I love retellings. Maybe that’s no surprise with how often I’ve written about them here for Book Riot, but it’s true. People have been retelling stories for as long as storytelling has existed, from Chaucer to Shakespeare. (Both of whom, incidentally, have written versions of the story of Troilus and Cressida. Just goes to show.)
Jeremy Strong was portrayed as a kook in an article detailing his acting methods — but his peers are coming to his defense … including Jessica Chastain and Aaron Sorkin. You might’ve heard about this … the HBO star was recently profiled in the New Yorker, with a piece titled “On ‘Succession,’ Jeremy Strong Doesn’t
It’s official— Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton are our favorite couple to emerge from the Upside Down. After meeting on the set of Stranger Things, where they play the formidable boyfriend-girlfriend duo of Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers, the pair soon developed a romance in real life. Rumors of Dyer and Heaton’s romance first began
Catherine Corman is a photographer, filmmaker, and talented artist in her own right. She is also the daughter of the legendary filmmaker and launcher of careers Roger Corman and producer Julie Corman. Catherine recently made a short film titled “Lost Horizon” starring her father and sister, Mary Tessa Corman, which is currently in competition for
The Loch Ness Monster gets all of the media attention and tourist love but December 7, 2021, is the 1500th anniversary of the man without whom there might not be a Nessie – St Colmcille, better known known as St Columba. Most histories of the Loch Ness Monster attribute then Bishop Columba of Ireland with
Twenty-five years ago today, on Dec. 12, 1996, Clint Black was celebrating yet another career milestone: It was on that date that the singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sealing his status as a bona fide superstar. At the time of Black’s induction onto the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he had released five
Steven Spielberg‘s rendition of ‘West Side Story’ might be a hit with critics, but it tanked at the box office … something many are taking joy in, all because of Ansel Elgort. The numbers are in for the film, and it doesn’t look like people were flocking to catch it on the big screen —
We live in an age of abundance in everything. And in dancing as well! Schools and studios offer such a wide range of all kinds of directions that the eyes, and maybe the legs, run in different directions. Sometimes it might be challenging to find some time for activities like dancing due to a busy
December 12, 2021 First Look At Olivia Wilde’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ with Florence Pugh and Harry Styles One of the most anticipated films of 2022 has to be Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” which stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. This film is the follow up to her breakthrough directorial debut “Booksmart”. So
John Ottman is, unquestionably, a workhorse talent in Hollywood. For decades, he has been the creative genius behind musical scores for dozens of major motion pictures, including Valkyrie, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Gothika, The Usual Suspects, as well as all the Bryan Singer X-Men films. In addition to and often at the same time as
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Announced last night during The Game Awards, Gun Interactive (Friday the 13th: The Game) is working with Sumo Nottingham on an asymmetrical multiplayer video game based on the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, soon headed to PC and current-gen consoles. In addition to being able to play as the original Leatherface, we’re told that
This is the biggest TV death cliffhanger since Jon Snow. By Grant Rindner December 10, 2021 Jeremy Strong in Succession.Courtesy of Graeme Hunter/HBO. Succession is the internet’s show, and when it hits us with one of the biggest potential plot twists in recent TV history, people will inevitably start to look for any clues about
“In recovery, they have this saying: ‘You’re only as sick as your secrets.’ And I have very few secrets,” Mary Gauthier says. The songwriter isn’t being dramatic. In songs like “I Drink” and “Mercy Now,” she wrote and sang openly about her struggles with alcohol and drug addiction. Yet somehow Gauthier proved herself to be
Old Crow Medicine Show will release their seventh studio album this spring. Paint This Town finds the Grammy Award winners returning to their trademark sound, rooted in traditional folk with a modern twist. To coincide with the announcement, the band shared their upcoming record’s title track on Wednesday (Dec. 8) with a music video directed by Travis
