South Korean pop culture is rife with sinister stories of systemic breakdown and authority not to be trusted, from Netflix’s runaway hit Squid Game to the more recent Paramount+ series Bargain, which involves an organ harvesting/prostitution ring busted up by a cataclysmic earthquake. (Yes, really.) The new two-part docuseries Crush, …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Made His Stage Return at a Cancel Culture Event — And Got a Standing Ovation
On Monday night, the University of Oxford hosted What Shakespeare Can Teach Us About Cancel Culture, a lecture from columnist Douglas Murray honoring the late conservative British philosopher Roger Scruton. There, Kevin Spacey performed a five-minute scene from Timon of Athens, marking his first onstage appearance since being acquitted of …
Read More »Bring Out Your Dead Again: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' Is Headed Back to Theaters
There’s no more appropriate reason to put Monty Python and the Holy Grail back in theaters than the celebration of a comically off-year anniversary. That is exactly what’ll happen this December, when the 1975 comedy classic returns to the big screen to celebrate its 48th-and-a-half anniversary. The film will screen …
Read More »Ethan Hawke Sounds Off on the Studios for Breaking Off Strike Negotiations
As we near the 100-day mark of the actors’ strike, Sarah Paulson, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto, Josh Charles, and Ethan Hawke grabbed their picket signs and joined chants for a fair contract Thursday morning in New York City. Hawke says he expected the strike to end last week, …
Read More »'Love Is Blind': Izzy Is 'Proud' of His Time on the Netflix Dating Show
Netflix streamed its Love is Blind reunion special on Sunday night and most of Season Five’s cast members reunited to hash out their drama. Lydia and Milton, this season’s only married couple, are still together and caught viewers up on what they’ve been up to for the last year or …
Read More »'The Real Housewives of New York City' Is the Jessel Taank Show
“Who the hell is Louis Staples, and why the hell is he spreading rumors about me?!” laughs Jessel Taank. We’re reliving the “hilarious” — her words, not mine — story of how we met. It was two or three episodes into the latest season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New …
Read More »Meet the Deuxmoi of Hollywood PA Horror Stories
“I was a casting PA on a large historical film that had hired a lot of first time extras… During the first few days of fittings, I often had to text or call the head of the extras casting with questions…I was just trying to be thorough and do my …
Read More »Roy Wood Jr. Is Looking Beyond 'The Daily Show'
W hen I reach Roy Wood Jr. by phone, he’s resting in a hotel room in Napa, California, where he’s in town for a corporate gig. The comedian relishes these quiet moments in between jobs, where he’s able to turn his mind off and “not do shit.” He’s been going …
Read More »Sam Neill, Who Is Battling Cancer, Fears Retirement More Than Death
Sam Neill, who’s faced cloned dinosaurs and the literal antichrist in his movies, is not merely afraid of dying from blood cancer as he is of retirement in real life. In a new interview with Australian Story, the celebrated actor spoke about his battle with non-Hodgkin blood cancer, which he …
Read More »Suzanne Somers' Son Bruce Shares Tribute: 'She Soared Higher Than Most Can Dream'
The family of Suzanne Somers is grappling with their loss. Just a day after her death at age 76, her son Bruce Somers, Jr. shared a heartstring-tugging tribute to the Three’s Company actress. “She soared higher than most can dream. She protected those who didn’t have a voice. She asked …
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