Karla Sofía Gascón steps into her starring role with full force in the official trailer for Emilia Peréz. The film, streaming on Netflix beginning Nov. 13, follows Gascón in the titular role as a Mexican cartel leader who fakes her own death to evade authorities and finally undergo a gender-affirming …
Read More »Kris Kristofferson Was the Gravelly Voice of a Generation — and the Real Deal Onscreen
Let’s say that, in January of 1972, you had never heard a note of Kris Kristofferson‘s music. You didn’t know the former helicopter pilot and Rhodes scholar had written “Me and Bobby McGee,” which Janis Joplin had turned into her signature song. Or “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” which he gave …
Read More »'Rust' Armorer Denied New Trial In Wake of Alec Baldwin Case Dismissal
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust movie armorer now serving an 18-month sentence for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has lost her bid for a new trial and release from prison. In related rulings issued Monday, Santa Fe Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said Gutierrez-Reed failed to persuade the court that …
Read More »Anna Delvey Did Not Enjoy Her Time on 'Dancing With the Stars': Show 'Only Cared About Exploiting Me for Attention'
If Anna Delvey’s response to being asked what she’d gleaned from her brief stint on Dancing With the Stars — “Nothing” — didn’t make clear enough how she felt about the dance competition, the convicted fraudster happily elucidated more in a new interview with NBC News. “I feel that the …
Read More »James Dean Biopic About Gay College Romance Is in the Works
A new feature film about James Dean‘s supposed gay college romance may be on the way. Writer and director Guy Guido plans to film a biopic based on William Bast’s 2006 memoir, Surviving James Dean, about Bast’s fling with the actor, after acquiring its rights, according to The Hollywood Reporter. …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Kamala Dances While Trump Longs For Old Biden
Saturday Night Live‘s 50th season premiered with show alum Maya Rudolph reprising her role as “fun aunt” Kamala Harris, this time holding a jovial campaign rally while Donald Trump and JD Vance try not to bore attendees at theirs. Rudolph, whose portrayal of Harris was announced in July, first played …
Read More »'SNL' Weekend Update Tackles Trump Assassination Attempt, P Diddy & Eric Adams Indictments
SNL‘s Weekend Update addressed the assassination attempt of Donald Trump in July, as well as the more recent indictments of New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean Combs. Co-anchor Colin Jost first called attention to how Trump earlier in the day delivered his latest smear against Vice President …
Read More »'SNL': Mark Robinson Fails Miserably Playing The $100,000 Pyramid
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson (Kenan Thompson) competed on The $100,000 Pyramid against Saturday Night Live host Jean Smart, with the actress playing a woman married to a chimpanzee. The scandal-plagued Republican gubernatorial candidate had no shortage of incorrect answers to prompts given by rapper Bad Bunny (Marcello Hernandez). …
Read More »John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' Actor, Dead at 76
John Ashton, the character actor who starred alongside Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop series, has died at the age of 76. The actor’s rep confirmed his death to TMZ, adding that Ashton died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colorado after a battle with cancer. Ashton was best known for …
Read More »Remembering Maggie Smith: A Generation's Beloved and Terrifying Grandmother
In the movie Hook, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 Peter Pan sequel starring Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman, Williams’ Peter visits the London home of his wife’s family, where he reconnects with her grandmother, a very grown up Wendy Darling played by Dame Maggie Smith. She first appears as a ghostly silhouette …
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