Shooter Jennings: The EW Pop Culture Personality Test

If youre not already aShooter Jenningsfan, you will be after you read this interview. Even if youre a Jonas Brother. Today, Jennings celebrates the premiere of hisCMT Crossroadsconcertwith close friend Jamey Johnson. Its not a real raucous show. I play piano for most it, he says. I tried to take it as psychedelic as we could possibly go. Tomorrow, his compilationBad Magick: The Best of Shooter Jennings & the .357shits stores....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1126 words · Melissa Moss DVM

Should Jodie Foster have won Best Actress in 1988?

Everyone loves a comeback, and Hollywood is no different. But as a gang rape victim who fights with an assistant D.A. Academy voters rewarded her with her first Oscar for Best Actress. It wasnt necessarily an obvious victory. (The hate it contingent generally found Griffiths breathy, Marilyn Monroe-esque voice like nails on a chalkboard.) But after 20 years, all that context Is it her time? Did she recently win? Do we expect to nominate her again?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Christine Macias

Showbiz Kidsdirector Alex Winter on child stars and tackling abuse in Hollywood

In an exclusive clip from the documentary, Wood shares her experience with abuse growing up in the industry. “There’s been a lot of progress, thankfully,” Winter tells EW. They’ve frankly changed significantly since I was a child actor in the ’70s and into the early ’80s. Credit: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images There’s always going to be predatory behavior, that’s human nature. Winter explains their inclusion in the story was imperative. But it isn’t all this kind of one-way street from the parent down to the kid....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Dr. Keith Sanders

Showbiz Kidsdirector Alex Winter remembers the magic of Cameron Boyce

Cameron Boyce’s appearance in the HBO documentary is one of his final projects. At only 20, Boyce already had many years of performing under his belt. He was just 9 years old when he made his television debut in a 2008 music video for Panic! “I have three boys and Cameron Boyce is a hero in my house,” Winter tells EW. “He has been since he was about 10. I literally have watched him grow up on television....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Michelle Brennan

Showtime boss on future ofShameless

The Gallaghers are going to be sticking around. Its having its strongest year ever by a long shot. Its up significantly over last year, so it has grown steadily. Credit: Paul Sarkis/Showtime Shows that show the ability to renew themselves get to stay if I can afford them. The season 8 premiere, for instance, was the highest-rated debut since the season 3 opener. Its helped its run on Showtime. Fortunately, this season that is currently running on Showtime wont be on Netflix for another nine months....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Casey Valdez

Showtime revealsShamelessfinal season premiere date

Mark your calendars for the last round of Gallagher debauchery. Showtime has announcedShamelesswill return for its11th and final seasonon Dec. 6. Originally eyed for a summer premiere, the online grid’s No. Credit: Tony Rivetti Jr./SHOWTIME “I havent changed my opinion, Id write it forever,“Wells told EW in January. “I love this show. But Showtime really felt that it was their time to end doing the show. But I havent changed my opinion, I could do it forever....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 121 words · Melissa Moss

Showtime reverses season 2 renewal, cancels Kirsten Dunst'sOn Becoming a God in Central Florida

web link initially renewed the series, but the pandemic has forced a cancellation. On Becoming a God in Central Floridais sleeping with the alligators. I dont have to be crying about some man or what the man did to me. Credit: Patti Perret/Sony/SHOWTIME This is Krystals show and its not about that, which most female roles kind of still are…. This is the age range where its easier to find good material in television....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Teresa Bell

Sidney Sheldon dies at 89

Wife Alexandra and daughter, author Mary Sheldon, were at his side. He also won a Tony for the book to the 1959 hit musicalRedhead, which starred Gwen Verdon. Courtney Love is a very talented artist, but the judges forAmerican Idolare Paula, Randy and Simon. Credit: Sidney Sheldon: Sebastian Artz/Getty Images We have no plans to add to or replace any of them. She now awaits a decision from the city attorneys office on whether she will be charged....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 239 words · Tammy Mcdowell

Sigrid Nunez on dogs, death, and her best books

Here, she reflects on her most memorable novels, including the upcomingWhat Are You Going Through. I remember asking myself, I wonder what these young women mean by hippies? People had very strong opinions about social justice and how the world should be, she says. This is the same narrator asA Feather on the Breath of God, just much older. I was surprised by it. Theres more closure but just as much heartbreak....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Jennifer Montes

Silent film star Baby Peggy dies at 101

Diana Serra Cary, once known as silent film star Baby Peggy, has died at 101. From 1921 to 1924, she appeared in as many as 150 short films and numerous features. She rose to incredible fame, sometimes appearing live on stage after screenings of her films. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho Cary even appeared alongside Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 1924 Democratic National Convention. They bounced back with a family touring vaudeville act, and eventually returned to Hollywood seeking a second chance....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Monica Brewer

Silicon Valleyboss on cliffhanger series finale, who popped up—and who didn't

“We have to s ourselves to death.” How did you arrive at this ending, and why did it feel right for the show? So for the last couple years we had sort of a landmark of where we were headed. This is a slightly modified version of what we thought the ending was going to be. Not what they say they wantDinesh says he wants a billion dollarsbut is that really what he wants?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 382 words · Jason Cox

Silicon Valleyto end after season 6

A beloved start-up is now headed toward a finish. That’s right: Middle out is…out. HBO announced on Friday that the upcoming sixth season ofSilicon Valleywill be the show’s last. John P. Johnson/HBO We are forever indebted to our incredible cast, crew, and partners at HBO. The news is hardly surprising, and Judge has talked about a six-season plan in the past. “I would hate to run it into the ground…...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Briana Pineda

Simon Cowell hints he may leave 'American Idol': Suprised? Hardly

I am not sure we can sustain me doing three shows a year, he said. They involve a lot of traveling. Then Simon dropped this bomb: One may have to go. I dont know which one. That is the problem, I like all of them. I cant imagine not doingBritains Got Talentand I cant imagine not doingX Factor. But I guess America is more likely to go because I have got one year under contract....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Laura Logan