You don’t have to work in media or the fashion industry to know a Miranda Priestly type. You don’t need to be a fairy princess to have encountered a Maleficent or two in your day. And you don’t need to be familiar with the NYC art world — or for …
Read More »Owner of 'Saltburn' House Dismayed by 'Weird' Interest From Fans and Influencers
While the house in Saltburn may seem compelling, its real-life owner Charles Stopford Sackville would like fans of Emerald Fennell‘s hit film to stop trespassing on his property. Sackville, who owns Drayton House, told the Mail on Sunday that the success of Saltburn has caused an influx of tourists and …
Read More »Why Cate Blanchett Felt 'Compelled' to Bring the Story of an Iranian Woman in Australia to the Screen
The director Noora Niasari deeply understands the personal struggles of people who often go unnoticed by the mainstream flow of life. Her last short film, the 2020 thriller Tâm, about a Vietnamese woman trapped in a cataclysmic sexual encounter, is a haunting gut punch. Noora and I are from different …
Read More »'The Color Purple' Drained Danielle Brooks. She Says She'd Do it Again
Danielle Brooks knows The Color Purple’s Sofia inside out. She spent a year as the boisterous wife in the Broadway revival in 2015, and boasts that she knows everything from the character’s Zodiac sign to the color socks she wore. A decade before her fiery onstage performance, a 15-year-old Brooks …
Read More »Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney Want to Go on Another Steamy Press Tour Together
Glen Powell and Syndey Sweeney don’t want their chemistry to go to waste. The pair, who starred as romantic interests in the hit rom-com Anyone But You, are already looking for their next project to work on together just months after the film’s box-office success. “When you find somebody that …
Read More »John Oliver Captures the Absurdity of Alabama's Anti-IVF Court Ruling
The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that embryos created using in-vitro-fertilization (IVF) are legally equivalent to people has caused absolute chaos as healthcare providers try to figure out the implications of this new legal status quo. It’s potentially massive and unsettling, as John Oliver pointed out the core absurdity on …
Read More »Zendaya, Michelle Yeoh, and Nicolas Cage Among Presenters at Oscars 2024
The 96th Academy Awards ceremony will have its fair share of stars in the crowd — and on stage. On Monday, the Oscars announced that Zendaya, Nicolas Cage, Michelle Yeoh, and Michelle Pfeiffer are among the actors confirmed to present trophies at the March 10 awards ceremony. The first cohort …
Read More »Ryan Gosling to Perform 'I'm Just Ken' at the 2024 Oscars
Ryan Gosling will bring his Kenergy to the 2024 Oscars ceremony. After months of speculation over whether the actor would take the stage to perform the Oscar-nominated song “I’m Just Ken” at the awards ceremony, Variety reports that Gosling is officially set to perform. The Academy has yet to comment. …
Read More »Nick Offerman Calls Out 'Homophobic Hate' Against His 'The Last of Us' Episode
Nick Offerman didn’t mince words on Sunday night when he used his time on stage at the Spirit Awards to call out the hateful and homophobic comments his character received in his episode of The Last of Us. While accepting the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted …
Read More »Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy Crack Up Over Face Autograph During SAG Awards
Billie Eilish and Melissa McCarthy teamed up as presenters at the SAG Awards on Sunday to present the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, which Ayo Edebiri won for her role in The Bear, and McCarthy walked away with a special autograph… signed to her forehead …
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