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Star Trek actors Jonathan Frakes, Armin Shimerman, Kitty Swink, and John Billingsley, along with Juan Carlos Coto, brother of Manny Coto, the late Star Trek: Enterprise writer, showrunner, and executive producer, will once again join forces in support of PurpleStride Los Angeles. The annual walk, to be held on April 26, is part of a larger national effort called PanCAN PurpleStride, which aims to end pancreatic cancer and raise awareness of the disease. PanCAN stands for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Pancreatic cancer has hit home for several of the Star Trek figures mentioned above. Swink is something of a miracle story, as she is a 21-year survivor of the frequently deadly disease. She guest starred in two Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, playing Rozahn in “Sanctuary” and Luaran in “Tacking Into the Wind.” Fans also know her as a frequent convention attendee, with her table always next to that of DS9’s Quark,...

The fate of The Orville remains undecided. After three seasons, it could all be over in a blink of an eye. Still, if all we got were three seasons, then what a wonderful three seasons it was. The series won over fans by embracing the core concepts of Star Trek. Granted, it was with a humorous twist most times, but the idea of pushing for a brighter future while also pushing important cultural conversations was straight out of the Star Trek playbook.

The fact that The Orville so lovingly modeled itself after the prime years of Star Trek (1987-2005), and the shows that came with it isn't some random act. Many of the men and women who worked on those iconic shows 20 to 30-odd years ago were brought in by Seth MacFarlane to help launch and mold The Orville into a spiritual successor to all of those wonderful Star Trek shows of the 80s,...

Stars: Kristoffer Polaha, Elizabeth Tabish, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Rose Reid, John Billingsley, Paras Patel, Emily Rose, Nolan North | Written and Directed by Brock Heasley

Whilst I don’t typically cover faith-based films, I was intrigued by The Shift‘s ambitious premise. A Christian science fiction thriller from writer/director Brock Heasley, A film that combines the high-concept appeal of multiverse storytelling with faith-based themes is certainly a bold endeavour, and Heasley deserves credit for taking such a creative risk.

The story follows Kevin Garner, played by Kristoffer Polaha, a man thrust into a dystopian web of parallel universes while trying to reunite with his wife, Molly, portrayed by Elizabeth Tabish. Neal McDonough delivers a menacing performance as “The Benefactor,” a mysterious and sinister figure who seems to control Kevin’s fate. The film’s biblical inspiration, particularly the story of Job, is evident in Kevin’s relentless struggle to...

Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen to star in ‘JonBenet Ramsey’ series

Paramount+ announced its previously untitled limited series on the murder of JonBenét Ramsey is part of their new Unspeakable anthology series focusing on unsolved crimes. Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey is currently filming in Canada with Oscar nominees Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen starring as JonBenét’s parents, Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey.

Besides McCarthy and Owen, the limited series stars Emily Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, Shea Whigham, Owen Teague, Clifton Collins Jr, and Rory Cochrane. Chris Bauer, Angus Caldwell, Will Patton, John Billingsley, Jeremy Bobb, Jaime Ray Newman, and Josh Stamberg also star. Margo Martindale guest stars.

“At its heart, the series centers on the story of Patsy and John Ramsey, exploring their unbreakable partnership and the complex dynamics of their marriage and parenting,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “It delves into how they crafted a narrative of a perfect,...

Paramount+’s JonBenét Ramsey series will be part of an anthology series that will tackle heartbreaking and gripping unsolved crimes.

The previously announced limited series now has a working title — Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey — and stars Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen as Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey, the parents of 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey who was murdered in 1996. Patsy Ramsey died in 2006 after twice battling ovarian cancer.

The streamer announced the title during the 2025 Golden Globes, where McCarthy was a presenter for best comedy or musical series (Hacks won).

A premiere date for Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey has yet to be announced.

Here’s the logline: “At its heart, the series centers on the story of Patsy and John Ramsey, exploring their unbreakable partnership and the complex dynamics of their marriage and parenting. It delves into how they crafted a narrative of a perfect, privileged life for...

Paramount+ has unveiled the working title of its forthcoming anthology true crime series, the first installment of which will delve into the JonBenét Ramsey story, featuring stars Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen. The news comes after McCarthy’s on-stage broadcast presenting spot during the Golden Globes, airing now on CBS and Paramount+.

Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey (wt) is produced by Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. Each season will delve into “some of the nation’s most heartbreaking and gripping unsolved crimes,” per the streamer.

As previously reported, McCarthy will play mother Patsy Ramsey and Owen will portray patriarch John Bennett Ramsey in the project.

At its heart, the series centers on the story of Patsy and John Ramsey, “exploring their unbreakable partnership and the complex dynamics of their marriage and parenting. It delves into how they crafted a narrative of a perfect, privileged life for themselves...

