On Wednesday’s Full Frontal,Samantha Beerecapped the whirlwind headlines related to migrant family separation – from the Trump administration’s contradictory defenses of their controversial policy to the massive outpouring of charitable donations made in response. The comedian opened her two-part segment with a glimmer of hope. “I’m very impressed with how …
Read More »Pixar's John Lasseter to Leave Disney After 'Missteps,' Sabbatical
Disney announced Friday that Pixar chief creative officer John Lasseter would leave the company at the end of the year. The announcement follows Lasseter’s six-month sabbatical that began in November 2017 after the Toy Story director admitted to “missteps” involving female Pixar employees. “The last six months have provided an …
Read More »'Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind': See Intimate First Trailer
“You’re only given a little spark of madness and if you lose that, you’re nothing,” the late Robin Williams says in the first trailer for HBO’s documentary, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind. The film, which premiered at Sundance, features rare footage, including scenes from the comedian’s standup appearances interspersed …
Read More »'Roseanne' Co-Stars, Crew Condemn Roseanne Barr's Racist Tweet
Roseanne co-stars Sara Gilbert and Michael Fishman, as well as showrunner Bruce Helford, decried Roseanne Barr’s racist comments about a former Barack Obama aide, which caused ABC to cancel the rebooted series. On Tuesday morning, Barr posted a tweet that compared Valerie Jarrett, who is African-American, to an ape: “muslim …
Read More »'Bohemian Rhapsody': See Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in First Trailer
Mr. Robot actor Rami Malek channels late Queen singer Freddie Mercury‘s witty side in the first trailer for Bohemian Rhapsody, the long-awaited Queen biopic. The movie traverses Queen‘s rise from the 1970s through their triumphant set at 1985’s Live Aid, six years before Mercury died of complications from AIDS. The …
Read More »See Steve Martin, Martin Short Play 'Best Friends Challenge' on 'Fallon'
Steve Martin and Martin Short cemented their comedic and personal bond with one-liner insults during a hilarious “Best Friends Challenge” on Thursday’s Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon described the bit as “The Newlywed Game but for friends,” asking the comedy legends questions that they answered privately on pieces of paper. “If …
Read More »'Sharp Objects': Watch Tense First Trailer for HBO's New Limited Series
HBO unveiled the first teaser for its upcoming limited series Sharp Objects, based on the debut novel by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. Sharp Objects focuses on a mentally unstable reporter played by Amy Adams, who returns to her hometown to investigate a series of murders. This is Adams’ first …
Read More »Sheffield on 'Krypton': This Is Not Your Father's Man-of-Steel Mythology
In terms of superhero mythology, the Man of Steel remains the gift that just keeps on giving. Syfy’s clever Krypton isn’t just another origin story – it’s the origin behind the origin, going back a couple of generations into Superman‘s family history, on his native planet. Cameron Cuffe stars as …
Read More »Watch Andrew Garfield's Surreal Quest in 'Under the Silver Lake' Trailer
Andrew Garfield‘s search for a missing woman devolves into a surreal journey throughout Los Angeles’ mysterious locales in the debut trailer for Under the Silver Lake. The clip opens with Garfield’s protagonist, Sam, gazing out his window at Sarah (Riley Keough), a bubbly neighbor swimming in the apartment pool. He …
Read More »See Shaggy as Trump Sing 'It Wasn't Me' to James Corden's Robert Mueller
James Cordenrecruited Shaggy to sing his chart-topping 2000 hit “It Wasn’t Me” for a parody of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation on Wednesday’sLate Late Show. The late-night host played a determined Mueller while the reggae-pop singer portraying a flummoxed commander-in-chief. “Special counsel got you sweating like crazy, tweeting that …
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