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It's challenging to state the cultural significance associated with Doctor Who. The British series follows a time-traveling alien named The Doctor who whips through time in a blue Police box called the Tardis with his companions and helping beings along the way.

The series debuted in the 1960s and concluded its original run in 1989. It was revived in 2005 and has continued ever since, with 14 actors holding the role of the Doctor. Doctor Who may seem like a silly sci-fi show on the outside, but this series is no stranger to tugging on heartstrings, especially in the "New Who" seasons post-2005.

Updated by Jordan Iacobucci on February 7, 2025: Doctor Who is back and better than ever in another freshly rebooted series under the watchful eye of returning showrunner Russell T. Davies. With Ncuti Gatwa set to return in a second season as the Fifteenth Doctor later this year, there are plenty...

Legendary Western director John Ford had an extremely long and productive relationship with one actor at the start of their careers, and they ended up making 25 films together in just four years. Some of John Ford's best movies are also some of the best Western movies ever made, such as The Searchers and Stagecoach. Ford is a legend in the Western genre for a reason, and part of that reason was that he elevated the actors he worked with to a new level. Evidently, that trend started very early in Ford's career with one legendary actor in 1917.

Many directors, John Ford included, have been known to work with certain actors they mesh well with professionally. For example, Quentin Tarantino has a list of recurring actors, while Sam Raimi puts Bruce Campbell in nearly all his films. Likewise, John Ford made nine Westerns with John Wayne, plus an additional 15 in other genres.

I have been waiting for a replacement for Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House, and I think I finally found it in this new fantasy book coming in the fall of 2024. For me, Ninth House was a fascinating dark academia read, filled with the kind of intricate worldbuilding and thoroughly planned-out character progression that I love. Though updates on Ninth House's Prime Video adaptation have been few and far between, the story has still stuck with me, especially after that cliffhanger in Hell Bent.

As a result, I have been trying to find a story that will tide me over as I wait for Ninth House's third installment, which has yet to have a release date at the time of writing. Though Ninth House is one of many fantasy books getting live-action adaptations, what I want is a story that holds the same levels of mystery, magic, and charm that the original book had.

Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author best known for the Grishaverse series. She is a critically acclaimed author who writes young adult and adult fantasy novels. Her most popular books, the Six of Crows duology, is part of the Grishaverse, along with Shadow and Bone and King of Scars. The Grishaverse also has several companion books. Netflix adapted the Grishaverse into a combined TV show, but Shadow and Bone was canceled after season 2. Leigh Bardugo's other popular series, the Alex Stern books, currently consists of Ninth House and the sequel Hell Bent.

Amazon has secured the rights to the Alex Stern books and is creating a Ninth House TV show adaptation. Leigh Bardugo's books all incorporate Jewish themes. The Grisha people are based on Russian culture and mythology while Ninth House draws inspiration from Yale secret societies. The Familiar, Bardugo's most recent novel, explores Judaism under the Spanish Inquisition.

Forty years ago this summer, a perfect storm of moviemaking elements came together with almost supernatural precision: SNL alums like Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray at the height of their popularity; director Ivan Reitman and co-writer Harold Ramis at the peak of their creativity; unexpectedly innovative and convincing VFX developed by Richard Edlund on a budget because Ilm was too busy; and a weathered and weary New York City that, still a decade out from “urban renewal,” proved a perfect backdrop for a comedy about working stiffs going into business.

All these elements and more seemed to capture lightning in a bottle at a specific time and place for one of the great American comedies. In retrospect, it seems almost impossible to duplicate. But that doesn’t mean there was a lack of trying. Despite Ghostbusters being a singularly deadpanned ‘80s comedy, the film has generated cartoon spinoffs, video games,...

The horror genre has always been a home for marginalized audiences; viewers who find comfort in the movies that the mainstream media often dismissed as "too different to be good." It's why the medium has become such a fan-favorite for underserved communities even though it hasn't always shown them the same love back. Whether it be race, sexuality, or gender, horror has a sordid history of perpetuating stereotypes rather than amplifying these underserved voices, with films like 2004's Hellbent, directed by Paul Etheredge, trying to remedy this decades-long issue. The movie made history by premiering as the first truly gay slasher, focusing on a group of gay men trying to survive a masked killer as they get ready for a West Hollywood Halloween party. It follows the typical plotting of a slasher, but injects this traditional setup with its own special flair; it utilizes the creators' deep understanding of LGBTQ...

