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Entertainment Avenue: Winx Club Reboot, what went wrong? Promotional Poster featuring the Winx Girls . Rainbow S.P.A This is one of the biggest franchises to ever come from Italy, created by Iginio Straffi who had a dream to create a magical girl series taking inspiration from his wife and women in entertainment such as Britney Spears ( Bloom ), Stella ( Cameron Diaz ), Musa ( Lucy Liu ), Flora ( Jennifer Lopez ), Tecna ( Pink ) & Aisha (Beyoncé).  The show first premiered in 2004 produced by rainbow and was a hit with praise for its mature themes , unique yet criticized art style at times. The transformations and music were iconic signatures for this brand, initially planned to last for 3 seasons, due to popularity and demand there was a 4th season which saw the Winx girls embrace adulthood, maturing and facing another threat in the form of the wizards of the black circle , everything seemed to indicate our girls are growing only for a new partnership wit...

Entertainment Avenue: How To Ruin Love: The Lobola - Desperate Deals, Cows on the Highway and on the loose, A Love that wins no matter what!  Promotional poster. / Netflix  A Burnt Onion Productions .  The first installment was a brilliant and unforgettable experience, love was in the air, there was family chaos, a lot of breaking the fourth wall to famous TV tropes done right. We found ourselves rooting for Kagiso (Bohang Moeko) and Zoleka (Sivenathi Mabuya). Their story had so much depth, layers of complexity yet simplicity as in the we fight, break up just to makeup was beautifully executed. The 2nd season however struggles to walk, it takes baby steps as in while it has effective and swoon worthy moments, there seems to be not much to tell this time around. It feels minimal, stripped as if it's toned down and the way everyone is scattered is alarming. It almost felt like a different show with its overall tone. Zoleka didn't become a meme (her running gag wasn't as o...

Entertainment Avenue: Soap Shocker - Cunning Cousins - Hayley & Randy after the Big Bill, He's been Served! Marquita Goings as Hayley Hamilton / CBS   Hayley Lawson Hamilton portrayed by the stunning Marquita Goings has been having a love-hate relationship with the BTG viewers since her first appearance as Bill's homewrecking wife  or should I say; childbride courtesy of Dani Dupree ? who had to finish off a marriage that was on life support so she can make herself the new Mrs Hamilton. In her own words she claims " I fell in love, it just happened " well nobody bought that, it just wasn't believable no matter how genuine Hayley tried to sound and seem. Dani ( Karla Mosley ) saw right through her but since she was positioned as a bitter and scorned ex, who'd listen to her when she sounds jealous and crazy? Especially when her family wanted her to just move on. As Naomi 's ( Arielle Prepetit ) former best friend, Hayley was close to the ...

Entertainment Avenue: Supergirl Promises all the blockbuster highs! Official Promotional Movie Poster featuring Milly Alcock as Supergirl/Kara Zor-EL. DC Studios/Warner Bros  We've been waiting for a proper Supergirl movie, the CW brought us a good TV series led by Melissa Benoist and after spending time as Superman's sidekick she's finally owning it and killing it. Female superheroes hardly get a chance to thrive as it's either they are paired with a male character who somehow steals the spotlight or is made to feel like a duet when it's a solo.  James Gunn (And Peter Safran)  is bringing the big guns alright, Milly Alcock 's casting as Supergirl was first announced back in January 2024 and while some had lukewarm reactions to this movie, overtime it created a compelling hype especially with the storyline based on a famous comic book storyline; Woman Of Tomorrow by Tom King Bilquis Evely and the inclusion of Lobo who is a fan favourite set to be ...

