Born in Elgin, Illinois, Shales worked as an editor at The Washington Examiner before getting hired as a writer for The Washington Post‘s Style desk in 1972. Five years later, he was named TV critic. His default voice was that of a skeptical midwestern curmudgeon who could be roused to righteous ire when confronted with a program he found … Read more
It took 36 years for Paramount to release Top Gun: Maverick after Top Gun became the #1 movie of 1986 and one of the biggest films of the entire decade. How long will we have to wait for a Top Gun 3? Maybe not that long. According to various reports, Paramount is already working on a third film in … Read more
We interview Nina Dobrev about her pivot to action in Renny Harlin’s The Bricklayer, opposite Aaron Eckhart. Nina Dobrev has had a great career, being the lead on The Vampire Diaries for an amazing six seasons while also appearing in movies like Let’s Be Cops, the Flatliners remake and more. Yet, she’s never gotten to … Read more
One-hit-wonders are an unusual thing. There are endless examples of artists that create something monumental that blasts its way into the pop culture zeitgeist and temporarily enchants and captures our attention. Then as quickly as they came, they seem to disappear. That is the idea behind 1996’s That Thing You Do! Written, directed by, and … Read more
Alan Ritchson has no problems being compared to Tom Cruise, who first brought Jack Reacher to the screen through two movies. A franchise character can be tough to step into the shoes of. It’s almost impossible to avoid comparison to the last guy. This would be especially so when the groundwork was laid by Hollywood’s … Read more
A child of Leeds, Thomas Wilkinson grew up on a farm before briefly moving to British Columbia at the age of 11, returning to the U.K. only five years later. He graduated from the University of Kent at Canterbury, where his love of acting was born, carried to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in … Read more
Tom Wilkinson, star of The Full Monty, In The Bedroom, Batman Begins, Michael Clayton and many more, has passed away at 75. We have some very sad news to close out 2023, folks. Tom Wilkinson, one of the finest and most beloved character actors of this (or any other) generation, has died suddenly at 75. … Read more
Very sad film news to close out 2023: Tom Wilkinson, a prolific British actor who appeared in many great films, shows, and on the stage for decades has died. According to the BBC, Wilkinson “died suddenly at home with his wife and family.” He was 75 years old. In his lifetime, Wilkson appeared in over 130 films … Read more
That year marked the debut of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” which followed “Ed Sullivan” and despite the clean cut and unassuming appearance of its hosts, was as new school as you can get. TV, in fact, had never seen anything like it. The pointed political satire, counterculture humor and anti-war sentiments earned the ire … Read more
Tom Smothers of the famous Smothers Brothers comedy duo has died at the age of 86. The comedian’s death was confirmed by the National Comedy Center who, on behalf of the family, revealed that Smothers died “following a recent battle with cancer.” Born in New York, the Smothers family relocated to Southern California when Tom … Read more