J ulia Ormond has been “living in fear.” The British actress known for her roles in films like Legends of the Fall, First Knight and Sabrina, as well as an Emmy-nominated turn on television’s Mad Men, alleges that in December of 1995, at the height of her stardom, she was …
Read More »Final Season of 'The Crown' Will Cover Diana's Death, Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. TBD on Andrew and Epstein
Queen Elizabeth II and the Windsors will return for one last go-around in the loosely fictionalized ringer, with the sixth and final season of The Crown premiering next month on Netflix. The show’s final 10 episodes will be split into two parts. Part one will largely take place in 1997, …
Read More »WGA Ratifies Three-Year Deal With Studios, Officially Ending Hollywood Strike
WGA members voted in favor of a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) that ended one of Hollywood’s longest strikes. The union reached an almost unanimous decision of the three-year Minimum Basic Agreement. Members of both the WGA West and WGA East cast their …
Read More »'Frasier' Revival Is an Unfunny, Uninspired Dud
There’s a joke in the fourth episode of the Paramount+ revival of Frasier that is not the worst to be found in this new take on Kelsey Grammer’s famous psychiatrist Frasier Crane, because there are unfortunately a lot of bad ones to choose from. But it typifies the biggest problem …
Read More »How Tiffany 'New York' Pollard Changed the Game for Black Women on Reality TV
“The original HBIC is here, bitches!,” Tiffany “New York” Pollard proclaims, sauntering into the frame and showing off her fresh pedicure. So begins her introduction on House of Villains, E!‘s latest reality TV series assembling a motley crew of the genre’s classic antagonists, including Vanderpump Rules’ Jax Taylor, The Bachelor‘s …
Read More »When a Man Vanishes in a Town of 11 People and Everyone's a Suspect
As you might expect, news travels fast in a town of eleven people. As you also might expect, tensions can run high. Close quarters and all that. And when one of those eleven people (and his dog) go missing without a trace, finger-pointing is inevitable, especially when everyone seems to …
Read More »'Fair Play' Director Chloe Domont on Consent and That Shocking Ending
I t’s late summer, and I’m seated across from Chloe Domont in a congested Brooklyn coffee shop. Both the writers’ and actors’ strikes are in full effect, creating an air of unease. This should be a time of celebration for Domont, whose first feature Fair Play — a sexy psychological …
Read More »'Postcard From Earth': Darren Aronofsky's 18K Film Rocks The Sphere
Welcome to Earth in 500,000 gigabytes. On Friday night, Darren Aronofsky’s newest film,Postcard From Earth, had its world debut at The Sphere in Las Vegas, and it’s not hyperbole to say that it’s unlike any movie you’ve ever seen. For starters, it’s the first time anyone has ever seen images …
Read More »'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial' Is the Perfect Ending to William Friedkin's Career
Long before he made Popeye Doyle race a Brooklyn subway and Regan MacNeil’s head spin, William Friedkin began his career doing live TV. He’d move on to an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, short documentaries, a Sonny-and-Cher joint (Good Times), theatrical adaptations (The Birthday Party, The Boys in the …
Read More »'Totally Killer' Is a Time-Travel Slasher With a Brand New Final Girl
Ever wish Back to the Future was more like Scream? Was your main beef with Halloween: “Hmm, not enough time travel?” Then Totally Killer is for you. Amazon‘s glossiest, wildest new horror-comedy finds Jamie (Kiernan Shipka) reeling after her mother (Julie Bowen) is murdered by a masked menace known as …
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