On Sunday night, the closing credits of the 659th episode of The Simpsons were suddenly interrupted. The standard black screen disappeared and was replaced by five adult men tearing through a brutal heavy metal track, guzzling white wine and smashing glasses and instruments while dressed as Ned Flanders. Devout Simpsons …
Read More »'The Simpsons' Episode Featuring Michael Jackson to be Pulled
Michael Jackson‘s 1991 episode of The Simpsons will be removed from being aired across platforms, The Wall Street Journalreports. “It feels clearly the only choice to make,” the animated show’s longtime producer, James L. Brooks, told WSJ. In the episode Stark Raving Dad, which aired during The Simpsons’ third season, …
Read More »Watch J.R.R. Tolkien Find Inspiration in Love, Friendship in New 'Tolkien' Trailer
J.R.R. Tolkien finds inspiration for his famous novels in friendship, love and war in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic, Tolkien, set to open May 10th. The clip opens with the young author (played by Nicholas Hoult) discussing how he invented a whole new language with the woman who …
Read More »Flashback: Dylan McKay's Father Dies on 'Beverly Hills 90210'
We’re still in shock over the stunning news that Luke Perry died earlier this morning at the age of 52, following a massive stroke. Perry died at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Burbank, California surrounded by his large family and other close friends. He was rushed to the hospital last Wednesday …
Read More »Watch Taron Egerton Belt 'Tiny Dancer' in Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman'
Elton John grapples with identity and excess in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic, Rocketman, out May 31st. The film stars Taron Egerton as John, and the new clip teases an expansive overview of the musician’s remarkable life. It touches on his simple upbringing outside of London, his earliest …
Read More »Watch Julia Louis-Dreyfus Seek, Scorn Voters in Hilarious New 'Veep' Trailer
Julia Luis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer takes one last shot at the presidency in the new trailer for the final season of Veep. The clip finds Meyer and her team trying to court voters while simultaneously belittling them. “This entire country is getting more disgusting by the second,” Meyer complains, prompting her …
Read More »'SNL' Mocks Virginia Politicians Over Blackface Scandal
As Virginia continues to reel from allegations that both Governor Ralph Northam and the state’s attorney general donned blackface in the Eighties, a Saturday Night Live sketch mocked the state’s clueless representatives. “Alright, so we’re all in agreement that the lieutenant governor should be encouraged to step down? Okay, so …
Read More »Watch Chilling New Trailer for Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary'
Stephen King has written a lot of frightening books throughout the course of his five-decade career, but none are quite as viscerally disturbing as Pet Sematary. The 1983 novel is about a doctor that moves to the country with his young family and discovers a pet cemetery in the woods …
Read More »Oscars Won't Have a Host for First Time in 30 Years
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that the 2019 Oscars will not have an official host, ABC News reports. The confirmation comes nearly two months after Kevin Hart accepted, and then stepped down, as host of the Oscars after years-old homophobic tweets of his resurfaced online. Hart …
Read More »Rami Malek: Bryan Singer's Alleged Victims 'Deserve to Have Their Voice Heard'
Rami Malekopened up about the sexual assault claims surrounding Bryan Singer, who directed him in the Oscar-nominated filmBohemian Rhapsody. In a conversation at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where he was honored for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, Malek was askedbyThe Hollywood Reporter about the recent allegationsagainst …
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