How the musical TV showRisewill be 'a lot likeFriday Night Lights'

More like high school drama class forever. So were not going to like break out into song and tell the story through song. People connect with what they connect to, she says. Credit: Peter Kramer/NBC Our cast is so diverse, as well as our characters, racially as well as in sexual orientation. What our show really shows is America today. And if that doesnt connect to people then I dont know what does....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Steve Barajas

How the newHellboymovie brought Baba Yaga to life

The newHellboyfilm, not surprisingly, is packed to the brim with monsters. Shes just one of these pivotal characters. Shes the icon of grandmother. Mark Rogers/Lionsgate Sometimes shes gonna help you, and sometimes shes gonna eat you. Creature design and special makeup artist Joel Harlow sculpted Baba Yagas one-eyed visage from clay. I wanted to go with something much more frightening and much creepier, something that really unsettled me. Mark Rogers/Lionsgate...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Amanda Horn

How the newTwin Peaksbook helps explain the finale

What happened to Audrey? Donald Trump?!? The finale explained (?) Suzanne Tenner/SHOWTIME He returns her to the Palmer house in Twin Peaks only to discover that the Palmers never lived there. As a baffled Cooper asks, What year is this? Carrie/Laura lets out a bloodcurdling scream. Let me repeat that phrase for you: still unsolved,' Tammy writes. Ronette Pulaski was still tortured in the train car, but Laura was never there....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Shawn Abbott

How the story ofThe Hate U Giveinspired Amandla Stenberg (and the rest of the cast)

“I want people to understand why we say ‘Black Lives Matter,’ " Thomas explains. I want them to mourn for Tamir as if he was their child.” After gunshots disperse the crowd, Khalil drives Starr home. In one fell swoop, she loses both her childhood friend and what’s left of her childhood. The film also paints a detailed picture of life in a working-class black community. “Being black is an honor because you come from greatness,” Mav tells them....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Shannon Castillo

How the TCM festival brings Old Hollywood to life for four days – and makes it more inclusive

Diana Bosch, who runs classic movie blogFlickin' Out, is a massive William Holden fan. It’s really profound." Movies have been and always will be a product of their time. Mankiewicz points to the online grid’s continual efforts to contextualize films through on-air introductions and curated programming themes. “We romanticize old Hollywood. That’s our job to romanticize Old Hollywood. It was epic in the original meaning of the word. As a television channel, we offer much more than nostalgia....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Valerie Lopez

How The WB broke new ground by promotingDawson's Creekin movie theaters

To read more on theDawsons Creekreunion, pick up the new issue ofEntertainment Weeklyon stands now. it’s possible for you to buy thefull set of five covers here. We had to get it into theaters to make this thing feel important. The WB Goldstein also installedDawsons Creekstandees in the theaters that looked like actual movie posters. We used the same kind of font for the credits. Its the same font thats used in all kinds of motion picture posters....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Miranda Shelton

How the women ofBlack Pantherinspired generations with their fierce performances

And Angela Bassett brought a wisdom and fearlessness to the ear of the king as his mother, Ramonda. They think of us not just as Queen but Queen Mother. Mother is nurturer and the first teacher. Koury Angelo for EW Boys do the maths and sciences. That happens a lot in the world today. Girls are not encouraged to go into those fields. Koury Angelo for EW Not only does he respect Shuri, but all the women, she explained....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Annette Green

How the13 Going on 30team made 'Thriller' into an epic rom-com moment

The film launched Garner and Ruffalo to new heights, proving their staying power as romantic leads. In honor of the films 15th anniversary, EW went behind-the-scenes of this epic, killer-diller Thriller sequence. We drew a lot from our childhood in writing the movie… Thriller was sort of the soundtrack of our youth in the 1980s. We all grew up with it…We all tried to practice that. Shes not being ironic about it; shes not goofing around; shes doing it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Jessica Haas

How theArrowfinale said goodbye to Emily Bett Rickards' Felicity, teased 'Crisis on Infinite Earths'

Overwatch just signed off onArrow(hopefully, for now). And he turned out to be right! So, that’s what Oliver and Felicity did. Credit: The CW What deal you ask? And now the time has come for Oliver to hold up his end of the deal. This is technically an act of terror, and someone needs to take the fall. When she meets up with the Monitor, she tells him she’s ready....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Amanda Lamb

How theBattlestar Galacticaplot to kill Starbuck 'spiraled completely out of control'

But conceiving the idea wasnt without drama. Read on for more, and purchase your copy of the bookhere. The attitude was, Can we make this character the most infuriating person ever? Everett Collection Because shes totally self-sabotaging and tremendously talented. But a really, really big heart. All of these things that are fighting within her. Then we tried to come up with why would that be. What was her freight damage, so to speak, that brought her to this spot?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Christopher Nguyen DDS

How theBeetlejuicemusical conjured Burton and beyond to haunt Broadway

For a story about dead people,Beetlejuicehas never felt so lively. We really thought about how [to] characterize them as much as possible, Timbers explains. Then Beetlejuice… it wants to be as demon hellscape-like as possible. ‘Beetlejuice’.Credit: Matthew Murphy (You canprobablyguess what his home-decor mood board looks like.) How do we look at his whole oeuvre?' Its like, Whatarestripes?' What is 75-percent black versus 25-percent white?… How do you make something that feels hand-made, home-made, hand-stitched, hand-drawn?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Michael Maynard

How theCharmedreboot updates the Power of Three

connection head Mark Pedowitzhopesfans will give this new pass a chance, but there are still some vocal skeptics. At the very least, doubters will have a better idea of whats coming. Original: Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) was always the problem child of the Halliwell sisters. The CW Youll notice in theCharmedtrailer how she punches a man in front of a bunch of Times Up signs. Original: Piper (Holly Marie Combs) also had to endure a familial shift....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Keith Estes

How theChicago Fireshowrunner fools spoiler-seeking fans on Twitter

Where theres smoke, theres not always fire; sometimes its just Derek Haas messing with you. To me, the only defense is to go on the offense, says Haas. If I can add any piece of doubt into whatever is the pervading theory, thats a victory. Credit: Elizabeth Morris/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images (2) Here are three of his favoriteFirefakeouts over the years. Everybody was like, Oh, my God! Its the return of Katie!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Cynthia Thompson