Author: Ada Blood

Can you believe Sir Peter Jackson’s “The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring” is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year? In honor of the occasion, the four Hobbits of the Shire and Gandalf the Wizard reunited for a special interview. Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), SAG-AFTRA President Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Dominic Monaghan (Meriadoc Brandybuck aka Merry), Billy Boyd (Peregrin Took aka Pippin), and Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) got together to reflect on the trilogy’s legacy and reminisce about filming it. Given the long days on set that go into making movies, it’s no surprise the cast developed…

Few comedians have had the longevity, let alone the success, that Mel Brooks has had. The new HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man” will dive into the story behind the legend. This two-part film is directed by Emmy-winners Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man” will look at the life, career, friendships, and loves of the influential writer, director, producer, and performer. It explores some of his earliest forays into the satirical style that would become his signature—using humor to mock the powers that be while resisting authority in his own way. …

You know the old saying, new year, new me, new binge-watch. Netflix has released a new ad with a tarot reader revealing your streaming future for 2026. The spot is part of a larger Discover Your Future campaign, designed to give your watchlist a splash of magic.  In the new ad, we watch a viewer go on an adventure through the worlds of “One Piece,” “Bridgerton,” “Avatar,” “Peaky Blinders,” “Sesame Street,” and more via a tarot reading.  But first, Netflix asks viewers to clear their minds, set their intentions, and let fate take over. Subscribers will then pick one card…

Look, we are all sad “Stranger Things” is over, but let’s try to process our grief in constructive ways. A group of misguided….fans…launched a website and internet hoax claiming a secret “second finale” was hitting Netflix at midnight on January 7th. The delusional fan theory went viral on social media under the #conformitygate. There is no secret finale, guys. Series creators the Duffer Brothers are notoriously secretive about plot points, a fact that fans loved and hated, but even they wouldn’t troll the audience this hard. Because outside of a website countdown clock done with a “Stranger Things” style font, …

Since 1934, LEGO bricks have remained fundamentally the same plastic building blocks. Now, the company has announced an interesting new upgrade, Smart technology. The toy manufacturer will be releasing a new Smart Play system with parts that can make sounds, light up, detect motion, and even sense what characters and builds it is being used in. Smart Play System The patented sensors on the new Smart Play system include Smart Bricks that can connect to compatible Smart Minifigures or Smart Tags. This lets users create environment-appropriate sound effects. LEGO demonstrated some of this new technology using a toy car. The…

Since 1972, ASIFA-Hollywood (International Animated Film Association)’s Annie Awards have honored excellence in animation. The organization just announced their 2026 nominees, and Netflix’s “KPop Demon Hunters” nabbed an impressive 13 nominations, with Pixar’s “Elio” garnering 10.  The Annie Awards are also a strong predictor of which way the Oscar’s Best Animated Feature category will go. Since its inception in 2002, 14 of the nominees have been Annie’s marquee Best Feature prize winners, with 7 winning the award. The 53rd Annie Awards ceremony will be held on February 21 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. This year’s nominees are: Best Feature Best Feature…

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan continues his unofficial quest to adapt as many Stephen King novels as possible. This time he has his sights set on a “Dark Tower” series, based on works that King published between 1982 and 2012. “It’s moving,” Flanagan told Empire Magazine. “We’ve got a lot of scripts done for it. It’s the first priority.” He went on to refer to the series as an “oil tanker.”  The “Dark Tower” series was adapted into a film in 2017, directed and co-written by Nikolaj Arcel. It starred Idris Elba as Roland Deschain, a gunslinger on a quest to protect…

Amazon MGM Studios currently holds the rights to the legendary James Bond films. Now, despite the company having its own streaming service with Prime Video and MGM+, all 25 of the classic films will be coming to rival Netflix. The competing streamers have signed a deal to allow Netflix the rights to stream the titles for a brief period of time. (Rumored to be 3 months, but nothing is official.) Later this month, Netflix will begin to stream films like  “Die Another Day,” “No Time to Die,” “Quantum of Solace,” and “Skyfall.”  But it doesn’t end with Bond titles, Netflix…

London’s Natural History Museum will be hosting a rather unique event centered around Pokémon. The museum will be hosting the first-ever UK museum pop-up shop centered around the popular card game franchise. 2026 actually marks the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. The Natural History Museum will be transforming its Cranbourne Boutique for this pop-up shop experience. Inside, there will be exclusive products designed especially for this collaboration.  As for the exclusive merchandise, some images have already been circulating. It looks like there will be a pin set, tote bag, notebooks, various clothing items, and posters. The Pokémon pop-up shop experience runs…

Monday, January 19th marks a hallowed holiday for this nation, National Popcorn Day! Cinemark Theaters is celebrating by bringing back their BYOB (Bring Your Own Bucket) promotion.  On January 18 and 19th, customers can bring (almost) any bucket, and have it filled with delicious popcorn for just $5! The only catch is that containers can’t exceed 400 oz or the equivalent of two Cinemark XL popcorns. Given all theaters’ rising concession prices, this is still one heck of a good deal. To literally sweeten the deal, some locations will even have kettle corn available. You can find your nearest Cinemark…