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Dragon Ballhas chronicled Goku’s heroic adventures for nearly half a century and he’s made some unforgettable friends along the way. Dragon Ball has established an increasingly large cast of supporting characters, many of whom would be the strongest character in any other shonen series. Dragon Ball loves a redemption story and Android 18 is one of the series’ most unexpected shifts from enemy to ally.

Android 18 is a worthy opponent during Dragon Ball Z’s Cell Saga, who goes on to become a valuable hero, Krillin’s wife, and the mother of Marron. Android 18’s skills have been allowed to develop over time and she’s a character who hasn’t shied away from combat. In fact, 18 played an integral role during the Tournament of Power, the battle against Cell Max, and the assault on Moro’s Galactic Bandit Brigade. Android 18 has become so powerful since Dragon Ball Z,...

Friends is one of the most successful TV shows of all time, but it has not been without its controversy. The latest to be leveled at the series is a new claim of racist behavior that was allegedly witnessed by a guest star on the set.

On the Pod Meets World podcast, Mickey 17 actor Stephen Park appeared for an interview where he discussed his time on Friends. Park appeared on the series twice, once in Season 2's "The One with the Chicken Pox," and again in Season 3's "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion." The guest actor noted how beloved acting legend James Hong also appeared in the latter episode. On the set, Park says he heard the crew casually referring to Hong in an offensive way, lamenting how it seemed to have just been normal behavior.

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John Carpenter's 1986 action-comedy "Big Trouble in Little China" is a pretty strange movie that has earned a special place in the hearts of fans as a cult classic. In it, truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) becomes entangled in a battle against ancient evil with his friend and pseudo-sidekick, Wang Chi (Dennis Dun). Instead of being an all-out action hero, however, Jack is actually really kind of Wang Chi's sidekick, cracking wise and getting the girl but never doing much in the way of fighting. He's an all-American hero archetype despite this, and apparently, it's at least partially because Russell was channeling Western movie legend John Wayne.

In his interview book, "John Carpenter: Prince Of Darkness," Carpenter explained that he and Russell decided that he should play the character like the famous Western actor because Wayne had a certain kind of "blowhard" attitude that worked perfectly. By playing Jack Burton...

The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, and Escape from New York. These are the holy trinity of John Carpenter/Kurt Russell collaborations and are generally seen as anything from best cult film of all time to the best horror movie of all time. The Thing would get a prequel movie but that was only after years of being unappreciated and it would take a re-evaluation for that movie to come to life. Big Trouble wouldn’t even get that as the IP would die at the box office and stay dead to the creators. While all 3 would share some form of a collection of video game tie-ins, comic books, toys, and board games, only Escape from New York would get the direct sequel treatment, and even that was 15 years later. While it is not usually held in the same regard as its oft-imitated predecessor, it’s slowly gaining traction...

Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell have long been two of Hollywood’s biggest action stars, and their collaboration in 3000 Miles to Graceland should have been the ultimate combination. Both actors had long been considered A-listers, with Costner enjoying a prime run of hits like The Untouchables, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Dances with Wolves, while Russell’s filmography included Tombstone, Big Trouble in Little China, and Tango & Cash. So, when they teamed up for 3000 Miles to Graceland, it seemed like a surefire way to give audiences an unforgettable ride of mayhem, heists, and revenge. However, the film’s tone and execution resulted in one of the most divisive action films of the early 2000s.

However, while the film’s critical reception was scathing, it found a cult following among audiences who appreciated its over-the-top action, wild plot twists, and absurd humor. Many fans have since embraced...

Fun fact: I saw Freaky Tales over a year ago at the Sundance Film Festival. In a fest known mostly for prestigious fare, it was a refreshing change of pace, with it a fast-paced action flick set in Oakland in 1987 that followed four interconnected stories over the course of one violent night. Despite mostly solid reviews, this one has sat on the shelf for a while, but now Lionsgate is giving it a theatrical release on April 4th.

Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, in their follow-up to Captain Marvel, the film stars Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis (Top Gun: Maverick), Ben Mendelsohn, and the late Angus Cloud (Euphoria). As shown by the trailer, this is a fun, fast-paced flick, that tells four inter-connected tales over the course of a single night in Oakland. In the first story, a young man (Avatar: The Way of Water’s Jack Champion) gets...

Actor, comedian, and YouTuber Steven He has been set to star in Kung Fu Deadly, a supernatural martial arts action-comedy that sees pest control dealing with an ancient Chinese enemy.

Deadline reports today that filming has begun in Dublin and County Meath, Ireland.

