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HANNA PATRIOT THE ROMANOFFS The Romanoffs takes place all over the globe. Each episode tells the story of people who believe that they are the descendants of the House of Romanoff, the Russian royal family. Matthew Weiner of Mad Men fame produced the series. HOMECOMING Homecoming had two big things going for it from the start. First, it starred the most successful female movie star of the ’80s in Julia Roberts in a rare television appearance....

With all the options available on Hulu, sometimes it can be hard to decide what to play (or more likely binge) next. So today let’s take some time to identify some of the greatest comedies available to binge on Hulu. We’ll go through some of the most popular comedies as well as identifying some of the hidden gems that may be a little tougher to find or take a chance on....

A ragtag fleet of humans beating the odds every day. That’s the spirit in the hit sci-fi show, Battlestar Galactica. The show centers around a battered group of humans fleeing their successors, the race of Cylon. They aim for Earth with very limited and stretched resources. As such, the general economy in the show is quite interesting! How are supplies regulated? What are things like beyond Galactica’s cache of supplies? Are there children (or others) starving?...

We’ve already touched upon the subject of how the third phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may disappoint fans, and it only seems natural to extend this devil’s advocate thought experiment over to Warner Bros. (the parent company of DC Comics). Though fan reception to the recent trailer for Suicide Squad has been pretty strong, that stands in contrast to the latest trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which seemed to give skeptics and fans alike a good reason to be worried....

St Patrick’s Day is a wonderful time of year for drinkers, but for those that aren’t interested in heading down to the packed local bar and making terrible life decisions, maybe a better way to celebrate would be to watch some fantastic Irish movies? While St. Paddy’s Day is over, you can keep that Irish pride going with these next entries. The following movies must feature Irish central characters, actors, or take place someplace in Ireland for the bulk of the film’s duration....

MythBusters will forever be remembered as one of the greatest, most entertaining science shows of all time. Over 14 seasons, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, along with the help of their Build Team of Grant Imahara, Kari Byron, and Tory Belleci, tested the truth and plausibility behind everything from legends and tall tales, to internet videos and famous sayings, to big budget film and television franchises. It was a true scientific endeavor, one that fortunately for viewers required blowing up a lot of stuff....

From very early on, film directors attempted to push the boundaries of conventional editing norms with the use of long takes or “oners”. These extended shots, often composed with sophisticated and complex camerawork, allowed them to obtain a more coherent timing, bring a peculiar sort of realism to the scene, and manipulate tension. In the breathtaking opening of Touch of Evil, Orson Welles established the long take as a practice of directorial excellence and virtuosity....

Remakes are all the rage lately, as any avid moviegoer is keen to realize. Why wouldn’t a company want to make one? If you loved the original, bring yourself (and potentially your child, depending on the film and the gap between it and its remake) and experience the same joy again. A recent report shows that remakes have always been prevalent in film during the new millennium, but they have actually fallen out of favor with audiences....

Since the dawn of television, network executives have been in desperate need of new content to fill their broadcast schedules. Comic books have certainly helped in this regard, providing inspiration for several popular TV shows over the past 60 years. From the classic Adventures of Superman series in the 1950s, through to Marvel Studios’ recent Netflix output, numerous superhero properties have been translated to the small screen. Even comics not centered around costumed adventurers have served as the basis for TV shows, including horror phenomenon The Walking Dead....

As far as post-apocalyptic nuclear dystopian video games go, it’s hard to get weirder than Fallout 76. Long-term fans of the Fallout franchise love the unpredictability that the post-nuclear war environment can bring. In addition to the mutated people and animals caused by massive doses of radiation, there are hideout shelter “vaults” that weren’t always kind to the survivors. In the franchise, some vaults were built for people to simply live and wait out the apocalypse, while others were constructed to experiment on the very people stuck within....

Luke Cage is written to be the perfect street-level hero. As a mixture of enforcer and private investigator, his position in Harlem makes Cage a hero with the greatest connection to his neighbors, even compared to Daredevil over in Hell’s Kitchen. Being bulletproof, Luke Cage is as effective as a symbol as Batman because of his power’s simplicity and intimidation effect, but the specifics of Cage’s abilities get a little bit more complicated upon a closer look....

Last year wasn’t an easy one for many, but Apple and other tech giants not only weathered all of 2021’s storms, but achieved some of their biggest ever revenue growth. Wall Street was waiting for the holiday quarter earnings announcements from the major players before reaching their conclusions on the year from an investment perspective, and the results were spectacular… The Verge reports. Apple didn’t break its all-time revenue growth in percentage terms, but did so in dollar terms....

Red Dead Redemption 2, more than two months after release, is still the talk of the town, and with good reason. The game is brimming with so much content, from over one hundred story missions to numerous side quests and random happenings, that it would not be a stretch to believe there are still undiscovered secrets. This is not to say that everything about the title is perfect, but it stands as a technical achievement and a step forward for the medium as an art form....

The superhero genre is all the rage these days at the movie theater. It seems like virtually every actor working today has appeared in a superhero flick at one point or another. For some actors, their roles in superhero films have put them on the map. For others, it’s just another thing to put on their resume. Either way, this ultimately makes for a lot of interesting pairings and dynamics both on screen and off screen....

Benjamin and Zac start off by discussing the surprising firmware update for the MagSafe Battery Pack. Then, we continue to wish for Apple to bring back the big HomePod. The Information claims that Apple’s strict stance on user privacy is inhibiting feature development. And finally, there’s a handful of iPhone 14 rumors to digest. Sponsored by Lumin Skin: Level up your skincare game with Lumin Skin today! Go to LuminSkin.com/HappyHour to get your free trial of Lumin’s products....

John Hughes is one of the most influential filmmakers during the ’80s. His stories touched the younger generation with the way they discuss high school stereotypes, culture nonconformity, household backstories, social awkwardness, and first love. And the trend of high school movies and teen-centered flicks would not last until this day without his influence. Naturally, his signature brand impacted future filmmakers. For that, here is a look of ten teen comedies from the last decade that had a touch and feel of the John Hughes brand....

Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is one of the most feared super-beings on the planet. With her twin brother Quicksilver, they share the rare honor of being able to cross-over effortlessly from X-Men to the Avengers. She has married the Vision, her father was once believed to be Magneto, she’s wiped out entire realities, and she’s been a member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. Her history is one of the most diverse of any publication, DC or Marvel....

With The Huntsman: Winter’s War arriving in theaters later this month, many have poked fun at the fact that a film starring powerhouses Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, and Jessica Chastain is named after the sole male lead character. But, it stops being a joking matter when movies appearing to be headlined by women actually find the men taking over the conversation. In a recent analysis of the dialogue of male and female characters in roughly 2000 scripts, researchers found that a shocking number of lady-led movies actually have more lines spoken by male characters than the supposed women in charge....

The actors listed below are some of the biggest names in Hollywood. They’ve gone on to make millions, win Academy Awards, and get handed some of the most coveted roles without even having to audition. But there’s one thing they still can’t escape: their IMDb pages. While many believe being an actor is a cushy job that never requires one to actually get their hands dirty, most don’t realize that the actors who make it to the big-time have often suffered through years — if not decades — of rejection....