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Fox’s fall TV season is jam-packed with hits shows returning with more episodes. Best Medicine is coming back for season 2 on Tuesday, September 21. The show follows a doctor who moves from Boston to a small practice in the East Coast fishing village where he vacationed as a child. In addition to Josh Charles, the cast includes Josh Segarra, Abigail Spencer, Cree Cicchino, Annie Potts, Didi Conn, Clea Lewis, Stephen Spinella, Jason Veasey, Cindy De La Cruz, John DiMaggio, Carter Shimp and dog Wattson. “The way that [executive producer] Liz Tuccillo has structured the show, every episode we have…
Chilean duo Cristobal León and Joaquín Cociña made a dream nightmare debut with “The Wolf House,” a stop-motion fantasy that turned heads both with its wholly original design — incorporating claymation, puppetry and papier-mâché to palpably handmade but immersively surreal effect — and its trajectory from a seemingly juvenile storybook premise to very grownup recesses of horror and trauma. Their 2024 follow-up “The Hyperboreans” captured fewer imaginations with its dense, narratively abstruse melange of history, psychology and political theory, but still dazzled with technique, adding live-action cinematography to the filmmakers’ varied visual quiltwork. In their beguiling third feature, “Donkey Princess,”…
Laura Wright isn’t going anywhere on General Hospital. The actress has played Carly Spencer on the ABC soap since 2005, and she just gave fans a pretty definitive answer about her future in Port Charles: She signed a new contract. “I’m not going anywhere ❤️❤️ just signed a new contract !!! ✨✨” Wright posted on X, formerly Twitter, confirming that she’ll be sticking around as Carly. The news came after a fan shared a photo of Wright with Maurice Benard, who plays Sonny Corinthos. “Two amazing actors beautiful #laurawright and #mauricebenard,” @Carlyandava1 wrote. Another fan, @WorcesterGrl82, followed up with a…
Christopher Nolan has conquered his previous titles with The Odyssey, as the recent Universal Pictures release is now the highest-grossing movie of the acclaimed filmmaker’s career. The studio confirmed Sunday that the mythological epic has made $1.104 billion worldwide in its first month in theaters following its initial July 17 release. This surpasses 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, which earned $1.085 billion, and 2008’s The Dark Knight at $1.005 billion, as Warner Bros.’ two Batman films had previously held the top spots on the list of the director’s biggest global sums. As of Sunday, The Odyssey has collected $461.1 million…
Universal Pictures The Odyssey is continuing to break records. The Christopher Nolan epic has just become the acclaimed director’s highest-grossing movie of all time. The movie passed the $1 billion mark over the weekend and now claims a global haul of $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office, surpassing 2012’s Dark Knight Rises ($1.085 billion), per Deadline. The movie also became the highest-grossing R-rated movie of the year, and the second highest-grossing R-rated movie, just behind Deadpool & Wolverine ($1.33 billion). In total, Christopher‘s movies have made over $7 billion worldwide. His filmography includes Momento, Batman Begins, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet…
41 Years Ago Today: “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” Was Released: A Look Back at This Classic Movie
Today marks the 41st anniversary of Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, the delightfully eccentric comedy that first introduced audiences to the bow-tie-clad, childlike misfit Pee-wee Herman, brought to life by Paul Reubens. Hitting theaters on August 9, 1985, the film has grown into a treasured cult classic, cherished for its offbeat humor, dreamlike visuals, and catchy soundtrack. More than four decades on, fans and film enthusiasts still celebrate its lasting charm and the distinctive mark it left on pop culture. You can find Pee-wee’s Big Adventure on Amazon HERE. Directed by a then-unknown Tim Burton in his feature film debut, Pee-wee’s Big…
“Perez’s children remain safe and are being cared for by immediate family,” they continued. “Please allow them and the rest of the family the peace and privacy they desperately need during this incredibly difficult time.” Police were dispatched to Hilton’s Miami home on the night of Aug. 4 after he went on a TikTok livestream where he appeared to be covered in blood while holding what seemed to be a knife. Police said they eventually were able to make contact with a person, later confirmed to be Hilton, inside the residence, noting that he had “been safely recovered and transported…
James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande. Meeting the press ahead of the screening on Sunday evening, Gray gave an insight into his vision for cinema and how that in turn shapes his filmmaking. “To me, movies are the most beautiful art form because it’s the closest thing we have to a dream… ? Your REM sleep is one and a half to two hours per night, if you’re lucky,” he said. He…
Ollie Upton/HBO Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Sunday: “House of the Dragon” wraps Season 3, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” kicks off its three-part reunion, and several franchise alumni embark on the “Ultimate Girls Trip.” If you’d like a recommended watchlist delivered to your inbox each morning, you can sign up for TVLine’s free What to Watch…
A young pastor in a small Texas town has a mission: to help people experiencing homelessness. But he is faced with a harsh winter – and resistance by his congregation. This is the world of Down the Arm of God, starring Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri; Dracula; X-Men: First Class) and directed by Peter Brunner (My Blind Heart, Luzifer), which world premieres at the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on the Swiss fest’s Piazza Grande program on Aug. 11. The creative duo, which previously collaborated on To the Night, co-wrote the screenplay, inspired by true events, and developed…