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Hollywood and action superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is transformed in the first trailer for the upcoming biographical sports drama, The Smashing Machine. Maintaining his muscles for the A24 Mma outing, the movie will also see the WWE icon stretch his acting muscles more than ever as he takes the lead as two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Kerr. You can check out the first trailer for The Smashing Machine below.

“The Smashing Machine follows Mark Kerr, the legendary Mma fighter from the no-holds-barred era of the UFC at the peak of his career,” the synopsis for the sports drama reads. “He struggles with addiction, winning, love and friendship in the year 2000.”The Smashing Machine is scheduled to be released in theaters on October 3, 2025, with many thinking this could be an Award-winner for the actor.

Directed by Uncut Gems filmmaker Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine will tell the story of the...

January will bring tons of thrilling content, including the much-awaited return of ‘The Traitors’ for its third season, a deep dive into the making of ‘Saturday Night Live’ with ‘SNL50,’ and the gripping ‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,’ starring Colin Firth. Plus, enjoy exciting debuts like ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,’ ‘Love Island All Stars,’ and more. Don’t miss out on the action this month!

January 2 – ‘Lockerbie: A Search For Truth’

‘Lockerbie: A Search for Truth’ is a series starring Colin Firth as Dr. Jim Swire, a father seeking answers after his daughter is killed in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland. The series follows his journey to uncover the truth, meeting survivors and confronting the Libyan leader tied to the attack.

January 16 – ‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’

‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ is a special documentary series on Peacock that celebrates the 50th anniversary of ‘Saturday Night Live...

Peacock has announced the lineup of movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the streaming service in January. The Peacock January 2025 schedule includes Here Come the Irish, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, The Traitors Season 3, and more.

Kick off the New Year with a look into the past with Lockerbie: A Search for Truth on January 2. Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, this new series starring Colin Firth provides an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice.

The Traitors Season 3

Dawn your cloaks for the season three premiere of the Emmy Award-winning Peacock Original The Traitors, hosted by Emmy Award-winner Alan Cumming. Tune in on January 9 at 6 p.m. Pt/9 p.m. Et for the three-episode premiere event of the nail-biting...

In these safe and sweet TV movies, the only thing bigger than Valentine’s Day is Christmas. But are the US network’s cookie-cutter confections beginning to move with the times?

Avon, Connecticut, lies toward the north of the US state, a small town of perfect contour and construction, where even on a bare-branched midwinter afternoon, the light falls pleasingly across East Main Street. The population is largely white and affluent, and alongside the Walmart and the Whole Foods, there is a congregational church and a country store that, in the autumn months, offers hayrides to a nearby pumpkin patch.

When Julie Sherman Wolfe moved to Avon from Los Angeles five years ago, it was a relocation she came to regard as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sherman Wolfe is the screenwriter behind 22 Hallmark movies, from The Convenient Groom, via Right in Front of Me and Always Amore – films that were often...

Exclusive: Celebrity chef, bestselling author and Emmy-winning TV host Giada De Laurentiss is getting into business with Amazon Studios, signing a multi-year overall unscripted series production deal. Under the pact, De Laurentiis will develop and executive produce with an eye towards starring in original unscripted television programming on behalf of the studio.

“With her charismatic passion for food, and commitment to making extraordinary culinary experiences accessible to the home chef, Giada De Laurentiis has remained at the forefront of her industry for nearly two decades,” said Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD Original content and programming, Amazon Studios. “We look forward to developing an exciting slate of projects with Giada, as she expands into new areas and we broaden our portfolio of cooking and lifestyle content.”

De Laurentiis is the Emmy-winning television personality, an NBC Today Show contributor, and a successful restaurateur with restaurants Giada and...

Filmmaker Olmo Schnabel has assembled a cast of heavyweights for his directorial debut – a romantic thriller about two young men exploring the underbelly of New York and one other.

“Pet Shop Boys” will mark the first time behind the camera for Schnabel, son of Oscar-nommed director Julian Schnabel. Already wrapped, the project is led by newcomers Dario Yazebek Bernal (“The House of the Flowers”) and Jack Irv (“Giants Being Lonely”).

The film follows the impulsive black sheep Alejandro (Bernal) and college-age pet store employee Jack (Irv) who engage in a whirlwind affair that sends them down a rabbit hole of vice.

The men will have pedigreed costars in four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe and the prolific Peter Sarsgaard. Also on board is Emmanuelle Seigner (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”), Jordi Mollà (“Riddick”), Louis Cancelmi (“The Looming Tower”), Camille Rowe (“The Deep House”), Maribel Verdu (“Blancanieves”) and Angela Sarafyan.

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Food and romance often go hand-in-hand, and we’ll see that on display in the new Hallmark Movies and Mysteries movie Always Amore. In the film, restaurant owner Elizabeth (Autumn Reeser) is trying to keep her late husband’s Italian restaurant, Il Cibo E Vita, in business… but she doesn’t want the help of “restaurant fixer” Ben (Tyler Hynes). The pair clash as Elizabeth desperately wants to hold onto tradition while Ben sees opportunities to revamp many things about the eatery. Could they come to a middle ground where tradition and innovation (and maybe Elizabeth and Ben) can come together in harmony? While watching the rom-com, don’t be surprised if you suddenly find yourself hungry for Italian food because best-selling author, restauranteur, and TV personality Giada De Laurentiis is an executive producer on the project. During our chat with De Laurentiis, we found out how the movie got off the ground,...