Disney’s latest live-action adaptation, The Little Mermaid, is here! As per studio standards, it is a significant expansion of the 1989 animated classic, increasing it by a whopping 52 minutes. Everything about this film is bigger than its predecessor. Bigger, mind you, but not better. Part of the increased runtime …
Read More »WGA Strike: Barack Obama Says Studios 'Wouldn't Be Around If It Weren't for Writers'
Former PresidentBarack Obama showed his support for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) during a livestream event on Thursday to promote his new Netflix docuseries, Working: What We Do All Day. During the live-streamed interview with Ira Glass on LinkedIn, Obama opened with prepared remarks on his support for the …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Underage Nude Scene in 1968 Film 'Romeo and Juliet'
Los Angeles County judge Alison Mackenzie confirmed she would grant Paramount Pictures’ motion to throw out a lawsuit over a nude scene in the 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, citing the First Amendment. Earlier this year, lead actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting suedParamount for sexual exploitation and child abuse …
Read More »'You Hurt My Feelings': The Perfect Julia Louis-Dreyfus Cringe Comedy
“We’re so lucky,” Beth (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) tells her husband, Don (Tobias Menzies). He’s a therapist with a private practice in Manhattan; she teaches creative writing at The New School. Their son, Elliott (Owen Teague), is happy, healthy, and works at a weed dispensary, though Mom isn’t so jazzed about that …
Read More »How Ariana Madix of 'Vanderpump Rules' Is Dressing For Revenge
Vanderpump Rules’ Ariana Madix has been dressing for revenge over the past couple of months after news broke that Tom Sandoval, her boyfriend of nearly a decade, cheated on her with their friend and fellow cast member Raquel Leviss. From her eye-popping red top and skirt combo that she wore …
Read More »'Selling Sunset' Star Bre Tiesi Is More Than Nick Cannon's Baby Mama
A new season of Netflix’s Selling Sunset has ushered in some new cast members, including 32-year-old real estate agent Bre Tiesi. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tiesi spent years as a model and also worked in the nightlife scene as a bottle server where she built a rolodex of …
Read More »Hugh Grant's Snooping Lawsuit Against Murdoch Newspaper Set for Trial
Hugh Grant’s lawsuit over decade-old claims that he was targeted by Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers — specifically the UK’s The Sun — can proceed to trial, a U.K. high court ruled Friday. Grant — in addition to other British celebrities like Prince Harry, whose lawsuit against News Group is …
Read More »'Euphoria' Probably Won't Be Back Until 2025
The only thing that may give those interminable, seemingly never-ending four years of high school a run for their money is the extremely long wait times in between seasons of Euphoria. After a three-year gap between its first and second seasons, the show is expected to endure another long delay …
Read More »Idris Elba Fights to Save a Plane From Terrorists in First Trailer for 'Hijack'
Idris Elba attempts to hijack a plane from hijackers in the new trailer for the Apple TV+ series titled — wait for it — Hijack. Told in real time — a la 24 — the series stars Elba as a shadowy “negotiator” whose seven-hour, cross-Atlantic flight back home to London …
Read More »See Jennifer Lawrence in Full 'Heeere's Johnny' Mode in 'No Hard Feelings' Trailer
“Doesn’t anyone fuck anymore?” Jennifer Lawrence asks after peering into bedrooms at a high school party and seeing some pretty tame scenes, in the new red-band trailer for the comedy No Hard Feelings. Eventually, she finds the guy she’s looking for – a 19-year-old named Percy (actor Andrew Barth Feldman) …
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