How Talking Heads saved the day onThe Walking Dead

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays episodeThe Walking Deadtitled A Certain Doom. Hence the title, A Certain Doom. But our heroes had a secret weapon on their side… Talking Heads!!! Mark Hill/AMC By blaring the 1983 Talking Heads classic Burning Down the House. How did Talking Heads become the unlikely heroes of the episode? There’s just a lot of fans of the Talking Heads on the show, says showrunner Angela Kang....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 712 words · Adriana Miller

How Taron Egerton'sRocketmanrole of a lifetime became a lifelong gig

“I’ve never poured so much of myself into something. I’ve never felt so devoted to something over such a protracted period of time.” “I’ve never felt so passionate about somethingand so protective,” he says. I don’t think my heart would flutter. But Elton John is also an extraordinarily outspoken celebrity, especially about the tough stuff. He has been candid for decades about his addictions and his commitment to getting and staying sober....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Jennifer Sims

How TCM and the 'Women Make Film' documentarian are trying to change the film canon

These terms evoke a distinctive, immediately recognizable visual form and approach to filmmaking. But they also define visual style and point-of-view through the eyes of men. But Malone, TCM, and documentarian Mark Cousins want to change all that. Credit: TCM “I kept discovering more female directors and more female filmmakers,” he explains. “And I became frustrated that they weren’t being talked about enough. So, a seed was planted.” No, it has cleaner lines than that....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 187 words · Larry Park

How that surprise cameo in the first episode ofStranger Things 3came together

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the first episode ofStranger Thingsseason 3, Suzie, Do You Copy? Its been a rough few years forStranger Things Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder). It makes sense, then, that Joyce still isnt really over the loss. Credit: Netflix For a brief scene, the series flashes back to show one of those happy moments for the couple. Astin (The Goonies) actually returned to the Atlanta set to shoot that brief cameo forST3....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Scott Peterson

How the badass, all-femaleBirds of Preysoundtrack came together

Music was super important, says directorCathy Yan. It motivates me, and it kind of helps me create the characters. That song became Experiment on Me, which would be the fifth single off the album. Atlantic Weavers lineup of dream artists also included Maisie Peters, a developing artist over at Atlantic UK. I thought this was a great platform, an opportunity for her, he says. throughout, as well as the original horns and some other elements from the original master recording)....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Richard Hudson

How the final season ofSupernaturalties into 'what this show has always been'

Chuck is a writer, and writers lie. And its not the first time that the boys have tried to break free from a father figure. But this time around, the father figure has a few more tricks up his sleeve. (No offense to John.) I dont think theyre feeling great, Dabb says of Sam and Dean. It doesnt invalidate what theyve done. This Sam and Dean have been through a lot more....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Denise Underwood

How The Internet made one of 2018's smoothest LPs

Some bands consist of a bossy shot-caller and anonymous backing players. We talk all the time. We move in a unit. Credit: Alan Lear Its not too hard. In many ways, they create as a single entity. Like, Who has a drum loop theyve made? Renell Medrano Pull it out, lets put some chords over it and go from there! We can actually be together in a band and still have that freedom to go do whatever we want....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · David Norris

How the late Christopher Tolkien preserved his father's Middle-earth writings

The task, therefore, fell to Christopher, whom Tolkien appointed as the executor of his literary estate. But one volume was far from enough. There are also versions written in poetic verse, and extracts from other tales. Tolkien Society/Twitter He threw himself straight intoThe Fall of Gondolin. We didnt actually know about it until this time last year there was a potential other one. Im sure hell be happy to have those books in his hand....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Geoffrey Schneider

How the Property Brothers got Brad Pitt, Viola Davis, and more forCelebrity IOU

Celebrities, they’re just like us. The twin siblings spoke with EW about the new series and how involved the celebs really were. But do celebrities ask you for help too? HGTV JONATHAN SCOTT:Yes, they do! Over the years we’ve receivedevery kind of request, from athletes to singers to politicians you name it. On the spot, she said she had someone in mind and that we could count her in. We had the same reaction from all the celebrities participating in the show, so here we are....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Diane Jackson

How the ruby slippers fromThe Wizard of Ozbecame the ultimate Hollywood symbol

But the ruby slippers are so much more than a plot unit in a beloved film. “One of the great national icons of America has become the ruby slippers.” The slippers have had an unlikely journey to icon status. ‘The Wizard of Oz’.Everett Collection Initially, they weren’t even supposed to be ruby. “That particular process made the red stand out even more. They were created during an era in Hollywood when film history was not considered something worth preserving....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · William Nguyen

How the WWE prepared John Cena to hostAre You Smarter Than a 5th Grader

I think that is a lot of WWE is. We have the same goals, says the 42-year-old. We want to put smiles on peoples faces. Credit: Nickelodeon When you want to make kids and families happy, it makes it a lot easier. But Cena says this time around they are putting the spotlight elsewhere. The show is largely based on showcasing the kids, he shares. Not just their smarts and intelligence, but also their skills and personality....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Shannon Singleton

How theCurb Your Enthusiasmtheme song is the gift that keeps giving

He didn’t succeed very well. There was something circusy about it," he toldhost James Andrew Miller. “I like to get away with things, comedically, and sometimes music can help in that regard. Credit: John P. Johnson/HBO It tells the audience: Dont take this seriously, its just funny. Thank God Michelini gave HBO rights to the song. It’s a phenomenon that has truly blown away the composer. Its a piece with comical DNA....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Timothy Clark

How theEliteshowrunners 'root for' but 'plot for new ways to ruin' the characters in season 2

If you need something to fill theEuphoriashaped void in your television viewing, may we suggestNetflix’sElite? And coming off that, did you guys already know how season 2 was going to play out? DARIO MADRONA:It feels great, of course! Credit: Manuel Fernandez-Valdes/Netflix It also has put us under a bit of pressure during the making of season 2. Will there be justice for the guy who was wrongly accused? We knew that would be the main story of season 2 and it is, I think!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Melanie Sullivan