Apple TV+ is sharing the trailer for their new limited series, The Essex Serpent, featuring Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes. The Essex Serpent is based on the Sarah Perry novel of the same name, which takes place in Victorian-era England. The story follows Cora Seaborne (Danes), a widow who moves from London to a small …
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Release of ‘Super Mario Bros.’ movie is delayed until 2023
The movie adaptation of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. video game series has been delayed until 2023. The Super Mario Bros. adaptation was originally set to release on Dec. 21; now, the film is set to debut in theaters on April 7, 2023 in North America. A Japanese release will follow on April 28. Super Mario …
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Twitter board accepts offer from Elon Musk to purchase the platform for $44 billion
The board of social media platform Twitter announced on Monday it has accepted a $44 billion offer from SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk to purchase the company and make it private. The company said that under the terms of the deal, Twitter stockholders will receive $54.20 in cash per share, representing a 38% premium …
Texas criminal court grants stay of execution for death row inmate Melissa Lucio just two days before planned death
On Monday, Texas’ highest criminal court delayed the execution of death row inmate Melissa Lucio, who was set to die Wednesday. The decision from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals means a lower court can now review Lucio’s claims that she is innocent and that her execution should be stopped, based on new evidence that …
Take a look at the trailer for Hulu’s romantic-comedy ‘Fire Island’ starring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang
Hulu has shared a trailer for the LGBTQ romantic comedy ‘Fire Island,’ featuring Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang. Fire Island follows Noah (Booster) and Howie (Yang), two gay best friends who vacation on Fire Island, a hotspot for queer culture in New York. The pair party with friends and flirt with two wealthy vacationers, …
Britney Spears says she is taking a ‘social media hiatus’ amid pregnancy
Britney Spears has shared in an Instagram post that she will be on a break from social media for “a little while.” The 40-year-old singer wrote: “I’m going on a social media hiatus for a little while!!! I send my love and God bless you all.” The social media hiatus for Spears follows her recent announcement …
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One adult, three children killed in Philadelphia house fire
Authorities confirmed that at least four people died in a house fire in Philadelphia early Sunday morning. The Philadelphia Fire Department said three children were among those pronounced dead after both floors of a two-story rowhome in the neighborhood of Kensington caught fire at around 2 a.m. on Sunday morning. Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel …
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South Carolina police officer killed in shooting after standoff with suspect
A South Carolina police officer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning. Cayce, SC Police Chief Chris Cowan said in a press conference Sunday that police officer Roy Andrew Barr, 28, was killed while responding to a domestic disturbance in the city at around 2:48 a.m. after the suspect …
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Jeff Bridges to star in new FX series ‘The Old Man’
FX is set to release the new drama series The Old Man, starring Jeff Bridges as a man who has been living off the grid since he absconded from the CIA decades ago. The series, based on Thomas Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name, will air at 10 p.m. EDT on FX and stream …
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Netflix series ‘God’s Favorite Idiot’ starring Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to premiere on June 15
Netflix announced the premiere date for the Melissa McCarthy/Ben Falcone series God’s Favorite Idiot, set to debut on June 15. Falcone created the series and executive produces with McCarthy and Michael McDonald, who also serves as director. God’s Favorite Idiot will consist of eight episodes. In God’s Favorite Idiot, Falcone plays Clark Thompson, a tech …