Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice premiered at Cannes Film Festival on Monday evening and no sooner than the run time could reach its conclusion was the Trump Campaign already threatening to file a lawsuit. In response, Abbasi is extending the offer for Donald Trump to see the film for himself …
Read More »'Sweet Tooth' Just Wants Everyone to Be Saved in Its Final Season
Sweet Tooth is coming to an end with its final season arriving on June 6. The new trailer for the third and last installment teases the action-packed journey of Gus trying to save the world. (Hybrids, the Sick, and all.) “For the last 10 years, everyone has wondered who’s came …
Read More »I've Got a Secret: It's Better When Everyone on the Show Knows About a Hidden Identity
Back in March, I wrote a column about the Netflix Effect, and the boost that non-Netflix shows often get when they arrive on the streaming giant. One of the series I used as an example was Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk as an extraterrestrial posing as a Colorado small-town doctor …
Read More »Alleged Steve Buscemi Attacker Arrested, Charged With Assault After NYC Incident
A 50-year-old man named Clifton Williams was arrested and charged with assault in the second degree Friday after allegedly attacking actor Steve Buscemi in New York City, police confirm to Rolling Stone. Williams was arraigned the following day, May 18, with the judge setting bail at $50,000. It was not …
Read More »Ilana Glazer Just Wanted to Make a Comedy About 'Real-Ass Women'
Ilana Glazer is so excited to do nothing. It’s T-minus 48 hours to the theatrical premiere of Babes, the millennial mom comedy starring Glazer and Michelle Buteau, and the comedian’s promotional calendar is predictably packed. Think of the busiest day you’ve ever had in your work life, and then triple …
Read More »'This Happened to Me': Drake Bell Says Son Inspired Him to Talk About Sexual Abuse
Drake & Josh star Drake Bell said in a new interview that his three-year-old son helped inspire him to vocalize the alleged sexual abuse he suffered as a child star. Bell has made headlines in recent months as the principal subject of the five-part docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark …
Read More »Dakota Johnson Dives Into the Queer Dating Pool in Coming-Out Comedy 'Am I Ok?'
Dakota Johnson stars as a closeted lesbian entering the queer dating pool in Am I Ok?, a dramedy set to arrive June 6 on Max. Am I Ok?, a film directed by married duo Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne, traces the close friendship between Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Trump Wheels Out Hannibal Lecter, His 'Favorite' VP Pick
The season 49 finale of Saturday Night Live opened with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) making an assessment of his potential running mates, who ranged from the boot-licking to the face-eating. Among those who showed face were South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (Devon Walker) and embattled South Dakota Gov. Kristi …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Tackles Trump-Biden Debates, MTG Getting Roasted By Colleague
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update reacted to the planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, as well as an especially viral exchange in the House of Representatives this week involving Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). For a preview of the CNN debate in late June and the second …
Read More »'SNL': Jake Gyllenhaal Tries and Tries to Cancel a Flight
Saturday Night Live host Jake Gyllenhaal went through a maze of Southwest employees–and one Hudson News cashier, mistakenly–all in an effort to simply cancel his flight. While being transferred to nearly ten different people, Gyllenhaal encountered customer service representatives who mispronounced his name all sorts of ways, those with odd …
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