Month: October 2019

Best-selling author Suzanne Collins is returning to the world of “The Hunger Games” in a new novel set long before arrow-slinging hero Katniss Everdeen matched wits with the ruthless President Snow. Scholastic revealed the title and cover art for “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” on Friday and unveiled a huge banner for fans at

Being the first anything comes with, to paraphrase a line oft-quoted by fans of comic-books, great power and great responsibility. Just ask Ruby Rose. The actor plays Kate Kane, a character otherwise known by her eponymous crime-fighting alter ego in The CW’s new series “Batwoman.” Premiering Sunday, the role is the first out LGBTQ lead

The CW brings a pair of heroines with long literary traditions behind them to its already superhero-heavy lineup, but beyond the curiosity raised by the built-in names, “Batwoman” and “Nancy Drew” yield the sort of cookie-cutter results unlikely to light up the night sky. As the first show to feature a lesbian superhero as its

A tale of two series: “Mr. Robot” returns with a spring in its step Sunday, clicking on all cylinders in gearing up toward its finish; while “The Walking Dead” lumbers into its 10th season, hitting familiar notes, with another major cast defection to come. After a lengthy 22-month layoff, USA’s “Mr. Robot” begins its fourth

Stop if you’ve heard this one: Stephen King’s “In the Tall Grass,” a Netflix movie based on a novella he wrote with son Joe Hill, starts intriguingly enough, but doesn’t produce a satisfying payoff. Fittingly, for a story about wandering around in a field, it winds up going nowhere. The problem with King’s current hot

The “Joker” hit movie theaters this week despite a wave of criticism that it glorifies a killer and could encourage copycat attacks nationwide. The movie featuring Joaquin Phoenix is about a marginalized clown that goes on a killing rampage. The story’s told in a manner that seeks to evoke empathy without rooting for him, says

Justin Bieber and PETA are engaged in a cat fight. It all centers around the singer’s part-exotic kittens, Sushi and Tuna. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bieber paid $35,000 for the pair of Savannah breed cats from Illinois-based breeder Select Exotics. “Baby, baby, baby, nooooooo,” PETA said in a statement to CNN. “Justin Bieber could

National Geographic Channel has found its Queen of Soul. Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo has been cast as Aretha Franklin in the channel’s next installment of its Emmy-winning “Genius” anthology series. “Genius: Aretha” will feature many of Franklin’s biggest recordings, including “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” “Chain of Fools,” “Don’t Play That

An attorney for Robert De Niro is disputing allegations of gender discrimination by a former employee against the actor. Graham Chase Robinson, who worked at De Niro’s company, Canal Productions, claims in a lawsuit filed Thursday that De Niro used sexist language and made suggestive jokes in her presence while she was employed there. She

Netflix’s “Big Mouth” is getting a spinoff. The team behind the animated show is working on a new show, also animated, titled “Human Resources.” The streaming service announced Thursday the new show would delve into the workplace world of the monsters from the animated comedy. The news was announced at the “Big Mouth” New York

Kevin Smith has announced that “Clerks 3” is coming. Fans are getting another sequel to the 1994 independent cult hit. “3 CLERKS! Thanks to the good folks at @zscentertainmentand @leeloomultiprops, I got to see Randal! #JeffAnderson, @jaymewes, and I spent Saturday signing stuff and catching up, seeing so much movie merch that’s been made over