Tracy Letts and Armie Hammer Introduce Broadway’s Political-But-Not-About-Trump ComedyThe Minutes

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. And they settled with us! No, we found them, Letts says, We found them all. The show in question is a one-act dark comedy set during a small-town city council meeting. At one point, one of the characters says, this is the way we conduct our politics. Its absurd, but its necessary. Beyond my vote, this is my contribution to this political moment....

February 20, 2020 · 1 min · 80 words · Holly Horn

Zoë Kravitz and Nick Hornby Didn’t Meet UntilHigh Fidelity.Now They’re Playlist Buddies.

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Nick was not involved at the time. I really wanted his blessing and ended up getting a lot more than that. I ended up getting a producer and a writer who had wonderful ideas. You said you were a big fan of the book and the movie. Nick Hornby:Why did it take four years?Four years?...

February 20, 2020 · 5 min · 870 words · Angela Hayden

19 Classic Screwball Tex Avery Cartoons, Ranked From Best to Worst

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its too much for your brain, he cautions. Avery cartoons were meta before meta was cool, Beck notes in a phone interview. They fully acknowledged that they were indeed cartoons being watched in a movie theater. Say, what kind of a cartoon is this gonna be, anyway? And theAnimaniacshelter-skelter pace, meta references, and fourth wall-breaking?...

February 19, 2020 · 2 min · 358 words · Brandon Harrison

BeforeignersTrailer: You Are Not Ready for a Cops and Time-Traveling Vikings Show, But Here We Are

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. (They respectful term for them is multi-temporal backgrounds,notbeforeigners.) The first episode is already streaming on HBO, with new episodes set to be released every subsequent Tuesday. Related Tags:

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 43 words · Lynn Montes

Daniel Craig’s Character Won’t BeYoung Indiana Jones-ed in theKnives OutSequel

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. of a wealthy mystery novelist named Harlan Thrombey. Getting little tantalizing details are fun, Johnson explains. But sometimes theres a tendency to mistake backstory for character. Ultimately, its not that interesting. Real estate becomes incredibly precious. I mean, who cares? (The Thrombey case is definitively closed at the conclusion ofKnives Out.) Thisll be another Poirot novel....

February 19, 2020 · 2 min · 265 words · Ryan Arroyo Jr.

Dascha Polanco Is Hosting a Latinx Podcast for Netflix

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Theres such a huge necessity for us to be behind the scenes and to write our own stuff. Its risky to work in fear, to speak in fear. For me, hosting is about being a good listener and learning. Im not out here claiming whats right. The series premieres on Friday; the podcast drops on February 25....

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 72 words · Kenneth Gallagher

Jennifer Lawrence Will Try to Save Humanity in Adam McKay’sDon’t Look Up

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The last timeJennifer Lawrencewas in a movie involving space, things didnt turn out great. Maybe McKay will finally be the director brave enough to give us an earthbound astronautin a diaper. Related Tags:

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 48 words · Mark Lawrence

Let’s Talk About That Horrific Alicia Silverstone Scene inThe Lodge

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The following post includes spoilers for the beginning of the movieThe Lodge. Watching the new horror movieThe Lodgeis like watching a body explode in very, very slow motion. We have not actually watched bodies explode in slow motion.) That casting must mean something. It does, but not quite the way that we might think. The movie cuts to Laura tidying her home before she sits down to sip wine at the dining table....

February 19, 2020 · 2 min · 274 words · Diana Jacobson

My 72 Hours in a Viral Tweet Vortex: A Diary

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Last week, I did something a lot of people do every day: I tweeted out a joke. But that didnt stop thousands of people from seeing my tweet and assuming it was real. Monday, February 10, 12:15 p.m.:Its the 80th anniversary of Tom and Jerry. I wondered what a professor would think about it. And so I freewrote an intro paragraph, making sure to set up a professor for some line edits....

February 19, 2020 · 2 min · 298 words · Catherine Duncan

Neil Young Declares His Biggest Fan, Donald Trump, a ‘Disgrace to My Country’

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. You are a disgrace to my country, Young wrote on his officialwebsite. Our first black president was a better man than you are. (Young was still a Canadian citizen at the time.) Perhaps you could have been a bass player and played in a rock and roll band. As a kicker, he added, we are going to vote you out and make America great again....

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 101 words · Matthew Perez

Snoop Dogg Swears Lovers & Friends Isn’t Another Fyre Festival Despite How It Looks

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Music fans will not be burned again. In apost-Fyre Festival world, no one wants to believe the new Lovers and Friends Festival is real. And who can blame them? But shortly after the announcement, several billed artists hit it with a Sorry to this festival. Lil Kim says FOH …pic.twitter.com/MHmeWFft1K This is so fake! Lil Kim wrote on Instagram....

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 173 words · Tony Hawkins

Tame Impala and Justin Bieber Return 5 Years Later Changed Men, But How Much?

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Five years is an eternity. Like Katt Williams once said, you need a team. You have to work on your franchise players. The impact was immediate. Tame smoked festival stages worldwide. A new rock and roll heavyweight was minted. Improbably, thePurposeexperiment was a success. Because Parker cant be pinned down for very long,The Slow Rushdabbles in half a dozen other genres....

February 19, 2020 · 2 min · 305 words · Dylan Carson

The 1975’s New Meme-Heavy Video Will Make You Feel 1,000 Years Old

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The Birthday Party, the third cut off the forthcoming project, takes us on a digital detox. Healy soon encounters a yogi incarnation ofPepe the Frog. Seemingly disturbed, he backs into a motley ensemble of internet characters, including thecrying catand anime iconEarth-chan. Then we get a quick medley of Healy doing someFortnitedances. Then all the memes join hands in a circle and Healy tenderly embraces a carbon copy of himself....

February 19, 2020 · 1 min · 91 words · Jacob Rogers