Samantha Bee dissected the chaos, infighting and money woes consuming the National Rifle Association on Full Frontal Wednesday. In recent weeks, a power struggle broke out between longtime NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre and recently ousted NRA president Oliver North (whose previous hits include the Iran-Contra affair). LaPierre has accused North …
Read More »Alexander Skarsgard Recalls Early Gig in Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi' Video on 'Fallon'
Alexander Skarsgård made a splash two years ago for his harrowing performance as Perry Wright on the HBO limited seriesBig Little Lies. But before that role, he was already well-known in two fandoms: theTrue Blood hive, and Lady Gaga‘s Little Monsters. “I was in L.A. shooting one of my first …
Read More »See Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Trailer for Netflix's 'Knock Down the House'
Four women channel personal hardships and national angst into progressive, grassroots Congressional campaigns in the upcoming documentary Knock Down the House, which premieres globally on Netflix and in select theaters on May 1st. The film’s new trailer previews the divergent yet harmonious paths of Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Amy …
Read More »James Gunn Back as 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3' Director
Nearly nine months after Disney fired James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 after decade-old offensive tweets resurfaced, the director will return to the franchise. Deadline reports that, after a series of meetings with Walt Disney Pictures head Alan Horn, Disney and Marvel reinstated Gunn Friday; the studio …
Read More »'Late Night': Watch Mindy Kaling Bust Up the Boys' Club in New Trailer
Mindy Kaling plays a young writer tasked with resuscitating the career of a floundering TV host, played by Emma Thompson, in the new trailer for Late Night, out June 7th via Amazon. Late Night is centered around Thompson’s character, Katherine Newbury, a late-night talk show pioneer who’s nevertheless battling both …
Read More »Lady Gaga on Oscar Win: 'My Whole Artistic Journey Flashed Before My Eyes'
Lady Gaga gushed on Wednesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live that her “whole artistic journey flashed before [her] eyes” after she and Bradley Cooper won the Academy Award for Best Original Song (“Shallow”) at the 2019 ceremony. “I instantly saw myself sitting on my stoop of my studio apartment in New York …
Read More »'Singin' In The Rain' Director Stanley Donen Dead at 94
Stanley Donen, director of acclaimed movie musicals like Singin’ In The Rain and On the Town, has died at the age of 94. One of Donen’s sons confirmed the director’s death to Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips. “Confirmed by one of his sons this morning: Director Stanley Donen has …
Read More »See Jimmy Kimmel's Lie Witness News Pull Oscars Prank
Two-time Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel and his Lie Witness News team asked people what they thought about this year’s Oscars, even though the ceremony itself won’t happen until February 24th. “Between all the changes in the telecast and the lack of a host this year, there’s been a lot …
Read More »'SNL': Watch Alec Baldwin's Trump End Government Shutdown With 'Deal or No Deal'
Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump attempted to end the ongoing government shutdown with a game of Deal or No Deal in the cold open of Saturday Night Live‘s 2019 premiere. “Earlier today you went on TV and you told the America people that you want to make a deal,” Kenan Thompson’s …
Read More »Watch Natasha Lyonne Die, Relive Same Night in 'Russian Doll' Trailer
Natahsa Lyonne keeps dying then subsequently reliving her birthday in the trailer for Netflix‘sRussian Doll. Lyonne co-created the show with Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland (Bachelorette,Sleeping With Other People). The trailer opens with Lyonne’s Nadia celebrating her birthday with a raucous party in New York City. It all comes to …
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