Author: Mary Anne Butler

The first week in October brings with it many things. The official kickoff of Halloween month (even though we’ve been celebrating since July), fall weather really hitting, and of course- Fat Bear Week. The annual tradition kicked off October 4th, with the official opening of this year’s bracket. “The Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska hosts #FatBearWeek, an annual tournament celebrating the success of the bears winter prep at the park’s Brooks River,” the National Parks Service says. “From October 4th-10th, you can decide who will wear the crown. (No actual crown will be placed on the bear. Volunteers to place crowns…

If you were one of the many who helped Greta Gerwig’s film “Barbie” hit billion-dollar box office status, you may want to know about the physical release coming later this month. The Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling-starring hit for Warner Bros. Pictures broke box office records, and continues to be a major cultural touchstone. Kinda helps when the original fashion doll the movie was based on is also one of the most enduring trademarked toys in history. Bonus features included includes: You can pre-order “Barbie” on 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD from Amazon now. It is expected to start shipping on October…

We are delighted to share the first look at Netflix’s upcoming animated “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft.” Hayley Atwell (“Mission: Impossible- Dead Reconning Part One,” “Captain America”) stars as the titular adventurer. It’s expected to hit Netflix sometime in 2024. Check out the first look-

After 145 days on strike, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative three year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).The press release from the WGA reads as follows:We have reached a tentative agreement on a new 2023 MBA, which is to say an agreement in principle on all deal points, subject to drafting final contract language. What we have won in this contract – most particularly, everything we have gained since May 2nd – is due to the willingness of this membership to exercise its power, to demonstrate its solidarity, to walk side-by-side,…

We want you to think long and hard about a pretty amazing what-if. Imagine a world in which Guillermo del Toro directed a “Star Wars” movie. Not only that, but, one written by David S. Goyer (“Dark City,” “Man of Steel,” “Blade”). No really, it could’ve happened! “I wrote an unproduced Star Wars movie that Guillermo del Toro was going to direct,” Goyer told Josh Horowitz. Who, understandably, did a HOLD UP pause to get more info. “I have six follow-ups. When?! Tell me something!””Yeah, it was about 4 years ago,” Goyer said. “And I also wrote- I have an…

“You ARE the brother!”Daytime talkshow legend Maury Povich retired in 2021, after 31 years of countless episodes. He’s recently said he’d come back for one special episode though. As we’ve reported on several times, there may be a possibility that co-stars and BFFs Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are related. It’s come up more than once, and Maury says he’d absolutely come out of retirement to read the results of a DNA test. “I would come out of retirement. We could do primetime, ‘DNA, Maury’s back with Woody and Matthew,’” Povich told E! News. “I’ll even get my showtime color…

However you may fee about “The Hunger Games,” that’s not stopping a prequel film from hitting theaters later this year. “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” takes us 64 years before the story of Katniss Everdeen and HER Hunger Games. This is a very different Panem, but, there is at least one familiar face on his rise to power. Like it’s source material, this film will tell the story of young Coriolanus Snow (later President Snow, who matches wills with Katniss Everdeen). It’s early in the days of The Capitol. The big war which created the world as we know…

We hope enough time has gone by that you’ve watched episode 5 of Disney+’s “Ahsoka” series. It was a PRETTY big deal for fans of the character, as well as fans of the “Star Wars” prequel films. Obviously, Hadyen Christensen returned to the galaxy far, far away in “Obi Wan Kenobi” opposite Ewan McGregor, but we were delighted to see him appear alongside Rosario Dawson, as well. Episode 5, titled “Shadow Warrior,” had a reunion for a former padawan and her former master. Anakin appears to Ahsoka, to continue her training, following her….let’s call it a defeat…in the previous episode.…

Physical media is one of those things we’ll forever be in favor of. Know how some of the streaming services started removing titles? Obviously owning a DVD, Blu-ray, and/or 4K of something means you SHOULD be able to continue to watch it. This is what’s been so interesting about Netflix suddenly offering physical releases of some of their most recent titles, like “The Sandman” and “Cobra Kai.” This brings us to the news that Guillermo del Toro’s recent “Pinocchio” take for the streaming service IS in fact getting a physical release. Thanks to Criterion, you’ll be able to have the…

Yes yes, we know- another story about “Dune.” BUT, maybe this is something you didn’t know about David Lynch’s classic [FIGHT. US.] 1984 version of Frank Herbert’s seminal piece of science fiction. It originally had a very different ending than the one we got. As detailed in Max Evry’s “A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune – An Oral History” book (which releases Sept. 19th), the originally planned ending was more in line with the source text. As you probably know, the film was plagued with studio and producer interference, causing chaos with the final cut. Evry goes into detail…