Jamie Lee Curtis is deep in the promotional cycle for Halloween Ends, the supposed final chapter of a horror franchise that’s played a pivotal role in her life ever since she was 19 years old. But on this day in mid-August her mind is somewhere else: the little message on …
Read More »Will Smith Returns to Film After Oscars Slap With Intense 'Emancipation' Trailer
Will Smith is back. On Monday, Apple TV released the first trailer for Emancipation, the new slavery drama coming to theaters (and Apple TV+) in early December. The movie stars Smith in his first role since being banned from attending the Oscars after slapping Chris Rock onstage earlier this year. …
Read More »'SNL' Premiere Cold Open: Jon Hamm and Shaun White Join a 'Manningcast' Spoof
The 48th season of Saturday Night Live kicked off with a heavy dose of self-referential humor, with ESPN’s ManningCast analyzing the late night show’s opening sketch. With first-time guest host Miles Teller as Peyton Manning and Andrew Dismukes as brother Eli, the pair dissected a scene from Mar-a-Lago as if …
Read More »Miles Teller Compares Himself to Rachel Maddow in 'SNL' Monologue
Miles Teller‘s maiden SNL monologue was largely one of self-deprecation. “I know they like when you doimpressions and play differentcelebrities, and I wanted tocome prepared,” Teller began. “So I asked my friends whatcelebrity I look like, and Iwas thinking a young DeNiro,maybe a Paul Newman. And theywere like, ‘Nope! Rachel …
Read More »'SNL': Weekend Update Tackles Putin, Lizzo, Herschel Walker
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Chewere at it again Saturday, addressing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s latest moves, Lizzo’s flute playing, and Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker‘s agenda should he win office. “In a speech after annexing sections of Ukraine, VladimirPutin attacked the U.S. for satanism …
Read More »Watch 'SNL' Spoof Adam Levine's Sext Scandal in Game Show Sketch
Saturday Night Live spoofed Adam Levine’s thirsty DMs — as well as the Armie Hammer’s alleged cannibalistic overtures — in a sketch for a game show called Send Something Normal. “The game is very simple,” host Miles Teller explained. “We have four male celebrity contestants, and all they have to …
Read More »Disney Shares First Glimpse of Halle Bailey as Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid' Teaser
Disney diehards were treated to a short preview of R&B singer and actress Halle Bailey’s performance as Ariel Friday when the studio released the first official teaser for the forthcoming live-action remake of the beloved 1989 animated musical, The Little Mermaid. The clip displays the film’s dazzling underwater effects before …
Read More »Dwayne Johnson Faces an Epic Choice in New 'Black Adam' Trailer
“I’m not peaceful,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson intones in the action-packed new trailer for superhero flick Black Adam. “Nor do I surrender.” The clip, the film’s second trailer, depicts the actor’s titular character going up against the Justice Society, who politely request his peaceful surrender before he proclaims, “I kneel …
Read More »'She's Been in the Game for a Minute': Late-Night Hosts React to Death of Queen Elizabeth II
The world is still grappling with the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-ruling monarch in the history of the U.K. While Americans don’t quite have the same relationship with the British royal as their counterparts across the pond, late-night TV hosts still took a moment to address the news. …
Read More »Emmys 2022: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Will this be the year that the Emmys stop being so monotonous? Probably not, but we can keep hoping. Because most categories involve ongoing series that stick around for years, the Emmys have always suffered from predictability in a way that the Oscars, Grammys, or Tonys do not. The easiest …
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