“Movies don’t just show us how the world is — they show us how it can be,” director Raymond Ansley (Darren Criss) argues in the new Netflix miniseries Hollywood. This isn’t just his mission statement, but that of Hollywood’s creators, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The seven-episode tale is equal …
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John Krasinski‘s Some Good Newsthrew a potluck Sunday for fans and celebrities alike. After fans sent in their family recipes, famous chefs like Martha Stewart, David Chang, Guy Fieri and actor Stanley Tucci stepped in to try out those time-tested dishes. Although Tucci is known more for his acting than …
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When Merritt Wever won a supporting-actress Emmy for Nurse Jackie in 2013 (she later got another for the Netflix Western Godless), she gave an eight-word acceptance speech before practically sprinting off the stage — “Thank you so much! I… gotta go. Bye!” Perhaps it was a moment of foreshadowing to …
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The cast of Contagion — the 2011 pandemic film that’s become the most urgent movie of 2020 for its near-prediction of the coronavirus outbreak — staged a “virtual reunion” to record a series of public service announcements to fight “misleading, inaccurate messages” about COVID-19. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne …
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If you enjoyedThe Favourite and want some fresh royal nonsense for your quarantine, Hulu’s got you covered. On Monday, the streaming platform released the first trailer for its new series The Great, starring Elle Fanning as long-reigning Russian ruler Catherine the Great. Written and executive-produced by Tony McNamara — who …
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As the U.S. settles into practicing social distancing to mitigate spread of the new coronavirus, Jimmy Fallon has taken his TV platform to YouTube and filmed a version of his show from his home for the first episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: At Home Edition on Tuesday. …
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Antebellum The thriller’s trailer clocks in at only 42 seconds, but despite its brevity, it’s enough time for reality to seriously blur. Veronica (portrayed by Janelle Monáe) is a successful, 21st-century author. Until she’s also a pre-Civil War era slave. How these two realities reconcile remains a mystery, but the …
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Long-time Judge Judy television personality Judy Sheindlin told Ellen DeGeneres on Monday that her CBS show will be coming to an end after concluding its 2020 to 2021 season, its 25th in total. “I’ve had a 25-year-long marriage with CBS, and it’s been successful,” she said to the talk show …
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British Americana singer Yola will play Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann‘s upcoming musical film Elvis, her team has confirmed to Rolling Stone. Most recently a nominee for Best New Artist at the 62nd Grammy Awards, Yola broke through in 2019 for her critically acclaimed debut “Walk Through Fire,” produced …
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On Monday, the Visual Effects Society released a statement condemning James Corden and Rebel Wilson’sCats segment at the 2020 Oscars ceremony this past Sunday. When presenting the Academy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects on Sunday night, the two actors walked out onstage dressed as their Cats characters and openly mocked …
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