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 »'SNL' Weekend Update Addresses O.J.'s Death, Trashes Trump's Abortion Comments
Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update, which famously saw Norm Macdonald make O.J. Simpson the target of many a punchline from behind the desk some thirty years ago, marked the former football player’s death with a quite different tone. “O.J. Simpson died this week at the age of 76 after a …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Ryan Gosling, Kate McKinnon Recall Wild Alien Abduction
Ryan Gosling, this week’s Saturday Night Live guest host, teamed up with SNL alum Kate McKinnon and Sarah Sherman in an opening sketch in which they described to government investigators their experience being abducted by aliens. While Sherman’s and Gosling’s characters played it straight, McKinnon’s portrayal of Colleen Rafferty–a staple …
Read More »'SNL': Ryan Gosling Is Still Haunted by 'Avatar' Font in 'Papyrus 2' Sketch
Ryan Gosling’s return as Saturday Night Live host allowed for the actor to appear in some sequel sketches, including reuniting with Kate McKinnon in an alien abductee support group and, perhaps more notably, reprising his role as a man haunted by the Avatar font. The first “Papyrus” originally aired in …
Read More »'Secrets of the Hells Angels' Tells Real-Life Tales of the Country's Most Notorious Motorcycle Gang
“Exterminate all the brutes!” With these words, borrowed from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Hunter S. Thompson concluded his violent, macabre 1967 book Hell’s Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga. Thompson had spent months with the outlaw biker gang and ultimately paid for his persistence when members gave him a …
Read More »Ryan Gosling Initially Turned Down 'I'm Just Ken' Oscars Performance Ask Before Unleashing Inner Pop Star
“I’m Just Ken” almost didn’t make it to the 2024 Academy Awards stage. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Gosling admitted that his first response when the offer to perform the Barbie song was brought to him was: “100 percent no.” The actor eventually …
Read More »Chris Farley Biopic in the Works With Paul Walter Hauser in Lead Role
Paul Walter Hauser will slip into the life and mind of late comedian Chris Farley in a forthcoming biopic. The film, set to be directed by Josh Gad, is currently in development. Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber will provide the screenplay based on the book The Chris Farley Show: …
Read More »Lucy Boynton Says Proust Barbie Was Cut From Film Because Test Audiences Didn't Get the Joke
Greta Gerwig‘s blockbuster film could have included a bigger appearance from Proust Barbie. According to actress Lucy Boynton, Barbie originally featured more scenes with the character, who was based on French author Marcel Proust. Boynton, speaking on SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw, explained that she filmed more than the …
Read More »James McAvoy Is a Terrifying Host in 'Speak No Evil' Trailer
James McAvoy may have a murderous intent in the new trailer for Speak No Evil, a horror film based on 2022 Danish hit Gæsterne. In the clip, an American couple played by Mackenzie Davis and Scoot McNairy arrive at a remote estate along with their daughter after meeting a seemingly …
Read More »'Bridgerton' Season 3 Trailer: Penelope and Colin Begin a Classic Friends-to-Lovers Storyline
Dear gentle readers, the wait for the Bridgerton Season Three trailer is finally over. Netflix dropped the first official look at the upcoming season of the hit period drama on Wednesday, introducing a new friendship between Penelope and Colin. In the trailer, the characters, portrayed byNicola Coughlanand Luke Newton, team …
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