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PRODUCTION CENTRAL

What do audiences think about Batgirl after screening?

By Reel 360 Jul 1, 2022

It's been a minute since we have talked about Warner Bros' Batgirl. Now, the film has had its first test screening and Twitter is abuzz with reactions. What do Bat-fans think a...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

SPOILERS: Shazam: Fury of the Gods plot leaked

By Joia DaVida Jul 1, 2022

Warning: this article MAY contain actual spoilers for the film Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Back in March 2021, known spoilerist “WorldofGeekdom” posted the plot of S...

Legal

Jury reaches verdict in Depp-Heard trial

By Joia DaVida Jun 1, 2022

After almost a month of exhausting and sometimes triggering testimony, the 7-person jury who has been hearing the case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, has returned with a ...

Summer Movie Preview

Summer Movie Guide: 2022 Edition

By Joia DaVida May 27, 2022

The Covid-19 lockdown is officially over and things are getting “back to normal” and that includes going to the movies this summer! With box office sales hitting 9 figu...

CW greenlights Winchesters, cancels Naomi

By Joia DaVida May 17, 2022

Cancellation Season is upon us and The CW has just announced major changes to their 2022-2023 lineup! With streaming giants jockeying for subscribers, the “free” networ...

REEL BUSINESS

ExxonMobil refuses to fly Pride flag for Pride month

By Joia DaVida Apr 25, 2022

The same company that dumped over 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska’s Prince William Sound is now receiving backlash for its latest hijinks. Taking a firm and defin...

Academy Awards

SAG-AFTRA and BAFTA react to The Slap

By Joia DaVida Mar 30, 2022

On Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the 94th Academy Awards the festivities were interrupted by a violent altercation between one of the presenters and one of the Academy Award recipi...

Academy Awards

Will Smith, Chris Rock and the Slap heard ’round the world

By Joia DaVida Mar 29, 2022

History was made at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday. We’re not talking about how CODA was the first movie distributed by a streaming service (Apple+) to win an Academy Awar...

Casting News

Carry on my wayward… Parents? Supernatural prequel casts Winchesters

By Joia DaVida Mar 21, 2022

On November 19, 2020, the CW aired the final episode of Supernatural, the longest-running fantasy series in TV history, after 15 years and 320 episodes. Since then, fans ha...

REEL POLITICS

Senate passes bipartisan bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent

By Joia DaVida Mar 15, 2022

We all hate changing our clocks two times a year. It’s a stupid, outdated system that benefits no one and makes people with seasonal affective disorder even more miserable. I...

Indie Film

INTERVIEW: Creator and star of ‘Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears’ bares soul in art

By Joia DaVida Mar 11, 2022

Trigger Warning: The following article contains mentions of sexual assault that may be disturbing to some readers. The documentary-style short film Love, Laugh, Doom, Tears, wr...

Film Reviews

Review: The Batman does the World’s Greatest Detective justice

By Joia DaVida Mar 11, 2022

Matt Reeves’ The Batman opened on March 4, 2022 and he and his team of impeccable designers and actors have created one of the greatest Batman movies of all time. Move over, ...

INTERVIEW

Interview: Astrid and Lilly star Samantha Aucoin

By Joia DaVida Mar 1, 2022

NBCUniversal and Syfy have recently premiered a new show called Astrid and Lilly Save the World, starring Jana Morrison as Astrid and Samantha Aucoin as Lilly. The show is basi...

Film Reviews

What do critics say about The Batman?

By Joia DaVida Feb 28, 2022

Last week Matt Reeves’ The Batman premiered in London and Paris, but Warner Brothers had a very strict embargo until today. In the beginning of the month, Awards Ace’s Eric...

Film

Early reactions to The Batman say…

By Joia DaVida Feb 25, 2022

Matt Reeves’ The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson (aka Battinson) and Zoë Kravitz premiered in Paris and London and while Warner Brothers has a very strict embargo until Mo...

Awards Season

What Being the Ricardos got right… and wrong

By Joia DaVida Feb 4, 2022

For decades upon decades, America has been in love with the spunky and silly redhead who starred in the hit TV show I love Lucy. We all flocked to Amazon to watch the highly an...

Legal

Four charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

By Joia DaVida Feb 3, 2022

According to a press release from the United States Attorney's Office of the Southern District of New York, four men face charges and have been arrested for allegedly being par...

Celebrity

Actress Charisma Carpenter responds to Joss Whedon interview

By Joia DaVida Jan 23, 2022

Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel actress, Charisma Carpenter, has weighed in on director Joss Whedon's interview with Vulture Magazine. On Martin Luther King Day, ...

Celebrity

It’s official, Joss Whedon is still a jerk

By Joia DaVida Jan 17, 2022

With. A. Capital. J. In a desperate attempt to stay relevant, Joss Whedon is lashing out against his accusers including Gal Gadot and Ray Fisher in a classic narcissistic defle...

PRODUCTION CENTRAL

Batgirl set photos create excitement and speculation among fans

By Joia DaVida Jan 11, 2022

In December 2021, we reported that Michael Keaton had joined the cast of Batgirl, the upcoming HBO Max movie set in the DC Extended Universe. The news first leaked when War...