If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. “No, I’m not homeless. I’m just houseless. Not the same thing, right?” says Academy Award-winner Frances McDormand as Fern, in the trailer for Chloé Zhao‘s new, award-winning film …
Read More »The Quiet Confidence of Julia Garner
Last March, Julia Garner shot an all-day subway scene with 400 extras in New York for the upcoming Netflix series Inventing Anna. By the time she took off her wig, she heard production had shut down due to the pandemic. So, she flew home, fell asleep for a month, found …
Read More »'Young Rock' Wrestles With a Massive Star in Multiple Eras
The new NBC sitcom Young Rock bounces around four different time periods in the life of its producer and star, pro wrestler turned action hero Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock. In 1982, he’s a 10-year-old who goes by Dewey (played by Adrian Groulx), who lives in Hawaii with his wrestler …
Read More »What the Hell Is Going On in Sia's 'Music'?
Go back and watch the music video for Sia‘s “Chandelier” if you haven’t seen it in a while. The Australian singer-songwriter’s hit about using the word “party” as a verb to feel momentarily free (“One two three/One two three/Drink”), followed by the next-day comedown (“Here comes the shame, here comes …
Read More »David Fincher: The Rolling Stone Interview
W hen David Fincher sat down with Netflix executives in the spring of 2019, he did not expect to be handed the equivalent of a blank check. Sure, the 58-year-old filmmaker — a former music-video wunderkind best known for pushing the envelope with baroque serial-killer thrillers (Seven), toxic-masculinity satires (Fight …
Read More »'Pretend It's a City': Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz on Their Guide to NYC
They have been close friends for decades, shared countless meals, watched dozens of movies together, kept each other company at infinite ritzy midtown soirées. He grew up in downtown’s Little Italy neighborhood, and spent a much storied period in Los Angeles during the 1970s. She was born in New Jersey …
Read More »Trailers of the Week: 'Locked Down,' 'Search Party,' 'PVT Chat,' and More
Outside the Wire Drone pilot Lt. Harp (Damson Idris) has new orders: report to Captain Leo (Anthony Mackie) in a deadly militarized zone. “You must’ve really messed up if they sent you to Leo,” a fellow serviceman tells Harp once he arrives. However, Harp learns his new placement isn’t necessarilya …
Read More »Marion Ramsey, Officer Hooks of 'Police Academy,' Dead at 73
Marion Ramsey, best known for her role as the soft-spoken, demure Officer Laverne Hooks in the Police Academy franchise, died on Thursday at her home in Los Angeles, as Variety reports. She was 73. The cause of death has not yet been disclosed, but a rep from Ramsey’s management agency …
Read More »Chris Rock Announces 'Total Blackout' Extended Cut of 'Tamborine' Special
Chris Rock has announced a “remix” of his 2018 Netflix comedy special, Tamborine. The new version, titled Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut, was announced on Monday with a promo video and will be made available on January 12th only on Netflix. In the preview clip, Rock teased some …
Read More »'Guardians of the Galaxy' Director on Pence's Space Force Name: 'Can We Sue This Dork?'
Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that members of the Space Force — the Trump administration’s oft-criticized celestial addition to the military — would henceforth be known as “Guardians.” Having already infringed on the Star Trek brand for the Space Force logo, the name Guardians also treads on another popular …
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