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A brand new “The Boys” spinoff series, the second season of “Wheel of Time” and football highlight a robust lineup of new movies and shows coming to Amazon Prime Video in September. “Gen V,” a spinoff of “The Boys” set at a college, premieres on Sept. 29, while new episodes of “The Wheel of Time” Season 2 are rolling out all month long after the season premiere on Sept. 1.

Thursday Night Football is streaming starting Sept. 14, and a whole host of library movies worth checking out – from “Four Weddings and a Funeral” to “Dracula” to “10 Things I Hate About You” – are now streaming.

There’s also the premiere of the original film “Cassandro” starring Gael Garcia Bernal as a gay wrestler, and the acclaimed drama “A Thousand and One” comes to Prime Video on Sept. 19.

Check out the full list of what’s new on Amazon Prime Video in September 2023 below.

It’s a deceptively big month on Prime Video in September! To kick things off, The Wheel of Time will be back for a second season on the service, while a live-action The Boys spinoff series called Gen V will be capping off the original series content later in the month.

But there are also some interesting new projects lined up between those two biggies. On September 15, Jenna Coleman and Oliver Jackson-Cohen star in what is sure to be a delicious tale of revenge. Wilderness, based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, stars Coleman as a heartbroken wife who discovers her husband has been cheating on her after she gives up her whole life to move over to America with him and support his career.

You should also keep an eye out for Cassandro, landing on Prime Video on the same day. The film, which has been...

The They Live episode of Wtf Happened to This Adaptation? was Written and Narrated by Andrew Hatfield, Edited by Mike Conway, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian. Here is the text of Hatfield’s script:

I bet you thought when we started covering adaptations that we would be going to the Stephen King well more than a few times and believe me, we will. Today though, we are covering our second John Carpenter helmed adaptation after we discussed The Thing in the inaugural episode. While that one was pretty well known for being a more faithful adaptation of the book his hero Howard Hawks had adapted, not a lot of people may realize that They Live was sparked from a very short comic that adapted a very short story.

We came here to chew bubble gum and find out what the f*ck happened to this adaptation,...

Update: Tanya Roberts, known for playing Stacey Sutton in the 1985 James Bond film “A View to a Kill” and Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show” between 1998 and 2004, died Monday night after it was prematurely reported by many outlets that she had died on Sunday night. She was 65.

On Tuesday, Roberts’ publicist, Mike Pingel, confirmed to Variety that she died Monday night at 9:30 p.m. Pt due to a urinary tract infection that spread to her kidney, gallbladder, liver and blood stream. However, Pingel mistakenly told many publications that Roberts had died on Sunday night after her partner, Lance O’Brien, visited her in the hospital and presumed she was no longer living. She remained hospitalized in “dire” condition Monday, Pingel told Variety earlier that day.

Roberts was out walking her dogs on Christmas Eve when she collapsed. The cause of death is not understood to be related to Covid-19.

Born Victoria Leigh Blum,...

Tanya Roberts, who famously played a Bond girl in 1985’s A View to Kill and later had a recurring role as Midge Pinciotti on That ’70s Show, died Monday, January 4th, The New York Times reports. She was 65.

Roberts’ partner, Lance O’Brien, confirmed her death, although it came after a bizarre bout of confusion Monday when her death was prematurely announced. Roberts’ publicist, Mike Pingel, had told several media outlets that Roberts had died, only to retract that statement several hours later. Speaking with The New York Times Monday,...

Former Bond girl and “Sheena: Queen of the Jungle” star Tanya Roberts was mistakenly announced as dead late Sunday night.

Her rep Mike Pingel told Variety that although her partner, Lance O’Brien, originally thought she had died, the hospital called Monday morning to report she was still alive. However, Pingel said that Roberts remains in the ICU in “dire” condition.

O’Brien can be heard to say “Oh, thank the lord!” when he took a call while being interviewed on “Inside Edition.”

TMZ first reported that she was still alive.

Roberts played Stacey Sutton in the 1985 James Bond film “A View to a Kill” as well as Midge Pinciotti on “That ’70s Show” between 1998 and 2004.

The 65-year-old performer was admitted to Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles after collapsing at home on Christmas Eve after walking her dogs, then placed on a ventilator because she was struggling to breathe.

She appeared...

