A background actor who worked on the film MaXXXine sued Mia Goth, claiming that Goth intentionally kicked him in the head while filming a scene last April, according to a filing obtained by Rolling Stone. Film distrubutor A24 and the movie’s director Ti West were also named as defendants. Goth …
Read More »Jason Sudeikis Puzzled by Joy Behar's Claim She Was Offered Ted Lasso Role
Ted Lasso creators Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt were baffled by Joy Behar‘s claim that she was offered a role in season three of the Apple TV series. Speaking with People Magazine during a panel at a pre-Emmys event on Thursday night, the co-creators expressed their surprise when asked about …
Read More »Becky G and a Ketchup-Squirting Villain Dominate 'Drag Race'
It took two minutes of screen time for Plane Jane to become the villain of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16. Right away, the shady Boston queen showed her true colors describing herself as an “authentically Russian hooker” and calling (according to the subtitles) a plus-sized queen a “piglet” in her …
Read More »'Monsieur Spade': Clive Owen Detective Series Is a Big Disappointment
For a character who is at the center of one full-length story, The Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade is as iconic as it gets in the world of detective fiction. Dashiell Hammett’s book, and John Huston’s 1941 movie adaptation with Humphrey Bogart, loom impossibly large over the gumshoe genre, to the …
Read More »Jo Koy On 10-Day Turnaround to Host Golden Globes: 'How is That Geared Towards Winning?'
Jo Koy defended his hosting job for this past weekend’s Golden Globe Awards, telling the Los Angeles Times in an interview that he gives himself “an A-plus just based on the courage” to host the ceremony given the tight turnaround. This year marked a return for the Globes after Dick …
Read More »'The Curse' Finale Is Bonkers and Deeply Frustrating
This post contains spoilers for the finale of The Curse, which is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime. Early in the concluding episode of The Curse, “Green Queen,” Asher and Whitney’s Shabbat dinner turns into a debate about Cara’s well-publicized decision to quit the art world. Whitney, of course, is …
Read More »Watch Matthew McConaughey, Jimmy Fallon Celebrate Fashion With 'Tight Pants' Performance
Jimmy Fallon probably wakes up every day grateful that the SAG strike is over. How else could he fill The Tonight Show‘s air time with skits about insanely tight pants and convince Matthew McConaughey to be part of it? In a remarkably silly sketch, McConaughey joined Fallon for a number …
Read More »'The Book of Clarence' Rewrites the Biblical Epic
It’s just another day on the mean streets of Judea circa 33 A.D., where people hang out on sunbaked corners talking smack, working-class stiffs scramble to get by, and Roman centurions — the LAPD of their day — stop and frisk anyone who they feel matches the description of a …
Read More »Lily Gladstone Is Seizing the Moment — and Making History
W hen Lily Gladstone was growing up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in rural Montana, acting in plays was an escape from bullies, who targeted her for being “verbose and goofy.” The idea came from her father, a Native man of Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce heritage, whom she describes …
Read More »Emma Stone Really, Really Wants to Be a 'Jeopardy!' Contestant
What is ‘Poor Things’? Emma Stone has been applying to be a contestant on Jeopardy! for years and has yet to make the cut. Sure, Ken Jennings would likely welcome her on Celebrity Jeopardy! with open arms, and she could likely pillory the guy from Wings or the other guy …
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