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Discotek Media announced a new slate of licenses at their Discotek Media Industry Extravaganza panel at Otakon 2025 today, including new releases of Shin-Chan , Monster , a new Blu-ray release of Golden Boy and much more. Announcements made during the panel and stream are in alphabetical order. Bangkok Dangerous : New Blu-ray release of the 1999 Thai action movie under the Nihon Nights label. Extras include 5.1 audio and an original trailer. Digimon: The Movies - Collection 2: New Blu-ray release of the next set of Digimon movies, including Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon , Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers and Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon . Includes Japanese with subtitles and English dubs with original promos and TV spots extras. Golden Boy : New Blu-ray release of the six-episode 1995-1996 Ova upscaled from the original masters, available in Japanese and English. Includes a new commentary from Doug Smith, the voice of Kintaro. Higurashi Kai...

On the July 24 episode of The Young and the Restless, Jack lamented to Diane that he’s afraid the best thing he can do for Billy now is to stop enabling his stupidity. Which means cutting Billy off completely, no more second, third, fourth, seventeenth chances. Jack thinks he knows why he’s doing this. But we know better. Please join Jack—and us—on the couch, for a very thorough head-shrinking.

Jack Abbott: Golden Boy

There is such a huge age difference between Jack (Peter Bergman) and his brother, Billy (Jason Thompson), that Jack had time to sleep with Billy’s mother, Jill (Jess Walton), years before Billy was born. So the two didn’t grow up together and didn’t have a common childhood experience.

Jack accepted Billy, even though he hated Billy’s mother (this would be after he slept with her… and during) because Jack...

Welcome, readers, to Late to the Party , a column that's right on time when it comes to catching up on anime everyone's already watched. This column addresses a universal truth in regard to being an anime fan: an anime backlog is quite the powerful beast. Many of us have one, where we amass more and more content we have designated in the "planning to watch" category. How and why it takes so long to actually address this task varies from person to person, but the gratification of finally allocating the time is really quite splendid. Occasionally, it’s by watching a classic anime from yesteryear that you’ve had your eye on for quite some time. In other instances, it’s a more recent premiere that just slipped by. This month, I wanted to go back. Way back. Like, way, way back, to watch an anime that premiered almost an...

One of the stars from the popular TNT crime drama Animal Kingdom is making a big splash as the star of Netflix's new hit series The Waterfront. Created by Kevin Williamson of Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Dawson's Creek acclaim. The Waterfront is an eight-part family drama/crime thriller with similar notes to Netflix's Emmy-winning series Ozark. Holt McCallany leads the cast of The Waterfrontas the head of the prominent Buckley family in the fictional coastal town of Havenport, North Carolina. The Waterfront was released on June 19, 2025, and is already topping Netflix's TV streaming charts.

Animal Kingdom ran for 75 episodes across six seasons on TNT from 2016 and 2022. Based on the 2010 crime thriller movie written and directed by David Michôd, Animal Kingdom centers on a family in Southern California who, like The Waterfront's Buckleys, also have their hands dirty in various criminal operations. Developed by Jonathan Lisco,...

The 90s were a golden age for anime, packed with bold stories and unique styles, but not every gem got its due. While Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon stole the spotlight, many shows faded into obscurity despite their brilliance.

We’ve ranked 12 overlooked 90s anime, from quirky comedies to epic sagas, that capture the decade’s magic. Here’s why these forgotten series deserve a spot on your watchlist.

12. Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! (1992-1997) Pierrot

Mitsuhashi and Itou, two teens, decide to become delinquents, sparking hilarious fights and rivalries. Its retro art and mix of comedy and heart outshine modern hits like Tokyo Revengers.

The scrappy brawls and vibrant characters scream 90s charm. We love its raw, chaotic energy. Not currently available for streaming.

11. Golden Boy (1995-1996) Appp Company

Kintaro, a wandering dropout, takes odd jobs and wins hearts with his earnest chaos. This six-episode Ova blends raunchy humor with surprising depth.

Amazon has set 17 September 2025 for the return of Gen V, dropping the first three episodes on Prime Video in more than 240 territories and then rolling out weekly instalments until the finale on 22 October. The date was revealed during a Ccxp Mexico panel whose sizzle reel positioned the college-based Boys spin-off alongside marquee titles such as Fallout and The Rings of Power. A teaser posted moments later confirmed the split-launch structure and showed Godolkin University under new dean “Cipher,” portrayed by Hamish Linklater.

Seven principal cast members are back, including Jaz Sinclair, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann and Sean Patrick Thomas, according to official first-look photos shared in March. Collider adds that Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Golden Boy will appear only in flashbacks, while no actor will step into the shoes of Andre Anderson following Chance Perdomo’s death. Show-runner Michele Fazekas told reporters the writers “re-charted...