Kung Ful Deadly will follow “two hapless pest controllers who are thrust into mortal danger when they accidentally tranquilize a Taoist hunter of Chinese undead aka ‘Jiangshi’ who are spreading through the city. Having interrupted her pursuit of a centuries old enemy and with the clock ticking, they must reluctantly band together to rid the city of this supernatural menace the only way they know how: extermination.”

For the uninitiated, Jiangshi are folkloric vampires distinguished by their unique hopping movement. Recent family-friendly animated series like Gremlins: Secret of the Mogwai and Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld feature contemporary depictions of the Jiangshi, but Kung Fu Deadly sounds...

Tim Allen playing the bad guy is not what we've come to expect. For decades, Allen embodied the quintessential suburban dad while grunting through home improvement mishaps on television. He also voiced one of the most recognizable animated characters ever known and loved, Buzz Lightyear. But there was a moment in Allen's career when he flipped the script for 2008's mixed martial arts (Mma) movieRedbelt, written and directed by David Mamet, a clever wordsmith known for Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and other acclaimed plays and films.

Typically, Allen portrays the warm protagonist, slightly flawed but good-natured. That's not to say he hasn't played characters with more of an edge in a few works, such as Jason Nesmith in Galaxy Quest and the profane losers Eliot Arnold in Big Trouble and Larry Roth in El Camino Christmas. But Redbelt is the only time he played a conniving villain. Allen's cynical,...

Dragon Ball DAIMAmay awkwardly be crammed between Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super’s events, but its story and character development have redefined what audiences thought they knew about this universe. Dragon Ball Daima is set before Dragon Ball Super’s events, which limits the anime in some respects and prohibits characters like Goku and Vegeta from using the godly transformations that they don’t achieve until later on.

That being said, Dragon Ball Daima is still full of powerful characters — both old and new alike — who are making waves through the Demon Realm. Goku, Vegeta, and other strong Dragon Ball characters may throw their weight around in Daima, but they wouldn’t be nearly as successful against Dragon Ball Gt’s Omega Shenron. Omega Shenron is Dragon Ball Gt’s final villain and someone who is strong enough to wipe out the entire universe. This also means that...

John Carpenter, the writer/director behind classic comedy adventure "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986), starring Kurt Russell as 'Jack Burton', isn't too keen about the long-delayed sequel to his film, after being left out of the creative process. "They want a movie with Dwayne Johnson," said Carpenter. "that's what they want. So they just picked that title...":

"You can't remake a classic like that, so what we're planning to do is we're going to continue the story," said sequel producer Hiram Garcia. 

"We're going to continue the universe of 'Big Trouble in Little China'.

"Everything that happened in the original exists and is standalone and I think there's only one person that could ever play Jack Burton...

"...so Dwayne would never try and play that character..."

Although he has been sidelined from the upcoming production, Carpenter continues to script new adventures of his "Big Trouble" creations,...

John Carpenter, the legendary filmmaker and composer synonymous with modern horror, is set to electrify fans with his first-ever music residency. The mastermind behind Halloween and The Thing will take the stage at Downtown Los Angeles’ Belasco Theatre for four nights, spanning October 24 through November 1, including an iconic Halloween night performance.

Tickets for this highly anticipated event, John Carpenter Live, go on presale today for registered fans and will be available to the general public starting Friday, January 31, at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. Tickets can be purchased through Carpenter’s official website, with $2 from every sale supporting the Anti-Recidivism Coalition and the Best Friends Animal Society, aiding both incarcerated firefighters and animals impacted by wildfires.

This marks Carpenter’s return to live performances, his first since 2018, and will feature his signature mix of eerie melodies and haunting themes. Joined by collaborators Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, Carpenter promises audiences a unique experience each night.

Dungeons & Dragons is one of the most iconic pieces of fantasy media ever created. It draws on tropes from genre classics and has influenced the tropes of many more. However, D&d campaigns have a very particular feel to them. They're not polished tales created by trained writers.

Instead, Dungeons & Dragons campaigns tend towards a lighter, more chaotic tone. A group of players is given total freedom with their goals, tastes, and ideas. This is unlike many fantasy movies. That said, a similar tone does exist in some fantasy movies that feel just like tabletop gaming sessions.

Updated on January 24, 2025, by Chen Drachman: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is out there, to the great delight of many fans. This gave us an opportunity to revisit this list and add some additional chaotic, adventure-filled, ensemble-driven entries.

Big Trouble in Little China Matches D&d Gameplay in Surprising Ways...

Extreme metal band Coffin Feeder pay tribute to John Carpenter‘s Big Trouble in Little China with “Porkchop Express.”

Produced by Dave Otero, the track features guest vocals from Benighted‘s Julien Truchan. Nick Suchack directed the music video, which you can watch below.

