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The list of the IMDb's 250 top-rated films is an interesting peek into the minds of IMDb users. The people who log onto IMDb to give ratings seem to be, collectively, very fond of movies about criminals, prisoners, or war. There is also a heavy violent-fantasy contingent. Almost all the films on the list are about men, masculinity, and male concerns. The ten highest-rated films on the top-250 list include titles like "The Shawshank Redemption," "The Godfather," "The Lord of the Rings," "Pulp Fiction," and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." 

Of course, the 100 worst-rated films on IMDb is more of a mixed bag. Great films tend to be the movies that many audience members and critics agree are great. Bad films tend to be individually uncovered discoveries, oddball outliers that no one wants to talk about. Classics bring communities together. Bad films feel deeply personal. 

Films can be bad for many,...

The world of Tulsa King is about to get even bigger and bolder. Paramount+ has officially given a series order to Nola King, a highly anticipated spinoff of the hit crime drama, with none other than Samuel L. Jackson set to lead the charge and executive produce. This great news comes just a month after learning that the show was in the works. It just hadn't been officially confirmed until now.

With the addition of Nola King, the Tulsa King franchise is set to expand its universe for the first time. Taylor Sheridan, creator of Tulsa King, joins Jackson as an executive producer on the new series. Sylvester Stallone (star of Tulsa King), David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman, and Keith Cox are all executive producers as well. In addition, the show is being produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

Dave Erickson was...

Paramount+ has officially greenlit “Nola King,” a spinoff of “Tulsa King” starring Samuel L. Jackson.

Variety originally reported on the series in June, with Jackson set to first appear in the upcoming third season of “Tulsa King” before moving over to his own series. Paramount has now officially confirmed plot details for “Nola King,” with the official logline stating:

“‘Nola King’ follows Russell Lee Washington Jr. (Jackson) who, after befriending Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) during a ten-year stint in federal prison, is sent to Tulsa by New York’s Renzetti crime family to take Dwight out once and for all. Inspired by what Dwight created in Tulsa and impressed with the possibilities of second chances, Washington returns to New Orleans, the home he abandoned forty-years ago, to rekindle his relationship with his family, friends, and to take control of the city he left behind. In so doing, he incurs the...

Scarlett Johansson set a new record this weekend, becoming Hollywood’s highest-grossing lead actor (before inflation adjustment) at the global box office. And she’s in some pretty familiar company.

The actress overtook the top spot thanks to her new film “Jurassic World Rebirth,” which hit theaters on July 2, playing mercenary Zora Bennett. In its first six days in theaters worldwide, the film notched a $318 million global launch, giving Johansson a lifetime career box office gross of $14.8 billion in films where she plays a lead role or a lead ensemble role.

Naturally, you might find yourself wondering exactly who Johansson surpassed to get there. Well, we can tell you, and yes, there are quite a few Marvel stars on the list.

Check out the 10 highest-grossing lead actors below, according to data from The Numbers:

Chris Evans in “Knives Out” (Lionsgate Films) 10. Chris Evans

Across 29 movies as a leading actor, most...

Samuel L. Jackson is not just one of the most prolific actors around, but he's also one of the most beloved. Before Dwayne Johnson tried to turn himself into "franchise viagra," Jackson was actually helping build properties from the ground up, being a part of so many that he's become the highest-grossing actor of all time. His cameo as Nick Fury in "Iron Man" helped set the Marvel Cinematic Universe's decade-long pop cultural domination in motion, and it was all because Marvel Comics used his face without permission. Of course, Jackson is more than a mere blockbuster machine, having also starred in many acclaimed lower-budget, director-driven films (ranging from "Pulp Fiction" to "Do the Right Thing").

Part of Jackson's appeal is that he shows up everywhere. He's a working actor unafraid to offset his big-budget turns and prestige roles with fun popcorn movies like "Snakes on a Plane" or the...

Hot off a franchise-best debut, director Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later is all set to pass the $100 million mark at the global box office this weekend. The movie made $60 million worldwide in its first three days of release and has since held up moderately well. On Monday, the zombie horror film grossed around $3 million domestically, pushing its running total to $32 million. This takes the film's global box office haul to $63 million, which puts it ahead of a Jason Statham movie that has slipped through the cracks of time. The movie is Cellular, which also happened to feature none other than Chris Evans as the parallel lead.

Directed by the late David R. Ellis, who'll always be remembered for Snakes on a Plane, the movie debuted theatrically in 2004 and grossed $62 million worldwide. Cellular was produced on a reported budget of $25 million, which makes it a nifty little hit for both Statham,...

Remember those good old action comedies from the 90s and early aughts that didn't take themselves too seriously? There was something about them that felt like comfort food, right? Well, if you're in the mood for a bit of nostalgia, you're in luck, because filming has officially wrapped on Zombie Plane, a bizarre new action comedy that brings together the likes of Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, and Brian Autin Green to save the world from an undead outbreak.

