Casting eight female stars,all consummate scene-stealers, as master thieves in a gender-reversed spin on the all-dude Ocean’s 11 trilogy? It’s a smart idea – not to mention smashing fun. Yes, the plot has more holes than a wheel of swiss cheese and director Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) lets the …
Read More »Woody Harrelson's Lost Weekend
Up in the fourth-floor bedroom of a friend’s house in London, Woody Harrelson, 56, has spent the past five hours playing online speed chess against anonymous souls from out there in the ethers. His only nourishment is coming from a few blueberries eaten here and there. Yes, he’s managed to …
Read More »Pete Davidson Opens Up About Dating With Borderline Personality Disorder
Pete Davidsonopened up about his dating life as a person with mental illness. Davidson has been rumored to be dating Ariana Grande following his split with Larry David’s daughter, Cazzie David. “Normally I wouldn’t comment on something like cause like fuck you but I been hearing a lot of ‘people …
Read More »Eight Women Accuse Morgan Freeman of Sexual Misconduct
Eight women have accused Morgan Freeman of sexual harassment, describing a pattern of inappropriate comments and unwanted touching in a new report by CNN. One of the article’s co-writers, Chloe Melas, accused the Oscar winner of making lecherous comments to her on camera during an interview in front of his …
Read More »Ashley Judd Sues Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment, Defamation
Ashley Judd filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein Monday, accusing the disgraced producer of sexual harassment and defamation. “Mr. Weinstein’s abusive conduct toward others has caused no end of damage to aspiring actors and others in the film and entertainment industry,” Judd said in a statement (via Variety). “As my …
Read More »The Muse: How Actress Cristin Milioti Made Her Mark Playing Unusual Roles
Despite any attempts to the contrary, Cristin Milioti has no interest in being put into a box. In the course of her relatively brief career, she’s taken on a wider variety of roles and disciplines than many actors do in decades. She’s made her mark on television, in movies and …
Read More »'Super Troopers 2': How the Cult Stoner Comedy Finally Got a Sequel
A little over a decade ago, Steve Lemme was driving on the I-5 up to the San Jose Film Festival when he got pulled over going, he says, about 120 miles per hour. The police officer approached his car, and Lemme rolled down his window, preparing for a lecture and …
Read More »Sterling K. Brown on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
There are certain episodes in which the host’s enthusiasm during the monologue has you rooting for a great show just so she or he isn’t disappointed by what follows. Such was the case this week, in which Sterling K. Brown’s palpable excitement had me dreading a subpar Saturday Night Live …
Read More »Watch 'SNL' Spoof 'Star Wars' Language Barrier in Cut Sketch
Saturday Night Live tackled one of Star Wars‘ most burning questions – How do all the characters understand so many alien languages? – in a “cut for time” sketch featuring Charles Barkley and J.J. Abrams. The pre-taped “Star Warriors” sketch opened with Abrams, the director of The Force Awakens and …
Read More »10 Best Movies and TV Shows to Stream in March
March is a good month for documentary fans: No less than four intriguing new nonfiction projects go online, spanning such eclectic subjects as an Oregon commune, the cuteness of penguins, the vibrant world of hip-ho, and the ongoing public crisis in Flint. Plus Netflix is raising the curtain on the …
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