Author: Amy Davis

Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights is going back to the classics at it’s Florida and Hollywood locations. They have just confirmed Dracula, The Mummy, and The Wolf Man will be uniting in a new maze called Universal Monsters: Legends Collide.  The maze is described as getting “caught in the middle of an epic battle between The Wolf Man, Dracula and The Mummy, together for the first time ever.” Since all of these iconic monsters have been a part of Halloween Horror Nights separately, putting them all together is a new take on these iconic Universal Monsters. Universal Studios Parks had this…

Actress Yasmin Finney has officially joined the cast of “Doctor Who.” Finney has gained a lot of critical praise as Elle Argent on the Netflix series “Heartstopper,” which is based on Alice Oseman’s beautiful Webtoon. Finney will be playing a character named Rose, and is currently filming scenes for the 2023 series. Fellow Netflix series alum Ncuti Gatwa (“Sex Education”) was recently named as the new Doctor. The upcoming season will also mark the show’s 60th anniversary, a milestone that that will be celebrated with the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate. The pair will be reprising their roles of…

Yes you read that title correctly. Cheez-It and Pandora have partnered to make a snack with cheese that has been sonically aged by the power of music.  The whole thing began back in 2019 with a study from Switzerland where cheesemaker Beat Wampfler joined researchers from the Bern University of Arts. Their goal? To see if different types of music aged cheese differently. The conclusion is yes, yes it does. Out of the 9 separate 22 lbs. blocks of cheese tested, hip-hop was by far the tastiest.  Upon finding this study, Cheez-It called in music experts from Pandora. They set…

Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest! This marks Ukraine’s 3rd win since they started competing in 2003. Their first two wins were in 2004 and 2016. Fans voted for the winner via text message and on the Eurovision app. This is the 66th Eurovision Song Contest, and the 439 votes they received is the most that have ever come in. This huge swell of support caused the band’s song “Stefania” to win against 24 other acts. Kalush Orchestra’s frontman Oleh Psiuk wrote the song as a tribute to his mother. But ever since Russia’s unlawful and…

After a 3 year hiatus, “Black Mirror” is back in development for season 6 at Netflix. While keeping details about the show secret is completely on brand, we do know a few things. Season 6 will have more episodes than the three we got with season 5. The episodes will also continue to become more cinematic in nature, according to Variety, keeping the tone set in season 5 where installments exceeded 60 minutes. So each episode is going to be treated more like an individual film.  As some fans may already know, “Black Mirror” has been plagued with rights and…

Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” has been 20 years in the making. He’ll be self-financing this picture, which will be his final film. That’s right, Coppola will be self-funding the just under $100 million project. Even selling part of his Coppola Wine business to do so while breaking a cardinal rule for filmmakers; never put your own money into a picture. Coppola talked to The Hollywood Reporter about self-funding and said. “There’s a certain way everyone thinks a film should be, and it rubs against the grain if you have another idea. People can be very unaccepting, but sometimes the other…

Joice M. Figueiró was 39 weeks pregnant when she and her husband attended a Metallica concert in Brazil. They bought tickets in 2019, but unfortunately the concert was delayed twice due to the pandemic. On Saturday May 7th, the couple went to see the band perform. Figueiró consulted with an obstetrician who cleared her to see the show. She even took extra precautions just in case. “I was in the handicap area,” she told The Washington Post. “And I was sitting down in a safe spot, without any risks of getting hurt.” Figueiró was fine though openers Ego Kill Talent…

“Saturday Night Live” veteran Norm Macdonald was a beloved member of the comedy world. When he passed due to complications from cancer (an illness he’d kept secret) in September of 2021, fans across the globe reacted with sadness. But, he left us with a parting gift- one final secret comedy special filmed for Netflix. “During the heart of COVID-19 pandemic and literally the night before going in for a procedure [in 2020], he wanted to get this on tape just in case – as he put it – things went southIt was his intention to have a special to share…

In honor of their 30th anniversary, SYFY has announced several new and returning original programs. Both “Chucky” and “Resident Alien” will return with new episodes later this year. “SurrealEstate” will be back for its second season in 2023. Their new programming includes the shows “Reginald the Vampire” and “The Ark.” Along with the original movie “Bring It On: Cheer or Die.” “Reginald the Vampire” is a show based off the Johnny B. Truant “Fat Vampire” book series. Its plot is described as “a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires, Reginald tumbles into it as an unlikely hero who…

Technology giant Apple has officially discontinued the portable media player that changed the world- the iPod. It will now only be available while supplies last. The product was first introduced to the world on October 23rd, 2001. by Steve Jobs. While the product has fallen out of favor over the past decade, many still have a nostalgic attachment to it. 20 years ago, the idea of being able to carry thousands of songs in your pocket was revolutionary.  While it was not the first MP3 player on the market, it was by far the most popular. It became a status…