Tom Clancys bestselling books about CIA agent Jack Ryan wrought a whole industry. There is the ongoing videogame franchise, offering meticulous fantasies of killfest imperialism. Taken all together, the Clancy pantheon comprises an insane universe brimming with nuclear terror and political hysteria. The four episodes Ive seen try hard to capture the unwieldy realities of modern warfare. The expansive storytelling finds room for fascinating supporting characters. Suleimans wife (Dina Shihabi) has a complicated agenda....

A bomb strikes their building, and as the dust settles, we flash forward. Now in present-day Washington D.C., Jack Ryan is beginning his morning with a row on the Potomac. Biking to work afterward, he’s nearly hit by a car. John Krasinski in ‘Jack Ryan.'.Jan Thijs/Amazon “Watch it shead!” the driver yells out his window. “Ass-,” Ryan mutters back. Myles Aronowitz/Amazon These two just might meet again… It’s his job to monitor financial transactions around the globe and flag anything out of the ordinary....

And of course, why what he really wants to do is direct. Youre famous for how stripped down your production is. But your new record feels very maximalist theme-wise, sound-wise, even lyric-wise. Credit: David James Swanson Do you think its fair to say that? Oh yeah, for sure. And when you have that idea, that will lead itself to a maximalist tendency. So you sort of threw out your own rules....

I just started humming notes out loud, staring out the window, WhitetoldRolling Stoneabout writing Connected. After that, you really cant explain it. You just have to get out of the way and let it happen. Credit: David James Swanson And you dont really notice it as its happening. The LPs title has been revealed asBoarding House Reach; the release date has not yet been revealed. White has been announced asa headlinerat New Yorks Governors Ball Festival in June....

In Martin Campbells new film we dont have to wait long to get that plot engine up and running. A rogue cell of IRA radicals soon claims the attack. Quan soon becomes convinced that Liam is responsible for his daughters death. Their dynamic is a fascinating one, and it gives multiple meanings to the films title. But as an Irishman, Liam is a foreigner in Britain too. Both have been trapped in the vicious cycle of imperialist violence and tried to fight against their oppressors....

Nothing says the holidays like a tiny opera-singing prodigy! 2 (behind Susan Boyles already-released Christmas discThe Gift) back in November. Making the video was really fun, Evancho tells EW. There was a lot of snowit got in our mouths! But it was still a lot of fun, especially because Jacob was there to enjoy it with me. Usually my siblings dont get to come along while Im working. Actually both the English songs on the albumthis and O Holy Nightare my favorite, the pint-sized singer clarifies....

Dugan plays with truth and the nature of public image throughout with varying degrees of success. The audiences own hindsight is used to build tension and eschew more nuanced dramatic development. Dugan wisely leaves her recollections of Dallas and the assassination for this half of the action. Credit: Kevin Parry Here, that level of remove is absent. Burrows seems to channel the very soul and essence of Jackie. Burrows rises to the challenge and then, in the second act, exceeds it....

Celebrated childrens author Jacqueline Woodson is back with two new books. Woodson is the National Book Award-winning author ofBrown Girl Dreaming, and a four-time Newbery Honor winner. See the cover and excerpt below, and pre-order the book ahead of its Aug. 28 releasehere. Credit: Carlos Diaz Nobody knew what to do, so we just walked in and stood there. Welcome to Room 501, Ms. Laverne said. Holly ran in ahead and the rest of us followed and looked around....

Finally released from the hospital after 3 nights. Lots of broken and torn things. The actress hurt herself while shootingBlack Summer, the just-released new zombie show from Netflix. How exactly did the injury occur? I always say, we really only have between Action and Cut,' King tells EW. Its like, all the preparation, all of the work, everything is in that moment. That is where the truth lives. You have to be so prepared that everything just disappears....

I did not think I was signing on to a horror show at all. It read like a very very intense refugee story. Theres no back story. So, when youre reading the script, youre like, What the f is going on here? Then I get ripped away from my child. So, I was like, whoa, hold up! This is a huge story about this country. And that made perfect sense....

“So there was a conflict there. They called and said, ‘Hey, by the way, would you come do this?’ I said there is no way I can make that work that fast.” Credit: JAY MAIDMENT/Disney She “tried,” theBlindspotstar continued, but “it couldn’t happen. They were on a different continent.” She added, “So it was sad. I was bummed about it.” Thor: Ragnarokgets its name from the end of days in Norse mythology....

Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge are headed to Broadway. The limited engagement will run through Sunday, Sept. 29. This marks Sturridges third collaboration with Stephens. Credit: Joan Marcus Im so proud that Tom Sturridge and Jake Gyllenhaals brilliant performances will live on at the Hudson! Both Gyllenhaal and Sturridge have garnered awards love for their performances in the production at the Public. Gyllenhaal received a Drama League Award nomination, while Sturridge was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award....

The actor joined Instagram with a, um, mysterious video. He made his debut back in 1964 as a shifty villain facing off against Peter Parker. Far From Homemarks Gyllenhaal’s first major role in a superhero blockbuster. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images That’s what it feels like when you’re working." Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smuldershave also joined the castas Nick Fury and Maria Hill, respectively. Spider-Man: Far From Homeis scheduled to hit theaters July 5, 2019....