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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. Apocalypse in the Tropics is now in theaters and on Netflix.

Five years, the closest presidential election in Brazilian history, and one insurrection after her last examination of Brazil’s tumultuous socio-political sphere, Petra Costa––the brilliant documentarian behind Elena and The Edge of Democracy––hones in on Jair Bolsonaro, the radical evangelical right that won him the presidency in 2018, and the theocracy they collectively fight to instate. With Costa’s nearly unfettered access to the main characters of modern Brazilian politics, the events of Apocalypse in the Tropics practically unfold in real time––a thrilling, profound documentary horror.

Costa’s third solo feature presents Brazil as a perfectly bottled representation of what’s happening across an ever-globalizing world. It captures the trending rise of a new political right defined not by their specific beliefs but an amorphous fanatic religiosity and the spiritual,...

A few weeks before the announcement in the wee hours of July 1 that Paramount Global and CBS were settling a widely derided lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against “60 Minutes” for $16 million, George Clooney took his final bow on Broadway as Edward R. Murrow, the famed CBS journalist he portrayed in “Good Night, and Good Luck.” The sold-out play chronicles the conflict between Murrow and the red-baiting Senator Joseph McCarthy and underscores the esteemed position that CBS News has long held in broadcast journalism. From Walter Cronkite’s reporting on the Vietnam War to publishing the first photos of the abuses by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib, CBS News has a proud history of public service when it comes to checking government wrongdoing.

The crown jewel in the CBS News lineup is “60 Minutes,” the forum for Mike Wallace’s interview with tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand and interviews with...

Harris Yulin, the ever-present Emmy-nominated actor who appeared in such films as Scarface, Clear and Present Danger and Training Day and on television in Frasier, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Ozark, has died. He was 87.

Yulin died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in New York City, his family and manager, Sue Leibman, announced.

Although he never found a starring role that made him a household name, Yulin was a familiar face who worked constantly during a career that spanned more than 50 years. “I’m not that high-profile,” he admitted in a 2010 interview with The Irish Times. “I just do the next thing that comes along.”

On Broadway, the character actor performed in 1980’s Watch on the Rhine, 1992’s The Visit, 1997’s The Diary of Anne Frank, 1999’s The Price and 2001’s Hedda Gabler.

He also helmed off-Broadway productions of Baba Goya in 1989, This Lime Tree Bower in 1999 and The Trip to Bountiful...

Over the weekend, just before the Tony Awards, CNN broadcast the penultimate performance of Good Night, and Good Luck from Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre. According to Nielsen, 7.34 million viewers tuned in to watch the production across the cable network and streaming platforms. This special CNN presentation of the five-time Tony Award-nominated play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov marked a historic Broadway first: never before has a live play ever been broadcast on CNN. Anchors Anderson Cooper and Pamela Brown led special live coverage. George Clooney made his Broadway debut as Edward R. Murrow, showcasing his legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means...

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CNN’s airing of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s play about veteran CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow, secured 7.34 million viewers globally. That number reflects U.S. and international CNN viewership, as well as the streaming numbers from both Max and CNN.com.

The presentation last Saturday marked a first for Broadway. Never before had a live play been broadcast and televised around the world. In the U.S., 5.64 million people interacted with CNN’s live broadcast of the five-time Tony-nominated play. Abroad, the play saw 1.7 million interactions.

Specifically when it came to linear viewership in the U.S., 2 million viewers over the age of 2 tuned in to the event, making it the No. 1 program in the country when it came to cable television for the evening.

CNN said that its live telecast of Broadway’s Good Night, And Good Luck drew 2.011 million TV viewers in the U.S., topping total cable viewers on Saturday, while the network said that it also added millions more on streaming and other platforms.

The network heavily promoted the George Clooney led performance, and featured pre- and post- show panels that tied Edward R. Morrow’s 1954 challenge to Joe McCarthy to that of events of the present day.

In the 25-34 demo, the live presentation drew 223,000, third behind ESPN and ESPN 2 for the day.

The figures are from Nielsen via CNN.

