HBO Max axesGordita Chroniclesafter one season as it moves away from family programming

The acclaimed series told the story of a 12-year-old Dominican girl coming of age in Miami. HBO Maxhas said adios to 1980s-set Latinx comedyGordita Chroniclesas it shifts its attention away from family programming. Creator Claudia Forestieri based it on her own experiences growing up in a Latinx family in the United States. Olivia Goncalves in HBO Max’s ‘Gordita Chronicles’.Laura Magruder/HBO Max All 10 episodes of the comedy dropped on June 23....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · William Blankenship

HBO Max is now just Max, and more news from Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service rebrand

Discovery is officially dropping theHBOfromHBO Max. Existing HBO Max customers will still have access to their current plan features at the same price. Below, see all the new titles and updates on existing properties announced by Warner Bros. Max (2); Hopper Stone/Max Discovery following news of the rebrand. Martin and Ira Parker that follows unlikely heroes Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg. The series is set to premiere November....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Sheila Weaver

HBO Max thrillerThe Flight Attendantcan't get off the ground: Review

A phenomenal performance by Kaley Cuoco can’t keep this murder mystery aloft. But there is no escape. Heck, even Cassie’s Imperial Airlines uniform is cute. Phil Caruso/HBO Max Cuoco is phenomenal in the title role, keeping Cassie’s many emotional plates spinning at manic speeds. But I have doubts. Knight), who no longer has the emotional strength to worry about his train-wreck sister’s well-being. A few scenes later, a body falls out of a window and lands at Cassie’s feet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Joseph Brewer

HBO renewsThe Rehearsalfor season 2, giving Nathan Fielder more time to practice

Was it all just practice? The comedian will continue experimenting as his latest series lasts beyond this week’s season finale. Nathan Fielderisn’t done rehearsing yet. Nathan Fielder will continue to experiment now that ‘The Rehearsal’ has been renewed for season 2 on HBO Max.Allyson Riggs/HBO Discovery, is cutting costs andrelentlessly purging contentfrom HBO Max. ButThe Rehearsalhas beencritically acclaimed, popular on social media, and also apparently a hit with HBO leadership....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Kimberly Reeves

HBO says app crashing duringHouse of the Dragonpremiere may have been linked to Amazon devices

It wouldn’t be Game of Thrones without an app crash. House of the Dragondebuted its first episode on HBO and HBO Max Sunday night. The problem, according to HBO, might’ve been… Amazon. Is Amazon the secret, inadvertent culprit behind HBO Max crashing during ‘House of the Dragon’ premiere night?.Ollie Upton / HBO; Matt Grace/Prime Video Specifically, Amazon’s Fire TV. Amazon later acknowledged the tech issues and now says they have been resolved....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Steven Rodriguez

HBO'sThe Last of Uscasting hints at how the show might be changing things from the games

It’s exciting news for fans of the beloved video games. What starts as a small task explodes into a cross-country journey across an apocalyptic America. He’s living in an isolated town that he boobytrapped to death. Jeffrey Pierce, Murray Bartlett, and Con O’Neill.JB Lacroix/WireImage; Amy Sussman/WireImage; Ian West/PA Images via Getty Images Bartlett will play the guest-starring role of Frank, another survivor in this town. Without spoiling the games too much, Frank mainly features in the 2013 Playstation title by name....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Arthur Williamson

HBO'sThe Last of Usdrops first footage of Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey fighting for their lives

See the first footage of the highly anticipated video game TV series adaptation. This isn’t the last ofThe Last of Us. It’s just beginning. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey debut as Joel and Ellie in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’.HBO And fans are already going wild for the anticipated TV adaptation. Then there was the piece de resistance:The Last of Us. “Everybody I have cared for has either died or left me,” says Ramsey’s Ellie....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Angela Lopez

He's alive! Jimmy Fallon shuts down #RIPJimmyFallon hashtag with gospel sing-along

First,Jimmy Fallonasked Twitter’s new owner,Elon Musk, for help butthat went nowhere. Kick off his show Wednesday night with a gospel sing-along declaring that he is very much alive and well. “It happened to me once before,” Fallon explained. ‘The Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon is alive and well — and singing gospel.Todd Owyoung/NBC “I died about 10 years ago on Twitter, so it wasn’t as traumatic this time.” The biggest difference, said Fallon, is that “people cared” about the previous hoax....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 85 words · Ronald Smith

Head Over Heelsat Pasadena Playhouse is a dance party with no beat

The cast’s playing field is limited to three small platforms in the space and an elevated catwalk. The floor itself is filled with more theatergoers, an audience of Go-Go Groundlings as it were. Surely, the intention was to make the action more immediate. ‘Head Over Heels’.Jeff Lorch Additionally, it basically makes choreography impossible. It’s all raucous jukebox musical fun, but here, it never elevates beyond that. Lea DeLariagarbles her way through an often literally incomprehensible performance as King Basilius....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Madison Perez

Hear a delicious bonus track fromRatatouille: The TikTok Musical

You know you always should save room for dessert, right? “We wanted to let people know that this this is an ever-blossoming process,” he explains. He then reached out to Lu to perform it, and the singer also enthusiastically came aboard. Credit: TikTok Keep making because it doesn’t end with Broadway, Broadway is just another step in its journey." Much likeRatatouille, right? [As Gusteau says in the film,] ‘Anyone can cook....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Amanda Miller

Hear a preview of the epicJohn Wick: Chapter 4soundtrack

“I had to have Google kick off the whole time. The film’s soundtrack albumis released digitally March 24and kicks off with the instrumental “Big Wick Energy.” Who was responsible for that title? Keanu Reeves in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’.Murray Close/Lionsgate And did they take the rest of the day off after thinking of it? I’m like, ‘In This Moment?’ He said, ‘Yeah, that’s it!’ The ‘John Wick Chapter 4’ soundtrack.Lakeshore Records...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 287 words · Nicholas Lee

Hear Alan Ruck's idea for an elderlyFerris Buellersequel

The actor proposes a reboot set in a nursing home. Ferris Buellercould move on from red Ferraris to crimson scooters ifAlan Ruckhas his way. “Back in the day, John Hughes talked to Matthew briefly about maybe having Ferris go to college. Alan Ruck and Matthew Broderick in ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’.Everett Collection I always thought they should wait until Matthew and I are in our 70s. Cameron’s in a nursing home, and Ferris comes and breaks him out!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Victoria Davis

Hear Freddie Mercury sing once again on Queen's rediscovered song 'Face It Alone'

Now thisroyallyrocks:Queenhas released its first song featuring frontmanFreddie Mercury’s legendary vocals in eight years. The vocalist died just two years later in 1991. “It’s wonderful, actually. Queen: Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and John Deacon.Michael Putland/Getty Images It was a real discovery. It’s fromThe Miraclesessions, and I think it’s going to be out in September.” “It was kind of hiding in plain sight,” May shared. Freddie Mercury sings once again on Queen’s rediscovered song ‘Face It Alone’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Tracey Wells