Tanya Roberts, the veteran actress who starred in A View to a Kill and That '70s Show, has passed away. Reportedly, Roberts was admitted to Cedar-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles after she collapsed while she was out walking her dogs on Christmas eve. Roberts then died on Sunday, and while a cause of death wasn't given, it's not related to Covid-19, nor was Roberts feeling ill in the days before her collapse. She was 65 years old.

"I'm devastated," says Mike Pingel, Roberts' longtime friend and rep. "She was brilliant and beautiful and I feel like a light has been taken away. To say she was an angel would be at the top of the list. She was the sweetest person you'd ever meet and had a huge heart. She loved her fans, and I don't think she realized how much she meant to them."

Roberts was born as Victoria...

Monday January 4, 2021 2:50 p.m. Pt: This post has been updated.

Reps for Tanya Roberts on Monday retracted their own statements that the 65-year-old actress had died on Sunday after being hospitalized in L.A. on Christmas Eve.

On Sunday, Roberts’ manager Tarri Markel confirmed to TheWrap news of the death of the actress, best known as Bond girl Stacey Sutton in “A View to a Kill” and later for her work on “That ’70s Show.”

Her publicist Mike Pingel had hold TMZ that she was walking her dog on Christmas Eve and collapsed shortly after she returned home. She was taken to the hospital and put on a ventilator. Pingel also issued a statement from her husband, Lance: “As I held her in her last moments, she opened her eyes.”

Born Victoria Leigh Blum in the Bronx, Roberts’ career began when she was a teenager, studying at the Actors Studio and,...

Stars: Chris Marquette, Amanda Crew, Michael Eklund, Niall Matter, Gwynyth Walsh, Mick Foley, Harry Smith, Laurel Van Ness, Lance Storm, Paul James Saunders, Graham Bell, Agam Darshi, Meghan Heffern | Written by Robert Cuffley, Jason Long | Directed by Robert Cuffley

Corey Swanson has problems. He’s almost 30, still lives in his mom’s basement, doesn’t date, and his career amounts to slicing meat in an archaic deli that no one ever comes to – unless they want to rob it. After a chance encounter with a popular former classmate, Corey learns that his high school crush Sheena Halliday will soon be in town for their 10-year reunion. Sheena, now a world-famous athlete, has been dubbed “the Lindsay Lohan of the wrestling world”. She twists and pounds people into oblivion for a living – the same thing she did to Corey’s heart back in high school. Corey puts his broken heart (and punched face) aside,...

The Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that he’s still in shock after accusing Greg Gianforte of “body-slamming” him Wednesday, saying it’s “very disappointing for what it means for the press.” Jacobs claims Gianforte, the Republican candidate in Montana’s special House election, assaulted him on the eve of the election. “It’s still been a surprising and shocking set of events, but I’m recovering,” Jacobs told George Stephanopoulos on Thursday morning. Also Read: Gop Candidate Greg Gianforte Cited for Misdemeanor Assault in Reporter's 'Body Slam' “I went from being vertical...

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Forget No Holds Barred, Ready To Rumble and The Wrestler. Pretty much every wrestling fan has seen them, for better or for worse, and they’ve penetrated mainstream pop culture through cable reruns and award shows.

However, there’s a whole world of bizarre, terrible and oddly wonderful wrestling films that once seen, cannot be unseen. There’s vanity biopics, Japanese science fiction, and family-friendly dog shenanigans (seriously), but the common thread that stretches between them all is our beloved pseudo-sport.

I’ve included Immortal Dialogue for all of these cinematic treasures, and I want you to know that I didn’t just crib these from an IMDb quotations page. Don’t get me wrong, I totally would have, but most of these movies are so obscure that they don’t even have quotations on their IMDb pages!

You’re welcome.

Proceed at your own risk, friends.

Hollywood stuntman and film director who scored huge successes with Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run

Upset by the critical response to his work, the stuntman turned film director Hal Needham, who has died aged 82, took out advertisements in Variety and other trade papers. They featured quotes from negative reviews for his movies including Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and The Cannonball Run (1981), alongside a wheelbarrow overflowing with dollar bills.

Needham made a point. His rumbustious 1977 directorial debut had grossed over $100m – an enormous return on its modest budget. He was still milking that particular creation some 20 years later, producing and directing a series of television movies, including Bandit Goes Country and Beauty and the Bandit.

These and other films, many of which starred Burt Reynolds, were seen by an audience of hundreds of millions worldwide, yet few reference books acknowledged his 45-year-long career — an unjustified omission, if only...

