White Boy Summer creator Chet Hanks has some pretty stunning vocals. In a Rolling Stone exclusive clip of Tuesday’s episode of MTV‘s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, Chet Hanks takes the stage for a performance of an original song, titled “Leaving Hollywood.” “In the morning you’ll be gone. Yeah, you’re …
Read More »Bong Hits, Burgers, and Neil Patrick Harris: An Oral History of 'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'
D uring the weekend of July 30, 2004, moviegoers had a choice between two high-profile new releases: The Village, the latest twisty entry from M. Night Shyamalan; and the Jonathan Demme-directed remake of the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate starring Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. Oh, and one other contender …
Read More »Colin Farrell's Oz Chases the 'American Dream' in 'The Penguin' Trailer
Right after Colin Farrell‘s Oswald “Oz” Cobb shares a heartfelt waltz with his mother in the latest trailer for The Penguin, he sets out on a deadly crusade stabbing his first victim with a pocket knife and throwing the next into a body bag. “The world ain’t set up for …
Read More »Scott Peterson, Convicted of Killing Pregnant Wife Laci, to Give First Interview in 20 Years
Scott Peterson, a man convicted of killing his eight-month pregnant wife in 2002, is speaking out for the first time in nearly two decades. On Monday, Peacock released a teaser for Face to Face With Scott Peterson, a documentary series slated for Aug. 20 that reexamines Peterson’s case. Face to …
Read More »Drag Star Morphine Love Dion 'Traumatized' After Surviving Deadly Car Crash
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Morphine Love Dion is grateful to be alive after surviving a car crash that killed one person in L.A. On Monday, the drag performer shared that she was in recovery, though “traumatized,” at home in Miami after the accident last weekend. “I was in a serious …
Read More »Erica Ash, 'Mad TV' Cast Member and 'Survivor's Remorse' Actress , Dead at 46
Erica Ash, the actress whose sharp wit and comedic timing landed her on famed sketch-comedy show Mad TV and Starz dramedySurvivor’s Remorse, has died at the age of 46. The star died on Sunday following a battle with cancer, her publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. “Erica was an amazing woman …
Read More »Robert Downey Jr. to Play Doctor Doom in Two 'Avengers' Films
Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the Marvel universe for two Avengers movies. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige announced the news during Marvel’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, as The Hollywood Reporter reports. Feige also revealed that the Russo brothers would direct the next Avengers film. The upcoming …
Read More »Dan Aykroyd Looks Back: Making 'The Blues Brothers,' Hiding John Belushi's Cocaine, and More
As Dan Aykroyd reminds us in his enjoyable new Audible Original, Blues Brothers: The Arc of Gratitude, there was a moment in 1978 when his friend and collaborator John Belushi was at the center of a smash-hit album, movie, and TV show, all at once. The album in question was …
Read More »Star Trek: See Trailer for 'Discovery' Spinoff Movie 'Section 31' Starring Michelle Yeoh
Star Trek’s Comic-Con panel Saturday revealed the trailer for the Discovery spinoff movie Section 31, with Michelle Yeoh reprising her role from that series. For the non-Trekkies, Yeoh — before her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once — played two roles on Star Trek: Discovery, first as Captain …
Read More »Gwyneth Paltrow Is Also Confused About Robert Downey Jr. Playing Doctor Doom
The most stunning news to come out of Comic-Con thus far was the Marvel Cinematic Universe bringing back Robert Downey Jr. to play Doctor Doom in a pair of upcoming Avengers films. The decision to recast the actor, one of the MCU’s biggest stars, as one of its greatest villains …
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