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BEGIN SLIDESHOWShowrunner explains how Batwoman’s historic coming out affects the series
Last night, another LGBTQ+ milestone has been achieved on television in the form of the Batwoman‘s tenth episode titled “How Queer Everything Is Today,” featuring Batwoman as the first superhero to officially come out to the world as a lesbian.
In episode 10, after hearing the heartbreaking story of a teenage girl whose parents refuse to accept her real sexuality, Ruby Rose&rsqu

A trailer for a new Netflix comedy action movie starring Mark Wahlberg and Post Malone has dropped.
Read more: Here are the new films arriving on Netflix in 2020
The clip, which you can view below, opens with Malone playing a prisoner who gets in a fight with Wahlberg in the action comedy Spenser Confidential.
Directed by Peter Berg, the film premieres on the streaming service on March 6 and also features Winston Duke and Mark Maron.
The film was inspired by Ace Atkins‘ book Robert B. Park

"Is Mourad okay? Did he get there okay?" There is so much power in short filmmaking. Uno is another extraordinary example of a short film that hits you hard and it takes place entirely on one small fishing boat. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Javier Marco, this short film has been winning awards at film festivals all over the world for the past two years and is now available to watch online. Many filmmakers recently have been making films about the refugee crisis, and each one of the films is vi

"Is Mourad okay? Did he get there okay?" There is so much power in short filmmaking. Uno is another extraordinary example of a short film that hits you hard and it takes place entirely on one small fishing boat. Directed by Spanish filmmaker Javier Marco, this short film has been winning awards at film festivals all over the world for the past two years and is now available to watch online. Many filmmakers recently have been making films about the refugee crisis, and each one of the films is vi

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Mandatory Streamers: Jean-Luc Picard is back!
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of January 20, Sir Patrick Stewart reprises his role as Jean-Luc Picard in CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Picard series, focusing on the next chapter of the iconic character’s life. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as the latest renewal announce

"We fight today, we fight tomorrow!" HBO has launched an official trailer for a documentary titled We Are The Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical, launching on HBO next month. This trailer is debuting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and arrives on HBO in February during Black History Month. Focusing on the Oakland Unified School District's MLK Oratorical Festival in California—one of many oratorical competitions that take place across the country—the film follows students f

"It's time you tell me what's really going on here." Netflix has debuted the first official trailer for Spenser Confidential, the latest film from the actor-director team-up Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (of Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day, Mile 22). Based on the "Wonderland" book series, Wahlberg plays an ex-cop named Spenser, of course. Just out of prison and trying to escape Boston, he is sucked back into Boston's criminal underbelly when two Boston Police officers are murdered

Spenser Confidential trailer starring Mark Wahlberg & Winston Duke
The official trailer for Netflix‘s forthcoming action-comedy film Spenser Confidential has arrived online, starring Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg as he tries to take down the drug cartels and corrupt police and politicians, who framed him five years ago. Based on Ace Atkin’s Wonderland novel, the action film will be available for streaming on March 6. Also featuring Winsto

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Locke & Key Featurette Teases the Netflix Series’ Version of Iconic Head Key
Netflix has released the first featurette for the long-awaited series adaptation of Locke & Key, highlighting the graphic novels’ journey from comic to screen and how the series thought of a different way to adapt the iconic head key from the source material. Based on Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s fantasy horror graphic novel of the same name, the series will

Visible: Out on Television trailer previews new Apple TV+ docuseries
Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for their upcoming 5-part documentary series titled Visible: Out on Television, featuring interviews from celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Porter, Anderson Cooper and more as they talked about the evolution of the LGBTQ+ representation in television. Created by Emmy nominees Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave, the docuseries will be available for streaming on February 14. Che

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker didn’t get the best reception when it was released last month, and it has now slipped to become worst-reviewed of the live-action saga.
That’s according to review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the ninth movie in the main Skywalker Saga now sitting at 52% on the ‘Tomatometer’. It contrasts hugely with the audience score, which is 86%.
The critic score is below that of The Phantom Menace, widely regarded as one of the worst Star Wars movi

The World According to Jeff Goldblum renewed for a second season at Disney+
Ahead of the docuseries’ first season finale this Friday, Disney+ has officially renewed National Geographic’s The World According to Jeff Goldblum for a 10-episode second season. Presented by Jurassic Park alum Jeff Goldblum, the first season will be ending with episode 1.12 titled “Jewelry” which will follow Goldblum as he learns all that glitters is ‘gold’ when he ta

2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards winners list!
The 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards celebrated its 26th annual event on Sunday, January 19 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall. Among those honored with the Actor statuettes for outstanding film and television performances in 2019, Leonardo DiCaprio presented Robert De Niro with the 56th Life Achievement Award. You can check out the full list of winners below!
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Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet gets early Season 2 renewal at Apple TV+
Apple TV+ has officially renewed its upcoming comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet for a second season. The renewal announcement comes ahead of the half-hour long sitcom’s debut next month which will be led by Rob McElhenney, who will also serve an executive producer along with long-time collaborator Charlie Day.
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The Merovingian May Return for The Matrix 4
Guys, we have another Matrix film to look forward to. And it looks like it may bring back one of the more intriguing villains from the previous installments, the Merovingian – so long as scheduling doesn’t become an issue.
At least, that’s according to the French outlet Allocine (via Indiewire), who reported that actor Lambert Wilson was in negotiations to make a return, but that the film may conflict with his schedule. So, no, this

