Author: Amy Davis

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez’s new thriller “Hypnotic” starring Ben Affleck (“Air”) just got its first trailer! “Hypnotic” will follow Austin, TX detective Danny Rourke as he desperately searches for his missing daughter. All while he also investigates a series of reality-bending bank robberies. These cases send him spiraling down a rabbit hole, leading him to question everything and everyone in his world. With the aid of Diana Cruz, an unnervingly gifted psychic, Rourke enters into a game of cat and mouse with a lethal specter. While they trade off on who is perusing who, he believes this man holds the key…

AMC Networks’ series adaptation of “Interview With the Vampire” is undergoing a massive casting change. Bailey Bass, who played teenage vampire Claudia in season 1, will not be returning for season 2. The character will now be portrayed by Delainey Hayles for the upcoming season, which starts production in Prague next week. With plans to shoot in both Paris and New Orleans, as well.  “Bailey Bass is a talented actor who did a remarkable job bringing the character of Claudia to life in Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.” the network said in a statement. “For a variety of reasons,…

Two-time “RuPaul’s Drag Race” champion Jinkx Monsoon is joining the cast of the classic sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” The singer, actress, and drag performer will be the newest addition to Russell T Davies’ “Whoniverse.” They will be starring alongside Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, Yasmin Finney (“Heartstopper”), and the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The BBC has yet to release any details about the characters that Monsoon and Finney will play. “I’m honored, thrilled, and utterly excited to join Doctor Who,” Monsoon said. “Russell T Davies is a visionary and a brilliant writer— I can’t wait to get…

Hey, all you cool cats and kittens. Carole and Howard Baskin will be selling the land from their Florida-based Big Cat Rescue operation. A rescue made famous/infamous by the 2020 Netflix docuseries, “Tiger King.” According to the rescue’s website, they will be moving most of their big cats to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary based in Arkansas, also confirmed this via a Facebook post. The refuge will soon be taking in 35 cats from closing shelters. After the cats are rehomed the Baskins plan to sell the 67-acre (27-hectare) property. “We have always said…

Earlier this month, Hersey’s announced a plant-based version of their trademark Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups would be hitting the market. They are the first vegan Hersey’s product to be sold nationally, and are made from chocolate containing oat milk. These will be followed by a plant-based version of Hershey’s Sea Salt and Almond bar, set to release this month. Current estimates show that at least 54% of the Gen Z population are cutting animal-based products from their diets. And with more consumers of all ages leaning towards plant-based foods, a product like this was in high demand. So high in…

The Department of Defense (DOD) has doubled down on its long-running ‘Hack the Pentagon’ program. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) Directorate for Digital Services (DDS) has launched a website to accompany the longstanding Hack program. The hope is the website will encourage more participation and to provide additional resources for the program.  The “Hack the Pentagon” program launched in 2016, and asks security researchers and “ethical hackers” to test the Pentagon’s cybersecurity. All for the chance to earn monetary rewards, called “bug bounties,” when they report vulnerabilities in the systems. This new website will be a resource…

Cameras will start rolling on director David Cronenberg’s new film “The Shrouds” in May in Toronto. The film will star Vincent Cassel (“La Haine”), Diane Kruger (“Inglourious Basterds”), and Guy Pearce (“Memento”). It was originally reported that Léa Seydoux (“Dune Part Two”) would also star in the project. But it seems Kruger has taken over the role, and Seydoux, who starred in Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” is no longer attached. Cassel and Cronenberg already have a rich history together having previously worked on “Eastern Promises” and “A Dangerous Method.” He has been on board since the project was first…

We’re back with another addition of Urban Legend: Fact or Fiction. In this chapter, we take a deep dive into one of great food-related legends- Pop Rocks and Coke, and whether or not they actually killed the kid from the Life Cereal commercials. The Legend Do you remember that LIFE cereal commercial from the 1970s? The one where the kids don’t want to try the cereal so they pawn it off on their finicky little brother, but “Mikey likes it!.” Did you know the actor that played Mikey died by drinking a coke while eating pop rocks at the same…

Film legend Clint Eastwood is starting to close the deal on directing his new film, “Juror #2.” A film that is being internally billed at Warner Bros. Pictures as his last. Eastwood appeared in his first film, the low-budget “Revenge of the Creature” in 1955. But he has been sitting in the director’s chair since 1971’s classic thriller, “Play Misty For Me.” Since then he has directed 35 movies overall, which he often also stars in. The new film is a thriller, with the working title “Juror #2.” The story will follow a juror sitting on a murder trial. During…

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has clarified some rumors about his upcoming film. To promote his book “Cinema Speculation,” Tarantino did a Q&A with Thierry Fremaux at the Grand Rex theater in Paris. He confirmed the film will indeed be called  “The Movie Critic.” But he denied the film would be about Pauline Kael, a film critic for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991.  The only things he really clarified about the plot was that the film would be set in 1977. Also, that the main character will not be a film critic, shooting down all the rumors about the protagonist being…