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Before he was Superman, before The Witcher, and long before he became one of Hollywood’s go-to action heroes, Henry Cavill tried his hand at a quirky musical fairytale — and it’s finally back for streaming, courtesy of Roku’s brand-new subscription service, Howdy. What a fun name.

Launching August 5 for just $2.99 a month, Howdy is the latest offering from Roku, giving subscribers access to “thousands” of hours of library movies and TV shows from studios like Lionsgate, Warner Bros. Discovery, and FilmRise. At launch, titles like Elvis, Mad Max: Fury Road, Back to the Future, Weeds, and Party Down will be available — but tucked inside the lineup is one of Cavill’s most curious career relics: 2006’s Red Riding Hood. It needs to be seen to be believed.

Directed by Grease filmmaker Randal Kleiser, this modern musical retelling of Charles Perrault’s classic fable cast a 23-year-old Cavill as the Hunter — a charming,...

Chicago – Filmmaker Michelle Danner has taken on a comedy, one we can all relate to, a family laugh fest “The Italians.” Yes, it involves a loud and loving Italian family who like to make chaos more chaotic. Ms. Danner also takes a lead role as Angelina, the matriarch of the expressive clan.The digital release is April 11th on Prime.

‘The Italians,’ Directed by Michelle Danner

Photo credit: Sc Global

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Angelina (Michelle Danner), her husband Vincenzo (Rob Estes) and their son Nico (Matthew Daddario) have the Italian family loyalty that transcends everything. However, when Nico brings over his new girlfriend Lily (Abigail Breslin) to meet the parents, Angelina immediately disapproves. Soon everyone in the the family’s orbit are drawn into the chaos … Angelina’s brother Sal (David DeLuise), opinionated grandma Lucia (Lanie Kazan), as well as Nico’s ex-girlfriend Geena (Olivia Luccardi) and the local priest Father Joe...

On Monday March 3 2025, Axs TV broadcasts Hell’s Kitchen!

8 Chefs Compete Season 15 Episode 11 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” titled “8 Chefs Compete,” promises to deliver intense competition and culinary creativity. This episode will air on Axs TV and features a unique twist that will challenge the remaining chefs in a new way. With only one chef allowed in the kitchen at a time, teamwork and strategy will be put to the test.

In this episode, the teams will need to prepare three entrees, each featuring a different protein. This task will require careful planning and execution, as the chefs must work efficiently while relying on their teammates to support them from the sidelines. The pressure will be high, and every decision made in the kitchen could lead to success or failure.

Adding to the excitement, actress Lainie Kazan and comedian Bill Engvall will be special guests for the dinner service.

"She's not Italian, okay, she doesn't want children, and now she insults my cooking?!" Uh oh, danger. An official trailer has debuted for an indie comedy called The Italians, the latest creation from the filmmaker Michelle Danner - who also stars in this as Angelina. The film originally premiered last year at the LA Italia Festival and it will be out on VOD to watch in April this spring. A traditional Italian-American family meets their sons new girlfriend, who is Not Italian. Plenty of antics and arguments and comedy ensue. Danner adds this intro: "This is a deeply touching story about loving family, forgiving family and irresistible Italian food." Grande! The indie comedy stars Abigail Breslin, along with Matthew Daddario, Lainie Kazan, Olivia Luccardi, David DeLuise, Perrey Reeves, Rob Estes, Michelle Danner, Luca Riemma, and Roger Gershman. This seems amusing and especially delicious - all this amazing Italian food being served throughout the film.

The excitement is building for the upcoming episode of “Hell’s Kitchen,” titled “8 Chefs Compete.” This thrilling installment, airing on March 3, 2025, at 12:00 Pm on Axs TV, promises to keep fans on the edge of their seats. With only eight chefs remaining in the competition, the stakes are higher than ever as they face a unique challenge in the kitchen.

In this episode, the teams will have to work with a twist: only one chef is allowed in the kitchen at a time. This means that teamwork and strategy will be crucial as they prepare three different entrees, each featuring a different protein. The pressure will be intense, and viewers can expect to see how each chef manages their time and collaborates with their teammates. The challenge will test not only their cooking skills but also their ability to communicate under pressure.

Adding to the excitement, actress Lainie Kazan and...

