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[Video] What We Watched: Fun Clips from the Past Week – December 21 – 27

by Tori Ann December 27, 2020

written by Tori Ann

While we’re all staying at home, a lot of us are watching things online. With the plethora of videos available, and more being created every day, it’s an enjoyable way to pass the time and bring a little fun into our lives. Some of these may be brand new, some may be older, but here are a few of the videos I enjoyed this week.

I love watching videos of home light shows, but this has to be one of my favorites. It’s not set to a piece of Christmas music or a popular song, but rather Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in honor of the composer’s 250th birthday earlier this month. The lights are perfectly synced to the music – bright with the high points, and more subtle when the music gets quieter. Enjoy!

Star Wars music is not known for its lyrics, but what if the theme song for The Mandalorian had lyrics? This video asks that question, with hilarious results!

There are Christmas standards that have been around as long as anyone can remember, songs that we sing and listen to every year… and then there’s those that are just plain weird. “Every Moment Is Christmas With You” by Icelandic artist Daði Freyr isn’t overly weird is you just listen to the lyrics, but the video for the song is were it truly veers off into the realm of weird. The disembodied face superimposed over scenes of Christmas truly is a sight to behold!

Earlier this week it was announced that McDonald’s restaurants in China would be offering a Spam and Oreo burger for a limited time. Youtuber emmymadeinjapan decided to try making one, and was quite surprised by the results!

Elf has quickly become a favorite holiday movie for many with Will Ferrell‘s signature humor, and the movie’s relentlessly cheerful holiday spirit. This couple decided to recreate parts of the movie, with hilarious results! The second video is of them making Buddy’s meal of pasta loaded with all manner of sweets from the movie, and I was absolutely cracking up! It looks terrible, so I can’t even imagine what it might actually taste like!

Director Robert Rodriguez gives us a small look behind the scenes of what it’s like to work on the set of The Mandalorian, and what a delight Grogu is even when he isn’t in front of the cameras!

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What do you get a Wookie for Christmas? They might not necessarily celebrate Christmas in a galaxy far, far away like we do, but this entertaining video posits what you might get that special Wookie in you life as a gift for Life Day.

And for your weekly dose of furry animals, enjoy this video of cats just being cats!

What have you been watching this week?

December 27, 2020 0 comment

Movies / TV Pop Cult News

El Rey Network Adds ‘Constantine’, ‘V’, “Freddy’s Nightmares” Re-runs and More!

by Manny Popoca October 2, 2015

written by Manny Popoca

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Robert Rodriguez the film director and El Rey Networks owner has acquired off-network cable rights for all episodes of the cancelled series “Constantine” the DC comics property. El Rey, which already has a pretty strong pop culture filled line up of classic TV shows, horror movies and original programs like “From Dusk Till Dawn” TV Series, the newest lineup will be perfect additions to the budding network. This will not mean new shows for Constantine but fans will still be able to enjoy the first season of the show, while the DC character will be over helping Arrow on his show this coming season.

Constantine Will Appear on Arrow TV Show!

In a major multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution. The network also acquired Almost Human, V: The Series, the V miniseries, Mortal Kombat: Conquest, Freddy’s Nightmares, The Twilight Zone (2002) and Night Visions.

Constantine and Almost Human will roll out in November.

Freddy’s Nightmares and Mortal Kombat also will show this year on El Rey, with the others premiering in 2016. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

Many Horror fans will be more than happy to see Freddy’s Nightmares a classic 80’s era horror show based on the iconic movies from Wes Craven. Unlike the Nightmare on Elm Street film series, Freddy’s Nightmares (from October 1988 until March 1990) had an anthology format, typically providing two standalone stories per episode, each one concentrating on new characters. Robert Englund appeared in every episode as Freddy Krueger, serving as host of the program but rarely becoming directly involved in the stories themselves.

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October 2, 2015 0 comment

PopcultHQ Explores Upcoming Movie Sequels – Part 5

by April Carvelli July 3, 2015

written by April Carvelli

Once again we journey into the realm of sequels. We look at what is scheduled and what is merely rumor or speculation. We also avoid the DCU and MCU movies because everyone knows where they currently stand.

The LEGO Movie Sequel

We are given a date of May 18, 2018 for the sequel to the hit movie. Positions have changed a little with the directors of the first movie, Chris Miller and Phil Lord writing it. The director this go round will be Rob Schrab.

London Has Fallen

This sequel to Olympus Has Fallen has Gerard Butler returning as Mike Banning who is attempting to save England. Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart also return to the cast. This movie hits theaters in January 2016.

MacGruber 2

As of February, Will Forte has stated that MacGruber 2 is an active project for him and claims that they have a loose outline of the first couple of acts. So this has better chances than a few others.

Machete Kills Again… In Space

According to Danny Trejo he and director Robert Rodriguez were set work on the movie later this year. We haven’t heard much on it since then.

Madagascar 4

We can apparently expect to see this film in May 2018. There isn’t a lot of information, no voices and no script. Somehow I have a feeling that this will be a straight to video movie.

Mad Max: The Wasteland

The next movie in the Mad Max franchise. George Miller has mapped out the next two movies in the series, he just needs the go ahead. Up to two more films are planned, and following the ecstatic reaction to Mad Max: Fury Road, Warner Bros is likely to allow Miller to make them. The fifth Mad Max movie is going to be called Mad Max: The Wasteland. Whether it focuses more on Max or Furiosa, remains to be seen, but I am betting that it will focus on yet another adventure of the title character. Who knows we may see Furiosa with her own movies int he future.

Maleficent 2

Disney is moving ahead with a sequel. They have a Linda Woolverton as the writer and Joe Roth as the producer. Lets see who else they manage to bring in.

Mallbrats

Kevin Smith is definitely doing a second Mallrats and it has a growing cast with 18 returning characters. We should be seeing this sometime in 2016.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

The final movie in the Maze Runner trilogy. Wes Ball is expected to direct and Dylan O’Brien will once again star. The film is due in January 2017.

Mechanic: Resurrection

This latest Jason Statham film is expected to his theaters April 15^th, 2016 It has a stellar cast list that includes Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh.

Men In Black 4

Planning for this film started after Men in Black 3, but it never went anywhere and Will Smith doesn’t seem all that interested in doing another one. If this one reawakens it will probably be a reboot.

Mission: Impossible 6

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation doesn’t even hit theaters until July 31^st, but Paramount is already looking to cash in on another MI movie. As far as we know a writer isn’t lined up but if MI6 does well at the box office we will probably have more information within a few months.

Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie 2

If you enjoy British Comedy then Mrs. Brown’s Boys is a series you need to catch. If you are already a fan of the show then you’ve probably seen Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie. This was a box office smash in the British Box office and Brendon O’Carroll, the star and writer, has already confirmed that they are looking at a sequel. BBC is also anxious to have another hit series on their hands.

Need For Speed 2

Based off of the video game, The Need For Speed movie struggled to win critics, but still managed to make a nice profit. The popularity of Fast and Furious franchise has made the studios eager to get their own piece of the pie. It is rumored that funding for the new film is coming from the China Movie Channel and a few of their partners. No word on a script or casting, but they are in talks with EA Games.

Neighbors 2

Original writers, director and cast are set to return in this sequel. The script isn’t complete, but the storyline will focus on a new sorority house that moves next door and the couple tries to bring it down with the help of a few members from their former neighbors. They plan to have the film in cinemas in summer May 13, 2016

We are only half way through the alphabet, stick around for more information on the upcoming sequels as we continue our series.

July 3, 2015 1 comment