If Kanye West and Drake performing together wasn’t enough evidence that they’ve truly buried the hatchet — take a look at this … definitive proof they’re pals again. Here’s Ye and Drizzy during Thursday night’s show — but in a way we hadn’t seen them before … namely, up close and personal. As you can
20th Century Studios/Amblin/Disney’s West Side Story grossed $800K last night in Thursday night previews that began at 5PM at 2,820 locations. Industry projections for Steven Spielberg’s first feature musical are between $12M-$17M. West Side Story‘s Thursday night matches that of Universal’s Dear Evan Hansen which also made $800K from 2,700 theaters from showtimes that started at 7PM. Warner
Michael Nesmith, a member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees, has died. “With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this
When it comes to winter accessories, there are the obvious suspects—hats, gloves, scarves—but pity the person who doesn’t think outside of the box. With more skin covered than the warm months, you’re left with less square inches to adorn. What’s an accessory lover to do? For starters, do not sleep on your sunglasses. Shades ought
Fresh off the incredible “Midnight Mass,” Netflix will next be reteaming with Mike Flanagan for “The Fall of the House of Usher,” a new series based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The limited series from Intrepid Pictures is “based on multiple works from Poe.” 8 episodes have been ordered. Flanagan and Michael Fimognari will each direct four
Sure, “Soul” might feel like a little bit of a left turn for fans of Lee Brice‘s more traditional country music — and the singer even admits that at the beginning, he was a little nervous for the song to be a single, because it felt like a risk. “It kinda did for a minute,” he
Jussie Smollett is a guilty man, but the only thing Bola Osundairo is guilty of is having hot hands … as he demonstrated in the boxing ring just as the actor’s fate was sealed. Bola’s been fighting for well over a year now, and it just so happened he had a match Thursday night in
Things certainly got heated between DJ Akademiks and IG model Whitney LeDawn — with cussing, yelling and even drink-throwing — but Whitney says she NEVER pulled a gun … despite claims to the contrary. Play video content TMZ.com Ak claimed that during the turbulent interview, Whitney brandished her gun in a threatening fashion … something
Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming the king of real estate, because he just scooped up another massively expensive property. Leo’s latest addition to his sizeable portfolio — a $9.9 million estate in Bev Hills. As we reported, he just unloaded a Malibu pad for $10.3 mil (which BTW he bought for $1.6 mil in 1998). He
Sis, the project of multi-instrumentalist Jenny Gillespie Mason, has shared a new song called ‘Wooie’, taken from her upcoming EP Gnani. The track arrives with an accompanying animated video courtesy of Danski Tang. Watch and listen below. “‘Wooie,’ the place where I wanted to reach towards, when the confused, wizened reality of 2021 around me
Macmillan Audio This collection of audiobooks features classic stories and favorite fairy tales and reimagines them with modern flair. Marissa Meyer takes on Rumpelstiltskin in Gilded, Lauren Blackwood gives an Ethiopian-inspired fantasy twist to Jane Eyre in Within These Wicked Walls, Alix E. Harrow puts her own spin on Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered,
Play video content Calvin Klein Pete Davidson and his pal Machine Gun Kelly are talking about the potential elephant in the room — namely how they landed smoke show GFs — and they’re doing it in their undies. The duo stripped down Monday night during a takeover of Calvin Klein’s IG live — Pete’s got
Play video content TMZ.com Nick Cannon is stoically dealing with the tragic death of his youngest child … saying he will absolutely keep the infant’s memory alive. We got Nick leaving an endodontist’s office where he had 3 root canals … but he stopped on his way in and his way out to talk about
We all have those horror movies that scarred us for life. Whether your blood ran cold from the macabre family dinner in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or you found yourself disturbed and nauseous while watching Regan’s head spin in The Exorcist, these terrible frights became the catalyst for a lifetime of loving horror. When
Which is scarier – an amphibian humanoid, the ghost of a Western movie star, or a UFO? One person who has had experience with all three is actress Octavia Spencer and she recently shared some of her feelings on the subjects on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” “Some of the best minds in the country peein’