Matthew McConaughey has landed a surprising new role as the actor has signed on as a faculty professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication. The Oscar-winning actor will start in the Fall 2019 term with the Department of Radio-Television-Film. McConaughey — who graduated with a …
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Sacha Baron Cohen takes a compelling dramatic turn as an Israeli secret agent grappling with consequences of going deep undercover in the new trailer for The Spy, which arrives on Netflix September 6th. The new limited series is based on the real-life story of former Mossad agent, Eli Cohen, who …
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Netflix released two teaser trailers for Noam Baumbach’s Marriage Story starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. The film will be released on Netflix and in select theaters this fall. The marriage of actress Nicole (Johansson) and stage director Charlie (Driver) are told from both their perspectives. Johansson narrates “What I …
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FX has announced a third season of Ryan Murphy‘s anthology series American Crime Story, which will center on the impeachment of former president Bill Clinton. Based on Jeffrey Toobin’s book A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President, the episodes will premiere …
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D.A. Pennebaker, a champion of the cinéma-vérité approach to documentary, which emphasized intimate portraits of its subjects, died Thursdayfrom natural causes, his son Frazer confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 94. Chronicling rock stars and political operatives, Pennebaker sought to strip away the artifice — both in nonfiction films and …
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There’s a lot of uncertainty when it comes to the next presidential election, including which Democrat will go up against Trump. Luckily, Jimmy Kimmel has a solution to save us from all the stress the debates and campaigning have been causing: Let the children decide. In a segment for Jimmy …
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Even though CNN split the Democratic presidential candidates into two halves for its latest televised debates, processing all the platforms and campaign promises on night one was exhausting. Enter Stephen Colbert, who gleefully mocked the political chaos in his live post-debate Late Show monologue on Wednesday. The host generated punchlines …
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Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker origin story, a Mr. Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks and more will premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off September 5th. The lineup, as TIFF Artistic Director Cameron Bailey and Executive Director Joana Vicente announced on Tuesday, will include 16 gala selections and …
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Denise Nickerson, best known for playing the snobby, gum-chomping Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died following a series of medical issues. The actress’ family confirmed her death in a Facebook post, writing, “She’s gone.” Nickerson was 62. Nickerson suffered a “major medical …
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Jerry Seinfeld calls out the many shows that have ripped him off while riding a segway in the new season trailer for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, which returns to Netflix on July 19th. “Here at Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, we have noticed that we have shall we say…influenced …
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