Author Garth Stein fired a literary agent who rejected his idea of creating an entire novel from the perspective of a dog. After said novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, spent 156 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list following its 2008 debut, Stein had the last …
Read More »Colbert, Kimmel Address Mass Shootings, Slam Mitch McConnell for Inaction on Gun Legislation
In the wake of two mass shootings in less than 24 hours in the United States over the weekend, one in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, late-night hosts Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel discussed the tragedies and called out both President Trump for his misplaced reactions and Mitch McConnell …
Read More »'90210' Cast Members Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling Plot National Tour
Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling, two prominent former cast members of the hit series Beverly Hills, 90210, have announced a new live talk show tour, “Jennie Garth & Tori Spelling Live: A Night to Remember.” The two actresses, who played Kelly Taylor and Donna Martin on the show, will visit …
Read More »See Lupita Nyong'o Play Zombie-Slaying Teacher in 'Little Monsters' Trailer
Months after her breakout horror role in Jordan Peele’s Us, Lupita Nyong’o builds on that momentum with the new trailer for Little Monsters. In the grisly horror-comedy, the actress stars as Miss Caroline, a brave schoolteacher who shields her students from a zombie breakout during a field trip gone awry. …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Cats,' 'Hustlers,' 'Top Gun: Maverick'
This week in the wide, wide world of trailers: Our first looks at a feline T-Swift, a poledancing J-Lo and Tom Cruise back in the cockpit; clips of the upcoming doc on Motown and HBO’s next big blockbuster-TV fantasy bet; Brad Pitt gives us his best pensive face, Kirsten Dunst …
Read More »Watch Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, Jason DeRulo in Behind-the-Scenes Look at 'Cats'
A new “look inside” for Tom Hooper’s epicCats film adaption offers rehearsal footage and a sneak peek at the set ahead of Friday’s official trailer drop. Stars Taylor Swift, Judi Dench and more discuss their connections to film and theater in the preview. Between footage of dance rehearsals and set …
Read More »Best Movies to See in July: 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,' 'Lion King,' Spider-Man
No summer doldrums this month — not when there’s a Sundance breakout drama, a new Pagan horror movie from the guy who gave you Hereditary and Quentin Tarantino‘s valentine to old-school Sixties Tinseltown on the horizon. All that, plus you get a pair of strong music documentaries and none other …
Read More »'Too Old to Die Young' Review: Only God Forgives This Sh-tshow
Pop quiz: What’s your favorite Nicolas Winding Refn movie? Let’s hope most folks are coming to Too Old to Die Young, the Danish writer-director’s pulpy-as-fuck TV series for Amazon Prime, as something akin to fans. Or, at the very least, as viewers semi-aware of his back catalog. Because God help …
Read More »'Domino' Review: Cops, Terrorists and De Palma by Numbers
You do not have to squint very hard to see Brian De Palma in Domino. Not literally, mind you … he doesn’t usually take his Hitchcock fetish to constant-cameo lengths. But he’s there in the ominous zoom-in to a gun that a Copenhagen cop named Christian (Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj …
Read More »'The Farewell' Trailer: Awkwafina's Billi Battles Emotions for Dying Grandmother
Tradition meets deception meets celebration in the new trailer for the Lulu Wang-directed The Farewell. The film, which made Rolling Stone‘s “10 Best Movies of Sundance 2019” after it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, gets its wide release in theaters via A24 on July 12th. In the new clip …
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