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The streaming wars remain a struggle in juggling quantity and quality. However, there's one service that's struck a finely tuned balance, since one can say the best TV shows on Max can also be considered among the greatest TV series of all time, according to IMDb. Now, if only someone could convince Max's parent company to stop removing original series and movies for tax break purposes, that would be terrific. Don't let Zaslavamania run wild, brother!

Whether it's the selection of HBO classics, such as "The Sopranos" and "The Wire," or the highly-rated Max originals like "Peacemaker" and "Hacks," this streaming platform suffers from no shortage of good content. Be that as it may, this makes it even tougher to choose the best shows here. So, the criteria for inclusion on this list needed to be narrowed down to the following: The series received mostly critical and audience acclaim, while...

Kleenex must be making a fortune off of NCIS: Origins. I don’t know how the writers do it, but every episode is more intense than the last. Pretty soon, viewers will be too dehydrated to watch the show.

Between the return to Gibbs’s trauma over losing his wife, watching Franks be the entire heart of the Nis, and a truly heartbreaking case on top of that, I’d say “One Flew Over” was a borderline overdose of emotion.

That said, NCIS: Origins managed a few quirky moments that certainly earned some laughs. For example, I agree with Lori Petty’s Dr. Lenora Friedman, who said that Lala and Randy would have cute kids.

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The 2024 Blu-ray release of Tank Girl by Eureka will let you enjoy this feminist 1995 pop culture classic. The movie itself is in full HD. It looks and sounds great. The title screen looks good and is in keeping with the film. There is a single menu for the main feature, the audio and special features. It is well laid out and easily accommodates all of the elements within it. Also it integrates well with the artwork on the title screen, which was done by Greg Staples.

Beyond the movie there are the special features. The audio commentary with Lori Petty (Rebecca Buck/Tank Girl) and the director Rachel Talalay is engaging. Talalay talks a lot about the difficulties with the studio, from big things like them deleting scenes to them objecting to tracks sung by female vocalists.

There are a number of interviews and short documentary pieces. They do of course.

NCIS: Origins has earned a full season order. The CBS series is the newest show in the NCIS shared universe, Origins is a crime procedural prequel series set in the 1991 that follows a younger version of Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played onscreen by Austin Stowell and via voiceover narration by original Gibbs star Mark Harmon) as he works to establish himself at the Camp Pendleton office after the deaths of his wife and child. The ensemble cast of the show also includes Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molino, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez.

Per Deadline, CBS has now officially given NCIS: Origins a full season order after airing just five episodes beginning with a two-episode premiere on October 14. This means that, on top of the 13 episodes that were originally ordered for season 1 of the prequel series, it will have an additional five episodes, bringing it to a total of 18 and extending its run further into 2025. Below,...

NCIS: Origins star Kyle Schmid teases how the upcoming Christmas episode will be crucial for Franks and Gibbs. Schmid plays Special Agent Mike Franks in the first NCIS spinoff that's also a prequel, focusing on the early years of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell) as he attempts to assemble a team in the very early 1990s. He accomplishes this with the help of Franks, his mentor, who Muse Watson played in the main NCIS series.

In an interview with TV Insider, Schmid previewed what to expect from the prequel's upcoming Christmas episode. The episode, which airs December 16 on CBS at 10 Pm Et, is a really cool snapshot of the Gibbs and Franks bond. In the quote below, the actor also touches on what makes the friendship between the two characters so crucial:

[It is] going to be a really cool snapshot that unveils a lot of the how and why...

The prequel NCIS: Origins casts its Abby and Ducky replacements for Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Mike Franks' prequel team. After the divisive cancelation of NCIS: Hawai'i, CBS is once again expanding its top-rated procedural franchise. This time, however, it is a prequel narrative with the origin story of Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs. NCIS: Origins has recast young Gibbs with Austin Stowell, who will play the character in the '90s, during his first decade in the agency under Mike Franks' (Kyle Schmid) tutelage. Aside from the pair and Diany Rodriguez's Vera Strickland, the rest of the squad are new characters.

A new report from Variety reveals that NCIS: Origins has cast its version of Pauley Perrette's Abby Sciuto and David McCallum's Ducky Mallard with Bobby Moynihan and Lori Petty, respectively. Moynihan will portray Woodrow Woody Browne, the wildly overworked senior chemist and director of the Nis Forensic Lab,...

