The Big Picture Riddle of Fire is charming but lacks energy as the quest spirals into repetitive encounters. Beautiful visuals don’t compensate for the film’s lack of adventurous spirit or imaginative spark. A disappointing end reveals limited imagination, resulting in more exhausting obstacles and only sporadic silliness. Riddle of Fire is a movie that is … Read more
Summary Sméagol, later known as Gollum, was a Stoor, an early type of Hobbit, with a tragic history involving murder and obsession. Gollum lived for over 500 years under the influence of the One Ring, developing two distinct personalities: Slinker and Stinker. Gollum’s existence as a Hobbit was a crucial element in the story of … Read more
Fans continue to wait for details about a second season of The Rings of Power, which has no confirmed release date yet. The TV series, while flawed, still managed to depict aspects of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary work, and renewed interest in the award-winning movie adaptation directed by Peter Jackson, The Lord of the … Read more
Some TV shows are way more costly than others! Just Jared is diving into the most costly television and streaming series per episode. The average broadcast network drama costs $3 million an episode to produce, while cable dramas cost $2 million on average, however, all the shows on this list surpass that by at least … Read more
A California teenager prosecutors say is responsible for hundreds of swatting attacks around the United States was exposed after law enforcement pieced together a digital trail left on some of the internet’s largest platforms, according to court records released this week. Alan Winston Filion, a 17-year-old from Lancaster, California, faces four felony charges in Florida’s … Read more
The Big Picture Peter Jackson was selective in choosing the actor to play Frodo in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s audition was infamous for his poor performance. Gyllenhaal missed the mark by not understanding the significance of the One Ring and failing to do a proper accent for Frodo’s lines. Despite … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A memory once shared by María Consuelo Loera was how her son counted the stacks of money as he started to rise in Mexico’s drug world. Then he would recount the money over and over for the satisfaction of feeling the bills and announcing the totals. The … Read more
This month, twenty years ago, Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings trilogy ended with Return of the King. The 3+ hour motion picture — the grand finale in a series consisting of 2001’s Fellowship of the Ring and 2002’s The Two Towers — grossed a massive $1.156 billion at the worldwide box office. It … Read more
Photo: Roy Rochlin (Getty Images) Sean Gunn has been tapped to play Maxwell Lord in James Gunn’s new DC Universe. The actor, last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, is now attached to portray the Justice League villain, according to Deadline. If the name Maxwell Lord is familiar, that’s likely because the character … Read more
A lot of money goes into producing TV shows. The average broadcast network drama costs $3 million an episode to produce, while cable dramas cost $2 million on average, however, all the shows on this list surpass that by at least 10 million more! We’ve compiled a list of the most costly television and streaming … Read more