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Woman of the Hour, the 2024 Netflix movie directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, follows the chilling true-crime story of a serial killer who appeared on The Dating Game in the late 1970s. The film’s score, composed by Dan Romer (Luca) and Mike Tuccillo (Ramy), sets the tone for this unsettling narrative, while the expertly selected needle-drops enhance its retro atmosphere. Here’s a breakdown of the Woman of the Hour Soundtrack, including every song featured in the movie that offers a mix of soul, funk, and emotional ballads that resonate with the era.

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Set in 1978, the film follows the real-life event where Cheryl Bradshaw, portrayed by Kendrick as the character Sheryl, participates in a popular TV show called The Dating Game. The show’s premise involves a bachelorette asking questions to three bachelors hidden behind a wall, choosing one for a date. Unbeknownst to her,...

Exclusive: Actor-comedians Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and Hasan Minhaj (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj) have boarded Mustache, the 2023 SXSW Audience Award winner from first-time feature filmmaker Imran J. Khan, as executive producers.

The pair join a stellar producing team, which also includes Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed and Allie Moore exec producing for Left-Handed Films (The Long Goodbye), Good Movies Inc., and producers Christina Won (Birdman) and Jessica Sittig, among others.

Minhaj is now involved in a dual capacity, as he also has a comedic supporting role in the film.

An homage to John Hughes coming-of-age films, ’90s nostalgia, and awkward teenage transitions, Mustache is a Northern California story revolving around 13-year-old Ilyas, a Pakistani American portrayed by new discovery Atharv Verma, whose world is turned upside down when his parents abruptly transfer him from his familiar Islamic private school to the challenges of public education.

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Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Bear.

The Bear has several outstanding episodes and won 10 Emmy Awards. Season 1, Episode 4: "Dogs" is one of the funniest episodes of the dramedy series. Season 2, Episode 10: "The Bear" expertly wraps up a well-balanced season full of chaos and refinement.

The critically acclaimed FX/Hulu series The Bear is celebrated as one of the best modern dramedies. With several outstanding episodes and 10 Emmy Awards, The Bear is arguably one of the best series of the 21st century and could end up becoming one of the greatest television series ever made. While the series is classified as a comedy for awards consideration, The Bear seamlessly blends chaotic and harmonious moments to make something truly unique that, at its core, is united by a sense of family, shared passion, and a love for its community.

Debuting in 2022 on Hulu, The Bear is led by Jeremy Allen White as Carmy,...

Giancarlo Esposito is often the best thing about whichever project he appears in. That was certainly the case, for this writer, at least, in “The Mandalorian,” his TV series “Parish,” and, now, the Guy Ritchie Netflix show “The Gentlemen.”

This one is a spin-off of the successful 2019 movie of the same name, which starred Matthew McConaughey and a terrific Hugh Grant. The show focuses on Theo James‘ aristocrat, who inherits his family estate only to find that it is the home of a weed empire. What follows is a classic Ritchie affair, with gangsters and crime members in pursuit of the empire. Esposito appears as a suave, menacing American billionaire named Stanley Johnston, who wants to buy the estate from James’ aristocrat. Esposito once again wields his mesmerizing voice to full effect, delivering the best monologues in the show, in which he calls British aristocracy “the original gangsters.” Critics agree,...

Riz Ahmed is returning to television — both in front of and behind the camera.

Amazon’s Prime Video has ordered a comedy series created by and starring Ahmed. The Oscar winner will play a struggling actor named Shah Latif, who’s on the cusp of landing a breakthrough role when he finds himself thrust into a full-blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.

The Daily Show and Modern Family alum Ben Karlin will serve as co-showrunner alongside Ahmed for the currently untitled, eight-episode series. Jax Media and Amazon MGM Studios, where Ahmed’s Left Handed banner has a first-look deal, are producing.

“I’ve wanted to tell this story for a long time,” Ahmed said in a statement. “It’s personal, bold and a lot of fun. It feels so good to be writing and creating it now with this incredible team.”

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The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the 10 emerging filmmakers selected for the yearlong Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship, as IndieWire shares exclusively.

Now in its ninth year, the fellowship supports storytellers ages 18 to 25 with artist-centered support and professional development. The year-long program starts with the Ignite Lab at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, from June 16 to June 21. Fellows receive a $3,000 artist grant and a one-year complimentary membership to Adobe Creative Cloud. They also participate in monthly webinars focused on creative and professional development, a curated program at the Sundance Film Festival, and networking and relationship-building events with the Ignite community at workshops. Artist granting is supported by Adobe and Arison Arts Foundation.

The Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellowship cohort was selected from more than 900 global applicants.

“We are so appreciative to have partners like Adobe supporting the important work that the Ignite Fellowship makes possible,” said Toby Brooks, Sundance Ignite assistant director.

Exclusive: Gus Halper (Rustin), Aliyah Camacho (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness) and Michael Mando (Better Call Saul) have joined the cast of Prime Video‘s graphic novel series, Criminal, in recurring roles. They join the previously announced cast of Charlie Hunnam, Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, Logan Browning, Pat Healy, Taylor Selé and John Hawkes.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Halper will portray Ricky, an unstable guy who likes booze, coke, and speed (and not within moderation), Ricky Lawless has known Leo since they were teenagers. Like Leo, he’s the son of a criminal — only his dad was the most-feared man in the city, Teeg Lawless. Camacho will play Angie, Greta’s (Arjona) daughter. Angie is sharp, alert and maybe a little too adult for her age. Having lost...

Ilana Glazer is so excited to do nothing. It’s T-minus 48 hours to the theatrical premiere of Babes, the millennial mom comedy starring Glazer and Michelle Buteau, and the comedian’s promotional calendar is predictably packed. Think of the busiest day you’ve ever had in your work life, and then triple it — that’s how much Glazer’s life currently resembles a compression packing cube.

“Don’t tell my agents, but I want to Clear. My. Schedule,” Glazer, 37, tells Rolling Stone about what she’ll do (or won’t...

Mena distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired global distribution rights for Image Nation Abu Dhabi’s Saudi-Emirati family comedy Al Eid Eiden.

The film features Saudi star Fahad Al-Butairi alongside Emirati actress Meera Almidfa (The Monster) and Egyptian actor Shadi Alfons.

It follows a Saudi-Emirati family as they make the final preparations for a Eid getaway in Abu Dhabi. An unexpected turn of events on their day of travel changes things drastically for the parents, but not wanting to disappoint their three young children, they decide to go ahead as planned.

What ensues is a roller-coaster ride of comedic mishaps and misunderstandings as they hurtle through uncharted parenting territory, a theme park, and Eid gatherings with relatives. Through the chaos, they discover unity as a family.

Al Eid Eiden is set for a wide theatrical release across the UAE,...

Saturday Night Live fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 49 Episode 15 episode titled Ramy Youssef; Travis Scott!

Find out everything you need to know about the Ramy Youssef; Travis Scott episode of Saturday Night Live, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Saturday Night Live Ramy Youssef; Travis Scott Season 49 Episode 15 Preview

In this highly anticipated episode of “Saturday Night Live,” airing on NBC at 11:29 Pm on March 30, 2024, viewers are in for a night of laughter, music, and unforgettable moments. Hosted by the talented Ramy Youssef, known for his comedic prowess and insightful storytelling, this installment promises to deliver a blend of humor and wit that will keep audiences entertained from start to finish.

Joining Ramy Youssef is the sensational Travis Scott, who will take the stage to deliver electrifying performances that are sure to energize the crowd.

Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ “female Frankenstein” story Poor Things, which stars Emma Stone (Cruella), recently had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, and the reactions that came out of that screening said the movie is weird, hilarious, raunchy, and an awards contender. More of us will have the chance to see Poor Things when its receives a theatrical release on December 8th – and with that date just a month and a half away, a new extended look trailer for the film has arrived online. Check it out in the embed above!

Scripted by Tony McNamara and based on a novel by Alasdair Gray (pick up a copy Here), Poor Things is described as being the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn.

This week is a bit of a “calm before the storm” situation, as the new horror releases are about to pick up big time on the road to Halloween. You can expect both September and October will be Packed with new horror, including to-be-announced titles that aren’t even on our radar at this time. But first we’ve still got a few more weeks left of the summer movie season.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 15– August 20, 2023!

And don’t forget: the biggest new release of the week isn’t a movie but rather a video game. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Game (read our review) is available this Friday!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Set on Halloween 1938, the new movie from Dracula Untold director Gary Shore is titled Haunting of the Queen Mary, and the horror movie officially sets sail on Friday,...

Writer/Director Stewart Thorndike’s 2014 film Lyle introduced a contemporary riff on Rosemary’s Baby. Thorndike’s latest, Bad Things, continues the filmmaker’s horror explorations of motherhood, this time through Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. A brand new trailer teases lead Gayle Rankin‘s channeling of Jack Torrance in the upcoming psychological thriller.