NCIS: Origins premiered this week, and Leroy Jethro Gibbs was back in a very different form. Instead of Mark Harmon playing the iconic role, Austin Stowell plays the character as he first joins NCIS as a probe himself, and starts his career. However, Stowell isn’t the first actor to play a young Gibbs, as Sean Harmon played the character in flashbacks on the main series.

Now, Mark Harmon is explaining why Sean didn’t return to the role in NCIS: Origins.

Why Mark Harmon’s Son Isn’t Gibbs In NCIS: Origins

In the original NCIS series, Mark Harmon’s son, Sean played the character of Gibbs in flashbacks to when he was a young NCIS officer. However, with the new series solely focused on Gibbs’ start at NCIS, the show chose to go with Bridge of Spies actor, Austin Stowell.

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The original NCIS TV series has been on the air for more than two decades, but some of its spin-offs have had far shorter runs. NCIS: Hawaii was cancelled after three seasons. How long will this newest entry last? Will NCIS: Origins be renewed for season two? Stay tuned.

A police procedural and action series, the NCIS: Origins TV show stars Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez, with Mark Harmon as narrator. Recurring players include Daniel Bellomy, Caleb Martin Foote, Robert Taylor, Patrick Fischler, Julian Black Antelope, Tonantzin Carmelo, Lori Petty, and Bobby Moynihan. The sixth series in the NCIS franchise, this prequel follows the early days of Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Harmon). In 1991, Gibbs started his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton...

The creators of NCIS: Origins explain Mark Harmon's involvement in the prequel series. The premiere of the CBS series is mere weeks away, focusing on a younger version of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Austin Stowell) in the early 1990s. But the NCIS prequel spinoff, which is executive produced by Harmon, will be narrated by the actor and he'll also make an on-screen appearance.

In an interview with TVLine, ahead of the NCIS: Origins premiere on Monday, October 14, at 10 Pm Et on CBS, co-creator David J. North, who serves as showrunner with Gina Lucita Monreal, shared that Harmon is as hands-on as we want him to be. In the quote below, NCIS franchise mainstay North also addressed how Harmon helps out if the creative team is stuck on something and serves as a source of support for Stowell. Read the quote below:

No. Hes as hands-on as we want him to be.

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Dystopia is one of those sub-genres that lends itself to some interesting philosophical ideas and TV show creators take full advantage of that. In the history of cinema, many great directors and storytellers have created some of the most iconic movies set in dystopian societies like Blade Runner and Total Recall. Max (formerly known as HBO Max) hosts almost all of the brilliant HBO and Max shows and some of those are great dystopian shows. So, we decided to compile a list of the best dystopian shows you can watch on Max right now.

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Station Eleven is a post-apocalyptic dystopian drama series created by Patrick Somerville. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by author Emily St. John Mandel, the HBO Max series is set twenty years after a flu pandemic destroyed...

NCIS: Origins is coming to CBS this fall, and fans of the original series have received some incredible news. While Mark Harmon is an executive producer and will narrate the episodes (similar to Jim Parsons on Young Sheldon), he was not expected to appear at all on screen. That has changed.

Here is what has changed and what to expect from Mark Harmon on the new show.

Mark Harmon To Appear In NCIS: Origins

Mark Harmon was going to narrate NCIS: Origins, but he had no plans to appear on screen in the prequel series. However, that has now changed, and it looks like Harmon will appear in at least the premiere episode of the series.

Mark Harmon played Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 19 Seasons. Credit: CBS

Co-showrunner David J. North said they filmed new footage of Harmon for the prequel that premieres on October 14 on CBS (via Deadline). “That was a discussion between Mark,...

Sports movies often have inspirational coaches who lead their teams to victory, but there are also some terrible coaches which span from irresponsible and boorish to homicidal. The best sports movie coaches can be just as inspiring as the athletes, and some movies focus on them rather than the characters on the field. However, some movies, especially sports comedies, have laughably bad coaches instead.

Bad coaches in sports movies are often the villains, like Kreese in The Karate Kid or Hung in Shaolin Soccer. They aren't just bad because they're ineffective; they also knowingly endanger the athletes due to their obsessions with winning. Whether they should be fired or arrested, bad coaches can make sports movies much more interesting by raising the stakes and providing compelling villains.

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Tom Hanks’ A League of Their Own character famously said, “There’s no crying in baseball,” but folks might make an exception today. A baseball park east of Los Angeles that has been a popular filming location for movies and TV shows was badly damaged in a fire overnight.

