archiveDecember 2020

At the midway point of the 1990s, new artists stepped up to join the Class of '89 (Garth Brooks, Lorrie Morgan, Alan Jackson, Clint Black and Travis Tritt) and established legends (the Highwaymen, George Strait) in the mainstream as country music veered toward the pop-friendly approach still heard on commercial radio.Within...

Technically, the synopsis, published by Kaiju News Outlet on Twitter, is for the novelization of the upcoming movie. The book is set to hit shelves in May, just a few days after the movie arrives both in theaters and on HBO Max, but it does give us an idea of...

Nineties band Eve 6 has just one question for the various celebrities of Twitter: “Do you like the heart in a blender song?” Frontman Max Collins is referring, of course, to the band’s 1998 hit, “Inside Out,” which he also admits he was a virgin at the time of writing...

According to Bradley Pierce in the same interview, this seemingly small kindness may have been larger than it appears. Pierce explains that by insisting the kids be sent home instead of spending more time filming in the water, Robin Williams cost the production around $100,000. Williams spoke out when not...

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links.The Star Wars franchise is in a unique place right now, as the Skywalker Saga ended a year ago with The Rise of Skywalker. And while the galaxy far,...

This post contains spoilers for The Flight Attendant, whose finale is now available on HBO Max. Back when I used to travel to places in the before time, I would greet the sound of the plane’s wheels touching down on the runway with an exhalation and a little smile. I...

I used to ask Roger, I said, ‘Look, how do you decide where you’re going to do the next, what the next Bond film is going to be?’ Because they were running out of books, of course. He said, ‘Oh, we get together and decide where we want to have...

Again, this new deal between Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment hasn’t been cemented yet, but if it is, Dune will revert to a traditional release, which should please director Denis Villenueve. Describing Dune as the “best movie” he’s ever made," the filmmaker said that his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal...

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden joined Stephen Colbert for an extensive interview on The Late Show Thursday, December 17th. The interview began with a one-on-one with the president-elect, in which Biden spoke about his hopes for unity and said he understood that many Republicans were currently...

A review of The Mandalorian Season Two finale, “The Rescue,” coming up just as soon as the Quacta calls the Stifling slimy… The Mandalorian is a show made for children. Or, in some cases, for inner children. There’s long been an elegant simplicity to how Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, and...

Jim Carrey, who portrayed Joe Biden on the first six episodes of this season of Saturday Night Live, announced Saturday that his term impersonating the president-elect has come to an end. “Though my term was only meant to be 6 weeks, I was thrilled to be elected as your SNL...

Vice President Mike Pence’s live and public receiving of the Covid-19 vaccine was the focus of Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open, which also featured the return of Maya Rudolph’s Kamala Harris and the debut of the series’ new Joe Biden portrayer. “Hello, thank you. I’m sure all Americans are...

For Saturday Night Live’s final episode of 2020 — and one of the final episodes before Joe Biden’s inauguration — Weekend Update looked back at both the lowlights and comedic highlights of Donald Trump’s presidency with a montage soundtracked by Semisonic’s “Closing Time.” “Barring a reverse Christmas miracle, this is...

The White Stripes dropped a 90-minute Yule log video on Tuesday set to songs from the band’s recently released Greatest Hits compilation album — along with acoustic tracks, B-sides, and the band’s Christmas tune “Candy Cane Children.” The video, directed by Noah Sterling, features several looping animations ranging from a...