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Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding is one of the most acclaimed video games of all time, so it is no surprise that its sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, is one of the most anticipated new releases of 2025. At a panel at SXSW 2025, creator Hideo Kojima made several exciting announcements about the game.

The biggest announcement of the day was that we finally have a release date for the long-awaited Death Stranding 2: On the Beach: June 26. Although three months might seem like a long time away, it’s nothing compared to the years fans have been waiting since the first game’s release in 2019.

The highlight of the panel was a 10+ minute gameplay trailer that introduces audiences to the story, new world, and new characters of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. Much is left ambiguous because, as is the case with the first game, it seems that...

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is officially coming in the next few months and hardcore fans are eager to get their hands on the highly anticipated title. The original game was released a few years back, and game director Hideo Kojima knew how to get the gaming community’s attention with some fancy packaging for the collector’s edition. These may cost more than standard editions, but purchasing these versions reflects how much a fan supports the developers and the game.

Unfortunately, times have changed and physical media is slowly dying out. While this may not affect players who have accepted the future of digital content, some are struggling to keep up and prefer to spend their money on something more tangible. It seems like Kojima Productions is following the same mistake made by fellow industry leaders in this regard.

The Lack of a Physical Disc in the Death...

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has a release date, and it’s coming sooner than you may have expected. Kojima Productions shared a new pre-order trailer for the sequel along with plans for a June 26 launch on PlayStation 5. Pre-orders go live on March 17, including standard and Digital Deluxe Edition digital versions, as well as standard and Collector’s Edition physical versions. The standard releases are $69.99, the Digital Deluxe is $79.99 and the Collector’s Edition is $229.99 Death Stranding 2 Pre-Order Trailer Related: Death Stranding 2 Revealed with Debut Trailer at The Game Awards Here’s a look at each version and what they include: Standard pre-order bonus: In-game items Custom Hologram: Quokka (Early Unlock) Battle Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3] Boost Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3] Bokka Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3] Digital Deluxe Edition: Full Game Digital Download 48-hour Early Access to the Game In-game Items Machine Gun (MP Bullets) LV1 (Early Unlock) Battle Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3] Boost Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3] Bokka...

Hideo Kojima is a true industry journeyman who has been creating video games for nearly 40 years. The legendary creator is finally starting to experience burnout from his never-ending creative endeavors and projects. The dreaded “crunch” phase of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach production has now begun, and Kojima is finding the experience “incredibly tough.”

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is going to be released in 2025. | Credit: Kojima Productions.

This ain’t surprising to the fans considering the workload this legendary game designer has been bearing on his shoulder for years and we just hope his health doesn’t deteriorate like the creator of One Piece, Eiichiro Oda.

Hideo Kojima is exhausted from the workload of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Hideo Kojima is drained out carrying the weight of his legacy. | Credit: Kojima Productions.

The first thing Kojima posted was the simple phrase “Tired” and a picture of a city at night.

It’s been close to eight decades since two atomic bombs annihilated the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the only times nuclear weapons have been used in warfare. And in these seventy years, we have learned a lot about the irreparable human costs of nuclear holocaust and the long-lasting hazards of radiation exposure. Yet, the chance of a warring nation deflecting the use of such a weapon in extreme measures couldn’t be deemed impossible. The dark clouds of Cold War may have long perished, but power-hungry governments all over the world tend to toy with their nuclear weaponry. With Ican (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) winning the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, the need to recognize the catastrophic consequences of these deadly weapons has only drawn more attention.

For decades, Cinema has done its duty in questioning the blood-lust-driven establishment on its nuclear activities despite its claims to the contrary.

When my late husband, Stanley Kramer, created his own independent film production company in 1947, his goal was to make some level of difference with his work in Hollywood.

The first success of that stated direction was the World War II drama “Home of the Brave” in 1949, adapted from Arthur Laurents’ play about anti-Semitism in the military. Radically, Stanley saw an opportunity with the material to shift his lens to building racial tensions in the United States, and so, in secret, he cast an African American (James Edwards) in the leading role and translated Laurents’ story about the Jewish GI experience to one about the Black GI experience. It would become the most-picketed film in history. It would also mark the start of one of our industry’s most consequential filmmaking careers.

Stanley did make a difference with his work, from stoking disarmament talks with “On the Beach” to crusading for...

