BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the […]
23 Details In “Star Wars” Movies You Definitely Never Noticed
If you were looking for an excuse to re-watch all the Star Wars movies, this is that excuse. We’ve all seen E.T. in The Phantom Menace (if you haven’t, here you go), but that only scratches the surface of all the hidden details throughout Star Wars. The lore of this iconic galaxy far, far away has […]
Harry Potter fans: San Francisco ice rink hosting ‘Wizarding World Wednesdays’
Do you rep for the House of Ravenclaw? More of a Slytherin supporter? Or are you all in for Hufflepuff or Gryffindor? The Broadway producers who are bringing the show “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” back to San Francisco in 2022 are kicking off the Pottermania early with “Wizarding World Wednesdays” at the Safeway […]
Pushpa: The Rise – Part 1 Movie Review: It’s Allu Arjun’s show all the way
Story: Pushpa Raj is a coolie who rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling. Along the way, he doesn’t shy from making an enemy or two. Review: With Pushpa: The Rise, Sukumar ventures into unchartered territory by making a rustic masala film filled with punch dialogues, characters that speak in a Chittoor dialect and […]
Read a banned book
Commentary Debbie Jacob 2 Hrs Ago Debbie Jacob – DEBBIE JACOB IT MIGHT not seem that a US school’s decision to ban Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus has anything to do with us in Trinidad, but censorship anywhere in the world is something we all should condemn. The freedom to choose what we read is […]
33 Secret Details From Beloved ’00s Movies
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Harry Potter is about to be cut. Is the new shorter play worth seeing?
And Australian audiences face their own challenge: should they snap up tickets to the original production, which ends March 27 at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre? Or take a spell and wait for the reimagined debut in May? Over a steak frites at SoHo’s popular Balthazar’s, the show’s producer Colin Callender (a former HBO executive who began […]
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says he’s starring in another video game movie
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed that he’ll be starring in another movie based on a video game. Although he didn’t confirm the game in question, Johnson told Men’s Journal that it’s based on something he’s “played for years”. When asked about his connection with video games and whether he had plans to make any […]
A Mortal Kombat movie sequel is in development
A sequel to last year’s Mortal Kombat movie is in the works at New Line Cinema. The Warner Bros.-owned film studio has hired Fantastic 4 and Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater to pen the Mortal Kombat 2 script, Deadline reports. Last year’s Mortal Kombat film was helmed by Simon McQuoid, making his feature directorial debut, […]
Here’s a first look at the set of ‘The Locksmith,’ filming in Las Cruces – Las Cruces Sun
LAS CRUCES – An unassuming scooter shop has been the main film location lately for “The Locksmith,” the latest in a string of movies filmed in the Las Cruces area during November. According to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office, “The Locksmith” follows an expert locksmith who recently returned home after being […]