Tony Award nominee Montego Glover will star as “Rose” in the Broadway revival of Gypsy on Broadway, during Audra McDonald's vacation for one week this summer. Montego Glover will play 8 performances from Monday, June 30 through Sunday, July 6, 2025, at the Majestic Theatre. Montego Glover is a Tony Award nominee, two-time Drama Desk Award winner, Outer Critics’ Circle Award winner and honoree, and Drama League Award nominee. Her Broadway credits include: Memphis, Les Miserables (Fantine), It Shoulda Been You (Annie), The Color Purple (Celie & Nettie), Hamilton and the 2022/23 Revival of Into The Woods as The Witch. Off Broadway: The Royale, All The Natalie Portmans. Television/film: “The Blacklist”, “Inventing Anna”, “Bull”, “Evil”, “Black Box”, “The Following”, “Hostages”, “Smash”, “The Good Wife”, “White Collar”, “Golden Boy”, “Law...

Three-time Tony Award winning composer and lyricist Charles Strouse, whose work included “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Thursday. He was 96.

The news was confirmed to the New York Times by Jim Byk, a spokesman for the family.

Strouse had written scores for over 30 musicals, 14 of which were on Broadway. His first Broadway musical was “Bye Bye Birdie,” which first opened in 1960. His work won him his first Tony Award.

His second Tony Award came for “Applause.”

It was “Annie” that brought Strouse his third Tony win. He teamed up with lyricist Martin Charnin and librettist Thomas Meehan. The Broadway musical ran for 2,377 performances and yielded productions around the world, Strouse’s score included “Tomorrow,” “It’s the Hard–Knock Life,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” and “I Don’t Need Anything But You.”

According to his biography, Strouse was born and raised in New York City,...

Charles Strouse, the famed Broadway composer who received Tony Awards for his scores for Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, died Thursday at his home in New York City, his family announced. He was 96.

A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Theater Hall of Fame, Strouse wrote music for more than a dozen Broadway shows.

He and lyricist Martin Charnin were responsible for the immortal tunes “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard Knock Life” from Annie, and he and his most frequent collaborator, lyricist Lee Adams, partnered on such classic show tunes as “Put on a Happy Face” from Bye Bye Birdie, “You’ve Got Possibilities” from It’s a Bird … It’s a Plane … It’s Superman and “This Is the Life” from Golden Boy.

Asked by Playbill in 2009 why he got into the theater, Strouse replied: “You can make a lot of money and you meet beautiful girls.

Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, responsible for such legendary songs as “Put on a Happy Face,” “Tomorrow,” “Those Were the Days,” and many others, died at his home in New York City on May 15. His career spanned over seven decades, during which time he created some of Broadway’s most beloved and enduring works, including three Tony Award-winning musicals, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, as well as the Tony-nominated Golden Boy, Charlie & Algernon, Rags, and Nick & Nora. The news was announced today by his four children, Benjamin, Nicholas, Victoria, and William Strouse. He was predeceased by his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, to whom he was married from 1962 until her death in...

Charles Strouse, the musical composer for such Broadway hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, films including Bonnie and Clyde (1967) The Night They Raided Minsky’s (1968) and All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989) and for the TV series All In The Family, died at his home in New York City on May 15. He was 96.

His death was announced by his children Benjamin, Nicholas, Victoria, and William Strouse., and was nominated for Golden Boy, Charlie & Algernon, Rags, and Nick & Nora.

Strouse was born on June 7, 1928 in New York City, the son of Ethel (Newman) and Ira Strouse. After graduating from the Eastman School of Music in 1947, he received two scholarships to Tanglewood, where he studied under composer Aaron Copland. Subsequently, Copland arranged for Strouse to get a scholarship with legendary teacher, Nadia Boulanger, in Paris.

Strouse met songwriting partner, lyricist Adams, at a party in 1949, and the duo began a longtime collaboration starting with writing songs for summer resorts in the Adirondacks. Strouse and Adams contributed material to numerous Off-Broadway musical revues, including Catch a Star, Shoestring Revue, The Littlest Revue and Kaleidoscope, and wrote specialty material for Kaye Ballard, Carol Burnett, Jane Morgan and Dick Shawn.

In 1958, Strouse and lyricist, Fred Tobias wrote the chart-topping pop song “Born Too Late” (recorded by The Poni-Tails), and it was in that same year that Strouse and Adams had their Broadway breakthrough. They were hired by producer Edward Padula to write a satirical musical about rock and roll and teen idol culture. The show, Bye Bye Birdie, became their first Tony Award-winning hit. The production starred Chita Rivera and Dick Van Dyke and won four 1961 Tony Awards including Best Musical, earning Strouse the first of his three Tony Awards.

The show introduced the world to such songs as “Put On A Happy Face,” and “A Lot of Livin’ to Do.” A 1962 movie version, starring Ann-Margret, was one of the top-grossing films of the year, and featured Margret’s now iconic performance of the film’s newly added title song, “Bye Bye Birdie.” Strouse would later win a 1996 Emmy Award for the new song, “Let’s Settle Down,” written with Adams and added for the musical’s 1995 TV adaptation, starring Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams.

