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Okay, now Kristen Stewart is just showing off.

The Oscar nominated “Spencer” star steps behind the camera, writing and directing “The Chronology of Water,” which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. A portrait of pain, rebirth and reclamation, the film’s heartbeat comes from Stewart’s skillful and natural filmmaking. It is bolstered by two veteran actors we haven’t seen do something like this in years, Jim Belushi and Thora Birch.

Adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir, it recounts her story of going from a champion swimmer, to an addict, and later a writer. Stewart’s directorial debut has an avant-garde sensibility that’s part “The Basketball Diaries,” part Terrence Malick reverie, with a dash of Jim Jarmusch’s cool restraint and an undercurrent of rebellion that flows through it. The film benefits by being made from a female perspective that never shies...

Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Fantasy Life, the debut feature of actor turned writer-director Matthew Shear, which won multiple prizes, including the Audience Award, at SXSW 2025.

No release date was disclosed. Visit Films is overseeing international sales at Cannes.

Shear (Between the Temples) stars opposite Amanda Peet (Your Friends and Neighbors), the winner of a Special Jury Award at SXSW, as Sam Stein, who after losing his job as a paralegal, suffers a panic attack and stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters. The girls’ mother, Dianne (Peet), is an actor whose once-promising career has stalled; she’s in a difficult marriage to David (Alessandro Nivola), a rock bassist. When David goes abroad on tour, Dianne and Sam discover an easy rapport as well as a shared history of mental illness. Sam joins Dianne’s family to babysit for the summer on Martha’s Vineyard,...

Exclusive: Actor, writer, and director Matthew Shear has signed with Gersh for representation in all areas.

Shear is coming off of his directorial debut with Fantasy Life, an indie comedy he also wrote, where he stars opposite Amanda Peet, Alessandro Nivola, Bob Balaban, Judd Hirsch, and Andrea Martin. The winner of the marquee Narrative Feature Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, Fantasy Life follows a 30-something paralegal in New York who, after getting laid off, starts babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a rocky marriage. Peet was also recognized for her work on the film at SXSW, earning a Special Jury Award for her performance.

In his review of the film out of SXSW, Deadline’s Pete Hammond suggested that the project establishes Shear as “a triple-threat filmmaker” to watch.

A frequent on-screen collaborator of Noah Baumbach, Shear starred...

Bill Hader and John Mulaney are among the most prolific performer-writer duos in Saturday Night Live history. But for all their accomplishments together, the pair did find their sketches eventually overstayed their welcome.

Stefon is arguably SNL's most famous character of the past 20 years, and it's all thanks to Hader and Mulaney. The hyper-specific character served as a prime example of the kind of comedy Hader and Mulaney gravitated toward, even if not everyone at Saturday Night Live felt the same way.

“Lorne [Michaels] ... likes a home run hitter," Conan O'Brien said to Hader on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. "He likes someone who’s gonna go out there, like, ‘Gimme your church lady. Gimme the character that everyone just can’t wait to see,’ softball down the middle.”

That's essentially the exact opposite approach taken by Hader and Mulaney at SNL. O'Brien knew at much, adding he knew Michaels...

Mid-Century Modern star and Hollywood icon Nathan Lane explains exactly why the hit sitcom is "more important than ever."

Per Deadline, Lane spoke about the importance of the series during an appearance at the Deadline Contenders TV panel. "It's more important than ever these days now that we're in an authoritarian regime," Lane said, "and all of our rights are under threat."

Created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan and directed by James Burrows, Mid-Century Modern premiered on Hulu on March 28 to largely positive reviews from critics. The series stars Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, who joins his best friends Jerry Frank and Arthur Broussard, portrayed by Matt Homer and Nathan Lee Graham, respectively, in moving to Palm Springs following the death of another close friend. Mid-Century Modern also stars Linda Lavin as Bunny's mother, Sybil, who lets the trio move into her home upon their arrival. Apart from its leading cast,...

When Max Mutchnick and David Kohan first partnered on “Will & Grace,” they paved the way with a fresh sitcom that was immediately embraced by queer communities. Now, over two decades later, the duo hopes to reinvent the genre once again with Hulu’s “Mid-Century Modern.”

“I hope we’re able to be a show that breaks the mold of a multicam a little bit in the way that we get to sound a little bit more like the world sounds,” Mutchnick told TheWrap. “The gift of working at Hulu is that we got a chance to graduate to a language and a sound and a cadence that really is more like what we sound like. I hope that that’s one of the things that’s able to stick with this show, which is, it’s a little bit more grown up.”

