How Alessia Cara became the summer's biggest breakout

One clip,a stripped-back rendition of the Neighbourhoods Sweater Weather,even went viral in 2013. I wanted to get my voice out there, Cara says. Its still hard for me to sing in front of people, but being scared can be amazing. Credit: Meredith Truax Fast-forward two years: Cara has become the soul breakout of the summer. Her anti-party anthem Here is scalingBillboards R&B chartand scored her aTV debut on Fallonin July....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Arthur Johnson

How Angelina Jolie'sFirst They Killed My Fatherfound its genius look in record time

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You crafted this film in record time, right? You came aboard late in production?ANTHONY DOD MANTLE:Its a funny story… The same month the film collapsed, my mother passed away at age 95. Netflix Three days after I fell out of that film with Will Ferrell, the phone rang from Cambodia. We had to develop a further idea, to build slightly different cameras to achieve this look. You hadfour daysto do all of this?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Amanda Ward

How Annette Bening became Dianne Feinstein forThe Report

Her guiding motto: Stick to the facts. The actress is generating Oscar buzz for her transformation. Like any good writing, its not an intellectual process. Annette Bening in ‘The Report.'.Credit: Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon Studios Although of course in this case theres a lot of content. I didnt know [director] Scott [Burns]. I just thought, Yes, Ill do it. So when did you first meet Feinstein? What was your initial conception?It would have been in 1978....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 996 words · Dr. John Johnson Jr.

How assistants, andThe Assistant, are challenging the culture of Hollywood

Her boss, an executive, is on the line. But writer-director Kitty Green says the film is after something bigger. (Indeed, Weinsteins vicious temper and aggressive managerial stylewere already infamouslong before the sexual abuse scandal broke.) Credit: Ty Johnson/Bleecker Street Theyre really excited by it all, and the opportunity to learn. But some are working to break the cycle. August later co-hosted a town hall on the issue and haswritten extensivelyabout iton his blog....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 557 words · David Martinez

How author John Green helped shape Hulu'sLooking for Alaskaadaptation

Adapting a book as beloved asLooking for Alaskais no simple feat. He shared so much of himself and his life with us. But it was really terrifying for me. Alfonso Bresciani/Hulu It was really lovely having him as such a helpful creative force, she tells EW. He was always really supportive and gave us so much freedom and trust. He really blessed us by telling us, These are your characters now, and it was really powerful....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Matthew Edwards

How Ben Stiller, Mindy Kaling, Cardi B, and more celebs celebrated Father's Day amid COVID-19

“Happy Fathers Day to a Dad who always showed up. Miss you,” Stiller captioned the photo. The elder Stillerdied in Mayat the age of 92. Chris Evans Chris Evansalso shared a photo of his dad from his childhood. Not even COVID-19 could stop him. He would drop off homemade puzzles and Indian food," the comedian wrote. “Its funny how you could love your own father even more by seeing how they love your kids....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Jodi Wong

How Carmen Maria Machado wrote the best memoir of the year

In the Dream House is a thrilling, harrowing exploration of queer identity, abuse, and storytelling. Its author tells EW how she pulled it off. She admitted it was a particularly difficult experience. Credit: Art Strieber/AUGUST Yall, this book almost killed me dead, but I did it, she tweeted. In the Dream Housemarks Machados debut nonfiction book, a memoir she comfortably calls experimental. It tackles the rarely explored, oft-misunderstood, and deeply painful topic of queer domestic violence....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 518 words · Tracy Garza

How Charlize Theron shot her own digital cover — and why I fell forThe Old Guard

What do you ask of the woman who can seemingly do anything? We knewCharlize Theronwas an accomplished producer, Oscar-winning actor, and former model. “That was the game-changer right there. It’s really good. (Our critic Leah Greenblatt isn’tquite as impressed, which is fine!) My home TV set-up is fine but it’s no Cinerama Dome at the ArcLight in Hollywood. The gentle wink Marwan Kenzari aims at Luca Marinelli as they recall their millennium-old meet-cute across a Crusades battlefield....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Spencer Hines

How Charlize Theron transformed into Megyn Kelly forBombshell

Charlize Theronhas built her career on metamorphosis. But when Theron first read Charles Randolph’s script, she was reluctant to play such a polarizing figure. (Ailes denied all allegations before his death in 2017.) Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Lionsgate “And they ended up being the people that spoke up.” That’s not what this film is about at all." The actress also immersed herself in footage of Kelly, particularly her unscripted interviews. Hilary B. Gayle/Lionsgate...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Jeffrey Turner

How close is coronavirus to films likeContagionandOutbreak? EW asks the experts

TheCDC reportsthe “potential public health threat posed by COVID-19 [a.k.a. coronavirus] is very high, to the United States and globally.” Two ways major outbreaks have spread in the past are airborne contraction and via bodily fluid contact. CONTAGION, Jude Law, 2011. ph: Claudette Barius/©Warner Bros/courtesy Everett Collection.Credit: Everett Airborne viruses, Madad tells EW, spread rapidly, like what we’re seeing now with the coronavirus. Diseases transmitted through bodily fluid contact tend to be less widespread but more deadly, she notes....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 319 words · Terry Miller

How come no one is watching 'Journeyman'?

Monday nights are meant for two things:Journeymanand crying. You know, the awesome show the whole world is ignoring, even though its on right afterHeroes. Did I mention that I cry at the end of practically every episode? What about the fact that the soundtrack adheres perfectly (and beautifully) to the years Dan visits? And that the show is absolutely nothing likeQuantum Leap?! Are you intrigued yet? You should be, despite the fact that NBC isnt showingJourneymanany love....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Randy Perez

How Danny McBride and an executed prisoner inspired the Black Keys'Let's Rock

For the first Black Keys album in five years, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney played things loose. As Carney explains, that no frills element is also baked into the bands DNA. Its always been the MO for Dan and I: simplicity, he tells EW. Credit: Alysse Gafkjen Theres beauty in simplicity. But for me and my tastes, its usually more understated. The less-is-more aesthetic doesnt extend to all the influences that helped inspireLets Rock....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 509 words · Ryan Rodgers

How dark web hacker Rich DotCom became the heart ofBlindspot

And the rest was history. Gero’s old friend Ennis Esmer wasn’t just perfect for the role, it was written for him. Rich is a “coked-out” and meaner version of Esmer, according to theBlindspotcreator. Credit: Barbara Nitke/NBC/Warner Brothers Having worked together for over two decades, coming up in the Toronto comedy scene toL.A. Rich was proof thatBlindspotcould expand the types of stories it was telling, and the characters within it. “Those episodes fundamentally pivoted the show to a fun, more popcorn realm....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 376 words · Patricia Young