Todays Specials All jokes aside, stand-up is getting artful onscreen. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. What makes a comedy specialspecial?Vulturespent a weektrying to get to the bottom of this question. But what do the people who make specials think of the form? Further proof thatBamford whose work was cited by six comedians in their responses is an unrivaled genius. I lovedAdam Sandlers100% Freshand how it showed the artifice of putting work together....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Memorial Day weekend is when the gates of summer open wide. Youll have a barbecue, youll take a dip in the pool. But the best way to cool down and have fun? Watch a movie, of course. (And heres a little tip: The 86Top Gunisavailable on Netflixuntil May 31, so happy streaming.) Take your moms, aunts, and grandmothers for an ooh-la-la lavish time at the cinema, darling....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Will it be the biggest as in, most bankable movie of the summer? Or will a true cinematic breakthrough sidestep the box office entirely? Will an indie studio deliver another slow-to-build hit that will dominate the conversation for months? Or will a horror movie run away with ticket sales and the discourse? Vulture has some ideas....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Big movies have staged a post-pandemic comeback. The good news is that this leaves more space for the many smaller releases fighting for screens and attention. In Stricklands (dare we say better? Podcasters As Protagonists Ethically challenged armchair-detective podcasters arent just for TV anymore theyre for black-comedy big-screen thrillers. And in a belated U.S. release of the late Jean-Marc Vallees 2005 breakout filmC....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. On Thursday,Amber Heard took the stand for the last timein the much-memed and -dissectedHeard-Depp defamation trial. Its been agonizing, Heard said. This is humiliating for any human being to go through. Perhaps its easy to forget that, but I am a human being. Speaking through tears, she explained that she has a right to tell her story and own her truth....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. So, even though it was far, far too soon, he passed naturally and without prolonged suffering. Gahan and Gore gathered with Fletchers friends and family to celebrate his life in a London ceremony last week. The statement also thanks fans who have shared tributes and sent support. It honestly means the world to all of us, it reads....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Those who wish to go to the fest-i-val may have that wish fulfilled once again. Brian dArcy James is in for Neil Patrick Harris as the Baker. Patina Miller is in for Heather Headley as the Witch. Joshua Henry is in for Jordan Donica as Rapunzels Prince.

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. James IjamessFat Hamis a play aboutHamlet,andHamletis a play about ambivalence; thereforeFat Hamis a play about ambivalence. I mean … thats sort of true? But equivocation does make up the texture of both plays. To likeFat Hamor not to likeFat Ham? Days later, that is still my question. So what is the feeling of the as-yet-unmade choice fear, exhilaration, or delay?...

Hacks Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. At its core,Hacksis a feel-good show. Retired is one of this seasons warmer and fuzzier episodes. Marcus has flown out to replace Weed as tour manager. Meanwhile, Ava and Deborah struggle to insert life into Deborahs set. They spend the episode working out a joke about her business manager embezzling from her. Deborah worries its too boo-hoo....

Hacks Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The Click starts with the girls in a bad mood. Deborah has stormed offstage after bombing for the umpteenth time. They know the jokes (My sister stole my husband. I thought it was bad enough when she just stole my dolls) are missing heat and cohesion. That being a woman in comedy is hard?...

Todays Specials All jokes aside, stand-up is getting artful onscreen. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. There were only two audience members: Marias parents, Joel and Marilyn Bamford. There had been nothing like it before. And I had a front-row seat as the shows piano player. I first got to know Maria back in the 1990s while doing free alt-comedy shows in Los Angeles....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. He is a terrible match for the character, Jack Reacher fans insisted. Cruises production company Cruise/Wagner Productions acquired the film rights to Jack Reacher back in 2005. It went into production at a pivotal moment in Cruises career as well as McQuarries. Cruise rethought his approach to blockbuster filmmaking accordingly forJack Reacher. He used that leverage to break McQuarrie out of director jail and put him behind the camera once again....

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. From the U.S. courthouse, Spacey declined several times to comment on the U.K. charges. Victoria Bekiempis contributed reporting. Related Tags: