Penny Dreadful: City of Angelscreator on confronting the horrors of our reality with the finale

Warning: Spoilers from thePenny Dreadful: City of Angelsseason 1 finale are discussed in this article. Logan’s new inspiration was clear. But this show was always meant to be about 2020, whether it’s set in 1938 or not. Warrick Page/SHOWTIME Do you think now you have a different relationship to the story you wrote? What were your conversations like in the writer’s room to confirm you were doing those scenes justice?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 551 words · William Grant

Penny Dreadfulfirst look: Natalie Dormer descends upon theCity of Angels

Dormer portrays Magda, a shape-shifting demon and “agent of chaos” in 1930s Los Angeles. Very shortly after that, Showtime was asking, Would you ever reconsider doing more, Logan tells EW. And I said, No. Justin Lubin/SHOWTIME Ive done that story, Ive done gothic horror with literary characters. But if theres anything else that ever occurs to me, Ill get in touch. Then, he says, something happened: The world changed with such a seismic crash everywhere around us....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · John Houston

Penny Dreadfulstar Natalie Dormer on how Magda feeds 'the darker side of men's souls'

The Game of Thrones vet delights in playing Magda, a demon who takes three human forms. Just callNatalie Dormera triple threat… or, rather, a quadruple threat. Instead of Dracula, we have shape-shifting demonMagda(Dormer). Warrick Page/SHOWTIME (2); Jim Fiscus/SHOWTIME Torn between two worlds is Det. Can he stop whatever Magda is planning? Not if she can help it. Justin Lubin/SHOWTIME ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are doing with everything going on in the world right now?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 623 words · Steven Horn

Penny Marshall, star ofLaverne & Shirleyand director ofBig, dies at 75

If I failed, I had my excuse: I was an actress, not a director. Two years later, her dramaAwakeningsearned a Oscar nomination for Best Picture. And in 1992, she topped $100 million again withA League of Their Own. Harry Langdon/Getty Images I wasnt perky, and it was the years of Sally Field andThe Flying Nun, she once said. Unfortunately, the project never got off the ground.) OverLaverne & Shirleys eight-year run, Marshall was nominated for three Golden Globes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 90 words · Anthony Clark

Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, more join 2019 New York Film Festival lineup

The films animated sequences also inspired Almodovars design for the 2019 NYFF poster, as seen below. ), and the Dardenne brothers (Young Ahmed). Cinema is the domain of freedom, and its an ongoing struggle to maintain that freedom. NYFF NYFF 2019 runs from Sept. 27 to Oct. 13. Tickets go on sale to the general public Sept. 8, while VIP passes areon sale now. Read on for this years full main slate....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Victoria Jones

Penélope Cruz,Rocketman, more among 2019 Cannes Film Festival lineup

Elton John biopic, Terrence Malick WWII movie, Jim Jarmusch zombie flick to premiere Celebrities and prestige filmmakers alike will descend upon the shores of southern France for the2019 Cannes Film Festival. The annual cinema eventannouncedThursday its full competitive and special screening lineups for its 72nd edition, including new projects from Penelope Cruz, Isabelle Huppert, Taron Egerton, Bill Murray, and first-time feature director Mati Diop reportedlythe first black woman to ever screen a film in competition at Cannes....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Mark Barnes

People applauded at the end of 'Rambo.' Including me.

Sometimes, you dont need five intertwining story lines. (Stallones scary-big forearms are mystery enough.) Rambos thousand-yard stare:Thats what one of the mercenaries on Rambos team calls it. Credit: Karen Ballard And after four films, I still love it. You know the bad guys are gonna get it. And that they deserve it. Its like watching a wide receiver take a vicious hit in HD. This movie brings families together:Or, at least mine....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Megan Poole

People keep stealing Old Town Road street signs in this Massachusetts town

Currently the street sign posts are empty, a news post says. The Department of Public Works is waiting for the songs popularity to fade before replacing the signs again. The town certainly says the incidents are no laughing matter. Credit: Jerritt Clark/Getty Images Wellesley isnt the only area to face Old Town Road-related situations, according toa CNN report. Old Town Road, Lil Nas Xs country/rap song, made history in June for becoming thelongest-runningNo....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Nancy Kim

People's Choice Awards: You showed up? Here's a trophy!

This is not the blog post my editors asked for. But PopWatchers, I cant do it this time. And we, the alleged people, deserve better. Even as mindless distraction, this awards show was a failure. To quote winner Rock: What a surprise. were in the house and ready to go. The cast members of the losing shows? People.Beesmade $37 million at the box office. That is just slightly more money thanMarley and Memadeopening weekend....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Sean Mendoza

Perpetual Grace, LTDis a scuzzy-dreamy border noir worth the price of Epix Now

A funny, freaky crime tale that’s also a gutter-poetic western. Why isLuis Guzmancarrying aroundBen Kingsleys thumb? Did I mention theres a Texas Ranger named Walker? Credit: EPIX Bad title, but whats in a name? Pronounce the last bit limited, though this ridiculously fun new drama is anything but. It premieres with a Hitchcockian crisscross. They take James in and follow his directions south, when he tells them their sons dying in Mexico....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Heather Torres

Perpetual Grace, LTDseason finale: Jimmi Simpson answers our burning questions, talks possible season 2

Will James be able to talk his way out of trouble? Given the last line of the episode (Um… hey) its not looking promising. More importantly, will there be a season two? Credit: Epix And arePerpetualheavies Ben Kingsley and Terry OQuinn really as scary in person as they are on-screen? EW called Simpson for some answers. I just finished the finale and I could not believe that cliffhanger. Epix He sees the story in its completion, so I wasnt surprised that its such a cliffhanger....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 531 words · Thomas Pineda

Pet Semataryexhumed: Stephen King looks back at his most disturbing story

Stephen Kingcalls one morning to set up an interviewand he’s singing. the best-selling author croons over long distance. King has a complex relationship withPet Sematary. Credit: Illustration by Robert Sammelin for EW It turns out all that is real. So is a lot of what happened in the book. That’s why it bothers him. STEPHEN KING:[Laughs] No, I mean it’s true. Michael C. Hall [ofDexterandSix Feet Under]did the audiobook. I was curious about it....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1900 words · Brett Dunn

Pet Semataryexplained: What did Louis Creed see in the fog?

Readers ofStephen Kings 1983 novel will know the answer, and Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive details. Lets discuss below the break, as spoiler protection for those still waiting to see the film. We have more things in the book than I think the original movie did, Widmyer revealed. Credit: Paramount Pictures We even have the Wendigo. The Wendigo is in the movie! So, what exactly is the Wendigo? Kerry Hayes/Paramount Pictures...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Sheila Ellis