Norbert Leo Butz once missed a performance ofThe Last Five Yearsbecause he was arrested

Can you share your life with pee for the next ten minutes? I did miss one performance ofThe Last Five Years, he recounts. We ran it for about two months. I live in New Jersey, I was driving in. Norbert showed up later. It was just perfect. Butz credits the shows endurance to the emotional rawness of the writing. The writing is very close to the bone. Its very raw, its very emotional and yet the lyrics are extremely smart, he explains....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Victoria Carlson

Normal People's Paul Mescal on bringing Sally Rooney's novel to TV: 'What if I get this wrong?'

Paul Mescal, the star of Hulu’sNormal People, is pretty, well, normal. “I can’t go in right now I’m working!” Mescal had better get used to all the attention. Enda Bowe/Hulu There was a responsibility to communicate all of that with looks, glances, breaths or half-finished sentences." “I re-read and re-read and re-read,” he says. “I definitely wasn’t cool when I met her,” he says. Enda Bowe/Hulu “I was in total awe....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Kimberly Scott

Norman Reedus breaks down that bloody Daryl and Alpha battle onThe Walking Dead

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays Stalker episodeThe Walking Dead. Every time Daryl Dixon and Alpha cross paths, it is sure to be intense. And so that was really difficult. Jace Downs/AMC And then the emotional stuff, you know, there has to be an equal playing field. And then Samantha would come in and make it her own. You know, shes got a different fighting style than me, and hers is sneaky....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · David Hart

Norman Reedus misses Danai Gurira 'all the time' onThe Walking Dead

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Whats the vibe and tone of season 10? What are we looking at here?NORMAN REEDUS:Its full paranoia this season. You cant tell whos on the good side, whos on the bad side. Jackson Lee Davis/AMC Then you have some characters that are in totally different circumstances that theyve never been. How can you trust in them? Then sometimes you think that you cant, and then you might, then you cant....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Carla Huang

Norman Reedus on possible Daryl and ConnieThe Walking Deadromance

SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already watched Sundays season 10 premiere ofThe Walking Dead. And does said love involve the most unlikely of subjects? We saw Connies sister Kelly make a gesture when Daryl approached. Gene Page/AMC We also learned that Daryl was teaching himself sign language to better communicate with the newcomer. (Also double-check to read our season premiere Q&As with showrunnerAngela Kangand directorGreg Nicotero.) It was super, super hot....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 684 words · Jacob Oconnor

Norman Reedus says Daryl and Carol are 'not the same relationship anymore' onThe Walking Dead

The star also calls out Jeffrey Dean Morgan for his naked scene. Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays midseason premiere ofThe Walking Deadtitled Squeeze. My how times have changed. In Sundays Squeeze midseason premiere ofThe Walking Dead, we saw the relationship at perhaps its most frayed. When things picked back, they only got worse. Daryl confronted Carol, telling her, I cant even turn my back on you. I dont even know what to do anymore....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Rebecca Jordan

NOS4A2EP teases 'bigger, scarier, faster' season 2

So, can we assume thatseason 2of AMC’sJoe Hilladaptation is just ten episodes of domestic bliss? “If only!” saysNOS4A2creator Jami O’Brien, with a laugh. Zach Dilgard/AMC Was somebody to get that Wraith going again, it might be the reason for a season 2!" ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What can you tell us about season 2 ofNOS4A2? JAMI O’BRIEN:Season 2 is is a bigger season. Its scarier, its faster. What other new characters are you introducing?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Katherine Harris

NOS4A2star talks 'arduous' shoot for adaptation of Joe Hill's vampire novel

I feel so fortunate to have been involved in both projects, says the Australian. There was one day onGoldfinchwhere they actually wanted to add in another scene. It was really incredible to portray both these wonderful, intricate, complex, female characters. Ive been deeply inspired by both. Charlie Manx takes children in his Rolls-Royce Wraith and sucks their souls so that revitalize himself, she says. Hes like an energy vampire of sorts....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Susan Rivers

Not MY Demo, Part 2: 'Sex and the City'

(Its sexy and fun! Its sexist and shrill!) I walked out… confused. Credit: Everett Collection Every character seemed cast in a Jello-tin mold (with the possible exception of Candice Bergen. pictured, in another resigned-yet-lovable mommy-esque role). (Beating Big up with a bouquet of flowers? Where was her parasol?) Real New York women need to be mobile. Real New York women never know when they might have to run for their lives....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 135 words · Drew Reed

Note to Hollywood: Women like movies

‘‘Sex and the City’’ a ‘‘surprise’’ hit? You know thatSex and the Citymovie? Its a hit no, not just a hit, a surprise hit! Women apparently can find a local multiplex without the assistance of men. Apparently the United States has a high number of women women who like to go to movies about women! They are, asSarah Jessica Parkersuccinctly put it in EW last week, hungry for cinema. Does this sound familiar?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Thomas Brown

Note to T-Pain: Change your tune!

Last night,T-PainjoinedMel Gibson,Isaiah Washington,Michael Richards, andDon Imusin the Foot-in-Mouth Club while toasting the release of his latest CD,Thr33 Ringz, at Manhattans Hiro Lounge. The circus-themed concert had all the makings of a festive carnival, including clowns, midgets, a scantily clad woman on stilts, and surprise guest appearances by Diddy andBusta Rhymes. But the celebration was derailed by the flurry of deeply offensive anti-Semitic jokes T-Pain (born Faheem Najm) hurled at Barry Weiss, chairman of the BMG Label Group, when he appeared on stage to offer his congratulations....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Christopher Donaldson

Nov. 8-10 Weekend Movie Preview: FromDoctor SleeptoLast Christmas, the best new releases to see now

Yes, it’s November. New wide releases in theaters Doctor Sleep Wake up, ya’ll! So, yeah, I liked it a lot." Wilson Webb/Netflix; Jonathan Prime/Universal; Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros.; Doane Gregory/Paramount Pictures “[But] George Michael himself [was] a complex and brilliant artist. His poetry, his lyrics are incredibly meaningful. ‘Heal the Pain’ is central to the ethos of the movie. “I mean, as an actor you could’t dream up speeches that delicious!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Tiffany Romero

Novelist Paulo Coelho says he's scrapping children's book he wrote with Kobe Bryant out of respect

Coelho announced the news via Twitter on Sunday, saying the project has lost its reason without Bryants involvement. You were more than a great player, dear Kobe Bryant. I learned a lot by interacting with you. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Will delete the draft right now, this book has lost its reason, Coelho tweeted. Coelho responded, Anytime. Coelho later toldthe Huffington Postthat it didnt make any sense to publish without him....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Mark Foley