Harvey Weinstein can’t postpone his upcoming serial rape trial in Los Angeles to wait out the possibly “intense” media circus surrounding the November release of She Said, the movie chronicling his downfall, a judge ruled Monday. The Brad Pitt-produced awards season contender stars Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan as Jodi …
Read More »'Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby' Is All About Unstoppable Charisma and Real Compassion
Atlanta’s Lil Baby’s hunger is so potent it’s like his tapeworms have tapeworms. The former dope boy hustled his way from scrappy mixtape phenom to venerable Grammy winner. The urgency in his lithe delivery makes every one of his songs — even the loose, turn-up joints — feel like a …
Read More »John Boyega and Michael K. Williams, in His Last Role, Take 'Breaking' To the Next Level
Brian Brown-Easley, played by John Boyega, is not a very good bank robber. He isn’t trying to be. If anything, he goes out of his way not to seem like too much of a threat. When he hops over a desk and inadvertently frightens a kind bank teller, Rosa (Selenis …
Read More »Shia LaBeouf Says He Converted to Catholicism After Portraying Mystic Friar in Upcoming Film
Shia LaBeouf was so inspired by the subject of his latest film project that it spurred the actor to convert to Catholicism. The scandal-ridden 36-year-old, who was raised Jewish, is set to portray Catholic saint Padre Pio — a 20th Century Franciscan Capuchin friar and mystic alleged to have the …
Read More »Nikki Glaser Goes Full Shock and Awe While Roasting Trump, Biden, Gaetz, Everyone Else
Comedian Nikki Glaser delivered an exhibition in insult comedy with a segment speed roasting politicians while co-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, Aug. 25. Starting, of course, with Donald Trump, Glaser acknowledged there wasn’t much one could say about Trump that he hadn’t already heard. “Oh, I know,” Glaser suddenly realized, …
Read More »Shia LaBeouf Pulls The Old 'You Can't Fire Me, I Quit' Over 'Don't Worry Darling' Departure Dispute
Shia LaBeouf rebuffed Olivia Wilde’s claim that she fired him from Don’t Worry Darling, insisting instead that he quit the film, Variety reports. LaBeouf was originally set to play Jack — the role now being played by Harry Styles — in the psychological drama, but he left just as production …
Read More »Luca Guadagnino Says Stop Tying His Cannibal Love Story Film to Armie Hammer Allegations
Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino says the timing of his upcoming cannibal love story move Bones & All and allegations of Armie Hammer’s cannibalism fetish is purely coincidental. “It didn’t dawn on me. I realized this afterward when I started to be told of some of these …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'House of the Dragon' Renewed for Season 2 at HBO
Less than a week after the official series premiere, House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season at HBO. The Game of Thrones prequel will delve deeper into the story of House Targaryen for another season following the conclusion of its 10-episode debut season. “We are beyond …
Read More »'Three Thousand Years of Longing': A Delirious, And Occasionally Brilliant, Dream of Genie
On a trip to Istanbul for a conference, Alithea Binnie, a scholar of narrative and myth, finds herself swept up into a mythic story of her own. Alithea, played by Tilda Swinton, buys a bottle from an old shop, a cultural token for her travels, only to find that it …
Read More »'He's Gonna Die': Magic Johnson's Teammates Recall His HIV Diagnosis in New 'Legacy' Clip
Magic Johnson’s teammates recall the harrowing day the NBA legend announced he’d tested positive for HIV and would have to retire from basketball in a new clip from an upcoming episode of the docuseries Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers. Johnson revealed his diagnosis and decision on Nov. …
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