John Latchem, Author at Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/author/latchemmpneditor/ Bringing Entertainment Home Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:01:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-mpn-favicon-32x32.gif John Latchem, Author at Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/author/latchemmpneditor/ 32 32 SAG Throws Wrinkle Into Oscar Race, Gives Actor Awards to ‘Sinners,’ Michael B. Jordan https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sag-throws-wrinkle-into-oscar-race-gives-actor-awards-to-sinners-michael-b-jordan/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sag-throws-wrinkle-into-oscar-race-gives-actor-awards-to-sinners-michael-b-jordan/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:05:41 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333671 The 32nd Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA, handed out March 1 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and live-streamed on Netflix, re-framed some of the conventional awards-season thinking with two weeks to go before the Academy Awards. Formerly known as the SAG Awards before this year, and the Actor Awards are presented by the … Continue reading "SAG Throws Wrinkle Into Oscar Race, Gives Actor Awards to ‘Sinners,’ Michael B. Jordan"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/sag-throws-wrinkle-into-oscar-race-gives-actor-awards-to-sinners-michael-b-jordan/feed/ 0 Zootopia 2 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/zootopia-2-review/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/zootopia-2-review/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:23:04 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333658 BLU-RAY DISC REVIEW: Street Date 3/3/26; Disney; Animated; Box Office $425.8 million; $34.99 DVD, $40.99 Blu-ray, $ UHD BD Steelbook; Rated ‘PG’ for action/violence and rude humor. Voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Danny Trejo, Jenny Slate, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Alan … Continue reading "Zootopia 2"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/zootopia-2-review/feed/ 0 ‘Predator: Badlands’ Debuts at No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts https://www.mediaplaynews.com/predator-badlands-debuts-at-no-1-on-disc-sales-charts/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/predator-badlands-debuts-at-no-1-on-disc-sales-charts/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:35:12 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333630 In a week loaded with major new releases, Disney-owned 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands debuted at No. 1 on the Circana VideoScan chart, which tracks combined sales of all disc formats, and the dedicated sales chart for Blu-ray formats the week ended Feb. 21. It was also the top 4K disc seller. The sci-fi actioner … Continue reading "‘Predator: Badlands’ Debuts at No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/predator-badlands-debuts-at-no-1-on-disc-sales-charts/feed/ 0 AMC Networks Previews ‘Vampire Lestat’ Series Premiering in June https://www.mediaplaynews.com/amc-networks-previews-vampire-lestat-series-premiering-in-june/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/amc-networks-previews-vampire-lestat-series-premiering-in-june/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:21:55 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333370 AMC Networks Feb. 26 unveiled a sneak peek from “The Vampire Lestat,” the next installment in the “Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe” franchise that premieres in June on AMC and AMC+. The series picks up after the two seasons of the “Interview With the Vampire” series based on the first book of Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” novel … Continue reading "AMC Networks Previews ‘Vampire Lestat’ Series Premiering in June"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/amc-networks-previews-vampire-lestat-series-premiering-in-june/feed/ 0 ‘The Housemaid’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Feb. 15 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-housemaid-tops-deg-digital-transactions-chart-for-week-of-feb-15/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-housemaid-tops-deg-digital-transactions-chart-for-week-of-feb-15/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:18:55 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333359 Lionsgate’s The Housemaid was No. 1 on the DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group’s top 10 digital sales and rentals chart provided by GfK Entertainment for the week ended Feb. 15. The thriller became available for premium digital sale and rental Feb. 3. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, it follows Millie (Sydney Sweeney) … Continue reading "‘The Housemaid’ Tops DEG Digital Transactions Chart for Week of Feb. 15"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-housemaid-tops-deg-digital-transactions-chart-for-week-of-feb-15/feed/ 0 Restored ‘Bride of Re-Animator’ 4K and Blu-ray Disc Editions Due June 11 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/restored-bride-of-re-animator-4k-and-blu-ray-disc-editions-due-june-11/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/restored-bride-of-re-animator-4k-and-blu-ray-disc-editions-due-june-11/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:23:46 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333334 Ignite Films and Eagle Rock Pictures are now taking preorders for new 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc editions of the 1991 horror comedy sequel Bride of Re-Animator that will be released June 11. Set eight months after the Miskatonic Massacre depicted in the 1985 original Re-Animator, doctors Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) and Dan Cain … Continue reading "Restored ‘Bride of Re-Animator’ 4K and Blu-ray Disc Editions Due June 11"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/restored-bride-of-re-animator-4k-and-blu-ray-disc-editions-due-june-11/feed/ 0 Season 3 of HBO Comedy Series ‘The Comeback’ Debuts March 22 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/season-3-of-hbo-comedy-series-the-comeback-debuts-march-22/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/season-3-of-hbo-comedy-series-the-comeback-debuts-march-22/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:27:31 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333321 The third and final season of the HBO Original comedy series “The Comeback” will debut March 22 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Subsequent installments of the eight-episode season will be available weekly on Sundays leading up to the series finale May 10. The entertainment industry satire stars Lisa Kudrow … Continue reading "Season 3 of HBO Comedy Series ‘The Comeback’ Debuts March 22"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/season-3-of-hbo-comedy-series-the-comeback-debuts-march-22/feed/ 0 ‘Lemurian Candidate’ First Film to Debut on Substack Sub Tier March 27 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/lemurian-candidate-first-film-to-debut-on-substack-sub-tier-march-27/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/lemurian-candidate-first-film-to-debut-on-substack-sub-tier-march-27/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:36:10 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333272 The stoner adventure The Lemurian Candidate will be the first movie to premiere through the Substack subscription tier model when it debuts March 27 from Crossing Bridges Films. Written and directed by Casey Cooper Johnson, the film follows a group of friends who reconnect years after college for a Mt. Shasta backpacking trip that spirals … Continue reading "‘Lemurian Candidate’ First Film to Debut on Substack Sub Tier March 27"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/lemurian-candidate-first-film-to-debut-on-substack-sub-tier-march-27/feed/ 0 Revenge Thriller ‘Trucker’ Rolls Onto Digital Platforms March 10 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/revenge-thriller-trucker-rolls-onto-digital-platforms-march-10/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/revenge-thriller-trucker-rolls-onto-digital-platforms-march-10/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:38:05 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333249 Breaking Glass Pictures will make the revenge thriller Trucker available through digital home entertainment retail platforms beginning March 10. Directed by Errol Sack and written by Steven Shaffer, Trucker follows a hardworking truck driver in 1985 whose life is shattered when his family is killed in a fiery crash caused by a group of reckless … Continue reading "Revenge Thriller ‘Trucker’ Rolls Onto Digital Platforms March 10"

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]]> https://www.mediaplaynews.com/revenge-thriller-trucker-rolls-onto-digital-platforms-march-10/feed/ 0 ‘Testament of Ann Lee’ Available Digitally March 10 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/testament-of-ann-lee-available-digitally-march-10/ https://www.mediaplaynews.com/testament-of-ann-lee-available-digitally-march-10/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:54:36 +0000 https://www.mediaplaynews.com/?p=333203 Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures will release The Testament of Ann Lee through digital retail platforms March 10. From director Mona Fastvold, The Testament of Ann Lee depicts the story of the founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker’s revered, irrepressible leader who preaches gender and social equality. With … Continue reading "‘Testament of Ann Lee’ Available Digitally March 10"

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