So much movie-making these days seems tragically engineered towards ginning up that one perfect shot, expression, quote, needle drop, or moment that’ll go bonkers viral and juice the box office receipts. But as any student of the extremely online will tell you, rarely can you manufacture these memes. They must …
Read More »Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg Are Shaggy Beasts in 'Sasquatch Sunset' Trailer
Riley Keough and Jesse Eisenberg shape-shift into shaggy, mythical beasts in the absurdist comedy Sasquatch Sunset. Less than a minute into Bleecker Street’s Sasquatch Sunset trailer, one bearded sasquatch dry humps another in a North American forest. The trailer then follows the family of ape-like creatures as they forage, hike, …
Read More »Kate Winslet Shuts Down the Internet's Beloved Kate-Leo Meme
Sorry, Leo-Kate romantics, your favorite meme has been shut down by Rose DeWitt Bukater (après Dawson) herself. During an interview with Net-a-Porter, Kate Winslet discussed how the film industry has changed for women since the beginning of her career — touching upon life after Titanic and the rise of the …
Read More »Blackpink's Lisa to Join 'White Lotus' Season 3 Ensemble
Blackpink’s Lisa will make her acting debut on season three of The White Lotus. HBO confirmed the news on Monday, along with the announcement that Scott Glenn and Julian Kostov will also be joining the cast. The Blackpink member will be credited under her given name,Lisa Manobal. As for all …
Read More »Jon Stewart Skewers Biden and Trump in Scathing 'Daily Show' Return
Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show on Monday night with the opening line: “Now, where was I?” The host has taken up the chair at the satirical news program on a part-time basis through the 2024 election season and will be hosting Monday night’s broadcast, with a roster of …
Read More »Sophie Ellis-Bextor Makes U.S. TV Debut With 'Murder on the Dancefloor' on 'Fallon'
Sophie Ellis-Bextor brought the party to The Tonight Show with a lively rendition of her hit “Murder on the Dancefloor.” The confetti-filled performance marked Ellis-Bextor’s U.S. TV debut, decades after the song’s release in 2001. The singer was accompanied by house band the Roots, with the excited audience dancing along. …
Read More »Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon Revive 'Barbie' Characters to Promote Oscars
Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel enlisted the Barbie cast to help him make his way to the awards show. In a new clip, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Helen Mirren narrates the tale of a man (Kimmel) lost on his way to the Oscars. He enlists help from Weird Barbie …
Read More »Katy Perry to Exit 'American Idol' After 7 Seasons: 'I Want to Go and See the World'
The upcoming 22nd season of American Idol will mark Katy Perry‘s last as a judge. The singer announced her exit from the hit singing competition series after seven seasons during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night. When asked how long she planned to stay on the judging panel, …
Read More »'Madame Web' Isn't As Bad As You've Heard. It's So Much Worse
Trailers are designed to stir up excitement, the amuse-bouche that whets your appetite for the three-course meal. Occasionally, the oldest marketing trick in the book backfires. When Sony dropped a sneak peek at Madame Web, the newest addition to the company’s roster of Spider-Man–related films and another of their corporate …
Read More »Super Bowl: Patrick Mahomes Leads Chiefs to Thrilling Overtime Win
The first half of Super Bowl LVIII proved so fruitless for the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs that it drove their star tight end Travis Kelce to throw a sideline tantrum (nearly knocking over coach Andy Reid in the process), and so boring for the Allegiant Stadium crowd in Vegas that …
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