Author: Mary Anne Butler

We know we keep saying it, but 2020 has been such a weird damn year, and we can’t wait for it to be over. Sure, most of the troubles and problems won’t be going away when January 1st rolls in, but from a purely psychological standpoint, it’ll help. A year without new theatrical film releases has been something we never thought we’d see in our lifetime, and every time a teaser or new trailer rolls out, it reminds us of what we’re missing. That said, sometimes Disney knows we need a little joy in our mornings, so they release something…

The winter holidays have no shortage of annual film and tv traditions- “Frosty the Snowman,” “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer,” even Adam Sandler’s “8 Crazy Nights”- but some of our perennial favorites won’t be on network television. The catalog of Peanuts holiday classics like “It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown” “Charlie Brown Christmas,” and Thanksgiving specials are not airing on regular tv in 2020. Instead, they’ll all be available through Apple TV+’s subscription service, where the Peanuts gang currently resides. Something nice that Apple TV+ is doing though is that the Charlie Brown specials (like The Great Pumpkin) will be available…

You know that thing in zombie movies where it’s like the genre doesn’t exist within that particular film’s world? Like they don’t know the warning signs of the undead rising, or how to go for the head? It’s kind of like these scientists- who have successfully extracted insect DNA from tree resin. Now where have we heard that idea before?You can read all about the study and subsequent findings on Journal PLOS ONE here (which really is fascinating, no matter how many jokes we make about it), and the contributing authors here. The gist of this particular extraction was to…

Bit of an update, but it would appear that “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu, who was previously announced as directing the upcoming “Willow” series for Disney+ has had to step away from the project.In a tweet posted this am, Chu explains: No comment from Disney on the news yet, or who may be stepping in to take over. This update was posted to our previous article, which you can read below. We are pleased to report the news that Disney+’s upcoming television series based on Ron Howard’s high fantasy film “Willow” is indeed happening! Jon M. Chu, who…

We’re in full-scale “The Mandalorian” obsessive mode over here at Nerdbot, and this brand-new minute-long special look at season 2 of the “Star Wars” spinoff show on Disney+ is just the fix we needed. As you can see, The Mando is getting his band back together in an attempt to return The Child (aka Baby Yoda) to his home planet. You can see the special look at “The Mandalorian” season 2 here.The series returns to Disney+ on October 30th, only on Disney+.

If there’s one iconic film franchise from the 80’s it seems like you readers really love, it’s Robert Zemeckis’s “Back to the Future” starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. The original film is celebrating a pretty big anniversary this year, the big 3-5! To honor this special milestone, Universal Studios announced this gorgeous 4k release of the trilogy for October 20th, 2020. You can pick up your copy of the “Back to the Future” anniversary trilogy 4k gift set here, or the not-limited 4k trilogy set here.But please, can we NOT have a reboot of this? Let’s just…not. We’ll…

Lionsgate has just announced plans to open two new movie-rollercoasters at Motiongate theme park in Dubai, and we really wish they’d come to the states.”John Wick: Open Contract” will [obviously] be based on the hit Keanu Reeves assassin action movie, and “Now You See Me: High Rolling Casino” will be based on the magician-heist flick. Jenefer Brown, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Live, Interactive and Location-Based Entertainment at Lionsgate said of the news: “You’ll get two different experiences depending on which path through the queue you choose to get on the ride. I think what’s going to be…

John McClane is the hero we need right now. Or I guess we could just say- Bruce Willis is? Perhaps his most iconic role, the “Die Hard” hero just appeared in a new commercial recreating one of the memorable moments from the Christmas Classic. Willis teamed up with Die Hard batteries for this adorable (and really well shot) commercial, that brought a smile to our faces.You can watch the commercial here.

If you automatically hear the 90’s animated “X-Men: The Animated Series” theme song in your head anytime you think about Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, and the rest of the team, you’re not alone! It probably means you, like us, would absolutely LOVE to own this gorgeous book, the Art of X-Men: The Animated Series. Check it out: The story behind the creation of one of the most celebrated, revolutionary animated series of all timeX-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series takes fans behind the scenes of the landmark cartoon that laid the groundwork for the dozens of Marvel Comics adaptations…

Imagine you take your Halloween decoration game to such a level, the local fire department are called to investigate. That’s exactly what happened to Carmen and Travis Long of Riverside, California and their game-changing Spooky Season spirit. As you can see from this video, the design of the decorations included flames that were so realistic, neighbors were concerned, and called the local authorities. ‘We do this for the public’s enjoyment,” Carmen told Riverside County Media. Appreciators of the Long’s are invited to come see the house (from your vehicles and a safe [social] distance) located at Chapman Place and Magnolia…