Who is the creator of the Marvel Comics universe? It's a trick question, with too many possible answers for a correct one, but most would probably say former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee. Others, though, will contend more credit should go to Lee's greatest collaborator (with apologies to Steve Ditko): Jack Kirby. In "Fantastic Four," writer Mark Waid and artist Mike Wieringo depicted the Marvel Universe's God, the one above all, as being Jack Kirby himself.

The co-creator of Captain America with Joe Simon back in the day, Kirby saw his most prolific work in the 1960s. He and Lee created the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, Galactus and the Silver Surfer, the Hulk, the X-Men, Magneto, the Mighty Thor, and more. The dispute comes from the idea that Lee misrepresented his earned credit; that Kirby was doing most of the work and Lee was only performing his duties as an editor.

Hollywood employment can be great fodder for buzzy comedies, from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock. But one sitcom that may have been ahead of its time was The Famous Teddy Z, which debuted on CBS 35 years ago on Sept. 18, 1989.

Created by Hugh Wilson, the series starred Jon Cryer as Teddy Zakalokis, a mailroom worker at a fictional UTA — Unlimited Talent Agency — who punches Hollywood’s top actor shortly after meeting him and is soon picked by the Marlon Brando-esque star to be his rep. The concept was inspired by the real-life story of young McA agent Jay Kanter, who became Brando’s rep after picking him up at a train station.

Cryer had landed a CBS deal off the success of Pretty in Pink, but producer Richard Dubin preferred another on-the-rise actor, Ben Stiller, who also auditioned. “I thought that Jon, while a very able and journeyman actor,...

Big Barda subverts comic tropes by stripping down for battle against mind-controlled male models. Birds of Prey addresses comics' legacy of appealing to a certain image, while empowering female characters. Barda's unblushing nudity presents an intimidating rather than provocative image, showcasing the team's strength.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Birds of Prey #8Big Barda, a New God and member of the Birds of Prey, bares all in a battle that subverts one of comics' oldest tropes. The new team led by Black Canary has been called on to investigate an issue with some mind-control clothing. The Birds of Prey, a team canonically comprised of DC's most finely-feathered female heroes, turn the male gaze on its head in this fashion-packed undercover operation.

When Vixen's fashion line is linked to a series of crimes, she goes to Black Canary and Batgirl for assistance. In Birds of Prey #8, by Kelly Thompson, Javier Pina,...

After the March 28 friends, family, and industry screening for Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” at Universal’s CityWalk AMC in IMAX, reactions were wild. Some said it was his most ambitious film since “Apocalypse Now;” another described it to Puck as “batshit crazy.” Made for $120 million and bankrolled entirely by Coppola through the sale of one of his vineyards, it incorporates new VFX techniques — ones, the filmmakers hope, will be seen on the biggest screens possible.

For that to happen, it will need a major theatrical deal and the filmmakers are now in talks with distributors and major studios. However, those entities have been particularly risk averse these days — and while Coppola is a legend, he hasn’t made a commercial success in three decades.

The film’s stars include Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, and Giancarlo Esposito; maybe, say, Paramount or Universal want to be back in the Coppola business.

Ben Lanzarone, the composer, arranger, musical director and pianist who wrote music for such shows as Dynasty, Happy Days, Mr. Belvedere and The Tracey Ullman Show, has died. He was 85.

Lanzarone died Friday in his Los Angeles home of lung cancer, his family announced.

The Brooklyn native toured with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Art Garfunkel, Mary Travers, Anthony Newley, Petula Clark, Lainie Kazan and Mason Williams and for Broadway served as the musical director on the original 1972-1980 production of Grease and arranger on 1972’s Via Galactica and 1975’s Truckload.

His long association with TV producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer resulted in scores for Dynasty, The Colbys, The Love Boat, Vega$, Matt Houston and Hotel.

And for production companies led by Thomas Miller, Edward Milkis and/or Bob Boyett, he came up with music for episodes of Happy Days (including the one in 1977 when Henry Winkler’s...

Composer Ben Lanzarone, whose work was featured in television shows such as “Happy Days,” “The Love Boat” and “Dynasty,” died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on Feb. 16. He was 85.

Lanzarone received ASCAP’s “Most Performed Composer Award” for his work composing television scores. He wrote for episodes of “The Tracy Ullman Show,” “The Jay Leno Comedy Hour” and” Mr. Belvedere.” In association with Aaron Spelling and Doug Cramer, he composed many scores for “Dynasty,” “The Love Boat,” “Vegas,” “Matt Houston,” “The Colbys” and “Hotel.” In addition, he wrote the music for numerous episodes of “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “Mork and Mindy.”

