The BBC announced Monday that a feature-length documentary about Harvey Weinstein is in the works. The film, which charts the producer’s Hollywood rise and “fall from grace” following dozens of sexual assault accusations, will also feature interviews with many of the actresses who came forward with their own account of …
Read More »Watch 'SNL' Tackle Al Franken, Roy Moore Accusations in 'Weekend Update'
Saturday Night Live tackled the accusations against Al Franken and Roy Moore and Jeff Sessions’ congressional hearings in the latest installment of “Weekend Update.” After briefly commenting on multi-time SNL host Louis C.K.’s sexual misconduct in the previous week’s episode, SNL again remarked on the allegations against someone close to …
Read More »Jennifer Lawrence Grills Her Idol Kim Kardashian on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Jennifer Lawrence relished her role as guest host on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday night, deep-diving into an interview with her “utter obsession, our Lord Jesus God,” Kim Kardashian. The self-professed Kardashian super fan kicked off the night with a punchy monologue that tackled everything from the Hollywood wage gap (“It …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Will Seek Treatment Amid Growing Misconduct Accusations
Kevin Spacey‘s publicist announced Wednesday that the veteran actor is seeking help after more men have come forward accusing him of sexual misconduct. “Kevin Spacey is taking the time necessary to seek evaluation and treatment,” the statement reads. “No other information is available at this time.” It is unclear what …
Read More »Mark Hamill: Harrison Ford Convinced Me to Return to 'Star Wars'
Mark Hamill’s return to the Star Warsalmost didn’t happen, he revealed in a new interview with The New York Times.He will reprise his career-defining role as Luke Skywalker in the forthcoming Star Wars installment, The Last Jedi, out on December 15th. “I was just really scared,” Hamill said of when …
Read More »Best TV Shows to See in Oct: 'Curb,' Tracy Morgan and 'The Walking Dead'
If we had to look for a theme for this month’s TV offerings, we might go with: Chaos Reigns.Crazy Ex-Girlfriend promisesto devote its third season to a revenge plot; the one-man disruptive force known as Larry David resuscitates his antisocial HBO masterpieceCurb Your Enthusiasm;Fox‘s new superhero showThe Gifted features mutants …
Read More »Rob Sheffield on Emmys '17: The Good, the Bad, the Sean Spicer Suck-Up
“This is TV’s highest honor – us celebrating us,” Stephen Colbert announced at the start of the 2017 Emmy Awards. “Tonight, we binge ourselves.” It was a joke about smug self-congratulation probably intended to sound more ironic than it did. The Emmy ceremony, as always, was a night of the …
Read More »Jennifer Lawrence Recounts Bar Fight With Fan, 'Dousing Him' With Beer
Jennifer Lawrence wasn’t having it when a rude fan tried to get a selfie with her while she was hanging with friends in Budapest, and the mother! star decided to take care of the problem herself. “I was drunk and this guy asked me [for] a selfie and I was …
Read More »'South Park' Season Premiere Messed With Viewers' Alexas, Google Homes
South Park returned for its 21st season Wednesday, and with it came the requisite analysis and discussions about whether or not it hit the mark in lampooning today’s sociopolitical climate. Wednesday night, however, many viewers also experienced a different kind of chaos when the show’s storyline about personal assistants like …
Read More »'Karate Kid' Revival 'Cobra Kai' Planned With Ralph Macchio, William Zabka
Over 30 years after Daniel LaRusso crane-kicked his way into pop culture immortality in The Karate Kid, two of the film’s original stars will reunite for a new series titled Cobra Kai. Ralph Macchio, who played LaRusso in the franchise, and William Zabka, who played his leg-sweeping nemesis Johnny Lawrence, …
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