The network said that its broadcast of Good Night, And Good Luck reached 7.34 million total viewers on CNN U.S. and CNN International, as well as streaming audiences on Max and CNN.com. By comparison, 155,000 saw the show live throughout its Broadway run.

The network said that the special was...

‘Twas a good night, indeed.

CNN’s live broadcast of the George Clooney-led Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck on Saturday night reached 7.34 million global viewers, including streaming audiences on Max and CNN.com.

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The Stateside share of that audience tallied 5.64 million people, with an additional 1.7 million tuning in internationally.

Former CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley sent a bold message about Donald Trump‘s lawsuit against the network during an appearance on 60 Minutes—and the journalist didn’t mince words with his blunt declaration. On Saturday, June 7, Pelley, 67, sat down with Anderson Cooper, 58, to speak about the lawsuit targeting CBS’ parent company, Paramount Global. The interview came right after CNN aired a live broadcast of the Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck starring George Clooney. In the production, Clooney portrays the late journalist Edward R. Murrow, who famously challenged Senator Joseph McCarthy’s tactics during the Red Scare. “The most important thing is to have the courage to speak, to not let fear permeate the country so that everyone suddenly becomes silent,” Pelley told Cooper. “If you have the courage to speak, we are saved. If you fall silent, the country is doomed,” the journalist continued “It is...

CBS News veteran Scott Pelley sounded the alarm about the possibility of Paramount Global reaching a settlement in the unprecedented lawsuit filed against CBS and “60 Minutes” last year by President Donald Trump.

Pelley took part Saturday night in an interview with CNN anchor and fellow “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper that followed CNN’s live telecast of the Broadway play “Good Night, and Good Luck.” The play recounts the landmark moment in 1954 when CBS News legend Edward R. Murrow challenged the sleazy smear tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of the anti-Communist scare.

“The most important thing is to have the courage to speak, to not let fear permeate the country so that everyone suddenly becomes silent,” Pelley, who formerly held Murrow’s seat as a “CBS Evening News” anchor, said of the role that journalism plays in democracy.

“If you have the courage to speak, we are saved.

Scott Pelley said that a settlement of Donald Trump’s lawsuit would be “very damaging” to the reputation CBS and Paramount, while the 60 Minutes correspondent also defended a recent commencement speech where he warned of the threats to freedom of speech.

Appearing on CNN’s post show following the live telecast of Good Night, And Good Luck, Pelley sat down down fellow 60 Minutes correspondent and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.

“If there is a settlement, and as part of a settlement, there’s an apology, how damaging is that to CBS?”

“It will be very damaging to CBS, to Paramount, to the reputation of those companies,” Pelley said. “I think many of the law firms that made deals with the White House are at this very moment regretting it. That doesn’t look like their finest hour.”

As CBS-parent Paramount Global seeks Trump administration approval of its merger with Skydance, company...

If you’ve been wanting to see George Clooney take the stage in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” but can’t get yourself out to New York, good news! The show is coming to you.

Not literally, it’s not on tour. But it is being broadcast live for those that want to see it. The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov has shattered box office records and is nominated for five Tony Awards, which will take place Sunday, June 8. But before that happens, “Good Night, and Good Luck” will make history and air its penultimate performance at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre.

Here’s what you need to know.

When is it?

The show will broadcast on Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Et.

Is it live?

Yes. The show will be taking place in real time. As Clooney said in a statement: “No net. Buckle up everyone.

Welcome to the Gold Ticket, your VIP guide to the best of pop culture for the weekend ahead, curated by the Gold Derby team of experts. (June 6-June 8)

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Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s cinema-saving horror epic, is now available to rent or buy on VOD platforms like Amazon. Michael B. Jordan stars as Smoke and Stack, identical twin charming criminals who open up a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi. Everything is going great, until the vampires show up. It’s a heady mix of horror, crime, comedy, drama, sex, blues music, Black ownership, family, and a bunch of other genres and themes that makes for the year’s most exciting and important movie. Check out one of the bonus features, titled "Thicker Than Blood" and available digitally and on the upcoming 4K disc release, showing how Jordan got into character(s):

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For the first time ever, CNN will broadcast a Broadway performance live

History will be made on Saturday, June 7, as the five-time Tony-nominated production of “Good Night, and Good Luck” takes to the stage of the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway and is broadcast live on CNN. George Clooney leads the production as revered newsman Edward R. Murrow as he goes after Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. Et on CNN and across the company’s platforms without authentication required. Additionally, if you are looking to subscribe to a live TV streaming service that allows you to watch the broadcast, I recommend taking advantage of the 50% off deal from Sling TV.

