E!’s new dating reality show Dating #NoFilter is about to return - and there’s no shortage of awkward and hilarious moments this season, as evidenced in the new sneak peek of Season 2. It looks like the blind dates get even better (or actually much, much worse). Dating #NoFilter premiered on E! in January this year and gives viewers an uncensored look at a series of blind dates between young singles, narrated by comedians....
DJI is at it again, bringing technology from its bigger, more expensive products down to its diminutive sub-250-gram DJI Mini 3 Pro drone, which means you don’t need a license to fly it in the US and other jurisdictions. That makes it a great high-end first drone for people who are just getting into the sport or for people who want an ultraportable drone that can do tricks that until now, only the much bigger drones could do....
Despite mixed reviews, director Bryan Singer’s Queen/Freddie Mercury movie Bohemian Rhapsody now stands as the highest-grossing music biopic ever. It’s not really surprising that a movie about Queen would be a hit, as there are few musical artists that boast a back catalog full of so many enduring songs. Whether it be the titular track, “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Somebody to Love,” their “Under Pressure” duet with fellow iconic performer David Bowie, or one of many other hits, Queen’s music still lives on today, decades after the early death of Mercury....
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is apparently so well-written that at least one emotional scene made several playtesters cry. The news comes from an interview with studio art director Joel Emslie and campaign gameplay director Jacob Minkoff, where both Infinity Ward employees noted that the game is actively embracing uncomfortable subject matter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare won’t be the first game to do so, but it’s aiming to be the first to do it well....
Black Panther, for the most part, exists as a very standalone entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; while it picks up directly from the end of Captain America: Civil War and ends with a seismic impact on the wider MCU, it’s focused almost entirely on the land of Wakanda. However, one key piece of world-building introduces a confusing contradiction. The MCU has become notorious for each movie introducing some contradiction with facts presented in a previous film - perhaps most high-profile Spider-Man: Homecoming saying it was set eight years after The Avengers, despite most common fan timelines putting it at only four - to the point that head producer Kevin Feige has even spoken out and said Marvel Studios plans to release an official timeline....
A recent study found that the Clean Master cybersecurity application from China’s Cheetah Mobile has been recording more user data than it probably should. While it promises antivirus protection and private browsing, the app is understood to have been recording online browsing, searches, and the name of every Wi-Fi access point the device connects to. The report is only the latest in a line of controversies for the company and app....
The viral marketing campaign for Cloverfield 3 officially begins with the launch of a cryptic website. With franchises and IPs being king of Hollywood in recent years, marketing strategies have also changed. Most films get year long promotional campaigns at this point, but one franchise that has made a habit of short, surprising marketing blitzes is Cloverfield. The success of the first film in 2008 spawned a surprise continuation two years ago with 10 Cloverfield Lane....
A new market intelligence report says that Chinese smartphone brand Honor managed to double its year-on-year sales in Q2, and that copying iPhone features was one of the reasons for this success. Honor was the only brand to increase its market share during the quarter, though Apple fared better than all remaining brands … Counterpoint Research started with the bad news: the downward trend in smartphone sales seen in Q1 worsened in Q2....
Daniel Craig finally confirms that Bond 25 as his next movie. The actor made his debut as 007 in Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale in 2006, and he reprised his role in three sequels - the last one being Sam Mendes’ Spectre in 2015. Although the movie was a sequel to the most successful installment in the entire James Bond franchise, it wasn’t as well-received nor as commercially successful. So, the producers behind the series are looking to get back on track....
When season 1 of Netflix series Daredevil premiered, it immediately set itself apart from the current crop of superhero shows. While a dark, edgy tone isn’t new to the genre, the realistic, grounded take on Marvel’s blind vigilante was a refreshing spin. Despite the fantastic feats of skill and strength, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) felt pain, he bled (profusely), and he often needed help out of dire situations. That realism was carried through every action sequence, which were the exact opposite of flashy, colorful, CGI-enhanced spectacles....
