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'Ugly Stepsister' star Lea Myren researched pain for role

Movies // 2 days ago

'Ugly Stepsister' star Lea Myren researched pain for role

Stars Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Naess and writer/director Emilie Blichfeldt spoke with UPI about the dark Cinderella story "The Ugly Stepsister" and depicting the pain and mutilation Myren's character endures.

Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung blend tradition, modernity in 'Wedding Banquet'

Movies // 3 days ago

Joan Chen, Youn Yuh-jung blend tradition, modernity in 'Wedding Banquet'

'Leverage' cast says characters struggle with 'Redemption'

TV // 4 days ago

'Leverage' cast says characters struggle with 'Redemption'

DJ, game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

Entertainment News // 5 days ago

DJ, game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

TV review: 'Rehearsal' Season 2 deepens psychological, meta experiment

TV // 5 days ago

TV review: 'Rehearsal' Season 2 deepens psychological, meta experiment

Nathan Fielder takes "The Rehearsal" to new depths in Season 2, premiering Sunday at 10:30 p.m. EDT on HBO.

Movie review: 'The Shrouds' intriguing but loses the plot

Movies // 5 days ago

Movie review: 'The Shrouds' intriguing but loses the plot

"The Shrouds," in theaters Friday, boasts yet another fascinating David Cronenberg premise but this time devolves into excessive exposition and dangling plot threads.

Movie review: Spielbergian, arthouse blend elevates 'Legend of Ochi'

Movies // 6 days ago

Movie review: Spielbergian, arthouse blend elevates 'Legend of Ochi'

"The Legend of Ochi," in theaters Friday, combines '80s children's creature adventures with A24's modern arthouse style with great success.

'RoboForce' storyline inspired by '80s loss to Transformers

TV // 1 week ago

'RoboForce' storyline inspired by '80s loss to Transformers

"RoboForce: The Series" creator Brian Volk-Weiss spoke to UPI about the parallels between Transformers overtaking RoboForce toys in 1983 and the story of the new show, premiering Saturday on Tubi.

'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's' director Ted Kotcheff dies

Entertainment News // 1 week ago

'First Blood,' 'Weekend at Bernie's' director Ted Kotcheff dies

Ted Kotcheff, film and television director, died Thursday at age 94.

Wynonna, Ashley Judd open up in Lifetime documentary

TV // 1 week ago

Wynonna, Ashley Judd open up in Lifetime documentary

Lifetime released the trailer for "The Judd Family: Truth Be Told" on Thursday. The four-part series featuring Ashley and Wynonna Judd airs May 10-11.

'Summer of 69' pics show Chloe Fineman, Liza Koshy, more as strippers

Movies // 1 week ago

'Summer of 69' pics show Chloe Fineman, Liza Koshy, more as strippers

Hulu released photos from the movie "Summer of 69" on Thursday. The stripper comedy starring Chloe Fineman, Liza Koshy and Paula Pell premieres May 9.

Movie review: 'Sinners' boldly blends horror and music, past with present

Movies // 1 week ago

Movie review: 'Sinners' boldly blends horror and music, past with present

"Sinners," in theaters April 18, is an inventive new take on vampires incorporating music and history, from writer/director Ryan Coogler.

Movie review: Viola Davis as U.S. president saves silly but fun 'G20'

Movies // 1 week ago

Movie review: Viola Davis as U.S. president saves silly but fun 'G20'

"G20," on Prime Video Thursday, imagines Viola Davis as an action heroine president saving the G20 summit from terrorists, and has a good time with the outlandish concept.

Movie review: 'The Amateur' revives satisfying formula

Movies // 1 week ago

Movie review: 'The Amateur' revives satisfying formula

"The Amateur," in theaters Friday, is a standard revenge movie but satisfies the requirements of the genre.

'White Lotus' Season 3 finale breaks series viewership records

TV // 1 week ago

'White Lotus' Season 3 finale breaks series viewership records

HBO announced Monday that 6.2 million people watched "The White Lotus" Season 3 finale on Sunday, setting new records for the series.

Melissa Roxburgh: 'Hunting Party' finale features 'icky and disgusting' killer

TV // 1 week ago

Melissa Roxburgh: 'Hunting Party' finale features 'icky and disgusting' killer

Melissa Roxburgh spoke with UPI about the final killer of the season on "The Hunting Party," airing Monday on NBC, and hopes for Season 2 of the show.

'Fog of War' star Jake Abel recalls lessons from William Hurt, more

Movies // 2 weeks ago

'Fog of War' star Jake Abel recalls lessons from William Hurt, more

Jake Abel spoke with UPI about his new movie "Fog of War," premiering Friday on video-on-demand, and the lessons he learned working with veteran actors like the late William Hurt.

Movie review: 'Hell of a Summer' earns place among summer camp slashers

Movies // 2 weeks ago

Movie review: 'Hell of a Summer' earns place among summer camp slashers

"Hell of a Summer," in theaters Friday, has fun with the conventions of slasher movies set at summer camp.

Liam Neeson 'Naked Gun' teaser acknowledges O.J. Simpson

Movies // 2 weeks ago

Liam Neeson 'Naked Gun' teaser acknowledges O.J. Simpson

A teaser for "The Naked Gun" revival, in theaters Aug. 1, includes a joke about original "Naked Gun" co-star O.J. Simpson.

TV review: 'Handmaid's Tale' final season expands Margaret Atwood themes

TV // 2 weeks ago

TV review: 'Handmaid's Tale' final season expands Margaret Atwood themes

The final season of "The Handmaid's Tale," premiering April 8 on Hulu, expands the themes and story of Margaret Atwood's dystopian future.