Did the entire world set ablaze when it was announced John Mulaney would host Saturday Night Live? I’m guessing no. Did I do a jig? Possibly, but there’s no video so no one can prove it. As the writer of Stefon and countless other SNL sketches, Mulaney helped shape some …
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The Parr family struggles to balance family life with fighting crime in Pixar’s new trailer for The Incredibles 2. The clip opens with the Parrs sitting down to Chinese take-out, as Violet bickers with her brother, “Dash,” about not washing his hands. Then they address the “elephant in the room”: …
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Jimmy Kimmel tried to find out if children could spell as poorly as President Donald Trump during the first “Make America Great Again Spelling Bee” on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday. For the bit, Kimmel brought in three young Los Angeles spelling champs – Vaishnavi, Samuel and Amira – and asked …
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“When you’re famous, everybody wants to screw ya.” So sayeth Vic Edwards, the faded screen idol portrayed by Burt Reynolds in Adam Rifkin’s The Last Movie Star. This former sex symbol has long since passed the “everybody wants to screw ya” stage, his body forever wracked by too many film …
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Offred (Elisabeth Moss) hunts for her daughter and processes the confusing aftermath of her pregnancy in the exhilarating Season Two trailer for the Emmy-winning series,The Handmaid’s Tale.The first two episodes will premiere April 25th on Hulu. The new trailer picks up right where the dystopian drama left off with its …
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After eight seasons, a bevy of pitch-perfect hipster-skewering sketches and several unforgettable catchphrases – we’ll never look at birds or hear the word “cacao” the same way –Portlandia is hanging up its (locally made, ethically sourced) hat. But what started as a way for Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen to …
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John Legend, Alice Cooper and the rest of the cast of NBC’s upcoming live production of Jesus Christ Superstar offer a behind-the-scenes look at rehearsals and discuss reviving the classic musical for 2018. Legend and Cooper lead the all-star cast, playing Jesus and King Herod respectively, while Sara Bareilles will …
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In the first Avengers: Infinity War trailer, supervillain Thanos warned, “In time, you will know what it’s like to lose.” And in the latest teaser, he details his plot for destruction: wiping out half the universe with the snap of his finger. The clip previews the cinematic showdown between Thanos …
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Part peerless Horror City time capsule and part urban-paranoia Op-Ed, the original 1974 Death Wish dropped its pacifist everyguy into Middle America’s nightmare version of rotten-Big-Apple New York – muggers, rapists and minorities, oh my! – then asked audiences: What would you do if your loved ones were attacked by …
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In what’s shaping up as the most exciting and competitive Oscar night in years, Academy voters find themselves faced with making decisions that reflect the startling changes happening in the world we live in. Time’s up for actresses playing victims, as warriors take the lead in films that celebrate female …
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