Rami Malek spent a lot of time studying for his role as Freddie Mercury in Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. During his interview on Thursday’s Ellen, the actor said he loved Queen, “but I didn’t know the intimate details of Freddie’s life or Queen’s,” so he sought out all their archival …
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Hillary Clinton discussedthe allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, the Mueller investigation and whether our democracy is “in crisis” during a visit to the Late Show Friday. “I really want people to take it seriously, regardless of who you voted for, whether you even voted, and think about why our democracy is …
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Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner magnifies the lingering “poison” of royal blood in his upcoming Amazon anthology series, The Romanoffs. The network previewed the eight-episode project with its intriguing new trailer, which previews an all-star cast featuring Aaron Eckhart, Amanda Peet, Diane Lane and Mad Men alumni Christina Hendricks, John …
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Season 2 of The Deuce not only has new faces, the theme song is now updated for the 1977 setting to feature more shots of the porn movie business, discos and other late-Seventies imagery. They are now accompanied by a brand new version of Elvis Costello’s “This Year’s Girl” made …
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Burt Reynolds, the charismatic, mustachioed movie star known for films likeDeliverance, Smokey and the Bandit and Boogie Nights, died Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 82. Reynolds died of cardiac arrest. His niece, Nancy Lee Hess, said that the actor “has had health issues, however, this was totally …
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Kristen Bell will return as the titular detective in a Hulu series revival of Veronica Mars, sources tellVariety. Rob Thomas, who created the original UPN/CW show, will serve as writer for the mystery-drama, with Warner Bros. as the studio. The deal is reportedly not finalized as of this writing, and …
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Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu has shared the note he sent Coldplay requesting the licensing rights for their 2000 hit “Yellow.” Coldplay initially rejected Chu’s request, and the film’s studio Warner Bros. remained concerned that the song’s title and placement in the romantic comedy would be problematic (yellow …
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Four months after Stephen Colbert joked on The Late Show about a nu-metal band’s crowdsourcing efforts to buy a new tour van, the late-night show host not only helped purchase the vehicle but also starred in the group’s new music video. Colbert first mentioned Louisville, Kentucky’s Flaw in a March …
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Twelve years after Deadwood last aired on HBO, the network finally announced plans to revive the gritty Western series as a feature-length film. Plans for a Deadwood movie have routinely sputtered in the dozen years since the David Milch-produced show ended abruptly after its third season. However, HBO president Casey …
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The Purge spreads from multiplexes to the small screen this fall with a television series based on the horror franchise. USA Network, which will air the 10-part event this September, unveiled the first trailer for the series at Comic-Con. “Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, …
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