A star-filled homemade version of the classic fantasy film was buried in Quibi’s collapse. But Emmy voters have access—and among them are potential saviors. By Anthony Breznican June 22, 2021 Nobody wanted a remake of The Princess Bride. There is near universal agreement that the 1987 fantasy adventure remains a timeless classic that should not
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For the first time since COVID-19 decimated the live concert industry, New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden was filled to 100 per cent capacity on Sunday night for a Foo Fighters show. The rockers played a long and animated set; concertgoers raved about the three-hour runtime, especially since it’s been about one-and-a-half years since
15 words. 10 seconds on the clock. Can Anthony Ramos join the Song Association rankings? The In The Heights star and all-around music master is up for the challenge! Tune in as he sings Daniel Caesar, a few tracks off his upcoming album, Love and Lies, and reminisces on his favorite song to record for
Yesterday, director Andy Muschietti shared a teaser image of Supergirl’s suit in the upcoming The Flash movie. And today, fans get their first glimpse of Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless) rocking the Supergirl suit. Images from filming leaked to Twitter, and fans were quick to share their excitement. A better look at Sasha
New laws are allowing Republicans to gut the power of local officials tasked with overseeing basic parts of the voting process in states such as Georgia and Arkansas. By Charlotte Klein June 20, 2021 Republicans in several states, including Georgia and Arkansas, are assailing a key line of defense against former President Donald Trump’s baseless
For her book To Raise A Boy, Emma Brown interviewed parents, teachers, coaches, and kids. She spoke with GQ about fatherhood, the problem with the term “toxic masculinity,” and the current state of American boyhood. By Luke Zaleski June 18, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson All products featured on GQ are independently
“It’s finally ready,” the 52-year-old superstar says. By Jordan Hoffman June 20, 2021 Will Smith has been a best-selling recording artist, television star, two-time Academy Award nominee, and such a champion at the box office that “Big Willie Weekend” blockbusters became their own genre. Now he’s taken quill to ink to tell his life’s story
Back in September 2019, I was invited to London to hear the new 50th-anniversary edition of The Beatles’ Abbey Road album. The listening session took place at Abbey Road itself, inside the hallowed Studio 2 where this album (and so many others) were created. Technically, it was the best-recorded album of The Beatles’ career as
Millie Bobby Brown, the actress we met when she was 12 years old in the first season of Stranger Things is now 17 years old (!) and has a reported boyfriend named Jake Bongiovi. Instead of going on a long tangent about how fast the kids grow, we are instead going to focus on who
“We love our sweet, good boy and will miss him always,” the Bidens said. By Jordan Hoffman June 19, 2021 The White House announced on Saturday that Champ, the 13-year-old German Shepherd cared for by Joe and Jill Biden, has passed away. “He was our constant, cherished companion during the last 13 years,” a message
The White House announced today that first dog Champ Biden has passed away. The German shepherd, who the Bidens had raised from a puppy, was 13 years old. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden shared a statement on Champ, saying “Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our
While reactionaries online clutched their pearls, few seemed to have read what she wrote. By Jordan Hoffman June 19, 2021 Macy Gray, the Grammy-winning R&B singer, wrote that the American flag needs a redesign “that all of us can honor” in an op-ed published by MarketWatch in tribute to Juneteenth, a federal holiday recognizing the
Evil is back for a wild second season of supernatural madness and deeply sincere moral queries. By Keith Phipps June 18, 2021 Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in EVIL, 2021. Courtesy of Elizabeth Fisher for CBS / Paramount+ Early in the second-season premiere of Evil, David Acosta (Mike Colter), experiences a new variation on a recurring
Nom nom quick bites. By Jordan Hoffman June 18, 2021 In an interview at the Tribeca Festival on Friday, Roku CEO Anthony Wood boasted about his company’s increasing roster of free (ad-supported) television and movie offerings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A big feather in its cap, he said, was the recent acquisition of the
You might have heard of a ball game called “horse” but how about “moose?” A family in the northeastern B.C. community of Chetwynd got a look at something that might fit that description on Friday and managed to capture it on camera. Colleen Simpson’s family has a tetherball pole set up in the backyard, but
Netflix’s Never Have I Ever premiered on Netflix in late April and instantly became the must-watch of quarantine. The coming-of-age comedy from co-creators Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher follows a first-generation Indian American girl growing up in Southern California. Eighteen-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays our heroine Devi Vishwakumar, and will return for a second season. The
On this week’s Little Gold Men, Olsen explains why she was “mortified” to share WandaVision with the world and teases her upcoming turn in Doctor Strange. By Savannah Walsh June 18, 2021 Despite her onscreen superhero status, Elizabeth Olsen admits to Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson that she gets “panic dreams” before beginning a new project.