A snowy hotel weekend getaway with friends devolves in a psychological tailspin and ends in a bloody nightmare. Check out the new trailer below.

Bad Things is coming to Shudder and AMC+ on Friday, August 18th, 2023.

In the film, “When a group of friends escape the city to spend the weekend in an abandoned hotel, a pervading eerie energy begins to illuminate the cracks in their little family unit. Ruthie Nodd (Gayle Rankin) inherits the hotel from her grandmother and with bad childhood memories threatening to burst to the surface, Ruthie wants to sell the hotel and never return.

Fox Searchlight will be giving the “female Frankenstein” story Poor Things, which stars Emma Stone (Cruella), a theatrical release on September 8th – and director Yorgos Lanthimos says Stone’s character is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

Scripted by Tony McNamara and based on a novel by Alasdair Gray (pick up a copy Here), the film is described as being the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Stone is joined in the cast by Willem Dafoe...

Chris Zucchero, owner of Chicago’s beloved Italian sandwich shop Mr. Beef, is on the “L” trying to get a word in on the phone. He just wrapped up a long two days of catering parties for FX’s “The Bear” Season 2, providing hot Italian beef sandwiches with sweet peppers and spicy giardiniera for Hollywood’s finest.

“The Bear” creator Christopher Storer — who Zucchero has been friends with since kindergarten — based “The Bear” on the classic establishment and shot about 90% of the pilot in Mr. Beef. Storer even cast Zucchero in the pilot as the guy in the parking lot who deals meat to Jeremy Allen White’s character Carmy.

Still, Zucchero hasn’t watched a single episode of “The Bear,” and probably won’t ever. It’s not for lack of interest or support — he just can’t afford to lose sight of the restaurant that’s been feeding Chicago for six decades,...

[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of The Bear, “Honeydew.”]

In season two of The Bear, Lionel Boyce’s Marcus goes on a journey.

It’s both external and internal, as bottle episode “Honeydew” sees Marcus reluctantly leave his ailing, nonverbal mother and travel beyond the borders of Chicago for the first time to stage in Copenhagen under a chef named Luca (Will Poulter). He’s there to create three dishes for The Bear’s dessert menu. But the experience — like those of his fellow staff at The Beef — delivers on more than just a meal.

Marcus’ intense experiences in and out of the kitchen “ignite” the rest of his season two journey, Boyce tells The Hollywood Reporter, and help him to understand arguably his biggest lesson so far: That “you make with heart, not with skill.” It’s an emotional episode, directed by Ramy Youssef, that underscores The Bear’s return not as the fast-paced, anxiety-inducing...

When Ramy Youssef is writing an episode of his self-titled Hulu show, he absolutely loves walking that fine line between comedy and drama. “It’s probably my favorite thing to do in comedies, to just get near that thing you’re not supposed to. I feel that if someone’s gonna give me their time, I want to be able to cover something that could crack open a conversation at the dinner table that wouldn’t have been opened without some sort of healthy debate,” he reveals to Gold Derby during our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above). He feels that with the most recent season of the program he has really found that perfect tone to strike for the series. “I feel like in the third season we really struck a great balance between our character development and it being something that just really makes me laugh out loud.

As millennials enter their 30s and 40s, here are ten TV shows that perfectly capture the millennial experience. From Broad City to How I Met Your Mother, adulthood for millennials came concurrently with the rise of streaming and spotlighted a new generation of voices. Shows that depicted Generation Y’s struggles were more diverse, fast-paced, and captured lives torn between screens. The best television about millennials showcased more than their love for avocado toast and student loan debt; they tried to authentically depict the transition between youth and adulthood.

Millennials are often stereotyped as an entitled and technology-obsessed generation stuck in an arrested development. But for a generation that endured terrorist threats and economic depression in their youth, millennial entertainment has remained resilient in its optimism. From the rise of social media to the increasing financial pressure in this gig economy, millennials learned to navigate a revolution in communication and identity.

When TV academy voters sit down to fill out their 2023 Emmy nominations ballots, they have to consider 95 shows for Best Comedy Series; this is down by 23 contenders from last year. After six years of there being no restrictions on the amount of entrants they could vote for, each member’s selections can now not exceed the number of eventual nominations in a given category, which, in this case, will be eight.

Reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Ted Lasso” is seeking a third consecutive victory, but five of its seven 2022 rivals can put a stop to its streak. Those previously nominated shows that also aired during the eligibility period of June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 are “Abbott Elementary,” “Barry,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” and 2018 champ “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” The two contenders from last year missing from this ballot because they did not return in time...