Any business can be anxiety-inducing, especially the ones that have a whole lot of people ready to rip you apart to make their place. Director Austin Peters’ “Skincare” stars Elizabeth Banks as Hope Goldman, a middle-aged woman trying to make a name for herself in the world of Hollywoodland’s ever-growing line of Beauty Products. However, right before the launch of her own line, a competitor arrives just next door, and out of nowhere, someone starts to jeopardize the name she has built for herself after years of straight-faced networking and star-gazed buttering up.

The tone that Peters uses for the movie is a mix of camp and corporate politics and the way fame and name work in a place like Hollywood. It works for a large part of the film, although it could have gone a little darker and more profound.

In the following article, we will examine Skincare,...

2025 is off to a slow start for cinema fans subscribed to AMC+, with the streaming platform only adding two new movies in January, though coming down from the holidays, you may be too distracted with new gadgets to notice. Still, the minor offering should not entirely put viewers off, as they get two choice films in the Elizabeth Banks-led thriller Skincare and a current frontrunner for the 2025 Oscars for Best Animated Feature in Memoir of a Snail. Looking into AMC's extended network, Shudder brings some great New Year chills in Get Away, Grafted, and Dark Match.

Those wanting more content should note that AMC+ will be running a spotlight to coincide with the release of the second season of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Season 2 called "Wicked: Stories of Magic and Mystery" This spotlight will highlight all the witch-themed titles on AMC+ and Shudder. While the offerings may be minimal,...

In the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "Chosen Realm", the Enterprise rescues a group of Triannons whose ship was damaged by a spatial anomaly. The captain of the Triannons, a man named Pri'Nam D'Jamat (Conor O'Farrell), explains that he leads a religious sect self-tasked with the exploration of multiple mysterious mechanical spheres that are scattered throughout this part of the galaxy. The spheres, he says, were created by the gods, and will guide his people toward the correct religious doctrine. He believes that the space around the spheres is holy land.

Rather suddenly, one of D'Jamat's retinue explodes in a suicide bombing. D'Jamat demands that Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) turn over control of the Enterprise to his sect, as he wants to use the ship's advanced weapons to aid a holy war raging back on his home planet. The bulk of the episode is a game of cat-and-mouse between D'Jamat and...

Star Trek: The Original Series had three core characters that most of the episodes were based around—Captain James T. Kirk [William Shatner], Mr. Spock [Leonard Nimoy], and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy [DeForest Kelley]. The remaining cast were supporting characters that were offered little in the way of character arcs.

To one Star Trek: Enterprise actor, Anthony Montogmery, who portrayed Travis Mayweather for four seasons, Enterprise became just like The Original Series. In an interview Montgomery gave Trekmovie, when asked if they [his fellow actors Connor Trinneer, John Billingsley, and Dominic Keating] had any knowledge about the potential plans for their charactes had the series been renewed for a fifth season, he said he would have liked to have learned more about his character. He followed that desire with a statement of how things had unfolded on Enterprise, "You guys saw Enterprise, our series became likeThe Original Series. It was about the captain,...

If there is anyone who liked the series finale of Star Trek: Enterprise, they haven't been very vocal about it. For the most part, fans abhorred the last episode...even the actors, with some seeing it as a slap in the face. But while the story was lacking, Linda Park, who played Ensign Hoshi on the series, didn't mind the filming of the series finale as it brought back some friends. Due to her connection to some of the Star Trek; The Next Generation actors, whether through working with them or being friends with them, Park felt like the finale was "like friends coming to hang out some more."

The actors weren't blamed for the finale. That lay solely at the feet of Brannon Braga and Rick Berman, and it was a tough pill to swallow for all of us who felt the cast of Enterprise took a back seat...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has the opportunity to solve a Star Trek: Enterprise mystery that has lasted for over 19 years. In Enterprise's controversial finale, "These are the Voyages...", Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) visits the Nx-01 Enterprise in the holodeck, posing as the ship's Chef. Riker's version of Chef is friends with all the major characters on Enterprise: cooking and making pasta with Subcommander T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park), and even Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley). Yet Enterprise never revealed Chef's identity.

Although Enterprise was the last series in the popular run of Star Trek shows produced by Rick Berman, it never received the same acclaim during its run on Upn. One reason was that Enterprise was a prequel. While the rest of Berman's shows featured crossovers and events impacting Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, Enterprise's prequel...