How to watch ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway When: Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Et TV: CNN, CNN International Stream: 50% off a subscription to Sling TV, CNN.com, Max,...

CNN will likely never telecast a live Super Bowl or Oscars. But the network aims to build a primetime event out of a live telecast of the Broadway play “Good Night, and Good Luck” on Saturday at 7 p.m., filling in the schedule before and after with special coverage tied to the show’s story of journalists who stand up to power.

Anderson Cooper and Pamela Brown will lead special live coverage for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet’s telecast, which will mark a first for Broadway. According to the network, a live Broadway show has never been broadcast in this fashion. CNN plans to air the show, which stars George Clooney and tells the story of CBS News journalist Edward R. Murrow as he covers the divisive tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy, without commercial interruption, and will stream the program on CNN.com without requiring a subscription.

CNN no...

This Sunday at 7:00 Pm, CBS will air a fresh episode of “60 Minutes,” the beloved newsmagazine known for its in-depth reporting and compelling storytelling. This program has a long-standing reputation for uncovering the stories that matter, focusing on both the people and events that shape the world.

The Pager Plot – In exclusive interviews, ex-Mossad agents who led the exploding pager and walkie-talkie plot against Hezbollah, which garnered worldwide attention in September, detail their 10-year undercover op with correspondent Lesley Stahl. Meeting in Israel, the agents, who recently retired from service, share never-before-known details that caught Hezbollah fighters by surprise and ultimately spurred change across the region from Lebanon to Syria to Iran. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.

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This Sunday, June 8, 2025, from 7:00 to 8:00 Pm Et/Pt, 60 Minutes presents an engaging lineup of previously broadcast segments, updated for this postseason edition, offering exclusive insights into international espionage, psychedelic therapy, and a Hollywood legend’s Broadway debut.

The Pager Plot

In the first segment, correspondent Lesley Stahl sits down with retired Mossad agents who led the daring operation against Hezbollah involving exploding pagers and walkie-talkies. The operation, which garnered worldwide attention in September, lasted over ten years and was designed to catch Hezbollah fighters off guard. In exclusive interviews, the agents reveal never-before-known details about the mission, shedding light on how their actions impacted the region, from Lebanon to Syria to Iran. This segment is produced by Shachar Bar-On.

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A Psychedelic Journey

Next, 60 Minutes explores an emerging form of therapy with the Veterans Administration’s recent decision to...

George Clooney’s play Good Night, and Good Luck is set to air live on CNN this Saturday, in a move meant to spread the play’s timely message and raise the profile of Broadway.

The idea for the live broadcast originated with Clooney, who is starring in the production as legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow, and co-wrote the play. The play follows Murrow as he pursues reporting exposing the tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and stands up to pushback from McCarthy as well as CBS station heads.

“One of the reasons that George came to Broadway with this show is because the story is deeply, deeply meaningful to him,” said Sue Wagner, one of the lead producers. “It was really important to him to stand on stage every night and say to people, ‘This isn’t about power unchecked. It’s about ‘What are you prepared to do? How...

George Clooney dropped by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday night to plug this Saturday’s live broadcast of his Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck when he let slip what could be a bit of good news for the West End: The play might end in London.

“There’s going to be a roadshow for it,” Clooney told Meyers, “and I think it might end up in London, but it won’t be the same thing as what we’re doing now.” No more hints were given (watch the interview below).

A representative for the production confirmed the accuracy of Clooney’s comments.

