Harvey Weinstein had a mixed day in court Wednesday as he speeds toward the scheduled October start of his serial rape trial in Los Angeles. Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul scored a victory when Judge Lisa B. Lench sided with the defense and rejected one of the five “prior …
Read More »'This Fool': Damn, It Feels Good (Not) to Be a Gangster
While considering the winning new Hulu comedy This Fool, the hardest question to answer is this: Who is the titular fool? One possibility is Julio, played by comedian Chris Estrada, who borrowed aspects of his own life to co-create the show with Pat Bishop, Jake Weisman, and Matt Ingebretson. Julio …
Read More »Chanté Adams, 'A League of Their Own' Star, on the Black Women Who Played Big-League Baseball
The story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is being reimagined in the new Amazon Prime series, A League of Their Own. Chanté Adams, one of the show’s stars, joined Rolling Stone on Twitch on Wednesday to talk about how the new show expands on the critically acclaimed 1992 …
Read More »Lauren Ambrose Tapped for Regular Role on 'Yellowjackets' Season 2 as Adult Van
Catch Lauren Ambrose onYellowjackets next season: On Thursday, it was announced that the Six Feet Under actress will be joining the Showtime series, taking on the adult version role of Van (Liv Hewson). Along with Ambrose’s addition to the casting, Hewson will now be a series regular after Van’s fate …
Read More »Anne Heche Under Investigation for Felony DUI, Police Say
Actress Anne Heche is under investigation for a felony DUI after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home, which subsequently caught fire last week, CNN reports. Initially, the incident that occurred on Friday, Aug. 5 was being investigated as a misdemeanor DUI, which is the potential charge in a …
Read More »'A League of Their Own': There's Still No Crying in Baseball — Just Room for Fixing Old Errors
A League of Their Own is a pretty darn perfect movie. The Penny Marshall-directed film from 1992, about the women recruited to play professional baseball while so many men were off fighting World War II, is a crackerjack sports movie, a winning ensemble comedy, and a well-hit drama about female …
Read More »Remembering the Beautiful, Bizarre TV Movie Where Olivia Newton-John Played a Living Mannequin
In 1990, years after Grease, “Physical,” and Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John made her TV movie debut as a department store mannequin brought to life — and no, this probably wasn’t the living-mannequin story you’re thinking of right now. Unpacking the masterpiece that is A Mom for Christmas might take some time, …
Read More »'Triangle of Sadness' Trailer Will Make You Wanna Eat the Rich (and Puke Them Out)
Skip the nachos at the theater if you go see Triangle of Sadness this fall. On Tuesday, Neon released the trailer for the Ruben Östlund-directed film, which had some Cannes viewers walking out of the theater after they watched the snobbiest of snobs doing the most human things: puking and …
Read More »'Summering' Works Better as a Mood Than It Does a Movie
There’s a moment within the first few minutes of Summering — James Ponsoldt’s delicate, affectionate tribute to the wonder years (or more specifically, the seasonal wonder months) between childhood’s end and teenage riots — that captures the blurred, giddy adrenaline rush of youth in full bloom. Four girls are goofing …
Read More »Fred Savage Accused of Forcing Himself on Ex-'Wonder Years' Crew Member in Bar Bathroom
A former crew member on the reboot of The Wonder Years has accused Fred Savage of forcing himself on her at a bar one night in a new Hollywood Reporter piece detailing some of the allegations that may have led to Savage’s ouster from the show earlier this year. Back …
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