The MTV sketch comedy show The State ran for a mere 24 episodes between January 1994 and August 1995. And if you weren’t a teenager or young adult during that narrow window of time, odds are high you’ve never even heard of it. But the show left an enormous cultural …
Read More »Tom Cruise Sets Guinness World Record for Burning Parachute Jumps
If you’ve successfully leaped out of a helicopter with a burning parachute and lived 15 times, you’re not going to like Tom Cruise too much now. Guinness World Records awarded the actor, who performs his own stunts, with the title for “most burning parachute jumps by an individual.” Cruise pulled …
Read More »'Wicked: For Good' Trailer Sees Glinda and Elphaba's Friendship Tested
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo prepare for the ultimate frenemy confrontation in the new trailer for Wicked: For Good, set to hit theaters Nov. 21. The clip opens with Glinda and Elphaba meeting on a balcony. “There’s no going back,” Elphaba says. “This is between the Wizard and I.” Elsewhere, …
Read More »Wes Anderson Has Tried (Unsuccessfully) to Cast Jodie Foster in 'So Many Movies'
Wes Anderson‘s distinct flair for cinema has garnered top Hollywood talent from the likes of Bill Murray, Angelica Huston, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Owen Wilson, Ben Stiller, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, and more. However, there’s one actor he hasn’t been able to bring into his retro-pastel world: the …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Take Aim at Trump's Feud With Musk: 'Blew Up Faster Than a SpaceX Rocket'
Late-night hosts commented on the growing feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over the president’s “big beautiful bill.” Since departing his role in the government, Musk has been waging a Twitter war against Trump’s budget. “Trump and Elon’s relationship blew up faster than a SpaceX rocket,” Jimmy Fallon noted …
Read More »'Ballerina' Is Not the 'John Wick' Spinoff You're Looking For
So many of us stumbled blindly into that first John Wick movie, back in 2014 — how were we ever so young and innocent?! — and settled in for what seemed like a simple B-movie starring one half of the Point Break bromance duo/Bill and Ted team. From the moment …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Four Claims in Ex-Assistant's Sexual Battery Lawsuit Against Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel had four claims dismissed on Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by his former assistant, but still faces sexual battery and wrongful termination allegations. Asta Jonasson sued Dieselin 2023 and accused the actor of groping her, forcibly kissed her, and masturbating in front of her in his hotel room …
Read More »'King of the Hill' Creators Pay Tribute to Jonathan Joss
The creators of King of Hill paid tribute to Jonathan Joss following the news of his tragic death. The actor was fatally shot during a dispute near his home in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday. Series co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, and revival showrunner Saladin Patterson shared a post …
Read More »New Doc Explores How Julia Sweeney's 'SNL' Favorite Pat Became a Complex Nonbinary Icon
Julia Sweeney’s popular Saturday Night Live character Pat gets their plaudits (and some criticism) as a gender non-conforming pioneer in a new clip from the upcoming documentary, We Are Pat, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. Sweeney played Pat throughout her run on SNL in the early Nineties and even got …
Read More »How the Director and Stars of 'Pavements' Brought Many Stephen Malkmuses to Life
The prevailing initial state of the two actors tasked with portraying Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus in Alex Ross Perry’s multifaceted, genre-warped film Pavements was, reasonably, confusion. Pavements — which releases in theaters across North America June 6 — is nominally, and for the most part, a documentary. It follows Pavement …
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