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Roku Might Save ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ – What Others Shows Got a Second Chance?

Late last week, TVLine reported that, weeks after its cancellation, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist may be getting a fresh chance at life with a potential rescue from Roku for a two-hour TV movie that could lead to more episodes if it does well. This is surely good news for fans of the show, and it’s merely…

Jennifer Lawrence and Paolo Sorrentino Teamed Up to Make a Talent Agent Sue Mengers Biopic

Apple and Netflix are among the streaming services that are bidding on a biopic about famed Hollywood talent agent Sue Mengers, who will be played by Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, Deadline is reporting. Fellow Academy Award-winner, Paolo Sorrentino is attached to direct the film, which was written by Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo and John…

Cobra Kai: Season 4 | All Valley Karate Tournament Promo | Netflix

The highly anticipated series, Cobra Kai  is set to return on Netflix this December.  Netflix dropped a new teaser for Cobra Kai season four, and it looks like new legends will be born in the All Valley Karate Championship.  Taking place nearly 30 years after the 1984 tournament featured in the original Karate Kid series,…

Film Review – ‘Vivo’ Is a Joyous Delight with Great Songs and Characters

The spirit and heart of a place can’t quite be captured without physically being there. Yet films offer a pathway to areas that most audiences will never travel to, and the best way to convey the feeling of a unique location or specific community is to show the energy and values infused into residents. What…

KATE | Official Trailer | Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Tadanobu Asano, Miyavi

After she’s poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims. Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game….

Netflix Will Require COVID-19 Vaccinations For Actors and Top Crew Personnel On All U.S. Productions

Netflix has become the first major Hollywood studio to issue a widespread policy that mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for the casts of all of its U.S. productions, Deadline is reporting. The mandate also states that all essential crew members who have contact with the actors on set will also need to be vaccinated. Production teams and…

TV Review: ‘Naomi Osaka’ is an Engaging Look at a Boundary-Breaking Athlete

Being a professional athlete brings with it many pressures, and not all of them have to do with game performance. The personal lives of those who travel the world playing on a court or field often become public, and an athlete’s heritage or background can lead to questions repeatedly being asked at press conferences and…

Netflix Is Officially Getting into the Video Game Market

Back in April, we reported that Netflix was considering a future in gaming. That move has become official now with the hiring of Mike Verdu as vice president of game development, a position that will report directly to Chief Operating Officer Greg Peters, according to Bloomberg. Verdu comes to Netflix with a proven background in…

Film Review – ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Serves Up a Well-Mixed and Satisfying Recipe

Hitmen make for great protagonists because their jobs should be simple and clear-cut, but that’s almost never the case if they find themselves at the center of a story that audiences will find appealing. Identifying a target and figuring out a way to take them out doesn’t necessarily give an assassin the upper hand, and…

Gareth Evans’ Netflix Crime Drama Havoc the First Film to Hire The WonderWorks Mobile Nursery

Netflix has become the first studio to hire The WonderWorks to use for one of its productions. The streaming service will utilize the mobile nursery for writer-director Gareth Evans’ crime drama, Havoc, which is set to shoot in Wales this summer, Variety is reporting. The mobile nursery will provide Care Inspectorate registered childcare for the…

Naomi Osaka | Official Trailer | Netflix

Naomi Osaka    July 16th on Netflix What does it feel like to be one of the best tennis players in the world? An intimate look inside the life of one of the most gifted and complex athletes of her generation offers insight into the tough decisions and ecstatic triumphs that shape Naomi Osaka as both…