We know what you’re thinking: Why see a movie about a posh Manhattan hotel that most of us could never afford to stay in even for one night? It’s not just the fascination of watching how the one-percent lives; it’s because this storied 88-year-old hotel, filled with impossibly glamorous ghosts …
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Michael B. Jordan turns against a dystopian, book-burning society in the chilling new trailer for HBO’s upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel, Fahrenheit 451. Jordan stars as Guy Montag, a “fireman” whose job isn’t to extinguish fires, but burn all books, which have been outlawed. While the clip opens …
Read More »Kathy Griffin Makes TV Comeback as Kellyanne Conway on 'President Show'
Kathy Griffin made her television comeback on Tuesday’s episode of The President Show, portraying President Trump‘s former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as a shallow, blood-drinking “lady vampire.” In the segment, Trump (Anthony Atamanuik) challenged Griffin’s Conway to defend “the worst people in history,” a task she gleefully accomplished. “At the …
Read More »See 'SNL' Weekend Update Tackle North Korea Summit, Stormy Daniels
Saturday Night Live recapped a busy week at the White House as Weekend Update tackled Donald Trump‘s potential North Korea summit, the latest Stormy Daniels developments and Gary Cohn’s resignation. “In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to meet in May with Donald Trump …
Read More »Watch Stephen Colbert Joke About Hope Hicks, Rampant White House Exits
Stephen Colbert once again joked about the White House’s ever-revolving door. This week, it was the exit of President Trump communications director, Hope Hicks, and the impending ouster of national security advisor H.R. McMaster. “It’s the White House closeout sale, every staff member must go,” Colbert said. “Act now and …
Read More »Meet 'Seven Seconds' Breakout Star: Clare-Hope Ashitey
“By the end of 2016, I felt outnumbered by shitheads.” British actress Clare-Hope Ashitey is seated in Netflix‘s Hollywood offices, recalling the period during which she first read the script for Seven Seconds, the 10-episode series that began streaming on the platform last Friday. Dressed in a pale-peach dress and …
Read More »Watch 'Deadpool' Introduce Time-Traveling Villain Cable in New Trailer
The sequel to Deadpool unveiled its new trailer Wednesday and gave fans their first (nearly finished) look at the film’s time-traveling villain, Cable. The preview opens on a serious note with Josh Brolin’s half-man, half-machine Cable talking tough and blowing things up. However, Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool interrupts the action in …
Read More »Super Bowl Ad With Martin Luther King Speech Sparks Backlash
Dodge’s Super Bowl ad caught the attention of viewers during the second half of the game Sunday night – but not for the right reasons. The car company’s TV spot for Dodge Ram trucks incorporated one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s powerful last sermons, “The Drum Major Instinct,” and viewers …
Read More »'Bill and Ted' Star: Films Helped Me Cope With Childhood Sexual Trauma
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventurestar Alex Winter recently revealed that he is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse in a new interview with BBC Radio 5 live’s Adrian Chiles. But, the actor-turned-filmmaker said, working on the set of the original 1989 film, and then again for the 1991 sequel Bill …
Read More »'A Fantastic Woman': Oscar-Nominee Trans Drama's a She-Persisted Triumph
At the core of this indelibly moving film – Chile’s entry in the Oscar race for Best Foreign-Language feature – is a performance of surpassing beauty and tenderness. Daniela Vega is the first openly transgender actress and model in Chile, and her portrayal of Marina Vidal, a trans woman who …
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