A brief history of every Black Dahlia adaptation (and some conspiracy theories)

Here’s a brief history of the famous case. (We gave it a B.) The murder remains unsolved. Credit: Clay Enos/TNT Before she died, she was working as a waitress and living behind a nightclub on Hollywood Boulevard. via the primitive “Soundphoto” service, in exchange for an exclusive reveal of Short’s identity. The package reeked; gasoline had been used to remove traces of fingerprints from the contents. One of Short’s head shots....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Angela Galloway

A brief history of Wonder Woman's golden armor

A lot has changed forGal Gadot’s Diana Prince since the year 1971. When Superman returns, he and Diana have different ideas about how to handle the rising threat. Hanging on her wall in the Watch Tower are a pair of golden wings and a golden eagle helmet. Credit: Clay Enos/Warner Bros.; DC Comics The armor is a symbol of war. It’s a side Superman says he’s not comfortable seeing. “I expect to be a soldier,” she says in the comic....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Miss Crystal May

A brief history ofBachelorandBachelorettevillains eating on camera

But for years, one group of contestants has boldly and blatantly ignored this unwritten rule: The villains. Who could forgetChad Johnson, the overly-aggro jerk from JoJos season ofThe Bachelorettein 2016? So whats behind this food-relatedBachelorphenomenon? Credit: ABC Maybe the on-camera foodies simply dont care what other people think. If so, kudos to them. Did anyone ever speak to him about it? And no one was going to persuade him to stop eating....

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

A celebration of Jim Carrey's historic (and hilarious) 1994

There are career years, and then there’sJim Carrey’s 1994. In honor of the milestone anniversary of these films, EW is celebrating Carrey’s big year. Carrey was by no means a showbiz rookie when he found his monster success. Credit: Everett Collection (3) That platform is what helped Carrey get back on the film radar. Also, who else could have pulled off that hair? Or that pink tutu? Or talking out of their butt?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Andrew Palmer

A close read of Inland, the rare novel with a perfect ending

** “She saw it all.” The four words that endInlandread like the debris from a breathtaking literary explosion. The impetus for it? Credit: ILLUSTRATION BY JUN CEN FOR EW A horde of ghosts, a blind camel, and a sip of water. Rarely, a literary ending comes along that feels too perfect to limit to safe, vague praise. (It was nominated for the National Book Award.) That she’d follow it up with a western?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · William Maxwell

A creepy clown is on the loose in clip from horror-comedyGags the Clown

My characters a newscaster, so all of the found footage is with the news camera. Theres people obviously using their phones and then there are other new reporters and cameras. My character thinks its a POS story [Laughs]. Doppelgänger Releasing But she has to follow it. Doppelganger Releasing and Bloody Disgusting are debutingGags the Clownin select cinemas and VOD in September. Watch an exclusive clip fromGags the Clownabove.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 68 words · George Hernandez

A director royale? The James Bond series may just get handed to Mendes, Sam Mendes

Id also love to see what Kathryn Bigelow could do with an 007 installment. Beyond her pyrotechnical action chops, surelyshewould offer a novel angle on the ultimate big-screen ladies man. The director, Martin Campbell (GoldenEye), brought back thedangerof Bond. And it worked, stunningly. Better Bond didnt necessarily mean bigger Bond. And so the producers did what producers tend to do: They got scared. Mendes is just the director to bring it back....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Teresa Blackburn

A Discovery of Witchesdrops first season 2 photo, with Matthew Goode in a doublet

The past is about to get witchy. Matthew walks beside her holding her hand, wearing a leather doublet and matching breeches. Weve finally arrived at Elizabethan London… Whos excited for season 2? Sky One the shows Twitter account asked alongside the release of the image. With cast like this they will not be disappointed. Season 2 will also see the return of much of the season 1 cast. Season 2 will be based on Harknesss second novel in her All Souls Trilogy,Shadow of Night....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · James Young

A Discovery of Witchesproduction designer James North on bringing the book to life

Its about scale, and its an international show and it needs to feel that [way]. It needs to feel grand. Thats what comes across in the books. Credit: Sky One For North, Harkness book (the first in the All Souls trilogy) provided the perfect jumping-off point. Theres always like a couple of copies of the book filled with post-it notes, he remarks. Due to her history background, everything is based on real places, North says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Michael Richmond

A fairy tale turns grim in sneak peek at horror movieGretel & Hansel

The new version of the classic story stars Sophia Lillis. We tried to find a way to make it more of a coming-of-age story. Sophia Lillis is really fantastic. She has one of those faces that the camera immediately understands, which is something that rarely happens. The audition tape Perkins received from Krige. The word witch was maligned for so many hundreds of years and was such a negative. Now being a witch has the quality of having power, onesownpower....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Jeanette Smith

A Fantastic Woman's Daniela Vega is a force of nature worthy of Oscar gold

Thats the worst place in the world for a person to die, because then youre the rejected one. I couldnt continue writing before meeting some transgender women… I met her, and that was a milestone in the process, because I loved her immediately. Sony Pictures Classics I loved how witty and political she was, and I was fascinated by her complexity. DANIELA VEGA:Of course Sebastian and I love each other very much....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 261 words · Ann Rivers

A first look at the big, beautifully gay world of theEverybody's Talking About Jamiefilm

His creators understand the power of handing him the spotlight in their extravagant new movieEverybody’s Talking About Jamie. “It’s about how you take your place in the world.” “We turned the school canteen into a ballroom! 20th Century Studios It’s a scale of imagination film lets you have.” In the film’s casting process, Butterell and the team saw more than 3,000 young actors. Newcomer Max Harwood sent along a casual audition tape months into the process and instantly won everyone over....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Michele Lambert

A frank conversation about YA literature, police brutality, and the nuances of Black storytelling

Its a frank admission fromNic Stone, the No. 1 best-selling author ofDear Martinand other YA hits. An understandable one, too. Illustration by Rachelle Baker for EW From opposite coasts, the pair gathered over Zoom for a candid discussion. They’re actually claiming Dr. King’s name in this. We don’t talk about that. Random House (2) Like, we are beyond stress. We are beyond anger. We are in a state of duress....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 935 words · Mary Thomas