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‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck Returns to the Director’s Chair for a Nasty, Compulsive Kidnapping Thriller
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Hugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’
Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film Playmates. After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on Instagram, saying Please reconsider playing Hugh Hefner’s wife if this […]
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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Series Greenlit. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, and Michelle Yeoh Returning
The Crazy Rich Asians TV series is moving forward at HBO, with four of the film’s stars returning. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have all signed on as series regulars in the one-hour original drama series, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh recurring. All four will reprise their respective roles from the hit 2018 […]
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‘Angel and the Badman’ Review: Zachary Levi Leads Angel Studios’ Fitfully Engaging Remake of a John Wayne Vehicle
Inevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title. It’s actually the third iteration; a 2009 Hallmark Channel adaptation, shot in wintry British Columbia instead of the dusty, sandy American West, starred […]
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Ice-T on ‘Law Order: SVU’s’ Longevity and Cultural Impact: ‘I’m on a Good Treadmill, and I Want to Stay on It’
“Law Order: Special Victims Unit” has been running since 1999, and Ice-T has been there since almost the beginning. The rapper turned a four-episode stint in the show’s second season into a permanent role as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola. Nearly 30 years later, as the show gears up for the premiere of its 28th […]
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Emotions run high at the round table as Celebrity Traitors banish two players
Viewers watched to see whether Richard E Grant could save himself at the first round table of the series.
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Marvel’s ‘VisionQuest’ Surprise Premieres at NYCC and Earns Glowing First Reactions: ‘A Worthy Successor’ to ‘WandaVision’
Marvel debuted the first episode of VisionQuest with a surprise screening to close out its New York Comic Con panel Thursday. Early reactions to the Disney+ show, which is set to premiere Oct. 14, shared on social media were largely positive, and the perspectives ranged from con-goers who just saw the premiere episode to journalists […]