Brad Pitt discussed the first Alcoholics Anonymous recovery meeting he attended after his tumultuous divorce from Angelina Jolie, telling Armchair Expert host Dax Shepard — who was also at that meeting — “I needed rebooting, I needed to wake the fuck up in some areas.” Shepard noted that “a bazillion …
Read More »'What Happens if Our Culture Dies?' Danny Boyle on '28 Years Later'
“I mean, this is our culture?” Danny Boyle asks, rhetorically. “Right?” Or maybe he’s not being rhetorical — the British director has a tendency to pose as many questions as he does provide answers during an interview, and seems genuinely interested in having a conversation rather than simply being the …
Read More »You're Gonna Need a Bigger Blockbuster: 'Jaws' at 50
The shark refused to work. The main boat nearly sank. The young director, who insisted on filming on open water, nearly had a nervous breakdown; he’d later admit that the production left him with serious PTSD. Two of the leads hated each other — the British stage actor thought the …
Read More »How 'Love Island USA' Got TV's Best Pop Soundtrack
The summer of 2024 solidified Love Island USA as a top reality-TV choice for households across the country, and 2025 is proving to be a repeat success. The series — which puts a dozen twenty-somethings on a remote villa in Fiji where they are filmed at all hours, all for …
Read More »Blake Lively Must Hand Over Taylor Swift Texts to Justin Baldoni, Says Judge
Text messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift about the working environment on the set of It Ends With Us must be turned over to Justin Baldoni, a judge has ruled. “Given that Lively has represented that Swift had knowledge of complaints or discussions about the working environment on the …
Read More »'Elio' Is Pixar's 'E.T.', Played in Reverse
Pixar has a knack for coming up with good opening salvos, and Elio, the animation company’s latest movie, kicks off with a strong one. When we meet the 11-year-old kid, voiced by Yonas Kibreab, who gives this sci-fi dramedy its title, he’s nestled under a commissary table and in state …
Read More »David Lynch Script for Unfinished Film Sells for $150,000 at Auction
Items from David Lynch’s personal estate and archive sold for a total of over $4.5 million at a white-glove auction hosted Wednesday by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies. The famed filmmaker died in January at the age of 78. Standout lots in the auctioned collection included Lynch’s director’s chair, …
Read More »David Lynch Script for Unfinished Film Sells for $150,000 at Auction
Items from David Lynch’s personal estate and archive sold for a total of over $4.5 million at a white-glove auction hosted Wednesday by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies. The famed filmmaker died in January at the age of 78. Standout lots in the auctioned collection included Lynch’s director’s chair, …
Read More »The Wild Ride and Long Road Home of Matty Matheson
M atty Matheson is driving down memory lane in a green 1963 Ford Galaxie. The skies above Fort Erie, Ontario, are gray, obscuring the Buffalo skyline across the lake. He points out some of the town’s landmarks. “That building over there is where I was served my first beer,” says …
Read More »'Common Side Effects' Is a Real Trip
When one starts watching Adult Swim’s Common Side Effects, it’s easy to feel confused about exactly what it is. Is it a comedy? A thriller? A drama? A sci-fi epic? A bizarre drug trip? After a while, though, it becomes clear that the answer to all those questions is the …
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