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Hunter Harris is a freelance writer who covers film, music, and TV, and writes the newsletter Hung Up. She has reported on the set of Succession and profiled Julia Fox for New York.

  1. aspiring mogul
    Proof That Ryan Seacrest Is TV’s OverachieverNow that he’s hosting Live! With Kelly and Ryan, Ryan Seacrest must have figured out time travel.
  2. morning shows
    Ryan Seacrest Named Kelly Ripa’s New Live! Co-hostSeacrest was a guest co-host five times.
  3. tribeca film festival 2017
    What We Learned From the Tribeca Film Festival’s Epic Godfather ReunionThe whole gang was there. (Even Marlon Brando, in a sense.)
  4. tribeca film festival 2017
    How Reservoir Dogs Gave Quentin Tarantino the Happiest Moment of His LifeThe cast of Reservoir Dogs reunited for a retrospective screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.
  5. Ja Rule’s Luxury Fyre Festival Postponed Amid Reports of ‘Mass Chaos’“There are no villas, just a disaster tent city.”
  6. new songs
    SZA Adds Travis Scott to New Single ‘Love Galore,’ Confirms Ctrl Is ComingHer debut album Ctrl is due this summer, and will be released by TDE and RCA Records.
  7. controversies
    Kim Kardashian Talks Caitlyn Jenner’s ‘Hurtful’ Memoir, Paris Robbery“That was my stepdad for so many years … I just feel like I don’t respect the character that she’s showing now.”
  8. money money money
    The Met Is Reportedly Considering Charging Tourists an Admission FeeAlert your visiting grandparents now!
  9. Macaulay Culkin Plays a Crucified Kurt Cobain in a Father John Misty Music VideoOf course this is a music video for Father John Misty.
  10. obits
    Silence of the Lambs Director Jonathan Demme Dead at 73He died of esophageal cancer and complications from heart disease.
  11. Ross Butler Is Leaving Riverdale, Which Probably Means More 13 Reasons WhyThe show will recast Archie’s iconic rival Reggie.
  12. interviews
    In Sleight, Dulé Hill Finally Gets His Chance to Play Bad“Onstage I’ve been able to play characters who are a little more unsavory, but never on film. When this came along, I jumped at it.”
  13. Aretha Franklin Ethered Dionne Warwick With a Single FaxThe Queen of Soul sent the AP a fax — a fax! — to call out Dionne Warwick.
  14. not coming soon
    Disney’s Rejiggered Release Schedule Gives Star Wars a Summer 2019 OpeningAlso, the live-action Lion King will now open July 19, 2019.
  15. what the what?
    Tom Hardy Apparently ‘Vaulted Walls’ While Chasing a Thief in LondonWitnesses say Hardy caught a suspect after a heated chase.
  16. well anyway
    The Chainsmokers Misspelled Pittsburgh on a Banner for Their Pittsburgh ShowThe crowd of Pittsburghers was not pleased.
  17. money money money
    Did Steve Bannon Really Make $32 Million From Seinfeld?(Maybe not, according to The New Yorker.)
  18. delays
    Laura Poitras Cancels Assange Doc Screening to Add Jeff Sessions UpdateRisk’s May 5 release date is unaffected.
  19. last night on late night
    Anthony Atamanuik Explains the Key to His Trump Impression to Stephen Colbert“Trump is like a shih tzu.”
  20. meet your crush
    With Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why, Ross Butler Is Your Spring CrushIt’s time for some new crush fodder, and Ross Butler’s teen dramas have arrived just in time.
  21. r.i.p.
    Soul Singer Cuba Gooding Sr. Dead at 72Gooding was the lead singer of the Main Ingredient and the father of Cuba Gooding Jr.
  22. next up
    Clint Eastwood’s Next Movie Will Depict the 2015 Paris-Train Terror AttackThe movie is based on the summer 2015 Paris-train terrorist attack that was thwarted by three Americans.
  23. respect the classics
    Bill Murray Is Making Classical Music Now, and He’s Taking It on TourHe promised a little West Side Story.
  24. marvel cinematic universe
    Captain Marvel Finds Its Directors, and One of Them Is FemaleThe duo was behind Half Nelson, which earned Ryan Gosling his first Oscar nomination.
  25. casting couch
    Will Smith Might Play the Genie in Guy Ritchie’s Live-Action AladdinAladdin needs a friend like him.