*Warning — this review contains some spoilers for 'Boom'*

Ever since Ncuti Gatwa took over the Tardis keys to become Doctor Who’s Fifteenth Doctor, things have been pretty non-stop for everybody’s favourite Time Lord. From playing cosmic catch with Neil Patrick Harris’ Toymaker in 60th anniversary special debut ‘The Giggle’, to scat-battling a goblin king with new companion Ruby Sunday (Gibson) in Christmas outing ‘The Church On Ruby Road’, to run-ins with space babies, bogeymen, Beatles, and the celestial embodiment of music itself in 'Space Babies' and 'The Devil's Chord', there’s barely been a moment for the Doctor — or indeed the show’s viewers — to take a breath. All of that changes with ‘Boom’, a stripped back, slowed down, and cheek-clenchingly suspenseful character study from former Who showrunner — and Weeping Angels creator — Steven Moffat.

After the outré musical spectacle and supernatural Jinkx Monsoon hijinks of last week’s...

Over 8,400 short films were submitted for the 2nd annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards in Los Angeles, but only six filmmakers walked away with a win Thursday night.

148 countries were represented at the event held at the Cary Grant Theatre on the Sony Pictures Studios lot, with films competing in six categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Environment, Animation, Student and Future Format.

Created by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the black tie affair hosted by “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Denny Directo was preceded by a week-long industry immersion program and workshops with established Hollywood executives.

Winners were selected by a group of industry experts — including Sony Pictures Classics cofounders/co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, and cinematographers Rob Hardy and Kate Reid, with Unjoo Moon and Robert

Primes selecting the initial longlist. Director Justin Chadwick chaired both selection processes.

2nd Annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, winners

Ultimately, the winners were Katie Blair, Olawunmi Hassan & Adaobi Samson,...

Leigh Bardugo confirmed a third Alex Stern book will follow Hell Bent, which set the stage for a high-stakes story with its ending. The upcoming sequel will be the final book, tying up loose ends and taking the characters outside New Haven. While no release date is set, Bardugo's meticulous research and other projects may delay Alex Stern 3 until 2026 or later.

Hell Bent offered a gripping follow-up to Leigh Bardugo's Ninth House in 2023, but its ending may leave readers wondering if another Alex Stern book is on the horizon. Ninth House marked the author's first foray into adult fiction, and it took several years to craft and publish the sequel to the dark academia story. Both Ninth House and Hell Bent follow Galaxy "Alex" Stern, a student at Yale with the ability to see and possess ghosts, also known as Grays. During her freshman year, Alex gets drawn into a...

Steven Moffat has frequently proven himself to be one of Doctor Who's strongest writers. His episodes contain some of the cleverest material seen in the science-fiction genre, leaving audiences pondering the themes and messages contained within them. The BBC has recently announced Steven Moffat's grand return to Doctor Who, and fans are overjoyed by this news, due to how his previous stories have left a giant impression on the franchise.

Steven Moffat's past episodes of Doctor Who have held a heavy influence over the show's more recent installments. He is the writer who has changed the series most with his grand ideas, with a few concepts from his scripts becoming important to the Doctor's continued journey. Doctor Who is a program with limitless potential, and Steven Moffat has embraced its versatile format better than any other writer, ensuring that his episodes would leave such a footnote in its history that...

Quick Links Latest Ninth House TV Show News The Ninth House TV Show Is Confirmed Ninth House Story Ninth House: Further News & Info Ninth House is author Leigh Bardugo's transition to adult literature, with a captivating story set at Yale University involving secret societies and a protagonist with a troubled past as an addict. The Prime Video adaptation of Ninth House has generated interest due to the critical acclaim of the book, and while details are scarce, Bardugo's involvement in the writing and production process is promising. The Ninth House TV show is confirmed, with a pilot already filmed.

Ninth House is author Leigh Bardugo's venture into the world of adult literature after her hugely successful YA Shadow and Bone novels. The story of Galaxy "Alex" Stern is also receiving a TV show adaptation — although this time with Prime Video. Set at Yale University, Ninth House finds the central character,...

Daft Punk is a duo that hardly needs an introduction. From Grammy-winning hit songs like "Get Lucky" to their work on soundtracks to blockbuster movies like "Tron: Legacy," the electronic musicians have conquered the world. But long before Hollywood came calling, the French beat-makers got a boost from the folks at Cartoon Network. Specifically, when the band's anime-inspired music videos aired on Toonami.

Complex did a deep-dive into the history of the anime-focused gamble that was Toonami back in 2017. While the programming block certainly helped give anime a profile boost in the U.S., it also helped out several popular musical acts, Daft Punk among them. As Toonami co-creator Jason DeMarco explained at the time, the duo reached out to them when they were in the midst of premiering an ambitious music video project titled "Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem" tied to their second studio album,...

