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Allison Williams Remembers Being Disrespectfully Asked If She’s ‘The On-Set Eye-Candy’ While On ‘Boardwalk Empire’

Allison Williams is speaking out against disrespectful comments she experienced on the “Boardwalk Empire” set.In a candid discussion at the Nantucket Film Festival’s “Women Behind the Words” panel, Allison Williams, Nicole Holofcener, and Michaela Watkins shed light on the challenges faced by women in the film and TV industry, per IndieWire.Read More: Drew Barrymore Surprises […]

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The Curious Case of the Venom Movie’s Vanishing Villain, Carnage

Warning: Spoilers for Venom below! Look away! (Unless you’re here for it.)When details about Venom first began to emerge in earnest, it seemed pretty clear that one comic-book baddie would appear as Eddie Brock’s onscreen nemesis.Early reports pinpointed Carnage as the villain – he’s one of Venom’s biggest foes in the comic books.The initial title […]

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Tom Hardy Is the “Damsel in Distress” in Venom, and Michelle Williams Wanted It That Way

In many ways, Venom is set to buck the norm when it comes to superhero movies.Sure, it may have the same basic structure – hero develops insane powers, villain makes a lot of trouble, hero saves the day – but there’s so much more to the vicious antihero than meets the eye.This departure can largely […]

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Tom Hardy Looked Incredibly Dapper at the La Premiere of Venom, and We Can’t Stop Staring

Tom Hardy was looking significantly less possessed by an amorphous alien symbiote at the premiere of Venom on Monday.His apparent affinity for playing characters that wear masks in movies can sometimes make us forget how gorgeous he is, but thankfully his red carpet appearances remind us of his alluring smile and smolder.He was accompanied by […]

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Say Goodbye to Tom Hardy and Hello to Venom in the Terrifying New Trailer

If you had any doubts about Tom Hardy’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoff, Venom, hopefully the film’s new trailer will put your anxieties at ease.In it, we get the first glimpse of Tom Hardy as Venom in all his terrifying, gory glory.The trailer also gives insight into Eddie Brock’s (Hardy) transition and struggle going from investigative journalist […]

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Riz Ahmed, Mindy Kaling & Aziz Ansari Sign Open Letter Condemning Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing

Riz Ahmed, Mindy Kaling and Aziz Ansari — alongside dozens of others, including writer Salman Rushdie — have signed a powerful open letter speaking out against the ethnic cleansing crisis of the Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnic group living in the Southeast Asian sovereign state Myanmar.“Over the past two months, more than 600,000 Rohingya people have been driven from their […]

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Shonda Rhimes Calls Emmys 2017 ‘Embarrassing’ After Hoopla Over Historic Wins

Shonda Rhimes didn’t mince words in a new interview with Vanity Fair, pointing out the bittersweet nature of Sunday night’s history-making Emmy wins. Donald Glover, Riz Ahmed, Sterling K.Brown and Lena Waithe were among those who were anointed a number of Hollywood’s “firsts” during the awards ceremony: first black person to win for comedy-series directing, […]

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