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The new movie Winter Spring Summer or Fall will debut online on Paramount+ on September 1.
Remi and Barnes (Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White, former co-stars in season one of Wednesday on Netflix), two very different teenagers, meet by chance in the winter of their senior year, then spend four days together over the course of a year that will change their lives forever.
Adam Rodriguez and Marisol Nichols co-star.
Here is a trailer for Winter Spring Summer or Fall:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 26, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Catch of the Day will debut on August 30 at 8 PM.
On the eve of becoming a NY executive chef, Sophie (Emilie Ullerup) returns home to help her family’s flailing restaurant and runs into Cam (Michael Rady), an old crush who makes her question everything.
The movie also stars Katie Lee Biegel.
Here is a trailer for Catch of the Day:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 24, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 28, the new Netflix movie The Thursday Murder Club will debut online.
Four irrepressible retirees (Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie) spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.
The film also stars Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant and Richard E. Grant.
Here is a trailer for The Thursday Murder Club:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Hallmark Channel movie Double Scoop will debut on August 23 at 8 PM.
Nora (Taylor Cole) discovers the best ice cream and hopes to land them as a client. Her sweet dreams hit a snag when her former colleague James (Ryan McPartlin) has the same idea. Old sparks begin to melt the frosty tension.
Here is a trailer for Double Scoop:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The new Amazon Prime movie The Map That Leads to You will debut online on August 20.
Heather’s (Madelyn Cline) European adventure takes a turn when she meets Jack (KJ Apa), sparking an unexpected emotional journey neither of them saw coming.
Josh Lucas also stars.
Here is a trailer for The Map That Leads to You:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 13, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Hallmark Channel movie Mystery Island: Play for Keeps will debut on August 17 at 8 PM.
Mystery Island hosts a corporate retreat with a guest being Emilia’s ex-fiancé. Old feelings become complicated, tensions run high, and allegations arise when a guest is found dead.
The movie franchise stars Elizabeth Henstridge and Charlie Weber.
NOTE: The movie was delayed from June 5.
Here is a trailer for Mystery Island: Play for Keeps:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on August 12, 2025| Leave a Comment »
On August 16, the third and final movie in the franchise Providence Falls: Thief of Fate will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.
Detectives Cora and Liam close in on solving their murder case and rebel against the angels, choosing to take fate into their own hands.
The movie stars Katie Stevens (The Bold Type), Lachlan Quarmby (The Watchful Eye), Evan Roderick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis) and Matty Finochio (Sight Unseen and Riverdale).
Here is a trailer for Providence Falls: Thief of Fate:
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On August 9, the Lifetime movie Finding Faith will debut at 8 PM.
Struck by the sudden death of her husband, Faith (Paula Patton) spirals out of control and loses her trust in God. But with the unwavering support of her family, pastor and close friends, Faith starts to find her way out of the darkness and into the light, rebuilding her life one step at a time.
The movie also stars Loretta Devine, Stephen Bishop, Nadine Velazquez, Demetrius Grosse and Keith David.
Here is a trailer for Finding Faith:
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The second franchise movie Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise will debut on Hallmark Channel on August 9 at 8 PM.
Detectives Cora and Liam (Katie Stevens and Lachlan Quarmby), who are investigating a murder while also navigating a love story that spans centuries. Liam, who is Cora’s reincarnated love from the past, is tasked with helping Cora find her fated match from their past life.
The cast also includes Evan Roderick (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries), Paul McGillion (Stargate: Atlantis) and Matty Finochio (Sight Unseen and Riverdale).
Here is a trailer for Providence Falls: An Impossible Promise:
Posted in Comic Con, Convention/Event, Geekdom, Movies, New Shows, Pictures, Television, Video on August 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The third day of San Diego Comic 2025, which is typically the busiest day of the convention, there was a block party activation outside the Convention Center for the popular ABC comedy Abbott Elementary.
You can see a video about that activation below:
Next up was a panel for the long-running cop drama The Rookie with series star Nathan Fillion and executive producer Alexi Hawley on hand to talk about the show’s upcoming 8th season where they discussed filming the premiere of the ABC procedural in Prague.
