It makes perfect sense that filmmaker Richard Linklater and actor Glen Powell found each other. Powell hails from Linklater country — Austin, Texas — and has the movie-star looks and Texan swagger that the director’s always been drawn to (see: Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke). In the new film Hit Man, …
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“Judge the art, not the artist.” That is the mantra we hear each and every time someone in the entertainment world is accused of heinous behavior, and it’s one that was repeated by artistic director Alberto Barbera prior to this year’s Venice Film Festival. In an interview with The Guardian, …
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This September is a relatively slow month for TV and movies but it’s far from a dead month (unless you count a new Walking Dead spinoff). The small screen sees the debut of new seasons of The Morning Show and Wheel of Time while the big screen features more sequels …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed that his third open-heart surgery was upended by some unexpected complications that nearly ended his life. In a recent video shared on YouTube, Schwarzenegger said the operation took place several years ago, just before he started working on Terminator: Dark Fate (released in 2019). Schwarzenegger remembered waking …
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Over three months since its theatrical release over Memorial Day Weekend, the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall, has finally landed on Disney+. “It has been such an honor stepping into the iconic role of Ariel,” Bailey said at the Oscars earlier …
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One of the most anticipated movies at this year’s Venice Film Festival is Priscilla, Sofia Coppola’s latest about the relationship between Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny) and rock and roll legend Elvis Presley (Euphoria’s Jacob Elordi), who met when she was 14 and he was 24 while he was serving in …
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Peter Morgan‘s reign is finally coming to an end. Netflix has announced it will premiere the final season of its hit series The Crown before the end of the year. “After six seasons, seven years and three casts, The Crown comes to an end later this year,” the streaming service …
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They say you should never meet your heroes, but you definitely shouldn’t start romancing them in a foreign country when you’re 14 (to their 24), let them ply you with pills, dictate what clothes you wear, and trap you in a mansion while they go off to fuck starlets and …
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We are told to judge the art rather than the artist, but sometimes the artist makes this difficult. Woody Allen still carries loud freight – the freight of someone who was accused by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, of child sexual abuse. People will argue that none of the above matters, …
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In a special Labor Day video shared on Monday, Chris Keyser, the co-chair of the Writers Guild of America negotiating committee, said that while it is a day of celebration for many, it is “not a celebration” for the union — at least, “not yet.” Keyser addressed the ongoing dual …
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