Per Variety, principal photography is now in the can on Zombie Plane, which is set to hit theaters later this year. Also on board are Ice-t and Sophie Monk, who, like Norris, Ice, and Green, will play a version of themselves in the new action comedy. Directed by Lav Bodnaruk and Michael Mier, the over-the-top plot asks: what if your favorite celebrities were actually crime-fighting heroes who helped save the world from various threats?...

When we think of Samuel L. Jackson, we think of films like “Pulp Fiction” and “Jackie Brown” and, if we’re being honest, “Snakes on a Plane.” He’s an explosive actor who knows exactly when to detonate, lulling the audience into a sense of false familiarity with an easy smile and knowing chuckle that fall away at just the right moment. Then his kindly eyes turn sharply devilish and he reveals a fury we never would have expected, no matter how many movies of his we’ve seen. He’s a master of the dramatic and tonal segue, an extreme shift that makes some actors look laughable.

Jackson is at his tricky, insidious best in Richard Gray’s “The Unholy Trinity.” Unfortunately it’s a mediocre western that doesn’t deserve him. I’m not sure it deserves his co-stars Pierce Brosnan and Q’orianka Kilcher either. They’re all...

Samuel L. Jackson is one of Hollywood’s most iconic and versatile stars, with a career that spans decades and includes everything from cult classics and box office hits to major franchise blockbusters.

Yet, despite his immense popularity and critical acclaim, Jackson has received only one Oscar nomination before eventually being honored with an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime contributions to movies.

Still, the lack of traditional awards recognition doesn’t faze him, something he once again emphasized in a recent interview, boldly stating that he has never chased Oscar-bait roles or movies like many others do.

Samuel L. Jackson avoids chasing Oscar-bait roles and movies Samuel L. Jackson during a talk show | Credit: Mad Sad Bad via YouTube

Samuel L. Jackson has never minced words when criticizing the Academy Awards, previously claiming that he would never let an Oscar define his success or failure as an actor (Los...

Updated: A spinoff of “Tulsa King” set in New Orleans is currently in the works at Paramont+, with Samuel L. Jackson attached to star and executive produce.

Variety has learned from sources that the project, currently titled “Nola King,” will be set up by a guest starring appearance from Jackson in the upcoming third season of Taylor Sheridan’s “Tulsa King.” Exact details about the new series remain under wraps, aside from the fact that Jackson would lead the series as a character similar to Sylvester Stallone’s in “Tulsa King.”

Dave Erickson, who currently works with Sheridan on both “Tulsa King” and “Mayor of Kingstown,” will serve as writer, showrunner, and executive producer on “Nola King.” Sheridan will also executive produce, as will David C. Glasser of 101 Studios. MTV Entertainment Studios will produce.

Reps for MTV Entertainment Studios declined to comment

Jackson is one of the most celebrated actors of his time.

Samuel L. Jackson is getting to an age where he could decide to kick back and take it easy. The 76-year-old has over 200 credits to his name, and is very rarely off screens, often doing more work than many stars half his age. However, it seems that as long as he is capable of acting, he won't stop anytime soon.

Speaking in a new interview, Jackson's wife, Latanya Richardson Jackson, told People that the couple have a special way of deciding when the time is right to call it a day. She said:

"My husband and I — Sam and I — both have said we're going to do it till the wheels fall off. We both have ... this pact between us that if we see ourselves doing more [than] we [should] be doing, we'll pull each other in and say, ‘It's time. Come in the house,’ and do it that way.’ We...

If there’s one singular moment that stands above all the gruesome opening catastrophes and over-the-top deaths in the Final Destination film series, it’s the logging truck and the deadly highway pile-up it caused in Final Destination 2.

The original Final Destination set the bar high with a harrowing plane explosion mid-air. Its direct follow-up, released in 2003 and set one year after the first film’s events, upped the ante in terror with a far more statistically probable catastrophe that hits closer to home. Director David R. Ellis and screenwriters Eric Bress & J. Mackye Gruber (The Butterfly Effect) expanded upon their predecessor’s elaborate kills as well as Death’s rules.

Armed with an almost entirely new cast and set of characters, Final Destination 2 unceremoniously kills off Final Destination’s protagonist and premonition wielder Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) off-screen between films, noted via newspaper clipping and details by the sole returning character,...

Samuel L. Jackson has become a Hollywood icon starring in films like Pulp Fiction and Unbreakable, as well as starring as Nick Fury in the MCU. He is also what you may call a wise dude, and for that reason he is a perfect candidate to take part in Masterclass' program of lessons. What makes Jackson such a legend is not only that he's a very experienced actor with hundreds of credits to his name, but he has learned a lot of life-lessons on movie sets over his years in the industry. Jackson has revealed that during the production of one of his early action movies, there was a sign on the wall with a message that he decided to maintain and practice every day. That's the reason why you won't find him spewing out expletives all over a set unless it is scripted - because Jackson is actually a very nice guy.

