It’s hard not to root for the bad guy. After all, they always get the best lines, the best costumes, and the best gadgets! While it’s good to stay on the straight and narrow, there’s no denying the lure of wanting to veer off and cast responsibility into the wind. Many cinematic villains have a cool factor that puts them a cut above the rest. We’re not talking about cool threads or powers....
Even the most hardened hater of the superhero genre probably likes, at least, one Marvel film. For a decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe worked hard to undo the horrible reputations that superhero movies received in the 90’s. In fact, Marvel worked for years pre-MCU to undo the reputation with some success and some failures. The Blade and X-Men films of the late 90’s and early 00’s created a lot of good will for the genre....
Ordinarily when it comes to sequels, the rule of thumb is that they ought to come out anytime within the next 5 years for it to be expected among the audience. After that, it’s usually safe to assume that a sequel isn’t happening at all. But that’s exactly why belated sequels that are done well are so immensely satisfying. While it may be true that we currently live in a cinematic world that seems drearily empty of unique or original ideas, every now and then a gem of a sequel shines through the muck - even if the audience has to wait an unreasonable amount of time to get that sequel....
Critically acclaimed medical drama House, M.D. ran for eight seasons on FOX, from 2004 to 2012. It starred Hugh Laurie (Avenue 5, Veep) as a disagreeable but brilliant diagnostic specialist named Dr. Gregory House, who was inspired by famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Many fans appreciated it as a more intellectual alternative to more soapy medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy and ER. But, however smart the House, M.D. writers room was, the show still made the occasional mistake....
In 103 years on this Earth, Kirk Douglas, in short, lived a hell of a life. Growing up as a child in a broken and impoverished household, Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch) worked many odd jobs and got himself into acting school by the time he was older. Douglas then joined the US Navy in WWII and served on a submarine. After that, he’d go on to become one of Hollywood’s biggest Golden Age stars....
It seems that Hollywood can’t get enough of reboots these days, as franchise after franchise is dredged up from the vaults and given a shiny new makeover. While some of these may have been better left to languish in the past (cough Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), there are many reboots that have given new life to great concepts. It’s fantastic to see some old favorites brought up to date with new effects or a modern twist, and there are plenty more amazing movies that could benefit from a new take on the original script....
With Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice just around the corner now, it’s time to kick off the celebration by boning up on some essential Batman reading material. While these classic comic stories are by no means necessary to enjoy the new story that director Zack Snyder and his crew have cooked up for movie-going audiences, it’ll certainly help expand upon Ben Affleck’s handling of the character, how his titular bout against Superman (Henry Cavill) will play out, and, even, provide some sneak peeks on how the character might behave and interact with the rest of the Justice League members....
Sustainable living is much more than just a trend. Our planet is reacting to our impact and becoming far less hospitable. Living in harmony with our planet has become a topic of avid study. The ways we live and how we think about resources needs to change in order for us to go on. When it comes to things like where our food comes from, where our trash goes, and how we travel, every person is faced with daily choices....
1. App Store’s Free App of the Week: Warhammer: Snotling Fling Snotling Fling is like a medieval Angry Birds mixed with other medieval stuff. You fling, you destroy stuff, trolls scream, monsters laugh, it’s all jolly good fun. 2. TechPP’s Game of the Week: Hue Ball Hue Ball is a a minimal paintball style shooter game. 3. BuzzFeed News Yup, we’re talking about BuzzFeed. From the makers of “17 GIFs of cats doing cat things you wouldn’t believe cats could do” – Sponsored by Cat Services, comes a compelling app about journalism and breaking news....
Home Alone is a Christmas classic. Released in 1990, it was directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes, and stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McAllister, a young boy who accidentally gets left home alone at Christmas. The film has festive spirit and slapstick comedy and is guaranteed to get anybody in the mood for Christmas. Other classics similar to Home Alone are also perfect for film fans looking to get into the Christmas spirit....
