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As theBeyoncésong goes, “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM”. We all know of the country’s internal issues, but the cut is far deeper when it comes to how the United States operates on foreign soil. This is what the upcoming documentaryThe Corridors of Poweris going to stress when it premieres later this month. With a release window that makes it eligible for the Awards season, the explosive film seeks to chronicle America’s rise to the status of a global superpower and at what cost the country earned this title....

Folks, I certainly hope you woke up this morning and got yourself a gun because we are so close to returning to the world ofThe Sopranos.A whopping 14 years afterDavid Chase’s groundbreaking HBO mafia drama cut to black for good, directorAlan Taylorwill debutThe Many Saints of Newark, a prequel film set against the backdrop of the 1967 race riots that took place in the titular New Jersey city. With Chase himself on board as a producer and a script byLawrence Konner(Boardwalk Empire),The Many Saints of Newarkaims to tell the story of a young Anthony Soprano—played by the late, greatJames Gandolfini’s real-life son,Michael Gandolfini—navigating the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s rivalries with emerging powers in the increasingly fractured city....

If you’re looking for something fun and uplifting to take your mind off of how terrible 2020 has been, may I suggest watchingRyan Murphy’sstar-studded adaptation of the hit Broadway musicalThe Prom. Written byBob MartinandChad Beguelin,The Promis about a group of down-on-their-luck Broadway stars that rally behind a teen who just wants to attend prom with her girlfriend in a small Indiana town. Loaded with catchy songs, an all-star cast (Meryl Streep,James Corden,Nicole Kidman,Keegan-Michael Key,Andrew Rannells,Ariana DeBose,Kerry Washington, andJo Ellen Pellman), and extremely well-designed musical numbers,The Promwas exactly what I needed this year....

Syfy’sSuperstitionstarDemetria McKinneyis the newest addition to The CW’sSupernaturalprequel about Sam and Dean’s familyThe Winchesters. In 2020, after a decade and a half, the horror-fantasy seriesSupernaturalended with its 15th season. A year after, in June 2021, the spin-off series was announced withSupernaturalalum Robbie Thompson behind the script.The Winchesterswill also be seeing the eldest brother Dean (Jensen Ackles) returning to lend his voice and perspective as the narrator. The show will be set before the hunter brothers were born, in the 1960s, and will center around their parents, John and Mary, who were respectively played byJeffrey Dean MorganandSamantha SmithinSupernaturaland will now be played by the recently announcedDrake RodgerandMeg Donnelly....

Keep your superheroes. Universal is going monstrous with their first big shared universe franchise (unless you countFast & Furious, which is fair enough), and they’re already getting the ball rolling on the next installment. PerTHR, the studio has recruitedThe ExpendablesscribeDave Callahamto rewrite the script forThe Wolf Man, the next classic beastie on the docket. The first draft of the script was written byAaron Guzikowski(Prisoners), who was part of the writer’s room team headed up byAlex Kurtzman(Transformers) andChris Morgan(Fast & Furiousfranchise) that the studio assembled to brainstorm and map out the monsters universe....

InThis Week in Animation News,I’ll take a look at the previous week in the world of animation in order to get you caught up on everything you might have missed. It’s your one-stop shop for news regarding cartoons, anime, and animated web series. We’re talking movies, TV shows, digital shorts, and everything in between! This week’s biggest news all comes out of Annecy 2017, the massive animation festival going on this week in France....

Production is officially underway onThor:Ragnarok, and with it comes an exciting new voice in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The third installment in the hammer-wielding hero’s franchise will catch us up on what Hulk and Thor were up to while the other Avengers were butting heads, and will no doubt play a major role in connecting the dots between the earthbound affairs ofCaptain America: Civil Warand the upcoming all-out intergalactic war set forAvengers: Infinity War....

Time is ticking onKeanu Reeves' return to the underworld inJohn Wick: Chapter 4. In the run-up to the release of theChad Stahelskimovie, audiences have been treated tonew unique postersat the ongoing CCXP, which depicted afired-up return for the former assassin. During the film’s panel, in which Collider’s ownSteve WeintraubandErick Massotowere in attendance, the actor discussed what to expect from the upcoming movie, and the franchise at large, even teasing the possibility of a fifth film....

Quick Links Featuring an all-star cast,Haunted Mansionis a much-awaited supernatural horror comedy that hit the big screen this summer. Based on the popular Disney Park ride by Walt Disney, the movie follows a mother and her young son as they settle into their new home: a sprawling, gothic-style mansion, which just so happens to be haunted by a group of terrifying, undead ghouls. Determined to destroy the ghosts once and for all, the family hires a quirky group of helpers to assist them in their mission....

Before theRusso Brothershad to wrangle together a few dozen Marvel heroes forAvengers: Endgame, they had to contend with…the Study Group. The filmmaking duo served as executive producers and directors on the first few seasons ofCommunity,Dan Harmon’s genre-bending ensemble comedy that ran for six seasons but, tragically,not a movie. As of this month, all ofCommunityis available to stream on Netflix alongsideExtraction, the action-thriller produced by the Russos through their AGBO division that debuts April 24....

In 1983, a fan named M. Varon sent a letter to Steve Jobs requesting his autograph. TheApple co-founder‘s response was unexpected and humorous.Jobs replied with a typed letter, politely declining to give an autograph while inadvertently providing one through his signature. The letter showcasedJobs’ witand unique approach to fan interactions. He expressed regret for not signing autographs but still took the time to respond personally. This incident occurred during a pivotal year for Apple, as the company was preparing to launch the revolutionary Macintosh computer....

From writer/executive producerMatt Tarsesand director/executive producerZach Braff, the ABC comedy seriesAlex, Inc., based on the podcastStartUp, follows Alex Schuman (Braff), a radio journalist, husband and father of two, who decides to quit his job and start his own company. He quickly discovers that success is going to be a lot harder than he thought, and that he needs the help of his overenthusiastic producer, Deirdre (Hillary Anne Matthews), and his second cousin, Eddie (Michael Imperioli), if he’s going to keep his marriage and family (Tiya Sircar,Audyssie JamesandElisha Henig) a priority while he’s figuring it all out....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of The Morning Show Season 3 ofThe Morning Showwas more akin to a crash course in U-Haul relationships than it was about the ins and outs of a newsroom — and for that, we are eternally thankful. In many ways, the relationships in this season decided the many shapes in which the newsroom (both behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera) would transform....