“Mid-Century Modern” centers on three gay best...

One of the most memorable highlights of “Thank You Very Much,” Alex Braverman’s consistently engaging documentary about comedy legend Andy Kaufman, doesn’t directly involve Kaufman at all.

Well, technically it does — but in the circuitous, convoluted way that only he could design. It’s an audio recording of actor Judd Hirsch, who is so furious he seems ready to explode. His complaint? That a two-bit, no-talent buffoon named Tony Clifton has taken over the set of his 1970s sitcom “Taxi,” which co-starred Kaufman. The fact that Hirsch knows Clifton is one of Kaufman’s alter egos hasn’t remotely mitigated the problem; he’s genuinely angry at Clifton — a guy who doesn’t, in any traditional sense, actually exist.

If there is a moment that distills Kaufman’s unique genius, surely this is it. In other hands, the whole situation would look like a dopey and inexcusably indulgent prank.

“Mid-Century Modern” introduces Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham as a trio of best friends who chose to cohabitate together during a pivotal part of their lives.

The three men are described as “gay gentlemen of a certain age,” who move into the home of the wealthiest of them in Palm Springs, where his mother, played by the late Linda Lavin, also lives.

In addition to the main trio, “Mid-Century Modern” also features a guest star lineup that includes Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind, Stephanie Koenig, Billie Lourd, Esther Moon Wu, Jaime Moyer, Cheri Oteri, Rhea Perlman and Zane Phillips.

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Nathan Lane as Bunny Schneiderman

Nathan Lane stars as Bunny Schneiderman, who convinces his best friends, Jerry and Arthur, to move to Palm Springs to live with him and his mother, Sybil. Bunny is a successful business man and a hopeless romantic.

“You don’t look sad … you just look like a reluctant bottom.”

When a new series receives the James Burrows stamp of approval, it’s almost guaranteed to be a hysterical ride. After all, the iconic television director has been at the forefront of some of the most recognizable sitcoms in history, including “Friends,” “Cheers,” “Frasier” and a significant number of episodes of “Will & Grace.” The sitcom genre has seen better days with the invention of streaming services that have practically made the format obsolete, but Burrows keeps chugging along when he finds a show worth investing his talents in.

At 84 years old, Burrows continues his impressive run as sitcom’s greatest living director by taking the helm with a new series from “Will & Grace” creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, “Mid-Century Modern.” Starring Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, Nathan Lee Graham and Linda Lavin, the Palm Springs-set series...

Say what you will about the final Seinfeld episode — namely, that it sucks — but at least it had a proper finale. While TV networks can be cutthroat about axing new shows with low ratings, when they cancel a long-running show — say, five seasons or more — they usually give the creators a heads-up so they can plan accordingly.

And, typically, the creators use that final season to build up to a climax and resolution. Say, a big wedding, a surprise pregnancy or a character’s unexpected revelation that gives new meaning and depth to the series. Or they can just call all their old guest stars and parade them into a courtroom set for an unsatisfying glorified clip show offering no new laughs (that Seinfeld finale is truly terrible).

The point is, it’s good to know things are ending, and the long-running sitcoms below clearly never saw that axe falling.

Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver are getting fancy for Apple’s latest acquisition, The Dealer, an upcoming drama series about the high-end art market and the eccentric visionaries behind the displays. Apple TV+ snagged The Dealer from competitors after a heated bidding war, giving the project produced by the A Doll’s House, Part 2 trio of Sam Gold, Lucas Hnath, and Sarah Lunnie, a straight-to-series order.

Sam Gold directs The Dealer from a screenplay by Lucas Hnath. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, the show presents a “biting exploration of power, class, seduction and culture set inside the glittering world of the high-end art market, told through the eyes of an aspiring super gallerist, played by Jessica Chastain, and the tangled relationship with her most gifted and unnerving artist, played by Adam Driver.”

Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer are executive producers, producing through Media Res alongside Chastain and Kelly Carmicheal for...

If the recent rash of older-woman-younger-man romances have had one thing in common, it’s the emphasis on the first half of that equation. Films like The Idea of You or Babygirl may not have totally ignored the male point of view, but it was purposefully deprioritized against the fantasy of female sexual awakening — the rush of discovery, the anxiety of aging, the sheer fun of hooking up with a pretty young thing.