Along with the Penny Marshall-directed 1992 pic that starred Hanks, Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna and Lori Petty, the park also has hosted film shoots for such features as the 1988 Charlie Sheen-John Cusack Black Sox movie Eight Men Out and the 1992 biopic The Babe starring John Goodman as Babe Ruth. It also has been used for numerous TV commercials, the city said.

The blaze was reported around 11:30 p.m. Thursday at Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario. An Ontario Fire Department spokesperson told Key News Network that the fire was fully involved when the crews reached to the scene.

NCIS: Origins co-showrunner David North has addressed concerns that the show featuring Gibbs' father would be a plot hole. He said that the creators are aware of the canon of NCIS, which is that Gibbs and his father have not spoken since his wife Shannon's funeral. This quote may indicate that the show largely involves Jackson Gibbs in flashback sequences.

A potential NCIS: Origins plot hole involving Gibbs' father has been addressed. The upcoming show is a prequel to the iconic crime procedural following the early years of long-running major character Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, now played by Austin Stowell, though original star Mark Harmon is set to provide voiceover narration for the series. Young versions of other characters from the original cast will also appear in the NCIS: Origins show, including Kyle Schmid as Gibbs' mentor Special Agent Mike Franks (originally played by Muse Watson) and Robert Taylor...

NCIS: Origins will tell the story of Leroy Jethro Gibbs and his start in the NCIS branch. Of course, Mark Harmon played Gibbs in the main NCIS series for 19 seasons. However, since Gibbs retired, he moved to Naktok Bay, Alaska, and that is where Harmon’s character has been all this time.

As for NCIS: Origins, here is what you can expect from Harmon in the new series.

Mark Harmon Only Voicing Series Narrator

Mark Harmon will serve in the same role in NCIS: Origins that Jim Parsons did in Young Sheldon. Harmon will executive produce the show, and he will serve as the faceless narrator (an older Gibbs recounting his youthful days). However, Harmon will not physically appear on screen in the new series.

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“I’m fine with the stepback role and [to] let the [new] cast do the work; I’m pleased to be part of it.

Max is one of the best places to find peak drama shows because they have all the HBO shows, which are loved by millions and millions of people. From classic shows like The Sopranos to the wild dramas like Succession, you can find it all on the Warner Bros. streaming service Max. So, we list the ten best drama shows you can find on Max right now.

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Oz is a prison drama series created by Tom Fontana. The HBO series is set in a fictional men’s prison named Oswald State Correctional Facility in New York and it follows the story of inmates as they strategize and do everything they can to survive and gain power behind bars. Oz stars Christopher Meloni, Dean Winters, Harold Perrineau, Lee Tergesen, Terry Kinney, Kirk Acevedo, Eamonn Walker, J.K. Simmons, Rita Moreno, Luna Lauren Velez, and Ernie Hudson.

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At the recent TCA Summer 2024, Mark Harmon revealed that he is stepping back in his new role at NCIS: Origins. This is the new CBS spinoff prequel that follows young Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he starts working at the NCIS office.

Harmon, who is an executive producer, along with his son Sean Harmon, will be narrating this new series. But, what does he mean by saying that he is stepping back?

(L-r) Mark Harmon, Executive Producer and Narrator and Shawn Harmon, Executive Producer of the CBS series NCIS: Origins at the TCA Summer Press Tour 2024 on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, CA. Photo: Francis Specker/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved Mark Harmon Is Stepping Back In New NCIS: Origins Role

Mark Harmon spent nearly two decades portraying Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. However, according to Deadline, he is happy to play a...

Jodie Turner-Smith is enlisting in The Agency with Michael Fassbender at Paramount+ With Showtime.

An adaptation of the hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes, The Agency (fka The Department) is described as a political espionage thriller centered on Fassbender’s Martian, a covert CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.

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NCIS: Origins is headed to CBS in October, and two more have been added to the cast. Viewers will see Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan (Saturday Night Live) appear alongside Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Mariel Molina, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez.

The series goes back to 1991 to show the younger days of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Stowell), played in NCIS by narrator Mark Harmon. In the story, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by Mike Franks (Schmid).

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CBS has set a premiere date for NCIS Season 22. The network has also revealed when fans will see the highly anticipated new NCIS prequel series, NCIS: Origins.

