Adam Driver may be at the Venice Film Festival promoting his new film Ferrari, but he wants the striking SAG-AFTRA actors on the picket lines to know that he “stands in solidarity” with them. To be clear: Driver is not breaking any strike rules by appearing in Venice and doing …
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A Taliban air force commander walks into a big, empty gym with his men and hops onto a treadmill. He burns a few calories, cracks a couple of muted jokes, and steps off before lifting a couple of dumbbells. “This was fun,” he says without affect, and moves on to …
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Nearly one month after ravenous wildfires swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui, families and individuals impacted by the natural disaster are still in need of extensive support. Over 100 people have died from the fires, hundreds remain missing or unaccounted for, and thousands more have been displaced. The People’s …
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This post contains spoilers for “The Question,” the finale of Justified: City Primeval. And so Justified says goodbye to one Boyd, and welcomes back another. In the concluding chapter of the revival miniseries Justified: City Primeval, Timothy Olyphant‘s Raylan Givens finally had his long-awaited showdown with the Oklahoma Wildman himself, …
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This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Reservation Dogs, “Frankfurter Sandwich,” now streaming on Hulu. A fascinating thing happens in the first scene of “Frankfurter Sandwich.” As Cheese’s adoptive grandmother Irene encourages him to leave the house and spend time with Elora and the others, she calls him …
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U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilsonhas thrown out a $5 million lawsuit that claimed Universal duped fans of Ana de Armas into watching its film Yesterday. The suit, filed by Peter Michael Rosza and Conor Woulfe last year, alleged that the studio misrepresented Danny Boyle’s movie in its trailer by featuring …
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An empty airport, a pair of ex-lovers, and a forced proximity trope set the stage for Meg Ryan‘s What Happens Later in the film’s official trailer. In addition to directing, the actress stars in the film alongside David Duchovny, which follows the unexpected reunion of their characters Willa and Bill …
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Everyone knows the definition of a tribute band. But is there a difference between that and a “revival” band? Whatever one chooses to call it, when is such a project a money-making exercise in nostalgia — and when is it a sincere, concerted (pun intended) effort to recreate and sustain …
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To live to a ripe old age, it helps to laugh a lot, love a lot, engage with your community, and avoid stress. Walking regularly helps, especially uphill. Eat plant-based foods and avoid a sedentary lifestyle. Get out of your car and stay there. In other words, do a lot …
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The only thing missing from the official teaser trailer for Michael Mann‘s Ferrari is an obscenely loud Charli XCX hyperpop song about driving fast and being hot — but that song actually ended up in Barbie. But Ferrari does have Adam Driver slipping into the persona of a troubled Italian …
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