Tommy Chong has his cellphone pressed up tight against his ear, trying to find out where the person on the other end of the line is; at 85, his hearing isn’t what it used to be. Sitting across from him in the booth of a restaurant, located right off the …
Read More »See Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Ray Parker Jr. Play 'Ghostbusters' Theme on Classroom Instruments
Bill Murray and Ernie Hudson hit up The Tonight Show Friday ahead of next week’s release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and the OG ghost-busting duo brought along Ray Parker Jr. to perform the original film’s classic theme on classroom instruments alongside Jimmy Fallon and the Roots. Parker Jr. handled lead …
Read More »Former Child Actors Say They Felt 'Intimidated' by Nickelodeon Showrunner
Giovonnie Samuels, a child actor hired for three seasons of Nickelodeon’s All That in the early 2000s, dreamed of becoming a TV star. As she filmed her intro dance to TLC’s “All That” for the show’s title sequence, those aspirations became real. She lived out her dreams again as she …
Read More »Wendy Williams Doc Is an 'Exploitation of a Vulnerable Woman,' Lawsuit Claims
Wendy Williams‘ legal guardian claimed that the talk show host was unable to consent to her participation in Lifetimes’ Where Is Wendy Williams? documentary that aired last month, according to an unsealed lawsuit obtained by Rolling Stone. Sabrina Morrissey, acting as Williams’ guardian, filed the suit in February just days …
Read More »'Civil War' Imagines America's Worst-Case Scenario Right Around the Corner
America is in a rough place right now — perhaps you’ve heard. Right vs. left, blue vs. red, blind faith vs. biased truth. What was once an ideological divide now seems like an unbridgeable chasm. No one can seem to agree on simple concepts like, say, “facts” or “reality.” Historians …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's Lawyers File Motion to Dismiss 'Rust' Charges: 'Enough Is Enough'
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers filed a motion on Thursday to dismiss the charges against the actor in connection to the accidental shooting on the set of Rust. Baldwin, who again pleaded not guiltyto involuntary manslaughter back in January, faces a tentative trial start date of July 10. Baldwin previously pleaded not …
Read More »'Squid Game' Star Oh Young-soo Convicted of Indecent Assault in South Korea
Squid Game star and Golden Globe winner Oh Young-soo was convicted of indecent assault in South Korea after an actress accused him of inappropriately touching and kissing her, The New York Times reports. The 79-year-old was handed an eight-month suspended sentence and will have to attend 40 hours of classes …
Read More »'The Animal Kingdom' Asks: What If Humans Suddenly Switched Species?
As far as high concepts scenarios go, Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom has been blessed with a primo what-if premise: France is in the middle of a pandemic. (No, not that one.) A good deal of the population has been stricken with what doctors and scientists have been calling a …
Read More »Man Arrested After Drunkenly Exposing Himself at Kristen Stewart's 'Love Lies Bleeding' Screening
A Michigan man was arrested on Thursday at a Southgate movie theater for indecent exposure during a screening of Kristen Stewart‘s latest film, Love Lies Bleeding. Southgate Police confirmed to Rolling Stone that they’d responded to a call regarding a disorderly and intoxicated man refusing to leave the establishment. “Upon …
Read More »How the 'Netflix Effect' Saved 'Girls5eva,' 'The Tourist' and Other TV Orphans
Starting today, three seasons of Girls5eva — the Tina Fey-produced comedy starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps, and Paula Pell as members of a one-hit wonder pop group struggling to mount a comeback in middle age — are streaming on Netflix. The average subscriber will be forgiven for …
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