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Additional collaborations with Adams include the Mel Brooks musical All American (1962) starring Ray Bolger. Though the show was not a commercial success, it featured what would become the popular American standard “Once Upon a Time”. Golden Boy (1963), a musical adaptation of the play by Clifford Odets starred Sammy Davis Jr., garnered Strouse his second Tony Award nomination. It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane… It’s Superman! gave audiences another popular Strouse & Adams song, “You’ve Got Possibilities” (first recorded by Linda Lavin). And in 1970, when the team wrote the score for Applause (based on the film All About Eve and Mary Orr’s The Wisdom of Eve and starring Lauren Bacall), Strouse would win his second Tony Award.

Strouse’s biggest Broadway success was with collaborators Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan on Annie (1977), based on the comic strip, “Little Orphan Annie,” by Harold Gray. The Depression-era musical about a plucky red-headed orphan girl who wins the heart of billionaire Oliver Warbucks, was one of Broadway’s biggest hits of the 1970s, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and garnering Strouse his third Tony Award and a Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album. Strouse’s score included “Tomorrow,” “It’s the Hard–Knock Life,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” and “I Don’t Need Anything But You.” Annie ran for over 2,300 performances on Broadway, where it has been revived twice and has inspired hundreds of worldwide productions. It has also been adapted for two film and two television productions.

Strouse was passionate about collaboration and would earn Tony Award nominations for his scores with lyricists: David Rogers, Charlie & Algernon (1980), based on the novel Flowers for Algernon, Steven Schwartz, for Rags (1986), with book writer Joseph Stein starring Teresa Stratas, and Nick and Nora (1991), a musical based on Dashiell Hammett’s The Thin Man characters, written with Richard Maltby, Jr.

Strouse’s film scores include Bonnie and Clyde (1967) starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, There Was a Crooked Man (1970), with Henry Fonda and Kirk Douglas, Sidney Lumet’s Just Tell Me What You Want, and the animated feature All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989).

In addition to his awards, Strouse was the recipient of several honorary doctorates. He was a longtime member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, inducted in 1985, and the Theatre Hall of Fame.

Strouse also composed orchestral works, chamber music, piano concertos, and an opera. His original piano work, Concerto America, was composed in 2002 to commemorate 9/11 and premiered at The Boston Pops in 2004. His opera Nightingale (1982), starring Sarah Brightman, had a successful run in London, followed by many subsequent productions.

In 1977, Strouse founded the ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop, through which many young composers and lyricists honed their craft and developed their work. Strouse authored the autobiography Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir, published by Union Square Press in July 2008.

In addition to his four children, Strouse is survived by eight grandchildren, Sam and Arthur Strouse, Navah Strouse, Vivian, Weston and Ever Brush, and Owen and Theodore Strouse.

A private ceremony will be held at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City.

Charles Strouse, the decorated composer behind such Broadway-turned-Hollywood hit musicals as “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” died at his home in New York City on Thursday. He was 96 years old.

The composer — known for enduring numbers like “Put on a Happy Face,” “Tomorrow” and “Those Were the Days” — is survived by his four children, Benjamin, Nicholas, Victoria and William Strouse, who announced his passing. He is further survived by his eight grandchildren: Sam and Arthur Strouse, Navah Strouse, Vivian, Weston and Ever Brush, and Owen and Theodore Strouse. He was predeceased by wife and choreographer Barbara Siman, whom he married in 1962, and passed away in 2023.

Over his seven-decade career spanning stage and screen, the entertainment industry stalwart won the coveted Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award for his work. Additional Broadway musicals he created beyond “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Annie” are the Tony-winning “Applause,” and the Tony-nominated “Golden Boy,” “Charlie & Algernon,...

Together, wherever they go! Broadway favorites Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein both earned Tony nominations for their performances in the latest revival of Gypsy. In doing so, they have each smashed awards records as some of the most nominated actors of all time. (See the list of Tony noms.)

By earning her 11th bid for playing Mama Rose in this revival, McDonald is now the most nominated performer in Tony Awards history. She was previously tied with theater legends Chita Rivera and Julie Harris, who each have 10 nominations.

McDonald is already the winningest performer in Tony history, with six victories. Those wins include Carousel (1994), Master Class (1996), Ragtime (1998), A Raisin in the Sun (2004), Porgy And Bess (2012), and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (2014). She has won a Tony in all four acting categories for which she is eligible, and is the only performer to accomplish this feat. Her additional...

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“Angel Densetsu”, a two-episode Ova from 1996 directed by Yukio Kaizawa, adapts Norihiro Yagi’s shonen manga. It centers on Seiichirou Kitano, a high school freshman with a heart of gold but a face that could haunt nightmares. Pale skin, sharp teeth, and eerie eyes make everyone, from classmates to delinquents, peg him as a terrifying thug. Set at Hekikuu High, the story follows Kitano’s attempts to be kind, which are hilariously misread as threats, landing him the role of “school guardian.” The Ova adapts the manga’s early chapters, delivering a quick dose of dark comedy.

