Monday, May 14, 2018
We Finally Know What the Park in ‘Westworld’ Was Created For
(Note: This post contains spoilers for “Westworld” Season 2 Episode 4, “The Riddle of the Sphinx.”) “Westworld” has slowly been revealing secrets in Season 2, and in the fourth episode, “Riddle of the Sphinx,” we finally found out what the secret plan of the park is all about. Up until now, there have been hints that certain elements — namely, Charlotte Hail (Tessa Thompson) — have been sneaking secret data out of Westworld using hacked hosts. In Season 2, we also saw how William convinced James Delos, the head of the corporation that invested in the host technology that runs…
Sunday, May 13, 2018
‘Three Faces’ Film Review: Once Again, Jafar Panahi Is Modest But Profound
For the past few years, Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been sending a series of quietly confounding films to festivals that he’s not allowed to attend. “Three Faces,” which premiered this weekend at the Cannes Film Festival, is the latest of these little examples of his cinematic sleight-of-hand, and another Panahi gem that has more on its mind than it lets on. “Three Faces” is typical of the canny director’s output in the way it’s modest but profound, leisurely but urgent, a portrait of a country disguised as a meandering road movie. But it’s not like he’s using misdirection or…
Sunday, May 13, 2018
'Collide' Singer Howie Day Busted for Domestic Violence in Seattle
Singer Howie Day allegedly flew into a violent rage at Sea-Tac Airport that ended with him getting thrown in jail for assaulting his girlfriend. The incident went down last month in Seattle while Howie — who enjoyed enormous success in 2004… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, May 12, 2018
'Love & Hip Hop' Star Tommie Lee Ordered to Wear Alcohol Monitoring Device
If she wasn’t already, it’s time for Tommie Lee to get on the wagon … unless she wants to get hauled back to jail. The “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star’s immediately required to wear a SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring device around her ankle as a… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Fall TV 2018: Every Broadcast Show Canceled, Renewed and Ordered So Far (Updating)
Updated May 11, 2018 at 10:49 p.m. PT with NBC’s 13-episode order for a sixth season of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” — which was canceled Thursday by Fox. It’s that time of year again! As the broadcast networks prepare for their annual upfront presentations to advertisers, they’ve begun to winnow down which current shows will return next season and which will come to an end. Below is every scripted show that ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and The CW have renewed or canceled so far, along with those still awaiting their fates. We’ve also included descriptions of the new shows that have been…
Friday, May 11, 2018
Accused Golden State Killer Faces Four Additional Murder Counts
Joseph James DeAngelo has now been charged in a dozen homicides. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, May 11, 2018
Seth Meyers: Trump ‘Sounds Like a Movie President Fighting an Alien Invasion’ When He Talks About North Korea (Video)
The cavalcade of madness that has been This Week in the Trump Administration did contain at least one positive item: the return of three Americans who had been imprisoned by North Korea. But the situation with North Korea remains fluid because Donald Trump is, well, Donald Trump. And on Thursday’s episode of “Late Night,” Seth Meyers called him out for failing to even pretend to actually know what’s going on in a new edition of “A Closer Look.” “Trump’s attempts at diplomacy with North Korea are a positive development. And if the north and south manage to broker a peace…
Friday, May 11, 2018
Matt Patricia Coached at Alma Mater During Rape Investigation
Matt Patricia was a graduate assistant for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute football team while he was being prosecuted for sexual assault … but the head football coach says he was kept in the dark. Patricia played for RPI from ’92 to… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, May 11, 2018
7 Killed In What May Be Australia's Worst Mass Shooting Since 1996
“I can only describe it as a horrific situation,” a police commissioner said. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Seth Meyers Can’t Wrap His Head Around Trump and Michael Cohen’s ‘World of Corrupt Influence Peddling’ (Video)
If your head is spinning over the big Michael Cohen story from Wednesday, know you aren’t alone — I sleep during the day so this sort of thing usually hits me all at once at like 5 p.m. and it’s A Lot. Also, Seth Meyers devoted his entire “A Closer Look” segment to this situation on Wednesday night and he couldn’t make heads or tails of it either aside from knowing htat it looks very bad. The short version, for those who aren’t caught up, goes like this: you may recall that Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen set up…