Sometimes the best way for a performer to gain screen time is to write their own material — and there are dozens of multihyphenates who have balanced writing and acting duties on their respective series this season. That’s particularly true in comedy, a genre that sees many series led by performers who mine their own lives for onscreen laughs. (See, for example, HBO Max’s Bridget Everett-led Somebody Somewhere, Peacock’s Pete Davidson vehicle Bupkis and Netflix’s Mo, co-created by and starring Mo Amer.)

But running a show is also a great way for an actor to branch out into the directing field. This season, these five actor-writers also helmed episodes of their Emmy-contending shows.

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The star-creator won two Emmys, one for directing and one for acting, for the dark comedy’s first season in 2017. During the fourth and final season,...

It's only a matter of months till we're back in the kitchen for The Bear. Since its premiere on June 23, 2022, the FX series from show creator Christopher Storer (Ramy) found major popularity and acclaim for its soulful story set in a Chicago family restaurant. The show's cleverly paced writing, well-developed characters, and realistic portrayal of the hospitality industry made a perfect recipe for success as it was one of the most-watched comedy series in the FX network history. The series has gone on to receive significant award nominations from the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and Critics Choice Awards, with the series lead star Jeremy Allen White winning Best Actor in the aforementioned ceremonies.

Searchlight Pictures have released one of the most intriguing and visually stunning trailers of the year in the first full look at the sci-fi take on the Frankenstein principle, Poor Things. As one of the most unique-looking movies of the year, the movie from director Yorgos Lanthimos stars Emma Stone as Bella Baxter, a woman resurrected from the dead by a disfigured scientist (Willem Dafoe), who goes on a journey of the rediscovery of life, love and liberation. Check out the new trailer below.

Poor Things promises to be another glorious mish-mash of genres from the filmmaker behind the likes of the psychological family drama Dogtooth, the absurdist black comedy romantic drama The Lobster, and the slow-burning psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer. This time, Poor Things will combine sci-fi, romance, and comedy, crafting a beautiful cinematic monster that will no doubt boast another stellar performance from Emma Stone at its center.

Fox Searchlight will be giving the “female Frankenstein” story Poor Things, which stars Emma Stone (Cruella), a theatrical release on September 8th. With that date exactly three months away, a full trailer has arrived online, along with a new poster. You can watch the trailer in the embed above, then take a look at the poster at the bottom of this article.

Yorgos Lanthimos has directed Poor Things from a screenplay by Tony McNamara, based on a novel by Alasdair Gray (pick up a copy Here). Stone is joined in the cast by Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Mark Ruffalo (The Avengers), Ramy Youssef (Ramy), Jerrod Carmichael (The Carmichael Show), Margaret Qualley (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Suzy Bemba (Kandisha), and Christopher Abbott (Possessor).

Stone earned an Oscar nomination for her role in Lanthimos’s film The Favourite, and Poor Things brings them back together. In a Vogue interview,...

Ahead of the film’s premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, Variety reports today that Shudder has acquired Stewart Thorndike’s horror movie Bad Things for 2023 release.

Bad Things premieres on Shudder on August 25, 2023.

Bad Things (first look above) tells the story of a group of friends whose trip to a snowy resort for a weekend getaway devolves in a psychological tailspin and ends in a bloody nightmare.

“With ‘Bad Things,’ I wanted to create a world of women and non-binary people who shake off polite conditionings and finally roar,” Thorndike said in a statement. “Where are all the female Travis Bickles and Jack Torrances? ‘Bad Things’ answers that.”

“At the heart of ‘Bad Things’ is a dark celebration of motherhood and all its splendid viscera. Shudder was the perfect partner for this tale of female rage,” Thorndike also said.

Bad Things stars Gayle Rankin (“Glow”), Hari Nef (“Barbie”), Annabelle Dexter-Jones...

Exclusive: Annette Bening has been tapped to narrate the documentary War Unfolding from Sypher Studios, with Eliza Bennett, Rachel Bloom, Gary Cole, Abigail Cowen, Laura Dern, Monique Edwards, Michael C. Hall, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Paul Walter Hauser, Thurn Hoffman, Richard T. Jones, Jay Lee, Erick Lopez, Sandra Seacat, Wes Studi and DeWanda Wise among those set to appear in the film from director John B. Benitz.

