A new documentary, Exposing Parchman, looks to shine a light on human rights violations at the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman Farm. The three-hour film, which was co-produced by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, premieres on A&E on June 17 at 8 p.m. ET. A trailer shows prisoners complaining about a …
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It seems Dungeons & Dragons is practically everywhere these days, with the popular tabletop role-playing game garnering a buzzy film adaptation in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which is now available to stream on VOD as of May 2. Helmed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (who had …
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Tom Hanks — America’s perennial Hollywood sweetheart, the ultimate nice guy, dad vibes incarnate, father of Chet Hanks — admitted to occasionally being prone to bad behavior while working on film sets in a new interview with the BBC. Hanks was discussing his debut novel, The Making of Another Motion …
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President Joe Biden showed his support for the the Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers whowent on strikeearlier this month. “Nights like these are a reminder of the power of stories, and the importance of treating storytellers with dignity, respect and the value they deserve,” said Biden before a screening …
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T he idiom “national treasure” tends to get thrown around quite a bit in the entertainment-journalism sphere, but no one is more worthy of it than Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After all, she’s appeared in two of the greatest television comedies ever in Seinfeld and Veep, cut her teeth on Saturday Night …
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Crucial moments from Mary Tyler Moore‘s career archive paint an honest portrait of American womanhood in the official trailer for the forthcoming HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore, set for release on May 26 on HBO and HBO Max. “Women are — or should be — human beings first, women …
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Jennifer Coolidge won the Comedic Genius Award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday. Along with celebrating and joking that the award was “made of her favorite food: popcorn,” she gave props to the Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers who went on strike last Monday, May 1. …
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This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Succession, “Tailgate Party.” If you are a fan of prestige TV in general, chances are you have heard the fable of the frog and the scorpion many, many, many times. It is among the most overused thematic devices of this era, …
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This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “Tricky Legacies.” Last week’s “It Takes a Psycho” ended on a startling transition. One moment, we were seeing Sally deciding to run away with Barry; in the next, we were in a desolate Midwestern location where an older Barry and …
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For Mary Steenburgen, dreams don’t have an age limit. So, the longtime actress and songwriter is fulfilling one of her lifelong dreams with the release of “Anywhere With You,” a collaborative song co-written with Troy Verges and Caitlyn Smith and recorded with the help of a few recognizable friends: co-stars …
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