For most of the history of cinema and television, women’s place in the canon – as creators, as directors, as subjects, as viewers, as ratings and box office draws – was defined by its rarity. Men were the default: the default audience, the default protagonists, the default creative leaders. But …
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Stephen Colbert asked Ben Affleck about his past sexual misconduct – last month, the actor apologized for groping Hilarie Burton on camera in 2003 – and his reaction to the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations on The Late Show on Thursday. Good Will Hunting, the film that launched Affleck to …
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For those who loathe Zack Snyder‘s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and they are legion, Justice League will be just the corrective followup they’re looking for. Granted, BvS got a bad rap for staying true to the dark instincts of the DC Comics universe from which it emerged. It’s …
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One year after Election Day, the season finale of Last Week Tonight’sJohn Oliver outlined the three main manipulation tactics President Trump uses when engaging with the public and the press: delegitimizing media, “whataboutism” and trolling. The techniques, Oliver says, are “depressively effective.” Many of these persuasive tools were even employed …
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Oscar royalty Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep appear onscreen for the first time in Steven Spielberg‘s new trailer for film drama The Post, which documents the Pentagon Papers scandal. Streep portrays The Washington Post‘s Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and Hanks plays the paper’s …
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The Simpsons‘ resident bartender Moe helped step up relief efforts for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria with a video that both raised money and trolled Donald Trump. In the minute-long video, Moe personally addressed San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, who clashed with Trump in the aftermath of the devastating …
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Update: Netflix and Media Rights Capital announced thatHouse of Cardshas been suspended indefinitely, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The streaming service and production company’s joint statement comes after a sexual harassment claim against the show’s lead actor and executive producer,Kevin Spacey. “MRC and Netflix have decided to suspend production on House …
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A year after Saturday Night Live debuted their classic David S. Pumpkins sketch with Tom Hanks, SNL dedicated an entire animated special to their now-beloved Halloween character. Hanks’ Pumpkins – as well as his sidekicks ghouls played by Mikey Day and former SNL cast member Bobby Moynihan, who returned for …
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Two years after retiring fromThe Late Show, David Letterman returned to late night television Tuesday when he visited Jimmy Kimmel Live. In addition to a 15-minute interview, Letterman also reunited with his former bandleader Paul Shaffer, who’s serving the same role this week while Jimmy Kimmel‘s show films in Brooklyn. …
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James Corden and Julia Roberts reenacted scenes from Roberts’ wide-ranging filmography on Wednesday, calling up brief, famous scenes from Notting Hill, Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich and more on The Late Late Show. Roberts stopped by to promote her upcoming movie,Wonder. Corden got to play most of the famous leading men …
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