Featuring members of Aborted, Leng Tch’e, and Fleddy Melculy, Coffin Feeder blends death metal, grind, deathcore, and hardcore into energetic odes to action movies of the ’80s and ’90s.

“Porkchop Express” is the first single from the group’s full-length debut, aptly titled Big Trouble, releasing on April 25 from Listenable Records.

In addition to Carpenter’s 1986 cult classic, the album’s tracklisting along with the cover art by Scotty Bates tease homages to Predator, They Live, Die Hard, Commando, Gremlins, and more.

There will be Trouble Porkchop Express If It Bleeds The Destroyer Love at First Death Plain Zero Obey Get to the Party Let Off Some Steam H.

Studios and networks proceed very carefully when it comes to selecting a release or premiere date for movies and television shows. Obviously, there are some no-brainers: when Marvel comes hurtling into the marketplace with a mega-tentpole like "Avengers: Endgame," you know it's targeting the outset of the summer movie season. But when it comes to a less star-studded effort like, say, "Captain America: Brave New World," it might lock in on a less spectacle-laden time frame like February or March, where there won't be such fierce competition for screens. Meanwhile, with television in the age of miniseries and short season orders, networks and streamers can now use the whole calendar year instead of going heavy in the fall.

It's all a matter of timing. And sometimes all the strategizing in the world can be rendered irrelevant when an unpredictable global event knocks the world off its axis. When the attacks...

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball seems only to become more popular thanks to rejuvenating new franchise additions like Dragon Ball Daima. Dragon Ball Daima, while set between Kid Buu’s defeat and Dragon Ball Super’s start, has introduced a wealth of new threats, allies, and transformations. Some of Dragon Ball’s characters have never seemed more powerful than in Dragon Ball Daima, and it’s exciting to consider what’s to come by the anime’s end.

Dragon Ball Daima hasn’t struggled when it comes to creating intimidating challenges for Goku, Vegeta, and the rest of its heroes, but this doesn’t mean that they’d be able to survive against some of Dragon Ball Super’s strongest. Dragon Ball Super really goes above and beyond with some of its characters – particularly Universe 11’s Jiren – and this Tournament of Power competitor would make swift work of Dragon Ball Daima’s best.

Rhino has unveiled a new David Lee Roth box set, The Warner Recordings 1985-1994, arriving on vinyl and CD on February 21st.

The 5-lp and 5-cd box sets house Roth’s solo recordings following his exit from Van Halen in 1985, beginning with the Crazy from the Heat EP and its hit song “Just a Gigolo.”

Dlr followed that up with the successful Eat ‘Em and Smile LP in 1986, featuring Roth teamed up with an all-star backing band featuring bassist Billy Sheehan, drummer Gregg Bissonette, and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. Roth then went on to release three more LPs on Warner including 1988’s Skyscraper, 1991’s A Little Ain’t Enough, and 1994’s Your Filthy Little Mouth.

Of note for collectors, the upcoming vinyl box set will contain the first-ever repressing of Your Filthy Little Mouth, which was only released on vinyl in Germany in 1994, making it a scarce and pricey original pressing.

Well, that was intense.

Thanks to our interview with Joe Miñoso, we had some idea of what would come, but Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 90 still surprised us with Cruz’s problem and a heartwarming story with Lieutenant McHolland.

Let’s dig in!

(Peter Gordon/NBC) Cruz Is In Big Trouble

Cruz is in a bit of trouble. His immediate reaction to Flaco’s cousin’s demands was that he wouldn’t break the law no matter what he threatened to do. But if you think about it, Cruz already took the law into his own hands when he let Flaco out rather than saving him.

It’s been Cruz’s biggest moral dilemma, and it has weighed heavily on him. How could it not? But he was able to move on, comfortable that his decision allowed his brother to chart a better life for himself.

But the bottom line is...

John Carpenter stands as one of the greatest directors of all time. His films have changed the face of movies, and works like Halloween and The Thing have defined the horror genre for generations. His lean, efficient style combined with creative and original stories to create a body of work that continues to influence new filmmakers today. Despite that, his career was dogged by a studio system that simply doesn't understand filmmakers of his stripe, and his efforts at big-budget filmmaking rarely hit hard at the box office.

Many of the movies now regarded as his very best, like Big Trouble in Little China, In the Mouth of Madness, and The Thing have found their audience over time, on video or cable rather than in theaters. Strangely enough, that aspect of his work appears strongest in one of his secondary efforts. 1995's Village of the Damned has all the hallmarks of his best work,...

