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Bryan Cranston wasn’t known for much before he starred in Breaking Bad. Although he starred in Malcolm in the Middle for six years, he did not have much else to show for his talent. However, everything changed for him the moment he starred in the drama series.

Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad | Credit: AMC

All of a sudden, he went from one of the many comedy actors in the industry to starring in the biggest show of all time. Playing the role of Walter White, his performance has been immortalized in the world of Hollywood, and for good reason. With this, one cannot help but wonder what would have happened had he never played the character.

Bryan Cranston Wasn’t the First Choice for Walter White

Walter White is a very complicated character. He has many facets and many faces. He starts off as a suburban dad,...

Top 10 True Crime Shows Based on Real Cases - Main Image

Series like Breaking Bad and The Penguin can show just how thrilling crime can be as a genre, but there’s just an extra sense of shock and awe when you realize that the crime that the story is telling actually transpired in real life.

True Crime has been a steadily rising genre when it comes to television, and here’s a list of 10 titles that are actually based on some real, and quite shocking cases.

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Brothers Story

Kicking off the list with something that was a hit this year, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story follows the case of two brothers from a wealthy family murdering their parents with shotguns and almost getting away with it.

While the discovery that the brothers themselves were guilty was shocking enough, the revelations of...

Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker have unlocked the secret to a happy marriage. The duo, who married in 1996, are one of the longest-standing Hollywood power couples. While they’ve enjoyed a successful romantic relationship, they carefully approach mixing their professional lives. Parker and Broderick have been cautious about which TV or movie projects they take on together and which they allow their partner to complete individually. Matthew Broderick recently discussed Parker’s iconic series, Sex and the City, and why he never appeared in it.

Matthew Broderick never appeared on ‘Sex and the City’

While Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker aren’t against working together, the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off actor never appeared in Sex and the City. Broderick addressed the reason behind his absence from the iconic series in a recent appearance on This Life of Mine, a Sirius Xm show hosted by James Corden.

Broderick...

Even if you haven’t seen Practical Magic — the 1998 fantasy film starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock as cursed sister-witches — you know the “midnight margaritas” scene. It happens shortly after Gillian and Sally Owens (Kidman and Bullock, respectively) accidentally murder Gillian’s abusive boyfriend Jimmy Angelov (Goran Višnjić). They revive an even worse version of Angelov from the dead, kill him again with a frying pan, and frantically cover up their crime. You know, normal witch stuff.

But then things start looking up — at least briefly. The Owens’ aunts, played...

Believe it or not, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. dated for seven years before calling it quits for good. However, their relationship was far from smooth sailing. Parker had to navigate the complexities of being with a man who was dealing with significant challenges during that time, largely due to his struggles with addiction.

Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man (image credit: Marvel)

Despite their deep connection, it was a tumultuous period say the least. Parker although stood by him through many of his battles, ultimately did decide to part ways.

The Doomed Love Story of Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker

The two met while co-starring in the 1984 movie Firstborn, and soon after, they moved to Los Angeles together. However, Robert Downey Jr.’s well-documented struggle with addiction was far from over during their relationship, he wouldn’t achieve sobriety until 2003.

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Robert Downey Jr. loved to throw water balloons at his neighbors ( Photo Credit – Flickr )

Hollywood’s Iron Man, aka Robert Downey Jr., earned his household name long before he became a crucial part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing the iconic role of Iron Man/Tony Stark. Downey rose to stardom with his role in Sherlock Holmes. However, his struggles with addiction were the reason for his downfall. Not only did his addiction cost him his career, but his relationship with Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker was equally turmoiled. Despite their downs, the couple still managed to find joy together.

Downey and Parker met on the set of the 1984 film, Firstborn. The former couple quickly started dating and moved in within eight weeks of their relationship. The couple dated for a few years before they separated in 1991 due to Downey’s substance addiction issues. But that doesn...

If anyone wanted to know which Sex and the City character is closest to rapper Megan Thee Stallion, the question has been answered. The rapper revealed in an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that she had recently begun watching the popular series for the first time and has been obsessed with it.

The rapper has been vocal about her obsessions with shows and films in the past. Megan Thee Stallion mentioned earlier that she was a huge Stranger Things fan and this time the HBO romantic comedy seems to have taken the cake. She also seems to have some strong opinions on the fan-favorite character Samantha.

Megan Thee Stallion Is Obsessed With Sex And The City A still from Sex and the City | Credits: HBO

Few shows have had the lasting impact that HBO’s Sex and the City did. Beginning in the late ‘90s and defining the early 2000s,...

