“I used to be a lot of things,” Army wife Jenny (Faith Alabi) admits. “Then I stopped being a lot of things. Truth is, I don’t know who I am anymore.” Jenny’s dilemma is one that applies to every character in We Are Who We Are, a lyrical coming-of-age drama …
Read More »ABC to Air 'Black Panther,' Chadwick Boseman Tribute Special Tonight
Marvel Studios and ABC will celebrate the life of Chadwick Boseman Sunday night, August 30th, with the network television debut of Black Panther followed by a tribute special to the late actor. Black Panther will air commercial-free on the network beginning at 8 p.m., with the blockbuster immediately followed by …
Read More »Amy Poehler to Direct Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz Documentary
Amy Poehler is set to direct a documentary on comedy husband-and-wife duo Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz for Imagine Documentaries and White Horse Pictures, the two companies announced Monday. The film, under the working title Lucy & Desi, will explore the rise of comedian icon Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi …
Read More »'Unhinged': Russell Crowe Has Road Rage — Are You Not Entertained? (No)
Known as the Russell Crowe road-rage movie, Unhinged hits theaters — or at least the ones that dare to open stateside — on August 21st. Is it worth going masked and still risk infection to sit in a poorly ventilated multiplex, no matter how socially distanced, to see Crowe play …
Read More »Why Are the Osbournes Watching Paranormal Videos in Quarantine?
Quarantining with the Osbournes is a lot like quarantining with anyone else. “It’s kind of just fucking boring with this pandemic shit,” Ozzy exclaims drolly. “It’s great at first, and then you get on each other’s nerves; then it’s great again,” says his wife and manager, Sharon. “Then the cycle …
Read More »Pen15: New Season 2 Trailer Hints at Sadness Amid Awkward Comedy
Hulu shared the second trailer form Season 2 of its offbeat comedy series Pen15 Friday as part of the streaming service’s CTAM Press Tour. “Pen15 is an R-rated ‘traumedy’ set in middle school as it really happened in the year 2000,” Hulu says of the series. “Anna Konkle and Maya …
Read More »John Oliver Details China's Devastating Treatment of Uighurs
John Oliver delivered a detailed and devastating look at China’s treatment of the Uighurs, a predominately Muslim ethnic minority in northwest China, on Last Week Tonight. The Uighurs, as Oliver explained, live primarily in the Xinjiang province; they’re culturally and ethnically distinct from most of the rest of China (which …
Read More »'Lower Decks': Watch First Trailer for 'Star Trek' Animated Comedy Series
The Star Trek franchise enters a Rick and Morty-like universe in the new trailer for Star Trek: Lower Decks, an animated comedy series heading to CBS All Access this summer. The show, developed by Rick and Morty vet Mike McMahan, “focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Greenland,' 'Hamilton,' 'Little Voice' and More
All I Can Say Comprised of the late singer’s self-recorded video footage, the new film’s trailer shows Blind Melon‘s Shannon Hoon laying down vocals for the bands 1992 hit, “No Rain.” Part historical record and part diary, the film shows some of Hoon’s milestone moments – including the birth of …
Read More »Amy Heckerling and Darren Criss Break Down 'Royalties'
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor and songwriter Darren Criss and director Amy Heckerling (Clueless, Fast Times at Ridgemont High) discuss their new Quibi show Royalties on the latest installment of Rolling Stone’s The Breakdown. Royalties tells the tale of two songwriters (Criss and Kether Donahue) trying to write music …
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