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No genre stretches the imagination to the farthest reaches of possibility more than sci-fi, where the only limit is creativity. It’s a genre built on wonder, exploration and the thrill of discovery. Whether it’s a spacecraft journeying through space or aliens beyond understanding, the allure of sci-fi is universal. Yet, few films manifest youthful curiosity quite like Joe Dante’s Explorers.

Released in 1985, this under-the-radar gem managed to sidestep the blockbuster frenzy of its time to become a cult classic, one that still resonates with anyone – young or old – who has ever dreamed of building a spaceship in their backyard and flying off into the stars. Explorers captures the kind of wonder that only childhood can bring, where the impossible feels within reach. While the film may not have been a huge box-office success, it’s one that stands the test of time as a tribute to the...

Robert Picardo is an accomplished singer and actor whose career has lasted 45 years and shows no sign of slowing. He has been performing professionally since he was in college in the mid-1970s, appearing on stage in high-end productions like Leonard Bernstein's "Mass" and singing in his college a cappella choir. After college, he was recognized for his performance in a 1976 production of David Mamet's "Sexual Perversity in Chicago."

His movement to television was natural for a hard-working actor, starting with small roles in notable hit shows. He appeared on two episodes of "Kojak" in 1977 and has never had a "down" period since. He thereafter popped up in "Taxi," "Silver Spoons," "Alice," "Benson," "21 Jump Street," and 15 episodes of "The Wonder Years" as the hard-nosed Coach Cutlip, in addition to dozens of other TV shows that are too plentiful to list here. On the big screen, Picardo became...

As the latest Star Wars TV show, Skeleton Crew, comes to an end, you might be feeling nostalgic for the 1980s. The series takes a lot of inspiration from movies from this decade and re-purposes them to fit into the galaxy far, far away. Skeleton Crew is about a bunch of misfit kids who find something strange in the woods and go on the adventure of a lifetime. It's a classic '80s story. If there had been a Star Wars live-action TV show around the time of the original trilogy, it may well have looked like this.

If you're looking for more of the same after Skeleton Crew, then you're in luck, as there's a huge number of movies available to plug the gap left by this show. They'll get you feeling nostalgic over bike rides, summer holidays, and amazing adventures with friends.

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Novelization fans know the majority of literary tie-ins stick closely to their source materials rather than stray from them, but whenever one does make notable changes, they take notice. Gremlins is one such case. Indeed, the late George Gipe stayed true to the spirit of that Christmas spectacle we have all come to love and celebrate each winter, however, the author also took artistic license — primarily with the adorable face of the Gremlins franchise, to whom he gave an origin that is truly out of this world.

Everyone knows the gist of Gremlins by now: A small American town is overrun by monsters around Christmas, and only one young man — along with his strange new pet named “Gizmo” — can put an end to the holiday horror. Gipe, who also penned the novelizations for Back to the Future and Explorers, didn’t think to change the basic story of Joe Dante...

At the end of Pokemon Horizons season one, Amethio joins Friede, Liko, Roy, and Dot to battle against the shiny Rayquaza. After training with Hamber, Amethio now has the ability to Terastalize his Ceruledge into a Ghost-type, making him the second character to Terastalize their Pokémon. Friede was the first with his Charizard.

Although the battle was lost and Rayquaza escaped, Liko and Roy were inspired by watching Ceruledge and Charizard do their best. They desperately want to be taught how to Terastalize their Pokémon and, adding Dot into the mix, will soon begin their training. Terastalized Pokémon are likely to play a bigger role in season two, and these ten Pokemon are the ones fans want to see Terastalize most.

Chalce's Medicham Opens Its Third Eye Chalce Needs to Step Up Her Game to Stay Relevant

Of all the Explorers fans saw in season one, Chalce is the one fans know the least about.

The first two episodes of the new “Star Wars” show Skeleton Crew dropped on Disney+ last night at 9 Pm Est. I watched them this morning. While they are a fun 80s-style Spielberian/Lucas-esque show that reminds me of “The Goonies,” “Explorers,” and even “Treasure Planet,” they aren’t exactly “Star Wars” yet.

The show is going for the time period the original trilogy came from (70s and 80s). It definitely has throwbacks to the original trilogy. However, if you took the “Star Wars” references out and made them something else entirely, it wouldn’t change the story too much. That said, we still have six episodes to go, which could change.