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Back in the mid-90s, OVAs were the testing ground for manga adaptations, and “Angel Densetsu” hit the scene during a wave of high school delinquent stories like “Slam Dunk” or “Yu Yu Hakusho.” Produced by Toei Animation, this low-budget project aimed at manga fans,...

Max Goes Live In Turkey, Vows Originals Spend

Warner Bros Discovery has officially launched streamer Max in Turkey. The service replaces Wbd’s existing streamer, BluTV, and will debut with a trio of new local originals such as Anatomy of Chaos, Jasmin and Feride alongside premiering U.S. shows including The Last of Us Season 2 and the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and movies including Barbie, the Harry Potter franchise and the Dune films. At a press launch today in Turkey, Wbd unveiled the TV originals and gave first looks at the upcoming Turkish series First Göktürk, Prince Season 3 and Çekiç ve Gül: Bir Behzat Ç. Hikayesi Season 3. For a limited period, subscribers will also get access to Eurosport. “Bringing Max to Türkiye is a key milestone for Warner Bros. Discovery and marks the completion of the successful integration of BluTV into our portfolio,” said Jamie Cooke, General Manager Cee,...

William Holden was an Oscar-winning performer who starred in dozens of movies, remaining active until his untimely death in 1981. But how many of his titles remain classics? Let's take a look back at 15 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

Born on April 17, 1918, Holden made his film debut with a starring role in the boxing drama "Golden Boy" (1939) when he was just 21 years old. Though his career lagged for the next decade, he came roaring back with Billy Wilder's Hollywood noir "Sunset Boulevard" (1950), playing a struggling screenwriter who becomes involved with a fading, delusional silent film star (Gloria Swanson). The role brought him his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor.

He joined the winner's circle just three years later with a Best Actor victory for Wilder's "Stalag 17" (1953), which cast him as a cynical American Pow who's suspected of being a German informant during WWII.

It took...

Whatever you think about Shia Labeouf, his intensity and commitment is unquestionable, and he's not afraid to be outspoken. Labeouf's interesting career path was diverted among a variety of scandals and allegations, and you could hardly call it a comeback when he returned in 2023 with the film Padre Pio. Which is a shame, because he gives a great performance, and Abel Ferrara always creates fascinating films. It was perhaps just too niche a movie to give the former Transformers star the spotlight again. That likely won't change with his next movie, Salvable, which recently released its first trailer. You can watch the trailer for the film, also starring Toby Kebbell, below:

The synopsis for Salvable reads as follows:

"Shia Labeouf and Toby Kebbell star in an emotional, action-packed film about a prize fighter’s battles both inside and outside the ring. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his...

Moana may have taken on the ocean virtually alone in “Moana” — at least, until she dragged Maui along — but that isn’t the case in Disney’s latest sequel.

In “Moana 2,” our wayfinding hero sets out on another voyage. This time, she’s called upon by the ancestors to locate an island hidden by a god, specifically with the intent to cut off other island peoples from each other. The mission is decidedly more dangerous than in the first film, and that means she needs a crew.

Here’s who’s on that crew, and where you might recognize everyone’s voices from in our complete “Moana 2” cast and character guide now that the film is streaming on Disney+.

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Moana remains the center of the story in the sequel, as she sets out to quite literally save humankind. She’s once again voiced by Auli’i Cravalho,...

The harem anime genre is one of the medium’s most heavily disliked and commonly dismissed — and plenty of criticisms aimed at harem anime are far from unfounded. All harem anime follow the basic premise of a group of attractive girls falling for the same male lead, presenting the viewers with a self-indulgent fantasy that rarely pretends to be more than that.

Female characters in harem anime are usually archetypical and regularly exploited for fanservice, unique development and nuanced personalities not being common features of harem plots. However, plenty of harem anime actually recognize the heroines as the beating heart of any harem storyline and treat them with the respect and appreciation they deserve. In these harem anime, female characters are more than just eye candy and, for once, get treated as multifaceted people with traits outside of their attraction to the protagonist.

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Anime comes in a plethora of different genres and formats to suit every fan’s viewing preferences. From long-running epics spanning hundreds of episodes you can spend months sinking your teeth into to self-contained movies for a relaxing evening, anime has something to offer regardless of how one likes to enjoy their media.

The standard for TV anime is a one or two-cour season – a series that runs for three or six months and has 11-13 or 24-26 episodes. Yet ome anime series break these conventions, condensing their stories into less than 10 episodes. While uncommon, some short anime series feature incredible stories that don’t compromise the quality for the sake of padding the runtime. Perfect for binging all at once, these short anime series don’t waste their viewers’ time and tell stellar stories that are concise yet potent.