  26. go greek
    Seth Rogen Just Became an Honorary Frat Brother for CharityHe’s now a proud brother of Pi Kappa Alpha.
  27. love stories
    Nothing Gets Between Ewan McGregor and Spanx (Except for His Spanx Technician)Somebody make Ewan McGregor an official Spanx spokesperson.
  28. the industry
    Richard Gere Says He Can’t Be Cast in Big Movies Because China Doesn’t Like HimBut it’s okay, because he doesn’t want to play the “wizened Jedi in your tentpole,” he says.
  29. ask an expert
    Phew: Fate of the Furious’ Car-Hacking Stunt Wouldn’t Actually WorkFate of the Furious fact-check: Even the best supervillain couldn’t pull off the movie’s car-hacking stunt.
  30. horror movies
    Trump’s Creepy Easter Bunny Confirms We’re in a Long, Bad Donnie Darko SequelMark your calendars: America is ending in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds.
  31. not exactly joanne
    Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Are Filming Movie Scenes at CoachellaLady Gaga’s character is a country singer.
  32. cue inception noise
    Watch Hans Zimmer’s Mind-Blowing Inception Medley at CoachellaBRAAAAAAM!
  33. in memoriam
    Watch Dave Chappelle and John Mayer’s Charlie Murphy TributeJohn Mayer performed “You’re Gonna Live Forever in Me.”
  34. loc her up
    Let’s Take a Second to Talk About Charlize Theron’s Fate of the Furious DreadsWhen you’re flying in a stealthy evil airplane lair, how do you get your locs re-twisted?
  35. r.i.p.
    If You Need a Good Afternoon Cry, Star Wars Made a Perfect Carrie Fisher TributeWe love her, she knows.
  36. Michael Ballhaus’s Best Scorsese Collaboration Was After HoursThe Goodfellas tracking shot gets all the attention, but Michael Ballhaus’s first collaboration with Martin Scorsese was even better.
  37. the sports section
    LeBron James, Not Humble, Is Teasing Kendrick Lamar’s New AlbumIt’s a King James sing-along!
  38. book bait
    Alec Baldwin Calls Trump and Sean Spicer the Head Writers of Saturday Night Live“They’re going to win an Emmy this year.”
  39. cannes 2017
    Nicole Kidman Is Dominating This Year’s Cannes LineupGood news for everyone still having Big Little Lies withdrawals.
  40. Robert De Niro Pleads Guilty in HBO’s Bernie Madoff Movie Wizard of LiesDe Niro gets grilled by his granddaughter over his Wall Street wizardry.
  41. r.i.p.
    Charlie Murphy, Stand-up Comic and Chappelle’s Show Co-star, Dead at 57Charlie co-starred on Chappelle’s Show, memorably telling his “true Hollywood stories.”
  42. shondaland
    Shonda Rhimes Says Winning Over Trump Supporters Isn’t Part of Scandal’s AgendaScandal’s gladiators aren’t after Donald Trump or his voters.
  43. controversies
    Guerrilla’s Critics Say John Ridley’s New Show Erases Black Women ActivistsAfter a screening of the first episode, an audience questioned the show’s depiction of black women.
  44. casting couch
    ABC Originally Wanted Connie Britton to Play Olivia Pope“The network was reading us their top choices and it was Connie and all white women.”
  45. pranks
    The Black Panther Cast Just Perfected the Get Out ChallengeFeaturing Daniel Kaluuya and Childish Gambino’s “Redbone.”
  46. whitewashing
    Daniel Wu Defends Iron Fist, Ghost in the Shell Against Whitewashing Criticism“I certainly don’t buy into the cultural appropriation bullshit because that’s saying that only Asians are allowed to do martial arts.”
  47. You’re Gonna Love Amber Riley Singing ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’Riley won the award for Best Actress in a Musical.
  48. fact check
    Sean Penn Confirms: Steve Bannon was a ‘Bitter Hollywood Wannabe’ in the ’90sSean Penn says his one-time collaborator Steve Bannon is a “conniving hateful bloated punk who despises mankind.”
  49. candy
    Alan Arkin Trolled Ben Affleck to Get Him to Stop Doing a Bad Impression of Him“He wouldn’t stop … he was doing it on talk shows.”
  50. Liev Schreiber Tells the Real-life Rocky’s Story in ChuckArriving to theaters May 5.
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