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 …
Read More »Ezra Miller Charged With Felony Burglary After Allegedly Stealing Alcohol From Vermont House
Ezra Miller is facing a felony burglary charge for allegedly stealing some bottles of booze. On Monday, Vermont State Police revealed that the Flash actor allegedly broke into someone’s house back in May and took “several bottles of alcohol” from it. “As a result of an investigation that included surveillance …
Read More »'It's Time to Do Something New': 'Better Call Saul' Co-Creator Vince Gilligan on His Final Episode as Writer-Director
Vince Gilligan will be the first to tell you he’s a bad planner. It’s not just that the co-creator of Better Call Saul missed his own show’s wrap party because he and his partner Holly had already scheduled a birthday getaway in Palm Springs for that night. It’s that throughout …
Read More »'Better Call Saul' Recap: Better Call Kim
A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Waterworks,” coming up just as soon as I call this a fish taco, legally… “This guy? Any good?” —Jesse “When I knew him, he was.” —Kim In a different world, Kim Wexler and Jesse Pinkman should have never met. She was a …
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