Isabelle Huppert works her unique magic on Frankie, a film whose insistence on staying in a minor key robs it of the chance to achieve major dimension. Huppert and a stellar cast do their best for Memphis-born director Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On, Little Men, Forty Shades of Blue) …
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Pharrell Williams, Paul McCartney, Smokey Robinson and more discuss one of music’s most important landmarks in the new trailer for The Apollo, the HBO-bound documentary about the legendary Harlem theater. “When [the Beatles] first came to New York, the Apollo was the first place we wanted to go,” McCartney says …
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Howard Stern talked therapy, relationships, old age and his recent book in a wide-ranging interview Friday on Real Time With Bill Maher. “This is so rushed. I should really have the whole hour to myself,” the shock jock quipped midway through the 20-minute interview, which at that point had already …
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In the second episode of Modern Love, Amazon‘s anthology series based on the famous New York Times column, a journalist played by Catherine Keener tells us, “Sometimes, you realize that true love, in its absolute form, has many purposes in life. It’s not actually just about bringing babies into the …
Read More »'Breaking Bad Experience' Pop-Up to Open in Los Angeles
Walter White is once again inspiring some concocted indulgences, but this time it’s in the form of a new experience that will be opening in Los Angeles, California later this month. The new pop-up, dubbed Breaking Bad Experience, is launching in conjunction with Netflix‘s upcoming El Camino: A Breaking Bad …
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If you were paying attention to HBO during the pay-cable giant’s breakthrough stretch at the turn of the century, it became a running gag that all the best shows came from a David. There was of course David Chase with The Sopranos, and David Milch with Deadwood. And in between, …
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Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson star in the historical drama Just Mercy, which released its first trailer today. The film arrives in theaters this December. Taking place in 1987 and based on a true story, Just Mercy centers on the lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) as he heads to Alabama …
Read More »Valerie Harper: Hollywood Pays Tribute to 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' Star
Following news of Valerie Harper’s death Friday, Hollywood – including many of her former co-stars – paid tribute to the Mary Tyler Moore Show actress. “A beautiful woman, a wonderful actress, a great friend and with balls bigger than mine. Her brilliance burst through and shined its light upon all …
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Jennifer Aniston plays an early morning TV news host struggling to retain control of her career after her co-host is fired and his replacement starts eyeing her job in the first trailer for Apple TV‘s The Morning Show. The show premieres this fall on the new Apple TV+ subscription streaming service. …
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Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne play star-crossed lovers in a Victorian fantasy world in the new trailer for Carnival Row. The eight-episode series will premiere August 30th on Amazon Prime Video. In the universe of the show, Delevingne plays a human-sized faerie, Vignette Stonemoss, who’s part of an influx of mythological …
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