An immense amount of on-screen talent can’t save Netflix’s Space Force from crash landing. As a scientist you have a loyalty to reason, Naird tells Mallory. Makes you a little untrustworthy. Credit: Aaron Epstein/Netflix Everything about it, from the character names to the plotting, feels decidedly first-draft. Daniels and Carell, meanwhile, cant seem to decide who they want their protagonist to be. We first encounter Dr. Mallory in Nairds office, sprawled comfortably on the Generals sofa....

We just shot the first episode [since the strike ended], Carell said. We finished last night at midnight and I think its really, really good. Michael has a dinner party and its justterrible. He added that the episode (which airs April 10) was written before production shut down. We did the table read before the strike and itkilled at the table read. Its just been sitting there for three months....

Not scenes, not sequences just single, individual shots. I dont consider myself a movie-violence wimp. (Call it CPTSS: cinematic post-traumatic stress syndrome. Maybe Pfizer will invent a pill for it.) What pushed my buttons and didnt stop pushing them? Stuff involving injured animals, for some reason.Numero uno: that bloody horse head in the bed inThe Godfather. (I saw it at age 15 or so. Couldnt sleep much that night. It still makes my palms sweat a little to think about it....

This post has been updated after receiving clarification from the Miss Universe Organization about what went on. Steve Harveyis at it again. First, Harvey caught flack for seeming to confuse Miss Philippines and Miss Malaysia during the costume contest segment. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images This is it right here, Harvey said, gesturing to Miss Malaysia, Shweta Sekhon. Its not Philippines, its Malaysia, Sekhon corrected, grabbing the mic from Harvey....

Looking at him 9. His naive insistence on order in the most chaotic and nonsensical of all the red galaxies 8. Genuine, unscripted affection for the contestants (specifically Marcus Canty) 7. Restraint in not calling for an ambulance when L.A. Reid did this: 5. Called Howie Mandel a top man to his face 4. Called after Rihanna, You glorious, glorious lady! Unintentionally hilarious promise that during the finale, wed see some incredible performancesandJustin Bieber!...

The Golden Globe-winning Ramy also sets a return date. Best budsSteve MartinandMartin Shortare joining forces again, this time for Hulu. The untitled show received a straight-to-series order from Hulu, as announced Friday during the Television Critics Association presentations. Jemal Countess/Getty Images It will officially return May 29 with 10 new episodes, whichwill feature Oscar winner Mahershala Ali. Season 2 renewals were also given toWu-Tang: An American Sagawith Ashton Sanders andDollfacewith Kat Dennings....

Steve McQueennever expected to make five feature films at once. You don’t always have to do what has been done before." These are very much British stories that have never been told, he says. Parisa Taghizedeh/Amazon Prime Video Some of these stories have shaped the environment that we live in now. I wanted to tell what was necessary, important, and urgent. There’s a real spiritual release," McQueen says. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images...

The opening night film this year will beLovers Rockfrom directorSteve McQueen(12 Years a Slave, Widows). Lovers Rockis actually just one film from McQueen’s new five-part anthologySmall Axe. The five films areMangrove,Lovers Rock,Alex Wheatle,Education, andRed, White, and Blue. Credit: Courtesy of the New York Film Festival Im grateful to the NYFF for their generosity and wish everyone a safe and healthy festival." Lovers Rockis the fictional story of young love and music at a blues party in the early ’80s....

“I assumed that Ryan was going to come in like a bulldozer,” Canals says. “I just remember Ryan looking at me and he was like, ‘Hey, just a heads up. “There is not a cynical bone in his body,” Torres says. Credit: Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images; Noam Galai/Getty Images I don’t think that comedy needs to be sunshine all the time.

Have you been as productive as Soderbergh during this pandemic? “This is a big one,” he said when asked about his future projects. “And it’s worth noting that I never considered myself a writer. Credit: Everett Collection I’ve gotta go back to writing. So, within the first six or seven weeks of the lockdown, I finished three different screenplays. The original was a sequel toSex, Lies, and Videotape. And so I wrote it, and I want to make it....

After careful consideration, HBO decided not to move forward withMasters of the Air. We look forward to our next collaboration with Playtone and Amblin, HBO said in a statement. BothBand of BrothersandThe Pacificgarnered widespread critical acclaim and multiple Emmys, including Outstanding Limited Series for both. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Spielberg and Hanks, of course, first collaborated on the Oscar-winning WWII filmSaving Private Ryan. Masters of the Airjoinsa growing roster of projectsat Apples new streaming platform, which launches Nov....

James Mangold (Logan, Ford v Ferrari) is in talks to replace him. For the first time in the franchises history,Steven Spielbergwont direct anIndiana Jonesfilm. That director could beJames Mangold, the guy behind the R-ratedLoganand last years two-time Oscar-winning featureFord v Ferrari. Credit: David James/ © Lucasfilm Ltd. The filmmaker is in early talks to take over the directors seat. Spielberg will remain attached as a producer. Spielberg previously relinquished the reins on theJurassic Parkfranchise to directors Colin Trevorrow and J....

Arnold Spielberg, the father ofSteven Spielberg, has died at 103. Spielberg died Tuesday of natural causes, his son’s production company, Amblin, said. The director was with his father when he died and told him, You are our hearth. Credit: FilmMagic You are our home," according toVariety. “I tried to get him interested in engineering, but his heart was in movies. At first, I was disappointed, but then I saw how good he was in moviemaking....