In the world of entertainment and pop culture, few shows have left a mark as iconic as Sarah Jessica Parker’s Sex and the City. A beloved TV show that continues to be loved and watched even years after its conclusion, it is unfortunately not without controversies. And the most controversial aspect of the show lies in its ending.

Sex and the City | Credit: HBO

Even the singer Megan Thee Stallion, who discovered the show only recently, has been grossed out by the series end. In a surprising revelation, the bold and fearless personality revealed how the HBO series left her upset.

Megan Thee Stallion is Disappointed by Sex and the City‘s Ending Megan Thee Stallion on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Credit: YouTube

Megan Thee Stallion, the singer-songwriter, and rapper known best for her unapologetic persona, recently revealed her new-found obsession with Sex and the City. Starring...

We might be adults or quite old now, but when it comes to Harry Potter movies, the child in us is always ready to say Wingardium Leviosa or Expelliarmus! Growing up, we all wished to be at Hogwarts to fight the dark goblins and have the magic wand. That’s the amount of craze that the Harry Potter movies hold. They created a world of magic and mystery that captivated all of us all these years.

The movie series based on Jk Rowling’s novels starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint as the iconic characters of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. It goes way back to when the first-ever Harry Potter movie was released in November 2001 and ran across eight films over 10 years.

Related “That’s the whole point…”: Even Diehard J.K. Rowling Haters Will Agree, The Step Harry Potter Reboot Series Just Took Makes...

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The most romantic season of the year is finally here and as the temperature cools down, Netflix has the perfect way to bring the heat. We are talking about its collection of spicy romantic comedy movies featuring salacious scenes and a lot of hilarious comedy. So, here are the best R-rated romantic comedy movies on Netflix you should check out right now.

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Plus One is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer. The 2019 film follows Ben King and Alice Mori, who have been friends since college and now that everybody around them is getting married they make a pact to attend the weddings together instead of being alone. Soon they start falling for each other but their wildly different personalities get in the way. Plus One stars...

King Bee Productions, founded by Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola, has inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures Television.

The multi-year partnership will see King Bee developing and producing globally-targeted scripted content for Sony’s international production group and U.S. studio. The production company’s team includes Lizzie Nastro, who previously worked as head of acquisitions for IFC, and former Vice exec Sam Schlaifler who is joining as VP of development.

Among King Bee’s output is two seasons of “Doll & Em” (HBO and Sky) and feature film “To Dust” starring Matthew Broderick and Geza Rohrig.

Mortimer is currently working alongside Noah Baumbach on his upcoming, as-yet-untitled Netflix feature in which she also stars alongside George Clooney and Adam Sandler. The film has completed principal photographer. She also wrote, directed and starred in the recent adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s “The Pursuit of Love” (BBC/Amazon) which...

Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola’s King Bee Productions has struck a multi-year first look deal with Sony.

The husband-and-wife duo’s production outfit will develop and produce scripted TV shows in various formats globally for Sony’s International Production group and U.S. studio. King Bee previously had a similar deal with eOne, which has now run down.

King Bee produced two seasons of HBO-Sky series Doll & Em and the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award Winner and Film Independent Spirit Award nominated feature To Dust starring Matthew Broderick and Geza Rohrig. Its team includes Lizzie Nastro, former head of acquisitions for IFC and producer of Crystal Moselle’s Skate Kitchen, serving as Head of Film and Television, while Sam Schlaifler is VP of Development.

Mortimer recently co-wrote the upcoming untitled Noah Baumbach feature for Netflix, while Nivola will next star opposite Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the Sony/Marvel feature Kraven the Hunter.

Over the years, Sex and the City has become synonymous with Sarah Jessica Parker, whose portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw became iconic over the show’s six seasons. With the series and films focusing on her girl gang’s closeness and her love life, there were a lot of cameos from many popular actors. However, the one face that everyone expected to see was the 59-year-old’s husband, Matthew Broderick. Unfortunately, that was just a fever dream that never ended up coming true.

Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Although Broderick never made an appearance on the show or in the films, it was not from the producer’s and Parker’s lack of trying. In fact, the 62-year-old recently opened up about a role that was offered to him that he had turned down.

Matthew Broderick reveals why he never starred in Sex and the City...

Matthew Broderick appears to be a serial guest star, with appearances in recent years on Only Murders in the Building, Rick and Morty and Modern Family. But he never turned up on Sex and the City, despite his wife Sarah Jessica Parker being the series star. What’s the deal, Broderick?

