'Cobra Kai'—the continuation of 'The Karate Kid' saga starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka—has been a hit for Netflix, but it wasn't the first time Ralph Macchio heard a Daniel LaRusso reboot pitch.

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'The Witcher'—the Netflix series based on Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy book series, which spawned a popular video game franchise—became an immediate pop culture phenomenon when it debuted in December 2019.
“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Some poems rhyme / And some don’t.” —Dana Venator at the 1987 ‘Jeopardy!’ Teen Tournament.
Few actors can automatically make a movie better quite like Tilda Swinton. Whether it’s a lead role or a supporting performance, the Oscar winner knows how to leave an impression.
“I don’t write for felt,” writer Michael O'Donoghue said, and John Belushi often called them “mucking Fuppets.”
Music preferences are subjective, but there are certain quantifiable metrics that help us identify the best upbeat songs.
There are a million no-hit wonders who’d gladly trade places with these one-hit wonders, which thrilled us for a short time, filling holes in our souls that we didn’t know existed, then got out of the way—voluntarily or otherwise.
Before Frank Stallone lapped at the heels of Sylvester, Sean Connery's brother Neil played James Bond's "brother" in an Italian movie that couldn't legally mention James Bond.
The 'Succession' theme song has a sleigh bell in it, and 'The Sopranos' intro is actually about a woman who killed her husband.
If Patrick Bateman bragged about his pet instead of his business card, ‘American Psycho’ would’ve been a great cat movie.
The 40-foot-tall sculpture is covered in flowers and changes with the seasons. Now it's changing with a pandemic.
Homicidal clown Pennywise's sartorial choices are up for bid at a major Hollywood auction that also includes the original Chestburster prop from 1979's 'Alien.'
Many of Jack Kerouac's novels drew details from his own life. Here's what you need to know about the author of 'On the Road.'
“I was ready to pack the whole thing in if they didn’t let us do this show … Fortunately, they didn’t say a word. I was shocked,” David said.
'Cat People' made millions for RKO Pictures and subversively revolutionized the horror genre. Here are 11 facts about this hair-raising classic.
Filmmakers have been making movies about vampires almost since the inception of motion pictures, and our public fascination with these creatures of the night has not yet dimmed. Here are 25 of the best of them.
From the start, Princess Margaret’s pop culture legacy was written in the stars—or at least the 'Sunday Express.'
Grant Imahara, who passed away in July at age 49, is the namesake of The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, which will help bring opportunities to students.
Andrew Scott’s unforgettable performance in Phoebe Waller-Bridge's 'Fleabag' warrants a LEGO portrait or two.
Plenty of people want to go all out as Baby Yoda or Beetlejuice, but even more just want to throw on a pointy hat and call it a day.
During its first 20 years, every face paint-caked zombie or masked ghoul working at ScareHouse was taught one maxim: Get into people’s personal space. Then the COVID-19 pandemic arrived.
The pervasive slang term was everywhere following the 2006 release of 'Borat.' But it isn't made up.
By measuring the heart rates of viewers, GIGACalculator.com has determined the most terrifying movies in the horror genre.
While 'The Conjuring' films, 'The Amityville Horror,' and 'The Haunting In Connecticut' brought paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren fame, the question of who they were behind the films remains as interesting as ever.