HBO debuted the trailer for Season 2 of “The Last of Us” at SXSW on Saturday at a panel featuring the cast and series creators. The trailer is as full of monsters and violence as Season 1 was — with a lot more fire. It opens with Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, sneaking through an […]
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‘Deli Boys’ Star Poorna Jagannathan on How Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi Inspired Lucky Auntie
The “Deli Boys” would be nowhere without Lucky Auntie. Although the new Onyx Collective comedy focuses on Pakistani American brothers Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh), the duo would be completely helpless without Lucky, played by Poorna Jagannathan. Jagannathan steals every scene she’s in, mostly because of her commanding presence and comedic timing — […]
Issa Rae on Black TV History: ‘They Built the Success of Their Networks on Our Backs, and We Almost Don’t Have Anything to Show For It’
Issa Rae is working to spotlight the history of Black television with her upcoming HBO docuseries “Seen & Heard,” which she discussed at length in a keynote conversation at SXSW. The moderator, Rotten Tomatoes’ Jacqueline Coley, described the first episode of “Seen & Heard” as focusing on how studios in the past “used Black audiences” […]
Hans Zimmer Says He’s Turned Down Offers to Score Marvel Movies: ‘What Do You Want Me To Do? The Minor Characters?’
Hans Zimmer isn’t rushing to score another superhero movie any time soon. The 12-time Academy Award nominated composer previously said he “retired” from scoring superhero films in the wake of “Batman V. Superman,” and doubled down on his decision in a recent episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “Look, I’ve done the trifecta. I’ve […]
UFC 313: Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev — How to Watch the MMA Event Live Online
The UFC heads home to “Sin City” for UFC 313. The main event is a highly-anticipated title bout between Alex Pereira (12-2-0) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1). UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, Mar. 8. Early prelims is set to […]
Robert Downey Jr. Makes Surprise Appearance At SXSW Disney Parks Panel, Says Helping With New Stark Labs Disneyland Ride Is the ‘Privilege of a Lifetime’
Robert Downey Jr. delighted Disney Parks fans at South by Southwest with a surprise appearance and peek behind the curtain at how he helped develop a new Stark Labs ride for Disneyland. Downey joined Marvel president Kevin Feige and Walt Disney imagineering chief creative officer Bruce Vaughn onstage at SXSW’s “The Future of World-Building at […]
Box Office: ‘Mickey 17’ Freezes Up With Chilly $7.7 Million Opening Day
Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” the first of Warner Bros.’ eclectic, pricey 2025 slate of original films from name-brand directors like Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson, isn’t getting the warmest arrival at the box office. The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview […]
SXSW Doc ‘Take No Prisoners’ Follows America’s Top Hostage Negotiator in Battle to Free L.A. Public Defender From Venezuelan Prison
In “Take No Prisoners,” director Adam Ciralsky and Subrata De were given unprecedented access to America’s former top hostage negotiator, Roger Carstens, as he battles to free L.A. public defender Eyvin Hernandez from a Venezuelan prison. The opening sequence of the documentary could be mistaken for a Jason Bourne film. On a tarmac in Miami, […]
‘Beginnings’ Review: Trine Dyrholm is Superb in an Emotionally Acute Portrait of a Divorce Disrupted
Two familiar premises for a personal crisis drama — the unraveling of a marriage, and recovery from a medical calamity — combine to raw and even surprising effect in Jeanette Nordahl’s accomplished sophomore feature “Beginnings.” Arriving five years after her debut “Wildland,” a somber criminal drama quickened by an electric Sidse Babett Knudsen performance, the […]
Savannah Guthrie’s Faith-Based Children’s Book Hits Number One on the Charts
It’s official: “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie is now a bestselling author, thanks to the release of her new children’s book titled, “Mostly What God Does Is Love You.” Released on February 25, Guthrie’s faith-based kids book quickly topped the New York Times bestsellers list as well as Amazon’s children’s book charts (where it’s still […]