‘NCIS’ Season 22 and ‘NCIS: Origins’ premiere Oct. 15 (L-r) David J. North, Kyle Schmid, Gina Lucita Monreal, Austin Stowell, Mark Harmon, Mariel Molino, and Sean Harmon at the ‘NCIS: Origins’ panel during 2024 TCA Summer Press Tour | Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

NCIS returns for its 22nd season on Monday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Et. That’s followed at 9 p.m. by the two-hour series premiere of NCIS: Origins, featuring Austin Stowell as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs and narrated by Mark Harmon.

NCIS moves to its regular 9 p.m. timeslot starting Monday, Oct. 21, with NCIS: Origins airing at 10 p.m.

The dual NCIS premieres kick off premiere week at CBS.

FBI Season 7, FBI: International Season 4, and FBI: Most Wanted Season 6 air on Tuesday, Oct.

The team on NCIS: Origins is growing: Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan are joining the NCIS prequel that debuts October 14 on CBS.

Petty will play an assistant medical examiner while Moynihan will take over as a lead forensic analyst. Their additions to the cast were announced Saturday at the show’s TCA panel that included former NCIS star Mark Harmon, who is an executive producer and narrator on the prequel. Showrunners are Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North.

Also joining the producers on the dais was Harmon’s son Sean, who recurred on NCIS as a younger Jethro in seven episodes from 2008-2020, and was the one who first pitched the idea. He was asked to explain why it’s not him playing his dad’s character (the role went to Bridge of Spies‘ Austin Stowell).

“It has been an honor to step into this world to play a character my dad created.

Lori Petty and Bobby Moynihan have been added to the cast of CBS’ upcoming “NCIS” prequel series “NCIS: Origins.” The thesps will join a cast that also features Austin Stowell, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, Mariel Molino, Diany Rodriguez and Caleb Foote, with Mark Harmon serving as narrator.

In the series, Petty will play Dr. Lenora Friedman, “a seasoned pathologist at the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office. As comfortable around the dead she is the living, her passion for the job is infectious.” And Moynihan joins as Woodrow “Woody” Browne, “the wildly overworked senior chemist and director of the Nis Forensic Lab, who compensates for his lack of sleep with an offbeat sense of humor.”

“NCIS: Origins” began production this past Monday; the show premieres on Monday, Oct. 14 at 9 p.m. Et. The series revolves around young Leroy Jethro Gibbs in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS. “In the series,...

Geena Davis did not play older Dottie in A League of Their Own's ending - Lynn Cartwright did, with Davis' voice dubbed over. The movie used a clever trick with Lynn Cartwright to connect the two eras of Dottie's life in a convincing way. Despite the deception, Geena Davis was still somewhat present as older Dottie through her voice dubbed over Cartwright's portrayal.

Despite being one of my most rewatched movies from the '90s, I just discovered the truth about Geena Davis' role at the end of A League of Their Own. As a '90s kid who always loved sports and movies, a mashup of the two has always been on my radar. Therefore, it should be no surprise that I've always been a fan of Penny Marshall's A League of Their Own. In fact, the movie had me constantly questioning why I was forced to...

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It’s a home run with this hilarious and beloved comedy starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, and Madonna. With baseball lineups and locker rooms left empty during World War II, the newly-founded All-American Girls Baseball League brought talented women to the big leagues and fans to the stands. The indomitable Dottie Hinson (Davis) finds herself leading a rag-tag group of players who end up winning over the heart of their has-been coach, Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks). Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell and Jon Lovitz round out the all-star roster. Based on the true story of the pioneering women who blazed the trail for generations of athletes.

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As a kid growing up in the nineties, a movie that always got a ton of play in my household was Penny Marshall’s A League of Their Own. I have fond memories of seeing it in theaters as a ten-year-old in the summer of 1992, and it’s a movie I only revisit from time to time. So, I’m pretty happy to hear that my next revisit will be in glorious 4K, with Sony revealing that the movie’s coming out on 4K disc this September, with a fully loaded special edition.

For those who may not remember the film, it’s based on the real-life All-American Girls Baseball League, which sprung up during World War II, as most male players were overseas fighting the war. In the film, Geena Davis (in an iconic performance) plays Dottie Hinson, who, along with her sister Kit (Lori Petty), becomes a star player for the Rockford Peaches.

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Justice for Lori Petty!