Fans eagerly await the third book in the Alex Stern series for new threats and plot developments. The series teases the possibility of magic beyond Yale, adding a layer of mystery and excitement. Characters like Mercy Zhao, Pamela Dawes, and Det. Turner will likely continue to play significant roles in the upcoming book.

While Amazon Prime’s TV show adaptation of Ninth House remains in development, fans await the third installment of Leigh Bardugo’s Galaxy Stern series. Bardugo, the bestselling author of the Grishaverse novels, kicked off her first adult fantasy series with Ninth House, followed by its sequel Hell Bent. These books follow Galaxy “Alex” Stern, who is recruited by a mysterious organization known as Lethe at Yale University. Lethe’s primary purpose is to monitor the supernatural activities of eight Secret Societies, protecting the student body and local population from any dangerous magic.

Unlike Shadow and Bone's magic system,...

While the horror genre touched on queerness well before Hellbent was ever released, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts’ 2004 film is considered to be the first of its kind: an openly queer slasher. Without question, there is no ambiguity about the characters’ sexualities as they partake in the annual Halloween festivities in West Hollywood. The only real mystery about these men is the masked killer following them, hoping to add their names to his growing list of headless victims.

Art director Etheredge-Ouzts was first approached by producers Michael Roth, Joseph Wolf and Karen Lee Wolf in 2000 about making a gay horror film. By then, the trend of slashers hard on the heels of Scream had already reached its expiration date, but even so, what eventually became Hellbent remains a unique entry in the first major revival of slashers. And what was once coded in both past and contemporary films was now glaring and unapologetic in this one.

As Doctor Who's 60th anniversary draws closer, the BBC has started to post even more promotional images on social media ahead of the specials' release, and the latest teaser may be a clue that both Rose Tyler and the Twelfth Doctor are coming back.

The three anniversary episodes, starring David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble, are set to drop in November, and the BBC keeps revealing more and more details about what viewers can expect. Following the exciting announcement that Miriam Margolyes is joining Doctor Who as Beep the Meep in the specials, the network seems to be hinting at two former stars' potential return to the series, namely Billie Piper and Peter Capaldi (via X).

Related: Doctor Who's Bonnie Langford Reveals Why Mel Has Returned to Earth

On Sept. 17, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for Doctor Who shared a cryptic image...

Olivia Macklin and Dylan McTee are set to lead Paul Etheredge’s paranormal parenting thriller “Psychopomp” alongside Shawnee Smith, Avangeline Friedlander and Lily D. Moore.

The horror will spotlight Macklin and McTee as a couple who foster a “mute orphan” (portrayed by Friedlander). The child, however, has endured a calamitous past that will haunt the family.

“This act of love turns to horror when they find themselves besieged by a terrifying entity intent on destroying this newfound family from within,” reads the film’s official logline.

Macklin is best known for her role as Madre in the television miniseries “The Young Pope.” Additionally, she has starred in “Pretty Smart” and “Christmas Always Finds Its Way.” She’ll be seen next in Richard Lagravense’s “A Family Affair” led by Joey King, Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron.

McTee hails from Mike Pr. Nelson’s “Wrong Turn” and the TV series “Roswell,...

Author Leigh Bardugo, whose “Shadow and Bone” series was adapted into a young adult Netflix drama series, organized a day of action and “Grishaverse March” at the WGA picket lines in front of Netflix’s Los Angeles headquarters Tuesday.

After coordinating with writers on the show, Shelley Meals and Christina Strain, the author set up camp outside the Sunset Bronson Studios on Sunset, across the street from two of Netflix’s main buildings. Bardugo signed books for fans, spoke to them individually and posed for photos before taking time to speak with TheWrap, video of which you can watch above.

“I hope that [fans are] seeing and feeling the community that surrounds people who love stories. I wasn’t sure if people would come, so seeing people show up and support our writers and support this cause, I just feel like I have an extraordinary group of readers out there and you...

Doctor Who audio drama actor Rufus Hound rather creatively expresses his interest in reprising his role of the classic series villain The Meddling Monk. The character was the first Time Lord other than the Doctor to appear in the series, crossing paths with William Hartnell's First Doctor in 1965's "The Time Meddler." The Monk was portrayed by Peter Butterworth in "The Time Meddler" and "The Dalek's Master Plan," and has been voiced by Hound, Graeme Garden, and Game of Thrones' Gemma Whelan in Big Finish's audio dramas.

While Hound is set to reprise his role as the Monk in Big Finish's Doctor Who 60th anniversary adventure Once & Future, the actor now shares his hopes to reprise the role on television one day.

