Martin Scorsese is bringing a group of comedy legends together for Netflix. The streaming service announced on Thursday that the filmmaker — a rather big deal in his own right — will direct a special called An Afternoon With SCTV, examining the impact of the influential Canadian sketch-comedy series that
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In the style of Paris Is Burning, the trailer for FX’s Pose approaches the 1980s New York ballroom world like a documentary, giving an introduction to the downtown dance scene that blossomed at the same time as Reaganite opulence by way of a few interviews with the show’s characters involved
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Perhaps not satisfied with the Sasha Lane–starring Spotify visual for “Call Out My Name,” the Weeknd has released new music video for the My Dear Melancholy track. The vibe is still quite … melancholic: Abel Tesfaye walks alone down deserted streets or on deserted stages or in the deserted wilderness.
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Well, we’ve officially found our video-game version of Icarus. One of the highest-scoring gamers of all time, Billy Mitchell — who was propelled into geeky stardom thanks to the 2007 documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters — has been stripped of all of his high scores due to
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Danny Ocean is dead; long live Debbie. A new trailer for the coat extravaganza that is Ocean’s 8 is here, and as you might expect, it’s charming as heck. Sandra Bullock is off parole and planning a crime, Cate Blanchett is skeptical but enjoying this meal at Veselka, Mindy Kaling’s
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Depending on who you ask, Meg Wolitzer’s new novel, about female power and the conflicts and rewards of intergenerational feminism, is either “uncannily timely” (the Times) or a total “misread” of the current feminist mood (Bookforum). The Female Persuasion is Wolitzer’s 12th book, and as with others in her oeuvre,
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Film is more than just entertainment — it’s also a catalyst for social change. In recent years within the industry, conversations about inclusivity and diversity have come under the heat of the spotlight. This year, AT&T and Tribeca Film Festival are celebrating diversity with the Untold Stories competition, an initiative
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Mitzi Shore, founder and owner of the iconic Los Angeles comedy club the Comedy Store, has died at 87. According to TMZ, Shore died Wednesday morning from an unknown neurological disorder. TMZ reports that Mitzi had been in hospice for some time, and her son, comedian Pauly Shore, took her
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