Stuntman and Burt Reynolds director Hal Needham dead at 82: Received Honorary Oscar in November 2012 Veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator Hal Needham, whose stunt-work movie credits ranged from John Ford Westerns to Roman Polanski’s Chinatown, and who directed a handful of popular action comedies starring Burt Reynolds, died today, October 25, 2013, in Los Angeles. Needham, who had been suffering from cancer, was 82. (See also: "Stunt Worker Hal Needham: Honorary Oscar 2012".) Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 6, 1931, Hal Needham began his long Hollywood stuntman career in the mid-’50s. A former tree trimmer and paratrooper, and a motorcycle and car racer, Needham performed stunts in both big-screen and small-screen Westerns, such as John Ford’s 1962 classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, starring John Wayne and James Stewart; the all-star 1963 Best Picture Academy Award nominee How the West Was Won; and the television series Have Gun - Will Travel, doubling for star Richard Boone.

2K Games have finally revealed the first 10 matches to feature in WWE 2K14′s hugely anticipated 30 Years of WrestleMania mode, by way of an awesome set of images, recreating some of the most iconic moments in WrestleMania history.

A reminder of the unwavering power of nostalgia when it comes to WWE games, 2K clearly appreciate the massive audience for “the good ol’ days”, and through 46 classic matches, are going to let us recreate some awesome WrestleMania moments.

Without any further ado, let’s get started…

WrestleMania: Andre the Giant vs. Big John Studd

At the inaugural WrestleMania, this $15,000 Body Slam Challenge had André the Giant facing Big John Studd, and in order to win, Andre had to body slam Studd. If he lost? Andre would have to retire. As you can see above, Andre won the contest, and threw some of the money into the crowd, while an apoplectic...

Tomorrow, with the launch of Wreckateer, Microsoft will introduce the new cross-game Avatar Famestars reward program, hooking our Avatars up with new outfits and props for completing certain tasks in-game.

While current Avatar rewards can be seen while scoping out someone's profile, these new Famestars rewards can only be used while you're playing a Famestar equipped game. However, any reward you're granted in, let's say Wreckateer, can also be used in any other Famestar game.

So what other games will support the Avatar Famestar program? Quite a few actually. As we mentioned Wreckateer launches tomorrow and will kick things off, but other Xbla games – Full House Poker and A World of Keflings – will also receive updates that bring the program over on July 25th. Get all the details and a preview of some of the rewards below.

From playXBLA:

Features:

• Earn Fame in a variety of games, including Wreckateer, and...

Smackdown. 16th December 2011.

North Carolina

2 Days from TLC, Big Show faces Jack Swagger and Orton and Ryder face Barrett and Ziggler. But first, Josh Matthews introduces Booker T ahead of his return to the ring against Cody Rhodes. Cole shows footage of Rhodes attacking Booker last week. He asks Booker if hes ready. “Do I look ready?” The fans think he does. Booker says he didn’t want this, cause he was happy being on commentary. But still “To to hell with Michael Cole.” Booker says its about Cody trying to make a name for himself. And the Book will be damned if Cody gets legitimised off his name. Funny how he still uses the Five Time WCW Champion line, even though hes also a WWE Champion. I would have thought the WWE Nit pickers would have been all over that one. He adds that he’s going to win the Ic Title from Rhodes.

Smackdown! October 21st 2011.

We are in Mexico City, Mexico for Smackdown! And who better to join us first but Mexico’s own WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio! And he gets himself a nice response as Michael Cole, Josh Matthews and Booker T welcome us to the show. Del Rio brings up his Last Man Standing match against John Cena. Then he says tonight’s match against Big Show wont be happening after the attack from John Cena on Monday. Del Rio said it was his dream to come here and compete for Mexico but John Cena took it away, so this Sunday he will make Cena pay. And then, something in Spanish. I’m not here to translate though so figure that out yourselves. Teddy Long lands out on stage. Teddy said the doctors say Del Rio is cleared to compete. Teddy asks the people if they want to see Del Rio vs.

Friday Night Smackdown! October 14th 2011

9 Days before Vengeance, we are in Dallas and Teddy Long is kicking off the show. And joining him on stage is the new interim General Manager, John Laurinaitis. God I hate spelling that. He’s Johnny Ace from now on. Long reminds us that tonight’s Smackdown becomes second longest running episodic television show behind Raw. Ace says he’s here lending Raw support. Long announces the largest Battle Royal in WWE history, Ace adds that the winner gets to choose a title and get a match Tonight! “If you’re ready to see this Battle Royal start right now. Give me a Holla Holla Holla!” And I assume someone gave him one, because here comes the entire Raw roster followed closely by Smackdown. Matt Striker is even wrestling.

