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Following the phenomenal success of Lifetime’s highly-rated The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, also adapted from a best-selling novel, comes the highly-anticipated Lifetime Original Movie, The Tenth Circle Starring Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire, What a Girl Wants), Ron Eldard (House of Sand and Fog) and Britt Robertson (Dan In Real Life), The Tenth Circle is based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by renowned author Jodi Picoult. Part mystery, part thriller The Tenth Circle examines the fragile and mysterious bonds that hold a family together and the dark depths parents will go to in order to protect their child....

20th Century Fox has handed out an April 4, 2012 release date for the upcoming comedy The Three Stooges, which is directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, and Chris Diamantopoulos star as the stooges. The plot revolves around the title characters trying to save their childhood home, although they become involved in a murder plot and, later, star in their own reality TV series. The story will be broken up into three half-hour segments....

Spoiler Warning: The Umbrella Academy Seasons 1 & 2Based on the comic series by Gerard Way, in 2019, Netflix released the first season of its superhero dramedy, The Umbrella Academy, establishing what is arguably one of the streaming service’s most charismatic series yet. The show quickly gained popularity for its unique, lovable characters, addictive soundtrack, and the bittersweet roller-coaster of a storyline packed with twists, turns, and sci-fi anomalies. The series is comparable to the Dirk Gently series in its wild plot and blurring of the boundaries between good and evil (and time in general), but a little more like watching X-Men for its darkly humorous take on the difficulties of living with superpowers....

The fans are making their voices heard, and it’s clear they want Henry Cavill to stick around on The Witcher. Recently, it was announced by Netflix that The Witcher had already been renewed for a fourth season months ahead of season 3’s premiere. However, it was also revealed that season 4 will introduce a new actor in the role of Geralt, as Henry Cavill has parted ways with the production. Liam Hemsworth will take over as Geralt starting with season 4....

The wonderfully weird and renowned acting chameleon John Malkovich masterfully transforms for every role he takes on, entertaining fans for decades. The decorated performer has had an impressive cinema, television, and stage career, crafting a distinct and marvelous resume in Hollywood that has cemented his status as a highly-revered talent. Malkovich’s feature film debut was in the Oscar-winning 1984 drama Places in the Heart, which would earn him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor....

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is going all-out in 2022, after two years of mostly virtual screenings with a few important films peppered in. This year, from Sep. 8-18, TIFF will be screening many of the most anticipated films of the year from some of the greatest directors working today. Steven Spielberg, Martin McDonagh, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Park Chan-wook, Lena Dunham, Sam Mendes, Rian Johnson, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Rodrigo Garcia, Darren Aronofsky, Jafar Panahi, Stephen Frears, Ruben Östlund, Sarah Polley, and more will be screening their films this year....

As part of a continuing strategy to expand its slate of original programming, TNT has given the greenlight to three new original series: a bold alien-invasion series from DreamWorks Television and Steven Spielberg that stars Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies); Delta Blues (working title), an offbeat series starring Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) and Alfre Woodard (Three Rivers) and produced for TNT by George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television; and Rizzoli & Isles (working title), a crime drama starring Angie Harmon (Law & Order, Women’s Murder Club) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS), based on Tess Gerritsen’s popular mystery novels and produced for TNT by Warner Horizon Television and Ostar Productions....

Fans of the the Transformers franchise have a few years of waiting before Transformers 4 hits theaters July 29, 2014. Thankfully, the fine folks at Universal Studios Hollywood have just the attraction to fill in that gap with Transformers: The Ride - 3D, which debuts Friday, May 25. A behind-the-scenes video has been released which gives you a new look at this ride before you can check it out for yourself....

HBO is giving fans a chance to watch the second episode of True Blood season 4, a full week early by logging on to HBO GO from their desktop, iPad or smartphone. Beginning on Sunday, June 26, episode 2, entitled, “You Smell Like Dinner,” will become available on HBO GO immediately following the season 4 premiere episode She’s Not There, which debuts on the main HBO channel at 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT....