There are a couple of reasons, he told James Corden on his This Life of Mine Sirius Xm Show (via People). Scheduling conflicts were one. “Whenever there was a part that I could do,” he claimed, “I couldn’t do it is really all that happened.”

But it might have had more to do with a second reason — the kinds of roles the show was offering him. “Sometimes, it was like, ‘Do you want to do two days as the premature ejaculator?’ And I’d be like, ‘You know, I don’t know, it’s just kind of embarrassing.

Matthew Broderick may not have appeared in Sex and the City — but he wanted to.

The actor and husband of Sarah Jessica Parker, who starred in the HBO series, stopped by James Corden’s This Life of Mine show on SiriusXM. During his conversation with the former late night host, the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star was asked if it was true he was asked to be in the romance drama multiple times and opted not to.

“Whenever there was a part that I could do, I couldn’t do it is really all that happened,” he explained. “But also sometimes, it was like, ‘Do you want to do two days as the premature ejaculator?’ And I’d be like, ‘You know, I don’t know. It’s just kind of embarrassing.’”

While it would’ve seemed likely that Parker approached him about guest starring in her show, that was never the case.

Matthew Broderick revealed if he ever had an offer to appear alongside his wife Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City.

The beloved series debuted in 1998, a year after the Hollywood couple tied the knot. It spawned two blockbuster movies and spinoff series And Just Like That, which is still going strong in 2024.

In a recent interview, Matthew opened up about some offers that he got to appear alongside Sarah in the series. He also explained why it never worked out.

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“Whenever there was a part that I could do, I couldn’t do it is really all that happened,” Matthew said while on James Corden‘s Sirius Cm show This Life of Mine, via People. “But also sometimes, it was like, ‘Do you want to do two days as the premature ejaculator?’ And I’d be like, ‘You know, I don’t know,...

Matthew Broderick is married to Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and recently revealed why he never appeared in the HBO series.

In a new interview, the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off opened up about why he never guest-starred in Parker’s show.

“Whenever there was a part that I could do, I couldn’t do it is really all that happened,” Broderick said on James Corden’s SiriusXM show This Life of Mine (via People). “But also sometimes, it was like, ‘Do you want to do two days as the premature ejaculator?’ And I’d be like, ‘You know, I don’t know, it’s just kind of embarrassing.’”

Broderick noted that Sex and the City “was her thing, and that would be stunting me or something, I don’t know. It just never work worked out. I love that show and I would have been delighted to be in it,...

Disney+ is expanding their live streaming options, introducing four channels: Hallowstream, Hits & Heroes, Throwbacks, and Real Life. While Disney+ does currently have “non-stop playlists”, this expansion will aim to reach a wider audience within their subscriber base while fulfilling the niches within the service.

Last month, Disney+ introduced ABC News Live and Disney+ Playtime, which is geared towards the pre-school-aged audience. In their initial announcement of these, the House of Mouse also teased versions of the four aforementioned channels. For Seasonal Content, expect “a collection of seasonal-themed content”, so in this case you can anticipate a stream of movies like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown and maybe even Mr. Boogedy.

Hits & Heroes is now evidently a twist on Epic Stories, which offers “a compilation of action-packed stories from marquee brands and franchises, including Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars.” Throwbacks, on the other hand, will play off of some of the studio’s most iconic animated and live-action,...

Federal agents arrested hip-hop mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs in September 2024 following the Homeland Security raid on two of his homes in March 2024. Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. Now, we’re looking back at interviews that gave a glimpse into Combs’ life before his arrest. Here’s what he said about the pajama birthday party he couldn’t remember.

Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs had a pajama party for his birthday in 2014

Famous folks knew Sean “P. Diddy” Combs for his wild parties that involved many famous faces. In 2014, he discussed the birthday party he had to celebrate turning 45.

“I had a pajama party — a ’90s pajama party at my house,” he told Extra. “I love the music from the ’90s. New jack swing, just dancing, and the hip-hop that was there.” He added that he “wanted people to not have to...

Nothing brings people together like laughter. And over the years, comedy films have continued to lift our spirits and tickle our funny bones. Whether it be slapstick hilarity or clever, dialogue-driven humor, the best comedy movies always deliver something for everyone.

Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss in the 1994 movie The Mask | Katja Motion Picture Corporation

The laugh-out-loud physical gags, witty exchanges, and absurd plotlines are all a part of these films that have stood the test of time as favorites in the genre. If you’re in the mood for a good laugh, you must check out these comedy classics that will have you rolling on the floor. Each one brings its own unique brand of humor, making them timeless choices for any comedy enthusiast.