Jude Law isn’t in the first two episodes all that much, as the story mostly focuses on the kids and how they get a starship. But the kids are mostly fun and interesting, each with a distinct personality.

It'll soon be time to return to a galaxy far, far away, as Skeleton Crew, the latest Star Wars show, arrives on Disney+ on December 2, and if you're a fan of this franchise, it's not to be missed.

It's been a mixed year for Star Wars, with The Bad Batch finishing strong back in May, and The Acolyte having a disappointing run on the streaming platform, but it looks like Skeleton Crew could be just what's needed to get things moving again.

The show follows a group of kids who make a discovery on their home planet, which leads to them going off on an adventure across the stars, running into all kinds of danger, and meeting up with Jod Na Nawood, a mysterious and possibly Force-sensitive character portrayed by Jude Law.

Looking at the promotional material for the show, it seems like this will be taking things back to basics,...

Look at some of the best sci-fi movies of all time, and chances are you'll find a whole bunch of mayhem. Destructive events and deadly encounters with the unknown often go with the territory, to the point that it can sometimes be difficult to envision a work of science fiction that doesn't rack up a significant body count before the end credits roll. 

But it doesn't always have to be that way. While mortal danger is an easy way to create stakes and showing people die is the easiest way to establish danger, there are plenty of methods of making a sci-fi project interesting without killing off half the cast. This doesn't mean that the space Marines have to put down their laser rifles and settle their differences with the alien invaders over a game of Canasta, either. Many sci-fi films have found ways to provide thrills without any fatalities...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5

Lieutenant Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) growing facial hair in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 is hilarious, and it's a running joke that parodies how Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) gradually changed his appearance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. In Star Trek: Lower Decks' final season on Paramount+, the USS Cerritos investigates dimensional rifts that lead to alternate Star Trek timelines. Meeting his confident, bearded doppelganger inspired Boimler to grow a beard of his own.

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine introduced Commander Benjamin Sisko, he had a full head of hair and was clean-shaven. Avery Brooks' most famous prior role was the bald, goateed Hawk in Spenser for Hire and A Man Called Hawk. Paramount Studios didn't want their 24th century Star Trek leading man to resemble a modern-day character so Brooks was given a mandate to adjust his look. Yet...

It’s hard to believe, but four-time Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke has celebrated almost four decades in the film business. Hawke made his film debut in Joe Dante‘s 1985 film, “Explorers.”

Although an accomplished Tony-nominated stage actor, Hawke is primarily celebrated for his work in movies. He is one of the few performers who has been a double Oscar nominee in both the acting category (“Training Day” and “Boyhood”) and writing (“Before Sunrise” and “Before Midnight”). Hawke has also been nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards (“Training Day” and “Boyhood”), as well as a Golden Globe nod for “Boyhood.”

Unquestionably, Hawke’s most notable film collaborations have been with writer/director Richard Linklater, who had the ability to bring out something extra in him. In three “Before” films — “Before Sunrise” (1995), “Before Sunset” (2004) and “Before Midnight” (2013) — Hawke broke hearts all over the world as Jesse with his relationship with Julie Delpy‘s Céline.

Director Joe Dante has expressed his surprise that his film The Burbs is set to be turned into a TV show. More here.

Last month, Peacock commissioned a straight-to-series order for a TV adaptation of The Burbs, the 1989 dark comedy that starred Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher. Despite being a worthy film, it’s often eclipsed by other movies from the same era, not least because both Tom Hanks and director Joe Dante both scored bigger hits around the same time.

In fact, nobody seems to be more surprised about the news than Dante himself, with the Gremlins director telling The Hollywood Reporter that, “I think my actual comment was ‘how are they going to make a whole TV series out of that story?’ As opposed to ‘I want to be the one to do it.’”

The original film saw Hanks, Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher situated in a perfect...

Joe Dante, the director of cult classics like Gremlins, Innerspace and The 'Burbs, has something to say about the upcoming Peacock series remake of the latter of these movies. The adaptation is set to star Keke Palmer (Nope) and will be executive-produced by Brian Grazer and Seth MacFarlane, but despite having a strong team behind it, Dante seems to have his doubts about the necessity of the project.

The director is currently promoting Gremlins: The Wild Batch, the second part of the Max original animated series (the first season was called Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai) based on the iconic characters brought to life in Dante's 1984 feature produced by Steven Spielberg. While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he used the opportunity to wish Peacock good luck with their remake of The 'Burbs, but added a small pinch of sarcasm to the end of it.

