Category: News
“Oh No, They’re Singing Too Bad”: An Oral History of SNL’s “Domingo”
Marcello Hernández, Pedro Pascal, Molly Shannon, and more reveal the origin story behind Saturday Night Live’s irresistible viral sensation. [...]
Tom Rhys Harries Lands Title Role In DC Clayface Movie
Having cut his acting teeth treading the boards with the likes of Ben Whishaw and Rupert Grint, Tom Rhys Harries has become an increasingly regular [...]
Doctor Accused of Fueling Matthew Perry’s Relapse Agrees to Plead Guilty
He experienced worldwide fame, brutal addiction, public redemption—and a tragic epilogue. On October 28, 2023, Matthew Perry was found lifeless in hi [...]
Kate Hudson Has Comedy in Her DNA
Family, in its many forms, looms enormous for Kate Hudson these days. When she looks back on the influences that shaped her career, her mother, Goldi [...]
Chris Evans Felt Like a Third Wheel Next to Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal—at First
Although Chris Evans has been booked and busy for much of the last two decades, it’s been a while since he’s played a customary romantic lead or love [...]
In Los Angeles, So Much of the Protest Narrative Has Felt Wrong. Saturday Was a Corrective
It was just another pretty day in Los Angeles. People jogging, walking their dog with a coffee or smoothie in their spare hand, having brunch—and pro [...]
Liam Neeson Joins Police Squad In The Naked Gun Trailer
Admit it: it’s challenging to imagine The Naked Gun without Leslie Nielsen, or the comedy stylings of filmmaking legends Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker [...]
‘Brokeback Mountain’ Started as a Punch Line. 20 Years Later, It’s an Undisputed Classic
When it came to casting, Schamus had spent much of his career fighting against “all of the filters that studio executives used to cover their asses. [...]
MTV’s Ananda Lewis Was a Throwback and a Trailblazer, All in One
There’s a story about broadcasting I like, about the right way to do the job. Back in 1967, 24 countries jointly broadcast a television show called O [...]
Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom & Nick Mohammed, Jack Lowden
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast brings with it a hat-trick of stars from one movie, the wickedly talented lead of another, and one Chris H [...]