Nicky Katt, the actor who appeared in films like Dazed and Confused, Boiler Room, and subUrbia, has died at the age of 54. Katt’s attorney John Sloss confirmed the actor’s death to the Hollywood Reporter; no cause of death was provided. The South Dakota-born Katt appeared frequently on the big …
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Aimee Lou Wood has responded to Sarah Sherman’s portrayal of her White Lotus character on Saturday Night Live, describing it as “mean and unfunny.” The five-minute sketch, which you can watch below, spoofs Mike White’s beloved HBO series and gives it a MAGA update. Jon Hamm, the episode’s guest star, …
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As Your Friends & Neighbors debuted on Friday, Olivia Munn opened up about her starring role alongside Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet, while also sharing her experience fighting and recovering from cancer. When speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Munn recalled nearly stepping away from acting all-together before landing the …
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In 1972, ABC aired an exposé on the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, New York, which had been accused of abusing and neglecting its intellectually challenged wards. A young, hungry investigative reporter named Geraldo Rivera took a camera crew inside the institution, and gave the country a firsthand look …
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Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, died Thursday, as reported by Canadian publisher the Globe and Mail. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his family, though no cause has been disclosed. The Canadian filmmaker launched his career in in the late Fifties, directing film …
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Veteran actor Eric Dane shared that he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a rare degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. “I have been diagnosed with ALS,” Dane told People. “I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we …
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A presidential candidate who plays to white grievance is almost assassinated. A Black woman runs for president. A major deportation threat hangs in the air. People take to the streets to protest bombings and genocide. Sounds very much like modern times. Instead, it’s the post-Woodstock world of the early Seventies …
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Charlie Heller, the bereaved rookie vigilante Rami Malek plays in The Amateur, is all brains and no brawn. That sets him apart from his colleagues at the CIA, where he works as a cryptographer, running numbers while they run down suspects. It also distinguishes him, of course, from the Jason …
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Yellowjackets musical duo, Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker, have released the full version of “Sleepwalking,” the song that features prominently in the show’s Season Three finale. “Sleepwalking” plays during the opening sequence of the last episode, which arrived on Paramount+ last night (and will air on Showtime April 13). The …
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After a seven-day trial in New York, James Toback was ordered on Wednesday to pay $1.68 billion to 40 women who accused the disgraced director of sexual harassment. The jury awarded the plaintiffs a total of $280 million in compensatory damages and $1.4 billion for punitive damages. “We asked the …
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