One of cinema’s greatest action heroes is a fiercely feminist freedom fighter captured by an oppressive regime controlling the water supply of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Seeking revenge after her family was ripped from her, the heroine escapes the grasp of the army by stealing a vehicle of war, and ventures across the vast post-punk deserts of Australia with the ultimate goal of eventually slaying the white-haired tyrant who ruined her life.

No, I’m not talking about Furiosa, Charlize Theron’s iconic badass in “Mad Max: Fury Road.

We live in a golden era of sci-fi on TV, where "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" come in multiple flavors, "Stranger Things" is an event every season, and the CW recently wrapped up an entire universe of DC Comics superheroes on the small screen. Fortunately for all sci-fi fans, this is a time where the people who make such shows grew up loving them, and critics who review them were raised on the concepts and get it. This is all a relatively new phenomenon.

As recently as the '90s, TV critics weren't necessarily big on high-concept sci-fi, and the people making these shows didn't always know what they were doing either. Even if they did, producers over their heads weren't necessarily making the best decisions either. Superheroes on TV were entirely different three decades ago, and the weekly format was just discovering the notion of season-long arcs. There were growing pains to be sure,...

A spinoff of the film franchise, “Freddy’s Nightmares” was an anthology series starring the original Freddy Krueger, Robert Englund. Airing from 1988 to 1990, each episode told a different story of a dark rooted and grim nature that takes place in this fictitious town on Elm Street, and now a brand new book will take us deeper into the series than ever before.

Death Cult Press has announced Welcome to Primetime from authors Geoff Turner, Henrique Couto and David Denover, up for pre-order now ahead of April 1, 2024 release.

“This collection features breakdowns of each episode in the series, interviews with the show’s creators and a selected history of the bizarre world of horror anthology television.”

You can pre-order three different book bundles from Death Cult Press now.

“Freddy’s Nightmares” picked up with where the films left off, with Krueger terrorizing the citizens of his hometown and taking his revenge out through their dreams.

The women who starred as professional baseball players in A League of Their Own were really playing ball — before filming, all of the actors went through a baseball boot camp and learned how to play the game. And then, during filming, they were out there on the field. Granted, things didn’t always go as planned. It’s been well documented how many injuries occurred on the set, including Lori Petty’s broken foot. At the time the film was released, though, Geena Davis told us that she’d earned a dubious title during the shoot: Queen of Bruises. (Click on the media bar below to hear Geena Davis) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Geena_Davis_Leagu_of_Tjhei-own_Injuries_.mp3

A League of Their Own is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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Dubai-based distribution and production outfit Oceana Studios has picked up worldwide sales rights to thriller “Tonic,” starring Billy Blair (“Doc Holliday”) and Ed Westwick (“Gossip Girl”).

Written and directed by Derek Presley (“Boon”) and produced by U.S. production company Muscular Puppy, the film follows Sebastian Poe (Blair), a washed-up piano player performing across seedy jazz bars who ends up making a murderous deal with corrupt local police officer Terry Rush (Jason Coviello) to repay a drug debt. Over the course of one night, Sebastian is plunged into the dark streets of Dallas’ Deep Ellum district where he comes across an odd assortment of characters. Westwick plays Stanley Roberson, a ruthless and shady figure whom Sebastian is tasked with assassinating. The film also stars Lori Petty (“You’re All Gonna Die”) as Sebastian’s sister Elise Poe.

The film was shot earlier this year in Deep Ellum, a historical district of Dallas.

Lori Petty's return to Netflix in "Obliterated" is reminiscent of her scene-stealing role in "Orange is the New Black." Petty's portrayal of Crazy Susan in "Obliterated" is both wacky and endearing, showcasing her dynamic acting skills. Petty's involvement in "Obliterated" adds excitement and entertainment value to the show, making her a highlight in an otherwise unknown cast.

After four years, Lori Petty has returned to Netflix, and ironically, her new role in the show Obliterated is not all that different from her previous Orange is the New Black part. Obliterated is an action comedy series that follows an elite special forces team that takes down a threat in Las Vegas and goes out to celebrate, only to later realize that the bomb they deactivated was a fluke, and now, they need to do their job for real and drunk. The series was made by the creators of Cobra Kai,...

Plot: Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy from the creators of Cobra Kai that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.

Review: When an elite team of special forces, commandos, and spies team up to save the day, that is usually the end of the story. The credits typically roll on a happy ending once the bad guy is killed and the world is saved. The new series Obliterated looks at what happens when that celebration is premature in a blend of the team action of The A-Team with the drug and alcohol-fueled excess of The Hangover.

