Photo: Kevork Djansezian-Pool/Getty Images Two Michaels for the price of one? More like two Michael Jackson biopics for the price of approximately three Bohemian Rhapsodys. Michael, the Antoine Fuqua–directed film about the life of Michael Jackson, may be getting the Deathly Hallows treatment. According to Variety, this bifurcation will likely result in the film’s …
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Photo: Reuben Solo via YouTube In July 2024, Australian comedian Reuben Solo auditioned for America’s Got Talent and was booed offstage. Rather than telling jokes, he spent the majority of his performance with his microphone in the judges’ faces while asking for their critical feedback in real time. The twist? He used a loud …
Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images The White Lotus isn’t the only piece of content that’s down to clown with sibling-on-sibling action! Film Independent and MUBI announced on April 2 that Julio Torres is directing a live reading of Cruel Intentions as Guest Director for a Film Independent Live Read New York. The cast for the …
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: HBO (Mario Perez, Fabio Lovino) With the third season of The White Lotus officially winding down for good, we’re left with a sinking, desperate feeling: What if we never see Victoria Ratliff again? The matriarch, played with aplomb by Parker Posey, is the unmistakable breakout of the season, and she has …
Photo: Phillip Faraone/VF25/Getty Images As the clock ticks on TikTok, Amazon is dancing into the frame. The e-commerce and tech company submitted a last-minute bid to purchase the video platform, the New York Times reported on April 2. TikTok is facing an April 5 deadline to change hands from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or …
Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Netflix (Jocelyn Prescod, Clifton Prescod), Koury Angelo/Disney Thanks to more platforms paying for stand-up than ever, technological advancements that make production significantly cheaper, and social platforms that make promotion easier, we’re in the middle of a stand-up-special gold rush. Depending on how you stream, you’re likely to encounter a hastily assembled …
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Photo: Hulu The New Year is the perfect time to refresh your bookshelf and reading list with the many highly anticipated page-to-screen adaptations coming in 2025. Filmmakers and showrunners are drawing from contemporary hits (The Night Agent) and enduring classics (A Study in Scarlet) for exciting new shows and movies. From spy thrillers to …
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Photo-Illustration: Every year, the National Book Foundation announces its roster of five writers under the age of 35 whose debut work of fiction “promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape.” Once again, Vulture is excited to reveal the honorees, each of whom was selected by an author who has been previously …
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Photo: Netflix You can’t have Temptation Island without Mark L. Walberg. The two are synonymous: He has hosted the series, which drops both members of a rocky relationship into separate houses chock-full of sexy singles, across two decades and three television networks. But amid a sea of somewhat removed reality hosts, Walberg is one …
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Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images, Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Twice Upon a Time … in Hollywood? Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. Maybe ditch the ellipses? David Fincher is set to direct a sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 film, per The Hollywood Reporter. Written by Tarantino, the sequel will …
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