Josh Hartnett in ‘Fight or Flight’ (Photo Credit: Vertical)

Josh Hartnett faces off against a planeload of hired assassins in Fight or Flight, a wildly chaotic and entertaining action thriller from first-time feature film director James Madigan. Think Snakes on a Plane if the reptiles had very special skill sets, or Bullet Train, but at 37,000 feet.

Hartnett reinvigorated his career with Trap, proving he can handle the calm, cool, and psychotic collectedness of an M. Night Shyamalan serial killer. And now with Fight or Flight, Hartnett once again plays a killer, but this one is, more or less, a good guy.

The intro to Hartnett’s Lucas Reyes quickly confirms the former agent’s seen better days. Forced out of his job and forced into lying low, Lucas has turned into a day-drinking pedicab driver. The promise of a clean slate lures him away from his bottle and onto a...

Thank God for Josh Hartnett. We live in a deeply troubled world, so miserable lately that it’s hard to find the motivation to look out a window let alone watch a cheesy action movie. But Hartnett provides. The actor may not have written or directed the new high-octane, high altitude action-comedy “Fight or Flight” but it’s his put upon, simultaneously early-and-late era Daffy Duck energy that makes it soar.

“Fight or Flight” stars Hartnett as Lucas Reyes, a bedraggled cab driver, permanently hung over and sporting frosted tips in the year 2025, so you know he’s having a rough one. He gets a call from his ex-girlfriend and ex-boss Katherine Brunt (Katee Sackhoff), and she’s in a pickle. You see, Reyes used to work in the Secret Service before he got railroaded, and he’s been living on the run ever since. All he has to do...

Frendo the Clown in ‘Clown In A Cornfield’ (Photo Courtesy of Rlje Films & Shudder)

You’ve heard of Snakes on a Plane. You’ve heard of Flowers in the Attic. You’ve even heard of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Now, get ready for Clown in a Cornfield.

And, surprisingly, it’s not just a mashup of It and Children of the Corn.

Clown in a Cornfield is about a teenage girl named Quinn (Katie Douglas from Pretty Hard Cases) who, along with her father (Hannibal’s Aaron Abrams), moves to a small town called Kettle Springs for a fresh start after her mother passes away. She meets a new group of friends, and despite being warned about them being “the wrong crowd,” she enjoys hanging out with them, doing teenage things like partying and making viral videos. Unfortunately, Kettle Springs has a dark secret built around the...

Last weekend thousands of the world’s most passionate and obsessive movie fans descended upon Hollywood for the 16th annual TCM Classic Film Festival, which provided opportunities to see everything from “Gunfight at the Ok Corral” and “We’re No Angels” projected in true VistaVision to nitrate prints of “Daisy Kenyon” and “Mildred Pierce” at The Egyptian Theatre, one of only five venues in the country capable of screening that format. There was also a restoration of a silent classic with live accompaniment (“Beau Geste“), a BFI restoration of Ernst Lubitsch’s timeless — and timely — comedy “To Be or Not to Be,” and a a tribute to groundbreaking director Michael Schultz, among many other delightful programs.

It’s hard to pick a favorite event from such a stacked weekend, but for sheer moviegoing pleasure it was tough to beat the 35th anniversary screening of “Misery,” which screened in the legendary Tcl...

I love a movie with a simple yet exciting premise, and Netflix’s Bullet Train Explosion‘s title sums that up perfectly. (I’m not sure there has been more of an apt title since Snakes on a Plane.) The film, a remake of the 1975 Japanese thriller The Bullet Train, which also inspired Speed—the movie that, incidentally, saved Keanu Reeves’s career and launched Sandra Bullock’s.

This updated version is flawed, fun, and frenetic, but it delivers just enough thrills to earn a mild recommendation for a mindless diversion on Netflix’s streaming waves.

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The story follows Kazuya Takaichi (Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan‘s Tsuyoshi Kusanagi), the conductor of a vehicle speeding on a fast track to chaos. He is driving a Shinkansen, a bullet...

Samuel L Jackson Box Office ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Samuel L. Jackson knew how to guarantee box office numbers, even if it meant personally fronting the first thousand bucks. During a hilarious appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Jackson cracked the secret: “I know when I have a movie that’s opening, I know it’s going to make at least $1,000 that weekend because I buy $1,000 worth of tickets. I give them to the church, or I give them to somebody, and their kids go.” That’s not just confidence. That’s commitment.

