Episodes 1-3 of “Bel-Air” are now available on Peacock. For the past three years, Jabari Banks has played Will in Peacock’s reboot of the beloved '90s sitcom, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” a legendary role originated by Will Smith. “He’s been a guide and a light throughout this whole experience,” Banks says of working with Smith. “We rarely talked about the character, but we did talk about the industry and my career. That was the most impactful conversation I’ve had with him.” Reflecting on his experience during his last day on set, Banks recalls, “There were a lot of tears and memories. It’s like graduating from high school. When it’s time to say goodbye, it’s awful.” In an industry where nostalgia sells, reboots often fail to offer a fresh, modern take on the original story. In a landscape dominated by remakes, Peacock’s “Bel-Air” is one of the few series that got it right. And it all started with a viral trailer from its creator, Morgan Cooper. In 2019, Cooper created a nearly...
It's always a hit or a flop when Hallmark takes a specific theme and turns it into their usual romance. Melt My Heart This Christmas is an unfortunate failure when they take the world of glassblowing and build a romance around the awful caricature of an evil boss. Ruining a movie with a single character is difficult, and the lack of concrete details doesn't help. Holly (Laura Vandervoot) is an amateur glassblower who now works for a new company and is trying to showcase her glass ornaments at a Christmas glass festival. She doesn't get along with the festival organizer, Jack (Stephen Huszar). To appease Jack, Holly agrees to work as an assistant to the festival's big-name headliner, Bianca Bonhomme (Jennifer Wighorn), a supposedly world-renowned, semi-retired glass artist whose assistant has just quit, so she's threatening to withdraw from the festival because she's a horrible person. Director: Amy Force Writer: Ansley Gordon Stars: Laura Vandervoort, Stephen Hu...