For a filmmaker whose documentary work centers on adventurous treks to remote locations and interviews with ardent outsiders, strict quarantines would seem to be anathema to Werner Herzog’s entire being. But the 78-year-old director, writer, and occasional actor, whose work spans more than 70 features and docs, remains perpetually busy. …
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CBS has released the first teaser trailer for Clarice, a new series that acts as a sequel to the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. It premieres February 11th, 2021, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The show, which stars Rebecca Breeds in the titular role made famous by Jodie Foster, takes place …
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In honor of both Halloween and the upcoming presidential election on November 3rd, Tim Curry and the Wisconsin Democrats will be hosting a Rocky Horror Picture Show virtual fundraiser for the Wisconsin Democratic Party on Saturday, October 31st at 10:00 p.m. ET. Dubbed the Rocky Horror Show Halloween Livestream, the …
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Tom Hanks is a Civil War veteran who lends a helping hand in the trailer for News of the World, out this Christmas. The movie is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles. The trailer follows Hanks (Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd) five years after the …
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For more than four decades, Supermarket Sweep has zeroed in on a primal urge: Who among us hasn’t wanted to grab a shopping cart and fill it up with as much free food as possible? That impulse explains why the game show is as much Walking Dead as any of …
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Stephen Colbert delivered a live Late Show monologue that recapped Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, but also focused on the night’s real star: The fly that landed on Pence’s head. “Tonight’s debate above all proved once and for all by comparison proved what a flaming …
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We came, we saw, we conquered from our couches. Looking back the 45th Toronto International Film Festival as it wound down yesterday, it was sometimes easier to fixate on how different this year’s edition was compared to previous years. Different is, of course, putting it ridiculously mildly: For starters, there …
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“When’s it happening?” asks Jonathan (Anson Boon), a teenager getting antsy at a family gathering. His parents, Jennifer (Kate Winslet) and Michael (Rainn Wilson), shoot him a STFU glare. “Soon,” replies his grandmother Lily (Susan Sarandon), entering the living room and smiling at him. The group — along with Jennifer’s …
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South Park returns with a special episode, which will focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. Set to air on September 30th via Comedy Central, it’s the first hour-long episode in the series’ 23-year history. The new teaser for the special opens with Stan’s dad Randy Marsh announcing a “Pandemic Special,” which …
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A review of this week’s Lovecraft Country, “Strange Case,” coming up just as soon as I finish the Little Orphan Annie radio puzzle… “I enjoyed my entire day, using the only currency that I needed: whiteness.” -Ruby Is whiteness in and of itself a superpower? This is the question asked …
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