Ahead of the premiere of Don’t Look Deeper on Monday, Catherine Hardwicke discusses directing the Quibi series in the latest episode of Rolling Stone’s “The Breakdown.” “It is a very provocative tale about technology and self-discovery,” Hardwicke says in the opening of the clip. “What makes you human? How deep …
Read More »Lyra Ventures Into the Multiverse in New Trailer for 'His Dark Material' Season Two
HBO has released the official trailer for Season Two of His Dark Material, their adaptation of Philip Pullman’s beloved series of fantasy novels by the same name. Season Two picks up with Lyra (Dafne Keen) arriving in a mysterious and abandoned city after crossing a bridge to the multiverse, which …
Read More »'Brave New World' Is All Dressed Up With No Place to Go
In the new TV adaptation of Brave New World, Alden Ehrenreich plays John the Savage, a stranger to the future society of New London, who is constantly puzzled by the city’s decadence as well as its rigid caste system. At one point, John arrives at a fancy party where the …
Read More »'Stateless': Detention Camp Drama Floats Adrift
In 2004, an Australian citizen named Cornelia Rau was wrongly imprisoned in an immigrant detention camp in her home country. Mentally ill and traumatized after time spent in a cult, Rau had claimed to be a German citizen, though she possessed no paperwork that confirmed her identity. The byzantine halls …
Read More »'P-Valley': Down and Out in the Mississippi Delta
Mercedes (Brandee Evans) is the undisputed queen of the Pynk, the Mississippi Delta strip club that provides the setting for Starz‘s electric new drama P-Valley. She gets the most prominent showcases every night, pulls in the biggest tips, and invites the most admiration and/or envy from the other entertainers. But …
Read More »Ian Holm, 'Alien' and 'Lord of the Rings' Actor, Dead at 88
British actor Ian Holm, who portrayed a wide range of characters in theater, TV and film including Bilbo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has died. A longtime Shakespearean actor, his versatility and passion for his craft was imbued in roles varying from King Lear to an android …
Read More »Trailers of The Week: '7500,' 'Bill and Ted 3,' 'Doom Patrol,' and More
7500 7500 is the emergency code for an attempted airplane hijacking. But when Tobias, a young pilot portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is suddenly put in a situation where issuing the code is necessary, he quickly learns that there’s no protocol for what comes next. Determined to get into the cockpit, …
Read More »Jon Batiste Talks Leading Musical March for George Floyd on 'Colbert'
Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste spoke with Stephen Colbert about leading a musical march through the streets of Manhattan over the weekend as part of the ongoing protests against the police killing of George Floyd. Batiste led We Are: A Peaceful Protest March With Music with keytar in tow, joined …
Read More »Cory Booker Discusses Bill to Hold Cops Accountable on 'Colbert'
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker detailed two facets of a plan he and his congressional colleagues are working on to stop abuses of power by police during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show Thursday. Booker’s interview with Colbert was wide-ranging, and frequently emotional, especially when the senator …
Read More »'Lovecraft Country': Racism and Monsters Haunt Deep South in New Trailer
A man encounters racism and strange creatures while unlocking the mystery of “a secret legacy” in the second trailer for Lovecraft Country, HBO’s upcoming horror drama series. Soundtracked by 070 Shake’s “The Pines,” the latest teaser — like its preceding first look — is permeated with the dread that was …
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