Month: November 2020

December’s streaming schedule is loaded with big-name movies and highly anticipated series, providing a bit of dilemma for consumers on a budget. Besides a slate of buzz-worthy series and likely Oscar contenders coming to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, the additions of Pixar’s “Soul” on Disney+, “Wonder Woman 1984” on HBO Max and “The Stand” on CBS All Access may make splurging on an extra service or two worthwhile, at least for a month. As this column has previously mentioned, consumers can take full advantage of cord-cutting by capitalizing on the ability to add and drop streaming services each month, and all it takes is good planning. Remember, a billing cycle starts when you sign up, not necessarily at the beginning of each month. Consumers can also take advantage of deal...

Horror films Rob Reiner’s entertaining adaptation of Stephen King’s darkly funny novel remains horribly effective thanks in large part to a never-better Kathy Bates Mon 30 Nov 2020 10.38 EST “I’m your number one fan.”Innocent compliment or deranged admission? Thanks to Annie Wilkes, the wild-eyed, romantic potboiler-loving villain of Misery, the expression will always come off a bit creepy. Perhaps that’s unavoidable these days given the rise of toxic fandoms, yet before internet echo chambers bred hyper-obsessives en masse, Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of the Stephen King novel plumbed the horrors of unhinged celebrity worship.Home Alone at 30: how the unlikely Christmas comedy has enduredThirty years later Misery is memorable enough as a brisk two-hander willing to get loony, though ...

Forever a mystery. Image: AMC For folks living in the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead, only three things matter: How do I survive, how can we fix this...and why is this happening? The last question might seem like the easiest one to answer, but it’s something TWD’s chief content officer Scott Gimple says we may never know. Gimple discussed the overall likelihood of learning the source of the zombie apocalypse in any of the current or future The Walking Dead series while speaking with Insider recently. “I think we could get hints in different directions,” Gimple said. “I don’t think we’re going to give it to you with certainty anytime soon.” This comes after fans noted that a recent episode of The Walking Dead: World Beyond had a soldier discussing the rumor that the virus had “start...

Following Princess Diana’s separation from Prince Charles, it was expected she she would set forth on remarrying again.  While many believed that her last boyfriend Dodi Fayed was the lucky man, royal biographer Howard Hodgson dismissed the claim. Writing in his book Charles — The Man Who Will Be King, he revealed that Diana had ruled out the option of walking down the aisle with him once more. It is pertinent to mention that Diana and Dodi died in the same car crash in Paris in 1997. "On August 30 she was more explicit in a conversation with Lady Annabel Goldsmith when she claimed that she needed a new marriage like a ‘bad rash on her face’," he wrote. Diana's claim indicated her opinion of Dodi just before her death and it was not the first instance where she was dismissive...

<!-- Kate Middleton's favourite emojis! Duchess accidentally revealed she's a fan of the swearing face and cucumber symbols when she flashed her phone to the camera during Early Years video Kate Middleton, 38, exposed most used emojis during recent 'Early Years' video Showed iPhone 10 to camera as she thanked those who had sent in questions  Showed two girls holding hands, cucumber and swearing face among most used  By Chloe Morgan For Mailonline Published: 07:26 EST, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 09:52 EST, 30 November 2020 The Duchess of Cambridge accidentally revealed she's a fan of the swearing face and cucumber emojis during her latest 'Early Years' video. Kate Middleton, 38, could be seen flashing her iPhone 10 to the camera...

Britain's culture secretary said Sunday that the popular Netflix series "The Crown" should include a disclaimer at the beginning of each episode explaining it is not "fact." The show is based on the lives of the British royal family, but the latest season is set during the 1980s, and many of the main characters are still alive.  "It's a beautifully produced work of fiction, so as with other TV productions, Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that," culture secretary Oliver Dowden told the Mail on Sunday. "Without this, I fear a generation of viewers who did not live through these events may mistake fiction for fact." Dowden said he plans to write a letter to Netflix. The latest season of "The Crown" has shown a warning before certain episodes about its portraya...