Ricky Gervaiswill return to Netflix for his new scripted comedy series, After Life. The comedian will create, executive produce, direct and star in the six-episode, half-hour show. The company has yet to announce a cast list or premiere date. According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s summary of the project, Gervais will …
Read More »'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again': Watch Cher, Meryl Streep in Final Trailer
Characters return to their past while celebrating the promise of the future in the final new trailer for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The film hits theaters on July 20th. In the new clip, lead character Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is pregnant, which is somewhat of a secret, although her …
Read More »Rachel Maddow, Maria Shriver Sign Letter Defending Tom Brokaw
Over 60 of Tom Brokaw’s female colleagues – including Rachel Maddow, Maria Shriver and Andrea Mitchell – signed a letter in defense of the former NBC Nightly News anchor following sexual harassment allegations against Brokaw. “As professional women, we fully endorse the conversation around abuse of power in the workplace. …
Read More »See Allison Janney, James Corden Vie For 'Sound of Music' Lead
Allison Janney vied for the role of Maria in James Corden‘s Crosswalk the Musical production of the classic The Sound of Music during Monday’s The Late Late Show‘s primetime special. Janney, who stars on the CBS show Mom, was among the actors from the network’s lineup who auditioned for Corden’s …
Read More »See Denzel Washington Seek Revenge in New 'The Equalizer 2' Trailer
Denzel Washington‘s character Robert McCall exacts revenge in the first trailer for The Equalizer 2. “They killed my friend. So, I’m gonna kill each and every one of them,” he warns in the action-packed clip. “And the only disappointment is that I only get to do it once.” In the …
Read More »Rob Sheffield: Why the New 'Roseanne' Reboot Just Plain Sucks
Let’s be real for a second: The real Roseanne reboot had already happened long before this past Tuesday, and it was called Lady Bird. Darlene was now going to Catholic school; Aunt Jackie was playing the mom. But otherwise, Greta Gerwig’s film had all the tropes that made the originalRoseanne …
Read More »Watch Deadpool Break Fourth Wall in Violent 'Deadpool 2' Trailer
Marvel‘s fourth wall-busting superhero Deadpool assembles his own squadron of superheroes in the outrageous, hyper-meta new trailer for Deadpool 2, out May 18th. The clip opens with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) saving the world from the scourge of gluten before finding himself up against a genuine problem: The time-traveling mutant soldier, …
Read More »Sheffield on Golden Globes 2018 and How Oprah Saved the World
The Golden Globes get woke? Most years the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ceremony barely looks semi-conscious. That’s the whole point of this tipsiest and dippiest of award shows, where a herd of wobbly celebrities squeeze themselves into the Beverly Hilton for a night of free booze and camera time. But …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Roast Trump Over Revealing 'Fire and Fury' Excerpts
President Trump‘s alleged foibles were put on display in excerpts from Michael Wolff’s forthcoming book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, earlier this week, and on Thursday, late night hosts added a few zingers of their own. Wolff’s tell-all portrays Trump and his administration in an oft-unflattering light …
Read More »10 Best TV Episodes of 2017: 'Girls'
This year, we’ve asked 10 writers to pick some of their favorite TV episodes from 2017 and weigh in on why they were great stand-alone eps and the highlights of our viewing year. First up: Sean T. Collins on Girls‘ “American Bitch.” When 2017 lies dead and buried in the …
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