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I first remember 9-1-1's Peter Krause appearing on my television screen when I was about 10. Sports Night, where Krause portrayed sports reporter Casey McCall opposite Josh Charles's Dan Rydell, first aired at 9:30/8:30c on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, and shows like Home Improvement, Spin City, The Hughleys, Dharma and Greg, and NYPD Blue rounded out ABC's Tuesday night line-up. While NBC was a tough competitor -- Will & Grace was so popular so quickly that NBC ran reruns of the brand new comedy on Tuesday nights -- Sports Night held its own for two seasons and then went on to become a bit of a cult classic, or maybe a hidden gem, if one really wants to get particular.

"Though the tide is high, have no fear." While many gravitate to spaceship-set horror, I find underwater horror stories to be equally terrifying, especially considering how little of the ocean we've actually explored. That's why I'm really excited that Morning Star co-creators Tim Daniel and David 'Db' Andry have reunited for Crush Depth, a brand-new horror/action comic book series from Mad Cave Studios. Releasing in early 2025, Crush Depth features illustrations by Alex Sanchez, colors by Kurt Michael Russell, and letters by Justin Birch, with covers from Alex Sanchez and Ramon Villalobos. Along with first details on the new series, we also have a look at cover art, and preview pages you can read right now!

Synopsis: "Two brothers locked in a sibling rivalry wrestle for command of a massive nuclear submarine, The Absolution, in a near future irrevocably altered by climate change. Chief Science Officer Liana Pearson finds herself...

Stanley Kramer was a director who specialized in socially conscious dramas, generally told from a liberal perspective, many of which remain relevant today. He was particularly active in the 1950s and '60s, crafting several intelligent, challenging movies like On the Beach, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and Judgment at Nuremberg. The best of them explore issues like racial prejudice, general divides, and nuclear war.

The nominees are officially in for the next installment of The Game Awards, which will go live with the winners on Thursday, December 12. Six games are in the running for Game of the Year, including Astro Bot , Balatro , Black Myth: Wukong , Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree , Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazio . Beyond that, there are a bunch of other categories to voice your opinion on, and voting is now open on the official website . Here's an overview of this year's nominees: Best Game Direction Astro Bot Balatro Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Narrative Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Metaphor: ReFantazio Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Silent Hill 2 Best Art Direction Astro Bot Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Metaphor: ReFantazio Neva Best Score and Music Astro Bot Final Fantasy...

Iconic Hollywood filmmaker Ridley Scott is set to bring Gladiator II to the big screen this November. However, fans can revisit one of Scott's lesser-heralded historical epics on streaming before his anticipated sequel hits cinemas, as his Kingdom of Heaven movie finds a new online home.

Prime Video confirmed it will begin streaming Kingdom of Heaven on Nov. 1, becoming the latest service to carry the film after Disney+. The film's Prime Video debut comes two weeks before Gladiator II premieres in theaters internationally, offering movie lovers a chance to catch up with another of Scott's films in the meantime.

Related 10 Perfect Movies, According to Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott pointed out very different films that have inspired him over the years.

Released by 20th Century Fox in 2005, five years after Gladiator's debut, Kingdom of Heaven stars Orlando Bloom, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, Edward Norton and Jeremy Irons. Set in medieval France,...

Ridley Scott, director of the highly anticipated Gladiator II, has created dozens of influential films over a career spanning more than half a century. From Alien and Gladiator to Thelma & Louise and Black Hawk Down, his genre-spanning filmography touches on almost every corner of the film industry since the late 1970s.

With such a varied career, it is no wonder that Ridley Scott has been on record discussing influences across the wide spectrum of movie history. Scott's film inspirations reveal just what makes the director so broad and varied as he continues to create interesting and meaningful works of art to this day.

Ridley Scott Cites One of His Own Movies as an Inspiration Blade Runner (1982)

Directed by:

Ridley Scott

Starring:

Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young

Rotten Tomatoes Score:

89%

The cult classic turned critical sensation Blade Runner is one of Ridley Scott's best and most influential works, a...

Airing for roughly fifteen years, ER saw the death and abrupt exits of many beloved characters, most notably Dr. Mark Greene in season 8 but why did actor Anthony Edwards leave ER? Created by physician and sci-fi novelist Michael Crichton (creator of Jurassic Park and Westworld), ER made its debut on NBC in 1994, achieving overwhelming success with a total of 331 episodes over the course of 15 seasons before ending in 2009, making it the second-longest-running medical drama behind Grey's Anatomy. Like Grey's Anatomy, many cast members came and went over the course of the long-running series, but Dr. Mark Greene was there for more than half of the show's run.