Good Night, and Good Luck, written by Clooney and Grant Heslov based on their 2005 film, began previews at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre on March 12, opened April 3 and closes with the June 8 matinee ahead of that night’s Tony Awards. The play has been...

Damian Mc Carthy knocked our socks off with his 2024 breakout feature Oddity. The flick, which is a harrowing and intense effort, garnered praise from critics and fans alike, cementing the director as a force to be reckoned with. Though some might say that Caveat is not quite as strong as Mc Carthy’s sophomore outing, Oddity, the filmmaker’s debut feature has a similar energy to the aforementioned effort and features nearly as many twists and turns. What’s more, Caveat is currently available to stream, heck yes!

We’re pleased to report that Caveat is now available to watch on Shudder, so if you are keen to check it out, all you need to make that happen is 88 minutes of free time and your subscription.

In case you’re not terribly familiar with the film, allow me to elaborate a bit. There’s a surreal and unhinged energy that permeates Caveat.

George Clooney had some famous friends in the audience during his latest Broadway performance!

Jennifer Aniston along with close friends Jason Bateman and wife Amanda Anka stepped out to check out the 64-year-old Oscar-winning actor’s new show Good Night, and Good Luck on Wednesday evening (May 14) at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City.

For her outing, Jennifer, 56, looked cool in an all black outfit paired with a black fedora.

It was just recently announced that the record-breaking play will make even more Broadway history by being the first live broadcast of a play on CNN before the closing show!

In Good Night, and Good Luck, we tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda,...

This is exciting news: the Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, will be broadcast live on CNN this summer. According to the network, this marks the first time a Broadway play will be televised live. The special live performance will air on June 7 at 7 p.m. Et on CNN, CNN International, and will also stream on CNN’s website.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done,” Clooney said in a statement. “CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone.“

Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, added, “Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism. It’s also about the importance of the free press...

George Clooney’s Broadway debut is coming to CNN.

The penultimate performance of Good Night, and Good Luck will air live Saturday, June 7 at 7 pm Et on CNN (and stream on CNN.com). The telecast from New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre marks the first time a Broadway play has been televised live.

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George Clooney’s Broadway debut, Good Night, and Good Luck, will be broadcast live on CNN on June 7 at 7 p.m. Eastern as the network airs the penultimate performance of the critically acclaimed play. The broadcast will include special coverage before and after the show, focusing on the themes of the production and the current state of journalism. This is a historic Broadway first as never before has a live performance of a play ever been televised on CNN. The play, adapted from the 2005 film co-written and directed by Clooney, dramatizes television journalist Edward R. Murrow’s historic clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare. It began performances on Broadway in March and has become one of the standout productions of the 2024-25...

George Clooney is headed back to television…just not the way you think.

Unlike former co-star Noah Wyle’s return to the medical procedural genre with “The Pitt,” Clooney will be taking to the small screen via The Great White Way. For the last few months, he’s been performing at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre in a theatrical adaptation of his 2005 Oscar-nominated biopic “Good Night and Good Luck.” Now he’ll bring that story back to the place it first started: on television.

Airing Saturday, June 7 on CNN, CNN will air a live performance of “Good Night and Good Luck” in what will be the Broadway show’s penultimate performance. It’s also the first time in Broadway history a play has been televised live.

As per The New York Times, the play will be preceded and followed by coverage and discussion around the show, it’s history, and the current state of journalism.

CNN will air the second-to-last performance of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the record-breaking play written by and starring George Clooney in which he portrays legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow.

“Good Night, and Good Luck” will air its penultimate performance at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre live on Saturday, June 7, at 7 p.m. Et across CNN, CNN International and streaming on cnn.com. The livestream will be available without requiring a cable log-in on digital platforms. Per CNN, it’s the first time a live play on Broadway will be televised.

Clooney said in a statement, “I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone.”

In the play, Clooney made his Broadway debut as Murrow,...

George Clooney will continue to make Broadway history with his record-breaking play Good Night, and Good Luck.

The play already has the distinction of holding the record for highest-grossing week for a Broadway play, a record that it has broken over-and-over throughout its run so far.