Based on three New York Times bestselling books by historian Andrew Carroll and inspired by the stage play If All the Sky Were Paper, the film tells the story of Carroll, who travels the world to seek out the greatest war letters ever written. Over the past 25 years, he has preserved more than 200,000 correspondences from troops, veterans and their families, dating from the American Revolution to the present day. The letters, performed in filmed readings by War Unfolding’s cast, capture unvarnished stories and...

It's only a matter of months till we're back in the kitchen for The Bear. Since its premiere on June 23, 2022, the FX series from show creator Christopher Storer (Ramy) found major popularity and acclaim for its soulful story set in a Chicago family restaurant. The show's cleverly paced writing, well-developed characters, and realistic portrayal of the hospitality industry made a perfect recipe for success as it was one of the most-watched comedy series in the FX network history. The series has gone on to receive significant award nominations from the Golden Globes, SAG Awards, and Critics Choice Awards, with the series lead star Jeremy Allen White winning Best Actor in the aforementioned ceremonies.

FX has confirmed season two of the critically acclaimed drama The Bear will premiere in June on Hulu. The first short-but-sweet teaser reveals The Original Beef of Chicagoland is closing as Carmy prepares to launch a new restaurant.

In the teaser, Natalie and Marcus are packing up while Tina covers the equipment. We also get of glimpse of Ebraheim in a storage freezer and Sydney looking through a hole in the wall. A complete renovation is underway as The Beef is set to transform into The Bear.

The video ends with a sign that reads: “The Beef is closed. Thank you for your patronage.” And FX offers this tagline: “It’s not a reopening, it’s a rebirth.”

Jeremy Allen White (Shameless) leads the cast as James Beard Award–winning Chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto. Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Richard ‘Richie’ Jerimovich, Ayo Edebiri is Sydney Adamu, Abby Elliott is Natalie ‘Sugar’ Berzatto,...

Hulu's "Ramy" is a well-written, refreshing comedy that earnestly dives into how faith and spirituality impact the lives of young people living in a hypercritical world. The series is led by Emmy-nominated actor and show creator Ramy Youssef, who plays Ramy, the son of Egyptian-American immigrants, in a story that explores themes like family dynamics and sexism. Throughout the show's three seasons, Ramy attempts to navigate life while being torn between being a devout, practicing Muslim, and following his new-age ideals. Let's just say that it's very complicated.

"Ramy" is a sharp, humorous series that gives genuine importance to its female (May Calamawy is a star) and middle-aged characters, in a way that's rarely seen on television. It allows them to shine, all while depicting Ramy's misadventures as he struggles to choose between two cultures: the one he was raised in and the one he is surrounded by. It...

Good news: Mo has been renewed for a second season at Netflix.

Bad news: Season 2 will be its last.

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The streaming giant has renewed the critically acclaimed series for a final season, TVLine has learned. The news comes nearly five months after the release of Season 1, which dropped in its entirety on Aug. 24.

The bittersweet announcement comes...

Who watches TV for the main characters?

The supporting characters are usually far more interesting.

2022 provided no shortage of supporting characters running away with the show.

These are the scene stealers of 2022 whose spinoffs we would watch. 

Commander Jett Reno - Star Trek: Discovery 

The incomparable Tig Notaro brings her signature snark to the role of Chief Engineer but, in actual fact, is the reincarnation of Tos' Bones. Wait, that's not the right term since they're technically contemporaries. Emotional doppelganger. Yeah, that fits.

Who wouldn't give their port side nacelle to see a Young Sheldon-like prequel for Reno as a spunky and brilliant young engineer aboard the USS Hiawatha? Or as a candy-addicted cadet at Starfleet Academy?

Even a Short Trek where she visits family and her wife's final resting place? Maybe Reno will create a holodeck program where she can celebrate their anniversary. Notaro would kill that emotive opportunity with deadpan delivery.

The Sex and the City revival series And Just Like That… continues to bulk up its roster of talent with the newly announced casting of Cree Cicchino, Cathy Ang and Niall Cunningham.

Ang is confirmed to portray the character of Lily Goldenblatt, the eldest daughter of Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) and her devoted husband Harry (Evan Handler). Cunningham is bringing to life Brady Hobbes, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Steve’s (David Eigenberg) grown-up son. Cicchino stars as Brady’s girlfriend, Luisa Torres.

Ang was photographed on location at the Manhattan School for Music in New York City this weekend shooting a festive scene with Alexa Swinton, who Deadline confirmed plays her younger sister Rose. Also spotted on site were Davis, Handler, Cunningham, Nixon, Eigenberg, Sarah Jessica Parker, Willie Garson and Mario Cantone.

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