Actor Timothée Chalamet said he will donate his full salary from Woody Allen‘s upcoming film, A Rainy Day in New York, to Time’s Up, the LGBT Center in New York and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. “I want to be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the …
Read More »Watch Roots, Bilal Perform Stunning 'It Ain't Fair' on 'Seth Meyers'
The Roots ventured beyond their Tonight Show digs to perform “It Ain’t Fair” with Bilal on Late Night With Seth Meyers Wednesday. The song appears on the soundtrack to Detroit, Kathryn Bigelow’s movie about the city’s 1967 riots. “It Ain’t Fair” swings between aching soul and raging fury, with Bilal …
Read More »John Oliver: Dustin Hoffman Confrontation 'Made Me Feel Sad'
John Oliver dubbed his recent confrontation with Dustin Hoffman a failure in a new interview on Sky One’s The Russell Howard Hour. The Last Week Tonight host grilled the famous actor about sexual misconduct allegations earlier this month. In the weeks leading up to a December 4th panel honoring the …
Read More »How Rian Johnson Turned 'The Last Jedi' Into His Own 'Star Wars' Movie
Very, very early on in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, filmgoers find themselves looking at a familiar sight. (Spoilers, come on, you know the drill by now.) A villain — in this case, General Hux, modeling the latest interstellar Nazi-officer menswear collection — is standing on the bridge of a …
Read More »10 Best TV Episodes of 2017: 'The Handmaid's Tale'
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. Today: Jenna Scherer on The Handmaid Tale‘s “Late.” Ever since Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale was first …
Read More »Watch Jon Stewart Return to 'Daily Show' as 'Bernie Bernstein'
Jon Stewart returned to The Daily Show under the guise of fake reporter “Bernie Bernstein” to promote his upcoming HBO special,Night of Too Many Stars. “Bernie Bernstein” has gained notoriety as an attempt to discredit the Washington Post and the media at large in the aftermath of sexual misconduct accusations …
Read More »Rob Sheffield on Megyn Kelly's Morning-Show Catastrophe, Biggest Gaffes
Every morning of Megyn Kelly Today is a priceless time capsule of this moment in America – future historians will analyze it and ask how the hell this happened. Lord, what a sloppity-slop mess. Kelly made her name on Fox News as the network’s resident independent thinker, but since it …
Read More »See Kimmel Thank McCain, Collins for Graham-Cassidy Defeat
Jimmy Kimmel thanked GOP Senators John McCain and Susan Collins and those in Congress whose opposition to the GOP’s proposed Graham-Cassidy bill ultimately led to it not coming up for vote. He also thanked the public who called their representatives to voice their opposition during his show on Tuesday. The …
Read More »'It' Officially Sets Sequel's Release Date
It, the Stephen King adaptation that has become the highest-grossing horror film of all time, has officially announced the release date for its long-expected sequel: September 6th, 2019. Screenwriter Gary Dauberman will also work on the sequel, while director Andy Muschietti is also in talks to return for It’s second …
Read More »Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller Spar in 'Meyerowitz Stories' Clip
Sibling rivalry culminates in a knockdown brawl between Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller‘s characters in the new trailer for Noah Baumbach‘s film The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), but the volatility doesn’t stop there. While the previous trailer featured a goofy family sing-along, the new clip takes a few serious …
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