It goes without saying thatTom Cruiseis Hollywood’s most consistently bankable movie star. While major credit of this success goes to huge blockbuster franchises likeTop GunandMission: Impossible, the fact is that many times, an occasional film or two from the actor, slips under the mainstream radar. Tom Cruise is often considered as an actor appearing in high-octane action films and suspenseful thrillers. But that’s not how he started out. In fact, every few years he takes risks andnurtures his versatilityby starring in sleeper hits and rom-coms....

Like gangsters, con artists are fun to watch on screen, but no one would want to encounter them in the real world. Because humans are strongly wired to desire things such as love and success, these individuals take advantage of the cravings by promising things they don’t intend to deliver. A few others often manage to manipulate established systems without hurting too many people. Over the decades, hundreds of movies have explored the lives of both real and fictional con artists, and among the numerous fraudsters, a few have stood out because of their unique schemes and personalities....

The biggest night in television is almost here, withThe Emmy Awardsairing tonight on CBS starting at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. HBO’sWestworldand NBC’sSaturday Night Livetie for the most nominations with 22 apiece for the69th Annual Emmy Awards, with the field balanced quite evenly between hit newcomers likeWestworld,This Is UsandStranger Things, and Emmy veterans likeBetter Call Saul,House of Cards,Modern FamilyandVeep. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the awards all night and updating this story with all of the big winners at the2017 Emmy Awards....

Jim Parsons captured many hearts back in 2007 when he portrayed the quirky and overly obnoxious theoretical physicistSheldon CooperinThe Big Bang Theory. To everyone’s surprise, including Sheldon’s very own friends, the scientific genius was able to break free from certain quirks, accept a handful of people into his personal life, and eventually get married to an equally eccentric woman. For 12 seasons,fans watched Sheldon grow, and there are times when he even catches himself off guard with how much he’s changed....

When it was announced that Warner Bros. would be pulling out all the stops for their live-action HBO Max DC output, there was no way of knowing just how much of an evolution the DCEU would go through when it comes to linking back to the history of DC on screen. In the case of theBatgirlmovie, it looks like the production will not only featureMichael Keatonas Batman and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon, but new behind the scenes images have hinted at two more links to Batman lore, with both reporter Vicki Vale and the Court of Owls being name-checked on some prop magazines used in the film....

For fans ofwarmovies,Maxis a must-have streaming service, as the combined film libraries of HBO and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), with some Criterion Collection masterpieces sprinkled in as well, provide several great choices. Among the over 2,200 films currently available to stream on Max are some classic films of the genre, including several from the American Film Institute’sTop 100 Films of All Time. They include war films from Hollywood’s golden age, as well as modern masterpieces by legendary directors....

Naomi Scottis reportedly signing on to theCharlie’s Angelsreboot, which is set to begin production this September in Berlin. Scott is best known for playing the pinkPower Rangerin last year’s big screen adaptation of the Saban franchise. However, she will be seen in Disney’s live-actionAladdinmovie next, which will considerably boost her profile along with her role in theCharlie’s Angelsreboot.Pitch Perfect 2director Elizabeth Banks is helming the reboot, which is set for release in the summer of 2019....

Nickelodeon’s The Splat, the network’s programming block dedicated to Nick’s legendary library of hits from the ’90s and 2000s, will salute the 30th anniversary ofDouble Dareby bringing back original hostMarc Summersfor the first time in 16 years for a special live edition of the iconic game show on Friday, July 22, during Comic-Con International: San Diego 2016. Streamed on Facebook Live from the The Splat’s Facebook page beginning at 9:30 p....

Science fiction sequelDune: Part Twowas one of the most recent victims of the crisis that the film industry is going through, with Warner Bros. Pictures deciding to delay the release of the long-awaited sequel due to the current strikes. But that hasn’t stopped Legendary Entertainment and Hasbro from releasing a new version ofMonopolybased on the popular franchise. Written by American author Frank Herbert and published in 1965, the firstDunenovel was an absolute success, leading Herbert to publish several more books:Dune Messiah,Children of Dune,God Emperor of Dune,Heretics of Dune,Chapterhouse: Dune, and the short storyThe Road to Dunewhich was part of a collection....

If you haven’t heard yet, theFinal Destinationfranchise is returning with a sixth installment. In thefive previousFinal Destinationfilms, the franchise featured an opening premonition where one of the main characters had a vision that a group of their friends would die in the upcoming moments. Thanks to these premonitions, a group of the intended dead would survive — that is, until death came back to claim them again. The originalFinal Destinationis often considered one of the topscariest films of the 2000s, due to its thrill, edge-of-your-seat moments, and a new storyline....

Easily the biggest story of the last week, and one of the biggest of the year, isDisney’s purchase of Fox. The Mouse House recently finalized their purchase of most of 21st Century Fox’s assets in a $52 billion deal. That includes every franchise Fox owns, be it on the big screen or the small screen. That means Disney is now in control ofFirefly. Not to get too ahead of ourselves, but it’s possible that Disney could do aFireflyreboot in the future, should they choose to do so....

It’s a good day to bring a 90s cult classic back from the dead. Well, as good a day as any, at least. Get ready for some defibrillators, heart monitors and Diego Luna with a mullet, because after a very long time of knowing this movie is happening and not a whole lot to show for it, the very first trailer for theFlatlinersremake has arrived. Good or bad, this looks to be a very different spin, at least tonally, to what director Joel Schumacher gave us in 1990....

In an exclusive piece fromBloody Disgusting, co-creator of theFriday the 13thfranchise, Sean S. Cunningham, announced his plans earlier this year to get a reboot of the hockey-masked killer up and running. The news came after the franchise’s long-running legal disputes finally came to a head, ultimately granting Victor Miller the rights to the characters and story of the firstFriday the 13thfilm. While the legality of a reboot remains up in the air as of this article, writer Jeff Locker has assuaged some concerns....