National Film Registry Adds Purple Rain, Sleeping Beauty, & More

Every year, theNational Film Registry of the Library of Congressadds 25 movies to its selection, honoring them for “their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage.” In the 2019 class, announced today, the films ranged widely, from idiosyncratic New England auteur-driven indies (Clerks,She’s Gotta Have It), family classics (Sleeping Beauty,Old Yeller), and stylized music-driven films (Purple Rain,Amadeus,Zoot Suit). Carla Hayden, an official Librarian of Congress, stated the relevance of a National Film Registry honor succinctly....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 576 words · Kevin Ingram

Netflix: 10 Most Emmy-Awarded Original Shows, Ranked

ThePrimetime Emmy Awardsare handed out annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of the very best in American primetime television programming. And in 2013,Netflixbecame the first streaming service to win a Primetime Emmy Award whenHouse of Cardsscored nine nominations and won three. RELATED:How To Watch Emmy-Winning Shows Since then, Netflix has managed to accumulate619 nominations, with 135 going on to win. Netflix had a banner year in 2020, setting the record for the most nominations by any network in a single year, nabbing 160....

June 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1298 words · Ryan Sanchez

Rebecca Ferguson to Star in Apple Sci-Fi Show Wool

For nearly a decade,Hugh Howey’s dystopian sci-fi novelWoolhas been in development, first as a feature at 20th Century Fox withRidley ScottandSteve Zaillianattached to produce, and then as an AMC series fromLaToya Morgan. Apple has since come to the rescue and picked up the long-gestating project, which will now starRebecca FergusonofMission: Impossiblefame. Apple has givenWoola series order and the show will draw from Howey’s bestselling trilogy of post-apocalyptic novels. Other books in theSiloseries, as it’s known, includeShiftandDust, but there are also several short stories and a graphic novel, as seen below....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Lauren Deleon

Riverdale Season 6: Why Archie & Betty's Romance Needs to Last

It has been a long time coming, but after theRiverdaleseason 5 finale, it seems that Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Archie (KJ Apa) are finally igniting their long-burning flame, deciding they want to give a real relationship a chance. Of course, this comes after some crucial development for the characters individually and exploring the aspects of their lives that weren’t fully closed when they left high school—and Riverdale—for seven years. Throughout the five seasons ofRiverdale, there have been numerous teases that, eventually, we would see Archie Comics’ iconic couple come to life on the small screen....

June 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1161 words · Nancy Davis

Roadies: Colson Baker AKA Machine Gun Kelly on His Audition

Created by Academy Award winnerCameron Croweand executive produced byJ.J. AbramsandWinnie Holzman, the Showtime seriesRoadiesis an insider’s look at the reckless, romantic and funny lives of a committed group of individuals that work backstage and behind the scenes to put on the show while touring the United States for a successful arena-level band. They are the unsung heroes who live for the music, often at the expense of their own personal and family lives, and who become each other’s de facto family, as they devote all of their time to making sure the band gets on stage....

June 1, 2025 · 12 min · 2416 words · Justin Brennan

Roman Holiday Is the Most Unromantic Romantic Movie

Roman Holidayis considered one of the great romance stories of 1950s classic cinema, yet, the film is more making a statement about the profound experience two people can discover by prioritizing their connection and not rushing into romantic couplehood simply because there is attraction there. If you focus on the other person, understand who they are, and feed into their energy, aren’t possibilities for mutual stimulation and individual learning endless as the thing begins?...

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Cynthia Mooney

Scream 6 Poster: Ghostface Haunts New York City

It looks like Ghostface is heading to the Big Apple. That’s right, the long-running Scream franchise is returning to theaters for its sixth installment, and this time the masked killer is taking a stab at city living. A new poster for the film was just released, giving us a glimpse at the new setting, along with a peak at some new and returning characters.Scream 6will be released to theaters on June 20, 2025....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Bethany Perez

Steven Avery Case Open for Making a Murderer Season 2?

WhenMaking a Murdererdebuted on Netflix late last year, it incited a cultural frenzy. Following the egregious miscarriage of the Justice System that is the life ofSteven Avery, a Wisconsin man exonerated for a crime by DNA evidence after 18 years in prison, only to find himself back in custody in connection with a brutal murder only a few years later, and his nephew Brendan Dassey, who unwittingly implicated himself in the crime, filmmakersLaura RicciardiandMoira Demosspent nearly a decade documenting the trial, from its infuriating beginning to its soul-crushing end....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 463 words · Shawn Garcia

Stuber Director Michael Dowse on What Surprised Him About Dave Bautista

With the extremely funny action-comedyStuberarriving in theaters this weekend, I recently sat down with directorMichael Dowse’sfor an exclusive interview. In the film,Kumail Nanjianiplays a part-time Uber driver who picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) shortly after he’s had LASIK surgery and is forced to accompany him on a crazy adventure through Los Angeles as he hunts down a brutal killer. Trust me, Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista are fantastic together and you’ll laugh from the beginning of the film till to end....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Edward Farrell

Supergirl Season 2 Finale: Superman Returns

AsArrowstacks the deckfor its season finale, its CW superhero counterpartSupergirlis looking to do the same. The announcement thatTyler Hoechlin’s Superman will be returning to National City forSupergirl’s Season 2 finale is a nice bookend for the season, since he also showed up in the premiere.Supergirlhas changed quite a bit in its transition from CBS to the CW, and mostly for the better (yes we miss Cat Grant, but Kara’s humor and plucky spirit have gotten more play)....

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Katherine Dominguez

Terminator 5 Announcement Teased by David Ellison

It’s been a hit-and-miss situation for theTerminatorfranchise since the double-barreled blast ofThe TerminatorandTerminator 2: Judgement Day. The third installment in the franchise relied too much on plotting and backstory to keep audience’s attention, whereas the story seemed to remain grounded in the present throughout the first two films, even in the flashbacks. This was an issue that similarly corruptedTerminator: SalvationandTerminator: Genisysbut to a far lesser extent than the third movie. The bigger issue for theseTerminatorsequels, which remain entertaining for the most part, is that the violence has gone from sudden, brutal acts of murder, anchored to mortal stakes, to being just loud noise that seemingly follows the protagonists throughout their journey....

June 1, 2025 · 2 min · 390 words · Barbara Torres

The 8 Best Historical Romance Shows On TV

Who doesn’t love a good olden time, golden age romance? With the rise of shows likeBridgerton,The Crown,and others, audiences are becoming more and more obsessed with the glitz and glamour (as well as the dirty and rotten) ways of the past. Combine that with the common tropes of true love and possible lust, and you’ve got perfect TV for everyone. RELATED:The Best Romance Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now There are many movies that have that perfect combination, but there are few series that aren’t outdated or able to stream available....

June 1, 2025 · 5 min · 1063 words · Manuel Stevens

The Vampire Diaries: Julie Plec Teases the Series Finale

The CW seriesThe Vampire Diariesis ending its epic eight season run with an episode appropriately entitled “I Was Feeling Epic.” With executive producerJulie Plecat the helm, directing a script written by Plec andKevin Williamson, the fate of Mystic Falls is at stake, as Stefan (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) fight their greatest enemy for one last battle. And before it’s all over, we know that Elena (Nina Dobrev) will be back, a major character will die, our hearts will likely be ripped out, and we’ll also be left with some sense of hope for whoever is left standing....

June 1, 2025 · 10 min · 1984 words · Kevin Skinner