VFX artists share how a balance of practical and digital techniques employed in a classic John Carpenter and Kurt Russell feature created visuals that would fit alongside later technological developments. Carpenter is known for helming influential, genre-defining features, including Halloween, They Live, and The Fog. He is a celebrated director because of his lasting impact on the horror genre. Carpenter and Russell began their working relationship with an unlikely project in the form of Elvis, a 1979 TV movie where Russell portrayed the singer looking back on his life and career.

Carpenter and Russell's collaborations would continue throughout their careers, allowing the actor to play characters such as pilot and survivor R.J. Macready in The Thing and truck driver-turned-hero Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China. While there have been times when Russell wasn't always Carpenter's first choice, he nevertheless has struck up a great bond with the performer. And...

The intense 1997 thriller Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell, is making its way to Paramount+.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, subscribers can stream this gripping film about desperation, deceit, and survival on Paramount+. Directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), Breakdown follows a man’s harrowing quest to rescue his missing wife, blending nail-biting suspense with riveting performances. The film’s relentless pacing and tense atmosphere make it a standout entry in the thriller genre and Russell's iconic career.

A Classic Thriller That Keeps You Guessing

Breakdown remains one of Kurt Russell’s most gripping performances, playing Jeff Taylor, a man whose wife mysteriously vanishes after their car breaks down in the middle of the desert. As Jeff digs deeper into her disappearance, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy and is forced to fight for his life. Praised for its relentless pacing and taut direction, the film has become a standout entry in the thriller genre,...

At the end of September, JoBlo Media and Octane Multimedia teamed up to launch a new YouTube channel named JoBlo TV, which hosts multiple feature films to watch for free throughout the week. The genres we’ll be focusing on at JoBlo TV are Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Thrillers – and the free movies we shared this week were an action fantasy film, a horror thriller, and a modernized version of a horror classic!

This week’s line-up consisted of the action fantasy Viking Siege, the horror thriller Octogames, and a JoBlo TV exclusive, modernized take on the silent horror classic Nosferatu! Here’s some information on each of them:

Directed by Jack Burton (it must be very cool to share a name with the iconic character from John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China) from a screenplay by Philip Dyas and Alastar Kirton, Viking Siege has the following...

Acclaimed actor and action star Kurt Russell, star of such cinematic classics as The Thing, Escape from New York, Big Trouble in Little China, the Fast and Furious movies, Death Proof, the MCU, and much, much more, evidently makes a crowd-pleasing Santa Claus as his Christmas Netflix outing has now made its way into the top 10. Released in 2018, The Christmas Chronicles stars Russell as a gruff, but no less magical, version of Santa, who must save the festive season with the help of a couple of kids after his souped-up sleigh is wrecked.

Directed by Clay Kaytis from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman, and produced by the director behind Home Alone and Harry Potter, Chris Columbus, The Christmas Chronicles was met with solid reviews upon release and now sits at #9 in the Netflix top 10 behind the likes of the controversial religious saga Mary, the animated outing That Christmas, and the Christmas action movie Carry-On.

General Hospital predictions suspect Lucas Jones may take the fall for the tragic and sudden death of his sister, Sam McCall, on the ABC soap.

Sam McCall’s Shocking Death on General Hospital

Recently, on General Hospital, Sam McCall donated part of her liver to save Lulu Spencer. It was a generous gift she was giving Lulu and her family. Also, it was special to Sam because her brother, Dr. Lucas Jones, was performing her surgery.

Usually, doctors don’t operate on family members but Sam was adamant. So, he agreed to do the surgery. Everything went perfectly in the operating room and her recovery was going smoothly.

Then, suddenly, Sam took a turn for the worse on General Hospital. Sadly, she suffered a heart attack and died. Of course, this came as a huge shock to the doctors and Sam’s family, especially Lucas.

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Sam was perfectly...

Old action movies are never too far from the top of the charts on free streaming platforms, and Kurt Russells 1996 action-thriller Executive Decision has found new success on Tubi. The by-the-numbers suspense movie, which sees Russell as an intelligence analyst joining forces with Steven Seagals military colonel to take on a group of terrorists who hijack a plane carrying a deadly chemical weapon. The 90s box office hit was not a unanimous success with audiences and critics, but sometimes it really doesnt matter.

Executive Decision featured an incredible all-star cast, with Russell and Seagal being joined by Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, B.D. Wong, and the impeccable David Suchet, who played hijacker Nagi Hassan. The story is certainly not unique, but the cast proved to me more than capable of making the old tropes work just enough to keep viewers entertained and on the edge of their seat. The...

The first footage from Rick and Morty season 8 might not give away much, but it does imply that the series could take another stab at parodying a famous sci-fi franchise. In its 11 years on the air, Rick and Morty has taken aim at almost every sci-fi series, trope, and clich under the sun. The anarchic Adult Swim series began life as a ribald parody of Back to the Future, and its first few episodes spoofed Inception, Jurassic Park, Fantastic Voyage, and David Cronenbergs entire oeuvre. Rick and Mortys season 7 ending proved that this hasnt changed since.