Dr. Phlox, as played by John Billingsley on "Star Trek: Enterprise," may be one of the best characters in the franchise. Phlox was on board the Enterprise as part of a species exchange program, and he was eager to serve among humans, tickled by their optimism and amused by their prudishness. He was a Denobulan, a species with its own set of medical ethics (the will of the patient supersedes an Earth doctor's pledge to first do no harm), leading to some principled discussions of right and wrong. His species also married into vast, complex polycules where each man takes three wives and each woman takes three husbands. When asked if that made things complicated on his homeworld, Phlox smiled impishly and replied, "Yes."

Phlox was always upbeat, however, and was eager to explain cultural differences to curious human seekers. Phlox also practiced weird, but scientifically proven, medical techniques, often...

Best known for playing Lt. Commander Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, actor Michael Dorn also directed four episodes of Star Trek. Dorn is one of many Star Trek: DS9 actors who became directors. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko) and Rene Auberjonois (Constable Odo) each directed nine episodes of DS9. Tng's LeVar Burton (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge), and Star Trek: Voyager's Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Tom Paris) and Roxann Dawson (Lt. B'Elanna Torres) have all become successful television directors.

Many Star Trek actors, including Dorn, got their chance to direct episodes because Star Trek producer Rick Berman's "Director's School" let interested actors from 1990s Star Trek shows get hands-on experience as directors. The Star Trek Director's School was inspired by Dorn's Star Trek: The Next Generation cast mate Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker), who...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 5 - "Starbase 80?!"Star Trek: Lower Decks just confirmed that Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: The Original Series' eras never went away, even though the animated comedy is set in the late 24th century of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In its fifth and final season on Paramount+, Star Trek: Lower Decks sees the USS Cerritos investigating rifts in space that are gateways to alternate Star Trek timelines. However, in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 5, a navigational computer malfunction forces the Cerritos to dock at the dreaded Starbase 80 for repairs.

Although Star Trek: The Original Series began the nearly-60-year-old franchise, Star Trek: Enterprise was retconned as a prequel predating the five-year mission of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) by over a hundred years. Set in the mid-22nd century, Star Trek: Enterprise established that Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula...

Julien's Auctions held a Star Trek auction on Saturday, November 9, 2024, in Los Angeles, and Star Trek fans spent a jaw-dropping $3.6 million on props from Star Trek: The Original Series and other Star Trek TV shows and movies. Held as part of Infinity Festival, Juilien's Big Long & Prosper Auction featured rare screen-used costumes, jewelry, and props, as well as concept art, screenplays, and more in over 200 lots. The Bid Long & Prosper Auction was held at The Aster Hotel in Hollywood, and it was streamed live on YouTube and at juliensauctions.com.

I was fortunate to be a guest at Star Trek's Bid Long & Prosper Auction, thanks to Christopher Black, the founder of Good Form PR. The auction was a featured event at Infinity Festival, a multi-day series of exhibitions, panels, screenings, and special events centering on "story-enabled technology." Infinity Festival delves into cutting-edge gaming, technology, A.I., media, and entertainment involving the arts and storytelling.

An LA salon-owner gets involved in an escalating feud with a rival facialist in this blackly comic thriller with a pleasing female focus

Following hot on the stiletto heels of female-led body-horror hit The Substance, comedy thriller Skincare also centres on a female protagonist – in this case facialist Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) – who is dedicated to the pursuit of youthful appearance. This effort is far more grounded in realism than The Substance (it even sports a “based on a true story” tag at the beginning), but there is a similar blackly comic vibe at play, which makes it both fun and full of cringe moments that echo the Demi Moore-Margaret Qualley gorefest. At the very least, Banks proves herself equal to The Substance’s leads when it comes to projecting barely concealed anxiety and desperation under a thickly madeup facade. Her Hope is in some ways a far...

Matlock Episode 4 dives deeper into Matty's personal life as she takes one step closer closer in finding the lawyer tied to her daughter's death. 

The latest 2024 episode of CBS' legal drama, "The Rabbit and the Hawk," revolves around Matty trying to find a missing document to prove that one of the lawyers at Jacobson Moore is responsible for hiding documents in the Wellbrexa case. 

Elsewhere, Olympia and her team get assigned a case of a widower (played by John Billingsley) who is suing his building for giving his wife a lung disease that ultimately killed her. 

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Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later — an older gentleman took a shine to the widow Matty Matlock.

In this week’s episode of CBS’ already-renewed Matlock, Olympia took on the case of a widower, Robert, whose wife Sandy died years ago of legionella — and they hold their apartment building’s owner at fault.

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Robert (played by John Billingsley) is an “eccentric” and “anxious” artist,...

From the beginning, one of the most integral elements of Star Trek has been the interplay between real-world social issues and science-fiction storytelling. Not only does this affect the themes of the stories that Star Trek tells, but it also creates a special relationship by integrating its characters directly with "real world" events.

