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Set sail, fellow Wheel of Time fans! The fifth episode of season 3 is out, and it broadens the scope of the show drastically with new locations, new factions and more. Tanchico! Cold Rocks Hold! The Dream World! The Sea Folk! "Tel'aran'rhiod" has a lot going on, and for fans who've been waiting to see some of these things on screen for a long time, it's a treat.

Today we're going to home in on the Sea Folk. During the new episode, we catch up with Nynaeve (Zoë Robins), Elayne (Ceara Coveney), Mat (Dónal Finn), and Min (Kae Alexander), who are all aboard a Sea Folk ship on its way to Tanchico. The Sea Folk were mentioned before on The Wheel of Time show, back when Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) bartered the sea captain Bayle Domon into giving her a poem about Lanfear during the season 2 premiere. But "Tel'aran'rhiod" is the first...

On Thursday March 20 2025, NBC broadcasts an episode of the series Law & Order!

Folk Hero Season 24 Episode 16 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Law & Order” titled “Folk Hero” promises to bring a thrilling mix of mystery and drama to the screen. As the story unfolds, a murder suspect unexpectedly gains the status of an underground hero, complicating the investigation. This twist not only raises questions about the suspect’s true nature but also challenges the legal team to navigate the public’s shifting perception.

Brady, a key character in the series, finds himself in a difficult position. He decides to reach out to a former colleague for assistance in tracking down the real culprit. The episode highlights the importance of teamwork and the lengths to which investigators will go to uncover the truth, especially when the stakes are high and the public is watching closely.

Meanwhile, the dynamic among Baxter,...

Hu Sanshou’s Resurrection premiered at last year’s Taiwan International Documentary Festival; this year, the director was awarded the annual True Vision award at True/False before the first of two showings of this feature. A classically exemplary slab of rigorously conceived Chinese nonfiction, Hu’s fifth feature was executed under the larger auspices of the Folk Memory Project, a group of Chinese films focusing on the Great Famine of 1959-61. Resurrection’s first 15 minutes are giganticist in the vein of Zhao Liang’s Behemoth minus funky distorting lenses, beginning with an extremely gods-eye perspective of a tractor working cliffside, a tinily perceptible human […]

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Hu Sanshou’s Resurrection premiered at last year’s Taiwan International Documentary Festival; this year, the director was awarded the annual True Vision award at True/False before the first of two showings of this feature. A classically exemplary slab of rigorously conceived Chinese nonfiction, Hu’s fifth feature was executed under the larger auspices of the Folk Memory Project, a group of Chinese films focusing on the Great Famine of 1959-61. Resurrection’s first 15 minutes are giganticist in the vein of Zhao Liang’s Behemoth minus funky distorting lenses, beginning with an extremely gods-eye perspective of a tractor working cliffside, a tinily perceptible human […]

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Channel 4 is bringing back its big guns with a Russell T. Davies drama and the return of a David Mitchell and Robert Webb sketch comedy after 15 years.

It’s a Sin creator Davies is making Tip Toe for Channel 4, which the network describes as “exploring the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today.” The show follows Leo and Clive who live next door to each other in Manchester. Leo runs a bar, Clive’s an electrician, with two teenage sons. But just as life should be settling down, the world around them is growing more tense.

Speaking at a Channel 4 showcase this afternoon in London, Davies said the two leads, who he described as “big names,” are “lined up just not quite signed yet.”

Tip Toe returns to Manchester’s iconic Canal Street, made world famous by Davies’ 1990s hit Queer as Folk. On Tip Toe, he is...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons, despite being the best-selling Animal Crossing game of all time, still lacks major characters and features from previous games in the series. Among those missing features is Katie, an adorable special cat villager who always needs help reuniting with her Mother Kaitlin. Katie has been such a staple of the series that she has even appeared in numerous Super Smash Bros. titles, most recently as a spirit alongside her mother in Ultimate.

Katie is one of the cutest special villagers in the series, with her adorable brown bangs, rosy cheeks, and blue denim dress. While she initially began as a crying child, Katie grew up in between games to become an independent traveler who enjoys visiting new towns. Despite New Horizons almost completely ignoring her existence, the next Animal Crossing game should add Katie back, especially as a full-time villager.

Katie Has A Long History In...

The Animal Crossing franchise has many beloved features, but fans are thrilled that one particular aspect never made it into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The series is known for its cute playable characters and memorable animal villagers. The game is also beloved by many for being a relaxing and cozy island decorating experience. That said, there's one feature of the older games that fans agree was more stressful than cozy.