Played by Anthony Edwards, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning star of Top Gun and Revenge of the Nerds, Dr. Greene was one of ER's most inherently likable leading men, as well as, arguably, the main protagonist through ER season 8. From ER's pilot episode,...

On Saturday October 26 2024, National Geographic broadcasts To Catch A Smuggler: Tropical Takedown!

Coke on the Beach Season 1 Episode 4 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “To Catch A Smuggler: Tropical Takedown,” titled “Coke on the Beach,” promises to deliver an intense look at the ongoing battle against drug trafficking. Airing soon on National Geographic, this episode focuses on the efforts of the Homeland Security Investigations (Hsi) team as they work to apprehend drug traffickers operating in tropical regions.

In this episode, viewers will witness the dramatic moments leading up to the arrest of several individuals involved in the drug trade. The Hsi team is determined to dismantle the networks that bring illegal substances into the United States. Their investigation leads them to a beach, where they make a significant discovery.

The episode highlights the work of the Air and Marine Operations (Amo) team, who successfully seize an impressive .2 million worth of cocaine.

Neil Young and Stephen Stills reunited at the 2024 Harvest Moon charity concert in Lake Hughes, California on Saturday (October 5th). During the benefit for the Painted Turtle Camp and the Bridge School, they teamed up for a 13-song set filled with their collaborations as members of Crosby, Stills, & Nash/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as well as Stills-Young Band and Buffalo Springfield.

The performance kicked off with Stills-Young Band’s “Long May You Run” and also included Csn’s “Helplessly Hoping” and Csny’s “Helpless” alongside several Buffalo Springfield songs: “Hung Upside Down,” “For What It’s Worth,” and “Bluebird.”

Besides that, Stills accompanied Young for some of the latter’s classics, including “Harvest Moon,” “Heart of Gold,” and of course, “Rockin’ in the Free World,” when they were joined by John Mayer. See the fan-shot video and the full setlist below.

Both the Painted Turtle Camp and the Bridge School...

Neil Young is celebrating 50 years of his lauded 1974 album On the Beach with a limited-edition vinyl reissue arriving on November 8th.

The album will arrive exclusively on clear vinyl and will be available at the Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives in addition to standard music retailers. All purchases from Young’s Greedy Hands Store will also arrive with free hi-res digital audio downloads of the album’s eight tracks. Pre-orders are ongoing.

On the Beach was Neil Young’s highly-anticipated follow-up to his beloved 1972 album Harvest and served as the second entry in his “Ditch Trilogy.” The album features contributions from The Band’s Rick Danko and Levon Helm, his Csny collaborators Graham Nash and David Crosby, and Crazy Horse’s Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina.

On the Beach is not the only vinyl reissue that Neil Young is offering in 2024. He recently announced that he’ll be...

Musicals are really in vogue at the fall film festivals this year. At Venice the upcoming Joker: Folie à Deux will have stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga singing and dancing to the standards. At Telluride, Emilia Pérez has the bug, as does the country-tinged The Easy Kind. Plus there is the Robbie Williams creation Better Man, from The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey; and Pharrell Williams’ Lego biopic Piece By Piece that are keeping us coming out of the theatre humming the tunes. And now, world premiering today at Telluride is The End, perhaps the most unlikely storyline for a musical of all (well at least until Joker starts warbling “That’s Entertainment”). It is set after the world has ended due to a cataclysmic environmental disaster and the only people left on earth are a very wealthy family –partially responsible for it — living in a plush underground bunker.

Days away from the release of Archives Vol. III, Neil Young has shared an unreleased live version of “Thrasher,” exclusively with Rolling Stone.

The track was cut during the first of two shows at the Boarding House in San Francisco on May 27, 1978; Young performed 10 shows across five nights there from May 24 through the 28. Unlike the official version off Rust Never Sleeps, the song isn’t kicked off by a sharp harmonica. Instead, we get a simple strum of Young’s acoustic just before he wades into the first verse: “They...

The gaming community has nothing but respect for Hideo Kojima. The legendary game director knows how to generate hype by rattling cages and posting ambiguous images related to his next major project: the upcoming Death Stranding sequel. The gaming community expects a massive reveal to top of all the recent teaser posters.