Now, Good Night, and Good Luck will become the first play to have a live performance televised on TV.

Keep reading to find out more…

CNN will broadcast the Saturday, June 7 performance at 7pm Et across CNN properties.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” George said in a statement.

“Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,...

The Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, will be broadcast live on CNN.

The broadcast, which is the first time a live performance of a play will be televised, is scheduled to air live on June 7 at 7 p.m. Et across CNN, CNN International and streaming on CNN’s website. The televised performance is the second-to-last scheduled performance of the play on Broadway at the Winter Garden Theater.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” Clooney said in a statement.

“Good Night, and Good Luck is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,” said CNN chairman and CEO Mark Thompson. “It’s...

CNN will air “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the Tony-nominated play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, live on Saturday, June 7, the network announced Thursday.

The penultimate performance at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre will air live in a historic Broadway first.

“I can’t tell you how exciting it is to do something that’s never been done. CNN is the perfect place to bring this story of courage to so many more people than we could have ever hoped. Live TV. No net. Buckle up everyone,” Clooney said in a statement.

“’Good Night, and Good Luck’ is not just a celebration of a golden age in TV journalism,” CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. “It’s also about the importance of the free press and the need for strong news organizations to report the facts in a fair-minded way. That’s something we still care deeply about.

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov directed by David Cromer, has announced that it has recouped its initial investment of $9.5 million in only 7 and a half weeks on Broadway. The acclaimed new play broke history many times over and recently announced that it holds the all-time record for the highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week (week ending 5/4/25).

Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre and recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Clooney. In addition, it was recently announced that, in partnership with TodayTix, 2,000 tickets are being subsidized by the production to New York City Public School students – including those studying journalism.

The play, with commensurate high ticket prices, has been reeling...

Did Elmo get sacked as a result of President Trump’s attempts to defund public media?

A LinkedIn post purportedly written by the lovable red Muppet — in which Elmo says he “was recently laid off because of the federal budget cuts” — has gone viral on social media. A May 7 post by a user on X about Elmo’s alleged layoff notice already has more than 2 million views.

But as you might suspect, the supposed Elmo post did not originate from Sesame Workshop, the not-for-profit company that produces “Sesame Street.” The post appears to have come from an unverified “Elmo from Sesame Street” account that is no longer available on LinkedIn.

A Sesame Workshop spokesperson confirmed to Variety that the post was not from a Sesame Workshop account and that it was taken down by LinkedIn.

In the fake post, according to the version circulating online, “Elmo” wrote: “Hi LinkedIn, Unfortunately...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, and directed by David Cromer, has broken its own all-time record for highest grossing play in Broadway history and is the first play to surpass a gross of $4 million in a single week.

For the week ending May 4 2025, the production grossed $4,003,482 for 8 Performances.

Good Night, and Good Luck is currently playing at the Winter Garden Theatre, where it surpassed the previously held record by The Music Man (with 9 performances) and is now the highest-grossing production in the history of the Shubert Organization.

The production recently received 5 Tony Award nominations, including Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Clooney. In addition, it was recently announced that, in partnership with TodayTix, 2,000 tickets are being subsidized by the production to New York City Public School students – including those studying journalism.

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The Twilight Zone is a classic for many reasons, one of which is that Rod Serling was a genius at hiding social messaging in sci-fi and fantasy stories.

When the anthology series began, Serling had discovered that themes such as the danger of scapegoating and the importance of standing up to authority weren’t welcome if he wrote about them directly, but if he told allegories about people in other worlds or other times, he got a different reception.

Could the The Twilight Zone work today? I’d like to think so, but the world is so politically divided that it’s hard to say with any certainty.

(Screenshot/CBS) How The Twilight Zone Used Science Fiction For Social Messaging

The Twilight Zone was one of the first anthology series — arguably, American Horror Story and similar shows wouldn’t exist without the Twilight Zone doing it first.

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George Clooney received his Sardi’s caricature Thursday after making his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck this spring.

When asked to sign his portrait, Clooney quipped: “You got it. Brad Pitt.”

