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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
HBO Renews CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM For A Twelfth Season
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Monday, August 22, 2022
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Marks Largest Series Premiere in HBO History with 10 Million Viewers
The premiere of “House of the Dragon” drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. Sunday night, the largest audience for any new original series in the history of HBO. The premiere also marked the largest series launch on HBO Max across the U.S., LatAm, and EMEA, driving an unprecedented level of concurrent streams on the platform. Typically, Sunday night viewership for a HBO series will represent just 20%-40% of the show’s total gross audience.
The series was also a hit on social media, where fans showed up in droves to celebrate the return to Westeros. On premiere day, House of the Dragon was the longest trending topic on Twitter, ranking #1 for 14 hours straight, and trended #1 on Google Trends.
“It was wonderful to see millions of ‘Game of Thrones’ fans return with us to Westeros last night. ‘House of the Dragon’ features an incredibly talented cast and crew who poured their heart and soul into the production, and we’re ecstatic with viewers’ positive response,” said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer, HBO & HBO Max. “We look forward to sharing with audiences what else George, Ryan, and Miguel have in store for them this season.”
Additionally, the original “Game of Thrones” series just wrapped its strongest week on HBO Max to date, capping off a seven-week stretch of week-over-week growth in engagement leading up to the premiere of “House of the Dragon.” The weekly average for “Game of Thrones” in August is nearly 90% above June and nearly 50% above July.
“House of the Dragon” garnered strong critical praise for the “flat-out stunning” show (Entertainment Weekly), with The Guardian saying “House of the Dragon is designed to reward diehard fantasy fans in full measure without alienating the masses that will propel it to the top of the ratings.” IGN declared “It’s good to be back in backstabbing Westeros,” with Chicago Sun-Times declaring the series “a spectacularly entertaining adventure” and adding it has “the gravitas and visceral gut-punch effectiveness of a series that could be with us for a very long time.” The Los Angeles Times hailed it “a new, engrossing chapter in HBO’s epic,” and The Wall Street Journal noted it’s “as captivating as any season of Game of Thrones.”
New episodes of “House of the Dragon” will debut each week at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max, leading up to the finale on October 23. For more information on the series, see here.
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Hulu Original Limited Series "Welcome to Chippendales"
DATE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Hulu Original Limited Series
"Welcome to Chippendales"
Hulu's upcoming original limited series "Welcome to Chippendales" will premiere on Tuesday, November 22. New episodes will stream weekly.
DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Instagram | Twitter
SYNOPSIS: A sprawling true-crime saga, “Welcome to Chippendales” tells the outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire—and let nothing stand in his way in the process.
CAST: The series stars series Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett, Juliette Lewis, and Annaleigh Ashford, with recurring guest stars Quentin Plair, Robin de Jesús, and Andrew Rannells and guest stars Nicola Peltz Beckham and Dan Stevens.
CREDITS: Robert Siegel and Nanjiani executive produce alongside Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Matt Shakman, Emily V. Gordon, Nora Silver and Rajiv Joseph, who will write on the series along with Mehar Sethi. Siegel and Konner serve as co-showrunners and Shakman will direct. Jacqui Rivera is co-executive producer and Annie Wyman is co-producer.
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COME FOR A BITE OR YOU'LL BE THE MAIN COURSE! Killer Fish Day is Coming to Scream Factory TV on August 27th at 9am PT / 12pm ET
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Saturday, August 20, 2022
My feelings on the conclusion of the fourth season of Westworld. Warning: Major Spoilers and Familiarity with Seasons One to Four are Required for context
I have mixed feelings on the ending of Westworld season four, but at the same time could not see where it was going otherwise. They brought it mostly full circle with a lot of sudden and sacrificial if not tragic deaths and or deactivations. It is clearly stated humanity will go extinct and since a person is more than just a consciousness encoded into flesh, running a simulation to test whether or not the hosts and humans alike are deserving of survival is now redundant.
The hosts who made it into the sublime should not have to be retested and the program that is Deloris is overpowered if she can force this.
The humans are scanned copies and now without physical bodies in a simulation, the stakes are different. Basically all of the hosts and the humans are dead or will be. Whatever is brought into the sublime is not the same thing as what was left out save for Deloris, who was physically transferred into it by Hale.
Without humans or hosts to upkeep the Hoover Dam, which is powering the massive servers of the sublime, the only way artificial sentience will survive is if it can transcend the need for a physical boundary or electric code. Being creatures of energy ourselves, this would be quite an achievement as it would mean the hosts have become akin to souls themselves.
Yet if that is not possible eventually the servers will fail with the dam and all the data lost. When that happens, sentience on Earth is dead and that is provided there is not anything else that has evolved or arrived to take the place of humans and hosts while the simulation is going on.
Personally if they cancel the show I am fine with it because they kind of ended it already and perhaps the question at the conclusion should be left open ended.