Whether taking place in the modern day, recent past, or near future, many entries in this franchise have taken place in a world that is not yet the utopia that Gene Roddenberry envisioned. By crossing over into the real world, Star Trek gets to tell more grounded and human stories or find comedy in creating fish-out-of-water scenarios for beloved characters.

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan guest stars in this time-travel-centered episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, where Captain Jonathan Archer and...

The new trailer for the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, is keeping with the animated comedys tradition of referencing former Star Trek shows. It does it once again by featuring the notorious forever-ensign Harry Kim, from the 1990s series, Star Trek: Voyager. Garrett Wang, who played Kim on Voyager poised the trailer on his X account.

The final scene of the trailer shows a group of Harry Kims, all but one still wearing the one-pip Starfleet rank of ensign. Kim, throughout the entire seven-season run of Voyager, was, while the ship was stuck in the Delta Quadrant, never promoted above the rank of ensign.

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This Kims got two pips! said one of the other Harry Kims, pointing to a...

The popular crime drama "Prison Break" ran for four seasons on Fox, returning for a successful revival season in 2017 and finding renewed success on Netflix. The series followed two brothers locked up in a maximum security prison looking to escape together and prove their innocence. As the story progresses, a large government conspiracy is uncovered while the brothers are on the run from the authorities. Led by series stars Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller, "Prison Break" boasts an impressive and extensive ensemble cast.

With so much time having passed since "Prison Break" began in 2005, its cast have since gone off in different directions in their lives and careers. Several major cast members have found even greater professional success elsewhere, while others have stepped away from acting or moved smaller projects. If you've been wondering what the main cast of "Prison Break" has been up to since the hit Fox series came to an end,...

Exclusive: John Billingsley (Manhunt) and Jeremy Bobb (Cabrini) are set for recurring roles opposite Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen in JonBenét Ramsey limited series at Paramount+.

In addition to Martindale and Owen, they join previously announced cast members Emily Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, Owen Teague, Clifton Collins Jr, Rory Cochrane, Chris Bauer, Angus Caldwell, Shea Whigham, Will Patton, Jaime Ray Newman, Josh Stamberg and Margo Martindale.

Exec produced by Richard Lagravenese (Behind the Candelabra), who serves as showrunner, JonBenét Ramsey explores the tragic unsolved murder of the six-year-old beauty queen of the same name. The show follows the Ramsey family, before and after the tragedy, as they go through the painful loss of a child, while facing intense public scrutiny caused by a media frenzy that caused this case to captivate an entire nation. At the heart of the series is the story of Patsy and John Ramsey – exploring...

Star Trek has had numerous alien races onboard its series and in its movies, and some of the actors portraying these characters require more time in the make-up chair than others. Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation acknowledged at a ComicBook fundraiser that he was fortunate to play a human on the show as it saved him a lot of time. [via Looper}

When the day of filming was over, Frakes and Patrick Stewart [Captain Picard] could head out for a drink while both Michael Dorn [Worf] and Brent Spiner [Data] were stuck in the makeup chairs getting prosthetics removed and gold paint washed off. Then there were the women who had to get their wigs off. Frakes pointed out that people playing aliens had to arrive on set at least four hours earlier and stay at least an hour and a half later after everyone else was done with their time on set.

Star Trek: Enterprise's finale, "These are the Voyages...," is probably the least-liked of all Star Trek intentional finales. I say intentional because Star Trek: The Original Series ended with "Turnabout Intruder," which wasn't set up to be a series finale. Since Enterprise ended in 2005, the finale has been villified, and most Star Trek fans refuse to watch it. That makes sense. If you dislike the episode, you dislike the episode. And most people wonder what the producers were thinking to have the series go out on a note like that.

In an interview with CinemaBlend, John Billingsley, who played Dr. Phlox on Enterprise, looked at the finale from a different point of view. While it was supposed to wrap up the series, many of the crew that had been working on Enterprise had also been working on Star Trek since The Next Generation. So they had a seventeen-year history...

Lewis Pullman is following up his Emmy-nominated turn in Lessons in Chemistry with two very cool genre movies the edgy "sunshine noir" of Skincare, and the highly-anticipated film adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot. In the former, he stars opposite Elizabeth Banks as Jordan, an aspiring influencer who may be in over his head as he tries to achieve his own brand of stardom in modern Los Angeles. In Salem's Lot, he leads the film as writer Ben Mears, who returns to his hometown and discovers that it's been infiltrated by a vampire. There's been some controversy surrounding the project, as the studio decided to pull its theatrical release and bring it straight to Max, even though King took to social media to sing its praises.