1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Monty Python’s absurdist take on the quest for the Holy Grail is filled with clever dialogue, ridiculous situations,...

Ryan Murphy's "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story" debuted on Netflix on September 19, 2024. The series recounts the details of the Menéndez brothers' murder of their parents, José and Kitty, in 1989. Those alive and watching the news at the time recall what a blazingly salacious affair their trial was. Beginning in 1993, CourtTV broadcasted extended portions of the time the brothers spent in court (they were tried separately), and the details began to sound like a daytime soap opera. The brothers said that José Menéndez was sexually abusing Erik, and that he threatened to kill them both if they told the cops. Kitty never stood up to him, so the brothers felt no other recourse but to kill them with a shotgun in preemptive self-defense. After the murders, but prior to the arrest, the brother had rather suspiciously begun living richly on their sizable inheritance. 

Infamously, the juries were deadlocked in both trials,...

History was made at the 2024 Emmy Awards with one show becoming the most-awarded series in a single season!

Television’s biggest night was held on Sunday (September 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, though many awards were also handed out last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony.

The FX series Shogun, which is streaming on Hulu, has won more awards for one single season of television than any other show in history. The series picked up 18 total wins for its first season, including Outstanding Drama Series and lead acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai.

Make sure to check out the Best Dressed list to see our favorite red carpet fashion from the awards show.

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Emmy Awards Winners List 2024

Outstanding Drama Series

The Crown

Fallout

The Gilded Age

The Morning Show...

Back in the 1980s, when the idea of wealthy sociopaths flagrantly breaking the rules was considered hilarious, we got Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, the iconic comedy starring Matthew Broderick as the titular teenage rebel.

The movie, of course, finds Ferris skipping class by faking an illness, thanks to the power of mannequins and synthesizers. While most of us would be happy to spend a day off in that sweet bedroom, Ferris, along with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, heads into Chicago, where he catches a baseball game, visits an art gallery and hijacks a float during a crowded parade that’s happening in the middle of a workday for some unknown reason.

Ferris justifies his deceit by pointing out “life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once and awhile, you might miss it.”

Originally, Ferris’ “day off” was even more improbably packed,...

Jon Bernthal is one of those actors who possess the ability to grab your attention the moment they walk onto the screen. The actor brings a certain no-nonsense intensity to his roles which has his fans in a chokehold. Having been in the industry for a little over two decades now, Jon Bernthal has brought Hollywood down to its knees countless times.

Jon Bernthal in and as The Punisher | Credits: Marvel Television

Not only has he been phenomenal in films like The Wolf of Wall Street and Fury, but he has also taken the television industry by storm. Now, he is finally getting the recognition that has been long overdue – a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy for his work in The Bear. However, fans believe that this shouldn’t have been the only Emmy in his cupboard.

Jon Bernthal Finally Has an Emmy in His Hand Jon Bernthal as Mikey in...

Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”) won his first ever Emmy Award for Best Comedy Guest Actor at Sunday night’s Creative Arts ceremony in downtown Los Angeles. He had received his first nomination last year for playing the late brother Michael Berzatto of lead actor Jeremy Allen White‘s character Carmy.

For this weekend, he defeated Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”), Ryan Gosling (“Saturday Night Live”), Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”), Bob Odenkirk (“The Bear”) and Will Poulter (“The Bear”). According to Gold Derby odds, he was predicted to win at 31/10 odds ahead of Gosling in this guest star category.

According to the official description of his FX episode on the Emmy ballot: Mikey, the eldest Berzatto sibling, wrestles with inner turmoil amid strained relations with Uncle Lee. He softens when Carmy discusses revamping The Beef, exposing Mikey’s financial worries and past battles with depression. Tensions climax as Mikey’s...

Jon Bernthal and Jamie Lee Curtis were named best guest actor and guest actress in a comedy on Night 2 of the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys for their roles as Mikey and Donna Berzatto, respectively, on FX’s The Bear.

Judy Reyes and Michael Cyril Creighton presented the award for guest actor. Bernthal, who wasn’t in attendance, was nominated along with Matthew Broderick (Only Murders in the Building, Hulu), Ryan Gosling (Saturday Night Live, NBC), Christopher Lloyd (Hacks, HBO/Max), Bob Odenkirk (The Bear, FX) and Will Poulter (The Bear, FX).