Many assumed Kojima would be in attendance during this year’s Gamescom; however, the renowned game developer is biding his time and waiting for the right moment to host a special panel during the Tokyo Game Show. Fans are excited to see the talent behind the highly anticipated sequel.

Director Hideo Kojima Confirmed He Will Be at This Year’s Tokyo Game Show The gaming community is excited to see what director Hideo Kojima is working on next. Image Credit: Kojima Productions

The gaming community was blown away by the first original game from Kojima Productions and is...

Gamers have been patiently waiting for Death Stranding 2 after the original game made a significant impact. The sequel was not necessarily guaranteed; however, the first game had an ambiguous ending and many fans were quite excited to learn that more is on the way.

Sequels are meant to continue the story while introducing new themes and concepts. The next game will see new areas and regions for Sam to explore, and the game developers are playing coy about certain characters and their involvement in the overall storyline through a new teaser poster.

New Teaser Poster All but Confirms the Presence of Death Stranding 2 at Gamescom 2024

The gaming community is experiencing a flurry of excitement for this year’s Gamescom, where several highly anticipated video games will be featured.

The visuals and graphics of the original Death Stranding blew countless fans away because of the accurate and lifelike characteristics of the characters.

Good news for Rusties: Neil Young has officially announced the next installment of his Archives series. Vol. III (1976-1987) arrives on Sept. 6 via Reprise Records.

The massive anthology spans 11 years and picks up where 2020’s Archives II ended in 1976. This immensely productive period resulted in beloved albums like 1978’s Comes a Time and 1979’s Rust Never Sleeps, as well as genre-based records like 1983’s Trans and Everybody’s Rockin’ that puzzled fans at the time.

It includes an entire disc with Come a Time singers Linda Ronstadt and the late Nicolette Larson,...

Happy 50th anniversary to Neil Young’s On the Beach, an album that, to put it mildly, is not a very sunny one. Young himself called it one of the most depressing records he’s ever made — and that was after he wrote and recorded the famously funereal Tonight’s the Night. But that album could be joyful at times, like the groovy movie in “Speakin’ Out,” or the fried eggs and country ham in “Albuquerque.” You won’t find any breakfast delights on On the Beach, but you will...

Kojima continues to tease the release of Death Stranding 2 On the Beach. The popular Japanese director is fascinated by George Miller’s new movie, Furiosa. According to reports, Miller will be part of the cast of Kojima’s new game.

A poster published by the game director himself left many fans thinking that Miller’s design for this highly anticipated title looks exactly like Elton John, better known as Rocket Man, the popular British musician. This will not be the only big name to be part of the upcoming Kojima project.

George Miller Will Be Part of Death Stranding 2, and Fans Are Fascinated by His Resemblance to Elton John Death Stranding 2 has cast George Miller and fans are saying that it looks like Elton John.

The popular director of Metal Gear Solid is well-known for being an avid cinema enthusiast. Hideo Kojima constantly posts on social media about the movies he watches,...

Former TLC star Jon Gosselin admitted he wasn’t happy with the weight he gained over the years. All bodies change over time. However, Jon confessed he fell into some poor lifestyle choices and became complacent, which ultimately contributed to his weight gain.

Over the past several months, he’s adopted a healthier diet and regularly exercises. His progress is obvious to see and it seems like the father of six feels good about it too.

Jon Gosselin keeps inching toward his weight loss goals and celebrated with a beach day. Keep reading to learn more.

Jon Gosselin Is Excited About His Weight Loss Success

Former reality star Jon Gosselin is doing his best to lose weight. He’s also taking the generic form of Ozempic to help with his weight loss goals.

“I feel amazing! Like, why didn’t I do this sooner? Maybe it wasn’t the right time,...

Neil Young and Crazy Horse are about halfway through their North American tour, and there’s already a strong fan consensus that this is their best run in recent memory, perhaps even going back to the Nineties grunge era they helped kickstart. A big factor at play is the addition of guitarist Micah Nelson, who has deep respect for the material and an uncanny ability to emulate the distinct styles of both Danny Whitten and Frank “Poncho” Sampedro, his two main predecessors in the band.

Just two years away from his 80th birthday,...

Fred Astaire was an Oscar-nominated song and dance man best remembered for a series of musicals he made alongside many female dancer, but especially Ginger Rogers. Yet his filmography extends well past those titles. Let’s take a look back at 20 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.

