TV amp; Movies

A new documentary with the working title of House of Saud, helmed by filmmaker Alex Gibney and author Lawrence Wright will examine the United States’ tenuous relationship with Saudi Arabia. Showtime announced Monday that the film was in development but did not announce a projected premiere date. The film will …

Every Friday, we’re recommending an older movie available to stream or download and worth seeing again through the lens of our current moment. We’re calling the series “Revisiting Hours“— consider this Rolling Stone’s unofficial film club. This week’s last-column-of-2018 edition: David Fear on Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s J-horror cyber-nightmare Pulse. “Would you …

Netflix has shared the first look at Fyre, the streaming service’s upcoming documentary on the disastrous Fyre Festival. Using on-the-scene footage and social media posts, the teaser clip contrasts what festivalgoers to the Bahamas event expected to see – Instagram models, luxurious lodging and non-stop partying – and what they …

Ricky Jay, the renowned magician, sleight-of-hand artist, card thrower and actor who appeared in Boogie Nights and Deadwood, died Saturday at the age of 72. His manager Winston Simone confirmed Jay’s death to Variety, adding that the magician died of natural causes. “He was one of a kind. We will …

Samantha Bee attempted to cut through the “phantasmagoria of lies and racism and scare-mongering” that’s dominated the 2018 midterm election cycle – as well as the last two years – and encourage viewers to vote on Full Frontal Monday. Bee opened her show with a segment that touched on some …

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have optioned Michael Lewis’ recent nonfiction book, The Fifth Risk, to potentially develop into a series for Netflix, Deadline reports. While it is being reported that the Obamas are exploring possible projects for their Netflix production deal, none of the …

Late-night hosts feasted on Kanye West‘s 10-minute rant in front of Donald Trump Thursday, a summit Rolling Stone called “the craziest Oval Office performance of all time.” “I kind of feel like everyday I say, ‘Today was the craziest day…’ This was something special,” Jimmy Kimmel said of the rapper …

Mike Judge‘s animated music series, Tales From the Tour Bus, will return for its second season November 2nd on Cinemax. While the first season of the show focused on country artists, the new eight-episode run will spotlight stories from an array of funk greats including George Clinton, James Brown, Rick …

A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I’m hit with a bag of sandwiches… “You do your thing, I’ll do mine.” -Jimmy Jimmy‘s legal suspension began midway through Season Three, which means we have now been through more than an entire season’s worth of …

UPDATE: Director Todd Phillips revealed the first look at Joaquin Phoenix‘s Joker in full clown makeup Friday on his Instagram. The in-makeup camera test is accompanied by a snippet of the Guess Who’s 1969 single “Laughing.” The upcoming, standalone Joker film starring Joaquin Phoenix has shared its first image of …