It’s been 18 years since Freaks and Geeks was canceled after just one season on NBC. Though it wasn’t a ratings hit, the one-camera sitcom’s legacy has survived for nearly two decades thanks to a massive cult following and the advent of streaming services like Netflix, where you can binge all 18 episodes whenever you […]
Read moreGretchen Carlson has inked a deal with A+E Originals to produce documentary specials, starting with a look at the national reckoning over the scourge of sexual harassment in the workplace. The pact calls for Carlson to host at least three specials to be produced by A+E Originals, the unscripted production arm of the cable group […]
Read moreIrwin Allen’s original 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space gave the world its first space family as well as pop culture phrases like, “Danger, Will Robinson.” The property remained dormant until the 1990s when a film franchise was attempted, but never achieved liftoff. Now the Robinsons are back 20 years later and exploring the strange […]
Read moreWhen the first season of Westworld ended, Kevin Durant hadn’t won an NBA title yet, Moana was still in theaters, and Barack Obama was still in the White House. A lot has changed since then. The showrunners and HBO decided to push the show to 2018 to get the story right, which means people who’ve forgotten where the show left off […]
Read moreVerne Troyer, the actor best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Power films and one of the shortest men in the world, has died. He was 49. The news was announced in a post to his official Facebook page. “It is with great sadness and incredible heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away […]
Read moreIn a surprise twist, Fox Searchlight’s Super Troopers 2 zoomed past Amy Schumer’s new comedy, I Feel Pretty, to win the Friday box-office race with $7.9 million from 2,038 cinemas. I Feel Pretty grossed $6.3 million from 3,440 locations. Nevertheless, it’s still not clear how the full weekend will play out. Most estimates show A Quiet […]
Read moreStalkers gonna stalk, stalk, stalk, stalk, stalk. A Taylor Swift-obsessed Florida man was busted after allegedly breaking into the “Shake It Off” singer’s SoHo townhouse early Friday. Roger Alvarado, 22, of Homestead, Fla., was arrested after cops responded to a 12:30 a.m. call about a burglary at the Franklin Street address — a three-story property […]
Read moreTwenty-six years after President Bill Clinton famously insisted he didn’t inhale, times they are a-changin’. Ten states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana use (as many have legalized use for medical purposes), and in 2018 several celebrities marked 4/20, aka Weed Day, by debuting new products. Charlie Sheen revealed a new THC vape line […]
Read more“Smallville” actress Allison Mack has been arrested for her alleged role in the notorious upstate sex slave cult Nxivm, federal prosecutors announced Friday. She is expected to appear Friday in Brooklyn federal court on charges of sex trafficking and forced labor. The bust comes less than a month after Nxivm leader Keith Raniere was collared […]
Read moreThe Americans favorite has been tapped to star opposite Sacha Baron Cohen in Netflix’s limited series The Spy. The six-episode drama explores Eli Cohen’s (Baron Cohen) role as a spy for Israel in Syria in the early 1960s. Cohen is one of the most legendary spies in the world. He lived in Damascus undercover in […]
Read moreThe foundation behind the prestigious Genesis Prize says this year’s winner, Natalie Portman, has pulled out of the June awards ceremony in Israel, quoting a representative for the U.S. actress as saying recent events in Israel were “extremely distressing to her.” The Genesis Prize Foundation says it was informed Portman “does not feel comfortable participating […]
Read moreThe Gladiators have left their arena. On Thursday, ABC and Shonda Rhimes closed up Olivia Pope and Associates for good as Scandal wrapped its seven-season run with a series finale that explored the ramifications of going public with the existence of black-ops group B613 and the ultimate corruption that comes with the thirst for power and the Oval Office. The series […]
Read moreAs expected, Homeland will end with its upcoming eighth season. Star Claire Danes has confirmed the news in an interview with Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show. “Yeah, that’s it,” she said when the host brought up the fact that the next season is rumored to be the CIA drama’s last. A representative for Showtime […]
Read moreCBS announced Wednesday that is has renewed 11 more of its current series. The new renewals are: “Blue Bloods,” “Bull,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Madam Secretary,” “MacGyver,” “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “NCIS: New Orleans,” “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “48 Hours,” and “60 Minutes.” That brings CBS up to 17 renewed shows total, having previously renewed “The Big Bang […]
Read moreBarbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday. She was 92. Family spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed the death in a statement. The cause wasn’t immediately known. Mrs. Bush brought a grandmotherly style to buttoned-down […]
Read moreActress and director Aisha Tyler returns to “The Talk” on CBS as guest co-host. ‘It feels so good the be here with you guys’ says Tyler. Eve who replaced Tyler on the panel last October says, “My face hurts because I’ve been smiling the whole time. The energy has been really, really nice. So it’s […]
Read moreFox News Channel executives said they would give primetime host Sean Hannity the network’s “full support” despite being blindsided by news that he may have had a business relationship with Michael Cohen, the controversial Trump Organization attorney, that he did not disclose even as he offered commentary on the network about current events involving the […]
Read moreNight Court actor Harry Anderson died Monday morning in Asheville, N.C., the Asheville Police Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 65. “This morning at 6:41 a.m. the Asheville Police Department responded to the home of actor Harry Anderson where he was found deceased,” Asheville PD’s Public Affairs officer Christina Hallingse told THR. “No foul […]
Read moreThe New York Times and The New Yorker were awarded one of America’s most prestigious prizes on Monday for reporting that put the #MeToo movement in the national spotlight. The two publications received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their reporting on Harvey Weinstein’s systemic abuse of women in the entertainment industry. The Pulitzers, […]
Read moreCompton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday, providing arguably the biggest surprise as the awards for arts and letters were announced Monday in New York. Lamar is the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer’s music category, which traditionally has honored classical works, even after the category was opened […]
Read moreKa-Ching! That was the sound of Bella Thorne earning more than twice the national median salary by posting on Instagram. In recent years, more and more celebs have been making serious money by promoting brands on social media. In the short documentary Inside the Life of Bella Thorne, produced for Vogueand Broadly, the 20-year-old actress and former Disney Channel star reveals […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen was reluctant to name one of his other clients during a Monday hearing — but, after pressure from a New York federal judge, it was revealed that mystery client is Fox News host Sean Hannity. After his office was raided by the FBI on April 9, Cohen was […]
Read moreThe military is notorious for having a really dark sense of humor. We laugh at crazy sh*t ranging from getting shot at to being awoken by having hot sauce poured into our wide-open mouths. We told you it was dark. We also think it’s funny when professional comedians attempt to spoof us and our unique culture. […]
Read moreWe are almost absolutely sure there’s not a person in the world that doesn’t like movies. Some like action movies, other prefer to cry over a soap opera and some like freaking out their neighbors laughing out loud while watching a silly comedy. But there’s one thing that everybody loves about films. No, we’re not […]
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