At a glance, T-Street Productions doesn’t look like much — a quiet, repurposed West Los Angeles building that once housed a music supply store. But within its walls, a small collective of fiercely loyal creatives is doing something increasingly rare in Hollywood: They’re betting on storytelling for storytelling’s sake. Founded by director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, T-Street is not your typical film ... Read more
“It’s One of the Most Beautiful Moments”: Ariana Grande Opens Up About the Controversial ‘Wicked: For Good’ Door Scene Nearly Being Cut .QN
Ariana Grande appeared on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast for a spoiler interview about “Wicked: For Good” and revealed that “certain people” wanted to cut the shot of a door separating Elphaba and Glinda after they say their final goodbyes. The two characters break down in tears on opposite sides of the door. The image has since become a fan favorite on social media and is widely being praised as one of director Jon M. Chu’s ... Read more
As Stranger Things Wraps Up, Critics Say the Final Season Highlights How the Show Has Outgrown Its Core Appeal .QN
It’s been three and a half years since the most recent season of “Stranger Things” kicked off in May 2022. The first episode of the hit series’ fifth and final installment — delayed by dual Hollywood strikes and the mounting production value of a show that’s ballooned from surprise breakout to blockbuster franchise — opens in the fall of 1987. That’s 18 months after the events of Season 4, which concluded with ... Read more
Stranger Things 5 Duffer Brothers Reveal the Shocking Volume 1 Ending, Will and Max Revelations, and the Return of [SPOILER] .QN
In the battle that concludes Volume 1 of “Stranger Things 5” — in “Sorcerer,” written and directed by Matt and Ross Duffer — it appears at first that all is lost. The murderous creatures of the Upside Down have breached the military zone, and begin a mass slaughter of the soldiers, who’ve underestimated their foes. Elsewhere, Robin (Maya Hawke) and Murray (Brett Gelman) try to bring some of the endangered school children of ... Read more
Stranger Things 5: Noah Schnapp Says Will’s [SPOILER] Moment Was So Big He Wanted to Tell Everyone He Knew .QN
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from Season 5, Volume 1 of “Stranger Things.” For the entire run of “Stranger Things,” Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) has had it rough. In Season 1, he was abducted into the Upside Down and, as we later find out, is filled with some kind of malignant goo by the show’s lead villain, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). In Season 2, he was possessed by a malevolent entity known as the ... Read more