This June has no shortage of potential summer-movie crowd-pleasers, from the return of Pixar‘s unstoppable super-family to a heist packed with famous faces to a cataclysmic meltdown featuring gigantic, genetically-altered dinosaurs. Thankfully, if blockbusters aren’t your bag, you’re also getting a cavalcade of Sundance favorites heading your way, including a …
Read More »Morgan Freeman on Harassment Allegations: 'I Did Not Assault Women'
Morgan Freeman has issued a second statement following allegations of sexual harassment, with the actor apologizing for his behavior but firmly denying that he assaulted women. “I am devastated that 80 years of my life is at risk of being undermined, in the blink of an eye, by Thursday’s media …
Read More »'Simpsons' Creator Sets Streaming Date for Netflix Series 'Disenchantment'
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Netflix have scheduled their new fantasy-minded animated comedy series, Disenchantment, to debut in August. “Viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo and her …
Read More »'Colbert' Spoofs Classic Rock Origin of FBI's 'Crossfire Hurricane' Code
OnThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert,Anderson Cooper served as the mock host of the CNN-parodying “Fake LSSC,” to discuss how the FBI’s counterterrorism investigation of President Trump’s 2016 campaign came to be named “Crossfire Hurricane.” “The president likes to end his campaign rallies with the song ‘You Can’t Always Get …
Read More »Asia Argento Aims Fiery Cannes Speech at Harvey Weinstein, Sexual Predators
Asia Argento delivered a scathing speech about Harvey Weinstein and issued a terse warning to similar sexual predators during the closing ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday. “In 1997, I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes,” the actress said before presenting the Best Actress Award. “I was …
Read More »'Zama' Review: Lucrecia Martel's Imperialism Takedown Is a Masterpiece
A man in a uniform is standing on the beach, staring at the sea. Natives trudge along the shore behind him. His profile makes him look like a statue, the sort of noble “Hail the conquering hero!” sculpture you’d see in national galleries. His name is Don Diego de Zama …
Read More »'Blockers': Meet the Woman Behind the Female 'Superbad'
Kay Cannon is ticking off names, one finger at a time. “There’s Amy Heckerling,” she says, mentioning the Fast Times at Ridgemont High director, “and Tamra Davis … Nora Ephron did at least one … and the two women behind theBridget Jones‘ movies, I can’t remember their names.” After some …
Read More »Flashback: Bill and Ted Battle the Grim Reaper by Playing 'Battleship'
The Bill & Ted fan community haven’t had it easy over the past couple of decades. The only real content they’ve gotten to chew on since Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey left theaters in 1991 was the short-lived cartoon series Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures and a disastrous live-action Fox …
Read More »MTV Expanding Revived 'TRL' to Daily Late Night, Morning Shows
MTV is expanding the revived version of Total Request Live(TRL) with daily late-night and morning shows this summer, an MTV spokesperson confirmed to Rolling Stone.The music video series – which re-launched in October after a nine-year absence – will return from hiatus on April 9th. “TRL has delivered incredible growth …
Read More »'The Walking Dead' Season Premiere Recap: The Long Goodbye
Back in October, The Walking Dead‘s eighth season began with an exciting, even somewhat hopeful montage, cutting between Rick Grimes in multiple scenarios – some immediate, some potentially imminent. He was seen rousing his troops for a surprise attack on the Saviors (classic Rick!) … but also standing over a …
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