Clooney also joked about the difference in hair color between the portrait, which features his natural gray hair, and his current hair, which is dyed black for his role as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck.

In addition to making his Broadway acting debut, Clooney co-wrote Good Night, and Good Luck with Grant Heslov after the two had penned the 2005 film version. The play, which opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on April 3, follows Murrow and the staff of CBS as he takes aim at Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Sardi’s, a well-known restaurant in the theater district, typically honors select Broadway stars by presenting them with caricatures that are then featured in the restaurant for decades to come.

George Clooney does not seem to be thinking about Donald Trump as much as Donald Trump seems to be thinking about George Clooney. The actor dismissed the president’s recent criticism of him on CBS Mornings, saying, “I don’t care. I’ve known Donald Trump for a long time. My job is not to please the President of the United States.”

Clooney continued: “My job is to try and tell the truth when I can and when I have the opportunity. I am well aware of the idea that people will not like that,...

Only four people have been named People’s Magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Year on two separate occasions. Richard Gere, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, and George Clooney. You would probably find all four of those men in most women’s top-10 hottest actors list, without a question. But if there’s one guy who defined the term Silver Fox in Hollywood, it’s Gorgeous George. And this goes without any disrespect to Mr. Gere.

But what happens when your Silver Fox isn’t all that… silver anymore? Well, that is the current situation a lot of fans are dealing with, since Clooney is donning an entirely different ‘do. The Ocean’s ringleader has ditched his signature salt-and-pepper look for a darker, more clean-cut image. Now, he has his reasons. But will those reasons fly with the legions who swooned for the silver?

A new haircut sparks nostalgia and debate...

George Clooney has singled out Maryland Governor Wes Moore as someone he believes could lead the Democratic Party. In a conversation with CNN’s Jake Tapper, the actor praised Moore’s record and composure, pointing to his response to the recent collapse in Baltimore as one example of steady leadership.

“He is the guy that has handled this tragedy in Baltimore beautifully,” Clooney said. “He had two tours of duty in Afghanistan, active duty. He speaks sort of beautifully. He’s smart. He ran a hedge fund. He ran the Robin Hood Foundation. He’s a proper leader.”

Clooney added, “I like him a lot. I think he could be someone we could all join in behind.”

Tapper’s interview covered several topics, including Clooney’s July 2024 opinion piece for The New York Times. In it, Clooney called for President Joe Biden to end his campaign following a widely criticized debate performance against Donald Trump.

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Clark Kent and General Zod are together again, for the first time. Intense thespian Michael Shannon, who played the Kryptonian villain in Man of Steel, is teaming up with newly minted Superman David Corenswet for a new movie chronicling the tragically short life of a lesser-known sports hero. Corenswet will play running back John Tuggle, while Shannon will portray legendary coach Bill Parcells in the as-yet untitled film.

Tuggle, a running back who helped Uc Berkeley reach their first bowl game in twenty years, was drafted last overall in the 1983 NFL Draft, 335th overall in the 12th round, by the New York Giants. The last player selected in the draft is traditionally known as "Mr. Irrelevant": other players with that tag include Super Bowl champ Ryan Succop and current San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy. Tuggle made the team out of training camp, becoming the first Mr. Irrelevant to...

Ilana Glazer spent several years wanting to do a Broadway play, but never elevated the thought to a formal goal. The logistics involved — eight shows a week, working (almost) every night — seemed unreasonable. “The time and the money just don’t add up for a working mom,” she says. And then, last September, Grant Heslov and George Clooney asked her to participate in a two-day workshop for their forthcoming adaptation of their 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck. The experience, and the opportunity therein, was (finally) rich enough to justify the potential scheduling downsides. “In my mind, and in my husband’s mind, too, it was going to feed our family system in the long term,” adds Glazer. “It’s worth the time away.”

Now, the Broad City creator has made her Broadway debut in the play (of the same name) as Shirley Wershba, whom she describes as one of...