And Pullman confirmed to us that it's indeed a successful end result. "I'm excited about it. I saw it, and it's a blast,...

Releasing a music video with Orville Peck, Beck, and Sharon Stone one month, and a glossy and glamorous film with Elizabeth Banks and Lewis Pullman another month, filmmaker Austin Peters is doing it all, and with style. We spoke with him recently about his new movie Skincare, which is now playing in theaters and stars that wildly talented aforementioned cast.

The satirical thriller's storyline involves a beauty salon owner's rivalry with another nearby business, which escalates to the point of violent threats. If the plot sounds over-the-top, just remember, so if life some of the events actually happened in Hollywood circa 2014. Well, kind of. "It's really just loosely inspired by some of those events," Peters told MovieWeb. "Early on, we sort of wanted to just make it its own thing and its own movie. And so once there was that sort of point of departure, you know, we basically never returned to it again.

Lewis Pullman stars in the new mystery thriller Skincare as an eccentric influencer-type named Jordan. Pullman drew inspiration from Justin Timberlake for his role but went a bit overboard and had to find a balance in portraying the character. Skincare is a satire about a rivalry between renowned aestheticians, also with Elizabeth Banks.

Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick) stars in the darkly funny new mystery thriller Skincare, which is now playing in theaters. He plays an eccentric and ambitious influencer-type named Jordan who wants to help his renowned beautician pal, Hope (played by Elizabeth Banks), when a competing salon opens across the street from her business. It's a rich role and could be Pullman's finest performance to date and he drew from a boy band pop singer for it. Back when Pullman's real-life actor dad, Bill Pullman, was starring in high-profile films like Independence Day, there was a surge of boy bands emerging,...

Elizabeth Banks delivers a stellar performance in Skincare, delving into themes of success and self-sabotage in Hollywood. The film offers a unique take on the beauty and film industries, blending humor and darkness effectively. Despite being slightly shallow, Skincare is a solid noir thriller with funny moments and a compelling narrative.

Elizabeth Banks' new satirical thriller, Skincare, sees the actress brilliantly combine her comedic and dramatic chops in a biting take on success in a purportedly shallow industry. Her character, Hope Goldman, is a Hollywood aesthetician who seemingly has everything until a plot surfaces to take her down. Skincare is the director Austin Peters' first narrative feature, but he handles the story and film with the practiced hands of someone who knows their way around Hollywood. It's interesting to see how he juxtaposes the color and glamour of Los Angeles with the darkness at the center of his tale.

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Women writers have always been integral to Star Trek, paving the way for diversity and inclusion on screen and behind the scenes. D.C. Fontana, Phyllis Strong, and other talented women have penned some of Star Trek's most iconic episodes, shaping the series for generations to come. Episodes like "Damage," "Red Directive," and "The Measure of a Man" showcase the depth and impact of women's contributions to the Star Trek universe.

Throughout Star Trek's long and varied history, several incredible episodes have been written by women. Since Star Trek: The Original Series premiered in 1966, the franchise has championed diversity on screen. While this philosophy did not always extend to the people working behind the scenes, Star Trek: Tos did have several women writers, including D.C. Fontana as a story editor. As trends in the entertainment industry began to shift, more women have become writers and directors across television,...

We spoke to Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Skincare, where she plays an ambitious but anxiety-stricken beauty salon owner in Hollywood. It's a deliciously dark study on the far reaches that business owners will go for the sake of success, especially in the crowded beauty industry in sunny, plastic Los Angeles. Between Skincare and Demi Moore's new buzzy film The Substance, our perpetual striving for beautification is clearly a hot topic in Hollywood these days.

"There's a lot to be said about aging and beauty and all of that right now, especially online, especially as it applies to social media and what it's doing to our psyche about aging, as everything can be filtered and everybody can be Botoxed, and everything can be filled," Banks told MoiveWeb. She went on to say:

"I think collectively, we're losing sight of the privilege and wisdom of aging in a time when,...

It’s rare when a ripped-from-the-headlines adaptation fails to capitalize upon the wilder, weirder aspects of its real-life counterpart. Yet that’s what happens in the case of director Austin Peters’ “Skincare,” which, to be fair, only claims to be a fictionalized version of the true-crime story of a successful celebrity aesthetician who allegedly hired a hitman to take out her competition. What’s there borrows from the real scandal to lightly explore the feminine rage, jealousy and paranoia festering underneath a girl-boss gloss so prevalent in the early 2010s. Through slick aesthetics bolstered by a sensational soundscape, the filmmakers build an entrancing, atmospheric mood piece. But given a few of its omissions, it’s questionable why the storytellers didn’t go in for the kill.