Just to let you and the fandom know, if anyone else ever gets to play The Monk on television before me, I will track them down and kill them.

Leigh Bardugo has a lot in the works right now. From the upcoming second season of Shadow and Bone set to premiere on Netflix on March 16, to her new book in the Alex Stern series Hell Bent, to working on the Ninth House television adaptation from Amazon Studios, there's a lot to look forward to. Not to mention the projects that have yet to be released. We spoke with Bardugo about these projects recently and asked her our burning questions about her book series and the television shows that spun out from them.

With Season 2 of Shadow and Bone on the horizon, a recently released sequel to her Ninth House book series titled Hell Bent, and a Ninth House television show in the works, Leigh Bardugo has a lot of irons in the fire. We spoke with her recently about her Hell Bent, the second book in her Alex Stern book series. Back when the first book, Ninth House, came out in October 2019, the paranormal fantasy novel earned praise from authors like Stephen King, Lev Grossman, Charlaine Harris, and more. However, at that time, Bardugo was primarily known for her work as the author of the Grishaverse novels like Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows, books marketed as young adult novels.

Maisie Williams had a recurring role throughout season 9 of Doctor Who, appearing in a handful of episodes to help progress the Doctor’s journey and answer some of the story’s most burning questions. Williams had previously gathered attention for her widely-acclaimed performance in HBO’s Game of Thrones, where she played Arya Stark - one of the many Stark siblings that fought against political tyranny in the fantasy land of Westeros. The show was a huge success across the entire world, and it was this popularity that led to Williams landing a recurring guest role on Doctor Who.

Williams’ Game of Thrones co-star Joe Dempsie also had a Doctor Who role early in his career as the show has actually become notorious for housing the breakthrough performances of some of today’s most popular actors. Given the episodic format of the story, new characters are introduced every single episode,...

Despite its 35-year history, the Ghostbusters franchise only boasts three feature films to its name. Why the meagre cinematic output? Well, Ghostbusters III – which was known as Ghostbusters in Hell, Hellbent, New Blood, The Best and the Brightest, and Alive Again at various points of the scripting stage – was (fittingly enough) trapped in development hell for decades.

Related: Ghostbusters: 10 Best Peter Venkman Quotes

Fortunately, Jason Reitman (son of original director Ivan) is set to helm a new sequel, Ghostbusters 2020 – or Ghostbusters: Afterlife, if the rumor mill is to be believed – that reunites the surviving core cast members from the first two films. Obviously, we’re super excited at the prospect of a new adventure with the old gang, but we’re also kinda bummed that Ghostbusters III never happened, because (as this list makes abundantly clear) series co-creators Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis had some crazy stuff planned for that flick!

As all of us are more aware at this point in time, Juno and Thank You For Smoking director Jason Reitman has Ghostbusters 3 headed our way in 2020. We already know that this new film will see the return of original Ghostbusters stars Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts (though that hasn't been confirmed in an official capacity). And today we have word from Aykroyd that the flick will connect to the first movie better than any other sequel yet and in a way that hasn't been done before.

Dan Aykroyd specifically says this.

"Jason [Reitman] came up with this idea, which is just so good, everybody got it right away and understood. It will connect, better than anything, to the first movie. That's about all I can say about it, but the two movies will connect, in a way that hasn't been done before."

On a fun side note,...

Randy Rogers lets his imagination run wild while looking back on a straight-laced upbringing in “Crazy People,” the loping new single from his band’s upcoming LP Hellbent.

Though written by Brad Clawson, Jamie Paulin, and Will Weatherly, “Crazy People” hits close to home for Rogers, who had a devout upbringing in the small town of Cleburne, Texas, outside Fort Worth. Against a sawing fiddle, he juxtaposes childhood memories of the outside world with his mother’s admonitions to pay other peoples’ sinful ways no mind — but then stumbles across...

And Goodnight: Levitas’ Debut Works Too Hard for Genuine Catharsis

Headlined by one of those casts that seems too good to be true, actor Andrew Levitas (HellBent; Beauty Shop) makes his screenwriting and directorial debut with the heartfelt Lullaby. But this is one melancholic little ditty that has a few too many extra verses, a bit of overreach rendering it emotionally ineffective. Overwrought when it should be meditative, distending to ungainly subplots when it should be reigning in its central familial unit, only a kernel of the dramatic potential remains. However, there’s nary a moment where we’re persuaded to feel much of anything for the privileged members of this bruised brood, and so it becomes a standard indie drama that has more potential as an agenda driven message film than the emotionally complex examination of its troubled protagonist that it should be, especially considering this was inspired by the director’s personal experiences.