I recently started a horror movie club with some friends from out of state. The ultimate goal is to slowly desensitize them and later convince them to join a wooded cult I intend to start in the next twenty years. But, in the meantime, it’s an excellent opportunity for me to share some of the horror movies I’ve been loving recently. Our next two films scheduled, for those interested, are Arkasha Stevenson’s The First Omen and Jason Yu’s Sleep. I’m not playing around as curator, okay?

For the inaugural meeting, I had a really hard time narrowing down the list of options. Few of them are horror lovers, and anyone who’s ever helped initiate a new genre fan knows how precise that first horror movie has to be. It’s a make-or-break moment, and through hours of deliberation, I thought of the perfect movie.

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Following the opening of Good Night, and Good Luck last week, join us as we peel back the curtain of the Winter Garden Theatre to discuss Academy Award winner George Clooney's Broadway debut.

David Buchanan: We have finally reached the end of the "Oscar winners on Broadway" phase of the spring season with the opening of Good Night, and Good Luck last week. Now that we've both had a chance to see it — together, no less! — the big question is how its star, George Clooney, might fare at the Tonys. Nominators sometimes turn a cold shoulder to Hollywood talent on Broadway, but they've also embraced starry names making their debuts, including Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy. On which side of the ledger do you think Clooney lands?

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When you think of old-fashioned movie stars, few people are more apt to come to mind than Gary Cooper. Cooper was the embodiment of his name: a solid, straightforward presence who captured audience attention for decades. His career spanned from 1925 to 1961, and his legacy lives on more than sixty years later through his roles in classics like "The Pride of the Yankees," "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," and other Old Hollywood titles. Though he passed in 1961, Cooper's legend is such that he's never really left our minds, even as an avatar of old-fashioned masculinity without seeming a bit outsized or exaggerated. Cooper was a quintessentially American star, having won two Best Actor Oscars during his life as well. One of those Oscars was for the early-1940s title "Sergeant York," but it's the other film he won for that we'll discuss today.

As many classics as Cooper has, just one...

Twenty years after bringing the story of newsman Edward R. Murrow and his efforts to thwart Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare to the screen in Good Night, and Good Luck — a work that earned six Oscar nominations — George Clooney has adapted the film for the Broadway stage. Two decades older now, too, Clooney makes his Broadway debut playing Murrow, who was portrayed in the film by David Strathairn in an Oscar-nominated performance. Tony winner David Cromer takes the reins from Clooney as director, pulling double duty this spring with this massive screen-to-stage adaptation and the much-anticipated new musical Dead Outlaw.

Reviews of Good Night, and Good Luck, which opened on Thursday, April 4 at the historic Winter Garden Theatre and stars an ensemble of 20-plus performers, were decidedly mixed.

Jesse Green of The New York Times deems the new play a Critic's Pick, calling it "powerful" with "suave direction" from Cromer.

Late in the action of Good Night, and Good Luck, Clark Gregg — in a moving performance as CBS newscaster Don Hollenbeck, banged up by his recent divorce and a persistent smear campaign branding him as a “pinko” — makes the melancholy observation: “I wake up in the morning, and I don’t recognize anything. I feel like I went to sleep three years ago, and somebody hijacked … as if all reasonable people took a plane to Europe and left us behind.” You know you’re in a New York City audience in 2025 when those words are followed by showstopping applause.

Whatever gains are made in reworking George Clooney’s terrific 2005 feature of the same name — his second outing as director and still his best — for the stage, the material’s timeliness packs a wallop. When the movie was released, questions of media responsibility and freedom to voice political dissent were already pertinent to the national discourse.

There are moments in Good Night, and Good Luck, the new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov opening on Broadway tonight at the Winter Garden Theatre and starring Clooney as pioneering TV journalist Edward R. Murrow, when the anti-authoritarian passions of all three men are made very clear. Anti-McCarthyism in Murrow’s case, anti-Trumpism for Clooney and, one presumes, Heslow. Unfortunately, more often than not, that clarity comes through speechifying, minor-key tirades and copious use of ’50s-era TV clips that make plain the all-too-obvious parallels between then and now.

We know when, in history and in the play, the inevitable “Have you no sense of decency?” will arrive to put Senator Joseph McCarthy out of America’s misery. When, the play not so subtly wonders, will Donald Trump face the same path?