Also an arranger, musical director and pianist, Lanzarone became a force in popular music when he began associating with Bob Crewe and Charles Fox. Lanzarone’s album “In Classic Form” came as a result of their collaboration, showing off his talent as a classical and jazz pianist.

Rita McKenzie, known for staging the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history, died Feb. 17 in Los Angeles days before her 77th birthday. She succumbed to what her family described as a long-term illness.

A powerhouse stage voice and theatrical personality, McKenzie’s 1988 off-Broadway one-woman show, Ethel Merman’s Broadway, became the longest-running one- woman show in theatrical history.

McKenzie had a wide theatrical resume. She played Lita Encore in the Los Angeles premiere of Ruthless! The Musical and reprised the role in the recent New York revival of the show.

She also performed a wide range of stage roles throughout the U..S , including Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, appeared in the 50th Anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun, played Rose in Gypsy, and starred in a three-year U.S. tour of Neil Simon’s The Female Odd Couple, co-starring with Barbara Eden.

Additionally, she was the opening act...

Rita McKenzie, the actress and singer best known for her boisterous performances in the one-woman show Ethel Merman’s Broadway, died Saturday in Los Angeles after a long illness, her husband, talent agent Scott Stander, announced. She was 76.

McKenzie first starred on stage as the powerful Merman — star of such iconic Broadway hits as Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy and Hello, Dolly! — in New York in 1988.

Belting out tunes like “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “I Got Rhythm” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” McKenzie toured throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia in what many consider the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history.

She also starred in parts that Merman made famous: Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes!, the gunslinger in a 50th anniversary tour of Annie Get Your Gun and Rose in Gypsy.

Watch her perform here.

A native of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, McKenzie starred...

Francis Ford Coppola adds a further six minutes, as One From The Heart Reprise is set to land on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in March.

While he puts together his pretty much self-funded $100m+ passion project Megaolopolis, Francis Ford Coppola is also continuing to tune some of his older movies. This time? It’s One From The Heart that he’s reworked, with a new edition of the film going by the name One From The Heart Reprise.

The movie dates back to 1982, and is a musical comedy drama that was heavily billed as from the director of The Godfather I & II and Apocalypse Now. The film being advertised was nothing like those though. It was headlined by Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan and Harry Dean Stanton, and it fell hard at the box office.

Costing $26m and with Coppola relying on independent funding to get it made,...

Francis Ford Coppola’s “One From the Heart: Reprise” is getting a restored re-release.

The 1982 film, which follows a couple in Las Vegas, landed a “Reprise” cut with more than 19 minutes of additional footage in September 2023, debuting at the Venice Film Festival. Overseen by Coppola, the 4K restoration of the “Reprise” cut comes courtesy of distributor Rialto Pictures, which will release the film in select theaters on January 19.

“I’ve always loved ‘One from the Heart,’ despite the disruption it caused in my dreams for American Zoetrope,” Coppola said. “However, there is magic in cinema and while preparing this film for 4K, it was apparent I could refine the story. This new version is an improvement in many ways and I am proud of what was achieved with ‘One from the Heart: Reprise.'”

“One From the Heart” centers on Hank (Frederic Forrest} and Frannie (Teri Garr) who break up on their fifth anniversary.

While Francis Coppola plans to set cinema alight in 2024 with his final epic Megalopolis, the Oscar-winner will begin the year with a revisit of one his most misunderstood efforts, One From The Heart. That’s the 1981 picture that Coppola threw himself into so hard, creatively and financially, that his American Zoetrope had to declare bankruptcy when it failed to draw audiences. It took Coppola years to build back his fortune with film hits and a win empire, to the current situation where he was able to self finance the $100 million+ Megalopolis.

Specialty distributor Rialto Pictures is bringing a brand-new 4K restoration of One From The Heart: Reprise to theaters on January 19. Coppola supervised the reprise cut, which will be released in New York and Los Angeles before rolling out to additional cities across the U.S. StudioCanal and Park Circus will be releasing the film in cinemas and home entertainment...

