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Martin Scorsese Thinks America Is Being “Stressed” Just Like It Was Before the Civil War

At the Taormina Film Festival, the Oscar-winning director reflects on faith, immigration, protests, and a divided America.
in memoriam

MTV’s Ananda Lewis Was a Throwback and a Trailblazer, All in One

“She did it all, impeccably,” writes Gideon Yago of his late former colleague, who died this week at the age of 52.
Review

In The Gilded Age Season 3, Divorce, Death, and Violence Come Calling

HBO’s elegant period piece returns for more upper-class melodrama, with some added bang.
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Danny Boyle Wanted Two Things in 28 Years Later: “Brexit and the Teletubbies”

The British director already has a second new zombie film in the can: “For the third, we’re looking for funding, in case anyone wants to help us out.”
Is This Play About Us?

Shocker: Donald Trump and JD Vance Totally Miss the Point of Les Misérables

Amid anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles, Trump made his first visit to the Kennedy Center since his anti-woke overhaul—to watch a musical about disenfranchised people rising up against their government.
Reunited

Keira Knightley and Rosamund Pike Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories From Pride & Prejudice

The stars of Black Doves and The Wheel of Time remember Donald Sutherland’s gas mask, waking up at dawn, and the pressures of young stardom: “All of those voices of self-doubt are so loud when you are in your teens or 20s.”
Little Gold Men

Emmy Voters: Nominate These Shows Before It’s Too Late

With voting officially underway, Little Gold Men highlights the series and performances that appear to be off the Emmys’ radar—even if they’re delivering some of the best TV out there.
no pictures, please

Why Sarah Jessica Parker Won’t Take a Selfie With You

The actor recently shared an encounter she had with a fan at the airport and explained how she’s changed the way she interacts with fans.
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Michael Douglas: “I Was Born at the End of World War II…This Is the Worst Time That I Can Ever Remember”

The actor spoke about Gordon Gekko, Catherine Zeta-Jones, AI, regrets, and more at the Taormina Film Festival.
Reunited

Walton Goggins and Kaitlyn Dever Are Out for Revenge

The stars of The White Lotus and The Last of Us—who first worked together on Justified—say that fully committing to rage-filled characters is like “therapy that you can’t pay for.”
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Breaking Down Barriers: Sidney Poitier’s Hero’s Journey

The Oscar winner’s candid, entertaining memoirs unveil the man behind the icon, from his rivalry with Harry Belafonte to Poitier’s struggle to live up to his own legend.
Little Gold Men

Nobody Wants This Heartthrob Adam Brody Doesn’t Love Being a Sex Symbol: “It Makes Me a Little Self-Conscious”

Brody opens up about playing a rabbi in the hit Netflix series, the challenges of transcending The O.C., and heartthrob problems: “You’re all of a sudden like, Oh, everything I do, I gotta be hot.”
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Kim Novak to Receive Venice’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The iconic star and Hitchcock muse officially retired from acting in the early 1990s.
Reunited

Connie Britton and Taylor Kitsch on the “Grief” of Leaving Friday Night Lights

Recently back on TV in Zero Day and American Primeval, the former costars reveal their fondest memories from the set of FNL and whether they’ll show up in the upcoming reboot.

Judge Dismisses Justin Baldoni’s $400 Million Lawsuit Against Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Lively’s attorneys call it “a total victory and a complete vindication” as one front in the war over It Ends With Us comes to an abrupt conclusion.
Review

Materialists Is Not a Romcom, and That’s Okay

Celine Song’s follow-up to her Oscar-nominated debut is more rom-dram than anything else.
catching fire

Did Miley Cyrus Take a Dig at Jennifer Lawrence in Her “Flowers” Music Video?

Two years after the release of her hit song, Cyrus finally responds to speculation that she intentionally referenced Lawrence—longtime costar of Liam Hemsworth, Cyrus’s ex-husband.
a new hope

Mon Mothma’s Andor Wedding Death-Dance Is the Song of Summer

“Niamos!” was designed to show a revolutionary’s emotional spiral after consigning her dearest friend to assassination. Now it’s a party meme.
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Exclusive: Leighton Meester Is Ready to Shake Up The Buccaneers

The Gossip Girl alum makes a big impression in the second season of Apple TV+’s fizzy Edith Wharton adaptation. Here, she talks for the first time about taking on the role.
Reunited

For Amanda Seyfried and Eddie Redmayne, Making Les Misérables Was “Terrifying”

Even Hugh Jackman “didn’t feel like he was at his best,” says Seyfried, who reconnects with Redmayne to talk about Long Bright River, The Day of the Jackal, and being highly anxious people.
breaking her silence

Alex Cooper Accuses Her College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment

In her new Hulu documentary, Call Her Alex, the podcast mogul names the woman who allegedly ended her athletic career: “She turned something that I loved so much into something extremely painful.”

Kidnapping Hoaxer Sherri Papini Sought Restraining Order For Online Critic

The central figure of true crime docs Perfect Wife and Sherri Papini: Caught in the Lie was in court twice this week: once over the restraining order, and again after her ex-boyfriend evicted her.