When HBO abruptly canceled Deadwood in 2006, a few weeks after production had wrapped on the sereis’ third season, no one in the cast or crew got to say a proper goodbye to each other, or the experience. For W. Earl Brown, who played Al Swearengen’s top henchman Dan Dority, …
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Netflix released three teaser-trailers for the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror Season Five, to premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on June 5th. Netflix also revealed the titles for the three-episode season. The first episode, Smithereens, centers around a cab driver with a hidden agenda. It will star Andrew Scott …
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Arnold Schwarzenegger assured fans “there is nothing to worry about” following startling video of the actor being assaulted Saturday during an event in Johannesburg, South Africa. In video from the Arnold Classic Africa, the Terminator star is seen filming activities from the sporting event on social media when – at …
Read More »Watch Trailer for Devastating Portrait of Life After Hurricane Maria
Three Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria struggle to rebuild their lives and return home in the trailer for the new documentary, After Maria. The 37-minute film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and will arrive on Netflix May 24th. After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017, countless …
Read More »From Private Eye to Drug Lord: The Many Lives of 'Sneaky Pete' Star Margo Martindale
Margo Martindale has been a working actor all her adult life, but it wasn’t until she was in her late fifties that she became — as she’s described whenever she plays herself on BoJack Horseman —Esteemed Character Actress Margo Martindale. Her current hot streak began in 2011 when she played …
Read More »John Oliver on Horrific, Inhumane Reality of Lethal Injections
John Oliver broke down the horrific reality of lethal injections on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, delving into the numerous practical and ethical concerns involved in the procedure. Before the deep-dive, the host outlined some basic reasons to oppose lethal injection: A 2015 Brennan Center for Justice report noted that the …
Read More »'The Handmaid's Tale': June Finds Powerful Allies in Unnerving Season 3 Trailer
Elisabeth Moss‘s June recruits some “allies with power” in the dramatic new trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale Season Three. “Heresy: That’s what you get punished for — not for being part of the resistance,” the protagonist intones to open the clip. “Because, officially, there is no resistance. Not for helping …
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Stephen Colbert poked fun at Donald Trump‘s attempts to lie his way past the natural passage of time on The Late Show Monday. With fellow septuagenarian Joe Biden entering the 2020 presidential race, a reporter recently asked Trump how old was too old to be president, prompting him to reply, …
Read More »'Game of Thrones' Recap: The Battle of Winterfell
What do we say to the god of death? Eat this. It wasn’t the once and future king Jon Snow who took down the Night King and ended the years-in-the-making assault of the dead against the living. It wasn’t the Queen of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen or the Three-Eyed Raven Bran …
Read More »'Her Smell' Review: Diary of a Mad '90s Alt-Rock Burnout
Fame knocks the hell out of Becky Something (Elisabeth Moss in a five-alarm fire blaze), a ’90’s indie punk rocker who leads a riot grrrl band that she bombards with near-constant verbal abuse. Those backstage tantrums can do damage to anyone who gets too close. Narcotics or narcissism? Pick your …
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