Lessons in Chemistry stars Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom presented the award to Curtis, who was nominated alongside Olivia Colman (The Bear, FX), Kaitlin Olson (Hacks, HBO/Max), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (Only Murders in the Building, Hulu), Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live, NBC) and Kristen Wiig (Saturday Night Live, NBC).

“Helped people help people, and I think that’s really the strength of The Bear,...

Less than a year after Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”) won his first Best Comedy Guest Actor Emmy on his second consecutive try, Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”) is poised to do the same. Whereas the category’s 2023 lineup included an even mix of veteran and rookie nominees, Bernthal is the sole returning contender this time and has thus emerged as quite a strong frontrunner.

Bernthal currently faces opposition from fellow “The Bear” actors Bob Odenkirk and Will Poulter as well as Emmys newcomer Ryan Gosling (“Saturday Night Live”) and former TV movie acting nominee Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”). Rounding out his list of challengers is Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”), who poses a distinct threat in that he triumphed on all three of his previous Emmy bids.

In order to determine if this is truly Bernthal’s race to lose, let’s take a closer look at each nominee. Be...

The 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards took place this weekend, with ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday evening. Scroll down for the results in all 99 categories.

On September 7, 50 awards were given out for the best achievements in nonfiction, reality, and variety fare. Another 49 awards were handed out on September 8 for comedy, drama, limited series and telefilms. The final Emmys will be doled out on September 15 during the primetime ceremony on ABC.

See Creative Arts Emmys 2024: Watch our Saturday live coverage revealing reality, variety, documentary, nonfiction winners as they happen

Sunday, September 8 Acting

Comedy Guest Actor

X – Jon Bernthal, “The Bear” (“Fishes”)

Matthew Broderick, “Only Murders in the Building” (“Co Bro”)

Ryan Gosling, “Saturday Night Live” (“Host: Ryan Gosling”)

Christoper Lloyd, “Hacks” (“The Deborah Vance Christmas Spectacular”)

Bob Odenkirk, “The Bear” (“Fishes”)

Will Poulter, “The Bear” (“Fishes”)

Comedy Guest Actress

Olivia Colman, “The Bear” (“Forks”)

X – Jamie Lee Curtis, “The Bear” (“Fishes”)

Kaitlin Olson,...

Kurt Russell was everywhere in the '80s, but there was one 1985 film he can't be spotted in despite having originally signed on for it. It's "Ladyhawke," the largely forgotten fantasy epic starring a pre-"Ferris Bueller" Matthew Broderick alongside Michelle Pfeiffer and Rutger Hauer. Directed by "The Omen" and "The Goonies" filmmaker Richard Donner, "Ladyhawke" received a lukewarm welcome at the box office and critical reviews to match.

So, how did Russell end up dodging this bullet? Well, apparently, by sticking to his no-tights rule. The actor once spoke about exiting the film in an interview with Whitney Scott Bain for Starburst Magazine, and confessed that a few factors led to his decision not to see the project through. "When I got there, I see wardrobe and the character has to wear tights," Russell explained, adding plainly: "I don't wear tights. That's not for me." Coming from anyone else,...

Lydia Deetz, her stepmother Delia Deetz, and her daughter Astrid stand over a casket, the burial services in progress. We can barely make out who the funeral is for but there he is on the headstone: Charles Deetz. While Charles was once part of the Beetlejuice sequel when the ghost with the most was to “go Hawaiian”, he was written entirely out of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice…for reasons that will soon be obvious.

Despite the original’s and sequel’s dalliances with the afterlife, Jeffrey Jones will not be in the Beetlejuice sequel– or pretty much any other legitimate movie – following his disgraceful tumble from his small but reliable spotlight. Perfectly fitting into prestigious period pieces and goofball funny flicks. Jones is a Golden Globe nominee with consistent work – a mix of villain, comedic and at times patriarchal roles, Jeffrey Jones went from Ferris Bueller baddie to Who’s Your Caddy?...

Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we discuss the Creative Arts Emmys before this weekend’s dual ceremonies.

Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’re back to get creative for the last time this year. The 2024 Emmy Awards get started this weekend with the two-night Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies. We made our “final” picks earlier this week and were in lockstep on a lot of picks, but not in the guest acting categories. Maybe for your sake, that’s for the best. Last year, I wiped out there with one out of four correct (and should Nick Offerman even count when he was the lockiest of locks?). This year I feel much better about those predictions, even if I zagged from the consensus in a couple of...

