Before there were dramas on television, there were dramas on the radio. With no visuals to present to their audience, radio series had to conjure up entire worlds out of carefully scripted narration, homespun special effects, and the sheer vibrance of their actors’ voices. Done right, whether back then or …
Read More »Do Striking Actors Support 'The Hunger Games' SAG Interim Agreement?
As actors enter their 112th day on strike, Beanie Feldstein, Christopher Meloni, Zachary Quinto, Bill Irwin, and Carrie Preston marched in New York City this week as the union’s negotiating committee and Hollywood studios inch closer to a deal. Although discussions around AI protections have divided the two parties, both …
Read More »'Nyad' Signals That We've Officially Entered Oscar Bait Season
Diana Nyad had been a world-class endurance athlete for years when, after swimming around Manhattan in a little under eight hours in 1975, she became a celebrity and a talk-show staple. At the age of 30, Nyad retired after breaking the open-ocean record by going from the Bahamas to Florida, …
Read More »HBO CEO Confesses to Trolling Critics With Fake Tweets After Rolling Stone Exposé
HBO CEO Casey Bloys apologized Thursday to a room of journalists following a Rolling Stone report that he instructed staffers to create fake social media accounts to troll TV critics who gave poor reviews to HBO shows. During a press event Thursday to unveil HBO and Max’s programming slate for …
Read More »Robert Durst Is Dead But 'The Jinx' Lives On With Sequel Docuseries
HBO will plunge once more into the story of Robert Durst with a sequel to The Jinx, the hit docuseries that ultimately led to the late real estate scion’s conviction on murder charges. While Durst died in January 2022 — months after he was found guilty of murder, though that …
Read More »'White Lotus,' 'Last of Us,' and More HBO Shows Delayed Due to Hollywood Strikes
If you thought waiting week to week for new episodes of The White Lotus was hard work, you’re going to need a long vacation. The beloved HBO anthology series “likely” won’t return with its third season until 2025, according to HBO exec Casey Bloys via Deadline. The network is also …
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe Honors 'Harry Potter' Stunt Double Left Paralyzed After Set Accident in New Doc Trailer
The enduring friendship between Daniel Radcliffe and his Harry Potter stunt double, who was paralyzed during a stunt while filming, is the focus of the upcoming documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, which premieres on HBO later this month. Holmes, a gymnast as a child, was selected to serve …
Read More »Brooke Shields Reveals She Suffered Grand Mal Seizure… And Bradley Cooper Came to the Rescue
Brooke Shields revealed in a new interview that she recently suffered a grand mal seizure and that Bradley Cooper played the unlikely role of hero by accompanying her to the hospital. Speaking to Glamour about her recent documentary Pretty Baby, a one-woman show and her new podcast, Shields announced at …
Read More »The 'Mean Girls' Reunion Is Here (as a Black Friday Ad, Obviously)
Nothing pairs better with mass conspicuous consumption quite like pop culture nostalgia bait. And in that spirit, with the holiday season officially around the corner now that Halloween has come and gone, much of the original cast of Mean Girls has reunited for a Walmart Black Friday ad. The spot …
Read More »Jonathan Majors: London Police Confirm Ongoing Inquiry into 'Physical Assaults' Accusation
Police in London have confirmed to Rolling Stone there is an ongoing investigation into a report of “physical assaults” leveled against Jonathan Majors amid his domestic violence case. The 34-year-old is facing criminal charges in New York after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend in March. The matter …
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