HBO criticized Donald Trump for stealing Game of Thrones‘ trademark in the president’s tweet promising sanctions against Iran. Trump’s tweet warns that, on November 5th, “Sanctions Are Coming,” employing Game of Thrones‘ unique font and riffing on the series’ longtime slogan “Winter Is Coming.” HBO immediately pushed back against Trump’s …
Read More »The Devil and Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis walks in the door and is already looking for the exit. It’s two weeks before her new Halloween sequel opens, and she’s in the middle of a heavy press campaign. Today, she’s at AOL Studios in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, and there’s a mob of fans three people …
Read More »Roseanne Barr Calls Character's Opioid Death 'Grim and Morbid'
Roseanne Barr criticized ABC and The Conners after it was revealed on the series premiere that her Roseanne character died of an opioid overdose. “While we wish the very best for the cast and production crew ofThe Conners, all of whom are deeply dedicated to their craft and were Roseanne’s …
Read More »Bradley Cooper Talks Secret Glastonbury Set for 'A Star Is Born' on 'Fallon'
Bradley Cooper spoke about playing surreptitious sets at Glastonbury and Stage Coach while filming A Star Is Born during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show Wednesday. Cooper learned to play guitar for the role, though noted that in the live sequences of A Star Is Born, the …
Read More »'The Romanoffs' Review: A Royally Complicated Return
One of the key characteristics that distinguished Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men from its prestige-drama peers was that it was serialized, but focused first and foremost on making each episode its own beautiful, handcrafted work of art. Instead of a novel for television, it was a short-story collection set in the …
Read More »'Making a Murderer': Watch Chilling Season Two Teaser
The second season of Netflix‘s hit true-crime series, Making a Murderer, will premiere October 19th. The 10 new episodes will chronicle the post-conviction process and efforts to exonerate Steven Avery and his nephew and co-defendant, Brendan Dassey. Netflix shared a short teaser for Season Two, in which an accumulation of …
Read More »Scientists Warn About Mankind's Future in 'Let Science Speak' Trailer
Scientists fret over the future of mankind in the face of growing misinformation in the new trailer for Let Science Speak, a six-part documentary series coming to YouTube in September. The series’ aim is to combat the “escalating efforts to suppress environmental science and silence scientists,” as well as stress …
Read More »'A Simple Favor' Is a Sexy, Twisty Neo-Noir
As he proved with Bridesmaids, Spy and The Heat, director Paul Feig knows how to bring out the scrappy best in actresses (he’s a modern-day George Cukor). And in A Simple Favor, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively shine as they rarely have before. True, the script, adapted by Jessica Sharzer …
Read More »Leslie Moonves Out at CBS, May Walk Away With $120 Million Payout
UPDATE: Moonves officially resigned Sunday night.Leslie Moonves will depart as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Chief Operating Officer Joseph Ianniello will serve as President and Acting CEO while the Board conducts a search for a permanent successor,” the network said in a press release. “Moonves and CBS …
Read More »See 'American Horror Story: Apocalypse' Give Glimpse at End Times in Trailer
The world is ending in the new trailer for American Horror Story: Apocalypse. In its eighth season, the show will feature favorite characters from season’s past along with newcomers who gather to usher in end times. “No need for the rules anymore,” a voiceover says as a bleak, decaying scene …
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