After joining the Indiana Jones series in the upcoming Dial of Destiny, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is set to revive another dormant adventurer franchise, Tomb Raider. The Hollywood Reporter writes that Waller-Bridge will pen a TV reboot of the beloved video game for Amazon Studios. The TV series is part of a …
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Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, the Good Morning America co-hosts whose alleged extramarital affair sparked months of tabloid drama, have officially parted ways with ABC. The GMA3 anchors were initially taken off air (much to our chagrin) in Dec. 2022 pending an internal investigation that followed published candid paparazzi photos …
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Ayo Edebiri, known for her breakout role in FX’s The Bear, will join the cast of Marvel‘s Thunderbolts film, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. While her character is still under wraps, Edebiri will feature alongside a superteam of Marvel antiheroes and villains, including Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as …
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In recent years, the documentary realm has been the place for cultural reappraisals of famous women torn asunder by the invisible hands of misogyny. A series of documentaries and investigative pieces surrounding Britney Spears, coupled with the fan-initiated #FreeBritney movement, led to the end of the pop superstar’s cruel conservatorship. …
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During the course of reporting a feature on Peacock’s delightful upcoming mystery series Poker Face, we got far more material from creator Rian Johnson and star Natasha Lyonne than could comfortably fit. So as a bonus, we’re giving you some highlights from the rest of our conversations. Last week, we …
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There’s an alternate timeline where You People, the feature directorial debut of Kenya Barris (black-ish), is the next great romantic comedy. There’s another version where it’s a biting satire that delves into the strain parents can inflict on their grown children. There’s an even more distant option, where it’s a …
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The Biden administration announced Wednesday that the U.S. will equip Ukraine with a battalion of 31 M1 Abrams tanks, reversing their longstanding hesitation to arm Kyiv in its fight against Russia. The news arrived on Zelensky’s 45th birthday, which Stephen Colbert was quick to point out on The Late Show …
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“We’ve heard plenty of stories about teenage werewolves. There’s always a new one.” It’s an ending quip made by Dr. Conrad Fenris (John Posey), an expert on lycanthropy and the on-again, off-again director of Eichen House, a supernatural prison/insane asylum set in the mysterious Southern California town of Beacon Hills …
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In the first episode of Hulu’s new docuseries The 1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones strolls in her Air Jordans down a picturesque path in Williamsburg, Virginia. With the help of Woody Holton, a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina, Hannah-Jones explores how slaves in Virginia …
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The 2020 Sundance Film Festival proved to be the last major movie event before Covid-19 knocked the Earth off its axis. More than merely washing the bad taste of Cats out of our mouths, the fest — which ran from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 — showcased a plethora of …
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