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‘Severance’: Creator Dan Erickson Says Apple Series Could Have Somewhere Between Two-To-Six Seasons

April 8, 2022 11:09 am

Apple TV+'s critical hit series "Severance," led by Adam Scott ("Parks & Recreation"), ended this week on a cliffhanger, don't worry, no spoilers here. The surreal, strange show, something of a post-Charli...

‘Severance’ Review: Ben Stiller Crafts A Fascinating, Eerie Meditation On Work Culture

Cory Woodroof

February 17, 2022 10:53 am

News, Reviews, Television

Actor/filmmaker Ben Stiller is no stranger to examining the rigors of the American workplace. Ever since he shined a light on everyone's favorite cable guy in, well, "The Cable Guy," Stiller has spent some tim...

‘Severance’ Trailer: Adam Scott & Patricia Arquette Star In A Trippy “Work-Life-Balance” Series For Director Ben Stiller

Ned Booth

January 18, 2022 10:00 am

News, Television, Trailers

In these seemingly unending days of COVID, the boundaries between work and life haven’t just blurred; they’ve dissolved altogether to make a morass of our waking lives. Now, what if that boundary was not only ...

‘Severance’ Teaser: Patricia Arquette, Adam Scott, John Turturro & More Star In Ben Stiller’s Apple TV+ Series

Charles Barfield

December 16, 2021 10:22 am

News, Television, Trailers

People always say that you shouldn’t bring your work home with you. The strict boundaries between your work life and personal life are vital for happiness. In the new Apple TV+ series, “Severance,” that idea i...

‘The Champions’: Ben Stiller & Cate Blanchett To Adapt The ‘60s Series Into A Feature Film

Charles Barfield

November 11, 2021 1:32 pm

News

A decade ago, the idea of Cate Blanchett teaming up with Ben Stiller to remake a somewhat silly ‘60s spy series into a feature film would have sounded ludicrous. However, over the last decade, Stiller has beco...

‘Zoolander’: Ben Stiller Says Jake Gyllenhaal Auditioned For Owen Wilson’s Hansel Role

Charles Barfield

September 30, 2021 12:02 pm

News

Jake Gyllenhaal is one of the finest actors working today. There’s no question about that. He’s fully capable of doing any sort of role that is thrown his way. While many know him for his award-winning dramati...

Best and Worst of the 2021 Golden Globes: Chadwick Boseman Win, Kids Crashing the Zoom & Tech Issues

Gregory Ellwood

March 1, 2021 12:02 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

This was probably not the Golden Globes ceremony that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions, and NBC were dreaming of just weeks ago. And, no, we're not even referring to the controv...

‘Locked Down’ Is Like A Pandemic Birthday Do-Over From Doug Liman We Should Pretend Never Happened [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

January 15, 2021 4:50 pm

News, Reviews

One of the first novel concepts introduced in Doug Liman’s tossed-off, super slight, and interminably paced “Locked Down” pandemic-set heist/relationship movie that tells you a little bit about the central cou...

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Apple Lands Sci-Fi Film From Andy Samberg, Noah Hawley, Ben Stiller & ‘Palm Springs’ Writer

Charles Barfield

January 12, 2021 11:18 am

News

Apple is the biggest company on the planet, full stop. If the tech giant wanted to, it could wake up today and purchase Disney and still have enough money to start talking to Netflix. So, it makes perfect sens...

‘Locked Down’ Trailer: Anne Hathaway Stars in Doug Liman’s Rom-Com Heist Movie Set During COVID-19 Pandemic

Ned Booth

January 5, 2021 12:07 pm

News, Trailers

As the world enters a second year under the sway of COVID-19, it's just about the last topic anyone wants to see featured in a new movie release. Hollywood has a history of taking advantage of lousy situations...

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