Against that framing, the SXSW debut Fantasy Life plays, accidentally, like the flip side to that equation, with its focus on his perspective and its less starry-eyed, more downbeat tone. But if the movie does not offer the same kind of pleasure, it serves as an interesting variation on the theme, as well as a worthy discovery in its own right. With Amanda Peet in a remarkable star turn, it marks a promising debut for writer-director Matthew Shear.

It isn’t hyperbole to say that Amanda Peet gives the performance of a lifetime in “Fantasy Life.” There probably shouldn’t be any confusion between the actress and the role she inhabits as Dianne, a one-time screen star now in her early fifties who stopped booking parts a decade ago when the material wasn’t up to snuff. But there’s a wisdom and weariness to suggest Peet’s seen some things, and it can be unnerving to realize that it’s been about as long since she has been on the big screen herself. Her luminous return in Matthew Shear’s lightly comic drama about two people at a crossroads reminds that her fearlessness has been sorely missed as she throws any vanity out the window to play a walking tangle of anxieties, despite living quite comfortably with homes in New York and Martha’s Vineyard.

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The comedy series from the creators of ‘Will & Grace’ is nearly ready to bow on Hulu. Learn more about it here!

Nathan Lane isn’t just an impressive dramatic actor, which he proved in Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” He’s also got undisputed comedic chops, and he’ll get a chance to show them off in “Mid-Century Modern,” a new multi-cam comedy series coming to Hulu. If you need more information about the show before just diving in, you can check out everything we know about it below!

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It is probably no accident that among Matthew Shear’s acting credits are no less than four movies directed by New York filmmaker extraordinaire Noah Baumbach, or that one of his most recent is another angst-ridden Jewish comedy, Between the Temples. Clearly he has spent his downtime on those sets soaking up the atmosphere and the comedic beats in preparation for his writing-directing debut Fantasy Life, premiering at SXSW today in the Narrative Feature competition.

Assembling a dream cast of actors who know how to deliver this kind of New York Jewish-centric character-driven comedy that Woody Allen trademarked and others like Baumbach have also travelled in so successfully, Shear actually seems to me to be more of a modern-day Richard Benjamin who also turned into a fine filmmaker in his own right. That seems to be the trajectory here except Shear is clearly cribbing from his own life and experience with depression,...

Talk about life imitating art, imitating life. About a month ago, Amanda Peet told IndieWire during a recent interview, something funny and mortifying happened to her at the grocery store in front of her two teenage daughters. Someone recognized the actress. Well, sort of. They said hello, and complimented her on her work. And then it became clear that this person “recognized” her as Lake Bell, and complimented her on Lake Bell’s work.

This has happened before. It’s happened enough, in fact, that Peet encouraged her “Fantasy Life” filmmaker and co-star Matthew Shear to include it in his feature directorial debut, in which Peet plays an actress who, yup, often gets mistaken for Lake Bell. It’s funny, and it’s a little sad, and it’s incredibly honest, and it speaks to the spirit in which Shear, a Noah Baumbach regular and former star of the series “The Alienist,...

Hulu has released the official trailer and key art for its upcoming original multi-camera comedy series Mid-Century Modern.

From Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick & David Kohan and executive producer Ryan Murphy, the series will premiere with all ten episodes on March 28, 2025, on Hulu.

Mid-Century Modern follows three best friends – gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother.

As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

Mid-Century Modern stars Nathan Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Matt Bomer as Jerry Frank, Nathan Lee Graham as Arthur Broussard and Linda Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother.

The guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson,...

Hulu has dropped the trailer for Mid-Century Modern, the much anticipated new comedy from Max Mutchnick and David Kohan that also marks Linda Lavin‘s final role before her death in December.

The multi-cam series that also hails from Ryan Murphy is set bow March 28 on the streamer. It follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

The show stars Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Bomer as Jerry Frank, Graham as Arthur Broussard and Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother. Guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind,...

Have you been missing Matt Bomer on your screen? Well, we're about to get a whole lot more of him when his highly anticipated Hulu sitcom Mid-Century Modern makes its premiere in March 2025. Even though the actor has been known for his drama work, most recently earning an Emmy Award nomination for his work in Showtime's limited series Fellow Travelers, he's prepared to bring the laughs as the lead of a multi-cam sitcom for the first time.