Exclusive: Film director Michelle Danner has finished Principal Photography on The Italians, a quirky dramedy about family, love and Italian cooking. With Federico Verardi as director of Photography, the film finished shooting in LA. The film stars Matthew Daddario, Rob Estes, David DeLuise, Perrey Reeves, Olivia Luccardi, with Lainie Kazan and Abigail Breslin.

Written by Lisa Visca, The Italians shows the Vitali Family, an Italian-American family, as they meet their son’s new fiance who is decidedly Not Italian.

Danner states: “This is a deeply touching story about loving family, forgiving family and irresistible Italian food.”

The Italians is Danner’s eighth directorial project following on the heels of her latest success, “Miranda’s Victim,” was released this fall and told the incredible true story about the creation of the Miranda Warning after the brutal assault on 18 year old Patricia Weir.

Danner is also an acting teacher and co-founder of the...

By the time "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" hit theaters this year, a whole lot had happened between the popular franchise's second installment and its third. On screen, Nick (Louis Mandylor) got separated, Maria (Lainie Kazan) developed dementia, and Ian (John Corbett) retired. Offscreen, Andrea Martin gained new stardom playing demon-hunting nun Sister Andrea in the Paramount+ series "Evil," while the cast also lost one co-star -- Michael Constantine, who passed away in 2021.

The new movie's plot hinges around the aftermath of patriarch Gus' (Constantine) death, as Toula (Nia Vardalos) explains in the film's trailer that it was Gus' last wish that the family visit his childhood village in Greece. Thus, instead of a wedding, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" actually centers around a family reunion with all the cultural flair you'd expect from the Portokalos family. If you missed the movie in theaters, you won't have to...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 will be released for streaming on Peacock on November 3, just two months after its theatrical release. The film faced a lukewarm reception from critics and only grossed $38 million worldwide, marking a decline from the previous films in the franchise. The absence of Michael Constantine, who passed away in 2021, and the decline in box office performance raise concerns for the future of the franchise.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3's streaming release date on Peacock has been revealed. Released in theaters on September 18, the third film in the franchise follows Toula after Gus' death as she attempts to find her late father's childhood friends in Greece for a family reunion. It is the first installment not to star Michael Constantine, who passed away in 2021, though the My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 cast does feature the return of Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor,...

Netflix Debuts Trailer for Part 1 of “The Crown” Final Season

Closer than ever to coronation, Netflix has released the trailer for Part 1 of the sixth and final season of its hit period drama “The Crown.”

The final season of the series will span 1997-2005 with the four-episode Part One depicting the relationship between Princess Diana (Elizabeth Debicki) and Dodi Fayed (Khalid Abdalla) and the 1997 car crash in Paris that killed them.

Watch the trailer for “The Crown” Season 6, Part 1 below:

The 21-time Emmy winner will also star Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Claudia Harrison as Princess Anne, Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles, Bertie Carvel as Tony Blair, and Salim Daw as Mohamed Al Fayed, as well as Rufus Kampa as Prince William and Fflyn Edwards as Prince Harry in Part 1 and Ed McVey as William,...

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and its sequels have been a stepping stone for many actors, propelling them to success in their careers. The sequels may not have replicated the same success as the first film, but they have added depth to the characters and acted as milestones for the cast. The primary cast members of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" have been actively involved in various movies, TV shows, and upcoming projects throughout the years.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a turning point for many actors involved in the movie, and since its release, they have come a long way in their careers. Although My Big Fat Greek Wedding did not initially have a lot of buzz surrounding its release, the rom-com movie became a sleeper hit after premiering in 2002. Twenty after its release, the film is considered a rom-com classic and, as a result, has spawned two sequels.

Always trust the nuns.

Warner Bros. and New Line’s The Nun II kicked off the fall box office with a pleasing $32.6 million domestic opening from 3,726 theaters, more than enough to scare away The Equalizer 3 and win the weekend. Moviegoers between ages 18 and 34 made up a whopping 67 percent of ticket buyers, while the pic skewed slightly female (52 percent).

In 2018, The Nun opened to $53.8 million domestically on its way to earning $365.6 million at the worldwide box office — the top showing for any title in The Conjuring horror franchise, not adjusted for inflation. While the sequel’s domestic start came in behind the first film’s debut, no one is complaining. Overall domestic revenue for the weekend hit an estimated $88.9 million, up 118 percent over the same year last weekend.

Overseas, The Nun II launched to a rousing $52.7 million from 69 markets for an early foreign tally of $52.7 million, including scoring the biggest...

