Tag: Sense8
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10 LGBTQ+ Shows With High Audience Ratings on Rotten Tomatoes That Were Canceled Too Soon
Many highly rated LGBTQ+ shows have met the tragic fate of being canceled after one or a few seasons. Sense8 is one example. These shows meet this fate despite their vast fan bases and high ratings from audiences, as reflected on Rotten Tomatoes. While LGBTQ+ audiences have new shows like Heartstopper, Our Flag Means Death,…
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The Wachowskis Wanted The Matrix Trilogy To Change The Way We Watch Movies
Say what you will about the Wachowskis, but you can never accuse them of being timid. From “The Matrix” films to their groundbreaking TV series “Sense8,” these are two filmmakers who’ve always stuck to their visions and created art on their own terms. Nothing they’ve created has been as universally beloved as first “Matrix” film,…
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TV, Interrupted: Sense8’s Globe-Trotting Sci-Fi Adventure Was Cut Short
(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)The tricky thing about opening your heart up to a TV series is the looming threat of a swift cancelation. This is made a million times…
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Lilly Wachowski Explains Why She’s Not Involved with ‘The Matrix: Resurrections’
You don’t have to be an eagle-eyed “Matrix” fan to see that Lilly Wachowski, one half of the Wachowski directing pair that launched the original trilogy, isn’t part of the upcoming fourth installment, “The Matrix: Resurrections.” Those directing honors belong squarely to Lana Wachowski, who will re-team with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for a…
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Gaumont Clinches Deals on French-Korean Romcom ‘#iamhere’ (Exclusive)
Gaumont has clinched a raft of deals on Eric Lartigau’s Korea-set romantic comedy #iamhere which had its market premiere at the UniFrance Rendez-Vous with French cinema in Paris.Headlined by Alain Chabat (“Valerian”) and Bae Doona (“Sense8”), the film was penned by Lartigau and Thomas Bidegain (“Sisters Brothers”). Chabat stars as a prominent French chef with…
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Gaumont Team with ‘La Famille Belier’ Helmer on French-Korean Romcom ‘#iamhere’ (Exclusive)
Gaumont has come on board “#iamhere,” a romantic comedy that will be directed by Eric Lartigau (“La Famille Belier”) with Alain Chabat (“Valerian”) and Bae Doona (“Sense8”) attached to star. Screenwriter Thomas Bidegain, whose credits include Jacques Audiard’s “Sisters Brothers,” co-wrote the script with Lartigau.“#iamhere” will mark Lartigau’s follow up to “La Famille Belier” (pictured),…
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‘Sense8’ Series Finale Trailer: The Sensates Unite for One Final Fight
Fans of “Sense8” are getting something that rarely comes to canceled television shows: closure. Netflix recently announced that they’ll be releasing a two-hour series finale special for the sci-fi drama on June 8 and if this new trailer is any indication, it will be everything fans hoped for.“Sense8,” which follows a “cluster” of eight psychically-linked…
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TV Bits: Netflix True Crime, ‘Lethal Weapon’, ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘Friday Night Lights’ and More
In this edition of TV bits: A trailer for Netflix’s true crime documentaries Fox might cancel Lethal Weapon because of the behavior of the show’s star A new Cobra Kai trailer Friday Night Lights is now on Hulu A Lost in Space featurette focuses on the show’s robot Sense8 sets a date for its finale…
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‘Anything’ Trailer: Matt Bomer Is a Transgender Sex Worker in Controversial Love Story (Exclusive) — Watch
When Matt Bomer was announced as the star of Timothy McNeil’s film “Anything” in August of 2016, the choice to cast a cisgender man as a transgender sex worker riled many in the Lgbtq community. Some took to social media to air their disdain, most notably transgender actresses Jamie Clayton, of “Sense8” fame, and Jen…
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7 New Netflix Shows to Binge in April, and the Best Episodes of Each
Broadcast TV has, a bit surprisingly, been dominating the TV buzz over the past week thanks mostly to the huge premiere of “Roseanne,” in addition to several other midseason bows. But Netflix is gearing up for its own big push as it slides several premieres into April and May in order to make the Emmy…