Consequence recently ranked what we consider to be the 50 Best Fictional Bands and Solo Musicians, and the Consequence Crossword is getting in the groove with “Fictional Bands.” A little knowledge goes a long way […]
As popular as on-screen depictions of real musicians’ real lives might be, equally common are the movies and TV shows that spotlight fictional bands and performers. From real-life rappers loosely adapting their own stories to […]
In the upcoming A24 movie Opus, John Malkovich plays a pop star turned cult leader named Moretti. Ahead of the psychological horror film’s opening in theaters next month, the studio has previewed his performance with a new […]
Here’s a question you’ve probably never thought too much about: Why do we like scary movies? Some experts believe it ironically soothes our anxieties. Watching our worst nightmares play out on the screen acts as a kind […]
A former server in the food industry opened a virtual restaurant where he serves nothing but comical bits of relatable situations that food service workers face daily. Though his annual earnings reach into the “upper […]
Sure, we all know the people inside the Netflix box aren’t real, but it’s only natural to wish at times that they were. Write self-insert fanfic about them. Make little dolls of them out of napkins […]
Fictional worlds are full of colorful side characters because, deep down, the writers know protagonists are boring as hell. Like, what did Harry Potter ever do besides almost get killed a bunch of times? Did Jon Snow […]
Movies are the modern era’s foremost method of escapism — people watch them explicitly for the purpose of stepping into a world that’s prettier, more exciting, or at least less dressed than our own. In […]
If you claim a writer has never been good enough to emotionally attach you to a character so hard that their inevitable death leaves you almost as devastated as if a real friend had died — […]
Absolutely nothing. Unfortunately, that’s what’s likely to happen if you email a fictional character’s given email address. For example, in the Futurama movie Bender’s Big Score, Bender mentions that his email address is [email protected]; but […]
Movies are immersive. Always have been, always will be. During the height of World War II, they were intended to be escapist media for moviegoers. That element of escapism has obviously remained today, even reaching […]
Inside, starring Willem Dafoe almost entirely by himself, sounds like Castaway meets The Thomas Crown Affair. Focus Features’ official synopsis describes it as “the story of Nemo, an art thief trapped in a New York […]
Netflix clarifies ‘The Crown’ is a ‘fictional dramatisation’ ( Photo Credit – The Crown Poster ) Streaming giant Netflix has clarified that ‘The Crown’ is a fictional dramatisation for viewers by adding a logline to […]
Sean Penn to play fictional version of himself in satirical war drama ( Photo Credit – IANS ) Actor-director Sean Penn, who has been voicing his support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion, […]
It’s time for What’s-Twitter-Bitching-About-Now — and today, Heather Matarazzo‘s character from an old Disney movie is being placed under the microscope … maybe for good reason. If you’re seeing ‘Princess Diaries’ trending this weekend … […]
A few years ago, the director Stewart Laing invented a character called Paul Bright. He was a Glasgow performance artist who had staged an epic adaptation of Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg […]
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The new website for the film’s Jupiter’s Claim western-themed park changes tone and message as it shifts from daylight to night — what clues lurk inside? We may be nearly three weeks out from the […]