“The Nun II” spooked the box office with $13 million on opening day, including $3.1 million in previews.

The ninth and latest chapter in Warner Bros. “Conjuring” series is expected to open around to $31.3 million this weekend from 3,728 locations, a drop from the record-setting original movie but enough to surpass Denzel Washington and Sony’s “The Equalizer 3.” The 2018 “Nun” original scored the highest opening of a movie in the “Conjuring” universe with $53.8 million, and it’s the series’ highest-grossing worldwide with $365.5 million.

Taissa Farmiga and Bonnie Aarons return as Sister Irene and the titular Nun, respectively, with Jonas Bloquet, Storm Reid and Anna Popplewell joining the franchise. Filmmaker Michael Chaves returns to the series after previously directing “The Curse of La Llorona” and “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.”

“The Nun II” is aiming to land in the middle of the “Conjuring” universe, likely beating the opening weekends of...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 brings back the Portokalos family for a fun trip to Greece, full of shenanigans and humor, but it falls short of the charm and excitement of the previous films. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a major letdown, with repetitive plot points, dry jokes, and a lack of excitement and pacing. It fails to maintain the spirit of the first film. My Big Fat Greek Wedding is the best of the three films, with an outstanding emotional throughline, genuine humor, and a focused and well-paced narrative. It is touching, hilarious, and relatable, drawing from the writer's own life experiences.

Written and directed by Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 has been released in theaters, but it’s hard not to compare the third installment to the previous two films...

Warner Bros.’ New Line movie division should have no trouble scaring off the competition and winning this weekend’s box office contest. The Nun II — which officially kicks off the fall season after a busy summer — is hoping to open to $30 million domestically or more after earning $3.1 million in Thursday previews.

In 2018, The Nun opened to $53.8 million domestically on its way to grossing a stellar $365.6 million at the worldwide box office, the top showing for any title in The Conjuring horror franchise, not adjusted for inflation (that included a preview gross of $5.4 million).

“You can’t keep a good demon down — not when they can still bring in the crowds,” writes Frank Scheck in his review of the sequel for The Hollywood Reporter.

Set in 1956, the sequel sees Taissa Farmiga — the real-life sister of Conjuring star Vera Farmiga — return as Sister Irene, who, despite her gentle demeanor, can handle any demonic challenge.

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on September 7th, 2023, reviewing “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” the third film that highlights that wacky Greek family. In theaters on September 8th.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

Nia Vardalos is back as Toula, the Greek bride from the classic first film and now the middle aged Mom of college daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris) and wife of Ian (John Corbett). The dying wish of Toula’s father is that she take his journal about his hometown Greek village and deliver it back to his childhood friends. When the gang take the trip to the village, with Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin) and Aunt Frieda (Maria Vacratsis), as well as brother Nick (Louis Mandylor), it’s not what they expect, since the village seems to only be populated by a wacky mayor named Victory (Melinda Kotse-lou) and a scary...

(L to R) John Corbett as “Ian”, Maria Vacratsis as “Aunt Frieda”, Melina Kotselou as “Victory”, Nia Vardalos as “Toula”, Elena Kampouris as “Paris”, Andrea Martin as “Aunt Voula”, and Elias Kacavas as “Aristotle” in writer/director Nia Vardalos’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features

Did we need a My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3? Somebody thought so. Sure, the first one was charming, a word-of-mouth surprise hit romantic comedy, with both laughs and love in a big, close Greek-American family, when a young woman, Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), upends family expectations by marrying a non-Greek man, Ian Miller (John Corbett). There has already been one sequel, and despite the sequels’ titles, Toula is not getting married again, as she is still married to that first non-Greek guy from the original movie. What both sequels do is let us spend more time with the large,...

Image: Focus Features Way back in 2002, a relatively obscure little indie film achieved the seemingly impossible, capturing the imagination of audiences and racking up more than $350 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time. Written by and starring Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding centered on the shy,...

Image: Focus Features

Way back in 2002, a relatively obscure little indie film achieved the seemingly impossible, capturing the imagination of audiences and racking up more than $350 million at the worldwide box office, becoming the highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time. Written by and starring Nia Vardalos, My Big Fat Greek Wedding centered on the shy,...

Ever been invited to a family reunion you had no desire to attend? You may be tired of seeing your relatives and listening to their familiar routines, which can be downright annoying at times. But then you force yourself to go and you find that you have a good time after all, at least for a little while.

