Producer Will Packer has never been shy about sharing his opinion, even as he’s become a public figure. In a season when so many of Hollywood’s boldface names have kept a low profile when it comes to politics, Packer has taken to stages in recent weeks to advocate for causes and candidates that he believes […]
Allyn Rose lost nearly every woman in her family to breast cancer before choosing a preventive double mastectomy that even sparked hate mail.
Livestream the SEC college football rivalry game on Saturday, Oct. 31 — and possible celebrity sightings at the game.
Rian Johnson made his friend Segan a promise: if 'Knives Out' works, he'll have the power to produce movies like 'Pickpocket.'
Why is he not made of willow? Why is he plaited and not woven? World’s basket makers have plenty of questions Hollywood heart-throbs are known for their good looks and charisma. But in a classic plot twist, the latest big-screen dreamboat causing viewers to get hot and bothered isn’t even human. Alexander Skarsgård’s Wicker Husband character in the romcom Wicker has sent the internet into a frenzy. Continue reading...
From Jean-Luc Picard to Charles Xavier, the actor’s Shakespearean training – and that sonorous voice – made him a unique charismatic force in Hollywood Patrick Stewart dies age 86 His life in pictures O Captain, our Captain: on Star Trek, Patrick Stewart could make anyone feel hopeful for humanity ‘He stood for the best of us’: William Shatner and more pay tribute No actor showed the commercial potential of blue-chip British classical training like Patrick Stewart. With style, technique and the most minutely self-aware, almost vaudevillian sense of mimicry, Shakespearean thesps can turn their hand to American movies and high-end American television and show the American method actors how it’s done – sometimes, even, at the beginning of their screen careers, at a competitively low wage. Stewart was one of the thoroughbreds of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1970s stage generation who had also had classy small screen roles, such as his intimidating Sejanus in I, Claudius opposite Derek Jacobi. But he effected a warp-speed leap to pop culture stardom by getting the role of Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Federation starship USS Enterprise, in TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation, the hugely successful reboot of Star Trek that ran from 1987 to 1994, spawning four separate feature films and then another series, Star Trek: Picard. Continue reading...
Sophia Bush talks about her new book, "And I Will Tell You Mine: Notes from a Life in Progress," her experience on "One Tree Hill" and what she thinks about a possible reboot.
"Dancing With the Stars" is breaking voting records even after 35 seasons, cringe "Love Is Blind" clips are breaking the internet, and "Love Island" is still breaking hearts week after week. It seems we are having a reality TV renaissance. But what's behind it? Are we yearning for people to be "real" and "messy" in an online world so otherwise polished? Or are we falling for a trap? Is reality TV the furthest thing from reality of all? Vlad and Kelly are breaking it down in the very first episode of Straight Up. We love a good cocktail on this show, but please drink responsibly: this content is for listeners 21 and over, so know your limits, enjoy in moderation, and always plan a safe ride home. (Sponsored by Ketel One Vodka)