Fellow New Horizon players agree wholeheartedly with user Scorbunny_Ear, who pointed out in a post that "I’m glad that grass deterioration didn’t return in New Horizons." In Animal Crossing: City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the grass had a realistic mechanic that saw it deteriorate as more players walked across it. This meant that walking the same path often enough would result in worn-down grass-free dirt paths.

Grass Deterioration Did Not Make It Into Animal Crossing...

The third and final short in Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón’s holiday short collection comes to Disney+ this week

When a curious young owl finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree bound for New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza and a lost young girl loses her way in the big city, the unlikely duo come together to find their way home to their parents, forming an unusual bond. Disney+’s “An Almost Christmas Story,” the third and final installment in Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón’s holiday shorts collection, will premiere on the streamer on Friday, Nov. 15. Don’t miss the magic: watch with a subscription to Disney+!

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Disney dropped the official trailer for “An Almost Christmas Story,” the animated Yuletide short from director David Lowery (“Mother Mary”) and producer Alfonso Cuarón (“Disclaimer”), premiering November 15 on Disney+. The short is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl rescued from New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.

The trailer reveals Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. Moon befriends a lost girl named Luna in his attempts to escape the bustling city (including flying chases and dashing through the subway). Together, they embody the spirit of the holiday season and form an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents. (A screening and Q&a with Lowery and Cuarón will take place October 20 at the seventh annual Animation Is Film Festival at the Tcl Chinese Theatres in Hollywood).

“An Almost Christmas Story,” which is animated in a lovely,...

"We're lost and we just wanna get home!" Disney has revealed the official trailer for a lovely animated short called An Almost Christmas Story, produced by maestro filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, and directed by acclaimed filmmaker David Lowery for Disney+. The 21-minute film has been playing at film festivals this year, and will be streaming on Disney+ in November this fall. Just in time for it to grab an Oscar nom next year. An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl rescued from NYC's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. It's about Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost little girl named Luna. Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season. The voices include Cary Christopher as Moon,...

Disney Branded Television has announced that An Almost Christmas Story, directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, will premiere on November 15 on Disney+.

An Almost Christmas Story is the third and final installment in Cuarón’s holiday shorts collection for Disney+. His first short, Le Pupille, earned an Oscar nomination in 2022, and last year’s The Shepherd was shortlisted, both in the Live Action Short Film category.

An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl rescued from New York City’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. The trailer reveals Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza.

In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost little girl named Luna. Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and...

Alfonso Cuarón (“Disclaimer”) wraps up his Disney+ Yuletide trilogy of shorts as producer of the animated “An Almost Christmas Story,” coming to the streamer in the fall. Directed by David Lowery (“Mother Mary”), it concerns a young owl named Moon, stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza, who escapes with the help of Luna, a lost young girl.

The short is actually inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky (short for Rockefeller), found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020. “An Almost Christmas Story” is produced by Disney Branded Television and Cuarón’s Esperanto Filmoj, in association with Titmouse and Maere Studios, and with animation services by 88 Pictures,

The creative team includes Lowery, Cuarón (producer and story), Gabriela Rodríguez (producer), Jack Thorne (story and screenplay), Nicholas Ashe Bateman (creative designer), and Daniel Hart (composer).

The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon,...

Disney Branded Television has announced An Almost Christmas Story, a new animated short film for Disney+ directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón. The short film will premiere this fall.

An Almost Christmas Story follows Moon, a curious young owl who unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna.

Together, they embark on a heartwarming adventure, discovering the magic of the holiday season and forming an unlikely bond as they journey back home to their parents. An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true events of a tiny owl, Rocky – short for Rockefeller, found and rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in 2020.

The voice cast includes Cary Christopher as Moon, newcomer Estella Madrigal as Luna, Jim Gaffigan as Papa Owl, Mamoudou Athie as Pelly,...

Rufus Wainwright has lent his voice to some timeless words over the years, from modern classics penned by Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell to the traditional songs on last year’s Folkocracy project. But he’s never before used those golden tones to sing about something quite as grand as The Lord of the Rings — until now.

The second season of Amazon’s splashy prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power features Wainwright singing lead vocals on a song called “Old Tom Bombadil,” written by composer Bear McCreary.

One Reddit user finally found the halo after not seeing it in Animal Crossing for 10 years. Players have plenty of hacks and resources to find their desired items, but many prefer to enjoy the game's vanilla experience. Nook's Cranny and the Able Sisters shops use Rng to determine the items available every day.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is only the latest installment in the long-running popular Nintendo franchise. Though the newest title became exponentially popular, longtime fans have their own opinions about which Animal Crossing game is the best but that hasn't stopped New Horizons from giving some just the right amount of nostalgia. Thanks to the game's consistent premise and ever-expanding selection of items, one user was able to accomplish a 10-year hunt.

