House of the Dragon is inspired by George R.R. Martin’s book, Fire & Blood, which details the history of the Targaryen family. The show takes place 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and about 100 years before A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.
The fourth annual Air | Water event was the largest Porsche gathering in Southern California. Featuring cars from every era, model, and engine type, over 800 Porsches were showcased. The actual number was likely over 1,000 when including cars parked in the paddock and overflow areas, where enthusiastic owners proudly displayed their vehicles.
With Fast & Furious 6, the series really shifted gears, embracing over-the-top action. Think Dom leaping across a bridge and Letty’s unbelievable return – you had to suspend disbelief completely! By this point, the movies had moved far beyond street racing or even the crew’s criminal activities, which originally funded their car obsession.
Whether binge-watching improves a show or not really depends on the type of program. Shows with simple, repeating storylines, like many police procedurals or comedies, can actually feel boring when watched all at once. However, shows built around unfolding mysteries – think series like Desperate Housewives, Lost, or Pretty Little Liars – often work well with binge-watching because you don’t have to wait as long to find out what happens. It’s only recently, with the rise of streaming services in the early 2010s, that shows have started being intentionally created for this kind of viewing experience.
We’ve seen a lot of anime from the ’90s get remade recently, and it feels like it might be time to look to other eras. The 2000s had some fantastic anime that would be great to revisit with new remakes, introducing them to a wider audience and hopefully improving on the original adaptations. Ultimately, fans just want to see their beloved stories brought to life with the best possible animation.
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I was so glad to hear James Gunn give an update on those DCU shows! He said that Booster Gold is still being worked on, which is fantastic. But the really exciting news is about the Wonder Woman prequel, Paradise Lost – he described it as being in “extreme development,” so it sounds like things are really moving forward with that one! It’s great to get these insights directly from him.
For the last three years, Acket’s father has been filming what goes on in the studio, showing the many hours of testing and the technical problems that are part of Acket’s creative process. This feels like things have come full circle. Acket spent his childhood accompanying his father, a sound technician and designer, to different filming locations. Now, the roles are reversed: his father is the one recording Acket’s complicated installations, viewing his work with a loving, fatherly eye.
Before The Beekeeper 2 – which David Ayer isn’t directing – Jason Statham has teamed up with the Suicide Squad director for a new action thriller called John Doe. The film is expected to be similar in style to John Wick, and the screenplay is written by Zak Penn, known for blockbusters like Ready Player One and The Avengers.
Often, simply knowing the facts isn’t enough to truly understand how someone feels about a situation. Stories, especially fictional ones, can help us see things from another person’s perspective. One particular independent film does an exceptionally good job of capturing the emotional experience of being involved in a cult, better than any other film I’ve seen.