Good luck to them. Its kind of a one-off story.

Warning: Spoilers for Pokmon Horizons episode #65Pokmon Horizons has just set the stage for a massive change which the original series always shied away from: a true redemption arc for its villain. While it's looking increasingly likely that Pokmon Horizons' Amethio may be in line for a redemption, the original series never really offered the same opportunity to Jessie and James, even as the series ended.

Episode #65 of Pokmon Horizons focused on Amethio and Liko, who were trapped in a cave together after Amethio's alleged teammates betrayed him and triggered a cave-in deliberately. Being stuck together in a cold cave, Amethio and Liko had the chance to speak to one another in a non-adversarial way for once, and Liko made note of the fact that Amethio is far more honorable than his colleagues in the Explorers tend to be.

The pair eventually worked together to escape the cave, then went their separate ways--but this,...

Joe Dante, best known for directing 1984's "Gremlins" and its sequel, thrives in the 1950s B-movie genre. Flashes of cartoon comedy can also be found in his work, such as 2003's "Looney Tunes: Back in Action," along with satirical dark comedic aspects in films like "The Burbs." The '80s experienced a boom in sci-fi adjacent films that mimicked the Spielbergian formula where the wondrous nostalgia of childhood mixed with the otherworldly awe of extraterrestrial existence, and Dante incorporated aspects of this in his 1985 science fantasy, "Explorers."

There are several factors behind the commercial failure that greeted the film on its release: a rushed production, along with the release of "Back to the Future" around the same time, overshadowed most of the film's merits, which were appraised positively by critics at the time. Although "Explorers" is no "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," the film's innate charm helped it garner a cult following over the years,...

I have a theory about why, in-universe, Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) decided to shave his head bald and grow a goatee in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Sisko was a Starfleet Commander when he was assigned to run Deep Space Nine, a former Cardassian space station orbiting the planet Bajor. Commander Sisko began Star Trek: Deep Space Nine clean-shaven and with a full head of hair, and there wasn't a direct explanation within the series for what prompted Benjamin to drastically change his look (for the better).

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4's premiere, "The Way of the Warrior," introduced the new-look Captain Benjamin Sisko. Although it took three seasons of DS9, Sisko was finally promoted to Captain, but the transformation wasn't complete until Ben shaved his head and grew his goatee. In addition, Sisko gained command of his own starship, the USS Defiant. All of these additions...

Ethan Hawke has an impressive filmography thanks to his long-standing career in Hollywood. Making his film debut with Explorers in 1985, he continues to expand his portfolio with a new project, Blue Moon. This project is quite special also because he is reuniting with Richard Linklater, who will be directing the movie.

Ethan Hawke in Training Day / Warner Bros. Pictures

However, their reunion wasn’t an easy task. In a new interview, the former delved into the project details, stating that the director made him wait for over a decade, and the reason will surprise you.

Richard Linklater Made Ethan Hawke Wait for 12 Years for Blue Moon

Ethan Hawke is no stranger to long-term collaborations, especially with acclaimed director Richard Linklater.

Their previous collaboration includes Before Sunrise trilogy, Boyhood (2014), Waking Life (2001), and Last Flag Flying (2017) among others. The duo is bringing another interesting project, Blue Moon, which has an interesting backstory for the actor.

Ira Steven Behr brought a more realistic, character-driven approach to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, distinct from The Next Generation. Behr's focus on friendships and downtime activities, like O'Brien and Bashir getting drunk, set DS9 apart from Tng's formality. Behr's influence on modern Star Trek shows, like Discovery and Strange New Worlds, highlights the enduring impact of DS9's character-driven storytelling.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine showrunner Ira Steven Behr identified a "breath of reality" that defined the Star Trek: The Next Generation spinoff from its parent show. Deep Space Nine was specifically designed by Rick Berman and Michael Piller to stand out from Tng; DS9's cast of characters included both Federation and non-Federation officers, and it was set on a space station instead of a starship. However, when Ira Steven Behr took over the running of DS9 in season 3, he made an effort to further establish a very...