The moment had the audience in stitches, but he wasn’t joking. Jackson backed his films, literally. And while $1,000 wouldn’t dent today’s box office reports, the gesture summed up Jackson’s larger-than-life energy. Whether it was Pulp Fiction or Snakes on a Plane, he showed up for his work.

Before becoming the legend everyone quoted, Jackson...

Do you like action at 37,000 feet? We do, too. That's why we're thrilled to tell you a bit more about Fight or Flight, one of the summer's most intriguing prospects, which stars a resurgent Josh Hartnett as an exiled American agent given an unenviable task aboard a Transpacific flight between Bangkok and San Francisco. As part of Collider’s Exclusive Preview event, we’re unveiling an exclusive new image highlighting the carnage and chaos aboard one very bumpy ride. The film is directed by James Madigan and written by Brooks McLaren & DJ Cotrona.

We are suckers for an action movie set within a mode of transport. Yes, that sounds like a very niche category, but think about the legacy of movies like that — Air Force One, Unstoppable, Non-Stop, Bullet Train, and Snakes on a Plane — the list is endless. This summer, a new contender enters the playing field, and we...

Executives at New Line Cinema have been discussing the potential future of Snakes on a Plane. Now, it seems like the 2006 movie might be getting a sequel.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line Cinema Cco Richard Brener discussed the future of multiple properties under the studio's umbrella, including the Samuel L. Jackson-led Snakes on a Plane. When asked about the possibility of a sequel, Brener said, "There have been conversations about those kinds of things or other things on a plane. But no current plans."

Directed by David R. Ellis from a script penned by John Heffernan and Sebastian Gutierrez, which itself was adapted from a story originally developed by David Dalessandro, Snakes on a Plane stars Samuel L. Jackson as FBI Agent Neville Flynn. The film's ensemble cast is rounded out with appearances from fan-favorites, including Lin Shaye as middle-aged flight attendant Grace and Kenan Thompson as bodyguard Troy.

Kenan Thompson is set to be honored with the Reel Works ChangeMaker Award at the 2025 Reel Works ChangeMakers Gala, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively.

Thompson will be recognized for his work to help create a more inclusive and dynamic space for aspiring filmmakers across his long career in TV and film.

The actor and comedian is the longest-serving castmember on Saturday Night Live and has racked up credits in TV shows and films like All That, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Snakes on a Plane and the second and third Mighty Ducks films, and he has lent his voice to animated movies in the Smurfs and Trolls franchises.

“I am incredibly honored to be receiving the Reel Works ChangeMaker Award. Reel Works is an amazing organization, and I’ve always believed in the power of creativity to bring about positive change,” Thompson said in a statement.

How basic and hipster dumb and derivative is “Clown in a Cornfield?” Like many a slasher film before it, the movie is trying to launch its own iconic masked killer. But check out if any of this sounds overly familiar. The killer, named Frendo, wears the face of an evil leering clown, like Pennywise from “It,” topped by a small cocked hat like the one worn by Art the Clown in the “Terrifier” films. Frendo does indeed dispatch many of his victims in a cornfield, which means that the film’s title is perhaps the most self-consciously literal piece of high-concept branding since “Snakes on a Plane.” “Clown in a Cornfield” is based on a YA novel, but before you assume it’s the “Stranger Things” of mayhem, what the pedigree comes down to is that the victims — a group of teenagers in the small-town farm community of Kettle Springs...

Snakes on Plane gave audiences exactly what they came for, it's all spoiled in the title. It also helped that A-list actor Samuel L. Jackson led the ensemble.

Snakes on a Plane streams on Peacock starting Mar. 1. This 2006 action-thriller was much-anticipated leading to release, thanks to viral marketing and media coverage. Interest peaked when Samuel L. Jackson jumped into the project; New Line Cinema initially doubted he was onboard and even confirmed with his agent. Jackson also proved pivotal to development; the film was titled Pacific Air Flight 121 at one point, but the actor insisted they keep Snakes on Plane as the official title, which is the only reason he joined the ensemble.

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"The title was what got my attention," Jackson told USA Today.

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Oftentimes, the stars perfectly align for an actor when they book a series of high-profile projects that release in a short amount of time, taking them from a relatively unknown into the next big thing in seemingly just a year. Some great recent examples include Florence Pugh in 2019, where she had Fighting with My Family in February, Midsommar in July, and Little Women in December while landing the role of Yelena Belova in Black Widow in the same year. Or Jenna Ortega's 2022 lineup of Scream, Avenue 666, X,American Carnage, and Wednesday in one year made her the new scream queen. Sometimes, the stars align.

Yet, for others, it doesn't work out so well. No actor might have had worse luck than Taylor Kitsch, who in 2012 lined up a...