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The Boys kicked off a raunchy superhero universe in 2019 that has become one of Prime Video’s signature properties, and although The Boys is set to conclude with Season 5, the universe will live on through multiple spin-offs. One of those spin-offs is Gen V, which aired its first season in 2023 and was swiftly renewed for Season 2, with the second season wrapping filming last year. One of the stars of Season 1, at least for the first few episodes, is Patrick Schwarzenegger, who plays Golden Boy. Despite his death, fans remained hopeful that Golden Boy would appear in Gen V Season 2, but during a recent interview with ScreenRant, Schwarzenegger shut down all hopes of a return, but wouldn’t rule out a return in a future season:...

Taika Waititi Marvel Criticism (Photo Credit – Facebook)

Taika Waititi? The man’s got no time for doubters. When Marvel fans questioned his ability to bring Thor back to life, his response was legendary. “You don’t know what you want until I give it to you,” he shot back at critics who thought he’d tank the franchise. Spoiler alert: he didn’t ruin a thing. Instead, he dropped Thor: Ragnarok, which is still one of the most loved films in Marvel’s lineup.

Back in 2017, the New Zealand filmmaker flipped the Thor script on its head, injecting his unique humor and colorful storytelling into a franchise that was stuck after Thor: The Dark World. Fans weren’t sure what to expect, but Waititi delivered a mic drop moment. Ragnarok still holds a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of the highest-rated Marvel films ever.

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Millie Bobby Brown is living her best life as she shared a series of stunning Instagram snapshots from her recent vacation.

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Millie Bobby Brown’s Matrix Style and Laid-Back Looks

The 20-year-old ‘Stranger Things’ star turned heads in a Brazilian-themed yellow and green thong bikini, showing off her toned figure while lounging on a boat under the sun.

Another shot saw Millie channeling Matrix vibes in a black leather top and small-frame sunglasses, giving fans a glimpse of her edgy style.

Millie also posted a laid-back look featuring a striped crop top and gingham shorts, completing the ensemble with oversized shades and a neon orange baseball cap.

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Jack De Mave, who portrayed a U.S. forest ranger on Lassie and an unconventional date for Valerie Harper’s Rhoda Morgenstern on the second episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died. He was 91.

De Mave died Jan. 16 in hospice care in Macon, Georgia, his friend Vickie Lovett told The Hollywood Reporter. He had suffered a heart attack on Thanksgiving Day, she said.

The hunky De Mave also appeared in such films as the Rock Hudson-starring Blindfold (1966), 1776 (1972) — as John Penn — and Mel Gibson’s The Man Without a Face (1993), and in the 1970s, he played The Lone Ranger in a series of Frito-Lay commercials that led to appearances in parades and in front of kids as the wholesome lawman.

The stage-trained actor joined the cast of the enduring CBS drama Lassie at the start of its 15th season as Forest Ranger Bob Erickson in 1968 and worked on 23 episodes over two years.

Brad Fleischer is an actor, teacher, coach, filmmaker, producer, and founding partner of GhostLight Media. He originated the role of Doug in Gruesome Playground Injuries alongside Selma Blair. On Broadway, he starred opposite Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, opposite Tony Schaloub in Golden Boy, and played the title character in the Olivier award winning Coram Boy. On the screen, Brad has worked with Robert De Niro in The Good Shepherd, Scott Frank and Liam Neeson in Walk Among the Tombstones, Greg Nicotero on The Walking Dead, among many others. For 17 years and counting, he continues […]

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Brad Fleischer is an actor, teacher, coach, filmmaker, producer, and founding partner of GhostLight Media. He originated the role of Doug in Gruesome Playground Injuries alongside Selma Blair. On Broadway, he starred opposite Robin Williams in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, opposite Tony Schaloub in Golden Boy, and played the title character in the Olivier award winning Coram Boy. On the screen, Brad has worked with Robert De Niro in The Good Shepherd, Scott Frank and Liam Neeson in Walk Among the Tombstones, Greg Nicotero on The Walking Dead, among many others. For 17 years and counting, he continues […]

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Much like its predecessor, The Boys, Prime's Gen V follows the lives of superpowered individuals; however, rather than focusing on powerful and influential figures like Homelander, Gen V tells the story of the up-and-coming generation of heroes. That said, these young heroes are far from insignificant, and altogether, they possess some of the strongest abilities in The Boys universe, resulting in several memorable Supe fights during the show's first season.

From Marie Moreau's ability to control and manipulate blood to Cate Dunlap's telepathic talents, there is no shortage of memorable powers that appear in Gen V. These powers and the Supes that wield them are extremely dangerous, which is why it's so riveting when these superpowered individuals finally square off with their enemies in a series of battles that rivals any from The Boys.

Golden Boy's Introductory Match Gives Fans a Glimpse of Supe College Life Season 1, Episode...

One of these days, we will make it through an episode of NCIS: Origins without tearing up. Until that day, keep your Kleenex auto-delivery going.

Holy crap, that was quite the deep dive into parts of Randy previously unknown. Is it me, or does every Nis team member seem to be struggling with one personal issue after another?

NCIS: Origins has a firm grip on emotionally intelligent tough guys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many gun-toting male characters cry, and I love it.

