While watching “The Alto Knights,” Barry Levinson’s tribute to the mob movie starring not one but two Robert De Niros, it feels like a meta commentary on the gangster films that made De Niro an iconic actor and that he made an iconic part of American cinema, working with directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. This film is in conversation with his other work, so you may be ...
For those of you who kept tapping your "Believe" sign, your prayers have been answered. Apple TV+ announced Friday that "Ted Lasso," the hit comedy starring Jason Sudeikis, would officially return for a fourth season.
Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “Black Bag,” about married spies who engage in espionage on one another, pairs two major movie stars, Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, as the dearly devoted deceitful duo. Soderbergh surrounds his superstars with a talented cast as their colleagues, many of whom you may have already seen before. So here’s where you can stream the best of the “Black Bag” ...
The release of “Mickey 17” marks the eighth feature film of Oscar-winning Korean auteur Bong Joon Ho, spanning a 25-year career. His work is notable for its social commentary and unique tone, from murder mysteries to creature features. So if you’re new to Bong, here’s where to catch up with his entire filmography on streaming. He made his directorial debut with the 2000 black comedy “Barking ...
Michelle Trachtenberg, a onetime child actor who starred in “Harriet the Spy” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and later appeared in “Gossip Girl,” has died. She was 39.
LOS ANGELES — It seems John Lithgow spilled the (Bertie Bott's Every Flavor) beans about his involvement in HBO's upcoming "Harry Potter" series. The Oscar-nominated "Terms of Endearment" actor revealed this week that he is bound to enter the magical halls of Hogwarts and join the TV reboot in a pivotal role. Lithgow, 79, confirmed to Screen Rant in an interview published Tuesday he is set to ...
Filmmaker Osgood "Oz" Perkins has a fascinating family history, which he reckons with in his own work, most recently “The Monkey.” In his latest film, a teenage boy attempts to map out a family tree that his father is reluctant to share, and if you do any research into Perkins’ own family tree, you’ll turn up a rich web of film history through his actor parents and extended family. So after ...
Over the decades, “Saturday Night Live” has spawned countless memorable characters and skits, but for one night, many of them — from “Black Jeopardy” to “Bronx Beat” to “Debbie Downer” — made a return for the 50th anniversary celebration of the sketch comedy series.
"Live from New York," they're the characters who have made "Saturday Night Live" a comedy institution for 50 years. The ones you grew up with, the ones who made you laugh, the ones with the catchphrases and the cool factor who have kept us tuning in on Saturday nights since 1975.
It’s one of my favorite times of year: highly specific Valentine’s Day movie recommendations, for whatever mood you happen to be in. Not every rom-com is going to work for everyone’s specific Valentine’s Day mode, so here’s your highly specific guide for a movie lover’s Valentine’s Day streaming.
With the horror rom-com “Heart Eyes” slashing its way into theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day, it becomes an instant addition to the canon of holiday horror movies — and there’s a horror movie for just about every holiday.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is reportedly deep into negotiations to reprise her role as a stake-wielding killer of the undead in a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” pilot series coming to Hulu.
Chuck Todd, a staple of Washington coverage for NBC News since 2007, is leaving the network. Todd, who moderated NBC's "Meet the Press" from 2009 to 2024, told staffers Friday he is departing to pursue new projects on his own.
CNN made Jim Acosta an offer he could refuse, and he did. The veteran journalist known for his aggressive coverage of the Trump administration told viewers Tuesday that he will leave the network rather than take a new role as anchor of a live two-hour newscast that would start at midnight Eastern time.
In 1971, the English journalist-turned-novelist Frederick Forsyth saw the publication of his first novel, “The Day of the Jackal.” Despite struggling to get the book accepted and then having to endure what was a limited initial launch in Britain, Forsyth watched his action-thriller go international, become a New York Times best-seller and garner millions in sales.
With the release of “Brave the Dark,” about a teacher taking a special interest in a troubled young man’s life, it brought to mind the other many films about inspiring teachers and the young minds they shape, whether based on a true story or not. Since the kids are back in school, let’s take a look at some of the best movies about teachers using unorthodox methods to connect with students.
In the pilot episode of the surrealist mystery and pop culture phenomenon “Twin Peaks,” good-natured yet idiosyncratic FBI agent Dale Cooper notes that the town lies about 5 miles south of the Canadian border and 12 miles west of the state line.