Mid-Century Modern premieres on Friday, March 28 on Hulu. That's much sooner than I imagined Hulu would drop the show! While the premiere's coming up very soon, the release date news gets even better. Hulu isn't releasing the 10-episode season weekly, instead opting for a binge drop. It's great to hear that Hulu learned from its mistake of weekly drops of sitcoms, which killed the momentum of How I Met Your Father, and will...

Mid-Century Modern is coming!

The upcoming multi-camera comedy TV series, from the creators of Will & Grace, executive producer Ryan Murphy and director James Burrows, arrives on Hulu with all 10 episodes on March 28.

Mid-Century Modern stars Nathan Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Matt Bomer as Jerry Frank, Nathan Lee Graham as Arthur Broussard and the late Linda Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother.

The follows three best friends – gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

Guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind, Stephanie Koenig, Billie Lourd, Esther Moon Wu,...

Hulu has set a premiere date for Mid-Century Modern, the new comedy from Max Mutchnick and David Kohan that also marks Linda Lavin’s final role before her death in December.

The multi-cam series that also hails from Ryan Murphy is set bow March 28 on the streamer. It follows three gay gentlemen of a certain age who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs, where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

The show stars Nathan Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Matt Bomer as Jerry Frank, Nathan Lee Graham as Arthur Broussard and Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother. Guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson,...

Many exciting shows are coming to Hulu over the next couple of months.

The streaming service confirmed on Monday that Mid-Century Modern, its highly-anticipated multi-camera comedy, is one of those and will receive its debut on March 28.

The series will stray from the typical weekly rollout, with the streaming platform dropping all 10 episodes on the premiere date.

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Some shows benefit from the weekly release strategy to keep the conversation flowing, but we’ll reserve judgment on whether a binge release will benefit this series.

“Three Best Friends – gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother,” reads the logline.

“As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done,...

Hulu’s upcoming original multi-camera comedy series, Mid-Century Modern, from Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick & David Kohan and executive producer Ryan Murphy, will premiere with all ten episodes on March 28, 2025, on Hulu.

Mid-Century Modern follows three best friends – gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother.

As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around to remind you it would be better if you got your neck done.

Mid-Century Modern stars Nathan Lane as Bunny Schneiderman, Matt Bomer as Jerry Frank, Nathan Lee Graham as Arthur Broussard and Linda Lavin as Sybil Schneiderman, Bunny’s mother.

The guest stars include Pamela Adlon, Vanessa Bayer, Kimberly Coles, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Judd Hirsch, Richard Kind, Stephanie Koenig, Billie Lourd, Esther Moon Wu,...

One of the best films of the 2020s and the latest in a long lineage of one of the best filmmakers of all time, Steven Spielberg's semi-autobiographical masterpiece The Fabelmansis a fantastic piece of self-reflective dramatic storytelling. It follows the childhood of Sammy Fabelman (played by Gabriel Labelle), a young man in the 1950s and 1960s who becomes enamored by the magic of cinema. The story closely mirrors the actual coming-of-age of Spielberg himself.

Though the film features numerous excellent scenes that draw directly from Spielberg's life, one of the most profound comes at the end of the movie, when teenage Sammy Fabelman has the chance to meet the director of such classic Westerns as Stagecoach and The Searchers: John Ford. Ford, played in a final on-screen performance by the late, great director David Lynch, instills valuable lessons into Sammy in a scene that is one of the best endings in recent film.

With news of a potential St. Elmo’s Fire sequel blowing up the internet, all eyes are turning to other 1980s cult classics, primarily Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. In a recent interview with MovieWeb to chat up his gritty role in Season 3 of Reacheropposite Alan Ritchson, Anthony Michael Hall, who starred in both films, told MovieWeb that, “I’ve always tipped my hat to [director] John Hughes.”

“I wouldn't be here without him,” Hall added. “I think of that great Isaac Newton quote about, ‘Standing on the shoulders of giants.’ In my life, John Hughes was that. Harold Ramis was that. Lorne Michaels. I was very privileged at a young age to work with great people. And it's always about that. It's about the company you keep and the collaboration. And of course, your work-life experience.”

Back in 1985, Hall played Brian Johnson...

Steven Spielberg's upcoming event film, which is rumored to be about UFOs, has received a new release date.