It’s one thing to have a self-deprecating sense of humor. It’s something else entirely to appear on a sitcom as an incredible a-hole version of yourself. While plenty of stars have cameoed as themselves over the years — hell, James Van Der Beek had a regular role as James Van Der Beek on Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 — here are five celebrities who played unflattering versions of their real-life personas…

1 Lori Loughlin on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

Larry David vouches for Loughlin’s membership in his country club, but wow! She cheats at everything, golf included. She even flirts — or more? — to get the best tee times. After her college admissions scandal, it would be understandable if those jokes were off-limits. But “we called her manager up, who loved it, and who then talked to Lori, and she said: ‘I’m in, I’m totally game,’” Curb...

The Primetime Emmys air on Sunday night, September 15, on ABC, but that’s not where most of the awards will actually be handed out. The vast majority will go out at the Creative Arts Awards over two nights this weekend on September 7 and September 8 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. So who will win? Gold Derby users have placed their bets in 31 categories here in our predictions center. Those predictions have been combined to generate our official racetrack odds. Scroll down to see those odds, with our projected winners highlighted in gold.

There will be 50 awards presented on Saturday’s show focusing on animation, reality, variety, and nonfiction programming. Another 49 trophies go out during the Sunday festivities focused primarily on craft achievements in dramas, comedies, TV movies and limited series. The final 25 awards will be bestowed on September 15 during the telecast hosted by father-and-son Emmy winners Eugene Levy and Dan Levy.

By triumphing on his second consecutive Best Comedy Guest Actor Emmy bid for “Ted Lasso” last winter, Sam Richardson stunned nearly every Gold Derby user predicting the race, over half of whom were convinced he would lose to Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”). Whereas Richardson was recognized for a performance over 20 times the size of Bernthal’s, his winning screen time of almost six and a half minutes is lower than that of every actor now looking to inherit his crown.

The six current comedy guest actor contenders asked voters to consider their work in episodes in which they appear for an average of 12 minutes and 51 seconds (or 24.42% of the total running time). This data was calculated using a simple definition of stand-alone screen time, which is any time a given performer can be seen on screen or heard off screen. Although the TV academy now counts them in this category,...

In the 1980s, Rob Lowe and Michael J. Fox used their celebrity status to draw attention to political causes. However, they likely didn’t expect their involvement in a star-studded environmental event to get them pulled over. The young actors were busted for smoking pot out of the open hatch of a Greyhound bus filled with a who’s who of famous faces.

Rob Lowe confessed his youthful misdeeds with Michael J. Fox

In an interview with Ted Danson for the podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name With Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes), Rob Lowe confessed his youthful misdeeds. Lowe said the incident occurred when he and Michael J. Fox participated in a celebrity environmental rally.

Lowe, Fox, and other famous 1980s celebrities traveled on a Greyhound bus to promote a state measure to protect drinking water from toxic materials. At the same time, Lowe and Fox decided to...

As August comes to a close, Autumn is popping out, which means Amazon Prime Video has a whole new slate of movies falling onto the streamer in September.

Whether you’re into sci-fi-fantasy films, crime thriller or an action-packed movie that keeps you on your toes, these films are worth adding to your watch list. While Prime Video’s list of new films in September stretch way beyond these seven titles, TheWrap wanted to point your attention to best ones on its lineup.

Check out our picks for the best new movies on Prime Video in September 2024 below.

“Basic Instinct” (1992) “Basic Instinct” (TriStar)

When a mysterious and beautiful crime novelist named Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) becomes a suspect in the murder of a rock star, she plots onthe case’s investigator, Nick Curran (Michael Douglas), by seducing him into a intense, lust-filled relationship that complicates his job. And in the midst of that,...

Midway through the fourth season of Only Murders in the Building, NYPD Detective Williams (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) complains once again about how true-crime podcasters Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) keep stumbling their way into and through murder investigations. Her objection isn’t just to these three civilians consistently putting themselves in danger and interfering with the work of real police, but with the shoddiness of their sleuthing, which this time around has produced so many suspects that they need multiple murder boards to fit them all.

While most of the prediction thought and energy when forecasting the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards goes to the big-ticket honors for comedy, drama and limited series, there are no fewer than 99 additional categories for which statuettes will be handed out at the Creative Arts Emmys on September 7 and 8 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. And because they had already talked themselves hoarse debating the merits of the categories included in The Big Emmy Show on September 15, Gold Derby senior editors Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon and Daniel Montgomery and news and features editor Ray Richmond decided it was time to lock horns in a slugfest examining some of the too-often-less-discussed nominees gunning for gold in the creative arts portion of the three-day Emmy extravaganza. Watch the quartet’s lively discussion above.