Making clear-as-day the similarities between those long ago days of McCarthyite propaganda and today’s Trumpian “alternative facts,...

George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in the play Good Night, and Good Luck and we have new production photos from the show!

The Oscar-winning actor co-wrote the play with his longtime creative partner Grant Heslov and it’s based on the film that they also wrote together.

In the movie, George played the supporting role of Fred Friendly, but is now moving into the lead role of Edward R. Murrow, played by David Strathairn in the film.

In Good Night, and Good Luck, we tune in to the golden age of broadcast journalism and Edward R. Murrow’s legendary, history-altering, on-air showdown with Senator Joseph McCarthy. As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his news team choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda, even if it means turning the federal government and a worried nation against them. The play chronicles a time in...

Many A-list actors have begun their careers with modest salaries before they hiked it up to millions of dollars. Then, there are actors like Ryan Gosling and George Clooney, who willingly agree to work for breadcrumbs because they see the potential in those films. There are even actors who worked for free just because they were so passionate about the film.

Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne in Half Nelson | Credits: THINKFilm; George Clooney as Fred W. Friendly in Good Night, and Good Luck. | Credits: Warner Independent Pictures

From Jennifer Lopez to Hilary Swank, the shockingly low salaries of these actors are bound to make you surprised. And fans may weirdly notice the pattern that all of the films in this list of lowest-paid roles are critical and commercial hits.

7. Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers (2019) Jennifer Lopez as Ramona Vega in Hustlers | Credits: STXfilms

Jennifer Lopez worked for free in the critically acclaimed film,...

Democratic congressional reps ridiculed a Republican-led effort to make the case for defunding American public media at a congressional hearing Wednesday about alleged bias at PBS and NPR.

The hearing by the House of Representative’s Delivering on Government Efficiency (Doge) subcommittee, titled “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable,” started at 10 a.m. Et Wednesday. The hearing featured testimony from and questioning of PBS CEO Paula Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher.

During the hearing, subcommittee member Robert Garcia (D-California) opined that “instead of a serious hearing, we’re here to attack NPR and PBS.”

Garcia then launched into a facetious attack on PBS’s Kerger. Garcia asked Kerger about “Sesame Street” puppet duo Bert and Ernie. “These two guys actually live together. They’re friends. They’re supportive of each other,” he said. “Now that might be triggering to our chairwoman” — referring to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene...

Update, with additional figures: Good Night, And Good Luck, the new play at the 1,545-seat Winter Garden Theatre co-written by and starring George Clooney in his Broadway debut, shattered the weekly box office record for a play last week by grossing $3,305,240 for just seven preview performances.

The new record – the largest weekly gross by a play in Broadway history – replaces the previous record of $2,824,493 (for eight performances) set earlier this month by Othello starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal. Othello, which opened to mixed reviews, is playing at the 1,043-seat Ethel Barrymore Theatre.

Both productions were among the top three earners on Broadway last week – the week ending March 23 – with Good Night taking the top spot, Wicked at #2 with $2,545,281 and Othello at #3 with $2,529,484.

Average ticket prices for those three shows was $303.15 for Othello, $302.07 for Good Night and $165.19 for Wicked. Othello had the top premium ticket price ($897), followed by Glengarry Glen...

Good Night and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, broke the record for highest weekly gross for a play last week, with an eye-popping $3.3 million.

That total was brought in across only seven preview performances, and bests the record set by Othello, starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhall. Othello initially broke the record for highest-grossing play the week of March 3, with $2.8 million, and then broke its own record the following week with $2.82 million.

Good Night and Good Luck achieved the new record with an average ticket price of $302.07 and capacity of 101 percent at the Winter Garden Theater. The play, which sees Clooney play the journalist Edward R. Murrow as he takes aim at Sen. Joseph McCarthy, broke the record during its second week of previews and is scheduled to open April 3.

The Winter Garden Theater has a larger capacity, at 1,545 seats, than the Ethel Barrymore, where Othello is playing, with 1,043 seats,...