Movies

2024 marks a significant shift in the broadcast news landscape as Hoda Kotb will spend her entire final year working at Today, according to the upcoming TV schedule. Kotb revealed last month that she plans to depart the morning show early in 2025, leaving fans emotional about the longtime host’s departure. As we prepare to bid farewell to Kotb after her impressive 15-year tenure with the program, Kotb has given fans a sneak peek into her upcoming chapter – and I can’t wait to see what lies ahead!

As a gamer, I’m not exactly fearless when it comes to horror or thriller movies. I tend to tread cautiously among the upcoming releases, aiming to avoid any potential nightmares. Yet, curiosity often gets the better of me, and that was the case with Anna Kendrick’s true crime thriller, “Woman of the Hour,” which appeared on Netflix’s 2024 lineup. Little did I suspect that this film would turn out to be the scariest movie I’ve watched in this entire year. I believe it’s crucial to discuss why this unexpectedly terrifying experience left such an impact on me.

The central antagonist in Stephen King’s novel “It” is extraordinarily versatile, capable of materializing a child’s deepest nightmares. Ranging from its preferred form as Pennywise the Dancing Clown to a colossal spider, this entity assumed numerous terrifying shapes across the book. Not every incarnation of Pennywise was included in the film versions of the story.

An experienced cinematographer and fight coordinator can transform even an ordinary martial artist into an impressive one on screen. But when performers have real-life martial arts backgrounds, viewers will find the action sequences more authentic and thrilling. Simultaneously, not every skilled martial artist excels at acting, and it takes a unique blend of on-screen charisma to go from the arena (ring, octagon, mat) to TV and movie sets.

In a career that spans both acting and directing, Clint Eastwood has made an indelible mark on Hollywood. From being a familiar figure in Western films to a director whose work continues to impress, his journey in Tinseltown is remarkable. With his upcoming film, “Juror #2,” set to release soon, he remains one of the few from Hollywood’s Golden Age still active. A career as extensive as Eastwood’s doesn’t come without attracting some industry critique. During the promotion of “Miracle at St Anna,” director Spike Lee voiced his concerns over the lack of racial diversity in Eastwood’s war movies, specifically “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Flags of Our Fathers.