579 posts tagged ‘entertainment culture’
James Cameron says he cast short extras to save money on Titanic
AV Club,
Defying, once and for all, Randy Newman’s infamous pronouncement that “Short people got no reason to live,” James Cameron has revealed at least one: Appearing as extras in his movies, to make his sets look extra big and fancy. Read more...
Someone broke into Keanu Reeves' house and stole one of his guns
Today, in “Criminals who apparently do not watch Keanu Reeves movies” news: Actor Keanu Reeves’ home was recently broken into this week, and one of his guns stolen, presumably by thieves who do not watch Keanu Reeves movies. Read more...
Bob Odenkirk's Lucky Hank runs out of luck on AMC
Lucky Hank’s name was always pretty steeped in irony, given that the Bob Odenkirk-starring series—Odenkirk’s first major effort after the end of his celebrated run on Better Call Saul—was about a man who ostensibly had everything he could want in life, and yet was still kind of a miserable bastard. Now, the title of… Read more...
Add these Christmas classics to your Netflix playlist for some holiday cheer
What makes a classic holiday film? Browsing Netflix’s options, it seems a malleable term; 1954’s White Christmas is as classic as they come, but what about Kurt Russell’s modern hit The Christmas Chronicles? Or Lindsay Lohan’s newly released comeback, Falling For Christmas? If trope-tastic holiday romance is your… Read more...
The week in film: Emma Stone shines in Poor Things, plus the greatest gangster movies
Director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing Of A Sacred Deer) is not what one might call a conventional filmmaker, crafting his films with deadpan line delivery that enhances the surreal quality of their premises to lay bare fundamental truths of the human experience. His previous collaboration with… Read more...
The week in entertainment news: Tim Allen is more Grinch than Santa, and Flower Moon comes home
“Tim Allen was such a bitch,” Casey Wilson boldly declares in a new episode of her podcast Bitch Sesh. The Happy Endings alum had “buried” the story of her experience on The Santa Clauses for over a year because one of the Disney+ show’s producers is “a great friend” of hers and because her kids “loved the movies.”… Read more...
The week in TV: Best shows of 2023, and a Fargo conversation
Not to point out the obvious, but this was a historic year for television. The industry was, of course, shaken up—and grounded to a halt—because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes. But we also, as viewers, had to say goodbye to some remarkable series (Succession and Reservation Dogs are merely two of many biggies… Read more...
The 30 best Christmas movies of all time
After a long day of braving frigid temps and long queues—online or at the mall—for gifts and stocking stuffers, there’s nothing better than taking a break in front of the warm glow of the silver screen (or in front of your own big screen at home). Well, that, and some popcorn. Lots of popcorn. There you’re likely to… Read more...