Chase Masterson almost played Jake Sisko's girlfriend but ended up as Leeta in Deep Space Nine, a character that made a lasting impact. Leeta's relationship with Rom, brother of Quark, continued even after Deep Space Nine, leading to Ferengi negotiating Federation membership. Deep Space Nine's season 3 saw key additions with Leeta and Eddington, and the arrival of Kasidy Yates, Captain Sisko's great love.

Best known for playing Leeta, the wife of Rom (Max Grodnchik) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Chase Masterson almost played the girlfriend of Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton). Leeta debuted in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 22, "Explorers", where she was introduced as a potential love interest for Doctor Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig). Bashir and Leeta's relationship lasted for a year before she found true love with Rom, the brother of Ferengi bartender Quark (Armin Shimerman). Rom and Leeta continue to make a positive impact...

Warning: Spoilers for Pokmon Horizons, Episode 54

Friede discovers the secret of the stolen "Eternal Blessing," leading to the reveal of the Explorers' leader, Gibeon. The pink mist from Terapagos is associated with Rakurium, a key substance in the Explorer's plans. Gibeon plans to capture Terapagos to secure more Rakurium, potentially granting him immortality.

The villains of Pokmon Horizons have been one of the biggest mysteries in the series--just who are they, and what do they want with Terapagos? It was previously revealed that the Explorers began as an organization which supported the legendary adventurer Lucius, so how did this group turn to evil? Fortunately, Pokmon Horizons finally has some answers, even if they mostly raise more questions.

Recently, the story has focused primarily on Liko, Roy, and Dot as they travel Paldea and complete their Terastal training, which has brought all three of them some unexpected accomplishments, like experiencing their first evolution,...

Terry Matalas will direct a remake of the 1985 sci-fi Enemy Mine, which marooned a warring human and alien on an unoccupied planet.

It was a good year as far science fiction, 1985. There was Back To The Future of course, but also Weird Science, Explorers, Brazil and Enemy Mine. The latter film starred Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr, and was about a human space traveller (Quaid) who crash lands on a seemingly deserted planet along with a scaly alien. The twist is that the human and alien species are at war with each other, and the pair have to put their differences aside in order to survive.

Enemy Mine may not be quite as widely remembered as its 1985 contemporaries in the sci-fi genre, but its impact certainly lingered with those who saw it. Wolfgang Peterson directed the movie and Enemy Mine built up something of a cult following in the years after its release.

Within the wonderful world of kids’ movies lies a subgenre that doesn’t get discussed enough: the “Kids on Bikes” adventure movie. A combination of early adventure movies and the “latchkey” kid culture that afforded teens and pre-teens incredible new freedom, these movies occupy a unique space. They’re often intended for audiences in the same young age ranges as their protagonists yet they explore more adult themes and genuinely dangerous situations through the lens of an often wistful version of a particular kind of childhood. And yes, they explore those topics with the help of bikes.

Some are scary, some are uplifting, and some… well, to be honest, some don’t actually have many bicycles in them. In their own ways though, these are the movies that have come to define the “Kids on Bikes” adventure genre.

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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama played a major role in the creation of Toei Animation's upcoming series, Dragon Ball Daima. However, in one of his last interviews, the late manga artist discussed how his close involvement came about purely by accident.

This interview was published by Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2024, a celebration of the country's most influential anime and manga artists. Prior to Toriyama's death, the festival's organizers had selected him as one of the winners in the "Contribution to the Animation Industry" category. Unfortunately, the event took place roughly one week after Toriyama's passing. As a commemorative gesture, the organizers created a dedicated display for the creator's work. Additionally, they also published Toriyama's comments about being awarded the prestigious honor, which included a surprising revelation about Daima.

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Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who worked on several “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” films before launching the bot battling competition Robot Wars, has died. He was 77.

Thorpe died Friday of complications related to Parkinson’s Disease, his daughter Megan Feffer shared on Facebook.

“For him, early onset Parkinson’s disease started out with relatively mild tremors and then over time progressed toward less and less bodily autonomy — something particularly torturous for a fiercely independent artist like my dad whose joy in life was to create things with his hands,” Feffer wrote.

“While the disease itself is not technically considered terminal, it does eventually remove crucial functions like movement and swallowing – functions essential for life,” she continued. “To say the last few months, and especially the last few weeks, were challenging for my dad would be an understatement, and I am grateful that he is finally at peace.”

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Marc Thorpe, the visual effects artist who created the hit television series “Robot Wars” in which customized radio-controlled robots fight in metal arenas, has died. Thorpe was 77.

