Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola has made an Instagram post about the unique way he cast his adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders. The movie, which came out in 1983, starred several notable actors — Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Diane Lane, Patrick Swayze, and Ralph Macchio, …
Read More »'It Felt Like Fate to Play This Role': Hiroyuki Sanada's Journey from Japan to 'Shōgun'
When Hiroyuki Sanada was a teenager, he read something that had a profound effect on how he viewed the future. Written by Tokugawa Ieyasu on the occasion of his abdication as shōgun, the military leader of Japan, the Testament of Ieyasu contained many lessons, but what stuck out to Sanada …
Read More »'Vanderpump Rules' Star Raquel Leviss Sues Tom Sandoval, Ariana Madix Over NSFW Video in 'Scandoval' Saga
The notorious “intimate FaceTime” call credited with launching Scandoval into a pop culture phenomenon is now the subject of a new eavesdropping, revenge porn, and invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by Raquel Leviss against her Vanderpump Rules co-stars Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix. In her new 19-page complaint filed in …
Read More »Rust Trial: Producer Defends Her Denial of Armorer Training Time With Alec Baldwin
The Rust line producer vilified in a state safety probe for having rejected a firearms training request just days before Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021 defended her decision on the witness stand Wednesday. Testifying at Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New …
Read More »'The Regime' Drops Kate Winslet's Ruthless Dictator Into Toothless Political Satire
In the new HBO limited series The Regime, Kate Winslet plays Elena Vernham, the autocratic ruler of a small nation located somewhere in “Middle Europe.” Most of the action takes place inside Elena’s palace, and we frequently pay visits to a briefing room where Elena berates her cowed advisers. The …
Read More »Nicole Kidman to Reprise Her Most Iconic Role: AMC Theatres Spokesperson
Nicole Kidman is set to reprise one of her most iconic roles this spring when she returns for three more ads lobbying moviegoers to return to multiplexes, specifically those owned by AMC Theatres. The original “We Make Movies Better” ad starring Kidman first screened in the fall of 2021 as …
Read More »'Elsbeth' Wants To Be the Next 'Columbo.' It Nearly Succeeds
In 19 memorable episodes that aired over the course of a dozen years and across two different shows — CBS‘ The Good Wife and its streaming spinoff The Good Fight — Carrie Preston played Elsbeth Tascioni, a brilliant lawyer whose eccentric behavior constantly threw off the heroes of those dramas. …
Read More »'American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders' Examines Journalist's Tragic Death, Perils of Sleuthing
Obsession works like an addiction. You feed it and feed it, falling down rabbit holes, pursuing your prey with single-minded intensity. You chase the dragon, until you are indistinguishable from the beast itself and the rest of the world slowly becomes a blurry background. The new Netflix docuseries American Conspiracy: …
Read More »'Euphoria' Star Hunter Schafer Taken Into Police Custody After Pro-Palestine Protest
Hunter Schaferwas taken into police custody while protesting for Palestine withJewish Voice for Peaceon Monday. The demonstration took place outside of President Joe Biden’s Late Night With Seth Meyers appearance in New York City. “On Monday, February 26, 2024, at approximately 1630 hours, there was a demonstration at 30 Rockefeller …
Read More »'Rotted Workplace Culture': Real Housewife Leah McSweeney Sues Bravo, Andy Cohen
Leah McSweeney has accused Bravo, Real Housewives producers, and Andy Cohen of exacerbating and failing to accommodate her struggles with drinking and mental health disorders during her time as a “Housewife.” Between 2019 and 2023, McSweeney appeared on Seasons 12 and 13 of The Real Housewives of New York City …
Read More »