Mrs. Daviss Chris Diamantopoulos Pushed for JQs Banana Hammock

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2616 words  |  Zora Stowers

Spoilers follow for “Great Gatsby 2001: A Space Odyssey,” episode seven of Mrs. Davis. “Great Gatsby 2001: A Space Odyssey,” the seventh episode of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis, may not be the finale, but it’s where we arrive at our first big ending. Wiley (Jake McDornan), wishing to spare his comrades in hunting the titular AI enemy, tricks the rebellion into blowing up their own base. No one is as devastated by the revelation of Wiley’s duplicity than JQ (Chris Diamantopoulos), Wiley’s second-in-command and most trusted confidante, who is left standing confused, angry, and dressed like a character out of Mad Max, realizing his friend has disappeared from his life. [Read More]

Murray Bartlett Drilled the Choreography on Welcome to Chippendales

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  248 words  |  Aldo Pusey

Murray Bartlett Murray Bartlett is always up for a challenge. When he had to pretend to shit in a suitcase for The White Lotus, he rose to the occasion. But Welcome to Chippendales brought a whole new mountain to climb: strip-dance choreography. “It was a really good challenge,” Bartlett told Vulture at the show’s November 16 red-carpet premiere. “I’m not a professional dancer. Maybe you’ve noticed that.” As Chippendales second banana and stripper Svengali Nick De Noia, Bartlett had to not only act as if he knew how to dance but also pretend to know how to teach dance. [Read More]

My Friend 50 Is a New Fox Sitcom About 50 Cent, Not About Another Guy Named 50

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  110 words  |  Aldo Pusey

50 Cent, your friend. 50 Cent will do more than just escort you to a candy shop: He’s now going to executive-produce and have a recurring role in a new Fox single-camera series, My Friend 50. Good thing his name is 50! Otherwise who knows who would have gotten the part. The show follows Amanda Kramer, an unstable 20-something who thinks that joining 50 Cent’s entourage will solve all her problems. [Read More]

My Wild Oscar-Party Night With Courtney Love and Jessica Lange

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  13 minutes  |  2735 words  |  Zora Stowers

Courtney Love and Amanda de Cadenet at a Vanity Fair Oscar party March 27, 1995. From his early days as a struggling actor, through his drug-addled years working for Andy Warhol at Interview and Tina Brown at Vanity Fair, and on to a mind-bending journey to the top of Kilimanjaro, Kevin Sessums has led an intensely colorful life — and just barely lived to write about it. His memoir, I Left It on the Mountain, is full of glitzy, debauched yarns, including the one excerpted here, about a very strange night with Courtney Love and Jessica Lange at the 1995 Vanity Fair Oscar party. [Read More]

NC-17 Queen Gina Gershon on Killer Joe and the Lengths Shell Go to Make You Forget About Showgirl

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  7 minutes  |  1483 words  |  Elina Uphoff

From between her shapely, spandex-clad legs, Gina Gershon greets me with an upside-down smile. It was her idea to meet at this yoga class in Tribeca, but she arrived late, so our first encounter takes place as we’re both doubled forward in ­uttanasana. For the next hour, I stand directly behind her as she contorts her body into the bendiest of positions. Each time the instructor tells us that, if we feel the urge, we may try a deeper, more complex pose, Gershon goes for it. [Read More]

Netflix Gave Us More Than One Piece of Info About One Piece

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  325 words  |  Janel Helmers

One Piece. Ready to set sail into the frightening waters of “Beloved IP Adaptations”? The upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation of the manga series One Piece will officially debut in 2023. Not a very specific date, but it’s not the only crumb Netflix sprinkled on the path to One Piece for fans of the manga (and there are many, given that it is, according to Netflix, the most-read manga of all time). [Read More]

Netflix Is a Joke Fest Is Taking Another Trip to L.A.

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  197 words  |  Elina Uphoff

Netflix’s live-comedy era continues. During the pre-show for Chris Rock’s live Netflix special Selective Outrage, Ronny Chieng announced that the streamer is bringing its comedy festival back next summer. Netflix Is a Joke Fest will officially return to Los Angeles from May 2 to May 14, 2024 in dozens of venues in the city. The festival debuted in April 2022 with a lineup of 336 comedians including Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Wanda Sykes, Snoop Dogg, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Hasan Minhaj, Bill Burr, Tim Robinson, Tig Notaro, Maya Rudolph, Ali Wong, Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart, Joel Kim Booster, and more. [Read More]

New Girl Recap: Bar Rescue

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1026 words  |  Sherie Connelly

New Girl What About Fred? Season 5 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » New Girl What About Fred? Season 5 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Hannah Simone as Cece, Max Greenfield as Schmidt, Jake Johnson as Nick. As I mentioned last week, New Girl is stuck in a holding pattern until Zooey Deschanel goes on maternity leave, which means the first few episodes of season five spin their wheels a bit. [Read More]

New on Paramount+: July 2024

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  622 words  |  Elina Uphoff

Each month, several films and TV shows are added to Peacock’s library; we recommend the titles worth watching. For more streaming guides and Peacock, head to Vulture’s What to Stream hub. Each month, several films and TV shows are added to Peacock’s library; we recommend the titles worth watching. For more streaming guides and Peacock, head to Vulture’s What to Stream hub. Funny Face. Don’t have Paramount+ yet? Sign up here This Month’s Highlight Funny Face One thing about Paramount+ is that they will always have a good collection of older movies. [Read More]

Nicolas Cage Gets Philosophical With Vulture

 Posted on June 13, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  910 words  |  Sherie Connelly

At the Cinema Society and Amnesty International–hosted screening of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Vulture spoke with Nicolas Cage about how the movie was conceived, the distractions of shooting in New York City, and the character’s hairstyle. Cage also discussed his wide range of roles and how the success of the National Treasure franchise has made him a devotee of family-friendly fare. Regarding his now-legendary spending binges, Cage simply said he is no longer a collector. [Read More]