Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Kimmel found themselves with plenty of joke fodder Monday following protests in multiple states last weekend against the stay-at-home orders issued to stem the spread of COVID-19. On The Late Show, Colbert stated the obvious: That social distancing and closing up businesses isn’t just …
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An amnesiac Janelle Monáe wakes up on a rowboat in the middle of a lake in the mysterious first teaser for the second season of Homecoming. While the first season of the Amazon series based on a popular podcast starred Julia Roberts, Season 2 features a new cast of characters …
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Idris Elba discussed his recent coronavirus diagnosis with Oprah this week on a new talk show series, Oprah Talks COVID-19, now streaming on Apple TV+. In the extended interview, Elba revealed that although he tested positive for the virus earlier this month, and has been self-quarantining ever since to prevent …
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When HBO released the full trailer for the third season of Westworld, the reaction was near-pandemonium. Oh, the trailer got people excited, because of course it did — this is what trailers are designed to do. They are sales tools, and even god-awful movies and TV shows can sell themselves …
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Rob, the record-store-owning hero of Nick Hornby’s classic novel High Fidelity, has strong opinions on many musical subjects, particularly the making and deployment of a great mixtape. He has rules about what kinds of songs to use, in what order, and believes that structuring the playlist just the right way …
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Toy Story‘s de facto troubadour Randy Newman took the stage at the 92nd Academy Awards to perform “I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” from Toy Story 4. Newman is nominated for Best Original Song for the track, which scores a hilarious scene in the movie in which Woody the …
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When was the last time you watched Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? If you remember Guy Ritchie‘s debut hitting American screens back in the spring of 1999, you might recall how familiar it felt — we’d already spent most of the decade watching smooth criminals in clever, chatty caper …
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Hank Azaria revealed in a new interview that he will no longer voice the character of Apu on The Simpsons. The actor’s departure from the role follows a swell of backlash against the Indian-American convenience store owner and the stereotypes it furthered on the long-running animated series. “All we know …
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Eddie Murphy shared stories about his interactions with Prince during a visit Friday to The Tonight Show, where the actor also talked returning to Saturday Night Live, turning down Ghostbusters and hanging out with Johnny Cash and Marlon Brando. Murphy, talking to Jimmy Fallon one night before his long-awaited return …
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Hulu has released the teaser trailer for Hillary, an original four-part docuseries exploring the life of former Secretary of State, former First Lady and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The series will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this January and will be released on Hulu on March 6th. Directed by …
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