Watch the exclusive trailer for the film, which Krieps tells Vanity Fair allowed her to move on from Phantom Thread: “I was so lost.” By David Canfield September 7, 2021 Sometimes a project arrives at the right time—but in the case of Bergman Island, it was more about just how long it stayed with star
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The character actor best known for his role in The Wire was found dead in his NYC apartment. By Frazier Tharpe September 6, 2021 Michael K. Williams on March 31, 2021 in Miami, Florida.Courtesy of Rodrigo Varela for Getty Images. Michael K Williams, the veteran character actor who is perhaps best known for his role
The five-time Emmy nominee died of a suspected drug overdose, reports the New York Post. By Hillary Busis September 6, 2021 Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Monday afternoon. The actor was a staple of prestige TV series like Boardwalk Empire, Lovecraft Country, and especially The Wire, David Simon’s celebrated drama
Actor Michael K. Williams, who as the rogue robber of drug dealers Omar Little on “The Wire” created one of the most popular characters in television in recent decades, died Monday. Williams was found dead Monday afternoon by family members in his Brooklyn penthouse apartment, New York City police said. He was 54. His death
Fresh off Zendaya’s three jaw-dropping Venice Film Festival looks, stylist Law Roach made red carpet magic happen again with Anya Taylor-Joy’s appearance at the festival. The 25-year-old actress attended the premiere for her upcoming film Last Night in Soho, channeling vintage Barbie in a Dior Haute Couture pink satin silk dress with a matching embroidered
The Chilean director wanted to make a movie about Princess Diana as something his mother would like—and to do it he needed an actress who, despite the massive role she was taking on, “never had fear.” By Rebecca Ford September 6, 2021 Pablo Larraín arrived in Telluride on Saturday days after the whirlwind Venice premiere
Natasha Romanoff spent much of her life only relying on her own abilities and forging her own path. She even says in Black Widow that she works better solo (as if she wasn’t working with the Avengers prior to this) But throughout her journey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and especially in Black Widow, she
The quintessential wacky morning weatherman’s career lasted six decades. By Jordan Hoffman September 5, 2021 Willard Scott, the longtime television personality best known as an upbeat meteorologist on the Today show, has died. His passing was confirmed by his brother-in-weather, Al Roker, on Instagram, where the current Today star called Scott a “second dad.” Scott
3 Stacks unwittingly factors into the latest plot twist and Drake and Kanye’s neverending beef. By Frazier Tharpe September 4, 2021 Drake, Andre 3000 and Big Boi at Compound on June 20, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.Courtesy of Prince Williams/Wire Image Another week, another new bizarre development in Drake and Kanye West’s eternal cold war, which
After searching high and low, you’ve finally fallen in with the right bunch of fellows (or women) and you believe that your new band has a shot. But before you can get any gigs, you need to find a name. This is where it gets ugly. In the past, things were relatively straightforward. Your new
“I wish I had words for this, but I really do not.” By Jordan Hoffman September 5, 2021 Chances are there will not be a moving image more striking at this year’s Venice Film Festival than this li’l video of Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain captured on the red carpet on Saturday. On the off
Beyoncé celebrates her milestone 40th birthday today, and Harper’s Bazaar celebrated Bey’s big day and their September cover star by getting a multitude of celebs, from Oprah and First Lady Jill Biden to Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift, to send their well wishes to Beyoncé. Swift’s tribute was particularly striking and marks a very rare
Certified Lover Boy is a certified hit. By Jordan Hoffman September 4, 2021 Drake’s new record is breaking records. The Toronto-based rapper’s latest offering, Certified Lover Boy, boasted the highest number of streams in a single day on both the Spotify and Apple Music platforms. The announcements came on Friday from the apps themselves, who
If you grew up watching The Today Show every morning, chances are you remember weatherman Willard Scott and his iconic Smuckers birthday tributes to our countries centenarians. Unfortunately the Today Show announced this morning that Scott has passed away at the age of 87. His longtime co-hosts paid tribute to him, with Al Roker referring
Drake’s video for “Way 2 Sexy” leans in on parody. By The Editors of GQ September 3, 2021 Kawhi Leonard, Drake and Young Thug in the video for “Way 2 Sexy.”Courtesy of OVO. The first official video from Drake’s new album Certified Lover Boy is here, and unsurprisingly it’s for “Way 2 Sexy,” the Future and
All ideas are in the air, from backing groups that support abortion access to taking a page from Lysistrata. By Jordan Hoffman September 4, 2021 Faced with a draconian new restriction on abortion rights in Texas (home to nearly 30 million people, four million more than Australia), most reasonable people are wondering, “what the hell
Beginners director Mike Mills’s latest film is his best so far—a sensitive and searching look at children and adults. By Richard Lawson September 3, 2021 Less than two months ago, at the Cannes Film Festival, director Joachim Trier offered up a beautiful rumination on life without children in the form of The Worst Person in
“Shut up, and be grateful,” or so goes the general refrain lobbed at Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, the Connecticut-born sisters whose combined TikTok empire has amassed more than 177 million followers in the past two years. Charli, 17, and Dixie, 20, are part of a group of superstars relatively new to the pop culture milieu.
