A s Ike Barinholtz approaches the register at Farm Boy Produce, the cashier regards the 48-year-old comic-actor-writer-director with a gimlet-eyed skepticism, as if he’s a shoplifter or worse. “Are you famous?” For a moment, Barinholtz can only smile, revealing the trademark gap in his teeth. The live wire is at …
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When Donald Trump launched his takeover of the John F.Kennedy Centerfor the Performing Artsearlier this year, it was with the promise of restoring what he called the “golden age of arts and culture.” Since then, artists and performers have increasingly distanced themselves from the venue and the administration by canceling …
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George Clooney appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday night (March 23) to promote his upcoming Broadway debut: An adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck, which tells the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow, who overcame immense political and corporate pressure to report on Joseph McCarthy and his anti-communist witch hunts …
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Warning: Spoilers ahead for Episode Six of The White Lotus Season Three. It started from the very first episode. “Dude, long plane rides make me so fucking horny,” Saxon Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger) declares, out of the blue, in the third-season premiere of The White Lotus. “It’s like, a lot of …
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Hamdan Ballal, one of the Palestinian directors of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli authorities, according to his co-directors and a Jewish activist group. Yuval Abraham, one of the Israeli co-directors on the film, wrote on X Monday, March 24, …
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In a television landscape saturated with South Asian tropes — think: dutiful doctor, tech nerd, spiritual guru, bearded terrorist — Hulu’s Deli Boys arrives like a shot of spice-infused adrenaline. The Philadelphia-set series plunges viewers into the chaotic world of two pampered Pakistani American brothers who inherit their late father’s, …
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Amanda Seyfried thinks Jennifer’s Body was a “perfect movie” and never got the chance to succeed because of its marketing strategy. In a new interview with GQ, Seyfried said the 2009 film deserved better — and she’s ready to reprise her role to celebrate it. “I’m looking forward to the …
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The innie world collided with the outies Friday at a Severance season finale panel as Tramell Tillman — who plays Mr. Milchick on the acclaimed series — made a grand entrance leading a marching band into Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater. At the PaleyFest Friday, Severance’s main cast and creative team …
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“Is all this for just us, then?” Five minutes prior, Stephen Graham had entered a Middle Eastern restaurant in midtown Manhattan, shaken hands for an introduction, and quickly excused himself to use the restroom. An hour ago, the stocky British actor best known on these shores for playing tough guys …
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Jimmy Kimmel continued to take aim at Elon Musk after the Tesla owner called the late-night host “such an unfunny jerk” earlier this week. On last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel highlighted the conservative reaction to protests against the car brand. “Tesla’s not having a good week,” Kimmel …
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