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With a villain modeled on The Twilight Zone's host Rod Serling and a premise lifted...

Quick Links Shin is the Kind-Hearted Supreme Kai of Universe 7 Glorio is a Mysterious Mercenary With Uncertain Ambitions Panzy is a Loud-Mouthed Majin Skilled With Machinery Goku Gathered the Ideal Group to Achieve His Goal

The following contains spoilers for Dragon Ball Daima Episode 5, "Panzy".

By sending the gullible Goku into the unforgiving and treacherous territory of the Demon Realm, Daima could have set Dragon Balls greatest hero up for certain failure. Luckily, he has a few new friends at his side to keep him on track. Shin, Glorio and Panzy are Gokus allies on his journey to rescue Dende and gather the Demon Realms Dragon Balls, and its going to take all the talents and cleverness of all four of them if they have any chance at survival, let alone turning Goku into an adult again.

While the Supreme Kai, Shin, has been a staple of Dragon Ball ever since Dbz,...

John Carpenter's 1981 dystopian sci-fi action movie Escape From New York is about to come home in a new Limited Edition 4K Steelbook. Starring Kurt Russell as the iconic anti-hero Snake Plissken, the cult classic has received the new 4K restoration by Studio Canal, and comes with a host of extras including multiple audio commentaries, Dolby Atmos sound and several featurettes, as well as a cool Steelbook with new design. This limited release will be available from November 5.

Escape from New York takes place in a dystopian future where Manhattan has been converted into a maximum-security prison. When Air Force One crashes into the chaotic and dangerous zone, Russells Plissken is given little choice but to save the president within 24 hours, otherwise an explosive device implanted in his neck will be detonated.

The movie came just a few years after John Carpenter cemented himself as a force to be reckoned...

John Carpenter began his career with a little student-film that ballooned into a surprisingly influential, strange feature debut. Dark Star was the promising (albeit rusty) start of a truly mind-blowing run of genre films that spanned from 1974 to 1988. In this span of time, Carpenter delivered Halloween, The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and Big Trouble in Little China, among others. This 11-film stretch defined his career forever, as all of those films have grown in reputation, reclaimed as masterpieces or cult classics that were misunderstood in their time.

In the 1970s, John Carpenter began a legendary run of action, horror, and science-fiction movies that stretched out over ten years. Most fans would probably limit this from his second feature, Assault on Precinct 13, to They Live in 1988. Within this run, you have genre classics such as Halloween, Escape From New York, The Thing, and Big Trouble in Little China. But Carpenter's masterful influence over genre filmmaking was already locked into place with his very first movie, Dark Star.

Tim Allen hasn’t been making a ton of movies or TV shows lately, but he has been making a lot of headlines for being a giant asshole. There were the reports that Allen previously threw his Home Improvement co-star Patricia Richardson under the bus during contract negotiations with ABC, allegations that he exposed himself to “Tool Girl” Pamela Anderson in 1991 and claims that he was “so fucking rude” while working with Casey Wilson, which seems especially egregious because he was literally dressed like Santa Claus at the time.

So it’s not entirely shocking that a new anecdote about Allen being a dick to his collaborators just dropped.

As reported by Slash Film, director Barry Sonnenfeld’s newest book, Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time: True Stories from a Career in Hollywood, describes the process of making the 2002 film Big Trouble. The largely forgotten crime comedy starred Allen, as...

Celebrated actor and Everything Everywhere All At Once star James Hong met newfound fame after playing baddie David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China. The fiery 1986 action film, starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, and Dennis Dun, became a cult classic over the decades and the role of David Lo Pan, sinister as he was, quickly became one of Hongs most iconic roles.

But in a recent MovieWeb interview promoting the second season of Gremlins: The Wild Batch, in which Hong plays Grandpa in the popular sequel series, Hong admitted he wasnt sure hed even be cast, noting:

Obviously, playing David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China was a high point in my life. I remember auditioning for that. I did my dialogue as Lo Pan, and I said, I can show you a little Kung Fu. And he [director John Carpenter] said, No, no, no, you don't need to.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this year, they seemingly did so as a happily married couple with more celebratory years ahead of them

However, some little stories are slipping through the crack that 10 may be the number that did them in. Here’s everything we know so far.

Jessica Simpson Is “On A Break” From Her Marriage With Eric Johnson

Jessica Simpson’s fairytale romance with Eric Johnson may be coming to an end ten years and three beautiful children later.