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In all seriousness, NCIS: Origins is knocking it out of the park in the storytelling department.

While some viewers don’t think the series feels like an NCIS series, everyone agrees it’s still a great show.

Anonymous VoteSign in with WordPressDo You Think NCIS: Origins Is Too Different From Other NCIS Shows?Yes, it's much grittier.Nah. All the ingredients are there.

Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy continue to make Emmy history. Four years ago, their comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” won a staggering nine Emmys including best comedy series, actor, actress, supporting actors, writing and directing. Even before “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene was no stranger to the Emmy universe, winning statutes in 1982 and 1983 as a writer on the beloved “Sctv.” In fact, Dan was just a month old when his dad received his second honor.

Eugene’s nominated this year for the 14th time for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for Apple TV +’ “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.” Now Eugene and Dan will be the first father and son to host the Emmys airing Sept. 15 on ABC. And here’s bit more history: the 77-year-old Eugene is the oldest Emmy host ever.

Having two hosts is nothing new for the Emmys. Back in 1952, the Emmys were hosted by the...

Exclusive: Bartlett Sher, nine-time Tony Award directing nominee and winner for 2008’s South Pacific, will direct the recently announced Dolly Parton musical Hello, I’m Dolly, set for Broadway in 2026.

“How lucky I am to have the great Bartlett Sher direct my Hello, I’m Dolly musical,” Parton said in a statement. “When you decide to put your whole life up on stage, you hope and pray to find the right director with the right creativity and sensitivity to present all the blood, sweat, tears, light, love, and laughter that I’ve experienced over seven decades of living. My heart tells me that Bartlett is the man and the director for the job.”

Said Sher, “Dolly is one of the great songwriters in the American canon, and being entrusted with the opportunity to help her translate that glorious talent into the American musical theater is not only an honor, but absolutely a thrill.

The Boys spinoff series Gen V was received by the audience with much appreciation. The story and the characters didn’t disappoint, and just like the main story, the spinoff too, became a fan favorite. Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in The Boys also made a cameo in Gen V, much to the amazement of fans. But one actor was sad to have not gotten the chance to work with him and the rest of the cast of the Amazon Prime show.

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Patrick Schwarzenegger played Golden Boy/ Luke Riordan in Gen V, a supe with pyrokinesis and superhuman strength. Unfortunately, Luke’s character died in the first season of the show. Schwarzenegger did not get the opportunity to work with Starr, who appeared in the last episode of Gen V season 1. And now, seems like the actor is lamenting this missed opportunity.

In case you weren’t aware of the evils of social media, or if you otherwise needed another reason to despise Elon Musk, it’s worth taking a look at Hacking Hate, an eye-opening study of the power that far-right influencers wield both online and in the real world.

Directed by Simon Klose (Tpb Afk: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard) and featuring Swedish investigative reporter My Vingren, the film ushers the viewer down a rabbit hole where muscle-bound YouTubers, racist zealots and DJs-turned-Russian agitators pollute the internet in pursuit of personal and political plunder. It’s an ugly world to enter, and one that the brave Vingren never shies away from, putting herself at risk as she tries to get to the bottom of a long and elusive digital trail.

It all begins when Vingren, whose journalistic exploits and hacking capabilities have earned her the nickname “the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in Sweden,...

Tony Lo Bianco, the Brooklyn actor who oozed criminal charm in the gritty 1970s New York City dramas The French Connection and The Seven-Ups, has died. He was 87.

Lo Bianco died Tuesday night of prostate cancer at his horse farm in Poolesville, Maryland, his wife, Alyse, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Lo Bianco was also memorable as a smooth-talking con man with a lonely nurse (Shirley Stoler) for a girlfriend/accomplice in Leonard Kastle’s documentary-style The Honeymoon Killers (1970), which Francois Truffaut once said was his favorite American film.

In another cult classic, the horror thriller God Told Me To (1976), directed by Larry Cohen, Lo Bianco starred as a New York cop who investigates a series of bizarre murders orchestrated by the leader of a religious group (Richard Lynch).

He received a best actor Tony nomination in 1983 for playing Eddie Carbone in a revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge,...

“The Boys” media franchise expanded in 2023 with an Amazon Prime Video spin-off titled “Gen V,” which tells the story of young superpowered individuals (aka “supes”) attending Godolkin University. Composer Matt Bowen, who works on both shows with Christopher Lennertz, tells us that the “one million dollar question” was how to differentiate the music between “Gen V” and “The Boys.” “It was a new corner of the world and needed a new identity, but at the same time, we couldn’t depart too far from the sound of the world,” he explains. Watch the exclusive video interview above.

Co-showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters oversee the project, with cast members including Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Little Cricket, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, and both London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li. Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke developed the spin-off series for Prime Video, and yes,...

The tight-knit crew at Ktla got some more tough news this week with the revelation that the station’s longtime weatherman, Mark Kriski, has suffered a mild stroke. The news comes after station staff were devastated by the news earlier this month that beloved entertainment reporter Sam Rubin had died of a heart attack.