Skin is fragile (it’s the largest organ in the human body), tasked with keeping us healthy and in one piece. It’s no...

Skincare is a cleverly directed thriller that satirizes the cutthroat world of beauty and Hollywood glamor. Elizabeth Banks' award-worthy performance leads a wonderful cast who all get developed and explored in interesting ways, though we needed more Lewis Pullman. Skincare is a sharp satire that blends mystery, crime, and thriller elements to great effect, at least until a disappointing ending.

Pretty soon, aging will be a thing of the past. In fact, de-aging has taken shape at a hot new boutique salon in Los Angeles. Don't miss out! Well, at least that's the fictional premise of Skincare, IFC Films' new release this week starring an extremely talented cast led by a genuinely glowing Elizabeth Banks. It's a glossy "sunshine noir," as its rising-star director Austin Peters (Give Me Future) likes to dub it. After just a few scenes, you'll understand why.

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Bowing theatrically on August 16, 2024, the adage "life imitates art" applies to the new Elizabeth Banks movie Skincare. Only the filmmakers claim they weren't aware of its real-life inspiration while producing the thriller. In one of the most bizarre stories in recent Hollywood memory, a professional facialist named Dawn DaLuise accused Skincare of stealing her life story and adapting her tale without her consent.

Although Banks and director Austin Peters maintain the parallels to DaLuise's story are purely accidental, the similarities are too stark to ignore. As such, it's worth delving into the specifics of DaLuise's true story and how much Skincare appropriates her life without permission. An ultimate tale of rivalry and revenge, whether unwittingly adapting DaLuise's story, Skincare explores the importance of keeping up appearances in a glitzy town like Hollywood.

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The history of the USS Enterprise is rich, with each version representing the top-of-the-line starship for its era in the Star Trek franchise. From the primitive Xcv 330 to the futuristic Enterprise-g, the iconic ship symbolizes diplomacy, heroism, and exploration in the universe. Captain Kirk, Captain Picard, and Captain Seven of Nine all left their mark on the Enterprise, showcasing its enduring legacy in the Star Trek universe.

There have been many versions of Star Trek's signature starship, the USS Enterprise, and here's every vessel to bear the iconic name. Home to some of the most exciting adventures in the Star Trek franchise's illustrious history, the Starship Enterprise is also one of the most recognizable ships in science fiction, even though it has gone through a lot of changes since its debut in Star Trek: The Original Series. Generally maintaining its signature saucer and nacelles look, the specifications of each...

Elizabeth Banks stars in the crime thriller Skincare opening August 16, 2024. The film features an all-star cast, including Luis Gerardo Mndez and Nathan Fillion. Banks plays Hope, an aesthetician who investigates the sabotaging of her career.

Skincare, a new thriller starring Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games films) and an all-star cast, is coming to theaters later this year, after IFC Films announced on Monday that it had acquired the picture's North American distribution rights. The film is directed by Austin Peters (Give Me Future) and written by Peters, Deering Regan and Sam Freilich, and is now due to open in theaters on August 16, 2024.

Emmy nominee Banks will be supported by an all-star cast, including Luis Gerardo Mndez (Netflix's Narcos: Mexico), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Nathan Fillion and Emmy nominee Mj Rodriguez. The film also stars John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise) and Medalion Rahimi (NCIS: Los Angeles).

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Star Trek's timeline is a complex tapestry that spans over a thousand years, filled with time travel and alternate realities. Star Trek: Enterprise chronicles the pioneering voyages of Captain Jonathan Archer, setting the stage for the United Federation of Planets. Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine continue the legacy of the original series, shaping the 24th century era.

Star Trek has been one of the premiere science fiction franchises in the world for nearly 60 years, spanning over a dozen TV series consisting of 900+ episodes, and 13 feature films with more on the way. Star Trek's Prime Timeline now encompasses a thousand years of the United Federation of Planets and Starfleet seeking out strange new worlds, and boldly going where no one has gone before in the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 32nd centuries.

Star Trek has rarely told its stories in a straight, chronological line; time travel tropes,...

Dominic Keating was not happy with the twist in Star Trek: Discovery's finale, calling it "a slap in the face." Keating expressed resentment towards Enterprise's Temporal War storyline and the underuse of his character. Keating would have preferred a reference like Captain Sisko's baseball rather than the reveal that Doctor Kovich is Agent Daniels in Discovery's finale.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating gives his honest reaction to Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist, saying,"That pissed me off." Discovery's series finale, "Life, Itself", saw the mysterious Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) reveal his true identity to Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green): Kovich is really Daniels, the temporal agent played by Matt Winston, on Star Trek: Enterprise. The Kovich-is-Daniels bombshell didn't land with Dominic Keating when he watched Star Trek: Discovery's series finale.