This will be the second time that Simpson has been divorced. But slow your rolls guys, this is a loving and committed marriage and if they’re taking a break to figure things out for themselves, it doesn’t mean it’s all doom and gloom.

Speculations about their rift started when the couple, who share daughters Maxwell, 12, and Birdie, 5, and 11-year-old son Ace,...

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Tim Allen is a complicated figure for a lot of folks of a certain age. Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on "Home Improvement" turned him into a beloved TV dad, voicing Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story" made him synonymous with the childhoods of a generation, and perhaps most importantly, he's Santa Claus. He's also an actor who has been very open about his conservative political beliefs, going so far as to star in the right-wing sitcom "Last Man Standing" for nine seasons. This makes him a polarizing presence in the overwhelmingly left-leaning Hollywood, but Allen's controversies are far worse than his views on the American government.

In Pamela Anderson's memoir "Love, Pamela," she noted that Allen flashed her on the set of "Home Improvement" when she was only 23 and claimed, "He said it was only fair because he had seen me naked.

Nine years ago, writer/director Jason Krawczyk brought the world the horror comedy He Never Died, which introduced viewers to a badass immortal character named Jack (played by Henry Rollins), who had been around for thousands of years. This character had franchise potential that Krawczyk and Rollins were well aware of; they were planning to continue his story through a feature sequel and an eight episode mini-series. But for some reason, they were never able to get a follow-up off the ground, and Krawczyk’s sequel script ended up being rewritten into a film called She Never Died, which focused on a different character and wasn’t directed by Krawczyk. According to online trivia, the action comedy thriller Don’t Mess with Grandma (which Krawczyk wrote and directed under his preferred title of Sunset Superman) is a project that grew out of the filmmaker’s frustration over the He Never Died franchise not gaining traction.

While kung fu movies have cycled in and out of popularity, they have also created an influx of many great parody films of the genre. Kung fu and martial arts films saw a significant rise in favor in the 1980s and 1990s, with hundreds of movies produced then. Audiences appreciated the typically likable and underdog heroes, as well as the intense choreography and kung fu techniques featured in the movies. Many iconic kung fu film stars even practiced the martial art in real life, adding realness to their performances.

However, the stylized and well-known martial arts genre also provided lots of material for spoof films. Kung fu parody movies often focus on mocking any combination of the genre's stunts, filming style, language, and intense tone. These films also became quite popular, subverting a genre with which many had grown familiar. Even notable kung fu stars like Jackie Chan pivoted from...

Of all the subgenres of horror, body horror has a way of getting under our skin like no other, figuratively and otherwise. There’s no end to the creative ways body horror violates, mutilates, and mutates basic biology, finding endless ways to test the gag reflex in the process.

Body horror has also long provided fertile ground for filmmakers to explore the psychologically and physically disturbing ways human anatomy can be abused. Case in point? This week brings the theatrical release of The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s rage-filled and absurdly funny body horror magnum opus. In celebration of one of the year’s best horror offerings so far, this week’s streaming picks are dedicated to body horror movies that’ll make you squirm.

Whether you’re in the mood for gallows humor or squeamish frights, these five body horror movies put the emphasis on repulsive horror filled with abnormal growths,...

The cast of the 1993 film Tombstone was crucial in bringing the iconic Western to life. Tombstone is based on the true story of Western lawmen and outlaws from the 1880s. The movie retells the historical gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the ensuing Earp Vendetta Ride, focusing on the infamous Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. It was released during a Western movie boom, and although it only had a $25 million budget, Tombstone earned $73.2 million worldwide, making it a financial success.

Director George P. Cosmatos' Western has since become a classic and beloved film. The iconic quotes in Tombstone make it highly memorable. It is even considered to be one of the best films in the Western genre. This popularity is strengthened by the strong performances of many cast members tied to both the Western and action genres.

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Tombstone is a great entry point to the Western genre.

John Carpenter's 1986 action-comedy "Big Trouble in Little China" is an odd duck. The plot involves an ancient wizard named Lo Pan (James Hong) who aims to kidnap, marry, and then sacrifice a green-eyed woman to break a curse he is under. The woman in question is Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), the fiancée of Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), who, fortunately, knows a little bit about evil wizards and ancient Chinese warriors. It will be up to Wang to rescue Miao Yin from Lo Pan. Also kidnapped is the green-eyed Gracie (Kim Cattrall), beloved by the dumb-as-rocks blowhard Jack Burton (Kurt Russell), essentially Wang's sidekick.

The gag of the movie is that Jack doesn't really seem to understand that he's a sidekick, and behaves like the action hero. Indeed, the whole movie seems to be a martial arts movie told from the perspective of the American guest star. Russell was featured...

