Peacock has released the first trailer for its upcoming series Girls5Eva, which stars Sara Bareilles, Busy Phillips, Renée Elise Goldsberry, and Paula Pell as a washed-up Nineties girl group trying to kick things off again. The eight-episode series, created by Meredith Scardino and executive-produced by Tina Fey, premieres May 6th. …
Read More »'Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted' Comes to Life in New 'Zola' Trailer
The “greatest stripper saga ever tweeted” comes to life in the new trailer for Zola, a big-screen adaptation of Aziah “Zola” Wells’ viral #TheStory. Taylor Paige portrays the titular Zola and Riley Keough plays her new friend Jessica in the film about two Detroit strippers who travel to Tampa for …
Read More »George R. R. Martin Inks Massive Overall Deal With HBO
George R. R. Martin has inked a new deal with HBO that will allow the author to develop more series for the network and its HBO Max streaming service, including multiple Game of Thrones spinoffs. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Martin’s new pact with HBO spans five years and is …
Read More »'Nomadland,' 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' 'Minari' Lead 2021 Oscar Nominations
Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Minari all received multiple Oscar nominations Monday, March 15th. The 93rd Academy Awards will air live on ABC on Sunday, April 25th. Those three films are up for Best Picture and will compete against The Father, Mank, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, …
Read More »'Silence of the Lambs' at 25: Inside Buffalo Bill
You never know what’s going to happen with an audition,” actor Ted Levine remembers of the first time he portrayed Jame Gumb, The Silence of the Lambsvillain also known as “Buffalo Bill.” “I just pulled something out. It was scary. It felt kind of magical.” “I read with the three …
Read More »'Coming 2 America': Eddie Murphy Returns to Queens in New Trailer
Amazon Studios has shared the second trailer for the much-anticipated Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy that premieres on the streaming service of March 5th. Building off the first trailer that premiered in December, the new preview brings the action first to Queens and then …
Read More »Late-Night Hosts Bid a Not-So Fond Farewell to Trump on His Final Full Day in Office
Late-night hosts across the board marked President Donald Trump’s final full day in office by recapping the insanity of the past four years and trying to parse what Trump’s legacy may be. On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert opened by recounting some of the “highlights of [Trump’s] lowlights”: There was …
Read More »'Film and TV Industry Essentials': Rolling Stone, IndieWire, NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Program
Last year, Rolling Stone joined forces with IndieWire, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and online-education platform Yellowbrick to launch “Film and TV Industry Essentials,” an online certificate program that covers multiple, interlacing careers in the film and television industry. Contributors include filmmakers such as Judd Apatow and …
Read More »Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett Actor in Original 'Star Wars' Trilogy, Dead at 75
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who played the role of bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, died Thursday at the age of 75. Bulloch’s family wrote on the actor’s website, “Jeremy died peacefully on 17th December 2020 following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s …
Read More »Fundamentals of Television: Behind the Scenes of Program From Rolling Stone, IndieWire, NYU Tisch
It’s not easy to get to a classroom and study filmmaking these days — but that doesn’t mean that you can’t learn about the craft straight from pros in the entertainment industry. That’s one of the reasons why Rolling Stone joined forces with IndieWire, New York University’s Tisch School of …
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