If you know the work of Park Chan-wook — key member of the Korean New Wave, cinematic agent provocateur, architect of the greatest hammer fight sequence ever — then you know this is a filmmaker who isn’t afraid of high style. His motto seems to be that if it’s baroque, …
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Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty to harassment on Thursday, the New York Times reported, wrapping up his criminal sexual misconduct case — and now avoiding serving prison time. Gooding pleaded guilty to a single count of forcible touching in April as part of a plea deal that would lessen the …
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There are still two-and-a-half weeks until Halloween, which only means one thing: The holiday season has officially begun! And to mark the occasion, Apple TV+ has dropped a first look at Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds’ upcoming Christmas flick, Spirited. The new movie is loosely based on Charles Dickens’ classic, …
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Discovery+ will lift the curtain on the cult series Glee with a three-part docuseries that examines both the show’s legacy as well as its controversies and tragedies. The still-unnamed docuseries will feature interviews with unspecified members of the Glee cast and crew who will share behind-the-scenes drama and never-heard stories …
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Oliver Stone’s 2021 documentary about Kazakhstan’s former authoritarian ruler, Nursultan Nazarbayev, reportedly received at least $5 million in funding from a charitable organization run by none other than Nazarbayev, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Qazaq: History of the Golden Man, directed by Igor Lopatonok, was released …
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Sarah Sherman is roaming the halls of Saturday Night Live butt-naked. Well, at least in the teaser for this weekend’s episode hosted by Megan Thee Stallion. Sherman pops her head in to check on Megan, who’s practicing her lines on Saturday’s show, where she will serve as both host and …
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On the latest installment of Celebrity Jeopardy!, host Mayim Bialik was interviewing that night’s contestants when a potentially awkward topic came up: Actor Ike Barinholtz is a huge fan of the other current Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings. Barinholtz quickly elaborated that he loved watching Jennings as a Jeopardy! superchampion. As …
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Angela Lansbury, the revered actor who won five Tony Awards and anchored the long-running smash TV series Murder, She Wrote, died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, The New York Times reports. She was 96. Lansbury’s family confirmed her death in a statement, though a cause was not given. Lansbury was just …
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After being accused of “inappropriate behavior” in April by a woman on the set of Being Mortal, Bill Murray paid the “much younger” production assistant $100,000 in exchange for confidentiality and no further legal action, according to Puck News. In April, Variety reported that a letter was sent to the …
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Anthony Rapp is getting candid about the effects of Kevin Spacey‘s alleged sexual harassment against him as a teen. During the civil trial regarding his lawsuit against the House of Cards actor, Rapp testified on Tuesday that he was haunted by the alleged abuse perpetrated by Spacey. “Every time I …
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