saw a rising popularity in queer camp because of films like The Rocky Horror Picture Show....

Three generations of Spider-Men united in the new movie Spider-Man: No Way Home, and ahead of the film’s release, it was clear just how big the moment would be. Sony had made the decision to hide Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield from all of the film’s marketing, leaving it up to fan speculation whether they would actually show up in the movie. When No Way Home premiered in December, it was an incredible sight to see for Marvel fans when the actors came together for the first time on screen, even though it had long been rumored....

Starz announced today the casting of Toby Stephens in the lead role of “Captain Flint” in the upcoming Michael Bay-produced original series Black Sails, which is expected to air on Starz in 2014. The eight-episode first season of the pirate adventure centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men, and takes place 20 years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Stephens takes on the role of “Flint,” the most brilliant and feared captain of all the Golden Age pirates and commander of the pirate ship, Walrus....

Tom Hiddleston is back filming the new season of Loki, but in a recent interview, the Marvel star recalled what it was like filming the original season during the Covid pandemic. While it was believed at the time that Loki would be a limited series, a second season was confirmed with a small line of text in the credits of the last episode. Hiddleston has now recalled the way everyone came together during the filming of Loki, and how for a long period of time the only people he had contact with were the rest of the cast and crew....

Once rare, shows with strong female leads have increased significantly over the past couple of decades. Viewers looking for a strong female lead who can kick some major butt can find a plethora of them in the sci-fi genre in particular, where these women are well-represented. From the super skilled to the supernatural, they all had the power to defeat bad guys double their size. Some of these female characters originated from comic books while others became so iconic that they were actually adapted into comics....

Step Up 2 the Streets, the sequel to Touchstone Pictures’ Step Up, has announced its cast along with a MySpace talent competition where the winner might appear in the film. Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Telisha Shaw and Adam G. Sevani will star, along with singer-model-actress Cassie, who will sing a song featured in the film and on the soundtrack. Jon Chu will direct the sequel to the coming-of-age dance film. Set at the Maryland School of the Arts, the story follows revolves around dance student Patrick (Hoffman) and rebellious new student Andie (Evigan)....

Uma Thurman has signed on to star in the indie drama Girl Soldier for Caspian Pictures, playing the part of a cleric who helped rescue 140 schoolgirls abducted in Uganda, according to Variety. Girl Soldier will be produced by Diane Nabatoff (NARC), Allan Mindel (My Own Private Idaho) and Will Raee, with Raee to direct from a script by Stephanie Pinola and Karen Croner. The story is based on Kathy Cook’s book “Stolen Angels,” which follows the 1996 raid at a boarding school, where a band of armed rebels abducted young girls to turn them into soldiers and sex slaves....

The Good Christopher Walken’s flamboyant side is on full display here. The Bad Some people may go for this kind of comedy but I didn’t like this movie at all. Okay, where do I start? Boris (Alfred Molina) is in love with Betty (Brenda Blethyn). The only problem is that Betty is married to a man who doesn’t appreciate her. Then Betty’s mother dies and Boris, who is an undertaker, finds himself back in the company of the woman he loves....

Exactly one week from today, AMC’s hit zombie series The Walking Dead will return with its Season 7 premiere, Signs, which will finally reveal who Negan’s victim was from the Season 6 finale. Today we have the titles and the first plot details for the next two episodes after the premiere, with the second episode entitled The Well and the third episode entitled The Cell. It has also been revealed that the second episode The Well will be much longer than next week’s premiere....

DreamWorks Pictures has released the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of War Horse, which hits theaters on December 28. Click on the video player below for your first look at this upcoming drama, which is based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, War Horse begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him....

With just a few days left until the Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 premiere, ABC has released a new video with the first 5 minutes of the Season 5 premiere. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns for its fifth exciting season with a special two-hour premiere, Friday, December 1 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network. The series will air in its regular time period beginning on Friday, December 8, from 9:01-10:01 p....

A tireless and devoted cult following has kept the 2010 film Megamind, starring the vocal talents of Will Ferrell as Megamind himself, Tina Fey as Roxanne Ritchie, and Jonah Hill as Hal or Titan, alive. Peacock has now committed to the task of bringing hilarious Megamind content to the small screens in the form of a new TV series! Titled Megamind’s Guide to Defending Your City, the series will follow Metro City’s supervillain-turned-superhero, as the giant blue-headed protagonist’s brainbots record his tips and city-saving activities, leading Megamind to label himself the world’s first “superhero influencer....

The shocking, sudden death of Jenni Rivera in 2012 is the focus of a new docuseries from Peacock. Set to start streaming in December, the three-part series, dubbed Who Killed Jenni Rivera?, serves as an exploration of the horrific plane crash that took the life of the Latin superstar through intimate footage and interviews, exploring potential causes and looking at the tragedy’s remaining mysteries. All three episodes will drop on Dec....

Get ready to take home this Oscar-nominated film on DVD this April. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly will be released on DVD on April 29. The disc will be priced at $29.99 SRP. The film stars Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner and Marie-Jose Croze. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [AKA: Scaphandre et le papillon, Le] tells the story Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye....

A journalist trying to start over in a new country makes a deadly mistake with an unknown psychopath. Director/co-writer Stephan Rick remakes his German feature debut for an English audience. The Good Neighbor is a suspense thriller aiming for a Hitchcockian delivery. A bad situation gets worse as the disparate leads react differently to their conspiracy. The tension established early in the first act wanes as the plot takes a predictable path....

Jennifer Lawrence, the rough-hewn teen who earned an Oscar nomination for sawing off her daddy’s hands in Winter’s Bone, is close to signing a contract to star as Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate’s upcoming franchise The Hunger Games. The role is one of the most coveted in Hollywood at the moment, as director Gary Ross hopes to turn this big screen adaptation of the hugely popular Suzanne Collins novel series into the next Twilight....

The series premiere of The Last of Us debuted to instant success, pulling in such high viewership that HBO Max had crashed. Critical reception has also been very strong with the show premiering to near-perfect scores at Rotten Tomatoes. A lot of praise has been given to the casting with Pedro Pascal and Nico Parker bringing life to their characters, Joel Miller and daughter Sarah, in a harrowing episode. Long before the premiere, however, there had been a certain level of criticism online from people lambasting the show’s diverse casting....