That’s roughly the experience of seeing My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, the latest chapter in the saga of the eccentric Portokalas family previously seen in the wildly popular 2002 original and its much less successful 2016 sequel (the less said about the short-lived 2003 sitcom spin-off My Big Fat Greek Life, the better). If you enjoyed spending time with Nia Vardalos’ Toula and the rest of her extended clan, you’ll probably have a good time again, even if the characters and jokes are wearing thin with repetition.

And as a special treat,...

“Give me a word, any word,” Michael Constantine’s Gus Portokalos implored to anyone who would listen in 2002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding, “and I’ll show you how the root of that word is Greek.” The old man’s words recur early on in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, spoken not by the Portokalos patriarch (Constantine himself died in 2021), but by his grieving daughter, Toula (Nia Vardalos), reminding her own daughter, Paris (Elena Kampouris), of Gus’s grinning legacy and the gaping hole he’s left behind.

Toula is doing her father’s voice and smiling when she delivers that tribute, but there are tears in her eyes too. The laughs here, for both characters and audiences, tend to echo through the gauze of nostalgia, making the film an unexpectedly moving entry in the franchise, if not an uproariously funny one. It’s certainly the most successful sequel,...

Back in 2002, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” introduced mainstream audiences to all the heartwarming moments, overbearing relatives, and downright craziness of coming from a large Greek-American family. Somehow, Nia Vardalos’ breakout rom-com spurred a two-decade-long trilogy; sadly, the third installment relies too heavily on its stunning Corfu scenery instead of an actual plot.

This is Vardalos’ first time in the director’s chair for the trilogy that she penned; “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is also Vardalos’ sophomore directorial effort overall. It shows. Jokes fall flat while attempts at seriousness are downright hilarious in their off-tone delivery.

Vardalos is back as Toula Portakolos, the new head of the family after her father Gus passed away and her mother (Lainie Kazan) now suffers from dementia. Toula is determined to carry out her dad’s last wish of bringing his old journal to his childhood friends, whom he left in their...

Nia Vardalos stars as “Toula” and John Corbett stars as “Ian” in writer/director Nia Vardalos’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features It was a big fat Greek reunion for John Corbett, as he reunited with Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides, and several other actors who have appeared in the Big Fat Greek Wedding films. Working with the other returning cast members on My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, Corbett told said, it was easy to rekindle that old chemistry and pick up where they’d left off. (Click on the media bar below to hear John Corbett) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/John_Corbett_My_Big_Fat_Greek_Wedding_3_.mp3 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 opens in theaters on Friday.

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If all you knew about Francis Ford Coppola’s epic-scale 1982 musical “One from the Heart” was that it’s reportedly “brain food” for the “Joker” sequel “Folie à Deux”, you might think it was more successful. Coppola’s first film after a decade-long run that included two “Godfathers,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Conversation” is a nostalgic musical about two ordinary people trying to rekindle their romance on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

A kitsch throwback in the vein of “New York, New York,” it was an even bigger disaster, and ultimately more ruinous for its director. Costing nearly twice its initial $15 million budget (admittedly not a terrible ratio for Coppola), it grossed only $8 million. Within 18 months, Coppola’s studio was bankrupt and, by 1992, he’d filed for a third time.

A new “refined” cut and 4K-scanned restoration, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, is a reminder of the technical...

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 is available to stream on Max and offers an endearing story that blends Greek-American culture with a classic rom-com premise. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 can be watched on NBC's Peacock streaming service and reunites the charming cast, despite not capturing the magic of the original film. Both movies can also be rented or purchased on various platforms such as Microsoft Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Store, YouTube TV, Vudu by Fandango, Redbox, DirecTV, and AMC Theaters On Demand.

With My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 hitting theaters, diehard fans and casual viewers alike might be wondering where to watch My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel. The rare romantic comedy to spawn a franchise, Nia Vardalos' 2002 indie film, is something of a phenomenon. Brimming with iconic quotes, My Big Fat Greek Wedding earned Vardalos an Oscar nomination...

Twice a month Joe Lipsett will dissect a new Amityville Horror film to explore how the “franchise” has evolved in increasingly ludicrous directions. This is “The Amityville IP.”

There’s something frustrating about a film that begins with a lot of potential, and then thoroughly squanders it.

