How David Weil tapped his own personal history for the Nazi-fighting sagaHunters

Now Weil is approaching his new Amazon Prime Video series (launching in 2020) the same way. If we hunt these monsters, do we risk becoming them ourselves? Hes a young man, struggling financially with his grandmother, Lerman says of his character. Christopher Saunders/Amazon Studios Her guiding light is a very clear sense of right and wrong. People were afraid of it. Turn on any news program these days, and you might probably guess why....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Thomas Lopez

How Debra Messing's 'pain-in-the-ass' contract unexpectedly saved theWill & Graceseries finale

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the series finale ofWill & Grace. Will & Graceis one for the history books. And thats a really nice feeling to have right now in this world with what’s going on. Chris Haston/NBC So how long did it take you to come to this as the ending 2.0? They’re having children, they’re creating a family. What is the perfect nucleus of that family? Chris Haston/NBC...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 338 words · Nicholas Good

How Disney is succeeding with its live-action remakes

‘Aladdin’ was the surprise hit of the summer, with ‘The Lion King’ on track to follow. But it’s more than nostalgia fueling the craze for these reboots. “The Lion Kingis poised for a monumental run in movie theaters. Disney (2) “We should stop underestimating these remakes. They’re Teflon.” Not always.Tim Burton’sDumbo, the other Disney remake released this year, only made $352 million worldwide. Everett Collection; Disney “Dumbois a special case because the film constraints of the time only allowed for eight-minute film reels....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Michael Ross

How do the Golden Globes impact the Oscar race? EW's awards experts debate

So what’s the headline for you out of today? IsThe Irishmangoing to sweepagain? Is this where JLo’s campaign truly begins? Is Cate Blanchett our new Best Actress frontrunner for disappearing inWhere’d You Go, Bernadette? It doesn’t get better than icons playing icons with great taste in scarves. But the Globes certainly boosted visibility for several budding contenders at a key stage in the race. DAVID:I think Lopez emerges as Dern’s chief challenger for Best Supporting Actress here, yes....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 521 words · Charles Cardenas

How Doctors Think

Harvard Medical School professor andNew Yorkerstaffer Jerome GroopmansHow Doctors Thinkis single-minded in its exploration of what goes on in a doctors mind as he or she treats a patient. Often, decisions about a patient are made within seconds and influenced by the doctors own personal and professional biases. The flip side of Groopmans steadfast devotion to his topic, of course, is that he risks wearing down his reader with too many examples of how doctors can go wrong....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Karina Lee

How doesMy Christmas Princecompare toA Christmas Prince?

Let’s overanalyze royalty-themed Christmas movies! Of course, there are a few questions I had watching it. Like: Why is Samantha commenting on Alexanders bodyguard? Credit: Lifetime We always see him! If theyalwayssee him, why would Samantha ever say that? Conservatively, theyve been dating for at least six months. Lifetime So for the past six months, every time theyve been together, the bodyguard has also been there. Why would Samantha just point him out?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 665 words · Jordan Taylor

How Drake and wine combine in the Netflix filmUncorked

Actor Mamoudou Athie and director Prentice Penny are as obsessed with Tiger King as you. Not every black story on screen has to be about black trauma. Some are about becoming wine experts. Netflix PRENTICE PENNY: I wasnt a wine drinker before I wrote this movie. The idea came when I was in Paris for a wedding. Id never been to Europe. I thought that if I was ever gonna understand wine, itd be in Paris....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 745 words · Lauren Fields

How drive-ins hit high gear in the age of the pandemic

The drive-in has become vital alternative to cinemas for fans of seeing films on a big screen. Then the movies distributor, IFC Midnight, suggested opening the movie at drive-ins. They eventually opened it up on 12 [screens]. Credit: J. R. Eyerman/Life Magazine/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images We were like, Thats probably the best were going to do. [But] each week they kept adding more. Other movies are following the same path or highway to success....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Christopher Marsh

How Dua Lipa, Weezer, and more musicians are making music videos in quarantine

So, they turned to directors and frequent collaborators Brendan Walter and Jasper Graham. By “thing” he means the coronavirus lockdown, which led to a halt in large label-backed productions. That means creatives have had to get… well,creative. “Theres been so many quarantine videos,” Walter says. “Whats a way we can make that more fun?” One trend that has emerged is crowdsourcing. Director Andrew Sandler tried it withBlink-182’s “Happy Days.” “The song just happened to play on my computer the first day of quarantine,” Sandler recalls....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 341 words · Gary Torres

How Elizabeth Ames wroteThe Other's Gold, your new favorite campus novel

This is exactly the case with Elizabeth Ames’The Other’s Gold(out now). At the risk of revealing our highly-sophisticated selection process, we knew we must pick up this novel. “How often in your life are you inside a moment that is a dream come true?” she muses from her home in Cambridge, Mass. “When you start to have people feel connected to the characters, it’s very rewarding. Ames also found herself drawn to the elusiveness of elite institutions....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Andrew Glover

How Elizabeth Banks put together theCharlie's Angelsmid-credits scene

Warning: This article contains spoilers forCharlies Angels. Elizabeth Bankswrote a line forCharlies Angelsthat didnt make it into the final cut (hello, DVD extras!) Filmmakers best efforts can wind up feeling forced or leaving the audience thinking: huh? LikePatti Lupone being inLast Christmasfor seemingly no reason whatsoever. To me, it could have gone a very different way of, whos popular on Instagram? But it was very much hand-picked by a love of what [the women] represent....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Daniel Soto

How emerging South African producer Bubele Booi ended up on Beyoncé'sLion Kingalbum

“I’m like, ‘Okay, cool. Who’s your boss?’ And she’s like, ‘I can’t legally say her name.'” Credit: Laura Beckerdite; Disney So how did Booi end up working with one of the biggest artists on the planet? The story involves good timing, mysterious phone calls, and the right people believing in his talent. Booi sent some music to the Parkwood team but didnt hear back as the weeks went by. Laura Beckerdite...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Jason Lee

How EW got Danai Gurira's divine, flashy digital cover

To paraphraseSong Kang HoinParasite, the only plan that never fails is no plan at all. And that approach paid off richly, with one of our most visually striking digital covers yet. When you have the chance to work with people that talented, you kind of let them go. Leupold had his own input as well, of course. Its very bold and strong, and also really beautiful, with a focus on beauty and skin....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Todd Cobb