TV amp; Movies

Camp Firewood’s former counselor and instructor band of misfits are reuniting once again for a live read of the original Wet Hot American Summer script in support of the Biden Victory Fund, as AV Club reports. Original cast members Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Molly Shannon, David Hyde Pierce, Janeane Garofalo, …

Cuties director Maïmouna Doucouré defended her film, and reaffirmed her intent and the film’s meaning, in an op-ed for The Washington Post. As Doucouré explains Cuties — originally released in France as Mignonnes —tells the story of an 11-year-old girl, Amy, who (like Doucouré), emigrated to France from Senegal. In …

A mystical dagger makes life amusing, difficult and frightening for Vince Vaughn in the trailer for Freaky, out November 13th. Vaughn stars as the Blissfield Butcher, an infamous serial killer. Millie (Kathryn Newton) is a 17-year-old who’s just trying to survive high school. “Honestly, if this was a horror movie,” …

“It’s a karate soap opera,” says Ralph Macchio, accurately describing Cobra Kai, the series that revives the Karate Kid universe, with a few twists. He plays a now-middle-aged Daniel LaRusso, a dad and car-dealership owner who’s also doing his best to become a Miyagi-style sensei to a new generation of …

The trick to crafting a don’t-miss film out of Charles Dickens’ 1850 novel David Copperfield is to get someone who isn’t afraid to be irreverent in the director’s chair. And, presto, here’s Armando Iannucci, the political satirist behind the profanity-filled delights of Veep, In the Loop and The Death of …

When lockdown began, British director Rob Savage intended to make the best of his isolation — digging out classics by the likes of Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, and all the rest. Ten minutes into the latter’s 1972 epic Solaris, though, Savage gave up and turned on Halloween 4. “I wanted …

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have been collaborating since they met in a bar mitzvah class at age 12. Beginning with 2007’s Superbad, they’ve written films that include Pineapple Express, This Is the End, Sausage Party, and, most recently, An American Pickle. Now, the duo break down writing films in …

HBO Documentary Films, Rise Films and Apatow Productions have announced that a two-part documentary on legendary comedian George Carlin is in the works. Dubbed “the dean of counterculture comedians,” Carlin (1937-2008) headlined 14 HBO comedy specials and appeared on The Tonight Show more than 130 times during his career. The …

Two young Americans tread through the familiar trials and tribulations of their teenage years in the unique locale of a U.S. military base in Italy in the new teaser for director Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming series, We Are Who We Are, premiering September 14th on HBO. The show is centered around …

Actress Joey King sat down in this episode of The First Time to discuss her latest filmThe Kissing Booth 2, a sequel to the hit Netflix teen rom-comThe Kissing Booth. King has been a fan of the project since the very beginning, recalling her first time reading the script for …