Nine years after the biopic Hacksaw Ridge (2016), starring Andrew Garfield as a Seventh-Day Adventist and pacifist who's called to the battlefield, Mel Gibson returns to the director's chair with American Hairlines, I mean, Flight Risk. The film stars Mark Wahlberg as Daryl Booth, a hitman marked by male pattern baldness and a penchant for torture. Joining the gleeful sadist on this bumpy ride, we have Michelle Dockery portraying a beleaguered Deputy U.S. Marshal and Topher Grace as mob accountant-turned-witness. It's a single-location three-hander with a hook, and it couldn't be less of a piece with the rest of Gibson's directorial efforts. His previous credits include the multi-award-winning Braveheart (1995), in which he also starred, the controversial mega-hit The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the controversial yet slightly-less-successful-than-Passion-though-still-a-hit Apocalypto (2006). If one thing is resoundingly clear looking at Gibson's body of work, it's that he favors the pictures with an epic heft.

Samuel L. Jackson is the highest-grossing actor of all time and has a sacred, loyal relationship with his fans. He brings the goodies in the form of magnetic performances, and audiences flock to his movies to keep them top billing. His fans sometimes even give suggestions regarding creative choices in his movies, like they did before the release of Snakes on a Plane, and filmmakers listen. It’s a magical, symbiotic bond built on mutual respect—Jackson brings the fireworks, and his fans light them in the skies. Though the inescapable question still stands: which of Samuel L. Jackson's numerous screen portrayals stands out as the best?...

Firearms specialist Patrick McNamara analyzed gun technique and accuracy in 13 Hollywood action movies for Business Insider's How Real Is It? podcast series. In the video, McNamara breaks down how movie characters handle different types of weapons, recover ammo while in action, fire two guns at once, and more. Two of Samuel L. Jackson's films appear in the video: 2003's S.W.A.T., also starring Colin Farrell and Jeremy Renner, and Pulp Fiction, also starring John Travolta and Bruce Willis.

Some of Jackson's most notable performances involve detailed action sequences, from playing Mace Windu in Star Wars and Nick Fury in Marvel, to his infamous flick, Snakes on a Plane. However, Jackson's action wasn't enough to save one of the films that McNamara reviewed. S.W.A.T. is a movie adaptation of the 1975 crime drama of the same name. While the film was a box office success, earning $207.7 million against a $70 million budget,...

Peter and Bobby Farrelly's Christmas comedy, Dear Santa, starring Jack Black, has finally arrived after a decade-long journey. Dear Santa follows the story of Liam (Robert Timothy Smith), a young boy with dyslexia who thinks that Santa Claus "is probably not real." Still, he decides to write Santa a letter, but a spelling error has dire results. Instead of addressing the envelope to the jolly bearded gift distributor, Liam writes "Satan," summoning Black's character, who begins pretending he is Santa. During a recent conversation with Variety, the brothers discussed where the idea for Dear Santa was born and why it took them ten years to get the movie "just right:"

"Pete Jones and Kevin Barnett, who we work with a lot, brought us the idea and they said, 'A kid's writing a letter to Santa, but he misspells it and instead writes it to Satan.' We're like, 'We'll buy that.

The Farrelly brothers have had a long career both collaborating and helming projects individually. They’re coming together again for the holidays with the new Paramount+ film “Dear Santa,” a naughty but sweet Christmas confection starring Jack Black as Satan, who is accidentally summoned by a boy named Liam (Robert Timothy Smith) who can’t spell when writing a letter to Kris Kringle.

Peter and Bobby Farrelly spoke with Variety about their favorite Christmas movies, the power of underdog stories, and which of their movies would be worth revisiting.

Where did the idea for “Dear Santa” come from?

Peter: Pete Jones and Kevin Barnett, who we work with a lot, brought us the idea and they said, “A kid’s writing a letter to Santa, but he misspells it and instead writes it to Satan.” We’re like, “We’ll buy that. Ok, let’s do it.” It was like...

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to star in the next movie from director J.J. Abrams.

If the deal closes, he’ll join a cast that includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and “Sex Education” star Emma Mackey. Abrams is writing and directing the untitled feature, of which details have been kept under wraps. Bad Robot, the company founded by Abrams, will serve as a producer.

Warner Bros. is backing the film, which is expected to commence production in the United Kingdom this spring. It’s unclear when the movie is slated to hit theaters.

This new project is Abrams’ first directorial effort since 2019’s “Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker,” which culminated the nine-part saga to the tune of $1 billion at the global box office. Jackson, who portrayed Jedi Master Mace Windu in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy, briefly worked with Abrams for a voice cameo for the climax of “Rise of Skywalker.