Entertainment Avenue: Season 4 of Will Trent returns on ABC Jan 6 2026 with a Jive to Justice.  Official Promotional Poster featuring Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent . ABC Press. Based on the Will Trent novels by Karin Slaughter and developed for TV by Liz Heldens and Daniel T. Thomsen . This police procedural has a homey feel to it, giving classic detective who has progressed into an expressive family man who no longer broods in broad daylight. The gloomy eyes now are brightening but are still narrowly focused on the case of the week. Season 4's promo video has the lead cast dancing their way to work ready to uncover, lock up and keep the streets clean.  Led by Ramón Rodríguez. Sonja Sohn . Jake McLaughlin . Iantha Richardson . Erica Christensen . Kevin Daniels . Bluebell and Cora Lu Tran . Kevin Daniels as Franklin Wilks has been promoted to series regular. Last season was filled with a lot of high stakes drama, Amanda getting shot and needing su...

Entertainment Avenue: Superman, He's Back, Bright & Bold. Official Promotional Poster. DC Studios  Superman has been widely known as an action packed hero who often wasn't brooding or on the cheerful side of life, more of a very nonchalant figure who saves the day and flees the scene. While there have been variations of the character to stretch the story and explore creative writing and reimagining, it all goes back to the original that set the overall tone of heroic identity. We've had Superman movies throughout the years featuring prominent actors that brought their own touch to the man of tomorrow. It's always fun when you have an actor that made this comicbook character extra special for you from Kirk Alyn to Christopher Reeve and to Henry Cavill then to David Corenswet who at first received a mixed reception only for fans to give him a nod of approval. The franchise got a reboot and don't we all hate those? James Gunn stepped in and gave Su...

 Actress Of The Week: Kealeboga Masango  - Olifantsfontein High's Brightest Act... PhotoCred: @Officialkealeboga_masango on IG. Widely known for her portrayal of the adored Zintle on etv 's longtime running music soap opera Rhythm City , this young and captivating on TV star is setting an unforgettable mark with further recognition as Olifantsfontein High Head Girl, Ms Popular who knows how to throw a proper tantrum while maintaining good grades, a healthy love affair sure fitting for a teen who should probably know better. She's fun and truly makes her character work, she's one mean girl with layers of performative flavour you'll enjoy, she's not the girl you love to hate, you'll love to love her even when she's way out of line.  The writers did an excellent job in fleshing her out as her scenes that carry empowerment like when she encourages her schoolmates or touches on heavy subjects such as her father's misdeeds she truly shines str...

Actress Of The Week: Assa Kanoute as Abby - Good Writing & An Applaud Worthy Performance! Assa on set behind the scenes. Cred: assa.maria on Instagram. Portraying Abby on BBC's hit drama now partnered with Tubi for Season 2, this girl is definitely fun to watch, she doesn't hold back and is able to give the character a broad portrayal as with each episode Abby stepped out of her shell of just being the popular girl part of a trio. The layering was well done as it was not about how pretty she is and receiving superficial storylines that are overly done on TV but she showcases variations of Abby that don't give identity crisis as to who really is Abby but it's more of she's the let loose party girl, irrational, afraid of accountability, stubborn, headstrong and supportive also bratty but means well.  She works well with the material she is given and you can't help but enjoy Abbiola even when she is being ridiculous like the scene in Episode 3 of Season 2 in ...

Entertainment Avenue: Beyond The Gates - Fairmont is Fine Dining Drama! Official Promotional Poster/CBS Premiered earlier this year, February 24th 2025 starring Tamara Tunie. Clifton Davis. Daphnée Duplaix. Karla Mosley. Brandon Claybon. Mike Manning. Timon Kyle Durrett. Marquita Goings   & Trisha Mann-Grant  to name a few this CBS soap opera isn't just a history books entry but Michele Val Jean brings in some weighty storylines that aren't just in a glamorous setting of pour your drink on him for a trending moment that adds no character development. No we get the hard hitting tones that have even our favourite characters going through moments we wished they were better off without but it adds to the flavor. Herbs aren't always sweet. Set in a Fairmont Crest, these gates aren't only filled with prestige, power but they come at a price unless your surname is Dupree but can influence bury a secret? This family always finds itself exposed by the sun and scorched by sc...