Star Trek producers revealed Saturday that Patrick Stewart will reprise the role ofStar Trek: The Next Generation captain Jean-Luc Picard on the franchise’s new series. The actor is also set to serve as executive producer on the series, which will air – like Star Trek Discovery – on CBS’ video-on-demand …
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A “lost” screenplay co-written by Stanley Kubrick in 1956 has been unearthed. Burning Secret, penned by Kubrick and novelist Calder Willingham, was adapted from a 1913 novella by Viennese author Stefan Zweig. It was originally planned as Kubrick’s next film following his noir classicThe Killing. However, Kubrick and Willingham instead …
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Shawn Mendes and James Corden battled for subway busker supremacy in a goofy sketch from Wednesday’s Late Late Show. Corden opened the bit mock-strumming the weepy James Blunt ballad “You’re Beautiful” on acoustic guitar, but the host became possessive over his turf when Mendes posted up nearby and started crooning …
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Hollywood is a place of endless insecurity and uncertainty – but over the last four decades, few things have been more of a sure thing than a Star Wars movie. Before this year, George Lucas’ saga of a Tatooinian boy with major daddy issues had produced 10 movies, and with …
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“There’s no murder weapon, there’s no motive,” a voiceover says in the new trailer for Netflix‘s relaunch ofThe Staircase. But in the case of crime novelist Michael Peterson, who was charged and convicted of the murder of his wife Kathleen, things aren’t always so cut-and-dry in the judicial system. The …
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Rehab centers are cripplingly expensive, are often unscientific – most frightening – are “dangerously unregulated,” John Oliver said on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. The comedian exposed a frequently obscured dark side of the $35 billion industry, which encompasses over 14,500 drug treatment facilities across the United States. While many rehab …
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The Tribeca Film Festival celebrated the 35thanniversary of Scarface on Thursday night with “the greatest double feature in the history of the Beacon [Theater in Manhattan]:” a screening of the movie followed by a panel featuring three of the actors – Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer – plus …
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Sandra Bullock develops a scheme to rob the annual Metropolitan Museum gala with an all-female criminal crew in the new trailer for Ocean’s 8. The latest teaser reveals little about the film’s plot, but shows off Bullock’s gang – Cate Blanchett, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina and Rihanna. They concoct …
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After his own 60 Minutes interview – shortly after he clinched the presidency in November 2016 – Donald Trump called the show’s executive producer, Jeff Fager, to ask if the episode broke any ratings records. It hadn’t – in fact, it hadn’t even beaten Sunday Night Football. This week’s installment …
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Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin’s parents have settled their wrongful death and product liability lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler, the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee involved in their son’s death in 2016. Yelchin was crushed by the SUV while he was in his driveway. According to the Associated Press, the …
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