In a post to social media Ktla said Kriski’s stroke had happened earlier this week, but noted that “he’s in good spirits…and looks forward to being back with the team soon.”

The station also made a brief announcement on air about his condition.

Kriski’s wife told TMZ that he had the stroke early Monday and was hospitalized.

He joined the Ktla Morning News in 1991 and, according to his official bio, is “one of the last-remaining original ‘characters’ from the show’s inception.” He is a nine-time Emmy winner, has appeared as a...

While Fox does not have its own sports streaming service, by bringing more original content to Tubi, it is continuing to put sports at the center of its strategy.

Sports have always been at the center of Fox’s broadcasting agenda, highlighted by the channel’s partnership with the NFL, multiple college conferences, and FIFA. Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming service Tubi is adding two new around-the-clock sports channels from Dazn in the United States, as well as two in Canada. One of the channels coming to American streaming audiences will be Dazn Women’s Football, marking the first time that the channel will ever be available in North America.

Tubi will launch Dazn channels focused on women’s soccer and combat sports in the United States. Both channels will feature live sports action as well as shoulder content and additional programming. The Dazn Women’s Football channel will also be available in Canada.

Tubi, Fox’s free, ad-supported streamer, has partnered with British streaming service Dazn to add new channels featuring live and recorded women’s football, or soccer, as its known in the U.S., as well as boxing and Mma.

The licensing agreement will see the U.S. launch of the channel Dazn Ringside, which features boxing and Mma from Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy, Wasserman and Mf & Dazn: X Series. That includes weigh-ins, archive fights, documentaries and the Dazn Boxing show. Full run-backs of World Title fights will be available on the channel after an embargo period.

The Dazn Women’s Football Fast Channel, featuring matches from tournaments such as the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the the Saudi Women’s Premier League, will launch in both the U.S. and Canada.

Canada will also see the launch of Dazn TV featuring boxing, Mma and international soccer. The channel includes live undercards,...

Chance Perdomo is being remembered by members of the Gen V family.

Tragically, Chance Perdomo was killed in a motorcycle accident at the young age of 27. The news has taken many by surprise, and it's still hard to believe for some of his co-stars from Gen V. Patrick Schwarzenegger, who played Golden Boy in Gen V's first season, shared a message on his Instagram Stories to first react to the news, including some photos from the set with a message that read, "Hope you're up in heaven with a cigar." He also addressed the news with a post on X that noted, "This hurts. A lot. What a young talented actor, and a great friend - gone way too soon. Was a pleasure to work with him in Gen V. Rip Chance."

This hurts. A lot. What a young talented actor, and a great friend - gone way too soon.

Louis Gossett Jr., who was the first Black man to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, has died. He was 87.

(Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win an acting Oscar. His win, in 1964, was as the lead in “Lilies of the Field.”)

Gossett won the Academy Award for his role as Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, Richard Gere’s hardcore drill instructor in 1982 film “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He was just the third Black actor to receive a nomination in the category. Gossett won a Golden Globe for the role as well.

In 2023, Gossett appeared in the remake of “The Color Purple,” as well as in a pair of episodes of BET+ original series “Kingdom Business.” The same year, he lent his voice to an uncredited part of Michael Jai White’s “Outlaw Johnny Black.”

Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica,...

This year’s Tonys will be held on June 16, so the American Theatre Wing will likely be announcing its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in the near future. Who do you think should take home this prestigious trophy, which honors an individual’s body of work? It has gone to veteran stage performers, directors, choreographers, playwrights, songwriters, producers and designers. In some years we get multiple recipients.

Last year these honors went to actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander. The following living male Broadway vets have also received this award in the past and thus won’t be chosen again: Paul Gemignani, Alan Ayckbourn, Athol Fugard, Marshall W. Mason, Tommy Tune, James Earl Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Wheeler.

Here are 10 possibilities featured in our poll below, all accomplished men over the age of 65. Vote to let us know who you’d like to see honored. And take a...

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Imagi Crystal, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Imagi International Holdings, is making its debut at Filmart as it expands into sales and distribution.

Its inaugural slate includes Due West 2: Tokyo Adventure, an erotic film starring Hong Kong’s first adult-video actress Erena So.

Christopher Sun, director of 2011’s 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy and producer of 2012’s Due West: Our Sex Journey, will direct alongside Terry Cheng. Justin Cheung (Breakout Brothers franchise) co-stars in the film, which is backed by Imagi Crystal.

The Hong Kong-based company has also picked up international sales rights to Golden Boy, starring Louis Cheung...

Theo James' recent roles in well-received projects highlight his evolved career. James is also known for voice roles, such as in The Witcher universe and Castlevania. James shines in projects like "The White Lotus" and "The Gentlemen," showcasing his range and talents.