Thorpe died on Friday at a hospice facility in Alamo, California, according to his daughter Megan Feffer. Thorpe’s death resulted from complications of Parkinson’s disease. Doctors first diagnosed Thorpe with the progressive nervous system disorder in 1993.

“But if there’s one thing I know for sure it’s that my dad would want to be remembered – and not for his Parkinson’s Disease. He would want to be remembered for his art,” Megan Feffer wrote on Facebook.

She added: “From being a model maker at Ilm on ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ to his creation of ‘Robot Wars,’ he made many, many beautiful, weird, detailed and strange things.”

In 1979, Thorpe started working at Industrial Light and Magic/Lucasfilm as a model maker and animatronic designer.

Marc Thorpe, who created special effects for Star Wars and Indiana Jones films before launching Robot Wars, which feature radio-controlled gladiators in events he called “festivals of destruction and survival,” has died. He was 77.

Thorpe died Friday of complications related to Parkinson’s disease at a hospice facility in Alamo, California, his daughter, Megan Feffer, told The Hollywood Reporter. He was first diagnosed with the progressive disorder that affects the nervous system in 1993.

“For him, early onset Parkinson’s disease started out with relatively mild tremors and then over time progressed toward less and less bodily autonomy — something particularly torturous for a fiercely independent artist like my dad whose joy in life was to create things with his hands,” she wrote on Facebook.

“While the disease itself is not technically considered terminal, it does eventually remove crucial functions like movement and swallowing — functions essential for life. To say the last few months,...

Actor and filmmaker Ethan Hawke received the Stockholm Film Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 at Biograf Skandia.

Hawke and his daughter, Maya Hawke, posed for a picture together on the red carpet at the ceremony.

Ethan, 53, made his film debut at the age of 14 in the 1985 sci-fi film Explorers, followed by his breakthrough performance as Todd Anderson in Dead Poets Society. He went on to star alongside Julie Delpy in the Before trilogy from 1995 to 2013, which he collaborated on with film director/writer Richard Linklater.

Ethan has received four Academy Award nominations in his career, along with two nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 2001 crime/thriller Training Day and three nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for the Before trilogy films. The three films, Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013), were based on a woman named Amy Lehrhaupt, whom writer/director Richard Linklater met in a...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Reservation Dogs season 3 episode 9.

Ethan Hawke appeared as Elora's father Rick on the most recent episode of Reservation Dogs. The casting director of Reservation Dogs reveals that getting Hawke for a major cameo in season 3 was a surprisingly easy process. Hawke was already interested in working with the show's co-creator Sterlin Harjo.

The casting director for Reservation Dogs explains how they got their most recent major cameo. The series, which premiered in 2021, follows teens from the Muscogee Nation who live in small-town Oklahoma. After Elora (Devery Jacobs) learned that her father Rick was alive at the beginning of season 3, the episodes have built toward a potential reunion that came to pass in the most recent episode, "Elora's Dad." All that buildup led to a huge cameo, as it turns out Rick is played by Before Sunrise and The Black Phone star Ethan Hawke.

The film’s title is a reference to the mythological creatures known as gremlins, which were blamed for mechanical failures in aircraft during World War II. The film was directed by Joe Dante, who also directed the 1985 film Explorers and the 2011 film Cowboys & Aliens. The screenplay for Gremlins was written by Chris Columbus, who also wrote the screenplays for Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The film stars Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a young man who receives a Mogwai as a pet for Christmas. The Mogwai, named Gizmo, is given three rules: he must not be exposed to bright light, he must not be fed after midnight, and he must not get wet. If any of these rules are broken, the Mogwai will transform into a Gremlin, a mischievous and destructive creature. The film also stars Phoebe Cates as Billy’s girlfriend, Kate Beringer,...

The film’s title is a reference to the mythological creatures known as gremlins, which were blamed for mechanical failures in aircraft during World War II. The film was directed by Joe Dante, who also directed the 1985 film Explorers and the 2011 film Cowboys & Aliens. The screenplay for Gremlins was written by Chris Columbus, who also wrote the screenplays for Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The film stars Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer, a young man who receives a Mogwai as a pet for Christmas. The Mogwai, named Gizmo, is given three rules: he must not be exposed to bright light, he must not be fed after midnight, and he must not get wet. If any of these rules are broken, the Mogwai will transform into a Gremlin, a mischievous and destructive creature. The film also stars Phoebe Cates as Billy’s girlfriend, Kate Beringer,...