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Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories reboot premiere date revealed
Apple TV+ has officially announced the premiere date for Oscar winner Steve Spielberg’s forthcoming anthology series Amazing Stories, revealing that the reboot will be making its debut on March 6 with its first five episodes. In addition, the streaming service has also revealed the first-look photo from one of the first five episodes titled “The Rift” which will be starring Edward Burns

Simon Pegg accepts Mission: Impossible 7
It sounds like Simon Pegg has chosen to accept yet another impossible mission – Mission: Impossible 7, that is. At least, according to Collider who picked up an interview with the actor on the Canadian program, Our City Tonight, in which he states that his upcoming plans include another adventure with Tom Cruise and the Impossible Mission Force. Check out the interview below!
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No Time To Die‘s producer has opened-up about former director Danny Boyle’s exit from the latest James Bond film.
Boyle quit the movie back in 2018 over apparent creative differences, and was later replaced by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli has now elaborated a bit on the reason for the director’s departure, saying they parted in a “respectful” way.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in No Time To Die. (Picture: Nicola Dove)
“It was hard on both si

BEGIN SLIDESHOWStar Trek: Picard featurette: A new chapter begins
CBS All Access has released a new featurette for their forthcoming Star Trek spinoff series Star Trek: Picard, featuring Patrick Stewart along with executive producers including Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman as they talk about the new journey of the iconic titular character after 20 years since Star Trek: Nemesis. Picard will have its U.S. debut on January 23, 2020, on CBS All Access and will be available i

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew The Eternals set photos feature Kumail Nanjiani & Kit Harington
A bunch of new behind-the-scenes photos from the UK set of The Eternals have surfaced online through Twitter (via Comic Book Movie) as production continues for Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated film. The new set photos offer us a glimpse of the potential relationship between Gemma Chan’s Sersi and Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman. Also featuring our first look at Kumail Nanjiani’s Ki

BEGIN SLIDESHOWDefending Jacob: Chris Evans’ Apple TV+ miniseries sets premiere date
Apple TV+ has announced the official premiere date for their upcoming limited series adaptation of Defending Jacob, based on author William Landay’s crime drama novel of the same name. Starring MCU alum Chris Evans, the series will debut its first three episodes on Friday, April 23 with new episodes premiering every Fridays. The announcement also came with the release of the first-look photos featur

David Lynch has released a surprise Netflix short film which sees him interrogate a talking monkey about a murder.
What Did Jack Do? clocks-in at 17 minutes and depicts Lynch’s detective asking a number of bizarre questions to the anthropomorphised monkey.
The grainy black-and-white movie is typically surreal and ends with an even stranger final few moments.
Talking monkey in What Did Jack Do? (Picture: Netflix)
The monkey’s voice is credited as ‘Jack Cruz’, though it&rsq

The Outsider Episode 3 Recap
In the previous episode of HBO’s The Outsider, Ollie Peterson killed Terry outside his arraignment, and Ralph investigated the Maitland’s Dayton trip while on leave. In The Outsider Episode 3, evidence found in a barn provided more questions about Terry.
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Yunis oversaw the collection of evidence at a barn. There were clothes matching what Terry wore in the train station security footage, including the belt buckle. While the prints matched Ter

Netflix has confirmed that 21 Studio Ghibli movies will stream on the platform from next month.
The streaming giant has acquired the rights to the acclaimed Japanese animation studio in the UK and a number of other countries – however, the US, Canada and Japan have been excluded.
The UK release dates will be scattered out over the next three months, starting February 1 with classic titles such as Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service.21 films. February 1s

Disney have confirmed cameos from music stars Nigel Godrich and Ed Sheeran in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
However, the Radiohead producer and ‘Shape of You’ singer both appeared behind masks in the latest Star Wars film — so you’d be forgiven for missing them.
Godrich appears as Stormtrooper FN-2802, who pops-up in the Pasaana desert scene before being shot by Lando Calrissian.
Ed Sheeran (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Sheeran, meanwhile, plays an alien member

Joaquin Phoenix paid tribute to previous Joker actor Heath Ledger as he accepted a Screen Actors Guild Awards last night (January 20).
The star took home the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role gong for Joker, spending much of the speech praising his fellow nominees.
However, at the end Phoenix declared: “I am standing here on the shoulders of my favourite actor, Heath Ledger.”Ledger – who passed away in 2008 – played the Joker in The Dark Knight, an

Parasite and Joaquin Phoenix were among the big winners at the 2020 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Parasite was the winner of the big prize of the night – Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – becoming the first foreign language film to take home the award.
Phoenix was named Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his part in Joker.
‘Parasite’. CREDIT: CJ Entertainment/Neon
Renée Zellweger won the Female Actor in a Leading Role

The full list of nominations for NME Awards 2020 has been revealed – with the likes of Slowthai, The 1975, Yungblud, Billie Eilish, AJ Tracey, FKA twigs, Lizzo, Charli XCX, Foals, Stormzy and Lana Del Rey among those honoured with multiple nods each.BUY TICKETS to the NME Awards 2020 here
VOTE NOW for your choice of Hero, Villain and Music Moment of the YearReturning on February 12, the NME Awards will be back at the O2 Academy Brixton in London to celebrate the best of the last 12 mo

We're full swing into the awards season, with the big ones being handed out before the Academy Awards countdown. The 26th annual SAG Awards honor the greatest performances from 2019, as chosen by other actors which means this is one of the most definitive lists of the best on-screen performances. Actors know their profession better than anyone and are very particular about good performances. The biggest news of the night - Bong Joon-ho's Parasite won the prestigious Best Ensemble (aka "Outstand