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Over 40 years ago, author Anne Rice penned the novel Interview with the Vampire. That novel changed vampire literature forever and made vampires more glamorous, as well as more gory, forever. It was only a matter of time before someone decided to adapt that novel into a film. It took nearly two decades, but in 1994, the Interview with the Vampire movie hit theaters, and that story once more changed the narrative for other vampire stories forever....

Rockstar’s most recent release is the hard boiled old west drama, Red Dead Redemption 2. While that title has been the talk of the town these past couple of months, the studio is also known for a little series called Grand Theft Auto. Since 1997, the series has been allowing players to run amuck in urban jungles. The possibilities in each game are nearly endless, and only increase with each subsequent release....

A Kuo report back in April said that we can expect a 48MP iPhone 14 camera next year, together with 8K video recording. This has now been echoed by a second analyst. We would, however, repeat the caveat we offered at the time: The headline may not tell the whole story … Background Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo made a number of iPhone 14 predictions back in the spring, based on supply chain reports....

*Editor’s Note: We’re republishing last week’s episode to hopefully work around an Apple Podcasts bug in iOS 14.5. Zac and Benjamin break down Apple’s April event and give their first impressions of all the announcements from purple iPhones to crazy new iMacs. Sponsored by ExpressVPN: Take back your Internet privacy today and get 3 months free with a 1-year package at ExpressVPN.com/HappyHour. Sponsored by Mint Mobile: To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE go to MintMobile....

We’ve teamed up with ALOGIC to giveaway Apple’s latest MacBook Air to celebrate the launch of the company’s new Clarity 4K UHD Display Monitor. Head below for a better look at the new display and to enter the giveaway now. ALOGIC Clarity 4K UHD Display Monitor The most important part of an external monitor is its panel, but having a good design changes everything. The new ALOGIC Clarity 4K UHD Display Monitor has a beautiful, premium design with a thin-bezel and edge-to-edge screen....

In April, Adyen announced it would partner with Apple to offer the company’s Tap to Pay feature on the iPhone. The function, which allows businesses to use their iPhones to “seamlessly and securely” accept Apple Pay payments with a simple tap, is now available with the global financial technology platform Adyen. By partnering with NewStore, businesses, including Vince and Burton, can accept payments with a simple tap of a customer’s iPhone....

An upcoming episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 6 will feature a fun surprise: a cameo by series co-creator, Maurissa Tancharoen. There were a lot of questions leading up to this season of this show, especially because fans didn’t know until just before the premiere if star Clark Gregg would remain with the series. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s season 6 trailer later confirmed that he would - but as a completely new character instead of fan favorite, Phil Coulson....

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is finally giving the MCU a Secret Invasion. In 2007, comic book writer Brian Bendis spearheaded a major Marvel Comics event called “Secret Invasion,” which revealed that the shapeshifting Skrulls had been infiltrating human society for years. They’d managed to compromise everything from SHIELD to the Avengers themselves - in fact, the Skrull leader was serving as a member of the Avengers, having substituted herself for Spider-Woman....

All of Thursday’s best deals are now up for the taking, with three notable Apple discounts to be had. Kicking things off, you can now lock in Apple’s original AirPods Pro with MagSafe charging case at $170 for those who want to save over the new second-generation earbuds. Then go score a new all-time low on Apple Watch SE 2 at $39 off, with a discount on iPad mini 6 now going live at $100 off....

Star Trek Beyond has a lot riding on it. Now that Disney is finally poised to unleash its Star Wars barrage on audiences – something which promises to last for five consecutive years, at the least – and now that Fox has something of its own shared universe with its Alien and Prometheus films, Paramount needs a heavy-hitter to strike back with. Then there’s the little fact that 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Star Trek, generally, and that Beyond looks to be the final installment of the rebooted film series, specifically – unless, of course, this entry performs well enough to extend the trilogy into a bonafide, open-ended franchise, like the previous Trek movies were....

Normally, the idea of a director insulting their audience with a film would be career suicide. Yet, over the years, a few daring directors have done just that, with mixed results. While some movies have managed to get away with roasting their viewers, this usually results in backlash from both fans and critics, and could even end a filmmaker’s career. Below are ten movies that were made without any regard for their audience’s thoughts and feelings....

Grey’s Anatomy has been around longer than kids who are starting high school in 2019. The show is a juggernaut and might never end, considering Ellen Pompeo has no plans in starring in anything else and makes a hefty sum in the millions as part of her yearly salary. The show, in its heyday, commanded the TV landscape and handed out a spin-off to one of its popular characters, Addison Montgomery....

Marty McFly. The Terminator. Donnie Darko. Some of the coolest movie characters have gotten to travel through time– which is undeniably what made them so cool in the first place. After all, a film’s hero should take the audience along for an otherwise impossible ride. And what could be more impossible than controlling time itself? We’re looking at the best movies where the characters have either gone forward, backward, or been stuck in time....

The Princess Diaries took the world by storm when it was released. Based on a novel series of the same name by Meg Cabot, moviegoers all over the world fell in love with her story and, of course, with breakout star Anne Hathaway.Garry Marshall - who also directed Pretty Woman - brought these movies to life in a way that nobody else could have. Oh, and Julie Andrews stars as a literal Queen....

He is the hero who launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a founding Avenger, a billionaire playboy philanthropist – he is Iron Man. For all the swagger and charm of Tony Stark, it’s the stylish armor that we all love. Outfitted with an arsenal of weapons, able to take a pounding from the most dangerous supervillains, and ready for almost any task, the Iron Man armor is iconic. The suit is such a great design that the world is keen to see in real life....

It’s time to dig out those super suits and hit the theater. This summer, the Parr family returns in The Incredibles 2, 14 years after the original film premiered in theaters and took the world by storm. Although the new movie seems as if it were a long time in the making, it will pick up where the first movie left off, although the Parrs have to deal with a few new changes....

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Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has begun to set up the return of Gabriel Luna’s Ghost Rider. Marvel Television has confirmed that seasons 6 and 7 of Agents of SHIELD will be the last. They’re aiming to end the show on their own terms, and as part of that they want to tie up any major loose ends. One such loose end is Gabriel Luna’s Ghost Rider. Introduced in Agents of SHIELD season 4, Ghost Rider was a phenomenally popular character....

Star Trek is mostly about characters that joined The Federation on a mission of discovery and helping others. The way these people interact, fall in love, and make the best choices that they can for the galaxy. However, in the rare case, Trekkies get a closer peek in on their personal lives, not just their work ones. One way that fans get to understand their favorite better is by meeting their pets....