According to Deadline, Spielberg's UFO film, reportedly titled The Dish, is now set to hit theaters on June 12, 2026, moving back from its original release date of May 15. The film will now share the same release date as the Scary Movie reboot, which was announced back in 2024. While plot details for Spielberg's event film are being kept under wraps, filming is reportedly set to begin this month. David Koepp, a longtime collaborator with Spielberg, wrote the script for The Dish. Koepp has previously worked with Spielberg on films such as Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds, with the most recent collaboration being Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

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In the season 9 finale of "The Big Bang Theory," titled "The Convergence Convergence," Penny and Leonard Hofstadter (Kaley Cuoco and Johnny Galecki) decide to renew their vows after their disastrous Las Vegas elopement in that season's premiere, "The Matrimonial Momentum" (which, as it happens, is one of the lowest-rated episodes of the entire show). When everyone's families gather in Pasadena for the ceremony, something very unexpected happens ... which is that Leonard's father Alfred (Judd Hirsch) and Sheldon Cooper's (Jim Parsons) mother Mary, played by Laurie Metcalf, really hit it off. Leonard's mother Beverly, played by Christine Baranski, is also present — and not particularly pleased by this development.

After "The Convergence Convergence" aired in May of 2016, executive producer Steve Molaro spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the potential tryst between Alfred and Mary and what that could mean for longtime best friends Leonard and Sheldon. "I don't know what happened,...

One of the most beloved Will Smith movies ever is enjoying a second wind as it blows past competition on streaming. The Smith-led sci-fi thriller, Independence Day, garners success online nearly three decades after it debuted in theaters.

Via Collider, Independence Day has enjoyed a strong resurgence since its release on Tubi earlier this month. Since hitting the free streaming platform on New Year's Day, Independence Day wasted little time making its presence felt on the chart, currently at #3 in its fourth week.

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Noah Centineo will star in Will Smith's latest thriller film, which is being teased as a "uniquely sound-driven" mystery.

Released in the summer of 1996, Independence Day became one of Smith's first major big-screen hits. The film sees Smith portray Captain Steven Hiller, a Marine F/A-18 pilot squadron leader who leads an effort to stop an...

Selma Blair is readying an acting comeback, and details about her next three roles are coming to light.

The 52-year-old actress hasn’t appeared in a movie since 2021′s Far More. However, on Thursday (January 30), she revealed that there were multiple projects in the work.

Keep reading to find out more…

Variety broke the news on Selma‘s next big projects.

First is a film called Stay Forte from director Doron Eran, which addresses the war between Israel and Hamas. It focuses on three hostages that were taken by Hamas during an attack in October 2023.

“This film is not just a narrative; it’s a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the bonds that unite us against unimaginable tragedy,” Selma said in a statement shared with the outlet. “I am honored to be part of this journey, which truly reflects the diverse fabric of Israeli society—people...

Selma Blair is back.

The “Cruel Intentions” star is returning with three new movies, including the Israel-Hamas war drama “Stay Forte” with Judd Hirsch and the brothers Mark and Michael Polish’s “There There.” She will also star in supernatural thriller “Silent” from filmmaking duo Doron and Yoaz Paz.

Blair, who went public with her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018, hinted she had projects in the works when I spoke with her at the Elle Women in Hollywood dinner in November: “I started feeling really better this last year and I’m back at work and doing things so I will have things to announce.

“Stay Forte,” directed by Israeli filmmaker Doron Eran, tells the story of Alon Shamiriz, Yotam Haim and Samer Tallaka, three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel.

“This film is not just a narrative; it’s a testament to the resilience...

As Sundance Film Festival kicks off, the next major American film festival has unveiled its lineup. SXSW 2025’s slate includes the premieres of the latest films from Michael Bay, Chad Hartigan, Flying Lotus, Mimi Cave, Jay Duplass, Babak Anvari, Rodney Ascher, and more. But first, last year’s SXSW winner of the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories, Tracie Laymon’s Bob Trevino Likes It, will arrive on March 21 and Roadside Attractions has unveiled the first trailer.

John Fink said in his review, “A crowd-pleasing film inspired by director Tracie Laymon’s experience talking with a stranger online at a low point in her life, Bob Trevino Likes It is a moving story that proves good people do exist in this world. With two wonderful performances by Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo––playing two strangers who share the same last name but are otherwise unrelated...

Jules Feiffer, the provocative satirist, cartoonist, playwright and 1960s counterculturist who wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols’ classic Carnal Knowledge and Robert Altman’s Popeye, has died. He was 95.

A Pulitzer Prize winner, Feiffer died Jan. 17 at his home in Upstate New York of congestive heart failure, his wife, Jz Holden, told The Washington Post.

