Inside the Emmy 2019 after-parties

Keep clicking to see more photos from the 2019 post-Emmys festivities. Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO Frazer Harrison/WireImage Arnold Turner/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Alex Berliner/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Alex Berliner/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Matt Winkelmeyer/FilmMagic Charley Gallay/Getty Images Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock FilmMagic Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix Chelsea Lauren/Variety/Shutterstock Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages/Shutterstock Alex Berliner/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Travis Ramirez

Inside the iconic locations fromCenter Stage, 20 years after the final bow

Cue up “Canned Heat” by Jamiroquai, becauseCenter Stageis turning 20. “I was cast because Nick wanted to get ballet right. He didn’t want an actor,” she tells EW. Illustration by EW; Everett Collection “The studio wanted an actor who could dance and use a body double if they need to. “He was a huge ballet fan,” she says. “It was beautiful to dance onstage there,” Schull says. Illustration by EW; Everett Collection...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Matthew Silva

Inside the making of Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis comedyThe Spy Who Dumped Me

Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis are no strangers to summer movies. And now the two comedians are teaming up for this summer’sThe Spy Who Dumped Me. Iserson is basically a veteran in the television world (he’s worked on everything fromNew GirltoMr. Hopper Stone/SMPSP What would we do if we were confronted with an assassin? We’d probably make fun of something he was wearing." And thus,The Spy Who Dumped Mewas born (er, bourne?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Jeffery Cox

Inside the making of NSYNC's iconic 'Bye Bye Bye' music video

Synchronized choreography on strings! Twenty years after the boy band’s action-packed escapade topped TRL, we look back at its making. Dressed in an array of early 2000s fashion Leather trench coats! Steve Grayson/Online USA, Inc. I Did it Again" video, right?) and money to spare. The “Bye Bye Bye” video was no exception. Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect “It was a fun time to make music videos,” Bass tells EW. That was probably stupid....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 607 words · Monica Wagner

Inside the making of Reba McEntire's vibrant, Grammy-nominated albumStronger Than the Truth

The record, which dropped last April, landed at No. 4 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart and was recently nominated for Best Country Album at the 2020 Grammys. We were thrilled to pieces, says McEntire of the nod. Credit: Ryan Camp / Photos Courtesy of RBI I was kind of shocked, really, but shocked in a happy way. Album highlights include the title track, which was co-written by McEntires niece Autumn and Hannah Lousie Blaylock....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 176 words · Megan West

Inside the making ofThe Binge, Hulu's raunchy teen spin onThe Purge

Plus: How a last-minute rewrite catapulted the film’s Gauntlet scene to comedy heights. Dexter Darden is on the phone when he pauses to get something shoved up his nose. “I was sweating so much, and it kept sticking to my face.” Credit: Brett Roedel/Hulu Eduardo Franco (Blockers) also stars as Andrew, their buddy with the plug. The last stage of the competition is called Cocaine Scarface. Contestants must snort as much of aScarface-sized mound of the white powder as possible in three minutes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Jeffrey Cooke

Inside the most radical reality show transformation ever: The redemption of Colin and Christie

Colin cemented his place as one of reality television’s major early villains. There was the time he relentlessly cursed out an ox. There was the other time he almost got arrested because he refused to pay a $100 taxi fare. Viewers saw him arguing with other teams and berating his girlfriend. It was a bad all-around look. Fast forward 15 years and the story could not be more surprising. Gone are the angry outbursts....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1847 words · Lori Price

Inside the Roots' next CD

Its not an intro, but more an introduction to the topical theme of the album, Trotter says. Mos kicks it off from one perspective. My verse is about global warming and how the world is all haywire. Were all dealing with different aspects of the state of the world. GET BUSYIts a Philly celebration, with verses from longtime protege Dice Raw (kinda like W.E.B. The beats driven by an aggressive, grinding bassline....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · Andrew Harris

Inside theReal Housewivesindustrial complex: Bravo's biggest stars reflect on the ultra-successful franchise

Ten years ago, a star was born. They entered the small-screen fray 2,000 miles away in Georgia, with a mostly innocuous view of reality television. “I just decided to do something that dealt with television,” Leakes recalled to EW. Atlanta joined theBravofamily as the thirdHousewivesfranchise, afterOrange CountyandNew York City, and was followed quickly by New Jersey. “Without theHousewivesI don’t think I would have this public persona,” he told EW. “I would be a very happy TV producer....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Jessica King

Inside theStar Warsprequels' 3 best lightsaber fights

The Phantom Menace Gillard initially designedPhantom Menacefight with a five-minute demo reel to show Lucas. Effectively, Jett Lucas decided the style of that fight, Gillard says. Neeson improvised the idea that Qui-Gon would use the time to sit and meditate, Gillard says. ‘Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace’.Lucasfilm The master and apprentice finally clash on the molten planet of Mustafar. The entire path of the fight had the actors traveling one kilometer and through seven different soundstages....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · John Bell

InsideAlien: The Play, the high school production going viral for its scene-stealing Xenomorph

This is the high school production that has everyone, including some celebrities, demanding a Broadway version ofAlien. “It follows exactly like the movie with a few scenes added to kill time for scene changes.” A lot of improvising and thinking outside the box. Courtesy of Perfecto Cuervo and Steven Defendini. “The reaction from the administration has been overwhelmingly positive,” he says. And with blessings fromElijah Wood, who wouldn’t be? “holy s!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Rodney Jefferson

InsideDrunk History'shilarious drunken origins with Jack Black and Michael Cera

The vivacious affair was even more momentous because it celebrated the shows first story-within-a-story episode. revolves around famed writer Mary Shelley and the events leading to Frankensteins creation. Hes fromNew Girland a lot of other things. Andrew Toth/Getty Images No, Otis has got to go.' And I thought, well, that would be fun to reenact, but what if it did happen? Whats something that you’ve got the option to prove did or didnt happen?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Megan Sullivan

InsideGame of Thrones'disastrous original pilot: 'Nobody knew what they were doing'

You haven’t seen the originalGame of Thronespilot. Martin’s bestselling novels to life very nearly sunk the series. The following picks up midway through the original pilot’s production in 2009. Sophie Turner, Richard Madden, Sean Bean, and Michelle Fairley in the first episode of ‘Game of Thrones’.HBO There had been an endless number of meetings, rewrites, negotiations, and hiring decisions. Finally, the cameras were rolling in Northern Ireland and Morocco. During King Robert’s arrival, I remember finding the whole thing ridiculous....

May 1, 2025 · 7 min · 1416 words · Joseph House