Carrie Fisher is someone who I have looked up to my entire life. She’s an icon for fans of Star Wars, she’s a beloved creator, and she’s someone whose writing has inspired me time and time again. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Carrie Fisher made this world a brighter place. Now, she’s
The show must go on, but if you’ve been vaccinated with AstraZeneca and want to attend one particular live theatre production on Broadway don’t bother buying a ticket. Producers of the soon-to-be-launched Springsteen on Broadway show said they are not welcoming anyone who was inoculated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. When the curtain rises on
Mike Pence and Jared Kushner are writing for establishment players, as Mark Meadows and Peter Navarro head to a conservative upstart. So where does Donald Trump end up? By Caleb Ecarma June 17, 2021 Right-wing authors struggling to ink book deals—like Missouri senator Josh Hawley, whose deal with Simon & Schuster was nixed after he
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox’s intense romance of over a year could include a proposal in the near future, Entertainment Tonight reported today. A source told the outlet that the couple, who “are pretty inseparable,” want a long-term future together. They want to get married and eventually have more kids. Both Fox and Kelly
The actress brought her son Pax with her this time, in what appeared to be a visit to her ex-husband. By Emily Kirkpatrick June 17, 2021 During her birthday trip to NYC, Angelina Jolie has been revisiting the past by spending some quality time at her first husband Jonny Lee Miller‘s apartment. But the actress
Kamala Harris invited all the female senators to dinner at her home Tuesday night—the first social event held at her residence since assuming her new role as Vice President. According to Politico, the dinner is a tradition that started in the 1990s, with all the women meeting at a different senator’s house every six weeks
The Culture III album opener isn’t a typical Migos song—and that’s what’s great about it. By Caleb Catlin June 16, 2021 Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset of Migos perform on stage during the 2021 Billboard Music AwardsChristopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images After 10 years worth of music from Migos, expectations have settled in. In the best
The former first son-in-law will presumably gloss over the part about 400,000 people dying on Trump’s watch. By Bess Levin June 16, 2021 After Donald Trump, one of the most loathed people associated with the last presidential administration is his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. That probably has something to do with the fact that Kushner had
Kanye West and Irina Shayk have only been seeing each other for a couple of months, but apparently their fledgling relationship is off to a strong start, and even the rapper’s estranged wife, Kim Kardashian, is supportive of the pairing. After spending his birthday together in France earlier this month, “Kanye and Irina are in
Moviegoers were left scratching their heads this spring when Paddington 2, a children’s film about an anthropomorphic bear, overtook Citizen Kane on Rotten Tomatoes, cementing the sequel’s status as one of the best-reviewed films on the site. How is it that a movie featuring a CGI bear — albeit a great movie — overtook one
Michael B. Jordan is no longer single. In January, the 33-year-old actor went Instagram official with model Lori Harvey, 24, about two months after they were first spotted together. He posted two grainy photos of the pair on Instagram, one in which they look into each other’s eyes. Jordan tagged both Harvey and photographer Leo
Stage and screen actor Lisa Banes has died at the age of 65, a week after she was struck by a scooter in a hit-and-run incident in New York City. “We are heartsick of Lisa’s tragic and senseless passing,” a spokesperson for the actor said in a statement. “She was a woman of great spirit,
[embedded content] The final trailer for Amazon’s big-budget science fiction action film The Tomorrow War has landed, bringing with it some typical trappings of the genre: an ordinary man in over his head and an aggressive alien predator determined to wipe out humanity. The film stars Chris Pratt as Dan Forester, a teacher, family man,