“Stranger Things,” the critically acclaimed Netflix original, is a television show where the phrase “Stranger things have happened,” could probably trace its origin.
No. 9 Productions, Inc. is filming the pilot episode for a new show based in Gainesville on Saturday at the Squitieri Studio Theatre at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Ever watched one of your favorite shows, seen actors your own age and wondered where they went to school? Well if your favorite show is “Bloodline,” one of the show’s stars has been walking around the UF campus with you all along. Taylor Rouviere, 19, plays Jane Rayburn in the hit Netflix show and is going into her third year at UF as a biology and psychology double major. I sat down with her to talk about living in Gainesville and working on an acclaimed TV show as a college student.
It’s summer, which probably means you have lots of free time on your hands. It’s also Florida, which means it’s raining every afternoon and you have to spend a good amount of that free time inside. What better way to pass the rainy day away than catching some of summer’s hottest movies? Here’s the best ones of summer (some coming soon) with a little something for everyone.
Movie4Mi was created in 2011 as an Android app, but in January of this year, the website version of the app officially launched. David Dawkins said the app was a side project he created while he was a pharmacy student at UF.
Disney took a break from its recent tirade of snowmen and inflatable robots to bring us something more familiar: animated, anthropomorphic animals.
The Coen brothers’ newest feature “Hail, Caesar!” opened in theaters last weekend, and if box office numbers are any indication, audiences gave it a big “Hail, no!” With the lowest turnout ever of the siblings’ career, the comedy only raked in about $11.4 million in spite of its recent critical acclaim. Perhaps it’s because many of the advertisements didn’t map out a clear plot. Spoiler: There is no clear plot.
Bradley Searles never imagined he would be involved in drama.
Rooster Teeth, an Austin-based production company known for its online content, released its first-ever feature-length film, “Lazer Team,” in theatres Wednesday. Crowd-funded through Indiegogo, the comedy features a misfit team that must put aside its differences to save the planet from an alien threat. Tickets for nearby showings can be bought at lazerteamthemovie.com. The movie will also debut on YouTube Red in early February.
UF’s Gator Gaming Club is providing a trip down memory lane with its first-ever gaming party, featuring video game favorites from the ‘90s until now.
Marvel fans rejoice: There’s a new heroine in town and she’s hardcore. Jessica Jones is the most recent character to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a 13-episode series on Netflix, released Nov. 20. The series follows the same nitty-gritty, dark essence the first Netflix-Marvel collaboration “Daredevil” was filmed in, and just like the former, “Jessica Jones” does not disappoint.
Here’s the best way to deal with finals: Procrastinate by watching (or re-watching) six seasons of "Gossip Girl," and drink away your stress.
Similar to shows like "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation," "30 Rock" is one of my all-time favorite sitcoms, and it is definitely binge-worthy.
James Franco. Seth Rogen. Jason Segel. Linda Cardellini. Busy Philips. No, this isn’t the cast to a Pineapple Express sequel. It’s the cast of the cult classic TV series "Freaks and Geeks," and it’s this week’s drinking game.
There’s a new pregnant virgin in town, and it’s not Mary.
Plata o plomo?
Johnny Depp finally shed the pirate get-up and crawled out of Tim Burton’s tight grasp to portray real-life mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger in last weekend’s "Black Mass." While the film was able to resurrect Depp’s acting credentials, it was incapable of reviving itself after a jumbled beginning.
"The Venture Bros.," which is currently Adult Swim’s longest-running show, will return for its sixth season Feb. 7.
Very few shows can walk the fine line between drama and comedy. "Scrubs," however, seems to cruise the line just fine through nine seasons. During its nine-year run, the American medical comedy series brought more than just laughs.
If you’ve been waiting for the season two premiere of Fox’s "Empire" on Wednesday, you might want to catch a special sneak-peek of it this weekend in Gainesville.
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