Ethan Hawke has been a member of the Screen Actor’s Guild for quite some time.

On Tuesday, the 52-year-old Oscar nominee took some time to share a throwback snap to his Instagram, nostalgically recalling the day his 14-year-old self joined the iconic Guild.

“Age 14. In a fresh outfit my mom bought me for the honor of going to receive my SAG card,” wrote “The Black Phone” star, which showed an old school pic of him posing in front of the organization’s sign while holding a notebook.

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Hawke’s post comes along during the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes and negotiations, which sees Hollywood’s writers and...

Star Trek: Lower Decks prides itself on embracing the various supporting figures from earlier Star Trek shows. The animated series typically brings back ensigns and underlings for a curtain call, as well as an update on their status in Starfleet or elsewhere. Sonya Gomez, for example, captains her own ship in Season 2, Episode 10, "First First Contact." This comes after she famously spilled hot chocolate on Captain Picard as a lowly ensign in Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 16, "Q Who."

Of all such characters, however, none rose higher in the Star Trek universe than Rom and Leeta, the erstwhile employees of Quark's bar from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. They fell in love on the eve of The Dominion War, and departed the space station at the end of the series after Rom was named Grand Nagus, the de facto ruler of The Ferengi Alliance. The trailer for...

The phrase “stay-cation” is a little played out these days, but not on Sling Freestream. If the high price of just about everything has you saying “maybe next year” to those summer vacation plans, you can still get away with free, high-quality programs streaming live and on-demand on Sling’s free streaming platform.

You can see the best in global hunting and fishing, visit scenic vistas, and learn something new about exciting and exotic locales with channels like Go Traveler and Waypoint TV. Check below for a list of travel channels available on Sling Freestream, and start watching any time at no cost, whether you’re a paid Sling TV subscriber or not!

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The headlining travel channel available on Sling Freestream is Go Traveler. Users can head to any continent on the planet with this channel, squeezing...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek #8!Star Trek has brought back a classic Deep Space Nine ship to fight in the god war. The clone emperor Kahless is waging war on the godlike beings of the Star Trek universe, and it has fallen on Captain Sisko and the crew of the Theseus to stop him. When the ship needs to get into an area of space unpassable to conventional starships in Star Trek #8, the crew creates a propulsion system that should be familiar to fans of Deep Space Nine.

The issue is written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, drawn by Mike Feehan, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sisko is currently being held prisoner on Cardassia, to stand trial for his crimes during the Dominion War. Meanwhile, the crew of the USS Theseus are searching for the Bajoran Orb of Destruction, which they believe is integral to Kahless’ genocidal quest.

Joe Dante is an American filmmaker, best known for directing cult classic films such as Gremlins, The ‘Burbs and Explorers. His career has spanned decades since his first feature-length debut in 1978’s Hollywood Boulevard. Dante has worked on a variety of genres over the years – from horror to comedy to family films. He’s also contributed to numerous television series, including Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt and Smallville. Aside from his film work, Joe Dante has also served as a mentor for the American Film Institute’s Directing Workshop for Women program and the AFI Conservatory Directing program. In addition, he is a member of multiple film societies including the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and Directors Guild of America (DGA).

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn, writer of Mandy (yes… That Mandy), discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Mandy (2018)

The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, Tfh’s ’Burbs Mania

Explorers (1985)

The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)

Cyborg (1990)

Masters Of The Universe (1987) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

Down Twisted (1987)

Rumble In The Bronx (1996)

Green Book (2018)

Hellraiser (1987)

Nemesis (1992)

Heat (1995)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind a.k.a. Warriors of the Wind (1984)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Star Wars (1977)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Dune (1984)

Blue Velvet (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Waterworld (1995)

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary celebration

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Do The Right Thing (1989) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Minari (2020)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review...

National Geographic Channel has acquired Elizabeth Unger’s wildlife-crime documentary feature “Tigre Gente” in Latin America, where the film will premiere on April 22 as part of the channel’s Earth Day lineup. Limonero Films has acquired the film for distribution outside Latin America. “Tigre Gente,” which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2021, is produced by Unger alongside Joanna Natasegara, who won an Oscar for “The White Helmets,” and was Oscar nominated for “The Edge of Democracy” and “Virunga.”