Warning: Major spoilers ahead for Cobra Kai season 6, part 2.Patrick Luwis' Axel Kovaevi seems heavily enamored with Mary Mouser's Cobra Kai character, which means there could be a foolish last-minute fight for Samantha "Sam" Larusso's heart just before the Karate Kid sequel show draws to an end. Luwis' role in the Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 cast has him playing one of the best fighters in the entire Sekai Taikai tournament. Still, his interactions with his opponents, teammates, and even his sensei, have sometimes been difficult to interpret. One thing is clear: Axel has his eye on Sam.

The shocking ending of Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, brings all the show's rivalries and blood feuds to an abrupt halt. However, it's tough to imagine the final five episodes completely shelving Cobra Kai's layered dynamics. What's more likely is that the death of Brandon H. Lee's Kwon Jae-Sung will be...

Warning: Spoilers for Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, brings a potential romance between Chozen Toguchi (Yuji Okumoto) and Kumiko (Tamlyn Tomita) to a disappointing end. Chozen and Kumiko are legacy characters introduced in The Karate Kid Part II. Kumiko was Daniel Larusso's (Ralph Macchio) love interest while Chozen made Daniel-san his sworn enemy. Kumiko and Chozen both returned in Cobra Kai season 3, and both Okinawans are firmly on Daniel's side.

Daniel enlisted Chozen's help against Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) and brought his fellow Miyagi-Do sensei to California in Cobra Kai season 5. Chozen became Miyago-Do's third sensei alongside Daniel-san and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), but Chozen also revealed he is in love with Kumiko, a torch he's carried since the 1980s. At the end of Cobra Kai season 6, part 1, Chozen decided to return to Okinawa and win Kumiko's heart.

Cobra Kai Season 6's Ending For Chozen & Kumiko...

The final season of Cobra Kai is airing now on Netflix, promising an action-packed ending for karate rivals Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) and their students. Cobra Kai has been a fun, awesome expansion on the Karate Kid universe, but soon it'll all be over. How will things shake out for all our favorite fighters as they head to Barcelona, Spain for the lauded Sekai Taikai tournament?

Fortunately, you don't need to wait longer to find out! The first batch of episodes for Cobra Kai season 6 premiered back in July, and ended with Larusso, Lawrence, and their team arriving at the tournament. The second batch of episodes is out now, so we can see how they fare in the most intense karate tournament in the world!

Netflix has been doing something a bit different with Cobra Kai's sixth and final season, breaking it into three...

At the end of Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1, it looked like there was just one major antagonist left for our heroes to deal with — assuming they could put their own differences aside to survive the Sekai Taikai, that is — with things finally coming to a head with John Kreese (Martin Kove). In Part 2, though, we quickly learn just how wrong that is. In Episode 8, “Snakes on a Plane,” Daniel learns that the “thug” who was sent to kidnap him wasn’t just a minion of Sensei Wolf (Lewis Tan) — he’s also a henchman of Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith), who returns in a familiar scene: a steaming hottub, just like fans will remember him lounging in Karate Kid III. And that henchman has a familiar story as well. He’s Dennis de Guzman (portrayed by William Christopher Ford), one of Silver’s bullies who attacked Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) at Mr.

The world of Stephen King adaptations runs the gamut across nearly every aspect of filmmaking. You have theatrically released ones and straight to video ones. Stories stretched into TV miniseries and short stories used as segments of anthology movies. Of course, there are features that do well with critics but fail with audiences and vice versa, fail with critics but are eaten up but movie goers worldwide. 1408 came at the beginning of the King renaissance in 2007 and was a success with both critics and audiences but somehow stands alone in the mid 2000s horror pantheon as a successful but forgotten movie. Who was originally going to star in the title role? How many endings does the movie technically have? How meticulous was the production about the number 1408? Grab your room keys as we find out what happened to 1408.

Stephen King had released books in several different ways throughout his career...

It was November 2021, deep Covid time, and I had unmasked to have a drink with Kiki Benzon at The Surly Goat, a bar in West Hollywood. I hadn’t seen her in 30 years. In the early 1990s, Kiki and I had been rivals on the über-geeky North American private-school debate circuit; she attended school in British Columbia, I was from Connecticut, and we’d met as seniors at a tournament in Boston, then another in Winnipeg. After we got our stories on the table — my writing, my wife and children, her teaching (film studies at USC), her early recent widowhood — we got around to John Connery Heffernan III.

“Heff” was my high school classmate and debate partner and traveled with me to those long-ago tournaments; at one of them, he and Kiki spent a steamy night together. Kiki and I had both fallen out of touch with Heff, but knowing him,...

Good Morning America welcomed award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson to the studio for a sit-down interview.

On GMA, he spoke about his upcoming film, The Piano Lesson, based on the August Wilson play.

Jackson initially starred in the Broadway show in 1987 and returned to star last year.

His acting career spans 50 years, as many moviegoers recognize him from a role somewhere on stage or screen.