As a dancer, Astaire was known for his perfectionism, doing multiple takes to get the most precise movements correct. His immaculate steps were matched only by his outfits, which often consisted of top hats and coats.

After making a name for himself on the stage in London and on Broadway, Astaire came to Hollywood. He first appeared with fellow dancer Rogers in “Flying Down to Rio” (1933), where they played second fiddle to Dolores del Rio and Gene Raymond. Their first starring vehicle came just one year later: “The Gay Divorcee” (1934).

Their subsequent films, including “Top Hat” (1935), “Follow the Fleet” (1936), “Swing Time...

Looking back, 1974 was a groundbreaking year for new musical releases. To re-create some of the magic that year brought, Classic Vinyl (Ch. 26) is counting down the top “50 Albums Turning 50” — as voted by you, our listeners!

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These are the possible album choices for this year’s “50 Albums Turning 50” countdown:

Aerosmith – Get Your Wings

America – Holiday

April Wine – Live!

Argent – Encore: Live in Concert

Bachman–Turner Overdrive – Not Fragile

Bad Company – Bad Company

Bill Wyman – Monkey Grip

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade

Blue...

The Challenge: All Stars 4 is airing on Paramount+ featuring a cast that includes several former champions from MTV’s competition series.

Among the OGs are Cara Maria Sorbello, Brad Fiorenza, Kefla Hare, Rachel Robinson, and Laurel Stucky.

For the first three seasons, the show’s format featured only cast members who had appeared on MTV’s The Real World, Road Rules, or Fresh Meat shows.

Season 4 changed things slightly, as Kam Williams became the first former Are You The One? cast member on the show.

Based on early cast speculation, the cast members for All Stars 5 will come from even more shows, including non-mtv shows.

This report will contain spoilers from The Challenge: All Stars 5, set to begin filming later this year.

Eight potential cast members revealed for All Stars 5

Ahead of the filming of each new Challenge season, spoilers arrive online to indicate who will be in the cast.

Ex on the Beach challenges cast members to navigate past relationships among new love interests. Despite its poor track record, Ex on the Beach is one of the best reality TV dating shows. Cast members from the show have found their happy endings, from successful relationships to starting families.

Though Ex on the Beach tries to keep its premise hidden from its participants, the MTV show has never been for the faint of heart. As a hit reality TV series, the show challenges cast members to see if they are really over their exes by putting them in a house full of available singles before bringing in their exes to complicate things. Cast members have then been faced with the choice of deciding if they want to try new love, rekindle past flames, or leave the show single. Despite its poor track record, it's one of the best reality TV dating shows.

Yoji Shinkawa has been collaborating with the famous video game director Hideo Kojima for most of his career. The Metal Gear franchise was lucky enough to benefit from his artistic talent, and the entertainment industry has recognized his work for its unique style.

During the Connecting Worlds documentary, Yoji talked about his experiences working with Hideo and how his game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty somehow predicted the future, like the tragic terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Although it was purely coincidental, it is remarkable how Hideo managed to do it again during the Covid-19 pandemic a few short months after the release of Death Stranding.

Sarcastically stating how the legendary director may be a prophet, Shinkawa remained true to his craft and helped make the best game possible. Oftentimes, especially around that period when violence and terrorism were at an all-time high with conflicts,...

The East Asia Film Festival Ireland (Eaffi) and the Irish Film Institute (Ifi) are delighted to announce the programme for the eighth edition of the festival, which will take place this year from Thursday, March 7th to Sunday, March 10th, bringing works from prominent and

emerging writers and directors from diverse cultural and social backgrounds across East Asian cinema to audiences in Ireland. These films reflect on individual and communal experiences, and observe and explore life and relationships in an eclectic mix of fiction, documentary, and classic titles. At the programme's centre is a season of rare screenings by auteur filmmaker Edward Yang (1947–2007) – four masterworks from one of the most iconic figures, alongside Hou Hsiao-Hsien, of the Taiwanese New Wave film movement of the early 1980s.

Each of the four special screenings will be introduced by Taiwanese film producer Chuti Chang. They will be:

A Confucian Confusion , which charts the...

