This May, several shows like Arrow, Hart of Dixie, and The 100 became available for free streaming. More shows, including Everwood and Major Crimes, will be added in June. On the movie side, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and other titles are now available to stream for free.
Plus M Entertainment, the distributor for the film Hope, announced that it has achieved record-breaking pre-sales internationally, becoming the highest-grossing Korean film ever before its release. The movie has been sold to over 200 countries and regions and will be in theaters this fall.
Apple TV is becoming a major force in high-quality science fiction, with critically acclaimed shows like Pluribus, Severance, and Foundation, and exciting new adaptations on the way, including Neuromancer.
Gucci and Drake’s NOCTA brand made a big impact in sports by sponsoring a Formula 1 racing team and providing the official kits for Canada’s World Cup team.
The film’s strong performance in ticket sales is really noteworthy. It’s a fantastic start for writer-director Curry Barker, potentially establishing him as a significant figure in horror – he may already be on his way, with several promising projects planned. This rise to prominence fits a recent Hollywood pattern: several former comedians, especially those who built an audience online, have successfully transitioned from making people laugh to scaring them.
This league features a new system called Runes of Aldur. It introduces Remnants – craftable items found throughout the game – which allow players to create powerful items using special Runic Recipes. Using more complex runeshapes increases the quality of loot you can find, but also makes the monster encounters harder, creating a challenging risk-reward system.
The cast for Game of Thrones: The Mad King has been announced! Several new actors will be playing familiar characters from the HBO series, including Michael Abubakar as Ned Stark, Maxim Ays as Jaime Lannister, Daisy Franks as Cersei Lannister, Callum Woodhouse as Robert Baratheon, Marcello Walton as Tywin Lannister, Marty Breen as Catelyn Stark, and Edem-Ita Duke as Oberyn Martell.
Japan approaches classic Western storytelling differently than America does. Anime westerns take those familiar stories and creatively reimagine them, using the original foundations to push creative limits.
The new Spider-Man series takes place in 1933 New York City and features Morris as Robbie Robertson, a tenacious freelance journalist. Robbie consistently pursues important stories, often finding himself in risky situations, especially when he starts investigating the dangerous mob boss Silvermane. The series quickly reveals that Robbie knew Ben was The Spider before the show began, and they’ve become friends. This gives Robbie an inside track on reporting Ben’s activities, similar to how Peter Parker reports on his own adventures as Spider-Man.
Sueños is a huge Latin music festival that takes place in Chicago’s Grant Park every Memorial Day weekend. Celebrating its fifth year, the festival, which is for ages 18 and up, featured over 40 artists performing on three stages – La Plaza, La Fuente, and the main stage – with a mix of reggaetón, música Mexicana, and Latin electronic dance music.