Summit Entertainment announced today that the home entertainment release of the studio’s action-packed, modern day vampire love story Twilight sold over 3 million DVD units in its first day of release. The DVD launch commenced this past Saturday morning at midnight with nationwide events during which time Summit and its retail partners provided Twilight fans with the chance to celebrate the DVD release of the film. “Twilight at Midnight” allowed participating retailers the opportunity to stay open late as fans lined up in impressive numbers to purchase the DVD of the epic romance at midnight parties....

Another unknown and a performer from The Wire are coming on board a new Fox comedy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lennon Parham and The Wire’s Chad L. Coleman have joined the cast of Boldly Going Nowhere. The series comes from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia creators Rob McElhenny, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton. The trio had recently cast another unknown, Ben Koldyke as the lead. The series revolves around the day-to-day affairs of a spaceship helmed by Koldyke’s Captain Ron Teague....

We Need to Talk About Cosby creator W. Kamau Bell was recently asked his thoughts on Bill Cosby’s announced plans last month to return to the stand-up stage for a 2023 comedy tour that nobody asked for. While appearing at Sundance to collect a nonfiction Vanguard Award, the acclaimed director and executive producer of the Showtime docuseries offered these comments, according to THR: Bell tracked his journey from “weirdo” comedy fan to stand-up comedian to journalistic storyteller and documentary filmmaker, as he gradually worked to sort and refine his unique perspective about the world around him....

The Walking Dead season nine premiere, A New Beginning, foreshadows the significant changes coming. The show leaps forward in time at least a year. The peace established after Negan’s defeat is tenuous at best. Alexandria, the Hilltop, the Sanctuary, and the Kingdom are struggling to share resources. Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) unquestioned leadership is over. A New Beginning opens with a voice over by Rick summarizing the end of the war....

It’s an interesting time to be a fan of The Walking Dead. The upcoming season is set to feature a time jump and will almost serve as a soft reboot of the series, given where things left off in the season 8 finale. Not to mention that they’re bringing in a new showrunner in the form of Angela Kang, who has served as a writer on the show for some time....

Double, double, toil and trouble. According to the latest Marvel stan fan theories, Marvel Studios’ most recent casting announcement suggests that there are about to be two actors playing the role of Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. Wiccan, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to an exclusive from Variety on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, Marvel Studios announced that up-and-coming actor Joe Locke had been cast in Marvel Studios’ Agatha: Coven of Chaos, possibly taking over the role of Wiccan from WandaVision’s Julian Hilliard....

Even though it’s only been a little over a month since the first season of Wednesday hit Netflix, fans are already murderous for more of Wednesday’s macabre hijinks. Breaking the streaming service’s record of over 400 million hours watched within a week of its release, Wednesday has yet to be officially renewed for a second season—but it seems like it’s only a matter of time. Once the order comes through, series creators Al Gough and Miles Millar tell The Hollywood Reporter they’re ready to go with a roadmap in hand....

Lionsgate and the producers of the film adaptation of the worldwide bestselling bookWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting are thrilled to announce that Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl, the upcoming Peace, Love and Misunderstanding and Responsible Adults) has been cast to star along with Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick and Rob Huebel. The film is expected to begin shooting mid-Summer 2011, and will be in theaters everywhere on May 11, 2012....

Except for Lassie or Benji, live-action animals in cinema, whether famous (Jaws), semi-famous (Cujo), or even at subpar status (all of Asylum’s efforts), will in all likelihood bite if you try and cuddle them. The killer animals in the following list are motivated entirely by hunger and bloodlust, and will either tear you limb from limb, maul you to death, lie in wait in your vegetable garden, or simply devour you while swimming....

Since the beginning of this season of The White Lotus, Mia’s motivations at the resort have changed. Beatrice Grannò, who plays Mia, spoke to Variety about her character motivations. Grannò said that as soon as she read the character description for the part, she knew she could do it. Not only could Grannò already play the piano and sing, but she knew she could play young and innocent. Working with director Mike White has assisted the actress in maintaining sweetness as a part of the charm that she uses to get what she wants....

Avid anime lovers would probably be familiar with CLAMP, one of Japan’s most well-known groups of manga artists. In fact, their productions are so popular that fans demand more seasons. Some of them have even gotten their own movies or live-action adaptations. The all-female mangaka group is often referred to as the “Queens of Shojo”. The veteran studio is known for creating a variety of themes and characters in multiple genres....