By now, you’ve likely heard that Trap, the latest movie from M. Night Shyamalan that opened this weekend, revolves around two central plot points: A super-dorky dad played by Josh Hartnett has taken his teen daughter to see her favorite singer at a concert that doubles as a trap (see …
Read More »If 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator 2' Is the Next 'Barbenheimer,' It Needs a Better Portmanteau Than 'Wickiator'
Late Monday afternoon, July 1, a minor piece of movie release news dropped: Part one of the highly-anticipated movie adaptation of the smash musical Wicked would hit theaters a few days earlier than expected. It’s still slated to drop around the Thanksgiving holiday, but in bumping the release date from …
Read More »'SNL': Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt Channel Taylor Swift for Farewell to Ken
Saturday Night Live host Ryan Gosling and fellow co-star of The Fall Guy, Emily Blunt, each bid farewell to their respective characters in last summer’s blockbusters, Barbie and Oppenheimer, by channelling Taylor Swift‘s “All Too Well.” Gosling, hosting SNL for the third time following his cameo appearance last week, took …
Read More »Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt Bring 'Barbenheimer' Battle to 2024 Oscars Stage
The months-long tension between Barbie and Oppenheimer culminated in an epic standoff between Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling at the 2024 Academy Awards. The actress and actor served as one-person armies for their respective sides of the Barbenheimer battle, determined to bring the debate to a close once and for …
Read More »Robert Downey Jr. Jokingly Thanks His 'Terrible Childhood' for Supporting Actor Oscars Win
Robert Downey Jr. took home the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on Sunday —marking his first-ever Oscar win. But the Oppenheimer star couldn’t accept his award on Hollywood’s biggest night without making a round of thanks and, of course, a few signature jokes. “I’d like to thank my terrible …
Read More »Oscars 2024: Ken You Feel the Love Tonight?
Now that’s how you do an Oscar Night right. The 96th Academy Awards show felt like a real celebration, in a great year for movies — nearly all 10 of the Best Picture nominees were keepers. This was an Oscars bash full of classic moments: Da’Vine Joy Randolph bringing everyone …
Read More »Al Pacino's Best Picture Presentation Was 'Peak Performance' and You Can't Convince Us Otherwise
Al Pacino, known for his absolutely seismic performances, turned in one at the Oscars so brilliant it seems unfair to call it understated instead of barely interested. The actor was tapped to announce the night’s biggest prize, Best Picture, and did so with such anticlimactic energy it seemed to confuse …
Read More »How 'Oppenheimer' Composer Ludwig Göransson Scored The Biggest Film of the Year
The night of the Oppenheimer world premiere last summer, composer Ludwig Göransson was in his home country of Sweden with his wife Serena and some friends. They wanted to check out the film at a local movie theater in the small village where they were staying, but it was packed …
Read More »No Nukes' Jackson Browne and Graham Nash Sign Open Letter Warning of Nuclear Weapons
Jackson Browne and Graham Nash — co-founders of the Musicians United for Safe Energy and the famed No Nukes concert in 1979 — are among the artists, actors, and advocates who have signed an open letter warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons. Annie Lennox, The China Syndrome‘s star and …
Read More »Oscars 2024 Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
Many decades ago, a man — feared by some and respected by others — had a breakthrough idea. He and a team of dedicated colleagues worked feverishly to make the conceptual notion come to fruition. It was a big swing, and the end result would become a historical game changer. …
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