Martin Scorsese expressed his regret at not getting to work with Ray Liotta again while reflecting on their lone — albeit legendary — collaboration, Goodfellas, in a Guardian tribute to the late actor, who died last month at the age of 67. While 1990’s Goodfellas was the only film Scorsese …
Read More »John Oliver Gives School Cops a Grade of F You
Last Week Tonight took last weekend off, meaning tonight’s episode was John Oliver’s first since the May 24 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in which 19 children and two teachers were massacred. So it was no surprise that Oliver devoted the show to the never-ending gun control debate. This time, he …
Read More »'The Wire': (Too) Often Imitated, Never Duplicated — Because It's Impossible
Imitation is the sincerest form of television. The shows being imitated, though, tend to be enormous, world-shaking hits, from I Love Lucy to Friends to Lost. Yet one of the most copied shows of this century has been a series that no one paid attention to when it debuted, that …
Read More »'The Supernatural Comes Naturally:' Kesha to Track Down Ghosts and Demons in Paranormal Show
Remember when Kesha told Ryan Seacrest she had “sexy time” with a ghost? Well, the singer is now returning to exploring the supernatural with her new show Conjuring Kesha on Discovery+. On Thursday, the streaming service announced that the “Praying” singer will star in the six-episode series about exploring the …
Read More »Scandal-Plagued Bill Murray Movie Was Quietly Shopped at Cannes — With No Buyers Yet
When production on Being Mortal began March 28 in Los Angeles, the project seemed promising. Based on the award-winning nonfiction book of the same name by noted surgeon and New Yorker writer Atul Gawande, about end-of-life care, it was written by Emmy winner Aziz Ansari, who would also be making …
Read More »Dave Chappelle's Alleged Attacker Offered Plea Deal, No Claim of Mental Incompetency 'At This Time'
The man accused of tackling Dave Chappelle onstage at the Hollywood Bowl is weighing an offer from prosecutors in his misdemeanor case and has made no claim of mental incompetency, Rolling Stone has learned. Isaiah Lee, 23, appeared in custody at a Los Angeles courthouse Thursday, still wearing a cast …
Read More »Tucker Carlson Invites Wrath of ARMY After Insulting BTS White House Visit
Tucker Carlson learned a valuable lesson today: If you come for K-pop, the K-pop fans will come for you. Speaking onTucker Carlson TonightTuesday, the Fox News host and noted Russian sycophant took aim at K-pop’s most dangerous target: BTS.The global megastars were in Washington to discuss “Asian inclusion and representation” …
Read More »Ewan McGregor Rebukes Racist Abuse of Moses Ingram: 'You're No Star Wars Fan in My Mind'
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram took to Instagram to pull the curtain back on the racist responses that have flooded her DMs since joining the beloved Star Wars franchise as Inquisitor Reva Sevander on the new Disney+ series. Set to the sound of Megan Thee Stallion’s anthemic “Megan’s Piano,” the …
Read More »'RRR' Is the Best — and Most Revolutionary — Blockbuster of 2022
It’s tough to pinpoint the exact moment that the movie hooks you; mileage will vary per viewer. For some, it might be right from the get go, during a Melodrama 101 preamble involving a kidnapped child and casual colonial cruelty that leaves corpses in its wake. Others may find themselves …
Read More »'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Fans Surprised With Early Premiere of 'Star Wars' Series on Disney+
Star Wars fans were treated to the surprise release of the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ at 9 p.m. Pacific Thursday. “The time for @ObiWanKenobi has arrived…early,” read a tweet from the official Star Wars account announcing the news. According to Variety, the release comes after fans attending the Star Wars Celebration …
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