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‘Stranger Things’ Stage Play ‘The First Shadow’ to Premiere in London’s West End Later This Year

A stage adaptation of Stranger Things, titled The First Shadow, is set to have its world premiere in London’s West End later this year. Netflix announced that the play spinoff of the acclaimed Emmy-winning television series will be presented at the Phoenix Theatre, once Paul Mescal’s A Streetcar Named Desire‘s production comes to an end,…

Film Review – ‘iMordecai’ is a Light-Hearted Look at Getting Older with a Surprising Dramatic Spine

Young people often look at their grandparents and are fascinated – if not also appalled and frustrated – with how they interact with the world. That’s because their life experiences are considerably less sizable and sophisticated, whereas people in their sixties, seventies, or eighties have been through much more. Society has also changed in a…

James Corden Auditioned to Play ‘Lord of the Rings’ Hobbit Samwise

James Corden has revealed that he auditioned for the role of the iconic hobbit, Samwise Gamgee, in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The actor made the announcement when he spoke with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Variety is reporting. While appearing on the podcast, Corden was asked if the rumors…

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover Pay Tribute to Director Richard Donner

The popular director Richard Donner, who had over eighty filmmaking credits to his name, died earlier today, as confirmed to Variety by his production company. Donner started his career off in television and made his feature film debut in 1961 with X-15. His first major film was The Omen, followed by Superman and its sequel…