After the moon drifted across the surface of the sun on Monday, its shadow crossing the United States, Mexico and Canada, Jon Stewart took to late night television to point out how certain members of the media and politicians had used the solar eclipse to pontificate on immigration and the …
Read More »'The Challenge: All Stars' Showrunner Peels Back the Curtain on New Season
When MTV put The Challenge on their airwaves back in 1998, the idea was to assemble a group of former Real World and Road Rules cast members and pit them against each other for a cash prize. Nobody could have predicted the show would be going strong over a quarter …
Read More »Sexual Abuse, Spit-Takes, Blue Balls: Nickelodeon Actors Talk Trauma in 'Quiet on Set' Bonus Episode
On Sunday, Investigation Discovery aired a bonus episode of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, the fifth following its four-part series, titled “Breaking the Silence.” One of the subjects in the new episode is Raquel Lee Bolleau. As a Season One regular on The Amanda Show, a …
Read More »'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Was Larry David's Tribute to a Great American Hero: 'Larry David'
“I’m 76 years old, and I have never learned a lesson in my entire life.” In the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David tells this to a child in an Atlanta hotel lobby who throws a ball at him. The mother wants the child to learn the lesson …
Read More »Jonathan Majors Sentenced to Domestic-Abuse Program Following Assault Conviction
Jonathan Majors was sentenced Monday to a 52-week domestic-abuse prevention program after being convicted in December of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The former Marvel actor was solemn during proceedings, declining to make a statement. Judge Michael Gaffey noted that “jail is not necessary” for the misdemeanor …
Read More »Mia Goth's Quest for Fame Runs Into a Serial Killer, Her Past in New 'MaXXXine' Trailer
Mia Goth gets one more grisly shot at stardom in the new trailer for MaXXXine, the final installment of her slasher flick trilogy with director Ti West. The film is set in 1985, several years after the gruesome events of X, against the backdrop of the Night Stalker killings in …
Read More »'The People's Joker' Is Here, Queer, and the Only Viable Path Forward for Superhero Movies
We were supposed to get our first trans Joker 35 years ago. In 1989, DC Comics published Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, a narrative exploration of Batman’s psychological problems, as well as those of his foes. Its scribe was an up-and-coming Scot by the name of Grant …
Read More »John Mulaney Comedy Special to Livestream on Netflix
John Mulaney returns to Netflix with a six-episode special John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A., the streamer announced Monday. The Mulaney-hosted and executive produced show will stream live during Netflix Is a Joke Fest, the comedy event featuring A-list comics in Los Angeles. Within the six installments, Mulaney will explore …
Read More »Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum Shake Up NASA in 'Fly Me to the Moon' Trailer
Sony and Apple have dropped a first look at Fly Me to the Moon, a new rom-com starring Scarlett JohanssonandChanning Tatum as two NASA workers with a specific mission: faking the moon landing. The film, directed by Greg Berlanti, is set in the 1960s during the space race as NASA …
Read More »'Top Gun: Maverick' Cleared of Copyright Infringement in Lower Court
Paramount has prevailed in the lower courts in a copyright infringement case over Top Gun: Maverick. In a decision handed down last Friday, April 5, a district judge dismissed the case, brought by the family of Ehud Yonay, a journalist whose 1983 story for California magazine, “Top Guns,” inspired the …
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