Netflix is adapting One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez’s acclaimed 1967 novel, into an original Spanish-language series. The late author’s sons Rodrigo Garcia and Gonzalo Garcia Barcha will executive produce the show, which will be filmed primarily in the writer’s native Colombia. In a statement about the project, …
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When John Mulaney hosted Saturday Night Live last year, he starred in one of the show’s strangest sketches with “Diner Lobster:” a musical parody presenting a cautionary tale of ordering lobster at a diner. On the latest episode, Mulaney returned to host SNL and featured as a bodega owner in …
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“I’m fucking pregnant,” Amy Schumer announces in a sing-song voice while rubbing her belly at the beginning of the trailer for her upcoming Netflix special, Amy Schumer Growing. But don’t expect her to become someone else, simply because she’s expecting. “Here’s the thing, you’re pregnant, but, like, you don’t change …
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Diversity, lighthearted silliness and many shots of Queen guitarist Brian May’s luxurious gray mane took centerstage at the 91st Academy Awards on Sunday night during an otherwise unorthodox ceremony without a host. But even without a leader, the show went on, and Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther and Roma …
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The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a 31st and 32nd season, which will bring them to a record-shattering 713 episodes by the end of the deal. “Woo hoo! 32 Seasons!” Homer Simpson said in a statement. “Watch your back Meet the Press.” Read: 150 Best ‘Simpsons’ Episodes And …
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Salt-N-Pepa reflect on how roller rinks fostered the development of hip-hop in the new trailer for HBO’s United Skates, the John Legend-produced documentary film premiering February 18th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “It was a place where, the streets, everybody met up,” says Sandra “Pepa” Denton. The clip touches on how …
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UPDATE:Chicago Police detectives have located surveillance footage that “shows potential persons of interest wanted for questioning” in connection to the recent potential hate crime attack on Empireactor Jussie Smollet, according to Chicago Police Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi’s tweet on Wednesday. Guglielmi also shared two photos of the people of …
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When We Were Kings, the Oscar-winning documentary about Muhammed Ali and George Foreman’s legendary “Rumble in the Jungle,” is being adapted into a Broadway musical. Held in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1974, the Rumble in the Jungle remains one of the most famous boxing bouts of …
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Conan O’Brien bid farewell do his longtime house band, most members of which have performed alongside the late-night host for 25 years, on Thursday’s Conan, which also marked the host’s final TBS episode in its standard hour-long format. “There is one change on the horizon that makes me quite sad,” …
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Samantha Bee and her Full Frontal team trolled Sean Spicer in increasingly ridiculous ways during the former White House Press Secretary’s recent book tour. In July, Spicer began to cash in on his brief stint in President Donald Trump’s administration with the release of a new book, The Briefing. As …
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