When Unger set out to make a feature documentary about the battle to protect the jaguar in Bolivia, her mission was to break new ground in the wildlife-crime genre “by exploring the root cause of the mentality that’s driving the demand,” she says.

She hopes the film “will help battle misconceptions and give Western audiences a better comprehension of Chinese culture and tradition as it pertains to wildlife consumerism.”

She adds: “We can do better,...

A holy trinity of films ushered in Ethan Hawke’s “adult relationship” with Hollywood decades ago.

Academy Award nominee Hawke revealed that he was going to quit acting after “Explorers” and “Dead Poets Society,” but that watching Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull,” along with “Five Easy Pieces,” changed his mind back in 1989.

“That’s when my adult relationship with film really started,” Hawke told Sharp magazine about how his life changed at age 19. “I saw how high the bar could be — and I really wanted to be a part of it.”

The “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” actor added that he “slowly kept falling more and more in love with movies.”

Hawke returned to college after filming Peter Weir’s “Dead Poets Society,” and it took Hawke years to realize “what a master Peter was of this profession” following the film’s success.

"Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" may be the finale to the trilogy, but it opened by going back to the adventurer's earliest beginnings. In a 10-minute sequence set in 1912 Utah, we learn how the future Dr. Jones acquired his hat, his whip, and his fear of snakes. Harrison Ford was obviously much too old to play the teenage Indy during this cold open, so River Phoenix played the part instead.

Ford is more protective of Indiana Jones than he is many of his other roles. It's not surprising that Phoenix only played the part with his approval. However, Ford didn't just okay Phoenix's casting, he was the one who first proposed it. How did Ford know Phoenix could successfully play his younger self? Three years earlier in 1986, they had played father and son in "The Mosquito Coast."

Casting Off Of The Mosquito Coast

Based on a novel by Paul Theroux,...

Actor/writer/director Ethan Hawke discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Explorers (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Verdict (1982)

The Color Of Money (1986) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

Nobody’s Fool (1994)

Three Faces Of Eve (1957)

Mr. And Mrs. Bridge (1990)

North By Northwest (1959)

Torn Curtain (1966)

Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Frenzy (1972) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary

Topaz (1969)

Boyhood (2014)

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Blue Collar (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

First Reformed (2017) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary

Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

The Left Handed Gun (1958)

Hombre (1967)

Hud (1963)

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean (1972) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Buffalo Bill And The Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Outrage (1964)

Rashomon (1950) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary,...

Director/Tfh Guru Mick Garris discusses his favorite year in film, 1986, with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Stir of Echoes (1999)

The Sixth Sense (1999)

The Fly (1958) – Jesus Treviño’s trailer commentary

*The Fly (1986) – Katt Shea’s trailer commentary

The Fly II (1989)

Fuzzbucket (1986)

The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Tfh’s Mogwai Madness

Alien (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

*Aliens (1986) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Terminator (1984) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary

The Brood (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Scanners (1981) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary

Fast Company (1979)

Rabid (1977) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Shivers (1975)

Crimes of the Future (1970)

Crimes of the Future (2022)

Stereo (1969)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary

Stand By Me...

(from left) The Howling (Embassy Pictures); director Joe Dante; Gremlins (Warner Bros.) Photo: Todd Gilchrist/ Shout Factory; Shout Factory; Warner Bros. Graduating alongside Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard from Roger Corman’s school for filmmakers with more creativity than cash, Joe Dante was always the director whose 1980s blockbusters felt...

Iconic genre filmmaker Joe Dante is currently promoting his Scream Factory and Shout Factory TV takeover entitled “Joe Dante’s Film Inferno.” Taking place on September 3 on Screamfactorytv.com at 3pm Et, during the “Inferno,” the legendary director of ’80s classics like “Gremlins,” “Explorers,” and many more, will introduce and guide you through seven underrated classic feature films from the Shout Factory/Scream Factory catalog, including films like Roger Corman’s “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” William Castle’s “House on Haunted Hill,” and more.

Continue reading Joe Dante Talks Almost Making The Original ‘Batman’ Film & How He Wanted John Lithgow To Play The Joker at The Playlist.