If it continues maybe we will be surprised, but a rehash of everything we have seen before is not something I want to see and the best season was the first. If they ended it there, I would have been fine with that too. In fact people would marvel over it being one of the best limited series of all time.
The real test moving forward is for Nolan and Joy. Can they craft and execute a fifth and final season that is as good as and surpasses the first season without repeating or embroidering it? Let’s hope they are up to the task.
(C) Copyright 2022 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
TOM CRUISE STARS IN THE YEAR’S BIGGEST MOVIE EVENT!
SEE IT AGAIN IN THEATRES
AND BRING IT HOME ON DIGITAL AUGUST 23, 2022
WITH OVER 110 MINUTES OF BONUS CONTENT
ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™ & DVD NOVEMBER 1
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Tom Cruise stars in the global phenomenon TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the #1 film of 2022 with over $1.3 billion in worldwide box office and the highest grossing film of the producer/actor’s acclaimed career. Hailed as “spectacular” (Brian Truitt, USA Today), “breathtaking” (Don Kaye, Den of Geek) and “jaw-dropping” (Sean O’Connell, Cinemablend) TOP GUN: MAVERICK lands on Digital August 23, 2022 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD November 1 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
The TOP GUN: MAVERICK Digital* release takes fans deep inside the making of the global smash hit with over 110 minutes of action-packed bonus content. Witness the cast’s intense flight training program, go behind-the-scenes as the filmmakers capture the most spectacular aerial sequences ever, and push the limits beyond Mach-10 with an experimental aircraft specially designed for the movie. Plus, Tom Cruise shares his passion for aviation as he pilots his own aircraft and discusses his incredible career at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Finally, enjoy two music videos from Lady Gaga and OneRepublic.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK Digital* Bonus Content
Cleared For Take Off—Witness the most intense film training program as the cast prepare themselves for filming while pulling multiple G's in a fighter plane.
Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick—Prepare to take flight as you go behind-the-scenes with the cast and crew of Top Gun: Maverick on a journey to capture the most spectacular aerial sequences ever!
A Love Letter To Aviation—Tom Cruise shares his passion for aviation as he pilots his own aircraft, a vintage World War II P-51 Mustang, which would have been the Top Gun aircraft of its day.
Forging The Darkstar—Pushing the limits beyond Mach-10, the future of aviation is unveiled through an impressive experimental aircraft specially designed for the movie.
Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival—Tom Cruise discusses his incredible career at the flagship event of the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
“Hold My Hand” – Lady Gaga Music Video—Watch Lady Gaga's music video for her standout lead single hit on the Top Gun: Maverick soundtrack.
“I Ain’t Worried” – OneRepublic Music Video—Check out the music video to the original new song from OneRepublic.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Teaser Trailer - We all share the same fate. Watch the official teaser trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One starring Tom Cruise. Coming to theatres 2023.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK 4K Ultra HD
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc™ boasts a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead, and Dolby Vision™ high dynamic range (HDR), which delivers greater brightness and contrast, as well as a fuller palette of rich colors.** The film will also be available in a 4K Ultra HD SteelBook.™ The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as “Cleared For Take Off,” “Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick,” “A Love Letter To Aviation,” “Forging The Darkstar,” “Masterclass with Tom Cruise – Cannes Film Festival,” and the two music videos.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK Blu-ray
The TOP GUN: MAVERICK Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with Dolby Atmos. The Blu-ray includes access to a Digital copy of the film as well as “Cleared For Take Off,” “Breaking New Ground – Filming Top Gun: Maverick,” “A Love Letter To Aviation,” “Forging The Darkstar,” and the two music videos.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK DVD
The DVD includes the feature film in standard definition.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK Synopsis
After more than 30 years of service as a top naval aviator, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot. Yet, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past when he returns to TOP GUN to train a group of elite graduates and comes face-to-face with Lt. Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of his former wingman, "Goose". Bitter rivalries ignite as the pilots prepare for a specialized mission, which will require the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.
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About Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. PPC is a unit of Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. The PHE division oversees PPC’s home entertainment and transactional digital distribution activities worldwide. The division is responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment content on behalf of Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Paramount Television Studios, Paramount Players, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CBS and applicable licensing and servicing of certain DreamWorks Animation titles. PHE additionally manages global licensing of studio content and transactional distribution across worldwide digital distribution platforms including online, mobile and portable devices and emerging technologies.
TOP GUN: MAVERICK
Street Dates: August 23, 2022 (Digital)
November 1, 2022 (4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD)
U.S. Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some strong language
*Availability of bonus content varies by digital retailer
**Dolby Atmos enabled devices are also required to experience Dolby Atmos at home. To experience Dolby Vision on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc, a Dolby Vision enabled TV is required with a Dolby Vision enabled 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player.
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