In honor of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, The Daily Beast grades perhaps the most underrated aspect of the Grateful Dead’s legacy: their studio albums. When a casual music listener thinks of the Grateful Dead, they likely think of three things: the marathon live shows; the long and winding improvisations (sigh—yes, “jamming”) that defined those performances; and the cult-like […]
Read moreWhen Bethenny Frankel signed on to do “The Real Housewives of New York,” she accepted a contract for less than what she had in the bank, she said on an episode of Business Insider’s podcast ” This Is Success ” (formerly “Success! How I Did It”). Frankel, now the CEO of Skinnygirl , wanted to be a natural-food chef, she said, […]
Read moreCould there be anymore reboots? As revivals and reimaginations of classic TV shows become more and more of a hot commodity in Hollywood, fans often fantasize of having their favorite series return. Jennifer Aniston isn’t any different. In a recent interview in InStyle magazine’s September issue, the actress who many remember as Rachel Green on the NBC sitcom Friends admitted that she wouldn’t mind […]
Read moreWhy on Earth didn’t they leave these scenes in the movie? From pre-production to post-production movies are constantly changing. Scripts change, stories change, and budgets change, all having an effect on the final outcome of a movie. To help reduce runtimes, some movies eliminate scenes which slow plots down or create issues with the flow […]
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator famously declared to the world that he would be back — but it’s Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor who’s making a badass return. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions just dropped the first official photo from Terminator 6, sending franchise fans across the globe into fits of fist-pumping glee. Sarah Connor is back, gang, and we’re […]
Read moreDisney has owned Marvel since 2009. Since then, we’ve been breathing a nearly decade-long sigh of relief. This could have been so much worse. Just take a look at those Batmobile wheels spinning over at DC. The Dark Knight and Wonder Woman were great, but otherwise, they’ve been having trouble making their films stick. What […]
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Kiersey Clemons is in talks to join Disney’s live-action “Lady and the Tramp” movie, in which she would play Darling, the human owner of Lady, sources tell Variety. Justin Theroux is on board to voice the Tramp who falls for the upper-class Cocker Spaniel, with Ashley Jensen to play Scottish Terrier Jackie. Clemons will play one of the […]
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Actor Alan Alda revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old, who’s best known for his role as Army Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce in the TV series “M*A*S*H,” shared the news on CBS, saying he was diagnosed three and a half years ago but only decided now to go public about it […]
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What is 50-50? Answer: Alex Trebek’s chances of remains as host of Jeopardy! when his contract’s up in 2020. The 78-year-old game show host, who’s been revealing questions to the answers since 1984, told Fox News Channel’s OBJECTified that he puts his odds of staying aboard at 50-50 (“and a little less”) when his current contract expires in two years. Asked […]
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Netflix announced the premiere date for multiple shows at the TCA summer press tour on Sunday. The 10-episode limited series will launch Sept. 21. The series tells the stories of Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone) and Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill), two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons. Annie’s disaffected […]
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There’s a moment in Mission: Impossible — Fallout after a particularly nice twist, in which IMF secretary Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) says, “I’m starting to see why you guys enjoy this so much.” He’s addressing his field agents, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg). But the remark is meant more […]
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Amazon Studios has greenlit new drama “The Expatriates” from Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, two seasons of horror event series “THEM” from Lena Waithe, and a new comedy from “The Office’s” Greg Daniels, entitled “Upload.” “The Expatriates” is based on the best-selling novel by Janice Y.K Lee and award-winning screenwriter Alice Bell. And after announcing a first-look deal with Blossom […]
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Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have announced the official Star Wars: Episode IX cast! Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, and Billie Lourd. Joining the cast of Episode IX are Naomi Ackie (Doctor Who) and Richard E. Grant (Gosford Park, Hudson Hawk), who will be […]
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Roseanne Barr, the comedian, and Sean Hannity, the television host, both of whom have or have had shows named for them, sat down Thursday evening to have a talk. Hannity’s self-named nightly Fox News show — that is, “Hannity” — was the venue. That this was Barr’s first “national television interview” since she was let […]
Read moreQuentin Tarantino must be in heaven. He’s described the late 60s as the best period of his young life. And now he’s transformed the streets of Hollywood into a 1969 playground. One has to wonder if he’s using the set of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood not to just make a movie, but to create his […]
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Don’t expect John Oliver to have an in-depth opinion on the Twitter ecosystem. “I may have sent 100 tweets in my lifetime,” he told critics at the Television Critics Association press tour Wednesday. “Granted, 20 of them were incredibly offensive.” The “Last Week Tonight” host was being asked about the recent controversy surrounding the surfacing of offensive […]
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An 85-year-old Supreme Court justice. A pastor with a public television show. Identical triplets separated at birth. A songbird gone too soon. A pope. Pandas. It isn’t a bad joke or the line at the post office that unites these figures. It’s documentary—six to be exact, all of which have been released to theaters this […]
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There has long been a kind of parallel identity to HBO’s original programming that ran hand-in-hand with each other. HBO is the place for the can’t miss shows you’ll be talking about all week, is the first track. HBO is the place for quality television, is the second The former was a track forged by the likes […]
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The following post contains spoilers for The Dark Knight. It came out 10 years ago this week, hopefully you’ve seen it by now. There are many ways to do good in this world. You can donate money to charity, or serve your country. You can volunteer with the homeless, or give blood at a hospital. Or you can dress […]
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Tom Cruise is known for being his own best stuntman, but that means he sometimes ends up injured in the process. For example, while filming a scene for Mission: Impossible 6, Cruise hurt his ankle when he had to jump between two buildings and production had to be halted. In honor of Mission: Impossible – Fallout coming out July 27, […]
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former prosecuting in San Francisco and Los Angeles, joined Fox News in 2006, but she really hit the big time when she was chosen to be a co-host on the network’s wildly popular talk show, The Five, in 2011. Serving as the show’s legal analyst, Guilfoyle and company turned the nightly panel discussion into the second-most-watched […]
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Arguably the most anticipated reveal of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the trailer for James Wan’s Aquaman brought a wave of excitement to fans Saturday in Hall H. Warner Bros.’ latest entry in its universe of DC films, now officially referred to as Worlds of DC, finds the studio attempting to turn the tide after last year’s Justice […]
Read moreThe Quantum Realm holds a lot of secrets – and it might also be holding Captain Marvel! Since “Captain Marvel” was announced to take place in the 90’s, theories have been popping up everywhere as to where Carol Danvers has been all this time in the MCU? Brie Larson will be embodying, as Kevin Feige […]
Read moreDozens or even hundreds of people were involved during the filming. It is almost impossible to completely control them, especially actors whose occasional hitch adds a charm and originality to a movie. And today we have 10 takey in your favorite films that have gone wrong, for the joy of the Filmmakers and viewers, and […]
Read moreBecause it’s not always about the score or the soundtrack, with this list we’re looking at music that’s happening IN movies. From rap battles to singalongs, to karaoke and boomboxes, these are our picks for the 10 best musical moments of all time. The Picks 10 – Hero – The Donnie Yen Fight 9 – […]
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