When filmmaker Adam McKay shot his Dick Cheney biopic, Vice, it originally included a surprise musical number that featured Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard. In the clip, premiering at Rolling Stone, Donald Rumsfeld (Steve Carell), attempts to explain to a young Cheney (Christian Bale) how things work in Washington, D.C. “You …
Read More »Flashback: Chris Cornell Writes 'Spoonman' Based on a Fake 'Singles' Tape
In a deleted scene from Cameron Crowe‘s grunge-steeped 1992 rom com Singles, Matt Dillon’s character, Cliff Poncier, busks on a Seattle street. A friend walks by and asks him what happened to his band, Citizen Dick. “They didn’t get it; they weren’t with the program,” the dudely, long-haired singer-songwriter says. …
Read More »Chelsea Manning Jailed Again for Contempt of Court
Chelsea Manning, who was imprisoned for sharing government secrets with WikiLeaks, is back in jail after refusing to testify before a grand jury about Julian Assange’s organization. A federal judge, Claude H. Hilton, found her in contempt of court, The New York Times reported, and she was subsequently taken to …
Read More »Watch Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson Sing Ariana Grande's '7 Rings'
Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson sing Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” and ask each other grueling lie detector questions in a preview of their upcoming spot on Friday’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series. The clip opens with the actors crooning the trap-pop single, which appears on Grande’s recently …
Read More »Inside the Making of the Mind-Blowing 'Apollo 11' Doc
Todd Douglas Miller knew that, when it comes to making documentaries — like 2014’s T-Rex fossil hunt Dinosaur 13 — things can get a little stressful. Still, this new project he had been working on was something else entirely. Sitting in an office in New York City last year, the …
Read More »'Nashville' TV Series to Be Adapted as Broadway Musical
Following a six-year run on ABC, CMT and Hulu, Nashville is headed for the Great White Way. Lionsgate, the powerhouse Hollywood studio that produced the drama series in conjunction with ABC Studios, has revealed plans to breathe new life into the show’s familiar characters with an upcoming Broadway musical. Scott …
Read More »Watch Teenager Use Superpowers to Fight Crime, Buy Beer in 'Shazam!' Trailer
A clever 14-year-old foster kid finds himself able to transform into a full-fledged superhero in the new trailer for DC Comic’s upcoming movie, Shazam!, out April 5th. The new clip opens with Billy Batson (Asher Angel) stumbling across an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou), who grants him the ability to transform …
Read More »'SNL': Jussie Smollett, Robert Kraft Seek Legal Advice in 'Shark Tank' Sketch
Four celebrity lawyers vie for the opportunity to represent current newsmakers like Robert Kraft and Jussie Smollett in Saturday Night Live‘s “Legal Shark Tank” sketch. The sketch, modeled after the entrepreneurial reality series Shark Tank, pits Pete Davidson’s Michael Avenatti, John Mulaney’s Alan Dershowitz, Cecily Strong’s Jeanine Pirro and Kate …
Read More »Frank Zappa: See First Glimpse of Guitarist's Hologram in Tour Promo
Frank Zappa‘s digital proxy proclaims his creative freedom in a new promo for the upcoming tour featuring a hologram of the late guitarist-composer. “I’m a person who likes to do what he wants to do, whether people like it or not,” Zappa says in a clip from a 1984 interview. …
Read More »Watch Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams Become Broadway Legends in 'Fosse/Verdon' Trailer
The incredible creative partnership and tumultuous romantic relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon plays out in the first trailer for the upcoming limited series, Fosse/Verdon, premiering April 9th on FX. The show will star Sam Rockwell as Fosse, the storied choreographer and director, and Michelle Williams as Verdon, the …
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