Hawley shared that when he said, “Hey, I want to go to Prague for season 8, I got some looks, because that’s not a normal network television thing to do… it felt like we were making Casino Royale.”
The EP also shared that they, “have an undercover Lucy (series regular Melissa O’Neil) story that we’re working on in the writers’ room right now” while Fillion stated he would like to see Pete Davidson, who played Peter Nolan, return for another guest appearance.
You can see a great picture of Nathan Fillion below:
Nathan Fillion [Photo Credit: Jordan Strauss/January Images/Shutterstock]
The Star Trek franchise was celebrated at the convention with cast members Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Paul Wesley and Christina Chong along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on the stage at Hall H. It should be noted that Anson Mount wasn’t able to attend because his wife had just had a baby. During the panel, Goldsman shared that the show will be concluding with its 5th season, and the plan is to take the series up to the first day Capt. James Kirk (Wesley) takes command of the Enterprise.
You can see a special trailer for season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds below:
And, the first look teaser for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was also shown:
Then there was a panel for season two of the Hulu series Paradise with series lead Sterling K. Brown and creator Dan Fogleman on stage to talk about the show. They screened an extended sneak peek of the new season that will introduce new cast member Shailene Woodley who was actually on hand, joining Fogleman and Brown for the remainder of the panel
You can see a picture of the three of them below:
Dan Fogelman, Sterling K. Brown and Shailene Woodley [Photo Credit: On the Red Carpet/Facebook//Disney/Frank Micelotta]
The upcoming box office movie Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, hit the stage in Hall H along with author Andy Weir and screenwriter Drew Goddard. In the movie, Gosling plays science teacher Ryland Grace, who wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction, but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. Those in the audience had the chance to see four clips from the film, and you can see the trailer for Project Hail Mary is below:
The annual Entertainment Weekly Brave New Warriors panel hit up Ballroom 20 with the following taking the stage: Robbie Amell from Upload; Jamie Roy from Outlander: Blood of My Blood; David Zayas from Dexter: Resurrection; Babou Ceesay from Alien: Earth and Derek Luh from Gen V.
Ghosts stars Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Devan Chandler Long [Photo Credit: TV Inside/ Maaren de Boer]
The reboot (of sorts) of the Starz series Spartacus: House of Ashur was on tap with Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight there along with cast members Nick E. Tarabay, Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis, Jamaica Vaughan, Jordi Webber and Jaime Slater in attendance at the panel.
You can watch the panel for Spartacus: House of Ashur here.
Some of the cast members of the hit CBS comedy Ghosts were on hand at the convention on Saturday and you can see a great picture of them to the left.
Here is a sneak peek at season 2 of Peacemaker:
And, there were these sneak peeks at the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, including this backstage sneak peek at The Vampire Lestat for season three, coming in 2026, of Interview With the Vampire:
As well as the official teaser trailer for the new Anne Rice series Talamasca: The Secret Order, which is set to premiere on AMC+ on October 26:
Also, Entertainment Weekly paid homage to some of the women in the entertainment industry via the Bold School panel that featured Taylour Paige from The Toxic Avenger; Cote de Pablo from NCIS: Tony & Ziva; Violet McGraw from M3GAN 2.0, Madeleine McGraw from The Black Phone 2 and Harriet Slater from Outlander: Blood of My Blood.
The Hillywood Show was also at the convention and here is their panel coverage and a behind the scenes look at them:
Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas and Doug Chiang [Photo Credit: : Eric Charbonneau/Lucas Museum Of Narrative Art/Getty Images]
Queen Latifah Moderating [Photo Credit: Katie Flores/Getty Images]
Then on the final day of the convention, George Lucas made his first appearance ever along with director Guillermo del Toro and Oscar winner Doug Chiang. Their panel was moderated by The Equalizer star Queen Latifah.
You can see pictures of all of them to the left and just below.
Please also check out the following links for highlights and photos of the big event from various outlets:
ICv2 [Note: Part 2 and Part 3 can also be found at this link]
And, you can see the massive diorama of the San Diego Convention Center recreated by Lego.
That’s a wrap on San Diego Comic Con for 2025.
Until next year!
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