Arriving at the tail end of the machismo-laden action movie boom of the 1980s, Kathryn Bigelow’s Point Break represented a different kind of blockbuster. As Gus Van Sant did the same year with My Own Private Idaho and the Wachowskis would do with their Matrix films, Bigelow foregrounds the androgynous qualities of Keanu Reeves, presenting his rookie F.B.I. agent Johnny Utah as a lithe, sensitive soul who infiltrates a gang of bank robbers not through a projection of strength but an appeal to the criminals’ own, surprisingly delicate natures.

The film begins with Johnny arriving at the F.B.I.’s Los Angeles branch for his first assignment. There, he’s greeted and immediately insulted by the director (John C. McGinley), whose strict rules for personal conduct and mirthless commitment to the job paint him as one of the dying relics of the service’s original, Hoover-led era. The other agents,...

Faith Based actor Luke Barnett is set to star in Teacher’s Pet, the fourth feature from writer and director Noam Kroll.

Launch Releasing will finance, produce and distribute the indie set to start production in Los Angeles in early January 2024. The project signed a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement just before the Hollywood actors strike ended.

A Funny or Die regular, Barnett co-wrote, acted in and produced Faith Based, a satire on the Christian film industry, which was toplined by Jason Alexander, Lance Reddick and Margaret Cho. He also produced Your Lucky Day, which starred the late Angus Cloud.

Barnett will appear in the fourth season of AppleTV+’s sci-fi drama For All Mankind and the indies Tapawingo, opposite Jon Heder, and Tonic, with Lori Petty.

Teacher’s Pet is set to portray a malevolent new high school teacher with a sinister past who becomes disturbingly fixated on a brilliant female student.

Given how outlandish and enormous the "Fast & Furious" film series would eventually become, it's a little mind-boggling to remember that Rob Cohen's 2001 original, "The Fast and the Furious," was little more than a mid-budget "Point Break" knockoff. The story goes that star Paul Walker, having enjoyed working with Cohen on the 2000 college thriller "The Skulls" was asked what his dream action project would be. Walker said that he wanted to appear in an action movie mashup of "Days of Thunder" and "Donnie Brasco." That is: something with fast cars, but also a cop who goes undercover to infiltrate the criminal underground. The subsequent screenplay, written by Gary Scott Thompson, drew inspiration from a 1998 article in Vibe Magazine all about the New York underground racing scene. David Ayer was brought in to work on a draft, and he changed the setting to Los Angeles and made the cast more diverse.

The A League of Their Own film is inspired by the real All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Aagpbl) from 1943 to 1954. The Rockford Peaches, featured in the film, were a real team in the Aagpbl and were successful, winning several championships. Although the film fictionalizes many aspects, it still brings awareness to the Aagpbl and celebrates the players' contributions while addressing criticisms of lack of racial and queer inclusivity.

The A League Of Their Own true story is about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a real league from 1943 to 1954. The Penny Marshall film loosely follows the story of the Aagpbl, which was formed in 1943 during World War II when Major League Baseball was in danger since men were being drafted for war. In the same way women stepped up to work men's factory jobs, they did the same for baseball. The film focuses on sisters Dottie Hinson (Geena Davis) and...

When it came to its box office performance, Tank Girl was definitely a disappointment. The 1995 sci-fi action film, based on a British comic book, pulled in only $4 million domestically and $2 million overseas, a far cry from matching the film’s $25 million budget. However, the film’s been reassessed as being ahead of its time, and now it’s developed a sizeable cult following, based in part upon the movie’s decidedly feminist themes. Tank Girl starred Lori Petty in the title role, and the shoot was a particularly memorable one for her, even though it definitely wasn’t easy. In fact, at the time of the movie’s release, Petty said it was easily the most difficult thing she’d done.(Click on the media bar below to hear Lori Petty) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lori_Prtty_Tank_Girl.mp3

Tank Girl is currently streaming on Pluto TV and available on DVD,...

It's all too easy to miss your big chance in Hollywood, whether it's by ending up in a flop through no fault of your own or missing the wrong phone call. It's a career tragedy that can happen to anyone, and it creates agonizing memories for stars still at the top of their careers. Just ask Bill Murphy about the time he did pick up his phone and wound up with a gig in "Garfield." That involved a mix-up over last names but it goes to show that anything can happen. To anyone.