Over its 17 years on the air, The Bachelor franchise has introduced audiences to some of the most endearing figures in reality television history. Despite the constant controversy, drama, and shocking twists and turns, the show has produced a number of fan-favorite couples that rose above it all and found happiness after the final roses were given out at the end of the show. Though not all of these couples have decided to stay together in the end, many of them still value their experiences with one another and have even gone on to appear on other spin-off shows in the franchise like Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad, or Bachelor Winter Games....
Paramount+ has an extensive library of horror movies, from various periods of Hollywood history. From the original zombie apocalypse movie to one of 2022’s biggest horror hits, these films have enough scary moments to frighten even the most hardened horror fan. Scream (1996) All the Scream movies are available to stream on Paramount+ and any horror fan who has never experienced the original is certainly missing out. Wes Craven’s satirical love letter to the kind of slasher films that he helped to create remains one of the best jump scare movies of all time....
With Disney’s acquisition of Fox, many comic book movie fans are now eagerly anticipating certain Marvel characters joining the MCU – perhaps most notably, the X-Men. But while it will be exciting to see how the MCU brings its mutant heroes to life, some fans are lamenting the end of the X-Men’s own cinematic universe. Going back to 2000’s X-Men, the franchise helped kick-start the superhero movie genre. Since then, the franchise has played around with different timelines, spun-off into new films and brought beloved characters to the big screen....
Sinister’s macabre story introduced audiences to director Scott Derrickson’s otherworldly ‘Bughuul’ figure, which has since become a famous movie monster, spawning a sequel to the film that was released in 2015. Besides that though, fans of the movie may think that there’s not much else out there that can hit the same spot as Sinister, but they just need to know where to look. The best horror movies like Sinister have one thing in common and that is a merciless focus on terrifying the viewer throughout; creating narratives so engrossing that they can’t look away, even if that means that they have to watch through their fingers....
Decades ago, when movies based on comic books and superheroes were considered to be a major risk, DC Comics stories formed the basis of the first couple of films to show their blockbuster potential: Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie and Tim Burton’s Batman. Since then, we’ve been treated to dozens of DC Comics movies. There are plenty of movies based on DC Comics characters that have gotten terrible scores on Rotten Tomatoes – like the DCEU movies directed by Zack Snyder or the justly forgotten Jonah Hex – but there are also some with pretty impressive scores....
Best Service & API Virtualization Tools: Top Picks Here, is the list of top Service Virtualization tools with popular features and download links- 1) Parasoft Virtualize With Parasoft Virtualize, you can create, deploy, and manage virtual data, systems, and services in reusable test environments to reduce the constraints of downstream dependencies. Intelligent correlation automatically creates virtual services that respond appropriately to requests and behave like the real thing. Create and manage a wide variety of virtual assets with the extensive capabilities built into Parasoft Virtualize....
Taking Jane Austen’s acclaimed novel out of the studio and into the countryside was one of the best things the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice could have ever done. It took what could have been a stuffy and dull filmed stage play and infused it with the cheeriness of England’s countryside. Cramped drawing rooms were exchanged for wide-open spaces, and the sense of movement from the mini-series transported viewers to the world inhabited by Mr....
Ever since his introduction in The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul has been a fan-favorite Star Wars character. In fact, he is arguably the franchise’s most popular character in content released after the original trilogy. Beginning as a fierce, cool-looking villain in The Phantom Menace, Maul has since become a more fascinating, well-developed, and even tragic figure. Much of this development occurred in the animated series The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, along with comics like Son of Dathomir....
Galavant, the short-lived medieval musical comedy, only lasted for two seasons. But in that short amount of time, the series churned out song after song that developed the plot and characters and told it like it is. With music by famed composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, brave knight Galavant, his kidnapped girlfriend Madalena, evil King Richard, and the other eccentric characters sang their merry way through this enjoyably tongue-in-cheek fairy tale....
We’re all familiar with the classic musical that literally made up our entire childhood. Starting in 2006, this trilogy captivated us with its high school richness and musical brilliance. Of course, Zac Efron was probably your first celebrity crush, but where exactly is the rest of the cast now? If you’re feeling a bit nostalgic, here are 10 films and shows where you can find the cast of High School Musical....