John Carpenter, the writer/director behind classic comedy adventure "Big Trouble In Little China" (1986), starring Kurt Russell as 'Jack Burton', isn't too keen about the long-delayed sequel to his film, after being left out of the creative process. "They want a movie with Dwayne Johnson," said Carpenter. "that's what they want. So they just picked that title...":

"You can't remake a classic like that, so what we're planning to do is we're going to continue the story," said sequel producer Hiram Garcia. 

"We're going to continue the universe of 'Big Trouble in Little China'.

"Everything that happened in the original exists and is standalone and I think there's only one person that could ever play Jack Burton...

"...so Dwayne would never try and play that character..."

Although he has been sidelined from the upcoming production, Carpenter continues to script new adventures of his "Big Trouble" creations,...

The central joke of John Carpenter's 1986 martial arts comedy "Big Trouble in Little China" is that the himbo hero Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) thinks he's the main character of the story, when really he's the dorky, comedic sidekick to other people. One should acknowledge that Wang Chi (Dennis Dun) is the true hero of "Big Trouble," and it is ultimately his heroism that saves his fiancée Miao Yin (Suzee Pai) from the clutches of the evil warlock Lo Pan (James Hong). Wang Chi is the one with fighting skills, as well as the one with connections to other magic users. Jack Burton is a silly blowhard with the muscles to fight off bad guys and the know-how of a golden retriever.

Needless to say, "Little China" is quirky and charming. It remains the most whimsical of John Carpenter's output. Indeed, it may be the only comedy film Carpenter directed...

Big Trouble in Little China is available for streaming on Tubi until September 2024. Fans can rent or buy the film on Amazon Prime Video, Microsoft, Apple TV+, and Spectrum. Renting the movie may be a wiser move at $3.79 on Amazon Prime Video.

John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China is a fantasy action-comedy classic and there are plenty of options to stream, rent, and buy. The fourth of five collaborations between John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, 1986's Big Trouble in Little China is a fantastical adventure film that follows truck driver Jack Burton (Russell). Jack is enlisted by his friend Wang Chi (Dun) to rescue Wang's fiance, Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), from thieves in San Francisco's Chinatown. There, he travels to a secret underground world where he fights an evil sorcerer, David Lo Pan (James Hong), who has kidnapped Miao.

The film was well received by critics, now with a 74% on Rotten Tomatoes,...

With the passing of Donald Sutherland, I was looking through his catalogue for stuff I hadn’t seen yet as I like to look at the entire catalogue to find some hidden gems. What I was reminded of while looking was his stellar horror output over the years. Fallen, The Puppet Masters, Don’t Look Now, Virus, the Salem’s Lot TV miniseries, and of course Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors are all fun to great but for my money, his turn in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (watch it Here) and really the movie in general, is his best stuff. After buying the wonderful 4K from Kino Lorber and rewatching it, I’m also ready to crown it as the best San Francisco based horror movie too. While it can feel every bit as long as it’s 1 hour and 55-minute runtime, it uses that slow build tension to...

In the 1990s, Tim Allen was one of the biggest family comedy stars in the game. Beginning his career as a stand-up comic at the Comedy Store, his brand of family-friendly, relatable comedy made him stand out from his contemporaries. This led to ABC building a sitcom around him, Home Improvement. The show, where he played Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor, became one of the biggest shows of the nineties, regularly ranking near the top of the Nielsen ratings. It wasn’t a critical darling, but families loved it, with Allen becoming a household name.

However, his career hit a turning point in 1994 when he signed on to star in Disney’s The Santa Clause, where he played an everyday businessman who becomes the heir apparent to Santa’s mantle. The film was a total smash, making him a movie star overnight. The following year, he voiced Buzz Lightyear in the first Pixar movie,...

Prince of Darkness showcases Carpenter's interest in quantum physics and the intersection of science and horror. Prince of Darkness slowly builds tension through character development and scientific concepts, leading to a pessimistic conclusion. Carpenter's use of scientific ideas, supernatural elements, and gore create what is arguably the director's most underrated horror movie experience.

Most people associate John Carpenter with his groundbreaking 1978 slasher Halloween, and might know about some of his other more famous titles, like The Thing. But his fans often argue that his hidden gems are just as good. Movies like Assault on Precinct 13, Escape from New York, They Live and Big Trouble in Little China have all gained a cult following over time to the point of not being that hidden anymore -- thankfully. However, an even lesser-known Carpenter movie also deserves to be mentioned among his best and almost never is.

After achieving massive success with the independently made Halloween,...