The good news? Not every movie madness mixup ends in disaster. One star's missed call might be another's golden hour. A tragedy behind the scenes can create an opportunity for a fresh and far better take on a character. Science fiction definitely isn't exempt from Hollywood chaos, and in the case of some of our favorite movies,...

The creative minds behind Cobra Kai turn their attention to Las Vegas for Netflix’s action comedy series Obliterated. The two-minute trailer introduces an elite team who mistakenly party way too hard before a job’s complete.

“Obliterated is a high octane action-comedy that tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs, and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake,” reads Netflix’s official synopsis. “The now-intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and save the world.”

Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, and Eugene Kim star. Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Lindsey Kraft, Costa Ronin, Tobias Jelinek, and Minnie Mills appear in recurring roles.

Guest stars include Lori Petty, Virginia Madsen,...

"We're the only people the planet who can keep it from getting blown to hell." Netflix has launched a fun official trailer for a "high octane" action comedy series called Obliterated, the next creation from the trio of writers who created the super popular "Cobra Kai" series for Netflix. The series is about an elite special forces team tracking a deadly terrorist network that's hell bent on blowing up Las Vegas. But it's much more than that. After their celebratory party, filled with booze, drugs and sex, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake. The now intoxicated team has to fight through their impairments, overcome their personal issues, find the real bomb, and maybe save the world. The main series cast features Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, C. Thomas Howell, Kimi Rutledge, Paola Lázaro, Terrence Terrell, Alyson Gorske, and Eugene Kim. Including guest stars: Lori Petty, Virginia Madsen,...

A former bank robber praises Point Break for its depiction of the tension in a robbery situation, giving the movie a perfect 10 out of 10 rating, despite some of its flaws. The movie's depiction of robbers yelling at customers and making them lie on the floor is unrealistic, and would likely deter potential customers from entering the bank. Point Break's portrayal of robbers wearing masks may alert people that a robbery is about to take place, whereas wearing glasses and a hat would provide more element of surprise.

A former bank robber is joining the cult following for Keanu Reeves’ iconic heist movie Point Break as he gives it a perfect rating, despite its flaws in depicting actual robberies. The movie was released in 1991 and tracks FBI agent Johnny Utah (Reeves), who goes undercover to investigate a group of surfers believed to be criminals. Point Break has generated a loyal fanbase over the years,...

Amazon is removing A League of Their Own from its scripted lineup.

The retail giant and streamer has reversed course and canceled the queer-themed reboot of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film after previously renewing the series for a four-episode second and final season. Sources say Sony Pictures Television, which produces the show, plans to shop League with the hopes that the series can find a new home for season two. Scripts for all four episodes of what was planned to be the conclusion of the series were completed before the Writers Guild of America went on strike May 2.

The decision to cancel the series from co-creators/showrunners Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson (who also starred) comes as Hollywood’s first dual strikes since the 1960s has brought production to a standstill. Graham and Jacobson fought to get the series a second season as Amazon and producers Sony Pictures Television negotiated to...

Prime Video has canceled “The Peripheral,” despite the Chloë Grace Moretz-led sci-fi series receiving a renewal for a second season in February.

An individual with knowledge of the matter tells TheWrap that the cancelation stems from delays caused by the ongoing Writers’ Guild of America strike, which began on May 2, and SAG-AFTRA strike, which began on July 14. The individual noted that the series was originally intended to go into production this year for a release in 2024.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by William Gibson, the series hailed from “Westworld” creators Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan’s Kilter Films banner, who are under an overall deal at Amazon Studios. “The Peripheral” follows Flynne Fisher (Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. She is smart, ambitious and doomed. She has no future; until...

Actress, producer Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap Entertainment (“Barbie”) continue to develop the futuristic live-action feature "Tank Girl", based on the Dark Horse 1988 comic book title, created by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett, featuring a wise-cracking, two-fisted sexy skank as the lead:

"...'Tank Girl', aka 'Fonzie Rebecca Buckler' drives a tank, which is also her home.

"She undertakes a series of missions for a nebulous organization before making a serious mistake and being declared an outlaw for her sexual inclinations and her substance abuse.

"On the run, she shares sexy, psychedelic and surrealist misadventures with her close friend, 'Booga', a mutant kangaroo..."

"Tank Girl" was released as a live-action feature in 1995, directed by Rachel Talalay, starring Lori Petty, Ice-t and Naomi Watts.