First up was a wrangle over the four guest acting categories, each of which find the Gold...

Yes, you read that right. Selena Gomez is the best part of Only Murders in the Building.

Now that Season 4 is upon us, I thought I would reflect a bit on what keeps me tuning into this quirky little show week after week.

The short answer to that is Mabel Mora, played by Selena Gomez.

(Patrick Harbron/Hulu)

I’m not a Selenator and I have no interest in Gomez’s personal life or struggles. That’s her business.

What I do care about is how much enjoyment I get out of watching Gomez play Mabel and why we need more of her and fewer distractions that take away from the dynamic that made the show so appealing to begin with.

Mabel is Tenacious

Mabel stays on point when it comes to the focus of the show, which is to solve murders. Everything else is fluff.

Only Murders in the Building...

Alexander Payne is not a super prolific filmmaker. Sure, most everything he directs ends up earning acclaim and awards recognition, but he just doesn’t direct all that often. In the past 25 years since the release of his acclaimed “Election,” he’s only made six more features. But that might be changing, as the filmmaker is headed to Europe for a new film.

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According to ScreenDaily, Alexander Payne is developing a new Danish-language film that would be fully funded by European financiers.

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Alexander Payne’s Election is a movie whose reputation seems to be growing more and more each year. With a new Criterion Collection edition in stores (and the film celebrating its 25th anniversary), Payne and the film’s writer, Jim Taylor have recently been exploring a potential sequel. The original film was based on a novel by Tom Perrotta, and the sequel would be based on his most recent novel, Tracy Flick Can’t Win.

According to a recent interview in Deadline, Payne is seriously considering teaming with Payne to adapt the sequel, saying, “There is talk and Jim Taylor and I are conceding that now,” with him adding, “If there were to be a sequel to Election, what would that look like?”

The original film starred Matthew Broderick as a high school Social Studies teacher who becomes hellbent on destroying her campaign for student body president at her high school.

Tom Cruise gave the Paris Olympics closing ceremony a Hollywood flair when he dove off the top of the Stade de France to mark the handover from the Paris Olympics to the L.A. Games in 2028.

After H.E.R. played the U.S. national anthem, the actor jumped off the roof of the Stade de France — the country’s biggest stadium — and landed on stage. He was welcomed with deafening cheers and greeted by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, who was handed the Olympic flag by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during the bash. He then hopped onto a motorcycle with the flag in tow and rode out of the stadium to make the symbolic delivery to L.A. As the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “By the Way” played in the background, Cruise rode down the Paris streets and drove into a plane. In a pre-recorded segment, he then parachuted out of the aircraft,...

Denzel Washington is about as accomplished an actor as you can get. Not only does the man exude effortless on-screen charisma in a way few others have, he's proven he can play pretty much anything you throw at him. From an unstoppable action hero in the "Equalizer" movies to a troubled, brooding Shakespearean general in the expressionist nightmare that was Joel Cohen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth," Denzel can simply do it all.

Now, it seems Washington will make yet another big impression in "Gladiator 2," with the actor set to play Macrinus, a power broker and arms dealer who aids Paul Mescal's Lucius Verus II in his quest to topple Rome. It should be yet another triumph for Washington, who no matter what he's in, seems like one of the safest bets a director can make.

With this kind of distinguished career, it's pretty much impossible to pick...

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is one of the best teen movies of all time, but it also (perhaps purposely) tells its story from a very privileged point-of-view. I adore the John Hughes classic, yet the last few times I've watched it, I've been struck by how terribly Ferris (Matthew Broderick) treats the customer service workers he meets throughout the film. It's all a part of his schtick; to craft the perfect day off, he has to get access to all sorts of fun stuff, and the quickest way to do that is by putting on a haughty, rich-white guy persona that he probably learned from his dad.

It may be blasphemous to even consider adding a new layer to a perfect Hughes-made story, but if someone's going to do it, it may as well be a filmmaker who's interested in approaching the material from a truly fresh angle. Enter: "Sam and Victor's Day Off,...

Gold medals aren’t the only thing glittering in Paris.

