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John Krasinski, who notably played Jim on The Office, sang new lyrics that he wrote for the beloved sitcom’s opening theme as guest host of Saturday Night Live. The “Now! That’s What I Call Theme Songs Sung by the Stars of the Show” sketch gave the SNL cast an opportunity to showcase their celebrity impressions — including Chloe Fineman’s impersonations of both Nicole Kidman (The Undoing) and Kim Cattrall (a sexless Sex and the City) — but the highlight came when Krasinski unveiled his own lyrics to The Office’s instrumental...

In the new Netflix series, Pretend It’s a City, longtime friends and collaborators Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz chat and kvetch and complain about New York City. Well, mostly it’s Lebowitz sharing her caustic wit and many ruminations on what’s wrong with people, busted with the world, and what she misses most about her beloved Manhattan while the famed director sits by her side laughing and egging her on. In a new bit during Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update,” Bowen Yang channels his best irascible Lebowitz — frizzy mop of...

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The entertainment world continues to be turned upside down by the pandemic. Though traditionally a big month for television, this February is seeing relatively few high-profile premieres. (It’s far from a complete desert, however, and includes the return of one of the FBI’s most famous fictional agents.) Those looking for movies, however, will have plenty of intriguing options,...

The Courier Benedict Cumberbatch stars as an ordinary British businessman – who has been recruited by MI-6, the U.K.’s intelligence service, and a CIA operative. The goal? infiltrate the Soviet Union. The film is based on the true-life of Greville Wynne. He’s the farthest thing from a spy, but the mission is hinged upon Wynne’s ordinariness. (March 19th) Ginny and Georgia  “We’re like the Gilmore Girls,” Georgia says to her daughter, Ginny, in order to get her to crack a smile. “But with bigger boobs.” Ginny doesn’t laugh. Like Gilmore...

A review of this week’s WandaVision, “We Interrupt This Program,” coming up just as soon as I get the commemorative T-shirt… As its title(*) suggests, “We Interrupt This Program” takes a break from the weekly sitcom pastiche WandaVision has offered so far. We get glimpses of events from the first three installments — most notably an expanded version of Wanda expelling “Geraldine” from Westview, now presented on widescreen film rather than part of a Brady Bunch episode. But mostly we are seeing what’s been happening outside of Westview, and getting...

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. From low-budget romps to high-energy blockbuster films, Star Trek has become one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time. While Trek has decades worth of TV, film, and animated iterations that might rival Star Wars, it also has its own unique legacy and long-time, passionate cult following. With the release of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017,...

Armie Hammer will not be starring in The Offer, the upcoming Paramount Plus series that pulls back the curtain on the making of The Godfather, Variety reports. Hammer had been tapped for the role of Godfather producer Al Ruddy. The series tells the behind-the-scenes story on the making of the 1972 film, detailing Ruddy’s experiences working on the landmark film. The real-life Ruddy serves as an executive producer in the 10-episode limited series. It’s unclear who will replace Hammer in the starring role. Earlier this month, the actor also dropped...

The new Netflix docuseries We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, follows the players, coaches, and parents of a youth football program for kids between the ages of eight and 13. On the older end of that spectrum is Kenan, who has to choose which New York high school he wants to attend, in the hopes of getting enough scouting attention to eventually land a college scholarship. The coach of one of his prospective schools runs down the absolutely brutal math: At any given time, a million kids in America are playing...

Cloris Leachman, the Emmy- and Oscar-winning actress beloved by generations for endearing and comedic roles, died of natural causes on Tuesday in Encinitas, CA, according to her longtime manager Juliet Green. She was 94. Leachman was perhaps best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own subsequent sitcom Phyllis, but she also won an Oscar for her work in The Last Picture Show and had hilarious turns in the Mel Brooks movie Young Frankenstein, and on the TV shows Malcolm in the Middle...

Netflix has revealed the new series Crime Scene, which tackles the mythology of locations in contemporary crime. The first season focuses on the nefarious Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Directed by Joe Berlinger, the trailer contains footage of “Hotel Death,” explaining the murders and suicides that have occurred within its walls since the early Thirties. “Is there a room here that somebody hasn’t died in?” the hotel manager asks. “I never got used to that.” The series also investigates the mystery of Elisa Lam, a Canadian college student who...

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reflects on his formative years while being interviewed as a presidential candidate during the year 2032 in the new trailer for NBC’s Young Rock. Co-created by Nahnatchka Khan (Fresh Off the Boat, Always Be My Maybe) and Johnson, the comedy series based on the wrestler-actor’s life premieres on February 16th. “To understand me,” Johnson tells the interviewer, “you gotta understand where I came from.” Actor Randall Park, who portrays himself as a journalist in 2032, covers Johnson’s campaign journey in the series, as Entertainment Weekly reports....

Netflix has released the trailer for Ginny & Georgia, a new comedy-drama that, in the vein of Gilmore Girls, follows the misadventures of a thirty-something mother trying to raise her teenage daughter. The series premieres February 24th on the streaming platform. Ginny & Georgia stars Antonia Gentry as Ginny Miller, a biracial 15-year-old girl who has grown up on the move with her young, extroverted mother Georgia (Brianne Howey). After moving repeatedly from small town to small town and high school to high school, the two of them finally settle in a...

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. It all comes down to this: After a season of unpredictable swings and shifts (and a few questionable calls) the 2020/2021 NFL campaign reaches its finale this month with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Kansas City Chiefs at Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida. Patrick Mahomes looks to repeat as Super Bowl champ with the Chiefs,...