Following his initial Broadway appearance in The Piano Lesson, he starred in many popular films, including Pulp Fiction, Snakes on a Plane, Shaft, Jackie Brown, A Time to Kill, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

While discussing some of his famous movie roles and lines on GMA, Robin called out the actor during the conversation.

Robin Roberts warns Samuel L. Jackson during their GMA interview

GMA’s trio of anchors appeared for the Samuel L. Jackson interview, including recent grandpa Michael Strahan, George Stephanopoulos, and Robin Roberts.

There are many ways to talk about Jared Padalecki's career. You could gauge his work by the length of his iconically-floppy hairdo, which sometimes got too long, worked pretty well for him in the aughts, and has somehow circled back around to being in style again. You could talk about him as the King of The CW, a network that has leaned on him as a star for more than two decades, going all the way back to when it was called "The WB." You could note that he hasn't done much on film, probably as a result of his never-ending television schedule, but you could also note that in the 2000s, he ruled a number of fun horror movies anyway.

On the other hand, you could talk about Jared Padalecki the way he does: as a man just trying to provide for his family. "I've been absent a lot.

Most of the single-location movies I have come across have aimed to thrill. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, Dial M for Murder, and Rear Window are some of the most beautifully crafted murder mysteries in existence. Sidney Lumet’s 12 Angry Men, Murder on the Orient Express, and Dog Day Afternoon are dripping with tension and drama. The Shining, The Thing, Misery, Krampus, and The Hateful Eight have expertly used a wintery landscape to generate suspense and horror. Snakes on a Plane, Train to Busan, and Greyhound have turned entire vehicles themselves into battlegrounds for survival. And the list just goes on. So, yes, it’s a little hard to find a single-location film that doesn’t get your heart pumping and your mind racing because being stuck in one place is terrifying. That said, Rocky Walls’ Dirty Laundry is a real change of pace. Is it any good? Let’s find out.

Samuel L. Jackson has had it with these motherf*ckin’ snakes on this motherf*ckin’ plane! It might be the single greatest movie line of the 21st century, but it almost didn’t happen. We all know how it came about: fans of Jackson’s had to hear him say “motherf*cker” at some point in Snakes on a Plane, but since it was a PG-13, that would be a no-go, lest it be bumped to an R. But it wasn’t just fans who demanded it: it was Jackson himself.

Samuel L. Jackson recently sat down with GQ to discuss some of his more iconic movies – and yes, Snakes on a Plane was featured in the same video as Pulp Fiction, Star Wars and his Marvel outings. On the topic of Snakes on a Plane, Jackson said he was strapped in and ready to defend the line. “They were...

Cinema has long been to thank for many a viral moment on social media, but one of the earliest examples was a now-famous quote uttered by screen legend Samuel L. Jackson in the 2006 action thriller, “Snakes on a Plane.” I’m speaking, of course, about when his character, exasperated FBI Agent Neville Flynn, said, “I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane.” In a career retrospective with GQ, Jackson shared how this iconic moment almost didn’t happen.

“They were trying to make a PG-13 movie, and you can only have one ‘fuck’ or some shit like that in [a PG-13 movie],” he said. “And I told them, ‘Look, I gotta say motherfucker in this movie. There’s motherfucking snakes all over this plane.’ They’re like, ‘Aw Sam, come on! No.’ I said, ‘Ok, fine.’ We wrap, they test the movie and test the movie. All of a sudden,...

Samuel L. Jackson finds it "crazy" how quickly he completed his nine-picture deal with Marvel.The 75-year-old actor first appeared as Nick Fury in 2008's 'Iron Man' and admitted he expected the long-term contract he'd signed would take years to fulfill, only for him to make his ninth appearance as the superspy just over a decade later in 2019's 'Captain Marvel'.He told GQ magazine: “I knew I had a nine-picture deal.“[Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] said that, ‘We’re going to offer you a nine-picture deal.’ How long do you have to stay alive to make nine movies? "It’s not the quickest process in the world. I didn’t know they were going to make nine movies in like two and a half years."It’s just kind of crazy! Oh s***, I’m using up my contracts. It worked out.”Despite his original deal expiring,...

An MPAA rating almost deprived audiences of one of Samuel L. Jackson‘s most quoted lines.

As the Honorary Academy Award winner reflected on his wide-ranging career, he revealed that the studio behind Snakes on a Plane (2006) had to shell out “a bunch of money” on reshoots after initially filming the movie with substantially less F-bombs.

“They were trying to make a PG-13 movie, and you can only have one ‘f—’ or some s— like that in it,” he recalled to GQ. “And I told them, ‘Look, I gotta say motherf—er in this movie. There’s motherf—ing snakes all over this plane.’ They’re like, ‘Aw Sam, come on! No.’ I said ok fine, they were out.