Ethan Hawke was born in 1970, barely a year after Paul Newman received his fifth Oscar nomination, this one for producing Rachel, Rachel (1968). That film was the first passion project in which Newman directed his wife, muse, and lifelong partner, Joanne Woodward. It would not be the last. They would go on to collaborate again as director and star, and sometimes as co-leads, three more times before Hawke entered the industry. And by the time Hawke was himself getting his start as a teenager in movies like Explorers (1985) and Dead Poets Society (1989), Newman was still racking up Oscar nominations, plus a couple of wins in the 1980s.

To say that talent as immense as Newman and Woodward loomed large in Hawke’s world as a young actor would be an understatement. They were gods. And when their theater company, the Blue Light Theater Company, invested in one of Hawke’s earliest plays,...

Producer Mike Finnell (Joe Dante’s long time producing partner) joins Josh and Joe to discuss a few of his favorite movies.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Avalanche (1978)

Airport (1970)

Earthquake (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Matinee (1993) – Illeana Douglas’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s review, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Hollywood Boulevard (1976) – Jon Davison’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing

Deceived (1991)

Newsies (1992)

Milk Money (1994)

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary

The Howling (1981) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary celebration

Explorers (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Innerspace (1987) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The ’Burbs (1989) – Ti West’s trailer commentary, Tfh’s ’Burbs Mania

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Small Soldiers (1998)

A Matter of Life and Death (1946) – Glenn Erickson’s...

The Black Phone hit theaters worldwide in July and it's a great example of how versatile Ethan Hawke can be as an actor. He now plays the enigmatic killer known as The Grabber, but in contrast to this terrifying role, he often delivers performances that make him look like he is the sweetest person in the world.

One of the most talented contemporary working actors, Hawke has become popular due to his amazing partnership with independent director Richard Linklater, but has been starring in many other classics since the 80s, starting his acting career when he was only 14 years old in the family-friendly sci-fi Explorers.

Kind blue eyes. That’s the most striking part of the poster for The Black Phone, the latest Blumhouse horror movie from director Scott Derrickson. Filling the poster is the face of the Grabber, a kidnapper and child murderer who terrorizes a Denver suburb in 1978, covered with speckled gray paint. A mask covers the Grabber’s jaw, giving the killer an unsettling permanent grin, while a top hat and wide glasses accentuate his upper face. But it’s those eyes that stand out the most, somehow kind and sad, despite their ghastly surroundings, making the Grabber all the more terrifying.

In that one image, we see the secret to Ethan Hawke’s late-career turn toward horror. After establishing himself as one of the greatest leading men from Generation X, Hawke developed a reputation for playing sensitive and vulnerable characters, given to fits of thoughtful melancholy. But with movies such as The Purge,...

This article contains Star Trek: Strange New Worlds spoilers.

Although Strange New Worlds doesn’t require a casual viewer to know anything about Star Trek, it certainly doesn’t hurt. Especially with the latest episode, the utterly hilarious episode, “Spock Amok.” Right away, even in the title, the episode is referencing the famous Original Series banger, “Amok Time.” You don’t need to have seen “Amok Time” to dig this episode, and frankly, the references to that classic episode are just the tip of the Vulcan Lirpa. (Which doesn’t have a tip anyway because it’s curved. You get it.)

Here are the biggest easter eggs and references in Strange New Worlds episode 5:

“Amok Time” Opening

The opening of the episode, in which Spock fights a “human” version of himself within a dream, references “Amok Time” in several ways. Overall, the scene foreshadows Spock’s actual wedding ceremony...

What if you could make your peace with your own history? What if you could, as an adult, go back and make peace with your younger self, and make your peace with the parents we failed to understand when we were growing up? What if you could go back and reconnect with your parents with the benefit of a lifetime of wisdom and perspective? These are the questions director Shawn Levy asks in his latest film The Adam Project. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldaña and Catherine Keener, the film is the story of a time-traveling pilot Adam Reed (Reynolds) who teams up with his younger self, (Scobell), and his late father, Louis Reed (Ruffalo) to come to terms with his past, and losses, while saving the future.

In this throwback to the sci-films from the 80’s, the filmmaker proves with The Adam Project the power of nostalgia.

What would you say if you could go back in time and talk to your 12-year-old self? Something like, “Look, kid, you do not grow up to be rich, famous or a rock star — but you do have a family and a very fulfilling life, it does get better, just hang in there, lil’ slugger”? Would you urgently yell, “Come with me if you want to live!” and then you each have a really good laugh, because you both agree that The Terminator is, like, totally awesome? (That personal opinion...