Death Stranding 2 premiered a strange trailer showcasing some of its story and characters. The title "On the Beach" refers to the game's central metaphor, but may also connect to its setting. Other obfuscating elements include the Bridge Baby Lou, a man in Joker makeup playing an electric guitar, and tiny ventriloquist dummies.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach just dropped a bizarre, ten-minute trailer on audiences with little to no explanation. The sequel to 2019's Death Stranding, this is the second game directed by auteur Hideo Kojima following his departure from Konami and establishment of his own studio. Its second trailer premiered at PlayStation's State of Play on January 31, 2024. This one revealed a lot more about its story, which was previously left to player imagination. The game is due to be released at some point in 2025, but until then, the latest trailer has given players plenty to ponder.

Creepy animatronics,...

Disclaimer: Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex. Today saw another PlayStation State of Play stream debut, bringing with it around 45 minutes of new and updated game info. Hideo Kojima was on hand for a double whammy—including more on Death Stranding 2 , which now sports the On The Beach subtitle, and a new espionage game called Physint . There's also a new Silent Hill game available to download for free. That's just scratching the surface, so let's take a look at some of the highlights from today's State of Play. Death Stranding 2 On The Beach is due out in 2025, and as usual you should expect more questions than answers in the extensive nine-minute cinematic trailer. If that's not enough Kojima for you, the Metal Gear Solid mastermind is returning to the action-espionage genre with Physint . In two years they'll be...

With news that Supermassive’s Until Dawn is getting a film adaptation, the rumour mill is spinning up news that the title could be coming to PlayStation 5 and PC. Not only that, but Death Stranding 2 will be getting an official title.

Per French website Dealabs, an announcement regarding Until Dawn coming to the PS5 and PC is coming “within 15 days”. There’s unfortunately not much more information on this version of Until Dawn, though one could suspect that if the game is making the leap, it would feature graphical enhancements to take advantage of the PS5 hardware. None of this has been confirmed as of yet by Sony or Supermassive.

Meanwhile, Dealabs also mentions that Death Stranding 2, which was announced back at The Game Awards 2022, has an official title. Much like Until Dawn, an announcement about the game is expected within the next 15 days, possibly during a State of Play event.

HGTV has done home reno competitions on the block (“Rock the Block”) and on the beach (“Battle on the Beach”), now the cable channel will be assembling expert contractors and designers to the Rocky Mountains with the premiere of “Battle on the Mountain.” The new series premieres on Monday, Jan. 22 at 9 p.m. Et as three teams will flip homes in Breckenridge, Colorado under the direction of HGTV experts. The winning team will earn a $50,000 cash prize at the end of the six-episode season. You can watch HGTV with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.

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Casey Kramer, the longtime actress and daughter of legendary director Stanley Kramer died on December 24, according to her sister Kat Kramer. She was 67.

Casey Kramer’s film and TV career spanned four decades, consisting of mostly smaller parts on shows like Falcon Crest, McBride, Criminal Minds, Dexter, Southland, The Young and the Restless, Transparent, Behind the Candelabra, Lethal Weapon and Baskets.

Her filmography begins with her father’s final film, The Runner Stumbles in 1979, which starred Dick Van Dyke and Kathleen Quinlan and featured sister Kat, as well. Her more recent films include Mississippi Requiem in 2018 and 2020’s Darkness in Tenement 45.

Her mother, Anne P. Kramer, was her father’s second wife. They were married from 1950 until their 1963, when they divorced.

During that time Stanley Kramer directed The Defiant Ones, On the Beach, Inherit the Wind, Judgement at Nuremberg and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. His other films include Ship Of Fools,...

Casey Kramer, the daughter of film director Stanley Kramer who acted on stage and screen, has died at 67 years old, her family announced. She passed away at her home in Chicago, Illinois on December 24. No cause of death was given.

Born in Los Angeles, California in 1955, Kramer made her big screen acting debut in her father’s 1979 drama film “The Runner Stumbles” and went on to appear in television series such as “Falcon Crest,” “General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless,” “Criminal Minds,” “Southland,” “Baskets,” and “Transparent,” among others. Her film credits included “Behind The Candelabra” and the indie movies “A Rose For Emily,” “Mississippi Requiem” and “Darkness in Tenement 45.” A long time member of the Actor’s Studio, Kramer also acted in stage plays such as a production of “My Sister In This House” with Deanne Bray at Deaf West Theatre.

Kramer was the daughter of Stanley and Anne Pearce.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Leave the World Behind.

Some unanswered questions in "Leave the World Behind" are explained by supporting material from the novel and real-life disasters. The characters' actions and decisions in the movie raise some serious plot holes and inconsistencies. The movie connects subtly to Sam Esmail's previous work, "Mr. Robot," possibly existing in the same universe.

