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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The SNL comedy group's first movie is no longer headed to theaters, and it won't be coming out until the fall now.
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Matt Ferguson's poster for the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi is now available to buy.
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The Hollywood writers strike means no new episodes of SNL until the situation is resolved, and the same can be said for late night talk shows too.
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Saturday Night Live premiered in October of 1975 with a cast of hungry and hilarious young comedians, and this movie will show us how it almost didn't happen.
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In honor of Return of the Jedi's 40th anniversary, a new Star Wars LEGO set recreates the final battle with a sleek diorama. But it's a little too expensive.
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The Simpsons did a Jerry Springer parody of their own back in 1998, and it's one of the best Treehouse of Horror bits in the show's history.
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LEGO has recreated an old Indiana Jones playset with updated Technic engineering and amazing detail, giving fans a fun blockbuster building brick diorama.
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The Flash hits theaters in June, and a bunch of new action figures, collectibles and other merch are coming with him. Check out some of the coolest stuff here!
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Ana de Armas doesn't really get a chance to do comedy on the big screen, but she certainly had a blast on a solid Saturday Night Live.
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Hasbro has a new wave of Indiana Jones toys from the classic movies and the upcoming sequel, including the much desired Denholm Elliott action figure.
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HBO Max and Discovery+ are being combined in a new streaming service, and it will be called Max.
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Hello Fresh has a new Guardians of the Galaxy inspired meal kit that you can order this month, even if you're not a subscriber. Get the details here!