Why horror filmRelicwas 'like therapy' for Emily Mortimer and director Natalie Erika James

Mortimer, too, found making the film to be a therapeutic experience. Otherwise, it doesn’t really work. You’re basically acting what’s happening in your gut, so it’s kind of an amazing feeling. Jackson Finter/IFC Films It’s like therapy in a weird way, because it’s so cathartic." That’s not to say the shoot was an easy one. “I think Bella had to cry for four days straight. So it’s really emotionally taxing on them....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Corey Nelson Jr.

Why I'm really pissed at Rosie for fleeing 'The View'

Of course, the one week I take vacation, all hell breaks loose onThe View. Fat lesbians vs. pretty Christians! Could therebea battle that better sums up where were at as a culture? Being a terrible egomaniac, Ive also always envisioned what Id do if I was given a chair. Then Rosie showed up, and did… exactly what I would have. Even more amazing: She fit right in. To my knowledge, the show lost no advertisers....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Matthew Miller

Why Ian Somerhalder returned to the world of vampires for Netflix'sV Wars

Ian Somerhalderis back in the world of fangs, blood, and gore. Thats a legitimate question, he says with a nod. Its such a different scope. Credit: Netflix I would like to think I learned a good bit after eight years of television in this genre. I love this genre. It has been very good to me. But also, its so unique. Theres so much it’s possible for you to do with it....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Laura Leon

Why it won't be easy forLove Is Blindcontestants to get their rushed marriages annulled

Warning: This post contains spoilers from the finale ofLove Is Blind. If love isnt blind, can it be annulled? How easy or difficult is it to annul a rushed wedding that you, perhaps, instantly regret? Credit: Netflix Im going to talk about it New York-centric because annulments are treated differently in every state. Theres no one set rule. Its the same for divorce. So I know two states: I know Connecticut where I practice and I know New York....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Vickie Brown

Why Jhumpa Lahiri loves translating Italy's 'finest living writer'

Speaking with EW about translatingTrick, Lahiri described the process as alternately pain-staking, gratifying, and immensely educational. I would wish that pleasure and education and marveling that sense of amazement for any writer. Read on below, and purchase your copy ofTrickhere. Credit: Marco Delogu; Europa Editions His niece used to babysit for my kids who, at the time, still needed a babysitter. It was just his totally neighborly thing, a gesture....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Steven Park

Why Joe Keery shed his iconicStranger Thingshair for a bowl cut in new horror movie

Oh, and the blood. It will stretch the parameters of how people understand him as a performer." Keery stars as a new kind of monster inSpree (out now). John DeLuca, Sasheer Zamata, and Joe Keery in ‘Spree’.Credit: RLJE Films “We spent a long time watching countless videos and compilations. Just diving deep into YouTube culture and the single-digit influencers,” Keery adds. Keery and Kotlyarenko shot the film last year. RLJE Films...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Michelle Espinoza

Why Joe Manganiello wanted justice for hisJustice Leagueshoot with #SnyderCut post

His post on the anniversary was more a memorial to the Deathstroke character that could have been. Manganiellos post featured 10 photos of his Deathstroke/Mr. Wilson character while shooting in Monaco forJustice League, the actor tells EW. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images; Clay Enos/Warner Bros. I honestly wanted to stop talking about it. I dont really like talking about things that didnt happen, Manganiello said of the Snyder Cut. One day I thought, if I dont put them out now theyre never going to come out....

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

Why Julia Roberts won't ever join niece Emma onAmerican Horror Story

But the Oscar-winner says its not in the cards for her. Explains Roberts, You know everybody divides the world into two groups? My two groups are people that like to be scared and people who dont like to be scared. David Buchan/Variety/REX/Shutterstock; Michele K. Short/FX I cant support you. I dont think I can do it. He goes, Lady, you wont get through the commercial. Okay, thats a good friend....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 111 words · Jordan Sampson

Why Kate Atkinson delved into the world of Nazi sympathizers for her new novelTranscription

Now Kate Atkinson, takes on WWII espionage. The whole place smells like orchids and olives and old-world money; even the waiters wear white dinner jackets. In her latest novel, passing unnoticed isnt just a virtue, its a necessity. Credit: Euan Myles Who was the enemy? What do they look like, and what are they doing? Are they all spies? Little, Brown and Company And by the time I finished, it had become a relative thing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Jamie Foster

Why Kayla Cromer deserves an Emmy nod for her groundbreaking turn inEverything's Gonna Be Okay

It’s full of nuance, hilarity, and heartbreak. What if I can really change the industry? She knew knows she could play neurotypical roles, too. Credit: Eric Liebowitz/Freeform Cromer plays eldest Matilda, whose life in many ways resembles any high school students. As Matilda, Cromer immediately emerges as a fierce, funny performer. (Some light spoilers to follow.) Her sister chastises her for putting herself in the situation at all, and challenges her to face it....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Nathan Mclaughlin

Why Ken Burns took a deep dive intoCountry Music

Our intention is to just tell stories, says Burns. We dont have a political or another agenda. In the early episodes, the considerable and sometimes overlooked African-American contribution to the genre is deeply explored. Credit: David Redfern/Redferns; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Paul Natkin/Getty Images; Lester Cohen/Getty Images; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images; Hulton Archive/Getty Images Its not politically correct to tell this story, Burns says. Its actually correct to tell this story....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 175 words · Alyssa Shaw

Why Laura Lippman refuses to participate in performative internet mourning

The following is an exclusive excerpt fromMy Life as aVillainess,by Laura Lippman, out August 4. A Fine Bromance 1. It would be three days before a record company confirmed the singer-songwriter’s passing. Credit: Lesley Unruh This wasn’t new for me. It had been more than a decade since I could muster actual grief about a famous person’s death. “I don’t know him,” I explained to my shocked friends. I was indifferent more often than not....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 297 words · Heather Kemp

Why Leslie Odom Jr. was hesitant to play Sam Cooke inOne Night in Miami

However daunting, it was still a task the Tony-winningHamiltonalum was prepared for. “Many of us get to use that training so infrequently.” One Night in Miamiwill be released later this year via Amazon Prime Video. Leslie Odom Jr. in ‘One Night in Miami’.Credit: Patti Perret/Amazon Studios LESLIE ODOM JR.:It’s all been upside. Quite frankly, most of the people that are watchingHamiltonon Disney+ are experiencing the show for the first time....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 596 words · Rachel Contreras