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6 Reasons We're Looking Forward To The New 'Little Mermaid' After seeing The Virgin Suicides at a somewhat young age, I became entranced with Sofia Coppola.

6 Reasons We're Looking Forward To The New 'Little Mermaid'

The film came out when she was only 28, and that was around the same time her romance with Spike Jonze (so cool!) Truly blossomed. The Best TV Shows You've Probably Never Seen - Page 2 of 2. Firefly Firefly is a space western set far into the future that follows the crew of the transport ship Serenity as they smuggle people and things across the galaxy and get into whole messes of trouble along the way.

The Best TV Shows You've Probably Never Seen - Page 2 of 2

If I lost you at space western, hold your space horses! 5 Underrated Gems On Netflix. "Timer" is the rom-com you didn't know you needed.

5 Underrated Gems On Netflix

Last year, there was a night where I went missing. Not really. In actuality, my phone was on silent between two couch cushions. When I didn’t answer my phone, my mom who lived a thousand miles away assumed the worst — I was, after all, a young woman living alone in the city. My mom called my sister, who lived a few blocks away from me, to ask if she had heard from me. He was right. “Teen Spirit“ Recasting '80s Movies With the Coolest Actresses of Today. It’s just been announced that Rebel Wilson, everyone’s favorite mermaid dancer, will star in a remake of Private Benjamin, an ‘80s flick that stared Goldie Hawn (or Kate Hudson’s mom, for those who aren’t up on their ’80s cinematic education).

Recasting '80s Movies With the Coolest Actresses of Today

While there are some ’80s movies that should never be touched (leave Ferris Bueller alone) there are plenty of vintage movies that would benefit from a reboot with some modern talent. Alexis Bledel as Baby in Dirty Dancing She’s already mastered the bookish, ambitious type with a soft spot for bad boys. The Movies You Definitely Need to See This Summer. Why We Can't Wait For Tyra Banks’ New Show. I am an unabashed Tyra Banks fan.

Why We Can't Wait For Tyra Banks’ New Show

Yes, the woman has some crazy ideas about Vaseline and hair extensions. Yes, she can lean to the egomaniacal side sometimes, and some of her patented portmanteaus on “America’s Next Top Model” don’t really deserve to be added to the dictionary. (“Smize?” Yes! “Booty Tooch”? But one thing that Banks really works for is showcasing diverse women, and making room for them on television. “TransAmerica” will be an eight-part series focused on a group of millennial transgender women living in Chicago, working up the career ladder and cultivating personal relationships.

“It would be easy to focus on the transgender aspect, but this series is about so much more,” VH1’s executive VP of programming told The Hollywood Reporter. The Best of Adults Playing Teens. It might be one of my secret goals in life to play a teenager on a high school drama on TV or in a movie.

The Best of Adults Playing Teens

Some would say my time has passed, as I am well beyond my teen years. But to those nay-sayers, I say nay to you! Some of our most beloved and best teens on TV and film were full-grown adults who happened to capture the spirit of the American teen far better than an actual and authentic teenager ever could. Please enjoy this selection of some of the best adults playing teens in the business. Bella Thorne's New Movie, 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,' Looks Hilarious.

The new trailer for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is here, and it brings the LOLs.

Bella Thorne's New Movie, 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,' Looks Hilarious

Even better? The oh-so-lovely Bella Thorne plays Alexander's older brother's girlfriend (and hangs up on him in a pretty funny phone call gone wrong), and that's reason enough to head to the theater when it hits the big screen on October 10. The flick is an adaptation from the ever-popular children's book of the same title, in which Alexander just has the worst day ever. We mean, nothing is going his way. Disney movies. "Boyhood": This Is The Movie That Will Make Me Die. Every once in a while you see a movie that is so real and human and makes you think about life and death and being a kid and your parents and growing up and growing old and everything you love and hate but especially love about being alive that it almost feels like you’ve entered into a new atmospheric zone, one where your body gets all tingly and then you cry.

"Boyhood": This Is The Movie That Will Make Me Die

Oh, how you cry. This summer, June 11th to be precise, the movie Boyhood will hit theaters and I will go see it and then die from feeling all the feelings. At least that’s what I think from looking at this trailer. Richard Linklater’s new project follows the same kid, a boy named Mason (played by Ellar Coltrane), from ages six to eighteen as he deals with all of the challenges of adolescence, family and just how hard it is to grow up. Linklater started filming Coltrane in 2002, and continued in four-day spurts for 12 years. 12 Funniest Ladies on TV Right Now. Is that laughter I hear on your end?

12 Funniest Ladies on TV Right Now

You’re watching TV right now, aren’t you? We’re living in a pretty stellar era of television, with women dominating punch lines, plot twists, and leading hilarious sitcom ensemble casts. I can turn on any of my favorite sitcoms and I will find a strong and hilarious female lead (including the funny females Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Clair on the soon-to-be smash hit – Playing House on USA Network!). And not just in the leading roles, some of my favorite TV ladies are in supporting roles as well. Here are the funniest ladies on TV right now. 5 Kids Shows That You Should Be Watching, Too. I have kids, and because of this, I can’t always watch what I’d like.

5 Kids Shows That You Should Be Watching, Too

During the penultimate episodes of Breaking Bad, I couldn’t watch them with the rest of the world. Instead, I had to wait until all three of my little girls were in bed to catch up. Need a New Show? Here Are 7 Series to Binge-Watch This Weekend. Little Miss Sunshine. 'Really Bad' Movies That Are Really Good. I like to make fun of my sister for her taste in movies a lot because she doesn’t really have one. My sister has liked almost every movie she has ever seen and talks about How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days like it’s Casablanca. However, there is something to be said for movies that by many standards would be considered “bad” but are actually, in my humble opinion, some of the best hours ever captured on film. Here are four of my personal favorites — It might not be coincidence that as a 90s kid, most of these are from that decade. Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead (1992) Oh, man. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992) One of my favorite movies ever.

For Keeps (1988) Hello, completely underrated post-Brat Pack Molly Ringwald film. Sleeping With the Enemy (1991) I am quite the fan of Julia’s early work and this film is no exception.