Bill Clinton wasn’t really feeling Emma when it screened at the White House. During a Hot Ones interview Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow answered a question about a rumor that Bill Clinton had “passed out asleep” during a showing of the 1996 film based on the Jane Austen book. “True!” Paltrow said. …
Read More »'Shirley': Regina King Gives Us the Queen of Underdog Political Campaigns
Actors are drawn to biopics like moths to a particularly bright, often gold-tinted flame because it allows them to test their impressionistic mettle, to inhabit the real life of someone who’s often larger than life, to chart how an extraordinary human being is transformed into an emblem of their moment. …
Read More »Colin Farrell Dreams of Mob Boss Immortality in New Teaser for 'The Penguin'
Colin Farrell delivers a menacing monologue about a gangster from his youth in the new teaser for The Penguin, the upcoming show centered around the famous Batman villain. An exact release date for the eight-episode series hasn’t been revealed yet, but it’s expected to premiere this fall on Max. In …
Read More »Kevin Bacon Will Return to 'Footloose' School After Students Rally for Him to Come for Prom
Kevin Bacon is going back to the Footloose high school! On Friday, the actor revealed on the Today Show that he’ll be stopping by Utah’s Payson High School (where Footloose was filmed) for the school’s upcoming prom on the film’s 40th anniversary. It’s also the last year the school will …
Read More »'Wizards of Waverly Place' Sequel Lands on Disney Channel, Selena Gomez to Guest Star
Everything is what it seemed: The Russos are back! On Friday, Disney Channel announced that it green-lit a series sequel for Wizards of Waverly Place with its original stars Selena Gomez and David Henrie executive producing and reprising their roles in the show set to premiere this fall. Gomez will …
Read More »'The Juice Is Loose': Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortega Resurrect 'Beetlejuice' in Tim Burton Sequel
The sequel to Tim Burton’s iconic Beetlejuice is almost here. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Pictures shared the first teaser trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the 36-years-in-the-making sequel of the iconic Tim Burton movie, due on Sept. 4. The minute-long teaser sees Jenna Ortega riding her bike to school and later attending …
Read More »It's Officially Time to Stop Calling the 'Ghostbusters'
Forty years ago, four men put on uniforms, came up with a catchy logo — a startled specter in a red circle with a slash going through it, no big whoop — strapped on some proton packs and saved New York City from an evil deity holed up in a …
Read More »M. Emmet Walsh, Character Actor Immortalized in 'Blade Runner' and 'Blood Simple,' Dead at 88
M. Emmet Walsh, who excelled when playing characters that brought a delightfully menacing presence to films such as Blade Runner and Blood Simple, has died at the age of 88. His longtime manager Sandy Joseph confirmed his death, and said he died from cardiac arrest on Tuesday in St. Albans, …
Read More »Dana Carvey Apologizes to Sharon Stone for 'Offensive' Skit on 'SNL'
Sharon Stone appeared on theFly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spadepodcast this week, where she reflected on her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live. The actress hosted the late-night sketch show to promote Basic Instinct and some of the skits were themed around the actress taking her …
Read More »Regina King Wants People to Know Shirley Chisholm's Good Fight
M ost people have a pet peeve, but for powerhouse actress Regina King, her latest project is a shot at trying to fix hers. And it’s a solution so necessary it’s been almost 15 years in the making. Premiering March 22 on Netflix, the new biopic Shirley stars King as …
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