Author: Ada Blood

Short video juggernaut TikTok will be partnering with the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) to better target film and tv-related content. The social media platform will license data from IMDb to power a new feature that makes it easier to search media-related content and see more information about it. This includes things like cast and release date, all on a dedicated, in-app page. So no more switching between apps to get the full story on new releases. This feature will roll out in the U.S. and U.K. markets first. It will allow TikTok creators the ability to add a link to…

Apple TV+ has released a trailer for season 2 of its epic sci-fi series, “Foundation.” Loosely based on Isaac Asimov’s book series of the same name, both tell the story of a group of renegades who challenge the the Galactic Empire. The rebels attempt to prevent the destruction of humanity from the ruling class. Season 1 centers around psychohistorian Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) who has discovered a formula that predicts the end of the Galactic Empire, led by the three Brothers; Brother Dawn (Cassian Bilton), Brother Day (Lee Pace), and Brother Dusk (Terrance Mann). When the empire falls, so too…

Rian Johnson (“Knives Out”) has a new series for Peacock, “Poker Face” has gotten its first trailer. Apparently, Johnson was so impressed with Natasha Lyonne’s work alongside Daniel Craig and Angela Lansbury in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” she got her own show.  In “Poker Face,” Charlie Cale (Lyonne) has found her calling as a private detective, due to her uncanny ability to sniff out a lie. This human lie detector instantly knows when someone isn’t telling the truth, no matter how airtight their alibi may be. Using her innate gift she travels around the country in her ‘69…

Actor Bryan Cranston is reprising his role as Walter White from AMC’s “Breaking Bad.” Before you get too excited about this, it’s only for a PopCorners’ Super Bowl ad. Snack makers Frito-Lay teased the spot back in December, by posting a silhouette of Walter White in his Heisenberg get-up. As White is want to do, he’s standing in a desert holding a big blue bag of white cheddar PopCorners. It’s a nod to the “Blue Sky” version of methamphetamine sold on the show. While the tease heavily implied Cranston would be in the ad, it wasn’t confirmed until yesterday. Cranston…

Horror hounds have finally gotten the long-anticipated full trailer for “Evil Dead Rise.” This will be the fifth film in the Sam Raimi-created “Evil Dead” universe. It is written and directed by Lee Cronin (“The Hole in the Ground”) with Robert G. Tapert producing. Tapert has produced on all of the previous “Evil Dead” installments. Which include 1981’s “The Evil Dead,” 1987’s “Evil Dead II,” 1992’s “Army of Darkness,” 2013’s Fede Álvarez-directed “Evil Dead” reboot, and the “Ash vs The Evil Dead” series which ran for 3 seasons. Raimi and Ash Williams himself, Bruce Campbell, are also producers on the…

Universal Pictures is giving us our first peak at the official logo for their new vampire film, “Renfield.” Nicholas Hoult (“Mad Max: Fury Road” ) stars as the titular character of R.M. Renfield, alongside Ben Schwartz (“Parks & Recreation”), Awkwafina (“Swan Song”), Caroline Williams (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”), and Nicolas Cage as Count Dracula himself. Performers Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and Bess Rouss are also among the cast. “Renfield” is based on henchman R.M. Renfield from Bram Stoker’s iconic 1897 novel, “Dracula.” It will be a modern-day adventure with a comedic tone that is set to follow…

American horror mainstay Dread Central is currently seeking pitches from black genre fans as part of their Black History Month programming. The website is specifically looking for black writers at any experience level to share their views on the genre. Ideas about specific movies, sub-genres, filmmakers, books, graphic novels, issues with trends, and even pieces about the writers’ experiences as a fan are all fair game. Dread Central’s goal seems to be to generate as many different kinds of articles as possible looking at horror through black perspectives and experiences. Hopefully resulting in many diverse viewpoints and opinion pieces. This…

“House of the Dragon” co-showrunner and director Miguel Sapochnik has officially left the show. It’s a prequel series that takes place almost 2 centuries before the events of “Game of Thrones,” which Sapochnik also directed/executive produced. “House of the Dragon” focuses on the internal war for succession within House Targaryen. Sapochnik served as co-showrunner, alongside Ryan Condal. While season 1 just came to a close in October, Sapochnik has been developing this series for 3 years. Clearly, this is a property he is very invested in and his departure probably wasn’t a decision to be made lightly.  The reason for his…

Has someone actually ever woken up in a bathtub full of ice with their kidney stolen, or is it just a popular urban legend? Let’s dive into the facts and fiction. Steve, a traveling businessman, is in sin city itself, Las Vegas. After a long day of boring meetings, he just wants to unwind with a strong drink at the hotel bar. All of a sudden an absolutely gorgeous woman by the name of Cindy begins to flirt with him. Cindy is so gorgeous in fact, he slips off his wedding ring, just in case ;). After some chit-chat and…

Very few film franchises even come close to the pop culture monolith that is “Star Wars.” We all like to think these films, shows, books, comics, etc have been dissected to the point where there is nothing left to learn about them. Then Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, comes out of left field and gives us hungry fans something fun and new. A black-and-white video features Harrison Ford reading for Han Solo alongside Hamill as Skywalker was posted to Twitter in 2019. Journalist Carl Quintanilla asked Hamill if he could “share any color on this.” Hamill explained at the time…