Stars have flocked to France to catch the Olympics live and in person in the first few day of the international competition. Lady Gaga, fresh from performing “Mon Truc en Plumes” while dressed in Dior during the opening ceremony, cheered on superstar Simone Biles and the USA women’s gymnastics team from inside Bercy Arena where Tom Cruise, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Greta Gerwig, Baz Luhrmann, Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Nick Jonas, Anna Wintour, Snoop Dogg, Lena Waithe, Jon M. Chu and Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav also caught the flips, tumbles and balance beam action.

First Lady Jill Biden snagged a seat next to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the first night of swimming while Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates and tennis great Serena Williams caught the Novak Djokovic versus Rafael Nadal tennis match.

Tom Cruise, who is currently filming “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two” in Europe, was inducted Knight of the Legion of Honor by France’s culture minister Rachida Dati in Paris on July 26.

Hours before the start of the opening ceremony for the Olympics, Cruise received one of France’s most prestigious decorations, following the footsteps of renown artists, actors and filmmakers such as Robert Redford, Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood who are also part of the Legion of Honor.

Dati, appointed culture minister in January by France’s President Emmanuel Macron, posted a picture of herself posing with Cruise proudly sporting his medal.

Félicitations à @TomCruise que la République nomme Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres !

As the situation comedy disappears from broadcast television, we might be losing more than simply 23 minutes of laughs surrounded by Progressive commercials. Over the past 50 years, the sitcom has been a surefire cannon from which to launch unknown comic actors onto the A-list.

Here are 7 sitcoms that turned anonymous comedians into the biggest stars in the world…

1 Mork & Mindy

Robin Williams was a 1970s club comic with a growing reputation as an improvisational genius. A guest turn on Happy Days — producer Garry Marshall’s kid was into Star Wars so Marshall ordered writers to invent a funny alien — launched a spin-off series that turned Williams into a star practically overnight. Also up for the Happy Days alien cameo? A young Richard Lewis.

2 Bosom Buddies

Want a idiotic premise for a sitcom? How about two guys who decide to pose as women so they can get a permanent room in an affordable women-only hotel.

The Emmy races for Best Comedy Guest Actress and Best Comedy Guest Actor often result in massive surprises for awards pundits. Last year’s shockeroo victories for Judith Light of “Poker Face” and Sam Richardson of “Ted Lasso” are just the most recent examples. But this year, if Gold Derby’s Creative Arts predictions turn out to be accurate, there won’t be too many people with their jaws on the floor.

“The Bear” guest stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Jon Bernthal currently have overwhelming leads to win their two respective races for playing Donna Berzatto and Michael Berzatto, aka the mother and brother of Jeremy Allen White‘s Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto. Curtis enjoys 82/25 odds to prevail, while Bernthal is sitting pretty at 37/10 odds. Interestingly enough, both actors have submitted the episode “Fishes” for Emmy consideration — that’s the Christmas flashback hour from Season 2 which featured countless shouting matches and emotional moments.

Ryan Gosling‘s episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” from April instantly went viral, thanks in no small part to his habit of laughing during many (all?) of his sketches. “Beavis and Butt-Head” with Mikey Day, “Close Encounter Cold Open” with Kate McKinnon, “The Engagement” with Andrew Dismukes, “Doctor” with Bowen Yang, “Erin Brockovich” with Chloe Fineman … the list goes on and on. Gosling has now been nominated for his first-ever Emmy nomination in the category of Best Comedy Guest Actor, which begs the question: Can he giggle his way all the way to the winner’s podium?

Gosling’s co-nominees this year are Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”), Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”), Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”), Bob Odenkirk (“The Bear”) and Will Poulter (“The Bear”). Gold Derby’s initial Emmy predictions lean toward a Bernthal victory, but there are still two months to go before the Creative...

Who will win the 2024 Emmy Award for Best Comedy Guest Actor? This year’s six nominees are Jon Bernthal (“The Bear”), Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders in the Building”), Ryan Gosling (“Saturday Night Live”), Christopher Lloyd (“Hacks”), Bob Odenkirk (“The Bear”) and Will Poulter (“The Bear”). Below, see the nominees’ all-important episode submissions and descriptions from the TV academy’s nominating ballot that the voters will be watching as examples of their best work from the season.

Nominations for the 2024 Emmys were unveiled on Wednesday, July 17 and the winners will be announced on September 7 and 8 (Creative Arts ceremonies) and September 15 (Primetime ceremony). As a reminder, last year’s winner in this category was Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”) for the episode “International Break.”

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2024 Emmys: Best Comedy Guest Actor episode submissions

Jon Bernthal as Michael Berzatto on “The Bear”

Episode: “Fishes”

Ballot description: Mikey,...