Eight years since her last feature, Kathryn Bigelow returns with an unrelenting chokehold thriller so controlled, kinetic and unsettlingly immersive that you stagger out at the end of it wondering if the world will still be intact. Though it’s less a war film than a drama about the aggressive threat of war, A House of Dynamite is very much of …
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This will have to do in lieu of a mugshot. Photo: Phillip Faraone/FilmMagic Succession star and Ray’s Bar owner Nicholas Braun was arrested on DUI and operating-without-lights charges in New Hampshire on Friday, August 29, per TMZ, in the type of event that is sure to ruin a three-day weekend. He allegedly spent one hour in lockup before going free, …
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Saturday Night Live has added five new cast members ahead of Season 51. The most headline grabbing name is that of Ben Marshall, one of the founders of comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy, which regularly make digital videos for the show and appear in sketches. Please Don’t Destroy consists of Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who all joined the …
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The Please Don’t Destroy boys are being split up on “Saturday Night Live.” Ben Marshall, who makes up one-third of the comedy trio responsible for several viral “SNL” digital shorts over the last four seasons, was one of five new additions to the featured cast announced on Tuesday. Following the news of his promotion, Variety learned that while Martin Herlihy …
Read More »VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is in full swing with a starry batch of awards season hopefuls arriving in Italy for glamorous premieres and discussions about their films. Emily Blunt, Amanda Seyfried and Dwayne Johnson are just some of the stars who have new films premiering at the Venice festival, which runs through Sept. 6. This is …
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Lorne Michaels didn’t bother to call comedian Michael Longfellow to let him know he would not be returning to Saturday Night Live this fall, the Daily Beast can reveal. Longfellow, who was axed last week after three seasons on the show, has revealed that he found out he’d been fired at an airport in Utah amid a bloodbath following the …
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Malle, right, is taking the reins of American Vogue from legendary editor Anna Wintour. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Vogue, the center of fashion media, has a new face. The company announced Tuesday that Chloe Malle is the new head of editorial content for American Vogue. Malle moves into the position two months after the legendary Anna …
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The “Saturday Night Live” shake-up continues, as Ben Marshall has been upped to the featured cast. Also joining as featured players are Veronika Slowikowska, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane and Kam Patterson. The news is part of a larger roster refresh at “SNL,” which this week saw the departure of Heidi Gardner after eight seasons, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker after …
Read More »Gérard Depardieu Is Ordered to Stand Trial Over Rape Accusations The New York Times French film star Depardieu to face trial for alleged rape of actress Charlotte Arnould CNN Gérard Depardieu to face trial over rape and sexual assault allegations BBC French actor Depardieu to face trial for alleged rape, actress says NBC News Gerard Depardieu to Stand Criminal Trial Over Rape and Sexual …
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Sabrina Carpenter is steadily unpacking the nuance behind her latest studio effort, “Man’s Best Friend.” In conversation with Mel Ottenberg for Interview, Carpenter addressed the backlash she received when she first shared the official cover art for the record. “You can be sure that anything I do and say has a little bit of a wink to it,” Carpenter said of …
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