Robbie's LuckyChap Entertainment is noted for the features, "I, Tonya", "Terminal", "Harley Quinn: Birds Of Prey" and the blockbuster hit "Barbie".

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Temuera Morrison stars as Frank, a local mobster in the upcoming action-thriller Sons of Summer, on the hunt for a surfer and his friends after they steal heroin from him. The movie puts a twist on the Point Break formula by having the central character, Sean, be a surfer who makes a major mistake, rather than an undercover agent. Sons of Summer offers a mix of beachfront action, surfing stunts, and crime, promising excitement for audiences who miss the days of watching Reeves and Swayze ride the Southern California coast.

Temuera Morrison is bringing his imposing persona to the Australian ocean side in an exclusive Sons of Summer clip. Morrison stars in the upcoming action-thriller as Frank, a local mobster who is on the hunt for a surfer and his friends after they steal a major heroin shipment from him. In addition to Aquaman and The Book of Boba Fett's Morrison,...

It’s hard to believe today, after Speed and four Matrix movies, and four John Wick movies, but there

was a time when Keanu Reeves was not considered viable as an action star, especially after his portrayal

of lovable time-traveling doofus Ted Theodore Logan in Bill & Ted’S Excellent Adventure.

But that perception radically changed in 1991 with the adrenaline extravaganza Point Break, which

featured Reeves as an FBI agent hot on the trail of some bank-robbing surfers led by Patrick Swayze. But how exactly did this preposterous combination ever reach the beach? Grab your board and catch a wave as we find out Wtf Happened to this movie!

The idea for Point Break first surfaced in the mind of filmmaker Rick King [The Killing Time] after he

saw a newspaper article declaring Los Angeles as the bank-robbing capital of America thanks to the

getaway convenience provided by the city’s numerous freeways.

Amazon Studios Television head Vernon Sanders suggested that the company would be open to continuing their “A League of Their Own” series, despite its recent decision to renew the show for an abbreviated four-episode second season.

“I’m one of those people that believes that if magic happens and we get a great response, this doesn’t necessarily have to be the end,” Sanders told TheWrap. “It will totally depend on how it performs and how the cast and creators all decide they want to revisit it if they do. So let’s hope we get that big audience.”

He emphasized that the studio “loved” the show and that the conversation about bringing it back was a “tough one.”

“Doing a big ensemble period piece, at the scale and level of Season One was both really gratifying but challenging. And we had a conversation with the producers about how can...

Need a break from the summer heat? Before the barbecue and fireworks extravaganza, cue up one of these 10 Fourth of July movies. Some are patriotic favorites, while others deliver summer vibes in spades. All are guaranteed to keep you entertained for a couple of hours.

‘Born on the Fourth of July’

Tom Cruise earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as paralyzed Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July. Based on the real-life story of Kovic, the movie follows him from his childhood through his time as a Marine in Vietnam to his return to the U.S. and embrace of anti-war activism.

Born on the Fourth of July is streaming on Netflix.

‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

In the mood for some lighter Tom Cruise fare? Top Gun delivers a hefty dose of action and romance with its story of a...

Before the SeaWorld Kills movement, we had Free Willy, the 1993 film whose emotional ending taught us that maybe, just maybe, orcas shouldn’t live in tiny pools. Of course, 30 years ago CGI wasn’t what it is now, and in a new interview, director Simon Wincer revealed how, exactly, they made Free Willy possible: a rocket launcher.

“I remember saying to my agent: ‘If I can deliver the finale — where the whale leaps to freedom — we’ve got a movie,'” Wincer told The Guardian. “We had so many meetings about how the hell we were going to do it. It was the early days of CGI so we shot at high tide in a small harbour — and literally built a rocket launcher with an animatronic whale on it. It would fly out of the water and come to a stop then CGI would take over. Like any pivotal movie moment,...

1992’s A League Of Their Own has an iconic lineup of actors bringing to life the members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Aagpbl), and their success didn’t stop with the iconic baseball movie. Based on a true story, A League Of Their Own follows sisters Dottie and Kit as they become professional baseball players for the Rockford Peaches during the Aagpbl’s inaugural season. Over the course of the season, the Peaches face many challenges, both personal and professional, as they fight to gain legitimacy for the Aagpbl with baseball fans.

A League Of Their Own’s classic story is brought to life by several now-iconic names, such as Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, and Rosie O’Donnell. For many of the cast members, A League Of Their Own bolstered their careers significantly and brought them name recognition, but it might not be known what the movie’s...