Variety reports that an anonymous actress has accused director Luc Besson of committing a “violent sexual assault” against her. The actress—who’s asked that her name not be revealed to the press—has apparently worked with the Valerian and Lucy director on at least two occasions. Earlier today, Variety confirmed with…
The 71st Cannes International Film Festival wrapped up earlier this afternoon, with a closing ceremony that saw Spike Lee take home the festival’s Grand Prix (a.k.a. “second place”), while Japanese family drama Shoplifters snagged the coveted Palme d’Or.
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Although she acted for many years, on both stage and screen, Catherine E. Coulson—who died in 2015, just days after filming her final scenes for the revived Twin Peaks— was best known for her association with director David Lynch. The two met on the set of Lynch’s first film, Eraserhead, where Coulson—then married to…
Actress Meghan Markle—best known to American audiences for the seven seasons she spent on USA’s Suits—signed a contract this week to join one of the planet’s longest-running reality shows, making a public appearance today affirming her commitment to a co-starring role in The British Royal Family. Unlike most reality…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine made extensive headlines last week with its sudden sitcom Lazarus act, moving from “beloved fifth-season comedy series” to “unjustly canceled martyr” to “proud member of the NBC fall line-up” in the span of just 24 hours. But where does this sudden burst of Nine-Nine interest leave everybody who’s…
Confirming what we’ve always known deep down—that nobody gives a shit about hearing about your dreams, even if they’re shared visions blending the walls of reality and fiction—USA has finally shut the tap on its two-season supernatural drama Falling Water.
Among other things, Marvel’s Luke Cage was notable for its excellent soundtrack, both in and out of universe. Beyond the songs that simply appeared in the show—including an original score by Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest—the show’s first season also featured numerous appearances from…
One of the main creative voices behind ABC’s surprisingly successful Roseanne revival is stepping away from the series, with Variety reporting that comedian Whitney Cummings is leaving her co-showrunner role on the series. According to Cummings, she’s departing the show—which has already been revived for what’s…
Earlier this month, Netflix announced that comedian Michelle Wolf—of Daily Show and White House Correspondents Dinner fame/infamy (delete as appropriate to your personal feelings on Sarah Sanders’ smoky eye)—would be getting her own show on the service. The Break will serve as the service’s latest attempt to get…
Like some sort of sexy, sword-wielding lion creature, trying to knock off a cartoon mummy’s head, Cartoon Networks is taking another swing at this whole ThunderCats thing. Per Entertainment Weekly, the network just announced a new series, ThunderCats Roar, which promises a lighter, more comedic take on the ’80s…
Having been safely pulled from the flaming wreckage of The Weinstein Co., the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes’ In The Heights has finally found a safe haven at Warner Bros. Variety reports today that the studio has picked up the film rights to the Tony-winning musical, which helped…
The legal battle between former Crystal Castles member Alice Glass and ex-bandmate Ethan Kath appears to have (hopefully) finally come to an end, after a judge awarded Glass—who’s accused her former bandmate of sexually assaulting and abusing her during their time together—more than $20,000 in legal fees related to…
Michael Keaton’s had a nice little renaissance in recent years: Flashy roles in movies like Birdman, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and The Founder, sure, but also just a sort of general embrace of people’s ongoing goodwill for him. (Remember that fun little bit he had in The Other Guys? Good times!) That rising tide…
Deadline reports today that Jordan Peele’s Nazi-hunting show—titled, fittingly, The Hunt—has now found a home at Amazon, with the streaming service issuing a 10-episode series order for the show. Peele—still going strong after his first Oscar win for Best Original Screenplay for Get Out—will executive produce,…
Being President famously doesn’t pay much—a scant $400,000 a year, plus expenses—so thank god our current White House incumbent has a few spare revenue sources on hand to keep him out of the poor house. (After all, we’ve heard he’s not actually very rich.) Specifically, Donald Trump is apparently still getting money…
There’s been a lot of speculation on what sort of stories Amazon’s extremely expensive new Lord Of The Rings show will offer up for content-hungry Tolkien fans: A recreation of the events of the Peter Jackson films? (Feels redundant.) A wacky roommate sitcom, set in the heaven-esque Grey Havens? (Can’t imagine they’d…
Welcome back to Trailer Happy Hour, where dreams can come true (provided those dreams are of trailers and promotional videos for TV shows and films). We’re running a little light today—although if you’re hankering for more teasers, you can check out our coverage of CBS’s new fall shows right here—but we do have two…
I’ll confess: My immediate first thought when Archer’s old Spanish Civil War rival, Gunter Ziegler, showed up on screen tonight was, “Oh, thank god, it’s not Barry.”