Eddie Murphy has a lot of standalone movies that are great like Trading Places, Harlem Nights, and the more recent Dolomite is my Name, but he’s also been a bit of franchise gold in the past. Obviously, Beverly Hills Cop is the biggest and most recent example, but he’s also been part of 2 48 Hours movies, a couple Nutty Professor flicks, a couple Doctor Dolittle movies and is an integral part of the mega franchise that is Shrek. While we unfortunately have to call Coming to America a franchise now after that abysmal rehash that Amazon dropped on us, there is another movie and character that I actually wouldn’t mind being brought back and has potential, under the right writer and director combo, to be a fun time and maybe even fix some of the mistakes from its predecessor. While Pluto Nash and Norbit are all time stinkers...

Barry Sonnenfeld – the director of films such as The Addams Family and Men In Black – has more tales to tell.

Having cemented a career as a director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld made the jump to the director’s chair at the start of the 1990s, his debut being 1991’s The Addams Family. A hit movie – and a difficult production – it started a run of movies that included the first three Men In Black films, Get Shorty, the underrated Big Trouble and the infamous Wild Wild West.

Sonnenfeld has already penned one memoir, Call Your Mother: Memoirs Of A Neurotic Filmmaker, and it’s quite the read too. Now, he’s collected together another bunch of stories from his working life, for Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time.

His new book, which is due out in October, now promises a look at how Hollywood really works, framed through the many film...

Stars: James Hong, Michelle Mao, Dante Basco, Dave Sheridan, Bai Ling, Anna Harr, Matthew Sato, Zac Albright, Gedde Watanabe, George Takei | Written by Zack Ward, Ace Underhill | Directed by Zack Ward

The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms is the latest film in James Hong’s impressive career. It’s a career that goes back to the 1950s, and between then, and now he’s racked up over 450 credits as an actor, including Big Trouble in Little China, Kung Fu Panda, Batman: Soul of the Dragon and Everything Everywhere All at Once. He’s also written and directed a handful of films, most notably the 1989 horror film The Vineyard.

Here he provided the story the script is based on as well as playing Chuck Lee, the grandfather of the film’s heroine Patsy Lee. Patsy is a studious young woman who just wants to get a scholarship so she can go...

Ludwig just celebrated his sixth year streaming anniversary–and to celebrate, he’s giving props to the thing that got him into streaming in the first place: speedrunning.

He, his company Offbrand, and more than a dozen content creators are putting on Fast 50, a 50-hour livestreamed charity event themed entirely around speedrunning.

Fast 50’s participating creators include a mix of casual and pro gaming streamers and well-known speedrunners, including MoistCr1TiKaL, Alpharad, cjya, DougDoug, PointCrow, Niftski, Coney, EasySpeezy, LilKirbs, LilAggy, star0chris, Liam, Simply, GrandPooBear, Stanz, Vysuals, DannyB, Zfg, Linkus7, and Wirtual.

They’ll come together from May 31 to June 2 with the goal of raising as much money as possible for Wings for Life and No Kid Hungry.

“A lot of people know that I started streaming because of Super Smash Bros., but I started watching years before that,” Ludwig–who has nearly 6 million subscribers on his main YouTube channel,...

Kurt Russell's role in Escape from New York paved the way for characters like Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid. Executive Decision, starring Russell, feels more like Metal Gear Solid's gameplay with its slow-burn tension and strategic elements. Russell's refusal to voice Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3 shows his commitment to creating new characters over revisiting old ones.

A 1990s Kurt Russell thriller has more in common with the Metal Gear Solid franchise than its more obvious inspiration, Escape from New York. John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's movies were a truly blessed run, resulting in classics like The Thing and Big Trouble in Little China. Their first theatrical outing, Escape from New York made Russell a movie star, with his role as nihilistic ex-soldier Snake Plissken shattering his typecasting as a Disney teen actor. The film's incredible premise, Russell's lead performance and Carpenter's taut direction made it a...

General Hospital spoilers find Sonny Corinthos in deep trouble after losing his temper during the week of May 20-24, 2024 on Gh. Check out the latest weekly spoilers for the ABC sudsfest.

General Hospital Early Weekly Spoilers: Sonny Corinthos Faces Fallout

Gh weekly spoilers promise Sonny Corinthos is beside himself because Kristina Corinthos saw him raging. He beat Dex Heller and threatened to kill him. Later, Dex must make a huge decision. Most likely, he must decide if he’s going to press charges against Sonny or not.

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Then, the kingpin turns to his Detective son, Dante Falconeri, for help. However, he may turn his dad down. The only person he gets any sympathy from is Ava Jerome who has her own agenda. Indeed, it seems Sonny could lose everything this week on General Hospital.

Gh Early Edition Spoilers: Kristina a Wreck Next Week

Next week, on General Hospital,...