Maxim Lapunov (centre) with Olga Baranova and David Isteev at the “Welcome To Chechnya” Premiere at Prospector Square Theatre on January 26, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Jim Bennett/Getty) A gay man who survived torture in Chechnya received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival, where his story was told in a harrowing new
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams is getting ready to release her debut solo album PETALS FOR ARMOR, which will arrive on May 8 via Atlantic. After sharing the lead single from the album “Simmer,” last week, Williams is back with another new one. This one’s called “Leave It Alone” and it comes with a music video by
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The Good Place experiment is over. Eleanor, Chidi, Jason, Tahani and their former demon torturer Michael, as well as the all-knowing Janet, have proved humans can get better as long as they try. Trying is what counts, and the cockroaches have saved themselves—and humanity. They’re in the Good Place and now The Good Place is
In the scene, Harley Quinn is leaving a police station following a raid when she walks past a wanted poster, stops, and remarks “Hey, I know that guy.” Anybody who saw Suicide Squad will also know that guy, as the image on the poster is of Jai Courtney’s Boomerang. CinemaBlend’s own Jai Courtney superfan, Sean
Dog the Bounty Hunter is the first to admit that grieving is a process. It’s been more than seven months since the reality star lost his wife Beth Chapman to cancer. And for fans wondering how the Dog the Bounty Hunter star is doing today, a new interview may shed some light. In a preview
Here’s some news nobody likely expected to hear today, or ever. Paul Reubens is aggressively trying to get a dark Pee-wee Herman movie made, and when we say dark, we mean dark. Not only that, but the Safdie Brothers, who most recently directed Adam Sandler in the critically-acclaimed Uncut Gems, may end up making it.
Over the past six or so decades, there have been many stand-out years in cinema that have boasted a number of classics and masterpieces. But the year that really captures the spirit of Hollywood, with big blockbusters, weighty dramas, sprawling epics, timeless comedies, and everything in between is 1984. RELATED: 10 Most Culturally Influential Movies
It was the video that shook the internet. Last week, a Twitter user in Los Angeles shared a video they took of James Corden and Justin Bieber filming a new segment of the beloved series Carpool Karaoke. But there was a twist: the car was being towed instead of driven by The Late Late Show host. This caused a
At this point, Vanderpump Rules Season 8 has centered around Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright’s wedding. During last night’s episode, the cast went to Miami for their joint bachelor/bachelorette party. After some instigating from Kristen Doute, Brittany started to cry about a bottle service girl holding up a sign that said “don’t do it” because
Raphael Saadiq will serve as executive music producer for the new National Geographic anthology series on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on May 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Genius: Aretha marks the third season of National Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the stories of
MLS; Steve Granitz/WireImage Lauren London recently bought a new $1.7 million home. While the 35-year-old has kept a low profile since the death of her partner and rapper Nipsey Hussle in March 2019, it looks like London is planting new roots. On Monday, Jan. 28, it was reported that the actress nabbed the 3,000 square feet Spanish-style home
There are very few people who exude so much joy in life that it’s contagious. Two of those people are Today‘s Hoda Kotb and Jerry Harris from Cheer. What happens when they meet? What happens when happiness collides with happiness? Pure joy. Jerry and his teammates were on Today with Hoda and Jenna Bush Hager and
Contagion then follows the global crisis as it continues to affect people and wreak havoc across the world as epidemiologists try to find a cure. Five cases of coronavirus were recently confirmed in the United States in Chicago, Illinois; Everett, Washington; and Phoenix, Arizona, along with in Orange and Los Angeles County, California.
There are some episodes of Riverdale that are so insane that they almost make sense, and somehow others that are so simple that they are utterly baffling. That may sound like gibberish but hear us out: when Riverdale knows it is being utterly ridiculous, the ridiculousness is a whole lot easier to process. When things
A new Little Shop of Horrors remake is currently in the works, and according to the rumor mill, Taron Egerton and Scarlett Johansson are in talks to star in the upcoming movie. Back in 2016, it was first announced that Warner Bros. was spearheading another iteration of the classic story with Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon)
Unicode will bring in the two new trans emojis later this year. (Unicode) Finally, after years of tenacious work by the Powerful Trans Lobby, Unicode has announced that it’s bringing in two new emojis for trans people. The pink, white and blue trans Pride flag emoji and the trans symbol emoji are two of the
Set to premiere at Berlin, Variety shares the first trailer for The Intruder (El Prófugo), described by its makers as a “psycho-sexual fantastic thriller.” The Intruder tells the story of a woman who suffers a trauma, meets the man of her dreams, only for her life to become a nightmare. The Intruder stars two of
Star Wars will release official details about the mysterious Project Luminous in February. While Lucasfilm closed the book on the Skywalker saga this past December with The Rise of Skywalker, the galaxy far, far away still has plenty of stories left to tell. Disney is putting the movies on hiatus until 2020, but Star Wars will have
UPDATE: In light of Bachelorette contestant, Tyler Gwozdz‘s death, his family has set up a charitable foundation in his honor. “The Gwozdz family is overwhelmed by the support and love shown by everyone in our lives. We are also at a loss for words over the sudden passing of Tyler,” a statement read on the GoFundMe page.
Kate Chastain has been a mainstay on Below Deck for six seasons, but she wasn’t the show’s original chief stew. Longtime fans remember that Adrienne Gang was actually the first chief stew on the show. She is not a fan of Kate’s, and without any context, it’s logical to assume that she might be upset
Quasi has announced two legs of a new West Coast tour, kicking off with an April 23 show at Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret. The band previously had to cancel a 2019 tour after drummer Janet Weiss was in car accident that left her with a broken right leg and left collar bone. Weiss left her other
JosiahW / BACKGRID Get it right: Blake Lively woke up like this. The 32-year-old is having a pretty busy week as she gears up for the premiere of her latest film The Rhythm Section and she’s stopping by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to chat about the time her fans mistook a side-by-side transformation of what she
It wasn’t just Oliver and Felicity who got the most perfect ending in Tuesday’s series finale of Arrow. Before Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) met up with Oliver (Stephen Amell) in the afterlife, back in the office where he first saw her, we got to say at least a short goodbye or even a “see you
Warwick Davis, who turns 50 on February 3, was only 13 when Return of the Jedi came out in 1983. Star Wars: Episode VI introduced his Ewok character, Wicket W. Warrick. Not only did Wicket return, briefly, in Episode IX, he was shown to have a son named Pommet — played by Davis’ own real-life
Vanessa Bryant is working to help the families affected by the helicopter crash, which took the lives of her husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna. On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the 37-year-old broke her silence after losing both her husband and daughter in a horrific helicopter accident. She posted her statement on her Instagram, thanking friends and fans
The early reactions to Birds of Prey are now online. DC fans have been waiting to hear how the Margot Robbie-starring movie turned out for months. Apparently, it’s quite good, at least according to the first reactions from members of the press. For many comic book fans, Robbie’s Harley Quinn was the best part about
Hello REVILUTION! Thank you for your time today. Tell us what is new in your world? Marie B, vocals: Hello, and thank you for the interview. Well, we are working up some new songs and heading to a local recording studio on Saturday to lay down two of them. (Thanks to Scott Flint for putting
If you’ve been waiting for some great beats to get 2020 started, Gino McKoy and rapper Diamond have got your needs covered with their new single “Sensy Girl,” a track that makes up one-third of the stunning extended play (and feature film soundtrack) Lumina. “Sensy Girl” is a melody-powered swing jam with a lusty lyrical wit