Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend said she wanted “help” in safely exiting her relationship with Majors, but also wanted to protect the Marvel actor when police showed up to their apartment in March following the actor allegedly attacking her in a car the night before. “I wanted to say: ‘help me, please,’” …
Read More »Rob Reiner: Norman Lear Fought People Like Trump His Entire Life
The great Norman Lear died on Dec. 5 at the age of 101. Over his eight-decade career in showbiz, the television wizard developed more than 100 shows, many of which presented a more idealistic vision for America: All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, One …
Read More »Margot Robbie Tells Cillian Murphy an 'Oppenheimer' Producer Asked Her to Move 'Barbie' Release
The Barbenheimer phenomenon was one of the defining cultural moments of 2023. For Variety‘s Actors on Actors special, Barbie‘s Margot Robbie and Oppenheimer‘s Cillian Murphy sat down for a chat to discuss their two films and how movie-watchers set up double features to see the films back-to-back. “People kept asking …
Read More »Jonathan Majors Threw Glass Objects and Had 'Violent Temper,' Ex Testifies
The ex-girlfriend of Jonathan Majors teared up several times and needed to take a break when she spoke of Majors’ “violent temper” during her testimony on Tuesday in the Marvel actor’s domestic violence trial, detailing past instances where she allegedly had to run and hide as Majors yelled at her …
Read More »Jamie Foxx Makes First Public Appearance Since Hospitalization
Surprise guest Jamie Foxx took the stage Monday night at theCritics ChoiceAssociation’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements, marking it his first public outing since he was hospitalized for medical complications in April. Foxx, whose attendance was not announced in advance, was there to receive …
Read More »'Poor Things': What If Emma Stone Was Frankenstein But Feminist and Horny?
“I ought to be thy Adam,” says the Creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “But I am rather a fallen angel.” It’s the basis for every mad scientist story: You try to create man and end up with a monster. Fuck around with playing God and see what happens. Poor Things …
Read More »'Great Photo, Lovely Life': A Filmmaker Bravely Confronts Her Pedophile Grandpa
A monster can be a green, scaly lizard that towers over buildings. Or a bloodsucking fiend in a black cape. Or an equivocating, self-pitying old man who refuses to own up to the lives he has destroyed and hides behind the blinkered assurance that God will forgive him for his …
Read More »'Bob Marley: One Love' Trailer: Reggae Icon Searches for Peace for Himself and His People
Peace is hard to come by for Bob Marley in the latest trailer for Bob Marley: One Love. “There’s a war going on,” the reggae icon, portrayed in the film by Kingsley Ben-Adir, acknowledges. “How can I bring peace? I can’t even get peace for myself.” Directed by Reinaldo Marcus …
Read More »Jake Johnson Talks His Gonzo Directorial Debut, 'Self Reliance'
When Jake Johnson applied to Tisch, he submitted a play about a gorilla handler at the zoo whose life and marriage fell apart once his beloved gorilla passed away. He describes it as “wacky but funny” and says he’s been trying to recapture its unique tone ever since. With his …
Read More »Florence Pugh Hit in Face by Object Thrown at 'Dune: Part Two' Panel
Florence Pugh is the latest celebrity to have been publicly pelted by an object thrown at her while at an event. The actress was attending a Dune: Part Two Panel at Comic-Con in São Paolo, Brazil, on Sunday alongside costars Timothée Chalamat, Austin Butler, and Zendaya, posing for photos when …
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