Theo James has recently been in many well-received movies and TV shows that top his previous work. The 39-year-old English actor got his breakthrough in the Divergent movies, playing the stern instructor of Dauntless initiates, Tobias "Four" Eaton. Since then, James has gone on to star in a litany of films and TV shows, in roles ranging from leading characters to simple voice-over cameos. While not yet a widely recognized performer, some of James' most recent work has shown off his developed acting chops.

Unfortunately, many of James' earliest appearances did not do very well with critics. The Divergent series failed to capture audiences or critics as a...

John Constantine is known for outsmarting his enemies, historically relying on his cunning to win, rather than defeating his opponents by force. John has always been portrayed as a self-defeating character, his own worst enemy – and this has been highlighted in several storylines where the antagonist turned out to be an alternative version of himself. John's carries the deaths and regrets of his past, which makes characters like "Golden Boy" and "Old John" uniquely equipped to manipulate Constantine, and as a result, they have proven to be the greatest villains he has ever faced.

Many powerful characters in the DC Universe solve their problems with force, but John Constantine isn't one of them. John is DC's greatest con man and often needs to outsmart his enemies to win. John has outsmarted gods and demons, and everything in between, but in the end, his greatest enemy has always been himself.

Several times in John's life,...

An upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV released a trailer on Tuesday featuring former child actor Drake Bell.

According to a press release from Investigation Discovery via Variety, the clip “reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will be sharing publicly, for the first time, the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and ordered to register as a sex offender.”

Peck, who was convicted...

The first trailer for Investigation Discover’s forthcoming docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, dives into Nickelodeon’s complicated legacy. The four-part series, premiering March 17, pulls back the curtain as former child stars and employees detail the trauma and alleged abuse they say they encountered on some of the most popular kids series.

The trailer for Quiet on Set describes the writer and producer Dan Schneider as “Nickelodeon’s Golden Boy,” detailing his influence on comedy series starring children and young adults with children as their audience.

The Boys expanded its universe with Gen V. The spinoff takes place at Godolkin University, where the next generation of Supes trains to be heroes. Established in 1965, the school's prestigious alumni include members of The Seven. Gen V's first season introduced a spectrum of new students, most notably Golden Boy/Luke (Patrick Schwarzenegger), Emma (Lizze Broadway), Cate (Maddie Phillips), Andre (Chance Perdomo), Marie (Jaz Sinclair), Jordan (Derek Luh/London Thor), and Rufus (Alexander Calvert).

But nearby, underground, lies the Woods -- a hidden, top-secret facility where sinister experiments are conducted on renegade Supes. As it turns out, one of the test subjects is Luke's brother, Sam (Asa Germann). Luke believed his sibling had passed away due to his girlfriend, Cate, altering his memories with her incredible telepathic abilities. That tampering ultimately resulted in Luke committing suicide by exploding high above in the air. Broadway, Germann, and Schwarzenegger recently spoke to Cbr about outrageous moments,...

Clancy Brown appeared in both Gen V and Invincible, showcasing his acting versatility in two superhero franchises. Despite his character's early demise in Gen V, Brown's role was crucial in setting the story of the spinoff. Brown's impressive resume includes numerous Star Wars appearances, voice work in animated DC projects, and iconic roles such as Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Amazon has been finding huge success with their superhero franchises and one actor quietly appeared in the platform's two flagship series'. The end of 2023 has been strong for Amazon in the superhero department. After three successful seasons of The Boys, Amazon produced a spinoff show for the franchise called Gen V, which premiered in late September. Less than two months later, their other big superhero show, Invincible, returned for its second season in early November. Airing both these shows back-to-back proved a big success for Amazon as they both thrived,...

The Boys spinoff Gen V expands the Vought Cinematic Universe with new heroes, villains, and insane moments, sparking debates about its superiority over the original. Jaz Sinclair had to perform her character's powers without knowing how they would look, creating challenges for her acting performances. Some cast members, like Lizzie Broadway, benefited from props made by the special effects department, allowing them to fully immerse themselves in their character's powers.

The Boys spinoff Gen V expanded what is becoming known as the Vought Cinematic Universe with new heroes, new villains, and new insane moments. It’s the rare spinoff that will spark debate about whether or not it is better than the original; Gen V boasts a 97% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, while The Boys sits at 93%. The show was developed by Eric Kripke, Garth Ennis, and Evan Goldberg, all of whom worked on The Boys.

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Robert De Niro... The man, the myth, the legend. For over 40 years, De Niro has sat at the top of the Hollywood Golden Boy's table, proudly and deservedly lauded as one of the greatest actors of all time. He has one of the strongest, highest-quality bodies of work in film. From the many different starring and supporting roles across Martin Scorcese's classic filmography to the winning streak of wholesome comedy roles in nostalgic 2000s darlings like Meet The Parents or Silver Linings Playbook, De Niro has dominated pop culture through both arthouse cinema and commercial blockbusters, making him one of the few people deserving of being called a household name. In 1990, he lent his enormous talent to the horror genre for the first time in Scorsese's 1991 remake of Cape Fear playing the deranged killer out for revenge, Max Cady, with taunting glee. It's perhaps because of this...