Reddit user No_Law6676 shared a heartfelt story in their post about the halo item that's often found in the Able Sisters' shop. In the post,...

Brewster offers hot chocolate on Valentine's Day, breaking away from his coffee routine. The bug section of the museum hosts beetle "fight club" battles late at night. Redd's haunted fake artwork may move, wink, or float, adding a spooky touch to the game.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is one of those games that keeps on giving as players continue to discover unnoticed details even today. It was released at the start of the pandemic, in March 2020, yet has carried on as a beloved evergreen game for many who continue to visit their island paradise regularly. Between the friendships formed with villagers and the variety of decorating and events that players can engage with, there is always something to do. Apparently, there are also many small details that developers hid away in the game, just waiting for players to stumble across them.

Years after the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons,...

Paul Duane crafts a melancholy yet unforgettable film with All You Need is Death. A talented documentary maker, Duane turns to folk horror with this tale with Irish music and mystery at its core. We meet Anna and Aleks, a young couple exploring rare folk songs in Ireland.

Hoping to make a discovery, they hear rumors of an ancient ballad known only to Rita Concannon, the sole inheritor of a song passed down through generations of women in her family. What begins as an intriguing search soon reveals dark forces as this music stirs memories better left buried.

Duane takes us deep into Irish folklore and the power of tradition to both heal and haunt. Central is the concept of ancestral memory preserved not in books but in verse handed down through time. When the songs meant only for certain ears are heard by others, what wakes up the soul?...

Season 14 marks a fresh era for Doctor Who, honoring inclusivity with a new Doctor and exploration of themes through a soft reboot. Showrunner Davies believes in refreshing the franchise to attract new audiences. Changing the numbering for Ncuti Gatwa's era gives the show a facelift, connects old legacy with new, and marks a turning point for the future.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies revealed his plan to re-number the show, kicking off the Ncuti Gatwa era with season 1. The iconic British show ran 23 seasons between 1963 and 1989, before the revival series began in 2005, which will have run for 15 installments by 2025. Gatwa was cast in the role of the titular Time Lord in 2023 and made his debut in the 60th-anniversary specials and starred in the season 14 Christmas special episode "The Church on Ruby Road."

As Doctor Who season 14 approaches, Davies, who was showrunner between 2005 and 2010 before returning in 2023, opened up...

“Luoluo's Youth” is the second documentary by director Luo Ziyue, also known as Luo Luo, following her debut feature “Luo Luo's Fear”, which was selected for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in 2021. Luo Luo's second work was chosen for the competition in the second edition of the Mint Chinese Film Festival, the first women-organized Chinese film festival in the UK.

Luoluo's Youth is screening at Mint Chinese Film Festival

The film opens with a peculiar sequence of a woman deciding to practice yoga on the floor of her small kitchen. Soon, the viewer realizes that she is not only the protagonist of the documentary but also its director, Luo Luo. The woman spends her life taking care of her elderly father, occasionally looking after her granddaughter, but above all, sharing her experience with the “Folk Memory Project” members. It is essential to briefly explain the nature of this project...

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Joni Mitchell added a second show for her grand return to one of the most iconic venues in the U.S.

According to a press release, due to “overwhelming demand,” fans of the nine-time Grammy winner will get another opportunity to see Mitchell perform live on Oct. 20 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This will be in addition to her previously-announced concert at the same venue on Oct.

Russell T. Davies was offered the opportunity to showrun a British Marvel show but was not told any details about the project. Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the Fifteenth Doctor in the upcoming 60th-anniversary season of Doctor Who, ushering in a vibrant new era for the long-standing sci-fi classic. David Tennant, the Tenth Doctor, reflects on the challenges and impact of playing the Doctor, praising Gatwa as a "force of nature" and passing on wisdom from his own experiences.

Russell T. Davies, a master craftsman of television narratives whose creative dexterity has been stamped across shows like Doctor Who and Queer as Folk, recently hinted at an intriguing could-have-been chapter in his career. In an exclusive sit-down with SFX Magazine, the seasoned writer and producer confided about an enigmatic opportunity that came knocking – a chance to steer a Marvel Studios project for the small screen, one that would have a distinctly British flavor.

Disney has struck a multi-show deal with Channel 4 for the UK network’s rebranded streaming service including the likes of The X Files, Abbott Elementary and Bones.

As Channel 4 continues to add boxsets to its recently rebranded SVoD, which is also called Channel 4, the network has taken the 10 Disney series from this month onwards.

