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When Marvel was forced to sell off some of its more popular characters’ film rights in the 90s due to bankruptcy, Sony Pictures picked up the rights to Spider-Man and his related characters and released multiple films since the first Spider-Man film in 2002, with a new film from the latest iteration of the character on the way in a partnership with Marvel Studios. The absence of Spider-Man hasn’t stopped Sony from exploring the other characters that came along with his film rights....

Through its 11 seasons and more than 200 episodes, the legendary TV show The X-Files didn’t just redefine televised storytelling but gave credence to the idea of an episodic horror-themed mystery series. Under the shadow of a looming alien invasion plus the most famous conspiracy theories and urban legends ever heard, The X-Files cemented its famous FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) as pop culture icons....

Independent movies have become harder and harder to define over the past two decades. The definition of independent film in the 1990s meant something entirely from what it means to be an indie film in 2020. With the advent of streaming services, studio mergers, niche distributors, multi-platform content and the like, the filmmaking landscape continues to change. As a result, several high-quality indie films have gone overlooked in the past five years....

Archer, the adult animated series about the adventures of confidently incompetent secret agent Sterling Archer, has eight seasons under its spy belt. Though it’s a bit of a stretch to think that any of the cast members might have something in common with their action-oriented alter egos, many of them do have aspects of their personalities that bleed over. Sometimes, the growth of a character on the show is synonymous with the comfort the actor feels bringing them to life, especially after having played them for eight years....

For the past six years, we’ve been promised a sequel to Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot Man of Steel. While the movie was decidedly gloomier than previous Superman films and some would say it didn’t do the character justice, fans have taken to Henry Cavill’s portrayal of the last son of Krypton and want to see his incarnation of the character properly served in a solo follow-up. We technically got a Man of Steel sequel in the form of Batman v Superman, but that wasn’t really Man of Steel 2....

The Simpsons is in an odd place at the moment. It’s one of the most iconic animated comedies in TV history (heck, most iconic shows in TV history period), boasting hundreds of beloved moments and episodes that fans endlessly reminisce about. The trouble is, a lot of those priceless slices of The Simpsons are far behind us now. However you feel about the 660+ episodes deep show these days, there’s no denying that so many of Springfield’s residents are true TV icons and always will be....

Twitch offline banners are essential. They help build anticipation for your next stream and something that also makes your channel look professional. In this blog post, we’ll share our pick of the top 12 Twitch offline banner templates we’ve found, what we like about each, and what they come with. 12 of The Best Twitch Offline Banner Templates: What is a Twitch Offline Banner Template? Twitch offline banner templates are banners that streamers place on their channels when offline....

Ah, Hogwarts — the magical place that every Harry Potter fan dreamt of going. Growing up with the books meant childishly hoping for an owl to arrive with a Hogwarts invitation letter, thinking of the hallways and classes and thinking of how enchanting it must be… It’s kind of accurate. Sure, Hogwarts would probably be enchanting if it existed, but for a school… it also seemed incredibly dangerous. There were a number of things that made it deeply unsafe and yet, year after year, parents sent their children back....

The magical snowy movie Frozen hit theaters in 2013, and the world hasn’t been the same since. Little children everywhere have been dressing up as Anna and Elsa to sing favorite hits from the Disney film such as, “For the First Time in Forever,” and parents everywhere have been waiting for them to let it go. How could they when Frozen is so groundbreaking?! It includes two princesses instead of just one, it flipped the script regarding an act of true love, and it made over $1....

HUNG is a brand new TV series from HBO starring Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Anne Heche, Charlie Saxton, and Sianoa Smith-McPhee. HUNG kicks off its ten-episode first season on SUNDAY, JUNE 28 (10:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by half-hour episodes on subsequent Sundays at the same time. Created by Dmitry Lipkin (creator of “The Riches”) and Colette Burson, the timely show uses dark humor to tell the story of a man fighting to survive personal setbacks that have been compounded by a troubled economy....

The HBO series Years and Years has come and gone, but its impact is still being felt. The series explored some of the most controversial political and social topics of today, blended in with some of the most heart-wrenching and shocking family drama on TV. It is this point that led the show to success. It is one thing to make a work of art commentating on important issues, but it is another thing entirely to tell a compelling character piece....

Aliens have been a part of our culture for a long time. We both fear and desire them, so the best place to put them is in our stories. The science fiction genre is where most alien characters make their home. While they have been in film and literature, they have also made strides in television shows. In fact, some of the most popular and memorable aliens are out of television....

It’s nice to know that this year will see more female-led superhero movies, but having some entertaining rom-coms and detailed dramas is also great. After all, both blockbusters and independent films can contribute to the modern cinema a lot just like they can be entirely useless. In this article, however, we will look at the most-awaited movies being released this spring that everyone will be interested in. Onward - March 6th This year, Pixar will be releasing not one but two animated feature films....

Once upon a time, it seemed to be a relative rarity that a foreign film got an adaptation for American audiences, but in the past few decades American versions of foreign horror films have become downright trendy. Sometimes these films get American adaptations simply because the original film isn’t in English and studios want something easier to sell to American audiences, sometimes it’s because the original movie has aged enough that it warrants a reboot, and sometimes it’s just because the original film was such a hit that American filmmakers want to capitalize on that in any way they can....

Alita: Battle Angel released in theaters on February 14 to dubious acclaim. No one can deny that the visuals were stunning. The faces of the cyborgs and the action sequences truly make you appreciate what modern special effects are capable of. However, the narrative of the film suffers from a run-time that can in no way encompass the plot of the manga it was based on. Audiences are left with endless questions, especially about the titular main character of the movie, Alita....

The Western novel, when written by laconic authors like Louis L’Amour and Max Brand, fills its reader with bucolic imagery of pastel sunsets, picturesque vistas, bustling towns, and charismatic cowboys. But there is a subgenre of Weird Westerns, Horror Westerns, and Gothic Westerns that take the tropes of the Old West and combine them with the macabre, the supernatural, and the truly bizarre. In recent decades, films have been made to capitalize on this genre like Ravenous, Bone Tomahawk, and The Dark Tower....

Instagram regularly adds new features and changes the ways it goes about things. Part of your Instagram audit should be to keep up-to-date with the changes that Instagram makes. We have an Always Up-to-Date list of Instagram Updates, which can keep you in the loop about changes you might consider making to the way you use your Instagram account. We have also written in detail about How to Run an Instagram Audit, which we summarize below....

The British spy thriller is a genre and subgenre of film and television all on its own, but the television series Killing Eve is a truly unique entry into this little niche of the entertainment industry. Killing Eve follows the story of Eve Polastri, a British MI5 investigator who is tasked with finding a mysterious female assassin that Eve winds up becoming obsessed with, and she, in turn, winds up becoming obsessed with Eve....

Some great television shows are immortal. The Sopranos was an expensive, epic production with a visceral plot that wasn’t afraid of blood, gore, crime, and death. Viewers liked shows that were high-budget, unapologetic and shown in a serialized format, and that made the genre popular. Later, dramas like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones were possible because of Tony Soprano and his crew. Thanks again, HBO! A big part of that successful mix was the memorable characters, several of which formed their own followings....

Friends concluded its ten-season run in 2004, leaving longtime fans heartbroken to see their favorite show come to an end after one long decade. In 2005, a different New York-based series premiered on CBS. It’s a well-known fact that many former Friends viewers flocked to How I Met Your Mother and its charming, tight-knit cast of lovable characters. HIMYM left a legacy on television that will not soon be forgotten. The series often took on the tone of a dramedy - rather than a typical sitcom - which meant that it managed to tug on fans’ heartstrings even more than Friends had done years before....