Sam Esmail's Leave the World Behind is designed to leave its audience guessing, but some unanswered questions actually reveal some major plot holes. After debuting on Netflix on December 8, 2023, the popular dystopian thriller has caused a swarm of conversations online surrounding the plausible and terrifying portrait of the collapse of American society. Esmail, known for creating the celebrated hacker series Mr. Robot, has addressed some of these plot holes in response but still leaves plenty of question marks in Leave the World Behind.

Some of Leave the World Behind's...

A holy grail of restorations is premiering soon. As part of Film at Lincoln Center’s Desire/Expectations: The Films of Edward Yang the 4K restoration of the late, legendary director’s 1996 feature Mahjong will world-premiere.

Along with all of his features, the series also includes the anthology film In Our Time, which he contributed to, as well as The Winter of 1905, directed by Yu Wei-cheng and scripted by Yang, and nine minutes from Yang’s unfinished animated martial arts film The Wind (2002–2005), whose production was halted after his death.

Also featuring the recently restored A Confucian Confusion, a proper run of Yi Yi, A Brighter Summer Day, Taipei Story, That Day, on the Beach, and Terrorizers, see the lineup and schedule below, with tickets on sale Thursday, November 30 at noon and an Flc Members pre-sale starting Wednesday, November 29 at noon.

The Winter of 1905

Yu Wei-cheng, 1982, Taiwan, 90m

Mandarin with...

According to multiple fan reports, Neil Young and Crazy Horse played their 1990 LP Ragged Glory straight through at a private birthday party for Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss. The show took place November 4 at The Rivoli in Toronto, which seats a mere 200 people.

(We reached out to representatives for Young and Canada Goose, a winter clothing company, to confirm the reports, but have yet to hear back from either of them. Reiss turned 50 on November 7.)

The news broke on the Neil Young fan site Thrasher’s Wheat via a correspondent...

Australia's stunning natural beauty serves as the perfect backdrop for a plethora of movies, including post-apocalyptic narratives like Mad Max. The barren grasslands and deserts of Australia provide an ideal setting for stories set in a dystopian future, creating a sense of isolation and despair. Australia's varying environments, from lush rainforests to arid deserts, are showcased in films like These Final Hours and 2067.

Australia has been demonstrated as the perfect location for a post-apocalyptic narrative in many movies, including classics like Mad Max and lesser-known films. Australia, of course, has some of the most beautiful environments in the world. It also, however, hosts the perfect landscape for a dystopian future.

Australia is a highly prosperous source of filming locations, with many great films set in the Australian outback. With its stunning natural beauty, it provides the perfect backdrop for a plethora of movies and television series. On the other hand,...

The 1950s are considered the “Golden Age” of science fiction cinema, and that’s not just hyperbole. By many accounts, more than 200 sci-fi movies were released during that decade. And while the film industry had sporadically produced quality sci-fi in the years before—ranging from Aelita (1924) to Metropolis (1927), to The Invisible Man (1933)—it wasn’t until the 1950s that classic after classic began to arrive like riches from a long-lost hidden treasure.

And when we say classic, we mean films that essentially created the template for all science fiction movies that followed. Just look at this list. The first half of the decade brought us The Thing from Another World, When Worlds Collide, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, and Them!, while the second half ushered in This Island Earth, Forbidden Planet, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Blob, The Fly,...

As we approach another anniversary of August 9, those who participated in “the decision” are all but gone.

But the reminders are with us, thanks to a new book by Evan Thomas, “Road to Surrender,” the forward for which reads “To save lives, it was necessary to take lives — possibly hundreds of thousands of them.” And, of course, Christopher Nolan’s epic portrait of the man who was never allowed to forget, Robert Oppenheimer.

We can’t hide under our desks anymore, but we can view ten other works that scared the hell out of us.

“On the Beach” (United Artists)

“On the Beach” (1959)

As a little girl in 1959, I found my parents watching this black and white film on TV. Excited, I asked if it was the latest with Annette and Frankie Avalon. Uh, no. They allowed me to stay, and two hours later, I was shaken to the core.

Glen Hansard is set to release his fifth solo record ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’ on October 20. It will mark the singer-songwriter’s first record in over four years and follows a period that found Hansard moving between collaborative work with Eddie Vedder and Cat Power to live performances with The Frames and Markéta Irglová/The Swell Season. The effect of which helped give direction to ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’, a record that is by all turns noisy and meditative, sprawling and hypnotic, Hansard’s most rock record since Burn the Maps-era The Frames.

