Ethan Anderton
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Saturday Night Live
- Ethan has covered major entertainment events such as Sundance Film Festival, San Diego Comic-Con, and Star Wars Celebration.
- You can find quotes from Ethan's reviews in movie trailers and TV commercials and on movie posters and Blu-ray/DVD covers.
- Reporting from the sets of major films like Real Steel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, and more, Ethan has provided exclusive coverage for some of the biggest blockbusters in the world.
Experience
Ethan Anderton (aka Bradford Oman) has been an entertainment reporter for nearly 15 years. An obsession with movies, TV, pop culture and toys prepared him for this job his entire life, and it has allowed him to provide insightful and informative commentary on everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Saturday Night Live. Starting out as a freelance writer at FirstShowing.net led to a leadership role as the managing editor for several years. During his tenure writing about cinema, from massive blockbusters to little indies, Ethan also dabbled in TV coverage at ScreenRant, Collider, and GeekNation. In 2015, Ethan came aboard /Film and eventually became one of the Senior Editors after the site joined the Static Media family. You can hear Ethan appearing regularly on The /Film Daily Podcast, as well as hosting his own podcasts Go Flix Yourself and The Ten To One Podcast.
Education
Ethan earned a bachelor's degree in film and video studies at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, and he also completed a teaching program for high school English education.
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Stories By Ethan Anderton
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Hasbro's Marvel Legends line has released a new wave of action figures featuring characters from Disney+ shows like Hawkeye, WandaVision, What If...? and more.
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Newcomers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp star in a raunchy, hilarious, absurd musical, but Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally keep it afloat.
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A whole new wave of Funko POPs inspired by your favorite horror movies and TV shows are available now for Funkoween and Scare Fair 2023.
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Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will make his Saturday Night Live debut with the Halloween episode, and he'll be joined by Foo Fighters as musical guest.
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James Cameron's massive Oscar-winning hit Titanic is finally coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc in December with a handful of new special features.
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Scott Calvin is turning Santa Claus into a family business, but there's a Mad Santa coming to stir up trouble in The Santa Clauses season 2 trailer
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Rick and Morty season 7 has begun on Adult Swim, but how can you watch if you don't have cable? There are some options at your disposal that you can explore.
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Sir Patrick Stewart hosted Saturday Night Live back in 1994, towards the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and it didn't go as well as he hoped.
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Pete Davidson returned to host Saturday Night Live for the first time after leaving the series at the end of season 47, and yes, Taylor Swift was there too.
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If you want to know all the behind-the-scenes details about the making of Christopher Nolan's hit film Oppenheimer, this is the book for you.
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We spoke to Goosebumps executive producers Pavun Shetty and Conor Welch about the new TV series adaptation of R.L. Stine's beloved books.
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Saturday Night Live's trio known as Please Don't Destroy is releasing their first movie, an adventure comedy called The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.
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When Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny arrives on 4K and Blu-ray, it comes with a cut of the movie that focuses solely on John Williams' amazing score.
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At a recent stand-up show in Boston, Jerry Seinfeld teased that he and Larry David have been working on "something" that addresses the ending of the series.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may be a blemish on the adventure franchise, but Matt Ferguson's new poster is gorgeous.
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LEGO has released a new playset for the final battle from Spider-Man: No Way Home, and it's one of the best building brick recreations of a Marvel scene.
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Hasbro is doing some double-dipping with the latest Star Wars Black Series action figures, but the Holocomm Collection looks pretty dang cool.
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The Brady Bunch is one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time. But who from the original cast is still alive today? Here's a rundown of the surviving stars.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is coming to theaters in December, but before that, a new collection of Funko POPs inspired by the sequel will arrive.
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Lucky Charms is releasing a new box of Loki Charms in honor of the second season of Marvel's Loki series coming to Disney+ in October.
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Saturday Night Live has the blessing of SAG-AFTRA to return for season 49 on October 14 with Pete Davidson returning to host. But that's not all!
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Mean Girls celebrates its 20th anniversary next year, and we get to celebrate with the Mean Girls movie musical and a pink coffee creamer. That's so fetch!
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Before the physical media release of Prey (available today), we spoke with director Dan Trachtenberg about creating Predator weapons, a deleted scene, and more.
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The Comedians of Comedy was produced by Netflix in 2005, years before streaming, and it's a raw and entertaining chronicle of a hilarious stand-up tour.
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Just like Taylor Swift, recording superstar Beyoncé is striking a deal with AMC Theatres to bring her Renaissance concert tour to movie theaters this year.
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Robots and puppies and death traps, oh my! Saw X, PAW Patrol, and The Creator are going head-to-head-to-head at the box office this weekend.
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The score for Brian Duffield's fantastic sci-fi thriller No One Will Save You, composed by Joseph Trapanese is now available on vinyl from Waxwork Records.
