Everything We Know About ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3

Posted on May 8, 2019 by heisenberg29

When is Season 3 coming out?

Just before the clock struck midnight on the last night of 2018, Netflix sent fans into the new year with the exciting news that Stranger Things 3 will (finally!) return on July 4, 2019.

Along with the release date, they shared the official poster of the forthcoming season, featuring the foreboding phrase, “One summer can change everything,” and a graphic of the young cast watching fireworks explode over what looks like a local fair. This is Stranger Things, though, and of course Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven looks terrified, even as she holds her sweetheart Mike’s hand, as some sort of darkness continues to encroach on their quaint Indiana town.

The season comes nearly two years after Stranger Things 2, but the long wait will likely be worth it, as Netflix’s VP of original content Cindy Holland told Deadline that “more special effects” and a higher production value contributed to the lengthy gap between seasons.

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Green Book was simply wonderful in its portrayal of humanity

Posted on May 7, 2019 by heisenberg29

Green Book is a wonderful story of overcoming self-condemnation, and the resulting freedom it provides. As the film begins, Tony is locked in a prison of judgment and rejection, not from any conscious effort on his own but rather his circumstances and environment. As the self-assured and self-aware character of Dr. Shirley is introduced into Tony’s life, Tony embarks on a journey of self-discovery in which he is forced to confront his own preconceived notions which ultimately stem from his skewed view of himself. As Dr. Shirley helps Tony to see himself as a man beyond his own limiting thoughts, Tony is finally able to step into his true nature as friend to Dr. Shirley. Everywhere in this film we are reminded that people are complicated, but beyond these complications we are also reminded that everyone is the same, just looking for love and acceptance.

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What Does Lalaland Mean?

Posted on February 5, 2017 by heisenberg29

La La Land emerges as a slang term in the 1960s. It apparently comes from la-la as an imitation for the sound of someone who’s “crazy,” and land imagines a fictional, far-off place one goes to in such a state.

We also see la la as nonsense words used to drown out a person saying something someone doesn’t want to hear, associated with the gesture of plugging the ears with the fingers, thereby blocking out reality. This la la may have influence lalaland.

La La Land started being used in the late 1970s and early 80s as a nickname for Los Angeles, California, specifically to refer to Hollywood. It puns on the city’s common abbreviation as LA and comments on the cinematic illusions made by its film industry—as well as the enchantment of fame and the “out of touch” lives of its celebrities.

Paris, France was called Lalaland in the 1920s, based on the French-sounding exclamation of excitement ooh la la, but this earlier use appears to have little bearing on the later nickname for LA.

La La Land came into prominence with the 2016 award-winning musical romantic-comedy film La La Land. It follows the romance of struggling artists Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) as they try to make it in Hollywood. The film’s pursuit of dreams, blissful romance, and LA setting inspired its title. It gained even more notoriety due to the 2017 Oscars snafu, where La La Land was announced as best picture when it was actually Moonlight.

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Golden Globes: How Jimmy Fallon Pulled Off That Cameo-Packed ‘La La Land’ Opening

Posted on January 10, 2017 by heisenberg29

The musical’s choreographer tells THR of getting starstruck by the ‘Stranger Things’ cast, mapping Fallon’s “raunchy waltz” with Justin Timberlake and often being confused with the ‘This Is Us’ actress of the same name.

From the very beginning, the Golden Globes were all about La La Land. Sunday night’s awards show kicked off with an elaborate pre-taped musical number that was a recreation of the Lionsgate film’s opening song-and-dance, as host Jimmy Fallon navigated a red-carpet traffic jam with Lion’s Nicole Kidman, Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington, the cast of Stranger Things and Courtney B. Vance, Sterling K. Brown, John Travolta and Sarah Paulson of The People v. O.J. Simpson. Some cameos were made in character — Westworld’s Evan Rachel Wood powered down in her blue dress, while the hooded Rami Malek of Mr. Robot hacked the Tonight Show host’s hard drive — while others paid tribute to their roles, as Arrival’s Amy Adams was backed by dancers in HAZMAT suits.

How did the sunny, star-studded segment come together? “It was a bit of a scramble to get everyone cast, but if Jimmy Fallon calls, it’s like, ‘Of course,’” La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore tells The Hollywood Reporter of mapping the five-minute cold open, which was written and directed by The Tonight Show’s Dan Opsal and shot by the film’s steadicam operator Ari Robbins.

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‘Breaking Bad’ Movie Is a Sequel Starring Aaron Paul and Will Air on AMC and Netflix

Posted on July 22, 2016 by heisenberg29

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the feature-length movie will be a sequel revolving around Aaron Paul, who will reprise his Emmy-winning role as Jesse Pinkman. Sources also confirm that Netflix will have first-run rights to the top-secret project, which will then air on AMC. (Representatives for AMC, Netflix and producers Sony Pictures TV all declined to comment.)

As THR previously reported, the Breaking Bad movie will be written by original series creator Vince Gilligan, who will executive produce the project alongside franchise collaborators Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein. Gilligan, sources say, will direct the film, which will follow the escape of a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom.