On the latestLast Week Tonight, John Oliver returned to the topic of President Donald Trump’s planned border wall between the United States and Mexico, which he has been discussingsince the beginning of his 2016 campaign. Oliver played a clip of Trump outlining his reasoning behind its construction, and reminded viewers …
Read More »Bryan Cranston Talks Covid-19, 'Breaking Bad' Fan Theory on 'Fallon'
Bryan Cranston addressed a popular Breaking Bad fan theory while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonon Monday. Cranston first gave details about contracting Covid-19 in March, which he tested positive for around the same time as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. “They came out with it right away, …
Read More »'Boys State' Review: Political Doc Smells Like Teen Spirit — and Hope
Scared about our political future? Boys State, the punchiest documentary so far this year, offers flashes of hope. And who will lead us out of bondage, you ask? Teen boys — 1,100 of them; their average age is 17 — who have gathered for an annual leadership conference run by …
Read More »John Oliver Examines Whitewashed U.S. History in the Wake of George Floyd
John Oliver spends much of his time on the Last Week Tonight discussing the inequalities currently present in American systems. But on Sunday night — with the country still reeling from the killing of George Floyd — he devoted an entire segment to U.S. history and how whitewashed the teaching …
Read More »The Go-Go's Deserve Your Respect — A New Documentary Explains Why
Do not ask the Go-Go’s what they thought of their infamous 1997 episode of VH1’s Behind the Music. They did not like it. “We really were unhappy,” frontwoman Belinda Carlisle says. “It dwelled more on the darker moments and all the negative stuff. We were kind of embarrassed and very, …
Read More »Oprah Winfrey Preps New Apple TV+ Interview Series
Oprah Winfrey will host a new interview series, The Oprah Conversation, on Apple TV+. The program, per a press release, will feature discussions with “today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders and masters of their craft.” The show, filmed remotely, will debut Thursday, July 30th at 7 p.m. ET with an episode …
Read More »Olivia de Havilland, 'Gone With the Wind' Actress, Dead at 104
Olivia de Havilland, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who starred in films like Gone With the Wind and The Snake Pit, has died at the age of 104. The actress’ publicist confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that de Havilland died Sunday of natural causes in Paris, France, where she lived for …
Read More »How Janicza Bravo Took a Wild Road-Trip Story From Twitter to the Big Screen
When Janicza Bravo took over Zola — the screen-adapted story of a Detroit stripper’s disastrous road trip to Florida, originally told in a viral Twitter thread — she inherited a script written by two white men. Her first impression? “It felt very masculine. It was leading with its dick,” Bravo …
Read More »See Tina Fey Chastise Non-Mask Wearers in '30 Rock' Reunion Teaser
Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon chastises New Yorkers for not wearing face masks in the new teaser for 30 Rock: A One-Time Special, premiering July 16th on NBC. “No mask, hotshot?,” Lemon berates one New Yorker as she wears two masks: A standard purple one, then another underneath with a photo …
Read More »See Famous Fathers Share Adventures in Parenting in 'Dads' Doc Trailer
Famous fathers share their adventures in parenting in the new trailer for Apple TV’s upcoming documentary Dads, premiering on the streaming service on Father’s Day weekend. Late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Conan O’Brien, actors Will Smith, Neil Patrick Harris and Patton Oswalt and filmmakers Judd Apatow and Ron …
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