Month: June 2023

NEW ARRIVALS THE BAG Two great brands are even better than one: the hotly awaited Fendi by Marc Jacobs baguette offers a new take on the classic style. Handbag, Fendi by Marc Jacobs, fendi.com.Courtesy of Fendi Prada Re-Edition 2000 Sequined Re-Nylon Bag Paco Rabanne 1969 Nano Gem-Embellished Chainmail Bag The Row Half Moon Leather Shoulder
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These two double episodes of The Blacklist Season 10 changed our notions about Reddington. Despite Raymond’s many secrets, some things are quite clear. His actions and behaviors are almost predictable, even when he tries to hide his motives and intentions. Raymond never does anything out of the kindness of his heart. It has to serve
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There comes a point in every series, especially high-concept dramas, at which you question their long-term future. We already know Manifest Season 4 will wrap up the one-time NBC drama, but it’s starting to feel like the series has too many episodes to play with as we approach the big finish. Manifest Season 4 Episode
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We have some horrible news to report this morning as it has been revealed that Jacky Oh (aka Jacklyn Smith) died on Wednesday while in Miami. She was 32. TMZ first reported the news, and in the aftermath, social accounts for the VH1 series confirmed the news. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of
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Community fans got their wish in 2022 when Peacock ordered a movie follow-up for the comedy series. Since the announcement, there have been few updates about the project, and, as expected, the project is on hold due to the Writers Guild Strike. Series star Joel McHale opened up to TV Line while promoting Crime Scene
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Amazon’s latest series based on a popular movie franchise is heating up. The streaming service’s adaptation of Cruel Intentions has announced its cast, and we’re definitely intrigued. According to Variety, Sarah Catherine Hook (First Kill, Impeachment: American Crime Story) is on board to headline as Caroline, starring opposite Zac Burgess (Totally Completely Fine) as Lucien.
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When Manifest is finished, I doubt it’ll be remembered for its villains. On Manifest Season 4 Episode 15, Zimmer’s motivations became more apparent, but her actions solidified her as a worse villain than Angelina. How is that even possible? Angelina’s arrival in the Registry’s compound was always going to lead to a significant shift and
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EXCLUSIVE, late Thursday PM: Sources are telling us that Disney’s Rob Marshall directed The Little Mermaid is singing some high notes tonight of $10M+ in previews. Should that figure exceed $10.8M it will rep the 6th highest preview performance among PG and G rated titles in motion picture history. Tracking pegged the Halle Bailey movie
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Talk about legs — or, more appropriately, wings: Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick is still playing in Japanese cinemas a full year on from its debut. Continuing on from a stratospheric and super-leggy run, the sequel, on its 365th day of release, became Tom Cruise’s biggest film ever in the market. In doing so, it overtook
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Broadway box office overall held steady last week, even as the recent Tony Award nominations already seemed to lose some of their power to boost ticket sales. Some shows with nominations saw declines at the box office, from Good Night, Oscar and Some Like It Hot to Leopoldstadt and New York, New York. For the
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In a rare situation for a Disney tentpole, particularly a live-action title based on a treasured classic animated musical, The Little Mermaid looks to bank more at the domestic box office ultimately than overseas, with $300M-$350M U.S./Canada to $260M abroad. At that level, per finance sources, off a reported $250M production cost and $140M global
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Last night at the world premiere of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse there was a huge sigh of relief from the mass of animators inside Westwood’s Regency Village Theater: the $100M budgeted sequel to the Oscar winning animated movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, was done; having completed post-production literally just ten days ago after a five-year
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Tyne Daly and Liev Schreiber will star in a new Broadway production next February of John Patrick Shanley’s Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning play Doubt: A Parable, with direction by Scott Ellis. The Roundabout Theatre Company production will begin performances in February 2024 at the American Airlines Theatre. Exact dates, remaining cast members, and design
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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is doing some serious business tonight according to box office sources, accumulating $16M off previews that began at 3PM at 3,562 theaters. That’s the second best preview night ever for an animated movie after Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2 ($18.5M) from June 2018. Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 4, with $12M, is
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Horror fans, is there anything more terrifying than the relentless passage of time? We’re already approaching the halfway point of 2023, and now seems like a good time to reflect on the best horror books of the year. These are the best horror books that came out in the first half of the year and
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When I think of award-winning graphic novels, two immediately come to mind. They are Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series. Although I’m not as well-read in graphic novels as some, I’ve read both of those. I absolutely adored them for very different reasons. People recommend Bechdel’s memoir so often
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Cats and books: it’s a pairing that goes together as well as eggs and bacon, peanut butter and jelly, or, if you’re British, a cup of tea and a biscuit. Sure, cats wake us up at 3 a.m. because they demand to be fed, but they’re also undeniably cute when they want to be. As
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The book The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern doesn’t exist. Sure, you may have read the book The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, (The “Good Parts” Version) by William Goldman, or watched the movie adaptation. Each version uses a frame narrative with the narrator skipping to “the good
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