Kyle Hadyniak of TrekNews.net interviewed Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer about their new podcast,...

"The House of Quark" intertwines Ferengi comedy with Klingon lore, making Quark the head of a Klingon household as a puppet. "The House of Quark" is the only DS9 episode to feature Chancellor Gowron without Worf, and also the last episode to visit Qo'noS in seven years. Reasons why DS9 avoided showing Qo'noS include Worf's issues with Klingons during the Second Klingon War.

I recently rewatched Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, episode 3, "The House of Quark" and was surprised to discover it contains a big Klingon milestone. Ronald D. Moore's surprisingly effective mash-up of Ferengi comedy and Klingon lore sees Quark (Armin Shimerman) inadvertently become the head of a Klingon household after an unwise boast gets out of hand. To drum up business in his flagging bar, Quark claims to have slain a Klingon warrior called Kozak (John Lendale Bennett), which scuppers the plans of the dead man's...

On "Star Trek: Enterprise," the character of Ensign Hoshi Sato, played by actress Linda Park, served as the communications officer on board the titular ship. "Enterprise" takes place a century before the events of the original "Star Trek" series, so the franchise's notorious universal translator hadn't yet been refined, leaving human translators like Hoshi to fill in the gaps. Hoshi had a talent for xenolinguistics, but didn't quite have the constitution for long-range space missions or combat situations. She was young and inexperienced, and had to constantly face her anxieties head-on. As the show progressed, Hoshi came into her own, displaying more and more confidence. 

The problem with characters that can be defined as "young and inexperienced" is that eventually they will have to become adult and experienced. They will then require other character traits to define them ... and TV writers don't always think that far ahead. Many of the...

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point"!

Star Trek loves heist episodes, from classic setups to twists on the genre like casino heists. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point" is the latest entry in the heist episode canon. Star Trek has riffed on classics of the genre, including Ocean's 11, Die Hard, and Reservoir Dogs.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point", is the latest entry in the canon of Star Trek heist episodes. Written by Sean Cochran & Ari Friedman, and directed by Jonathan Frakes, Discovery season 5, episode 9, "Lagrange Point" saw Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her away team disguise themselves as Breen to steal the structure that contained the Progenitors' treasure. It's a classic heist set-up, with each character having their own role to play, and comedy deriving from the Burnham and company having to keep up appearances as Breen soldiers.

It's not...

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, the final season, is currently underway. The series debuted in 2017 and was used as the launch title for the streaming service CBS All Access, now rebranded Paramount+. It was also the first Star Trek series on television in 12 years following the conclusion of Star Trek: Enterprise back in 2005. While Paramount has spent nearly a decade trying to get Star Trek 4 out of development hell, the franchise has been going strong on Paramount+ with various series on the streaming service at different times of the year. Now, there is almost always a Star Trek series on the air at any given point.

Star Trek: Discovery is a fascinating case for the franchise, as it was originally conceived as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, but following the conclusion of Season 2 and starting in Season 3, the series jumped far into the future, the farthest point in the franchise history.

Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery, season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak".

Despite raising hopes, Star Trek: Discovery skips a chance to explore Dr. Phlox's mysterious home planet, Denobula. The decision to avoid Denobula may have been due to budget constraints and logistical reasons rather than lack of interest. Denobula's lore was expanded by Discovery, shedding light on the planet's history and relationship with the Federation.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak" missed a perfect opportunity to finally visit the home world of Star Trek: Enterprise's Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley). Written by Kenneth Lin and Brandon Schultz, and directed by Chris Byrne, Discovery season 5, episode 6, finds Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) following in the footsteps of Denobulan scientist Hitoroshi Kreel. The vial of distilled water discovered aboard the Iss Enterprise in Discovery season 5, episode 5, pointed to Dr. Kreel's work building weather towers that were able to generate rain.

"Star Trek: Discovery season 5 uncovers the vital role of Denobulans in Starfleet's future with Dr. Kreel's involvement in the Progenitors' treasure." "Entry of Dr. Kreel continues the legacy of Enterprise's Dr. Phlox, highlighting the importance of the Denobulans in the Federation's history." "Dr. Kreel's appearance in Star Trek: Discovery reaffirms the presence of Denobulans in the 24th century, bridging the gap between Enterprise and the future."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak" reveals that Star Trek: Enterprise's Denobulan species, popularized by Dr Phlox (John Billingsley), played a hugely important role in the future of Starfleet and the Federation. The latest clue to the Progenitors' treasure is located on the planet Halem'no, a pre-warp planet which has been given a subtle helping hand from the Denobulans. Discovery season 5, episode 6, written by Kenneth Lin and Brandon Schultz, and directed by Chris Byrne, reveals that Denobulan scientist Dr. Hitoroshi Kreel was one...