Currently, Disney and Universal are reportedly the only two movie studios planning to promote upcoming projects during this year’s Super Bowl. In some respects, the commercials that air during the annual broadcast are as big a spectacle as the game itself. With a huge viewing audience guaranteed, companies pull out all the stops in an attempt to come up with a memorable advertisement and make a big splash. Each year, several blockbuster movies get in on the fun, using the high profile of the Super Bowl as a showcase to unveil new footage for eager fans....
Disney has announced it is shutting down Marvel Heroes, the role-playing video game that was officially launched in 2013. The announcement was made with the decision to cut ties with embattled Marvel Heroes game developer Gazillion Entertainment after months of uncertainty. It’s a surprise for a game that earlier this year expanded from just PC to Xbox One and PS4 as Marvel Heroes Omega. The game, which launched in 2013, had a great pedigree with original Diablo creative lead David Brevik behind it as Gazillion’s then-CEO....
The new Star Wars canon created after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and started a new movie trilogy helped clear up some serious confusion regarding Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. There’s been a lot of debate among Star Wars fans since the Mouse House took over the franchise, with perhaps the earliest and most long-standing controversy being the decision to get rid of the Expanded Universe. The de-canonizing of previous books, comics and more was pretty much inevitable with a Star Wars sequel trilogy on the way, but some fans were still surprised when it was announced everything outside of the six core movies and TV show The Clone Wars would be no longer part of official continuity....
The Wyld Stallyns are officially back, and Alex Winter is marking the start of filming on Bill & Ted Face The Music with a new T-shirt. One of Keanu Reeves’ earliest roles, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure combined time-traveling shenanigans with the teenage culture of the day to great effect, as the tale of of two far-out high school dudes whose rock band would lead the world to salvation became an instant adventure comedy classic....
After making her series debut during last year’s American Horror Story: Cult, Billie Lourd is returning for season 8 of the FX horror anthology. Debuting in 2011, FX’s American Horror Story was in many ways the catalyst for the current explosion of the “different story and characters every season” type of anthology program that can now be found all over TV, in shows such as Fargo, True Detective, Law & Order: True Crime, and fellow Ryan Murphy production American Crime Story....
Newly released portraits of the cast of Black Panther in full costume give us detailed looks at how many of the characters will appear on screen. Taken by photographer Kwaku Alston, the portraits showcase T’Challa aka Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Shuri (Letitia Wright), W’Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya), Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Eric Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan), Zuri (Forest Whitaker), and M’Baku (Winston Duke). Two notable characters absent from the portraits are Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), the latter of which was described by Boseman as the film’s “real villain....
Marvel Comics has proven it beyond any doubt: it’s time for Black Panther to become the new Nick Fury of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe… as head of the global superhero intelligence network protecting Earth from every threat. The MCU is about to enter a time of major transition and change. The stars of Phases 1-3 are expected to bow out in Avengers: Endgame, with both Robert Downey, Jr. and Chris Evans seemingly at the end of their tenure....
Arguably one of the biggest powerhouses in the current world of movie and television, Marvel has produced dozens of films and TV series ranging all the way back to the first half of the twentieth century. Since the 1990s, however, the mega-franchise has really become a global creative superpower, particularly since the introduction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With over 20 films having been produced as adaptations of Marvel works (whether by Sony, Fox, or Marvel themselves), hundreds of actors have been tasked with bringing iconic characters to life....
Previewed earlier this month, Google is now rolling out its first iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets with updates to Chrome and Drive. Version 106 of Chrome is rolling out to stable today and introduces four lock screen widgets: Search: Search in Chrome with your favorite search engine. Incognito Search: Search or navigate in a new incognito tab in Chrome. Voice Search: Search in Chrome using your voice. Chrome Dino Game: Jump into the Chrome Dino Game from your lock screen....
Critics are accusing MasterChef star Gordon Ramsay’s new show, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted of copying Anthony Bourdain’s shows Parts Unknown and No Reservations. Ramsay earned his culinary fame for his aggressive behavior in shows like Hell’s Kitchen, The F Word, and Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, among others. Two of the most popular household chef names can easily be narrowed down to Gordon Ramsay and the late Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain was known for his quick wit and cutting tongue, as he would often go after other celebrity chefs by calling them out on their subpar cooking....
