“What we’re doing here is amazing,” Thomas Middleditch’s Richard tells a group of coders in the superbly dark new season of Silicon Valley. “We are building the world’s first truly open, truly free, decentralized Internet!” Still a few bugs in the system, though. Mike Judge’s HBO comedy has taken a …
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Edward Norton, who starred in Milos Forman’s The People Vs. Larry Flynt, penned a tribute to the director following Forman’s death at the age of 86. “Milos was one of my true artistic heroes,” Norton wrote in a statement. “Not just because he was a great film director but because …
Read More »Martin Scorsese to Direct Netflix Special on 'SCTV'
UPDATE: Reclusive SCTV alum Rick Moranis has confirmed that he willappear in the upcoming special on the revered sketch comedy show, though his exact involvement is unclear. **** Netflix continues to score new comedy specials attached to big names. The streaming service announced that Martin Scorsese will direct an upcoming …
Read More »10 Things We Learned at Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Black Panther' Cast Talk
Breaking box-office records and introducing millions around the world to the gleaming Afrofuturistic jewel that is the country of Wakanda, Marvel‘s Black Panther is already the third-highest grossing Marvel film less than two weeks after release. Originally created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1966 (King T’Challa debuted …
Read More »See Michael B. Jordan as 'Fireman' in Gripping 'Fahrenheit 451' Trailer
Michael B. Jordan goes from Black Panther‘s fictional world of Wakanda to a dystopian United States in the first trailer for Fahrenheit 451, HBO’s adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s 1953 sci-fi novel. In the film, Jordan portrays Guy Montag, a “fireman” whose job is incinerating books as opposed to extinguishing fires. …
Read More »Watch Amy Schumer's Uproarious 'I Feel Pretty' Trailer
Amy Schumer uncovers her true beauty with the help of a minor head injury in the hilarious new trailer for I Feel Pretty. The actress premiered the clip on Ellen,and the trailer begins at the 1:23 mark. In I Feel Pretty, Schumer plays Renee, a woman who’s always wanted to …
Read More »Gilda Radner Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Love, Gilda, anew documentary about Gilda Radner,the beloved comedian and an original Saturday Night Live cast member, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday, April 18th. “As a festival that has always supported women’s voices and is largely run by women, we are incredibly proud to celebrate the …
Read More »Sundance 2018: 'Lords of Chaos' Brings the Gonzo Black Metal Tragedy
“I was brought into this world to cause chaos and suffering,” the kid with the lanky black hair and tight jeans says, watching his friends goofing around in his suburban bedroom. He doesn’t look like much of a destroyer of kingdoms and universes, to be honest; just another young dude …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Twisted 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Parody
Saturday Night Live took The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air down a dark path in a parody that reimagined the classic Will Smith sitcom as a grisly crime film. With SNL‘s Chris Redd portraying the Fresh Prince, this version of the show’s theme song starts with the Smith character mixing it …
Read More »Katie Couric Talks Matt Lauer Misconduct: 'Very Painful for Me'
Katie Couric opened up for the first time on her former Today co-host Matt Lauer’s sexual misconduct in a new interview. “The whole thing has been very painful for me,” Couric said. Speaking to People, Couric said of Lauer’s behavior, “The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing …
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