The All-Star Pulp Fiction Gonzo Crime Farce (TM) – it’s practically a genre. Get a bunch of famous people together (not like disaster movie or Ocean’s Eleven-level famous, but enough to reach I’ve-seen-these-actors-before mark), get them mixed up in some very complicated caper or heist or scam, run them around …
Read More »Oscars 2018: Watch Eddie Vedder Perform Tom Petty's 'Room at the Top'
Eddie Vedder performed a moving version of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers‘ “Room at the Top” during the “In Memoriam” segment of the 2018 Oscars. The Pearl Jam frontman stripped back the 1999 single to a soft croon, strummed electric guitar and swirling keyboard strings. “I got a room at …
Read More »Oscars 2018: How to Watch and What to Expect
This Sunday, the Academy Awards will return to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with Jimmy Kimmel hosting for a second consecutive year. The usual Golden Globe and SAG Awards surprises have occurred in tandem with an industry-wide reckoning for powerful Hollywood men that have been called out for their abuses …
Read More »See Chadwick Boseman Surprise 'Black Panther' Fans on 'Fallon'
Chadwick Boseman surprised multiple fans who recorded enthusiastic video clips about their love of the movie Black Pantheras part of a segment for The Tonight Show.Boseman stars in the critically acclaimed film, which debuted February 16th and has dominated the box office ever since. For The Tonight Show bit, fans …
Read More »Watch Al Pacino's Joe Paterno Fight for Job in New HBO Biopic Trailer
Al Pacino‘s Joe Paterno fights for his legacy and his job at Penn State in the first full trailer for Paterno, the HBO film about the football coach in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Directed by Barry Levinson – who previously cast Pacino to lead …
Read More »Ryan Coogler Thanks 'Black Panther' Fans After Massive Opening Weekend
Director Ryan Coogler thanked Black Panther fans in a moving statement after the superhero blockbuster received a slew of rave reviews and posted staggering numbers at the box office during its opening weekend. “Never in a million years did we imagine that you all would come out this strong,” Coogler …
Read More »Candice Bergen to Reprise Role in 'Murphy Brown' Reboot
Murphy Brown is returning to CBS. Two decades after the award-winning series originally ended, the network has announced a 13-episode series order, Deadline reports. Helmed by original series creator Diane English, the reboot stars Candice Bergen, who will reprise the titular role as a broadcast journalist. The popular sitcom aired …
Read More »Oscars 2018: 5 Ways Awards Nominees Are Making History
In a year that has seen Hollywood plagued by controversy and scrutinized for both its hypocrisy and its attempts at progress, Tuesday’s Oscar nominations came as a hopeful signifier of changes to come. The nominations, which were announced live from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills early Tuesday, revealed …
Read More »See Jimmy Kimmel Stoke Outrage Over Fake Awards Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live‘s “Lie Witness News” team ventured out on Wenesday to assess popular opinion about a made-up awards show titled the “Outstanding Celebrity Excellence Awards.” “The thing about award shows is that people tend to have very strong opinions about them,” Kimmel said. “People get mad before there’s anything …
Read More »How Aaron Sorkin Bet the Farm on Poker Biopic 'Molly's Game' – and Won
There are two things you should know about Aaron Sorkin. One is that the man likes to talk. A lot.This will not surprise anyone who’s seen the 1992 screen version of his playA Few Good Men, starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson. Or has watched a TV show he’s had …
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