The Bronx native joined such luminaries as Samuel Beckett, Sam Shepard, John Lennon and Robert Benton in contributing material to the bawdy 1969 Broadway musical revue Oh! Calcutta!, and he earned a Tony nomination for best play in 1976 for Knock, Knock. Starring Judd Hirsch, it was “a wild spree of jokes, pratfalls, word games, collapsing scenery, falling bodies and burlesque sight gags,” according to The New York Times.

In 1967, his original comedy Little Murders made its Broadway bow with a cast that included Barbara Cook, Elliott Gould and David Steinberg, and Feiffer wrote the screenplay for...

Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg opens up about the loss of David Lynch.

Per Variety, Spielberg joined the numerous Hollywood icons who have publicly mourned the tragic death of David Lynch. "I loved David’s films," Spielberg stated. "Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and Elephant Man defined him as a singular, visionary dreamer who directed films that felt handmade,” Spielberg said in a statement. “I got to know David when he played John Ford in The Fabelmans. Here was one of my heroes—David Lynch playing one of my heroes. It was surreal and seemed like a scene out of one of David’s own movies. The world is going to miss such an original and unique voice. His films have already stood the test of time and they always will."

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Something is happening here and, given the hoopla over “A Complete Unknown,” probably even Mr. Jones has an idea what it is: Bob Dylan mania. Thanks to James Mangold’s new film, America is currently experiencing a spike of collective fascination with Dylan that probably hasn’t peaked quite this high since 1965, when the events of the biopic wrap up.

Thankfully, “A Complete Unknown” has turned out to be a thoughtful treatment as well as a crowd-pleasing one that, against most odds, seems to be equally bowling over deeply Dylan-informed boomers and younger audiences that might have Timothée Chalamet as their first point of entry into this world. As a filmmaker, Mangold doesn’t try to solve the mysteries of Dylan for moviegoers. But it appears he’s given them something they like even better than easy psychological tropes: electricity.

Variety talked with Mangold about the challenges in structuring the...

Roland Emmerich's sci-fi classic Independence Day will stream for free on a major platform next month. The 1996 film, which helped cement Will Smith's status as a Hollywood megastar, debuted to positive reviews and grossed over $817 million at the global box office on a production budget of $75 million.

Fans will now get to rewatch Independence Day when it arrives on Tubi on January 1. The film follows disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert after a worldwide attack by a powerful extraterrestrial race. Led by U.S. President Thomas J. Whitmore (Bill Pullman) and alongside a global coalition, they launch a counterattack on July 4, the United States' Independence Day. Smith features as Captain Steven Hiller, a Marine F/A-18 pilot squadron leader who plays a crucial role in the aliens' defeat. Alongside Smith and Pullman, the movie stars Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid,...

In 1982, 76-year-old Henry Fonda finally won a long-overdue Best Actor Oscar trophy, becoming the oldest Best Actor winner up to that time. His last acting nomination had been in 1941, and he held the record for the longest span between acting nominations until 2023. Judd Hirsch broke Fonda’s 41-year record 41 years after it was set, earning his second supporting nomination for “The Fabelmans” 42 years after his bid for “Ordinary People.” Now, one of his former co-stars could possibly break that record.

Hirsch earned two Best Comedy Actor Emmys for the sitcom “Taxi” (1978-1982). Carol Kane co-starred on the series from 1980-1983, also earning two Emmys, one for lead and one for supporting comedy actress. She is now receiving rave reviews for her role in “Between the Temples,” and might be on track to break the record Hirsch broke two years ago. Kane has already earned the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress,...

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Happy’s Place is a comedy series created by Julie and Kevin Abbott. The NBC series follows Bobbie, an old woman who co-inherits her father’s bar with her half-sister she never knew she had. After learning this Bobbie tries to make her sister feel welcome in the family business but their completely different life experiences always get in the way. Happy’s Place stars Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Rex Linn, Belissa Escobedo, Tokala Black Elk, and Pablo Castelblanco. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, family-like bonds, and compelling characters in Happy’s Place here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Cheers is a comedy series created by James Burrows, Glen, and Les Charles. The NBC series is set in Boston and it follows Sam who runs a bar where people from all walks...