Included in the deal are The X Files (1-11), Abbott Elementary (1-2) and Bones (1-12), along with Alias (1-5) and The Americans (1-6) this summer, followed by Empire (1-6), Scandal (1-7), The Killing (1-4), Star (1-3) and Grown-Ish (1-6). The titles will remain on Disney+.

Channel 4 Head of Acquisitions Nick Lee said: “We’re so pleased to have agreed such an extensive content deal with Disney, ranging from their most iconic series and fresh hits. We look forward to our viewers being able to binge series after series on Channel 4.”

Since rebranding the streamer in April,...

With the advent of streaming platforms at each of the major studios or entertainment companies, late sequels, remakes, and revivals have become an everyday thing. After reviving other network classics, Showtime announces the returns of Weeds and Nurse Jackie with revivals that will continue the original stories.

Deadline confirms that Lionsgate Television is actively working with Showtime to bring back two of its most acclaimed series, which ended more than 10 years ago. At the moment, no more details have been shared as both projects are in the early stages of development, but the outlet revealed that actresses Edie Falco and Mary-Louise Parker will return to star in each of the respective revivals.

Weeds and Nurse Jackie will join Showtime's list of returning shows such as Dexter: New Blood, which won't continue after a single installment but already has a prequel series in development. Other recent returns include Queer as Folk,...

The White Lotus star Lukas Gage reveals that he would love to play a part in a potential miniseries adaptation of the Gwyneth Paltrow trial. The Oscar-winning actor and Goop founder was recently in court when an optometrist accused her of running into him on a ski slope in 2016. The trial went viral for many reasons, but quite a few memes centered around attorney Kristin VanOrman, who represented the optometrist. VanOrman had many memorable moments of what appeared to be fangirling, including a bizarre conversation where she and Paltrow compared their heights.

Gage, who memorably played White Lotus resort staff member Dillon for five episodes, including the White Lotus season 1 finale, recently spoke with People at a tequila launch party. During their conversation, he revealed that he would love to play the attorney, saying, "I could bring that role to life. I would love to." He went on to say...

The first time Grammy-winning Americana/bluegrass act Steep Canyon Rangers played the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida, the group was adorned in full suits and encircling a lone microphone.

“It was probably around 2004,” Rangers singer-banjoist Graham Sharp tells Rolling Stone backstage at the recent Suwannee Spring Reunion festival. “We’ve been able to trace our band and its evolution through this festival, from being a traditional bluegrass band to being whatever the hell we are now — this place is a natural home for that.”

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Exclusive: Olli Haaskivi (Oppenheimer) is the latest actor to join Apple TV+’s six-episode Huey P. Newton series The Big Cigar in a recurring role. He joins an ensemble fronted by André Holland, which also includes the previously announced Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, Pj Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Jordane Christie and Moses Ingram.

Based on the Playboy magazine article of the same name by Argo‘s Joshuah Bearman, The Big Cigar will tell the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story of how Black Panther leader Newton (Holland) relied on his best friend, Bert Schneider (Nivola) — the Hollywood producer behind Easy Rider — to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI.

Haaskivi will play Artie Ross, the screenwriter behind such titles as Brubaker and Creature from the Black Lagoon, who was at one point blacklisted as the Red Scare infiltrated Hollywood.

The Big Cigar‘s showrunner...

LGBTQ+ characters and stories are becoming increasingly prominent in TV shows and it's refreshing to see diversity increasing on the small screen. Some of these shows are more recent releases such as Heartstopper with Nick and Charlie's heartwarming romance captivating viewers.  

While the amount of LGBTQ+-led shows have certainly increased, shows such as Queer as Folk and Skins laid the way for these stories to be told. Many TV shows feature LGBTQ+ characters but there are a select few where these are the lead such as Love, Victor and others.

Four years after the release of her Grammy-winning album “Mental Illness,” Aimee Mann has shared a new single, the stirring, beautiful waltz “Suicide Is Murder,” from her forthcoming 10th solo album “Queens of the Summer Hotel.” The accompanying music video reunites Mann with actor James Urbaniak, who previously starred in the video for Mann’s “Patient Zero” with Bradley Whitford. Watch the “Suicide Is Murder” music video above.

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Some shots may seem eerily familiar as the video nods to lauded films of the 1960s and 1970s. Rob Hatch-Miller, who co-directed the video with Puloma Basu, took to Twitter to highlight some of their inspirations. The video’s final shot draws on the Oscar-nominated “The Sterile Cuckoo,” which earned bids for Best Actress Liza Minnelli and Best Original Song. The haunting shot of Mann’s female specter walking the halls of a house in...