By Seth Metoyer, MoreHorror.com

Hotel Arthritis is an upcoming raunchy horror/comedy from Director Jason Lockhart.

There's something not quite right in the retirement home and inevitably -- somebody starts killing old people.

Watch the trailer below the official details.

From The Press Release:

Hotel Arthritis - Somebody is killing Old People!

Veteran star-studded film “crosses the line” in all the right ways, pushes into controversial territory of what is wrong and funny

It's not often that one is able to see a collection of iconic stars in such a different light, but Hotel Arthritis provides just that opportunity. The film finds ways to “push the boundaries” of what is wrong and what is funny by meshing the bizarre with the fun, the old with the young, and the comedy with its horror.

Hotel Arthritis is a comedy/horror ready for its cult audience about a group of retirement...

Check out the official trailer for Jason Lockhart’s upcoming Hotel Arthritis movie. It is not often that one is able to see a collection of iconic stars in such a different light, but Hotel Arthritis provides just that opportunity. The film finds ways to “push the boundaries” of what is wrong and what is funny by meshing the bizarre with the fun, the old with the young, and the comedy with its horror.

Hotel Arthritis is a comedy/horror ready for its cult audience about a group of retirement home residents living in fear of a masked killer who stalks the halls of their creepy home.

“The colorful characters are what drives the film in this story. We’re meant to laugh with them and at them, both through their daily routines and alongside their nightmares.”

says director, Jason Lockhart.

Not restraining to a politically correct sense of humor,...

Mark Bessenger Hey horror fans. Remember how we've all been complaining about an array of lifeless horror film remakes and bland horror film concepts? So when something comes along that tries to give us something different, something edgy, we should be out there supporting it, right? ....Well Bite Marks starring Windham Beacham, Benjamin Lutz, David Alanson and Stephen Geoffreys, is that film! Bite Marks deals with a truck driver and a gay couple who must fight off a pack of blood thirsty vampires after their truck breaks down in the middle of a lumber yard and it turns out their cargo is a coffin carrying vamps. What makes Bite Marks different is its humor, the way that its characters develop, the merger of horror/comedy/gay indie film, etc. You're probably saying to yourself though "but that's the gay vampire film?". Gay, straight, black, white, low budget, big budget -...

Jason Lockhart "Happy Birthday" is the highly suspenseful tale of the supernatural written by up and coming star Jason Lockhart. In addition Jason Lockhart will be starring in the film. Jason Lockhart seems poised to score a breakout role in either "Vampire Boys" which incorporates elements involving vampires and mixes that that with a story about coming out. He will also appear in the short film "Mine" which has been described by the film's director as a take on "Duel meets No Country For Old Men".  

"Happy Birthday" is a ghost story that focuses on two couples. Their day of celebration comes to a screeching halt when these intoxicated twenty-somethings encounter a psychic and her horrifying prophecy of what's soon to come. This medium, this psychic has seen something that terrifies her. And one of these hard partying kids, will not even survive the night! 

Charlie Vaughn who directed Vampire Boys...

One of the nice things about being a gay horror filmmaker is, after you hang around awhile, you realize you’re part of a nice little club. And eventually, it feels like you all know each other.

I first met Jeffrey Reddick at a cast and crew screening of one of my films. Paul (Hellbent) Etheredge-Ouzts brought his friend “Jeffrey” to the screening, and we chit-chatted a bit afterward. On the way home my brain added up all the stuff we talked about, and suddenly it clicked—Was that the writer of Final Destination?

Since then we’ve become friends and, in the grand tradition of Hollywood, mainly see each other at screenings and conventions. He’s a busy guy, and kinda sorta has that career that many of us indie flick filmmakers dream of—access to the people who make it happen, and big(ger) budgets.

Jeffrey and I...

On July 28th, you can get actress/stunt woman Zoe Bell's (Death Proof) online action webseries Angel of Death on DVD! Following its run on the 'net, the action-packed costarring Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Battlestar Galactica), will air as a 90-minute full-length film on Spike TV on July 25th and will be released on DVD on July 28th. Angel of Death originally premiered on March 2, 2009 as a 10 episode web series on Crackle.com.

Remorseless assassin, Eve (Zoe Bell), employed by a ruthless crime family, suffers a severe head trauma while on the job...

She begins to hallucinate and becomes haunted by her victims. As a result of her injury, Eve is driven to seek revenge on those who ordered the hits in the first place -- her mob employers.

In addition to Bell and Lawless, the cast includes Doug Jones as Dr. Rankin; Vail Bloom as Regina Downes...