Ernest Cline‘s Ready Player One is full of references to Steven Spielberg films, which made the news that Spielberg was directing the film adaptation himself raise an eyebrow or two. The blockbuster director planned to cut references to his films from the adaptation, but the Ready Player One movie crew had other ideas. When Steven Spielberg signed-on […]
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‘Ready Player One’ TV Spot Goes Overboard With References
Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg‘s big nostalgia trip adaptation of Ernest Cline‘s pop culture novel, has unleashed a new TV spot. Some people have accused Ready Player One of being little more than a collection of pop culture references, and this spot does very little to dissuade that opinion. Watch the reference-heavy Ready Player One TV spot […]
New Castle Rock Trailer: Can You Spot All the Stephen King References?
We’ve found heaven on earth for Stephen King fans… and it’s a little place called Castle Rock. Hulu is unveiling a new teaser for the King-inspired horror drama during Sunday’s Super Bowl, but you can get an early look at it here, with The Knick alum Andre Holland playing a man arriving in the mythical […]
Ford just unveiled a Mustang that references a legendary movie car chase starring Steve McQueen (F)
Ford Ford unveiled a new special-edition Mustang to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the the film “Bullitt.” The original “Bullitt” Mustang was also on hand for the reveal in Detroit. The Bullitt ‘Stang edges the current Mustang GT for performance. The most famous car chase in cinematic history involved Steve McQueen in a 1968 Mustang, […]
Hilarious Twitter Account ‘Tabloid Art History’ Matches Pop Culture Pics with Art History References
Everything old is new again. Twitter account Tabloid Art History has been around since November 2016, but we recently spotted a story on AV Club that made us scope out the account’s latest offerings — and they are good. If your life is incomplete without tabloid news and you worship at the altar of LiLo, […]
Castle Rock Trailer Breakdown: All the Stephen King References and Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed
The Stephen King boom is continuing onward with Castle Rock, an upcoming Hulu series set within the universe of all-things-King. The show won’t debut until 2018, but a recent NYCC panel produced the show’s first trailer with actual footage, teasing a moody, incredibly well-cast series that looks like it’s practically drowning in dread. If you weren’t […]
Report: Facebook removed references to Russia from fake-news report
Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin. (credit: Wikimedia Commons/Maria Joner) Back in April, Facebook published a report called “Information Operations and Facebook” that detailed the company’s efforts to combat fake news and other misinformation campaigns on the site. The report was released in the midst of an uproar over potential Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. […]
‘Why would you even go there?’ Stunned CNN anchor ends segment on ESPN controversy after guest repeatedly references ‘boobs’
CNN/YouTube Clay Travis of Fox Sports and Outkick the Coverage left CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin stunned on Friday by making an off-color remark during a segment about ESPN’s political controversy. While discussing the network’s decision not to fire or suspend “SC6” anchor Jemele Hill for calling President Donald Trump a “white supremacist,” Travis, a vocal […]
Exploring the Movie References and Homages in Edgar Wright’s Work
Every director claims to be a movie geek. But there’s movie geeks, and then there’s Edgar Wright. The director, who casually drops lists of his 1000 favorite films when he’s not working, seems to view movie references as a bit of a sport. If you’re not spotting at least a dozen influences or outright homages […]
‘Cars 3’ Easter Eggs: All The Hidden Pixar References Uncovered
With every new Pixar movie, we love searching for the fun easter eggs that the filmmakers hide throughout the film. We have compiled a listing of over 15 Cars 3 easter eggs. How many did you notice? Cars 3 Easter Eggs A113: What started as an inside joke of CalArts alumni (a reference to the classroom […]
