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Friday, March 24, 2017

Cher is Exiting Lifetime’s Flint Water Crisis Movie by Kaitlin Fontana

In the heady early days of the you-know-who administration, a raft of political projects surfaced across television and film. Well, in the inevitable unclenching that followed, those project…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:15PM

Gird Your Loins: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Might Also Direct That R-rated Musical Comedy He’s Starring in With Channing Tatum by Kaitlin Fontana

In news seemingly sent from a secret boyfriend dream vault in Hollywood, Variety is reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in talks to direct Wingmen, the “R-rated musical comedy” he joi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:34PM

You Can Now Listen to an Inspired Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Mixtape Crafted by the Film’s Cast and Director by Kaitlin Fontana

Before the second installment in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise crashes into theaters on May 5, we’re bound to see a lot more about our favorite classic rock-loving Star-Lord and hi…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:38AM
Friday, March 17, 2017

Sam Elliott to Give Mannerly, Cowboy-ish Advice to Lady Gaga in Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born by Kaitlin Fontana

Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born reboot just got a little more homespun. As Deadline is reporting, the Lady Gaga-led feature – which starts shooting next month – today grabbed Sam Ellio…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:20PM
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Here’s Your First Look at Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! by Kaitlin Fontana

If you’re a fan of big names on Broadway, this is quite the season for you, what with your Gyllenhaals, Blanchetts, and Fieldses making appearances on stages across the Great White Way. To…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:57AM

Mandy Patinkin Reportedly ‘Burst Into Tears’ Watching Jake Gyllenhaal in Sunday in the Park with George by Kaitlin Fontana

It’s never easy being the second, third, or fourth person to try your hand at an iconic Broadway role, no matter how effortlessly and beautifully filmed your singing might be. It is, howev…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:08AM
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Disney Posts Open Casting Call For Guy Ritchie’s Live Action Aladdin by Kaitlin Fontana

When Disney announced a new take on Aladdin, the 4,684th live-action remake (approximately) of one of its classic animated films, the most shocking part of the announcement was two-fold: The…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:33PM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Here Are Rachel Bloom’s Favorite Songs from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Season Two by Kaitlin Fontana

As Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s second season came to a dramatic close, you’d be forgiven if you were too hooked on the narrative to consider the deeper, more probing questions. Namely, which o…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:26PM

An Alabama Drive-In Has Banned Beauty and the Beast Because There’s a Gay Character by Kaitlin Fontana

The best movies are, on some level, about life-affirmation, beauty, escape, expanding minds, and understanding those different from or not-so-different from us. It’s hard to picture someon…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:25PM

The Tonight Show’s Catchphrase Game Is a Really Good Argument for a Film Co-Starring Octavia Spencer and John Lithgow by Kaitlin Fontana

In the annals of the ever-expanding universe that is “throwing together a bunch of famous humans in late night television games,” there is usually not much there there. No offense, every…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:11AM
Friday, February 17, 2017

It Looks Like Donald Glover Will Play Simba in that Lion King Remake by Kaitlin Fontana

Last September, the not-totally-unsurprising news that Jon Favreau would be helming a remake of Disney’s The Lion King pretty immediately fueled speculation about whose voice and/or likene…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:22PM
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Should Princess Leia Be Crowned a Disney Princess? by Kaitlin Fontana

Of all the legacies we're considering in the wake of Carrie Fisher's death, "anointed Disney princess" is not likely one of them. But now we can (must?), because one enterprising f…

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:56PM

Meet Your Hamilton National Touring Cast by Kaitlin Fontana

Following the news that the small but very, very fun part of Hamilton's King George will shortly be taken up by former Saturday Night Live star Taran Killam, we have now learned why: Killam'…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:18PM
Monday, January 2, 2017

Bruce Springsteen Talks About Embracing Chaos on WTF, Recommends You Do the Same by Kaitlin Fontana

It's commonplace at the outset of a new year to make resolutions. Generally, these fall by the wayside faster than you can say "Exercise more." So, if you're looking for a way to c…

SOURCE: Vulture at 03:40PM
Friday, December 2, 2016

Character Actress Alice Drummond is Dead at 88 by Kaitlin Fontana

Veteran character actress and star of stage and screen Alice Drummond has died at 88, according to the New York Times. Drummond, who was active in theater and film since the 1960s, is perhap…

SOURCE: Vulture at 09:55PM

Watch the Trailer for a Documentary About Disney's First Black Animator by Kaitlin Fontana

Happy Friday! Here's a feel-good moment to float you into your weekend: Right now, you can stream a documentary on Netflix called Floyd Norman: An Animated Life. It's about the titular Norma…

SOURCE: Vulture at 08:17PM
Friday, November 25, 2016

Listen To a Very Hamilton-y 'outtake' from Moana by Kaitlin Fontana

As Disney's Moana continues to makes a tropical splash in theaters, we the public will be increasingly compelled to hear much new music courtesy of Lin-Manuel Miranda (and we'll also probabl…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:22PM

Watch Hairspray Live's 'You Can't Stop the Beat' by Kaitlin Fontana

If you missed today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, you also missed a preview of NBC's forthcoming Hairspray Live. The latest live musical from the Peacock — which will provide you …

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:03AM
Friday, November 18, 2016

Immortal Technique is Sorry He Threw Lin-Manuel Miranda in a Trash Can by Kaitlin Fontana

When he was on the WTF podcast this week, Lin-Manuel Miranda brought up his childhood bully, rapper Immortal Technique. Apparently, the rapper — who, like LMM, was a gifted kid of color co…

SOURCE: Vulture at 07:59PM
Friday, November 11, 2016

Let John Legend's New Video Heal Your Soul by Kaitlin Fontana

It's Friday. That means it's time to put away the week's work and set your course for a weekend of fun and laughter, right? Can't manage that right now? No problem, neither can we. And since…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:07PM
Monday, October 31, 2016

A Live-Action Snow White Is in the Works at Disney by Kaitlin Fontana

Disney is doubling down on its commitment to live-action remakes of its classic animation features, this time with Snow White. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the script will likely lan…

SOURCE: Vulture at 06:14PM

Broadway’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses Almost Referenced Donald Trump by Kaitlin Fontana

The new revival of 1985's Les Liaisons Dangereuses, starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer, officially opened last night on Broadway. It's based on a French novel from 1782, and while its …

SOURCE: Vulture at 11:50AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Listen to Lady Gaga's Joanne, Finally by Kaitlin Fontana

Advance reviews of Lady Gaga's Joanne have been mixed - Vulture's Craig Jenkins called it "slightly frustrating" in his review, stating that "the war between what Joanne&…

SOURCE: Vulture at 01:42AM
Friday, October 14, 2016

The Clinton Campaign Is Throwing a Star-Studded Broadway Fundraiser Fueled by 'Epic Duets' Between Emily Blunt, Bernadette Peters, Sarah Jessica Parke by Kaitlin Fontana

Campaign fundraisers, no matter how high-profile, can still be a pretty humdrum affair. Not so for the Clinton campaign’s Broadway fundraiser this Monday night, which Page Six reports will…

SOURCE: Vulture at 12:29AM
Friday, November 14, 2014

Gracepoint Recap: Into the Woods by Kaitlin Fontana

Well, I was wrong. In the immortal words of one Willy P. Wonka, “Strike that, reverse it.” In last week’s recap, I decided that we were headed for the home stretch — that the remaini…

SOURCE: Vulture at 10:56AM

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