The record opens with a call to arms in the powerful and stately “The Feast Of St. John.” Evoking echoes of “On the Beach” Neil Young and ‘Magnolia’-era Songs:Ohia, the song features Warren Ellis (The Dirty Three/The Bad Seeds) on violin and feels like raucous...

Ever since movies began, filmmakers have depicted the end of the world of the world on screen whether it be from floods, asteroids, comets, alien invasion and even Zombies. But cinema went nuclear after the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August, 1945. The arrival of the nuclear age heralded the introduction of a new sub-genre: destruction by atomic bomb. And with the release July 21 of Christopher Nolan’s lauded “Oppenheimer,” which domestically earned some $70 million in its opening weekend, let’s look at some of the vintage flicks of the genre.

Nuclear destruction of London is stopped at the last moment in the taut 1950 British film “Seven Days to Noon,” directed by John and Roy Boulting and winners of the original story Oscar, stars veteran character actor Barry Jones as a brilliant scientist working at an atomic research center in London who steals an A-bomb that...

Films about the end of the world are nothing new. But films about the real end of the world–the moments in human history that seem to have put us on an inevitable path toward our own self-destruction–are less frequent. In the 1950s, as the Cold War took hold and the threat of nuclear war escalated, most of the films that came out dealt with it in terms of metaphor, usually sci-fi ones, like giant irradiated lizards and insects standing in for hydrogen bombs.

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer addresses one of those moments in history head-on, giving us not just a glimpse into the tormented mind of the “father of the atomic bomb,” but a you-are-there, immersive front row seat to the very moment in which the first bomb was detonated and the end of the human race came into clear view, starting with what many now consider to...

Neil Young’s legendary music catalogue is about to be catapulted to a whole new level.

The renowned music icon, 77, who has sold 50 million albums worldwide, is exclusively releasing nine of his iconic albums in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music.

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This release includes beloved titles such as “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”, “After the Gold Rush”, “On The Beach”, “Freedom” and “Harvest Moon.”

Fans of Young’s distinctive tenor, soulful lyrics, and genre-blending mix of rock, folk, blues, and country can now experience his music in a rich and immersive audio format.

In a press release shared on Friday, Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s Global Creative Director and Host, acknowledged Young’s contribution to music history, stating: “Neil Young has long...

Neil Young is returning to the road at the end of this month following a four-year hiatus from touring. But he’s not bringing along Crazy Horse, Promise of the Real, or most of his famous songs. He’s instead plotting out a solo acoustic show built around rarely played songs from the depths of his vast catalog.

“I don’t want to come back and do the same songs again,” he said in a live Zoom event to patron members of the Neil Young Archives. “I’d feel like...

The threat of global apocalypse has influenced genre filmmaking from the very beginning. One of the earliest apocalyptic films we have a record of is 1916's "The End Of The World," which illustrates the disastrous consequences of a comet that flies near Earth. The plot is often understood as a response to the near-apocalyptic event of 1910, when Halley's Comet got a little too close for comfort. World events themselves became quite apocalyptic during WWII, but films of this nature actually weren't popular at the time; the news provided enough scares.

The first real heyday of apocalyptic filmmaking came in the 1950s, when the atomic bomb, the Cold War, and the space race stoked fears about impending doom. This fascination with the world ending continued throughout the century. The Cold War lasted through the 1980s, after all, though the ideological focus of these movies changed over time. The 1990s took these movies to an expensive,...

On Wednesday night, legendary goth-rockers The Sisters of Mercy returned to the United States to kick off their first state-side tour in nearly 15 years. Playing to a full house at The Fillmore Silver Springs outside of Washington, D.C., the band delivered a 23-song set, featuring 10 previously-unreleased tunes. Watch videos of the concert and check out the full setlist below.

Opening with the new song “Don’t Drive On Ice,” The Sisters’ did include some of their classic hits, like “Lucretia My Reflection,” “Temple of Love,” “More,” “Dominion,” and more. The new songs, meanwhile, show off songwriter Andrew Eldritch’s recent creative output, and the fact that, despite having not released an album since 1990, he’s still in the writing game.

The 19-date tour will next stop at this weekend’s Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, which will also feature System of a Down, Korn, Deftones, and more.