Simu Liu‘s life could be its own movie. Born in China, he moved to Canada at the age of five. Despite being forced to navigate unfamiliar terrain — not speaking the language at first, not knowing a soul — Liu excelled, even making it to Ivey Business School in London, Ont. After securing his first
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the introduction of Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie itself is a beautiful origin to the character and gives us some of the best action sequences in any Marvel movie yet, but it also sets up a future for Shang-Chi as a character,
Despite a stacked cast led by Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeuneuve’s adaptation of a sci-fi classic falters. By Richard Lawson September 3, 2021 The trouble begins in Dune—which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday—just about immediately. In the opening credits of Denis Villeuneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal 1965 sci-fi fantasy novel, we see
Bollywood actor and reality TV star Sidharth Shukla has died at the age of 40, according to India’s Colors TV network. “We, at Colors, are saddened & devastated by the sudden loss of our family member, Sidharth Shukla,” Colors TV tweeted on Thursday. “His passing is an irreparable loss for us & the whole industry.”
Read a chapter from the rapper’s new memoir This Bright Future, where he details the emotional toll his first hit song took on him. By Bobby Hall September 2, 2021 Logic and his son.Courtesy of Bobby Hall. I wasn’t patient. Every mixtape and every album, I was trying every angle I could think of to
Director Paul Schrader returns with a surprisingly timely follow-up to First Reformed, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish. By Cassie da Costa September 2, 2021 In a world that feels unendingly near apocalyptic, Paul Schrader re-emerges as the artist best situated to transmit stories about moral rot, personal sacrifice, and erotic salvation. With his 2017
ABBA fans were delighted when the Swedish superstar group announced on Thursday that they would be making a comeback that involves a new album and a digital concert series in which they would perform as digital avatars. The announcement, made via YouTube livestream, has since amassed more than a million views, with band members Björn
Joe Rogan, the podcasting star who once said that young and healthy people don’t need to get vaccinated, has tested positive for COVID-19. The 54-year-old comedian revealed his diagnosis in an Instagram video Wednesday, after wrapping up a three-night slate of shows in Florida last week. “I got back from the road Saturday night feeling
Insecure is set to return with more mirror raps, polarizing love triangles, and awkward moments. But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end—HBO announced that season 5 will be the show’s last. Lawrence and Issa Courtesy of NetflixNetflix Insecure‘s season 4 finale ended with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger. In an unexpected twist, Issa (Issa
The rapper included the suggestive lyrics in the track “Hurricane” off his new album Donda. By Emily Kirkpatrick September 2, 2021 It sounds like there might be more that precipitated Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s divorce than was initially reported judging by some of the lyrics on the rapper’s new album, Donda. In the song
Charlie Cox has broken his silence on Spider-Man: No Way Home—well, sort of. According to ComicBook.com, Cox has confirmed that those are not his forearms in the trailer—not that he isn’t in the movie, notably, just that his forearms aren’t in the trailer like we all jumped to try to figure out. “I can assure you,
Tom Cruise’s Top Gun and Mission Impossible sequels have been postponed to 2022; meanwhile, Jackass Forever has been pushed back four months and Ghostbusters: Afterlife will bow a week later than scheduled. By Savannah Walsh September 1, 2021 The fall film slate is getting scrambled… again. More than a year after mass movie theater closures