41 Man Battle Royal for a Title Shot of Winner’s Choosing

Ring the bell. Cody gets...

Daughters lock up your mothers, Junk Food Dinner returns! This week we take a look at three very different films and then say things about them in turn. It's new!

Up first, we get chummy (and a little gushy) with an oft overlooked horror/comedy entry into undead high school lore, I Was A Teenage Zombie from 1986. Not to mention it's killer soundtrack comprised of the likes of The Fleshtones, The Db's, The Waitresses, Alex Chilton, and more!

Next, Gem City's own Jim Van Bebber takes us on a tripped out ride through the eyes of Charlie and company in the 2004 film The Manson Family based on the infamous 1969 murders and the subsequent trial.

Finally, we learn that some nostalgia might be misplaced in the misstep that is Body Slam starring Dirk Benedict and Roddy Piper. Featuring a whole host of 80's footnotes. Everyone from Charles Nelson Rielly to Billy Barty!

Yonkers - Ernie Kovacs is the patron saint of innovative TV comedies. His impact can be felt on everything from Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In to Monty Python’s Flying Circus to Saturday Night Live. Shout! Factory’s The Ernie Kovacs Collection gives a survey of his short yet stellar career that ended in 1962 with his death. Over the course of six DVDs, you realize this guy truly revolutionized what you could do on TV.

The boxset doesn’t have any of the episodes from his original Three to Get Ready show that aired on Philly TV. But we get a healthy helping of his other shows that allowed him to bounce between NBC, CBS, ABC and even the legendary DuMont. Along with creating comedy shows, he hosted talkshows, gameshows and even variety shows. He even contributed to Mad Magazine. His famous mustache and cigar popped up all over the dial.

The Chaperone

Stars: Paul “Triple H” Levesque, Aerial Winter, Annabeth Gish, Kevin Corrigan, Yeardley Smith | Written by S.J. Roth | Directed by Stephen Herek

Ray Bradstone (Levesque) is the best getaway driver in the business, but after being framed and sent to prison, Ray decides to sort out his life and go straight – he wants to be the best parent he can be to his resentful young daughter and make amends with his estranged ex-wife Lynne (Gish). But as an ex-con struggling to find work and running low on cash, Ray caves to pressure from his old crew and agrees to one last job – driving the getaway vehicle in a bank robbery. But when his bank job crosses paths with his daughter’s school field trip, Ray does what any father would do, he drops everything and volunteers to be a chaperone on his daughters trip! However when the bank job goes awry,...

In case you are new to the Ong Bak trilogy, the new trailer for Ong Bak 3 should at least pique your interest. It is literally 60 seconds of awesome. From start to finish, this film looks just as intense as the first two installments of the cult hit series.

Anyway, the film appears to continue the trend of not sticking to a single storyline, a la James Bond. Collider explained the official synopsis for the third installment:

“The legend of Ong Bak 3 begins after Tien (Tony Jaa) has lost his fighting skills and his beloved stepfather at the Garuda’s Wing cliff during the raid led by Jom Rachan (Saranyu Wonggrajang). Tien is brought back to life with help from Pim (Primrata Dechudom) as well as Mhen (Petchai Sirijanya), and is able to achieve ‘Nathayut.’ His talents are put to the test again when his rivals -- including the Golden-Armored King...

Albano's appearance in Cyndi Lauper videos made him an '80s pop-culture icon.

By Gil Kaufman

Lou Albano

Photo: Ann Clifford/ Time & Life Pictures

For pro-wrestling fans of a certain age, Captain Lou Albano was a larger-than-life figure who helped turn what was once a low-rent, cable-access sport into a pop-culture phenomenon. The World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famer died on Wednesday morning (October 14) at the age of 76, according to the WWE and Wrestler's Rescue, an organization that helps raise money for retired wrestlers' health care.

Wrestler's Rescue reported that Albano had been in hospice care earlier this week, but no cause of death has been revealed.

Born Louis Vincent Albano on July 29, 1933, in Mount Vernon, New York, the former football player and bouncer entered the wrestling game in the late 1950s. His four-decade wrestling career kicked off when he created the tag team known as the Sicilians, playing a...