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High Potential is a police procedural crime drama series created by Drew Goddard. Based on a French series titled Hpi created by Stéphane Carrié, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, and Nicolas Jean, the ABC series follows the story of Morgan, a middle-aged mother of three with an Iq of 160 who works as a cleaner until she is offered a job to assist the LAPD in solving complex cases using her vast knowledge on various topics. High Potential stars Kaitlin Olson in the lead role with Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz, Amirah J, Matthew Lamb, and Judy Reyes starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the interesting mysteries, thrilling stories, and compelling characters in High Potential here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Hpi is a French mystery crime comedy thriller series created by Stéphane Carrié,...

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His Three Daughters is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Azazel Jacobs. The Netflix film revolves around three estranged sisters as they reunite in New York City to take care of their ailing father but soon they find themselves fighting with each other due to their past issues and current predicament. His Three Daughter stars Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Natasha Lyonne in the lead roles with Jay O. Sanders, Jovan Adepo, Rudy Galvan, Jose Febus, and Jasmine Bracey starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the heartwarming comedy, dysfunctional family, and compelling characters in His Three Daughters here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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This Is Where I Leave You is a comedy-drama film directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper.

In a career spanning over 50 years, Steven Spielberg has created some of the most beautiful blockbusters of all time. From the early days of his career, Spielberg gained a reputation as a master of big-screen spectacle with an eye for interesting shots. His direction doesn't always draw attention to itself, but he has a wide array of filmmaking tools at his disposal which he uses to serve the story.

Steven Spielberg's best movies combine relatable stories with remarkable visuals. He has worked with several award-winning cinematographers in his time, including Janusz Kaminski, Dean Cundey and Douglas Slocombe. They have all brought their own unique skills to Spielberg's movies, helping him to achieve his vision. Many of his best shots are now etched in film history, and even his more recent movies are beautiful to watch, although time will tell how they come to be appreciated.

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The Emmy Awards celebrate the best in television entertainment, so its no wonder that an actor having their name called the winner can change the course of their career. Many actors have won over the decades since the first Emmy Awards in 1949, including all-time greats like Alan Alda and Judd Hirsch. In the 21st Century, the Best Actor categories for Comedy, Drama, and Limited Series are among the most anticipated of the event.

Many years have passed since Jeff Goldblum starred in Roland Emmerich's classic alien invasion film, Independence Day. The acclaimed star has had many substantial life changes such as having children since the movie premiered in theaters all the way back in 1996, and upon a rewatch of a scene from Independence Day, has found a new emotional connection to the movie he didn't have before.

Per Screen Rant, Goldblum recently rewatched scenes from many of his classic movies in a video by Vanity Fair, which saw the actor reacting to a clip from Independence Day in which his character, David Levinson, says goodbye to his father played by Judd Hirsch. After Goldblum finishes watching the scene, the actor becomes teary-eyed reflecting on how the scene plays completely different for him now, having recently become a father.

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Jeff Goldblum emotionally reacts to his and Judd Hirsch's Independence Day farewell scene 28 years later with newfound insight as a father. In Roland Emmerich's 1996 sci-fi action movie, Goldblum played satellite engineer David Levinson, who is swept up in an extraterrestrial invasion. Levinson would be part of a two-man infiltration mission to bring down the mothership with a computer virus by disrupting their protective shields, opening the vessel up for a large counterattack.

While promoting his Netflix show Kaos, the actor sat down with Vanity Fair to rewatch some of his most iconic roles throughout his career.

As Goldblum rewatched the farewell between David and his father Julius before the Independence Day ending, Goldblum found himself overwhelmed as he viewed the 28-year-old scene with a new perspective as a father, before celebrating co-star Hirsch for his previous emotional scenes and cinema's power to move audiences. Check out Goldblum's full recollection below:

How sweet.

Jeff Goldblum has reminded everyone why we love him after breaking down in tears during a recent re-watch of Independence Day. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the 1996 sci-fi action blockbuster sees Goldblum co-star alongside Will Smith as a hostile race of aliens invade Earth. Goldblum played David Lavinson, a radar technician who becomes crucial in Earth's fight against the alien race, as he is the only person smart enough to disable their ship's deflector shields. Judd Hirsch plays Julius Levinson, David's father, and the two have a strong relationship in the film, bonding over games of chess. The pair share one of the film's most poignant scenes, saying their potential goodbyes before David flies off on Earth's last stand against the aliens.

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Roland Emmerich's iconic 1996 sci-fi disaster movie Independence Day chronicles the attack of a hostile race of aliens against planet Earth. When extraterrestrial aircraft occupy Earth without warning,...

When you think about adrenaline-pumping movies, action, and adventure films are the first that come to mind.

