Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes): How Jason Statham and a baby stoleFate of the Furious

Here,The Fate of the Furiousdirector F. Gary Gray goes inside his films frightening climactic scene. Click here for more Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes) stories. Oh, and an airplane, too. Credit: Everett Collection Well, of course the answer to why he betrayed his family would be to save his family. The unexpected answer: villain-turned-presumed-dead-ally Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). Finding Brian was the easy part, as the exit strategy proved to be a tad more strenuous....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Douglas Sanchez

Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes): Inside the heart-wrenching final season ofPlease Like Me

All four seasons are now available to stream on Hulu.) Click here for more Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes) stories. Four seasons later, Josh finds Rose dead in her bedroom. Credit: ABC In recent years, television has been rightly heralded for incorporating more realistic depictions of mental illness. Maybe a few years ago, it would make sense to keep avoiding it as a topic on TV. Thomas knows this firsthand....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Emily Rivera

Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes):SNLwriter Julio Torres breaks down hisAvatarsketch, 'Papyrus'

Was it cruelty?' Ahead, is how Torres came up with his breakout viral short about the title font ofAvatar. If you pay attention, you could almost always identify a Julio Torres sketch onSaturday Night Live. “He just highlighted ‘Avatar.’ “Like a thoughtless child, just wandering by a garden, yanking leaves along the way.” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You had actually tweeted aboutAvatarusing Papyrus back in May. Were you thinking of it as a sketch then?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · April Thomas

Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé defined the last 10 years of music

4, Glastonbury, Beyonce, Lemonade, Beychella. No one dominated music in the 2010s like Queen Bey. Catch upon our list so far, whichincludes the MCUs big SnapandLin-Manuel Mirandas history-making hit. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Today, we get in formation for Beyonce, who set the mold for musicians everywhere this decade. It happens at the end. He clutches the perspired cotton like an ancient artifact. He has caught the spirit ofBeyonce Knowles Carter....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Paul Smith

Best of the Decade: How streaming smashed the rules

When it comes to TV, the days of weekly watch parties and bathroom breaks during commercials are over. “Broadcast has so much to offer, but that freedom is what I longed for.” Yet Netflix’s impact goes beyond just the content it creates. That’s when I realized, we are on a hit, hit show." Plec remembers a similar moment whenThe Vampire Diarieshit Netflix about halfway through its run. “So I started asking, ‘How are you watching the show?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Lindsay Smith

Best of the Decade: How The Dress showed us the power of memes

Catch upon our list so far, whichincludes the MCU’s big SnapandLin-Manuel Miranda’s history-making hit. Here we dive into how one (blue and black?) dress broke the internet. If we all found cross-platform unity though, it was through onelow-res image of an inexplicably-hued dress. The color… well, don’t get us started. The debate all but broke the internet. “You want to learn more about it. And you want to feel like you’re a part of that community as well....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 88 words · Christopher White

Best of the Decade: Lin-Manuel Miranda on making history withHamilton

And he’s heard everything it’s possible for you to hear about it, too. “I know about a failed revolution in France because of fin’Les Miz. I know what I know about the Constitution from1776. I’ll do a cool concept album and hopefully someone will figure out how to stage it.' That’s not how it ended up panning out, but all I was looking to was tradition. YetHamilton’s standing as a zeitgeist sensation isn’t just in what’s on the page....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Nathaniel Smith

Best of the Decade:The Vampire Diariesdelivered a perfect love triangle in its third season

There’s a reason we’ve seen so many love triangles on television. The classic storytelling equipment is a surefire way to drum up drama in any situation. It taps into a fandom’s desire to root for something, to feel competitive about something. Well, because it can get complicated. For as often as we see love triangles on television series, they don’t always work. Love triangles are a high-wire act. The two relationships need to feel different enough, though both must feel valid....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Kristina Dixon

Best style moments at the 2019 Emmy Awards

Keep clicking for 20 of the most memorable looks from the pre-show style parade. Annie Murphy The entireSchitt’s Creekcast brought their A-game to the carpet, especially the Rose ladies. Annie Murphy glittered in a sequined, plunging midnight blue gown with three-quarter sleeves and puffed shoulders. VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images (2) The Emmy winner stunned in a blush suit with a bold black print and ascot. Betty Gilpin The nominatedGLOWstar did just that in sparkling, midnight blue Jason Wu....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Sherry Williams

Best TV scenes of the past year for Emmys consideration: EW picks 20

The 2015 Emmys race is here! The awards ceremony will take place on Sept. 20 in Los Angeles. At EW, everyone feels very passionately about TV and were also terribly opinionated. Credit: ABC; AMC; HBO Some amazing shows and scenes didnt make the final list (we still love you,Silicon Valley! ), but wethinkwe reached 20 of the most award-worthy scenes of 2015. For obvious reasons,spoilers ahead! 1.The Jinx(HBO) Ep. 6, What the Hell Did I Do?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 546 words · Raymond Galvan

BET Awards 2019: See all the stars on the red carpet

Keep clicking to see who else came out to celebrate! Leon Bennett/FilmMagic Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Broadimage/Shutterstock Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Broadimage/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Broadimage/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images MediaPunch/Shutterstock Broadimage/Shutterstock Broadimage/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Broadimage/Shutterstock Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Aaron J....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Alexis Brooks

BET Awards 2019: See the full list of winners

She won five BET Awards in 2017 and four during the 2018 celebration. Other nominees included Beyonce, J. Cole, Childish Gambino, Issa Rae, Stephen Curry, and Lizzo. BET even opted to use a blue carpet in honor of the slain rapper. Hussle was posthumously awarded the Humanitarian Award for his community activism and efforts in underprivileged areas. He was also nominated for Best Male Hip Hop Artist. Legend, Khaled, and YG will tribute the late rapper with a special performance during the awards show....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Christina White

Better Call Saul 'Bagman' episode review: AMC drama goes Bad in a stunning survival tale

“Bagman” takes Jimmy beyond borders into a bloody desert nightmare. Last week,Better Call Saulhit a stunning new high. The hour climaxed withBob Odenkirkwinning an Emmy, probably, with a burst of florid hallway egomania. Credit: Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television “I travel in worlds you might’t even imagine!” Jimmy screamed at Howard (Patrick Fabian). “I’m like a god in human clothing! Lightning bolts shoot from my fingertips!” I love this show so much when it’s a detail-fixated legal opera....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Melissa Johns