Billie Lourd is acknowledging the dark feelings of grief on the eighth anniversary of her mom Carrie Fisher‘s death. On Friday, the actress remembered her late mother with an emotional tribute, describing the “dread” of mourning Fisher as an “emotional tropical storm.” “It has been 8 years since my mom …
Read More »Hannah Berner Says Blake Lively Joke Was Filmed Before Justin Baldoni Lawsuit
Hannah Berner is making things clear: She stands by Blake Lively, even if she made a joke about her in a special filmed earlier this month. In an Instagram Story posted on Friday, Berner shared her support for Lively amid her legal battle with Justin Baldoni, despite joking about the …
Read More »Timothée Chalamet Credits Being 'Knighted' by Lil B for Launching Acting Career
Is Lil B the reason Timothée Chalamet is so successful? The Complete Unknown star sure thinks so. In an interview with Narduwar, the actor (and hip-hop fan) shared that he credits his success to an onstage moment with Lil B when he was still in college. “Lil B is a …
Read More »Cynthia Erivo Says She Co-Wrote New Song for 'Wicked' Sequel
Although Jon Chu’s film adaptation of Wicked largely stuck to the stage version for its first part, Cynthia Erivo has confirmed the sequel will feature two brand new songs. The Elphaba actress appeared on Variety‘s “Awards Circuit” podcast and said she worked with the musical’s original songwriter, Stephen Schwartz, to …
Read More »Is the Rom-Com Dead? Not Quite Yet
This year, for the first time in a while, a movie gave me the boost of serotonin that only hits my brain when I’m watching a great rom-com. It happened near the end of the Netflix film Hit Man, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona. …
Read More »John Stamos Almost Played the Grinch — But Was Allergic to the Prosthetics
John Stamos got the chance to tell the Grinch himself that he nearly portrayed the Christmas villain in the famous 2000 biopic How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Ron Howard and ultimately starring Jim Carrey. OK, that’s not technically what happened, but Stamos did say the part would’ve been …
Read More »Maggie Smith and the Dowager Countess Will Be Honored in 'Downton Abbey 3'
Dame Maggie Smith and her celebrated Downton Abbey character Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, will receive a “meaningful” tribute in the franchise’s third movie, set to arrive next year. Speaking recently with TVLine, Downton Abbey executive producer Gareth Neame revealed that the new movie was already set to contain …
Read More »'Squid Game' Returns for Round 2. The Question Is: Why?
The story behind Squid Game Season Two feels like it should be a story in the South Korean thriller’s long-delayed return. The making of the show’s first season —an ultra-violent satire of late-stage capitalism, where financially desperate people compete in a series of children’s games and the lone surviving player …
Read More »Robert Eggers Wants to Resurrect the (Un)dead
Robert Eggers likes to go in cold. “In theory, I don’t care for this,” the soft-spoken 41-year-old filmmaker says, glancing around the hotel room he’s sitting in. “If I see a trailer for a movie made by a director I’m a fan of, or someone tells me about an obscure …
Read More »'Better Man' Makes a Monkey Out of Robbie Williams. No, Seriously
Robbie Williams needs no introduction. Unless you live in America, in which case, let’s bring everyone up to speed: Born in 1974, Stoke-on-Trent’s favorite son was initially the designated bad boy in Take That, Britain’s late ’80s answer to New Kids on the Block. He lived up to his reputation …
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