You Ready To Be the King?: Fresh Turns 30 | Black Writers Week

With these films and stars, it was as if major Hollywood studios and smaller independent studios were trying to recreate the template that proved so financially advantageous during the heyday of Blaxploitation. Blaxploitation was an ethnic sub-genre of the action film that was wildly popular in the early-to-mid-1970s, following on the heels of the success … Read more

Get Ready For a ‘Poohniverse’ Of Horror Films Based on Kids Books

The Winnie-the-Pooh horror movie proved so successful, its creators are now only only making a sequel, they’re doing a whole cinematic universe of horror films based on beloved children’s fairy tale stories. While they are calling their creation the “Twisted Childhood Universe” they have already offered a much funnier unofficial title: The “Poohniverse.” That will be the name … Read more

Paul Dano is Ready for His Next Mission

Paul Dano has done so much in a career that’s spanned two decades, and he’s just getting started. The star of “Little Miss Sunshine,” “There Will Be Blood,” “The Batman,” “The Fabelmans,” and so many more already appeared in Prime Video’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” this year and drops this week in Johan Renck’s “Spaceman.” In this daring sci-fi film, Dano … Read more

Diablo Cody is ready for a sequel to Jennifer’s Body, but are you?

Diablo Cody says she’s for a sequel to Jennifer’s Body and reflects on the growing resurgence of the movie over the years. Jennifer’s Body was a box-office failure upon its release fifteen years ago, but it has grown quite the cult following, so much so that writer Diablo Cody is ready for a sequel. While … Read more

Get Ready For Pink Frosted ‘Mean Girls’ Cinnabons

Apparently the upcoming remake of Mean Girls is not only a secret musical, it is also a cinnamon roll. Behold: The “On Wednesdays We Wear Pink (Frosting)” Cinnabon, which is a Cinnabon with special Mean Girls pink frosting. According to the press release, this special topping, which will be available later this month, can be added to … Read more

Millie Bobby Brown Says She’s Ready For ‘Stranger Things’ to End

Millie Bobby Brown was 12 years old when Stranger Things first debuted on Netflix in 2016. Now she is 19, and the show is still going on — and still has an entire final season left to shoot. Brown’s character, Eleven is still ostensibly a teenager, but Brown herself is growing up. And she’s ready to move … Read more