Author: Heath Andrews

No one in this world is perfect but it’s highly likely Dolly Parton may represent the very best of us in terms of talent, compassion, and love. The country music icon was in the news throughout 2022 for a number of reasons, one of which was her nomination (and induction) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dolly originally asked to be recused from the ballot because she never recorded any rock and/or roll. But it was too late to remove her and she got in with the class of 2022. One year later and in order to live…

The last couple years have been a tough time to be in the news industry. It’s not generally a good sign when you go from reporting the news, to BEING the news. That’s precisely what’s been happening though as we recently reported that BuzzFeed News would be shutting down, despite being a Pulitzer Prize winning outlet. Now it appears that an even bigger entity, Vice, could soon be exploring the possibility of bankruptcy after failing to find a buyer. Vice Media is bigger than you might realize if you’re just familiar with their online presence. Originating as a Canadian magazine…

It’s official, television and film writers are going on strike. Due to economic instability, lack of job security, the rise of AI writing, and increasing demand for written content, screenwriters have been pushed to the brink. The Writer’s Guild of America East and West have been attempting to negotiate terms with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Those talks have not met with an acceptable compromise, meaning that effective 12:01 AM, May 2nd, writers are officially on strike. The last time this happened was in 2007. Of the many issues at stake at the time, one of them…

He was one of the most distinctive voices in music, and his voice is sadly now laid to rest. We are sad to report the passing of Canadian singer-songwriter, Gordon Lightfoot. The 84 year-old troubadour was known for a string of hits in the 1970’s that reached beyond his native Canada and into the United States. Among those hits was the chart topper “Sundown” from 1974 and other top 10 entries, “Carefree Highway” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” He will probably forever be best known though for his memorable 1976 epic, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” The…

In 1996, “Beast Wars: Transformers” debuted in syndication as a tie-in to the new Transformer’s toy line. Across three seasons (and the two season follow-up of “Beast Machines) audiences were treated to the battles between the Maximals and Predacons. Led by Optimus Primal who could transform into a gorilla and Megatron who could transform into a T-rex respectively, the series became known as one of the best written animated programs of its era. Now these successors to the Autobots and Maximals are coming to the big screen in “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” The year is 1994 and bad things…

With the glut of video game adaptations being announced over the last year or two, it’s not exactly surprising to hear “Street Fighter” is getting a movie. After all, they did attempt it twice before in an era where video game films were destined to be awful. But after the success of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” films, and especially with “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” koopa-stomping the box-office, it’s open season for capitalizing on a trend. Legendary has tapped directing duo of Danny and Michael Philippou for the gig. The Australian brothers are mostly known for their YouTube channel RackaRacka,…

In 2005, FX premiered “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” Regardless of how much positive attention the show garnered in its outset, no one would’ve predicted it would become the longest running live-action, scripted comedy in television history. Yet, here we are on the brink of the show’s 16th season and it’s still going strong. The last season wrapped its eight episode run back in December of 2021 meaning its been a year and a half since the last seen exploits of “The Gang.” But just as The Dayman fights the Nightman, fans can rejoice now, as the wait for new…

Back in 2004 we were taught the five D’s of dodgeball; dodge, duck, dip, dive, and …dodge. Those immortal words, taught to us by Hank Azaria and Rip Torn as Patches O’Houlihan, have resounded in the hearts of millions for almost 20 years now. And while that previous sentence may bit a bit hyperbolic, the success of “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” was legitimately huge. It made over eight times its production budget and is a legitimately funny film. Oh, and now it’s getting a sequel. There’s not much we know yet about the project aside from three details. The…

If you ask many people who were old enough to watch horror movies in the 1970’s what the scariest film of all time is, you will more than likely be met with the response: “The Exorcist.” The 1973 demonic horror masterpiece holds a terrifying place in the hearts and mind of millions due to its disturbing imagery, religious subject matter, and inspiration from the real-life exorcism performed on a boy known under the pseudonym, “Roland Doe.” Several sequels and prequels later and nothing has lived up to the quality of the original. Blumhouse is seeking to change that. At CinemaCon…

It has been a hot minute since the last season of “Black Mirror” hasn’t it? The last we saw of this twisted technological “Twilight Zone” anthology series was in 2019. Here we are now though, four years and one global pandemic later. Maybe now it’s finally a good time to dive back into the horrifying despair that can be brought on by stories of dystopian societies, technological abuse, and a “Star Trek” like-MMO. And if that’s what you’re in the mood for, Netflix has you covered this summer with season six of “Black Mirror.” Series creator Charlie Brooker is touting…