Elizabeth Banks is definitely a familiar face in Hollywood today, but it hasn’t always been that way. She’s built her career and success with her production company, Brownstone Productions, been in integral supporting roles that make big blockbusters what they are and filled out comedic ensembles spanning decades. Not to mention that Banks has directed
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Play video content BACKGRID Dua Lipa stepped fresh out of the oven … looking scalding hot while grabbing pizza in NYC — waving to bewildered onlookers and sharing with some of her compatriots on the sidewalk. The singer-songwriter hit the Big Apple Tuesday afternoon, walking and talking with a camera crew during an interview …
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R.E.M., Sharon Van Etten, MJ Lenderman, the War on Drugs, Angel Olsen, Feist, Wye Ok, Waxahatchee, and more than 100 other artists contributed unreleased songs and live recordings to a new compilation called Cardinals at the Window. The download-only collection benefits victims of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina, with proceeds going directly to three
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EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to French survival thriller, Survive, starring Emilie Dequenne (Close), Andreas Pietschmann (Dark), Lisa Delamar, Lucas Ebel, and Arben Bajraktaraj. Pic is getting a release in theaters and on VOD in January. The pic, directed by Frédéric Jardin and written by Matt Alexander, follows Julia and her
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“Days of Our Lives” actor Drake Hogestyn‘s official cause of death has been confirmed as pancreatic cancer. According to docs obtained by TMZ, the L.A. Medical Examiner’s report states pancreatic cancer was the immediate cause of his death. Other significant conditions contributing to his death, but not directly causing it, included vomiting, dehydration, and whole-body
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. What Good is Great Literature? On Literature Nobel Eve, AO Scott’s column on what is so great about greatness anyway uses as its only example….a movie. Scott’s long-tenture as a movie critic makes this a
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Netflix has dropped the trailer for The Diplomat Season 2, which stars Keri Russell. It’ll debut on Thursday, October 31. “A deadly explosion in the heart of London shatters US Ambassador Kate Wyler’s world (Keri Russell). Struggling to rebuild the lives that broke and the team that split apart, Kate’s worst fears unfold: The attack that brought
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IFC Films has released the trailer for a new holiday comedy called Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point. It will arrive in cinemas on November 8, 2024. The film stars Michael Cera, Maria Dizzia, Elsie Fisher, Francesa Scorcese, Sawyer Spielberg, Ben Shenkman, Gregg Turkington, Laura Robards, Leo Chan, and more. “On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for
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By any metric – film output, fanbase size, media attention, merchandising, recognizability – Art the Clown is quickly rising through the ranks as a horror icon for the modern generation the same way that Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers became household names in the 1980s. Terrifier‘s humble beginnings originated in the mind of
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Spirit Halloween is getting into a new spirit this year — the Christmas spirit. The retail popup has announced plans to test out a Christmas-themed store, aptly called Spirit Christmas. Similar to its spooky counterpart, the jolly new concept will occupy vacant buildings across the nation to bring shoppers everything they could possibly need for the holiday
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Podcasts have emerged as a major platform for film criticism, offering a flexible and accessible medium for audiences to consume content. As highlighted by the Texas Music Office, podcasts allow creators and listeners to connect more intimately, providing a direct way for individuals to share and discover new ideas. This conversational format makes it easier
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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Chinese author Can Xue is favourite to win 2024 Nobel prize in literature Betting odds for The Nobel is such a bizarre, impossible, and ill-advised endeavor, and I hope they do it forever. This year’s
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Maggie Rogers has released a new song called ‘In the Living Room’. It’s the singer-songwriter’s first new music since the release of her third album, Don’t Forget Me, earlier this year. Check out its Grant Singer-directed video below. “I wrote ‘In the Living Room’ in March 2023, a few months after writing Don’t Forget Me,”
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