The Legally Blonde prequel series just added TV royalty to its cast. James Van Der Beek is back, joining the upcoming series Elle alongside Lexi Minetree, who will star as Elle Woods during her high school years. Van Der Beek will play Dean Wilson, described as “the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district […]
Varsity Blues at 25: Revisiting the Cult High School Football Film
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Varsity Blues as it turns 25… While movies like Remember the Titans, Jerry Maguire and The Blind Side get mentioned often when it comes to football films, Varsity Blues is somewhat of an underrated affair that often gets overlooked. Today we take a look at the cult-classic sports […]
Movie Review – Bad Hair (2020)
Bad Hair, 2020. Written and Directed by Justin Simien. Starring Elle Lorraine, Vanessa Williams, Jay Pharoah, Lena Waithe, Blair Underwood, Laverne Cox, Yaani King Mondschein, Michelle Hurd, Judith Scott, Robin Thede, Ashley Blaine Featherson, Steve Zissis, MC Lyte, Zaria Kelley, Corinne Massiah, Kelly Rowland, James Van Der Beek, Usher Raymond, Chanté Adams, Moses Storm, Jon […]
Hulu releases trailer for 80s-set horror-satire Bad Hair
Ahead of its premiere on Hulu later this month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the 1989-set horror satire Bad Hair. Directed by Justin Simien, the film follows Anna (Elle Lorraine), a young woman who realises her new weave may have a mind of its own; check them out here… In this horror […]
Campy horror satire Bad Hair gets first trailer and release date
If anyone has been to the salon or barbershop, they’ve had a bad hair experience. But none like you see in the first trailer for Hulu’s Bad Hair. In this one-minute teaser for the upcoming film, you see why changing your hairstyle can be a real horror story. From the Dear White People director, Justin […]
First trailer for Ryan Murphy’s new musical drama Pose
Ahead of its season premiere next month, FX has released a trailer for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming musical dance drama series Pose which features a cast that includes MJ Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Billy Porter, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Dyllon Burnside, Evan Peters, Kate Mara, and James Van Der Beek; watch it here… […]
FX orders new Ryan Murphy dance musical Pose to series
A new Ryan Murphy-produced series is coming to FX as the network has ordered an eight episode first season for Pose, a dance musical drama co-created and written by Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals. Set in the 1980s, Pose looks at the juxtaposition of several segments of life and society in New York: the rise of the […]
Blu-ray Review – Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky, 1986. Written and Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring the voice talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill SYNOPSIS: GKids has secured the new home video distributor contract for Studio Ghibli films, and they’ve released a big batch of them on Blu-ray, with more bonus features than […]
Evan Peters, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mara and James Van Der Beek join Ryan Murphy’s Pose
Evan Peters (American Horror Story), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mara (House of Cards) and James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek) are set to join Pose, a new drama pilot from Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) which is set up at FX. Variety reports that the potential series takes place in the […]
James Van Der Beek says there are “serious talks” about a Varsity Blues sequel
Last year it was announced that CMT was in development on a TV series based upon the 1999 coming-of-age college football film Varsity Blues, and now actor James Van Der Beek has revealed to Yahoo! Movies that the TV project has been shelved, although we may now get a movie sequel instead. “I’m not sure […]
