With more time at home in this era of social distancing and self-isolation, we've got a lot more time for reading, right? It's hardly so simple. In this new EW series, staffers discuss how they're coping with experiences of anxiety and isolation through books. In this entry, Christian Holub describes the solace of better worlds being dreamed up in some classic works of sci-fi. I feel comfortable calling Ursula K. Le Guin my all-time favorite author.
Image Credit: Patrick Ecclesine / The CWThe Vampire Diaries has been good to Ian Somerhalder: It earned him a spot on Entertainment Weekly's2009 list of TV's Best Bitches and the title of Sexiest Beast in this summer's popular EW.com bracket game, which saw readers rack up more than 1.5 million votes while whittling the 64-deep field down to his devilishly delicious Damon Salvatore and Twilight's saintly sensitive Edward Cullen. Shortly after his victory last month, we caught up with a humbled and grateful Somerhalder, who was already feeling the pressure that comes with the crown… ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on Damon being named the ultimate Sexy Beast.
So, Ice Cube (left) tells MTV News he may play B.A. Baracus in the upcoming film version of The A-Team. Setting aside for the moment what a bad idea it is to make an A-Team movie, I have to ask: Really? Doughboy as Mr. T (right)? Really? I know Cube’s got the attitude, and after all those goofy, family-friendly Are We There Yet comedies, it’ll be nice to see him unleash his famous scowl again, but does he really have the physique for this role?
Some 15 years after proclaiming himself a ”crazy motherf—er named Ice Cube,” the former O’Shea Jackson has finally let the last of that chilly gangsta front melt away. In his new comedy ”Barbershop” — which topped the box office with $21 million in its debut weekend — Cube stars opposite Eve and Cedric the Entertainer as the most soft-hearted character of his career. He tells EW.com about the movie’s acting challenges, the real-life role of barbershops, and the future of his recording career.
11 iconic gifts inspired by The Real Housewives Tommy Garcia/Bravo; Rodolfo Martinez/Bravo; Patrick Ecclesine/Bravo Every so often in history, women enter the entertainment landscape and re-define it. Such is the case for the ever-growing cast of the Real Housewives empire, now 11 years old. Since its inception in 2006 and throughout many iterations of the franchise — from the OG's in Orange County to the Dallas country queens — the Housewives have become pop culture icons and reality TV pioneers.
Take her or leave her, living Broadway legend Idina Menzel gave a sold-out crowd of roughly 6,000 fans a show to remember Monday — when she performed at Radio City Music Hall for the first time in a one-night-only concert. Idina Menzel: An Unofficial Countdown to “Let It Go” Live was, of course, incredible. The Tony winner showed off her mind-blowing vocal power in a variety of songs, kicking off the night with a chill-inducing “Defying Gravity” and segueing into everything from an Ethel Merman medley (the petition for Menzel to play Mama Rose in Gypsy one day begins now) to Radiohead’s “Creep.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are back with a new video for “Dance Off” with the powerhouse actor Idris Elba headlining. The track comes off of their recent album This Unruly Mess I’ve Made which features “Downtown” and “Kevin.” The video, which you can see above, begins with Elba, sporting a serious Cruella de Vil-esque black and white coat, directing the listener to show off their best moves. “I challenge you to a dance off.
Gilmore Girls: The Musical Everett Collection In The Morning Show, there's mention of something called Gilmore Girls: The Musical, which sadly doesn't exist in real life (but should). So, we've gone ahead and imagined the musical numbers that would make up the Stars Hollow-based show. "CoffeeCoffeeCoffee" by Lorelai Scott Humbert/The CW The show's opening number mirrors the series' pilot, with Lorelai delivering a plea for caffeine via a high-tempo dance number as an annoyed (and reluctant) Luke stands by.
Fans have seen Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt execute countless thrilling stunts in the Mission: Impossible franchise, but the most memorable may be the vault scene in the first film. If you don't remember, Cruise had to hang upside down on cables to film the scene, in which Ethan breaks into the CIA's most impenetrable vault. Cruise recently revealed that the iconic moment nearly didn't happen because he kept falling during earlier takes and director Brian De Palma wanted to move on.
Tom Cruise got strapped to the outside of a plane for 2015's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and rode a motorbike off a cliff for the latest sequel, Dead Reckoning Part One. But there is at least one thing the Top Gun star won't do in pursuit of on-screen verisimilitude while making the action franchise — kick Pom Klementieff in the stomach. In the latest Mission: Impossible film, the Guardians of the Galaxy actress plays a highly dangerous character named Paris who is partnered with the movie's main antagonist, Gabriel, played by Esai Morales.