Ryan Murphy loves to take what the audience thinks they know and turn it on its head. He did it with the O.J. Simpson story, making us question whether prosecutor Marcia Clark had been unfairly maligned. He did it with the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, presenting the story in a way that …
Read More »Kim Kardashian and Sara Paulson Are Cutthroat Divorce Attorneys in 'All's Fair' Trailer
In their roles as brutal, unrelenting divorce lawyers, Kim Kardashian and Sarah Paulson go to war while their clients fall out of love in the latest trailer for All’s Fair. The Ryan Murphy-created series will launch a three-episode premiere on Hulu on Nov. 4 followed by weekly releases. “As much …
Read More »'It's a Punk-Rock Take on Motherhood': How 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' Channels Female Rage
When Mary Bronstein’s daughter was seven years old, she became sick. At the time, the writer-director had no choice but to travel from New York to San Diego — the only place where her daughter could get the necessary long-term treatment. While Bronstein’s husband (director and screenwriter Ronald Bronstein) remained …
Read More »Multi-Film Beatles Biopic Has Found Its Linda McCartney in Saoirse Ronan
Get ready to meet the McCartneys in Sam Mendes‘ forthcoming multi-film Beatles biopic. In April, the Fab Four cast was announced for the project, which dedicates an entire film to each member of the band. Paul Mescal landed the role of Paul McCartney. Now, Deadline reports that Saoirse Ronan will …
Read More »'Boots' Tells the Story of a Closeted Marine. Its Creator Nearly Was One
Hollywood tends to portray life in the military through one of two lenses: propagandistic sagas or scathing polemics. Boots, a Netflix original series premiering Oct. 9, takes a decidedly more irreverent approach. The show follows Cameron Cope, a closeted teen played by Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why), as he and …
Read More »'Tron: Ares' Upgrades Disney's I.P. for the AI Era. Game Still Over
Before PlayStation became a household name, before Neo learned kung fu, before the internet ruined our lives and ChatGPT put the AI in “paranoia,” there was Tron, the 1982 Disney movie that answered the burning question: What if Jeff Bridges was trapped inside a first-generation video game? The crude CGI-animated …
Read More »Right-Wingers Are Getting Mad at (and Misunderstanding) 'One Battle After Another'
It took about two weeks and over $100 million in global box-office earnings, but conservatives have finally found Paul Thomas Anderson’s celebrated film One Battle After Another and they are, unsurprisingly, not happy about it. Based on Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland, the film is, at its core, a movie …
Read More »Zelda Williams Tells Fans to Stop Sending Her AI Videos of Robin Williams: 'Not What He'd Want'
Zelda Williams wants to make one thing clear: she’s not interested in seeing any AI-generated videos of her late father, Robin Williams. The director posted a strongly worded Instagram Story on Monday, denouncing the social media trend, where people use AI-generators to create videos of deceased celebrities, her father included. …
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Celebrates Beating Trump in Approval Poll: 'You Know I Don't Like to Upset Him'
Jimmy Kimmel is officially more popular than Donald Trump. Or, at least, he is according to a new YouGov poll. “I am more popular than the president of the United States,” Kimmel announced proudly during the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! “You remember the guy who keeps saying I …
Read More »Rosie O'Donnell Is Close to Securing Her Irish Citizenship Amid Trump Attacks
Rosie O’Donnell said that she has applied for Irish citizenship amid ongoing attacks from her longtime foe, President Donald Trump. O’Donnell moved to Ireland after Trump’s re-election last year, calling it a “self-imposed” political exile in a new interview with the Australian Daily Telegraph. She added, “I am applying and …
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