A Tribute To Andre Braugher, Who Was Awesome

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The Rundown is a weekly column that highlights some of the biggest, weirdest, and most notable events of the week in entertainment. The number of items could vary, as could the subject matter. It will […]

CHICKEN RUN: DAWN OF THE NUGGET Is a Visual Feast, a Narrative Famine

Chicken Run 2 Dawn of the Nugget reveals Molly, Ginger and Rocky's daughter, in trouble

Lo it was, 23 years ago, that Aardman Animation followed up the massive success of its series of Wallace & Gromit short films with a full feature about poultry escaping from certain doom. It was […]

‘Sesame Street’ Meets ‘The Sopranos’ Is Simultaneously for No One and Everyone

‘Sesame Street’ Meets ‘The Sopranos’ Is Simultaneously for No One and Everyone

This post is brought to you by the letter “G” for Gabagool. There is, perhaps, no pair of TV shows that are as universally celebrated as they are completely dissimilar as The Sopranos and Sesame Street — except, maybe, for The […]

Best and Worst ‘Audience’ Participation Moments in ‘SNL’ History

Best and Worst ‘Audience’ Participation Moments in ‘SNL’ History

Why do so many SNL hosts take questions from audience members instead of straight up telling jokes? Seth Meyers spilled the beans about those monologues to Marc Maron back in 2016: “They are really tough to crack sometimes. Oftentimes […]

Jake Gyllenhaal ‘Pissed’ At Amazon Over ‘Road House’

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Getty Image Jake Gyllenhaal and Doug Liman, the star and director of the upcoming Roadhouse remake, are reportedly “pissed” at Prime Video for not giving the film a theatrical release. Despite the fact that the remake of […]

15 Facts About Canadian Pop Princess Tate McRae

15 Facts About Canadian Pop Princess Tate McRae

15 Facts About Canadian Pop Princess Tate McRae After a knockout performance on the coveted SNL stage this past weekend, Tate McRae has proven once again that homegrown Canadian talent can compete on the world […]

The Three Biggest Takeaways From ‘The Marvels’

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The Marvels, the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third released this year, opened over the weekend. Despite being an entertaining affair that spotlights the formation of a new team of superheroes, […]

Barbra Streisand’s 20 greatest songs – ranked! | Music

Barbra Streisand in Vogue, April 1975.

20. Guava Jelly (1974) Earning its place here for its WTF factor: Barbra Streisand covering a Bob Marley track (albeit one indebted to Steam’s 1969 bubblegum smash Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye) before […]

‘What Hump?’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About Mel Brooks’ ‘Young Frankenstein’

‘What Hump?’: 15 Trivia Tidbits About Mel Brooks’ ‘Young Frankenstein’

You’d be hard-pressed to find any “Best Of” comedy horror list that doesn’t feature Mel Brooks’ iconic 1974 spoof/tribute to Universal’s monster movies (specifically, 1931’s Frankenstein), Young Frankenstein. This parody came from the mind of Gene Wilder and would go on to live in infamy […]

Spotify Shares Guide for Artists to "Get the Most Out of" 2023 Wrapped Campaign

Spotify Shares Guide for Artists to "Get the Most Out of" 2023 Wrapped Campaign

Think you’re ready for 2023’s Spotify Wrapped? Think again. This year, Spotify has put together a checklist for artists to capitalize on the streaming giant’s yearly deep dive into what we’ve all been listening to. […]

The Cure’s Lol Tolhurst on Madonna, Manchester, and His New Memoir, Goth

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Nabil Ayers and Lol Tolhurst, photographed by Sophie Wilde Spare. The Cure’s very first performance was at their Catholic School end-of-year assembly. Covering Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” Lol Tolhurst, the band’s drummer and co-founder, wore […]