Chris Tucker reached a settlement deal with the government on Monday to pay $3.58 million in taxes that he owed from his biggest years in Hollywood. According to Bloomberg, the government sought nearly $10 million for unpaid federal income tax liabilities from 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2010. This isn’t the …
Read More »Chris Tucker to Embark on First Stand-Up Comedy Tour in Over a Decade
Chris Tucker, comedian-turned-actor-returned-comedian, will embark on his first major stand-up tour in over a decade next month. Dubbed “The Legends Tour,” the 30-date trek kicks off Sept. 8 in Charleston, South Carolina, and will keep the Rush Hour star on the road until January 2024. The trek marks Tucker’s first …
Read More »'Air': Viola Davis Is the MVP of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Air Jordan Tale
A wise man once asked: “Is it the shoes?” The question has plagued generations of sneaker fanatics, amateur ballers, and would-be Hall-of-Famers, all of whom would give their right rotator cuff to be Just. Like. Mike. Thankfully, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Air has provided an answer. It pops out …
Read More »Ben Affleck's 'Air' Rocks SXSW, Receives Long Standing Ovation
“Viola, I love you. Your outfit is eating.” That was but one of many laudatory comments the cast and crew of Air received following its premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin, Texas, and it prompted the film’s director and co-star, Ben Affleck, to crack, “I never …
Read More »Why 'Jackie Brown' Remains Tarantino's Coolest Movie
Did anyone in the mid-‘90s really think that Quentin Tarantino was at risk of being a two-hit wonder? Certainly there wasn’t much reason to expect him to drop as cool and calm a movie as Jackie Brown for his third feature. Jackie Brown turns 25 this Christmas. It still looks …
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