But there is no doubt you can get an adrenaline rush from thrillers, horror, and even some high-stakes drama films as well.

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When your heart beats faster out of fear because the monster is just behind the door, when you cheer with excitement after an epic fight scene, or when you sit on the edge of your seat waiting to see if the heroes can really outrun the bad guy, it makes for a thrilling movie experience.

Here are some of what I think are the best adrenaline-pumping movies and franchises of all time.

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I’m always surprised when someone I know tells me they’ve never seen the original Jurassic Park. It’s one of the best adrenaline-pumping movies ever.

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Sandy Bresler, who served as Jack Nicholson’s agent and spokesman for more than 60 years, died Thursday in Santa Monica after a short illness, his family announced. He was 87.

Bresler first met the eventual three-time Oscar winner when both were serving in the California Air National Guard. He began representing the actor in 1961 after starting his career as a secretary at the William Morris Agency a year earlier.

Bresler’s clients also included actors Judd Hirsch, Randy Quaid and Louise Linton, now wife of film executive and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. He “established the gold standard for personally curated talent representation,” his family noted.

On July 14, 1969, the day the Nicholson-starring Easy Rider premiered, the agent announced the launch of Sandy Bresler & Associates with an ad in The Hollywood Reporter in which he noted he was the actor’s “exclusive” representative.

Born on Jan. 20, 1937, Bresler was the son of Jerry Bresler,...

We recently hosted a poll asking which TV legend should be the next person to receive the 2025 SAG life achievement award. The overwhelming top choice was Emmy and SAG winner Jean Smart. She received 31.84% of support among the 18 candidates we offered for consideration.

When we offered a similar poll last year, double Oscar winner Barbra Streisand was the top choice, and then she was indeed selected for this honor on the Screen Actors Guild Awards. We created a separate poll earlier this month about film legends with Meryl Streep receiving the most support over Glenn Close, Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange.

The SAG-AFTRA selection committee will likely be announcing their next recipient in the near future. The 2025 ceremony will be live February 23 streaming on Netflix.

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year...

Director Roland Emmerich has offered a surprising update on the development of Independence Day 3, revealing at San Diego Comic-Con that he now has a story and is ready to go on the disaster movie sequel whenever Disney calls. Taking part in a roundtable interview hosted by The Direct at Sdcc, the writer and director behind Independence Day said he has not yet had any discussions with the House of Mouse, but assured that we just have to trust him...

"They've sold it now to Disney and I have to probably kind of talk to somebody at Disney I have a story and everything. Trust me, I have a story."

The Independence Day franchise is one of many major IPs that now falls under the Disney umbrella following the studios acquisition of 20th Century Fox back in 2019. Following the release of the sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, which came out two decades after the first movie,...

Which TV legend should be the next person to receive the 2025 SAG life achievement award? When we offered a similar poll last year, double Oscar winner Barbra Streisand was the top choice, and then she was indeed selected for this honor on the Screen Actors Guild Awards. We created a separate poll earlier this month about film legends with Meryl Streep receiving the most support over Glenn Close, Shirley MacLaine and Jessica Lange.

The SAG-AFTRA selection committee will likely be announcing their next recipient in the near future. The 2025 ceremony will be live February 23 streaming on Netflix.

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

The following living people have already received this award and wouldn’t be chosen again (year referenced is from the ceremony): Joanne Woodward (1986), Robert Redford (1996), Clint Eastwood (2003), Julie Andrews (2007), James Earl Jones (2009), Dick Van Dyke (2013), Rita Moreno (2014), Carol Burnett (2016), Lily Tomlin (2017), Morgan Freeman...

Roland Emmerich may be the king of the modern disaster epic, but the Stargate director is on a different path today. He's into historical epics, as he's currently the executive producer and director of Those About to Die, a Peacock event series about the Roman Empire, starring the legendary Anthony Hopkins. During an appearance to discuss the series on the podcast Bingeworthy, Emmerich briefly discussed his biggest hit of all, Independence Day, and revealed that killing off Will Smith's character in the sequel isn't the biggest obstacle to a third film.

Fans of the original 1996 film were pretty disappointed in the 2016 sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence. Set 20 years after the original, Resurgence finds the aliens returning to conquer Earth. Mankind's technology has evolved in the meantime, but once again, they find themselves overwhelmed by the invaders. Despite the return of Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, the absence of Will Smith is very noticeable,...