In the spring of 1968, film critic Roger Ebert reviewed Stanley Kubrick‘s2001: A Space Odyssey. The critic couldn’t fathom everything he’d just seen: What were those monoliths? What was that final sequence in that creepy hotel about? Who or what, exactly, was the “Star Child?” Ebert didn’t care; he knew …
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More than 30 years after Tony Kushner wroteAngels in America, its themes – immigration, climate change, the AIDS epidemic and sexual identity – are as relevant as ever today, actorAndrew Garfield toldVariety. Garfield plays the lead role of Prior in the show’s current Broadway run. “Every week there’s going to …
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The four women of Fifth Harmony went head to head on an energetic episode of Lip Sync Battle Thursday, with each member showing their loyalty when it comes to their musical idols. Dinah Jane got points for creativity by donning a full body suit complete with “muscles”and tattoos to impersonate …
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Last Thursday, Thirty Seconds to Mars premiered their new single, “Dangerous Night,” on The Late Show With Stephen Colbertusing an advanced robotic camera that moved with the beat of the thumping song and captured the band in striking, cinematic angles. The Jared Leto-led outfit released a behind-the-scenes clip that offers …
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Rose McGowan praises the #MeToo movement and references her experience speaking out against Harvey Weinstein in the first clip for her upcoming E! docu-series,Citizen Rose. “I was in the middle of my second movie for his company, and I get assaulted,” the actress says in the teaser. “And I decided …
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Jodie Whittaker made a brief but emphatic debut as Dr. Who on the show’s Christmas special Monday night. The BBC announced that Whittaker would become the first woman to play Dr. Who, the time-traveling alien that has captivated English TV audiences since 1963, over the summer. Peter Capaldi relinquished his …
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Once upon a time, a man sawTraining Day. Then, feeling that he did not get enough Southern California grit and grime in his pop-culture diet, he proceeded to watch 2005’s Harsh Times and 2012’s End of Watch in quick succession. Those were really good, the gentleman thought. But what they …
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Jimmy Kimmel reentered the national healthcare debate on Monday, ripping congress for failing to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which “covers around nine million American kids whose parents make too much money to qualify for Medicaid but don’t have access to affordable coverage through their jobs.” Kimmel told …
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Jessica Jones gets “back to unfinished business” in the first trailer for the second season of Netflix‘s acclaimed Marvel series. In the trailer, soundtracked by Heart’s “Barracuda,” Krysten Ritter’s wisecracking, super-strong detective pulverizes doors, jumps from a Ferris wheel and smashes faces against mirrors, but trouble lurks in the form …
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John Oliver grilled Dustin Hoffman on allegations of sexual misconduct during a panel discussion that took place prior to a 20th anniversary screening of the movie Wag the Dog, The Washington Post reports. In recent weeks, two women accused Hoffman of sexual misconduct. Anna Graham Hunter said that Hoffman groped …
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