Wanda Sykes doesn’t mind if you call her a “woke comic.” Speaking to Variety ahead of the release of her I’m an Entertainer comedy special on Netflix, the comedian addressed controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle and his transphobic jokes. During her special, Sykes called out some of the laws that aim …
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Melissa McCarthy said she once worked with a person who ran such a “volatile, hostile set,” it made her “physically ill.” In a new interview with The Guardian, McCarthy didn’t name any names, or drop any hints, but vividly recalled the grueling experience of working for this person. “My eyes …
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The Color Purple has been made and remade a number of times across many mediums since the release of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. It was adapted for the big screen with Steven Spielberg’s 1985 film starring Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busia, and Whoopi Goldberg. In 2005, …
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Between whippets, comedian Eric André dished on the upcoming sixth season of The Eric André Show at SXSW — his chaotic, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink late-night talk show wherein he gleefully terrorizes celebrity guests and regular folks alike. Who can forget the time Lauren Conrad sprinted out of his studio after André started …
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Michelle Zauner is looking for the perfect actress to star in the film version of her memoir, Crying in H Mart. On Monday, the Japanese Breakfast star shared a post on Instagram inviting Korean American actors to audition to play her in the new film. “Who will play Ms. Breakfast?” …
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SAG-AFTRA may officially join the WGA on the picket lines. Last night, the SAG-AFTRA National Board unanimously agreed to recommend that its members vote to authorize a strike. The decision comes ahead of the guild’s TV and theatrical contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), …
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Almost two decades after the fact, a Minnesota man has been indicted on charges of stealing the famed ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. On Tuesday, Terry Martin was indicted by a grand jury with one count of theft of a major artwork, according tofederal …
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The teaser trailer for Martin Scorsese’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon is finally upon us. The film’s first look dropped Thursday before its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The film stars three Best Actor Oscar winners: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Brendan Fraser, along with Jesse Plemons …
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The trailer for Steven Soderbergh‘s upcoming miniseries, Full Circle, has all the makings of an intriguing drama: a kidnapping, international intrigue, and a random shot of Jim Gaffigan looking implausibly serious. The show debuts July 13 on Max (fka HBO Max), and stars Zazie Beetz and Claire Danes as a …
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“Our lives are the sum of our choices,” says Tom Cruise, age 60, as he constantly chooses to tempt fate on his own life by stopping his motorcycle right before a cliff in the new trailer for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One. Judging from the trailer for the …
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