Writer/director Daniel Farrands’ The Amityville Murders is one such film. It’s one of the few “true” entries from the last dozen or so films, in that it actually tackles the Amityville story by focusing on the true crime murders of the DeFeo family. It’s well-shot, looks good, has mostly decent (albeit broad) performances.

These are all things that many of the IP cash-grab entries have been lacking.

Unfortunately it’s also incredibly sensational, relies too heavily on repetitive supernatural elements, and – most egregiously – features a distasteful ending that highlights Farrands’ unfortunate tendency to exploit real life tragedy for cash.

If the name sounds familiar,...

Clockwise from upper left: Napoleon (Columbia/AppleTV+), The Marvels (Disney), Wish (Disney),

A Haunting In Venice (20th Century Studios), The Exorcist: Believer (Universal)Graphic: Libby McGuire

For those who embraced the summer of 2023’s great pop culture phenomenon, Barbenheimer, not only would the cast and crew of each film like to thank you,...

As has become standard in recent years, our annual fall and winter film preview comes with something of an asterisk: it’s (another!) unpredictable time for movies, right down to when we might even expect to see them. With both the WGA and SAG-afra strikes still winding on, everything from production to promotion has been disrupted for many new features, and the entire calendar remains in flux.

And yet, even with those very valid concerns in place, the next three months at the multiplex (and beyond) offer a bounty of exciting new films. We’re talking new films from Martin Scorsese, Pablo Larraín, Sofia Coppola, Todd Haynes, Emerald Fennell, David Fincher, Jonathan Glazer, Taika Waititi, Justine Triet, Wes Anderson, and Yorgos Lanthimos. Jeff Nichols is back, as is Godfrey Reggio and the juicy stars of “Chicken Run.” Festival faves like Christos Nikou, Kristoffer Borgli, and Chloe Domont make a play for further dominance.

The official poster for the upcoming film My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 has just been released. Check out it out below, as well as the film’s trailer (above).

From writer and director Nia Vardalos, the worldwide phenomenon My Big Fat Greek Wedding is coming back to theaters with a brand-new adventure. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns. Opa!

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Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor, with Lainie Kazan, and Andrea Martin Director: Nia Vardalos Writer: Nia Vardalos Producer: Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3is only in theaters on Friday, September 8, 2023!

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Nia Vardalos' romantic comedy series is back for a third helping, as My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is set to hit theaters later this year on September 8. Nearly six years after the Portokalos family last graced our screens in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2, the clan returns to embark on a journey to Greece for a family reunion, at the last request of the late Gus Portokalos. With a poster for the upcoming film having now been released, Vardalos returns alongside John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gerry Mendicino, and Maria Vacratsis.

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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is the second movie sequel to Joel Zwick’s classic rom-com, and several of the original cast members return to reprise their roles for a fourth time in the beloved franchise. All three movies in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise, as well as the sequel series My Big Fat Greek Life​​​​​​, are filled with talented actors and actresses who use their comedic talents and palpable chemistry to transform this fairly simple narrative of love and family into something that’s become synonymous with comfort, warmth, and easy viewing.

Like the other two movies and the TV show, the story of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 focuses on the Portokalos family. This installment sees them all travel back to Greece for a family reunion that’s filled with twists and turns to keep things interesting. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is...

After years of waiting, Nia Vardalos' My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is finally on the way, and a lot of information about the upcoming film has been revealed. 2002's My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a surprise smash hit, and follows Toula Portokalos (Vardalos) as her impending wedding to a non-Greek man inspires her to grow closer to her cultural heritage. Praised for its charm and witty humor, the first installment in the franchise even earned Vardalos an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay. An unsuccessful television spinoff came shortly after, but it was the release of 2016's My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 that continued the series.

Both films in the franchise were box office smash hits, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding actually earned over $350 million (via Box Office Mojo) against a tiny budget. Unlike other successful franchises which rush out sequels on a nearly year-to-year basis,...

It’s a big fat Greek reunion with third entry in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. The official My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 trailer reveals Fotoula ‘Toula’ Portokalos (writer/director/actor Nia Vardalos) is keeping a promise to her late father to take the family back home and locate his old friends.

Among those reprising their roles are John Corbett as Ian Miller, Elena Kampouris as Paris Miller, Gia Carides as Nikki, Joey Fatone as Angelo, Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos, Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos, and Andrea Martin as Thiea Voula. Sadly, Michael Constantine, who played family patriarch Gus Portokalos in the first two films, passed away in August 2021.

Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman return as producers. Paul Brooks, Scott Niemeyer, and Steven Shareshian serve as executive producers.

The first My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a sleeper hit back in 2002 and still holds...

"You got us back to Greece. You're the head of the family now." Focus Features has unveiled an official trailer for the comedy sequel My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, this time written and directed by actress Nia Vardalos - in addition to starring in it again. The original My Big Fat Greek Wedding is considered an all-timer comedy classic, released in 2002. The sequel dropped in 2016, again written by Vardalos, and wasn't as big of a hit. This next one will follow the Portokalos family on a trip to Greece for a family reunion. Back to Greece again! It's actually produced by Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson for Playtone - they must be big fans of this series. The whole cast is back for more fun and food and Greek charm: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Gerry Mendicino, Joey Fatone,...

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was the true definition of a sleeper hit: a quirky romantic comedy that came out of nowhere to crack the top 10 at the 2002 box office and readily outgross the likes of "Minority Report," "Chicago," and "The Bourne Identity." (Just gonna let that sink in for a moment.) Now, 21 years later, Nia Vardalos' rom-com is giving rise to a trilogy with "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3" -- a sequel that, contrary to its title, may not actually involve a wedding at all.

What shenanigans, you might ask, is Fotoula "Toula" Portokalos (Vardalos) and her zany clan of relatives up to this time? Taking a trip to Greece for a family reunion, naturally! Unfortunately, the Portokalos' would-be carefree vacation is tinged with a lining of sadness due to the recent passing of patriarch Costas/"Gus." It's a touching nod to actor Michael Constantine's real-life death...

The My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 trailer showcases the return of one of America's most iconic families. The film is the third outing for the franchise, which began with the smash hit 2002 feature My Big Fat Greek Wedding, written by and starring Nia Vardalos. The film, which told the story of her character Toula Portokalos' attempt to have her impending nuptials to Ian Miller (John Corbett) go off without a hitch despite her intrusive and huge Greek-American family, was followed by the short-lived 2003 series My Big Fat Greek Life and had its first film sequel in 2016.

Focus Features shared the official trailer for the film just four months shy of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 release date on September 8. Check it out below:

The opening to the trailer reveals that Toula's father, who was played by the late Michael Constantine in the first two films, has passed away.

Our favorite Big Fat Greek Family is back in the first trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. Released courtesy of Focus Features, the first footage from the My Big Fat Greek Wedding threequel teases a big family reunion as we follow the Portokalos family on a trip to Greece. Check out the newly released trailer for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 below.

The My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise is all set to return to theaters with this brand-new adventure. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns as the sequel picks up with Toula and her family after the passing of Gus, Toula's father, whose last wish was for his children to visit his childhood village in Greece. Thus, the whole family packs a suitcase and...

Universal Pictures has debuted the trailer for the comedy ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.’

From writer and director Nia Vardalos, the worldwide phenomenon My Big Fat Greek Wedding is coming back to theatres with a brand-new adventure. Join the Portokalos family as they travel to a family reunion in Greece for a heartwarming and hilarious trip full of love, twists and turns. Opa!

(L to R) Elena Kampouris as “Paris”, Elias Kacavas as “Aristotle”, Andrea Martin as “Aunt Voula”, Nia Vardalos as “Toula”, Louis Mandylor as “Nick”, and John Corbett as “Ian” in director Nia Vardalos’ My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, a Focus Features release. Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features

Written and directed by Nia Vardalos – who also stars – the cast includes John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor, with Lainie Kazan, and Andrea Martin.

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How do you top not one but two Big Fat Greek Weddings? By having a Big Fat Greek Wedding that’s actually in Greece. Focus Features released the first trailer for “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” this Thursday, seeing the Portokalos family head off to the motherland.

First released in 2002, the original “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” tells the story of Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), a Greek woman in Chicago who falls in love and gets engaged to WASPy Ian Miller, but struggles to deal with her large Greek family during the wedding planning process. 2016 brought the film’s first sequel, which focused on Toula and Ian’s life as parents and a second wedding between Toula’s parents Maria (Lainie Kazan) and Gus (the late Michael Constantine).

The third film picks up with Toula and her family after the passing of Gus, whose last wish was for his...