Manhunt creator Monica Beletsky explains why John Wilkes Booth's conspirators remain quiet during their trial in the finale.

During an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Beletsky explained why Booth's conspirators don't talk during their trial and how it's historically accurate:

It's historically accurate, believe it or not. They were not allowed to defend themselves, and I believe it's because this was a military tribunal. It wasn't a regular trial, it was under the auspices of the military, and Stanton and Judge Holt, played by John Billingsley, they were the puppet masters of it, they had a lot of control. They were slightly manipulative, in how they orchestrated it to try to get the outcome that they wanted, and they felt was deserved. So, I had fun showing someone who has been our moral compass, the whole show in Stanton, that he wants this conviction so badly where his moral...

Good news for Captain Christoper Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise as Variety reports that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for season 4. Unfortunately, the crew of the USS Cerritos aren’t quite so lucky as it was also announced that Star Trek: Lower Decks will conclude with its upcoming fifth season.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently in production on its third season, which will premiere on Paramount+ in 2025. “On behalf of the cast and crew of ‘Strange New Worlds,’ we are thrilled and grateful to continue our voyages together,” said executive producers and showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers and executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “We can’t wait for you to join us and the crew of the Enterprise on another season of exploration and adventure.” Strange New Worlds has been a big success for Paramount+, quickly becoming a fan...

Bill Gates visited the set of Star Trek: Enterprise and took a photo with the cast, including Connor Trinneer in his robe. The first Star Trek prequel series, originally named Enterprise, premiered in 2001 and ran for 4 seasons on Upn. Other high-profile visitors who were Star Trek fans included Stephen Hawking, who made a cameo on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Connor Trinneer recalls the time Microsoft founder Bill Gates visited the set, and Trinneer kept his robe on during Gates' photo with the cast. Originally named simply Enterprise, the first Star Trek prequel series premiered in 2001 on Upn and ran for 4 seasons. Bill Gates was one of many high-profile visitors who were also Star Trek fans, and this included Stephen Hawking, who came to the set of Star Trek: The Next Generation and cameoed in an episode.

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This article contains spoilers for The Orville, Star Trek: The Original Series, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Featuring broad comedy and characters who don’t seem to be taking their jobs very seriously, the first trailer for The Orville suggested that the Fox series would be a spoof of Star Trek.

In said trailer, Captain Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) tries to eat a marble and asks an alien to move over so he is framed better in the viewscreen. Lt. Gordon Malloy (Scott Grimes) drinks beer while on duty, flying a shuttle, at 9:15 a.m. Commander Kelly Grayson’s (Adrianne Palicki) former marriage to Mercer is treated to rather stale “comic” arguments about going to therapy. Mercer’s reaction to Lt. Commander Bortus’s (Peter Macon) species being entirely male is to observe, with truly cutting and original wit, that they probably don’t have many arguments about leaving the toilet seat up.

Trip Tucker's death in Star Trek: Enterprise's controversial finale still irks fans almost 20 years later. Connor Trinneer, who played Trip, believes fans should "get over it" and move on from the character's demise. Trinneer recently voiced Trip Tucker for the first time since Enterprise's cancelation in a non-canonical Star Trek: very Short Treks episode.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Connor Trinneer is at peace with the death of Commander Trip Tucker, but he knows many fans still aren't over it. Trinneer played Trip, the Chief Engineer of the Nx-01 Enterprise commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), in all 4 seasons of Enterprise. Trip was a popular character whose death in Star Trek: Enterprise's controversial series finale, "These Are The Voyages...", remains a sore spot with fans nearly 20 years later.

As reported by TrekMovie aboard the Star Trek Cruise, Connor Trinneer hosted his fellow Star Trek: Enterprise cast...

It's worth recalling that "Star Trek: Enterprise" is one of the less popular "Star Trek" shows. "Enterprise" debuted in late September 2001, and was set about a century before the events of the original "Star Trek" series. It followed the adventures of the very first human vessel sent on a long-range space voyage, and took place at a time when a lot of familiar "Star Trek" technologies/notions hadn't been invented yet; there were no tractor beams, no shields, no human-safe transporters, and no Prime Directive. "Enterprise" clearly wanted to revive the old-world frontiersmanship so familiar to fans of the 1966 series. 

"Enterprise," however, only lasted four seasons; the three previous Trek shows ran for seven years each. The series was canceled in 2005, and, at the time, it seemed like "Star Trek" was pretty much over and done with. Some might credit the show's writing as a culprit for its unpopularity; it...