HAL, that sentient computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, has a lot to answer for, not least the flood of lesser demon-computer movies that have followed in the decades since. Afraid, about a family whose experimental home assistant is like an Alexa device’s evil twin, is the latest to use artificial intelligence as the villain, …
Not only did John Hawkes land his first Emmy nomination this year, he actually earned two: a supporting actor nom for playing the corrupt cop Hank Prior in True Detective: Night Country and another for his song “No Use,” which he composed and performed in character on the HBO anthology series. After Hawkes was cast, …
John Owen Lowe knows the ins and outs of working a family business. The actor recently spoke about co-starring with his father, Rob Lowe, and how the experience sometimes “drove me bonkers.” John Owen first worked with his dad on Fox’s The Grinder. Later, he served as a writer on 9-1-1: Lone Star and now …
Last Week Tonight was pre-empted by a clarification note for its Sunday audience: “This show was taped on Saturday, July 20.” Sunday marked the return of host John Oliver to his HBO talk show after a nearly one-month hiatus and, even though his return to the Last Week desk was taped before the biggest news …
When the Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo dramedy UnPrisoned debuted as Onyx Collective’s most-watched Hulu premiere in March 2023 and became the most-watched original scripted series of the year, a second seasoned seemed like a sure bet. Yet renewal news for the Tracy McMillan-created show of which Yvette Lee Bowser is executive producer and showrunner, …
After making a name for himself with grounded action movies John Wick and Nobody, screenwriter Derek Kolstad is leaving Earth with Planet Death. He teams with writer Robert Venditti and artist Tomás Giorello on the upcoming space invasion limited series, which publisher Bad Idea will release in early March. The Hollywood Reporter has a first-look …
Awkwafina and John Cena find that winning the lottery is not all it’s cracked up to be in the trailer for the action-comedy movie Jackpot! The Amazon MGM Studios film from director Paul Feig begins streaming via Prime Video on Aug. 15. Set in Los Angeles in 2030, Jackpot! focuses on Katie (Awkwafina), a struggling …
Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech, Quills, Shine) is back at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) and having a blast. In 2022, the big festival in the scenic Czech spa town honored the Australian star and Oscar winner with its Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, its lifetime achievement award. For this year’s 58th …