“They test the movie and test the movie,” Jackson continued. “All of a sudden, we gotta do a reshoot. It cost them a bunch of money to get that ‘motherf—er.

Samuel L. Jackson recalls how his iconic Snakes on a Plane line almost wasn't included in the movie. Released in 2006, Snakes on a Plane is directed by David R. Ellis, with Jackson starring as an FBI agent who finds himself facing off against dozens of venomous snakes while flying a valuable witness from Hawaii to Los Angeles. The film, which also stars Julianna Margulies, Rachel Blanchard, and Kenan Thompson, earned lukewarm reviews, and is now fondly remembered for Jackson's line: "I have had it with these motherf---ing snakes on this motherf---ing plane."

In a recent interview with GQ, Jackson reflects on his experience making Snakes on a Plane, revealing that the film initially wasn't targeting an R-rating. As a result, despite Jackson's protests, his iconic line wasn't even filmed during principal photography, with the moment only coming to be after test screenings and a pivot in direction for the movie.

Whether on land or in the sea, there are many creatures wreaking havoc in horror movies. Snakes, spiders, gators, bees... these creepy crawlies are the stuff of nightmares for many viewers. Of course, not all creature features nail the landing when it comes to being terrifying. Some creature features are so bad they're actually kind of good.

Sometimes bad creature features are designed to be campy, yet still thoroughly watchable. Sharknado and Snakes on a Plane are mainstream examples that nailed the formula, but there are also many fantastic hidden gems. These horror films are fun to watch with friends, leading to plenty of laughs mixed in with the scares.

Werewolves Are More Cheesy Than Intimidating in Cursed Director: Wes Craven

Metascore: 31 IMDb: 5.1/10 Rotten Tomatoes: 15%

In Cursed, a girl named Ellie Myers (Christina Ricci) and her brother Jimmy (Jesse Eisenberg) come across a girl being attacked in her car by a vicious werewolf.

Like many shark movies, the plot of Shark Night 3D is simple: a group of young people have their holiday ruined by sharks. Few shark movies have gained positive attention since Jaws, and one of the issues is the general lack of creativity, as a movie confined to water can be limiting. However, as director of the goofy horror Snakes On A Plane and two Final Destination franchise movies in which people die in improbable ways, director David M. Ellis would likely have been prepared to think outside the box with Shark Night.

Shark Night fails as a movie. However, the shark movie genre has its own rules, and Shark Night is criminally underrated.

Shark Night was not a commercial or critical success, grossing $41.4 million against a budget of $25 million, and with a 19% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The cast recorded a rap song about the movie which was, by some accounts,...

A bee-nado is coming to 9-1-1, and if you need clarification on what that means, I implore you to jump onto Freevee and check out the Og Sharknado so you can get a sense of what you might be in for.

The Syfy cult classic was a mixture of about four genres that followed people plagued by tornados filled with sharks across Los Angeles. In other words, it was ridiculous and nonsensical and shouldn’t have been as entertaining as it was, yet it was a spectacle that launched a series of spinoffs.

If we take things literally, a bee-nado sounds like a tornado filled with bees, which is a bit different from the opening emergencies 9-1-1 is known for.

(Jack Zeman/Fox)

Earthquakes, tsunamis, and cruise ship disasters are what we’re used to. Large-scale catastrophes with massive set pieces make sense. But bees? Bees?

How will...

Ray Fisher ignites the screen as Lymon, the best friend of lead character Boy Willie Charles, played by John David Washington, in Netflix’s period drama “The Piano Lesson.” His portrayal has even sparked some early Oscar buzz.

Fisher’s last few years have been challenging following his public dispute with “Justice League” director Joss Whedon and former DC Films president Walter Hamada. But this project offers Fisher a chance to move forward.

“What helped this entire process is, I’ve got to give it up to August Wilson,” Fisher said during an interview at the Variety Studio, sponsored by J.Crew and SharkNinja, at the Toronto International Film Festival. “The juxtaposition that existed within the piece, within the character. I think there’s a little of Lymon Jackson in all of us. There’s an innocence about him in this piece that many lose as time passes, especially when you endure such hardship.

Survival thrillers are awesome. Be it the dark forests or the open seas, humans are the most vulnerable creatures out there, and it’s always thrilling to see them come to terms with the fact that they’re not exactly at the top of the food chain. The on-screen portrayal of this eternal battle between man and the wild has changed over the years. The birds that we see on the screen in The Birds were achieved via real birds, mechanical birds, and a ton of visual effects and special effects. Jaws used a mixture of stock footage and a shifty mechanical shark to inspire terror. Bart the Bear achieved iconic status with his appearance in The Edge. And with advancements in visual effects and CGI, we got realistic-looking predators in films like Snakes on a Plane, The Grey, The Revenant, The Shallows, Crawl, and Beast (the one with Idris Elba...