Author: Mary Anne Butler

It’s not even the end of Spooky Season yet, but Netflix is already eyeing the coming holidays with the first teaser for “The Christmas Chronicles 2.” Starring Kurt Russell as Santa and Goldie Hawn as Mrs. Claus, the followup to the surprise 2018 hit is due out later this year. Chris Columbus (“Home Alone,” “Harry Potter”) is directing, along with writing the script with Matt Lieberman, who wrote “The Christmas Chronicles.” Darby Camp is back as Kate Pierce, who reunites with the Clauses when the infamous troublemaker known as the Belsnickel (played by Julian Dennison), who threatens to destroy Christmas.…

In a strange (but not that strange because, you know, Madonna) turn of events, the once and future “Material Girl” singer has opted to direct her own life story film for Universal Pictures. So, does this make her biopic an auto-biopic? In a press release, Madonna said of the news: “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer—a human being, trying to make her way in this world. The focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive.…

Tis the spooky season, and that means it’s time to dust off the ol’ VHS of one of our perennial favorites, “Hocus Pocus.” What’s that? No one has VHSs anymore? Oh. Well, in that case, we’ll settle for Disney+! What we really want to tell you about today is the fantastic new collection from RockLove Jewelry’s officially licensed “Hocus Pocus” line that was just revealed this morning with a magical photoshoot featuring Lauren Matesic of Castle Corestry as Winifred Sanderson, Traci Hines of Adorkable Apparel as Sarah Sanderson, and Chrissy Lynn of Miss Chrissy Lynn as Mary Sanderson. All photos…

If you’ve been waiting for new “South Park,” have we got some good news for you! Just announced today, a brand new one-hour “The Pandemic Special” episode is coming later this month. Written, directed, and edited as always by the creative team of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, we’ll see Randy Marsh coming to terms with his role in the outbreak as the on-going pandemic presents continued challenges to the citizens of South Park. The kids happily head back to school but nothing resembles the normal that they once knew; not their teachers, not their homeroom, not even Eric Cartman. “South…

This just in-CBS All Access will be no more come 2021, as the streaming service home of “Star Trek” and other notable properties is rebranding to Paramount+. Bob Bakish, President and CEO at ViacomCBS in a press release: “Paramount is an iconic and storied brand beloved by consumers all over the world, and it is synonymous with quality, integrity and world-class storytelling. With Paramount+, we’re excited to establish one global streaming brand in the broad-pay segment that will draw on the sheer breadth and depth of the ViacomCBS portfolio to offer an extraordinary collection of content for everyone to enjoy.”…

This morning we were treated to the first trailer for the upcoming second season of Disney+’s “Star Wars” live-action television series, “The Mandalorian.” Needless to say, reactions have been overwhelmingly positive from across the galaxy far, far away. There is plenty of The Child aka Baby Yoda to be had in the trailer, and we were absolutely DELIGHTED to see flashes of iconic Star Wars characters, vehicles, and settings. The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the…

We are so thrilled to share the news that Disney+ previously announced series about Jennifer Walters, aka “She-Hulk,” just took a giant green step forward! No, it’s not casting yet, but hopefully that isn’t too far down the Marvel Comics-line. This morning it was announced (and reported on by Deadline and others) that Kat Coiro (“Mozart in the Jungle, “Shameless”) is in final talks to direct the pilot, and possibly/probably additional episodes of the series. “Rick and Morty” scribe Jessica Gao will be running the writers room, and we’re pretty excited to see what she’ll do with the character. While we’re…

Just reading that sentence makes up happy, because imagine a period piratical series “Our Flag Means Death,” on HBO Max, written and directed by Taika Waititi. Because we’re getting one! “Our Flag Means Death” comes from Waititi, David Jenkins (“People of Earth”), and Garrett Basch (“The Night Of,” “What We Do in the Shadows”). Jenkins will serve as showrunner for the series, and Waititi will executive produce, as well as directing the first two episodes. “Our Flag Means Death” is reportedly loosely based on the real life pirate personality of The Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet, a pampered aristocrat who abandoned his…

We’ve been impatiently waiting for the upcoming comedy series “Moonbase 8,” which stars such legends as John C. Reilly, Fred Armisen , and Tim Heidecker. In a world where Netflix’s “Space Force” might win a copywrite battle against the US Military for trademark infringement, why not one more series about space?!Produced by A24 (we love you guys!), “Moonbase 8” was created by Reilly, Armisen, Heidecker, and Emmy nominee Jonathan Krisel. Krisel and Armisen previously worked together on the amazing IFC series Portlandia. Krisel is also directing all 6 episodes of this SHOWTIME series. Set in the isolated desert of Winslow, Arizona at NASA’s Moon Base Simulator, MOONBASE…

Wow, do WE feel old. This morning, Weird Al Yankovic posted something that made our jaws drop- that he first premiered parody classic “Another One Rides The Bus” on the famed Dr. Demento radio show 40 YEARS AGO TODAY. “Another One Rides The Bus” was recorded live on September 14th, 1980 on the Dr. Demento Show, which was hosted by Barret “Dr. Demento” Hansen. Accompanying Yankovic was Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz, who would go on to be Yankovic’s long-time drummer.We absolutely LOVE The AV Club’s fabulous writeup about the song, and how it really is Weird Al at his purest.Please enjoy this video,…