Homelandrecap: 'Rebel Rebel'

1 but he doesnt mind. It must be exhausting for him. Hes losing his girlfriend, Sharon. Credit: Antony Platt/SHOWTIME And hes slipping up, trying to prove himself to the right and to his fans. His words, inflammatory as they may be, have forced Keane to compromise. That is, to give in to Sauls demands. she understands how shes coming off. Her chief of staff takes advantage of her vulnerability and tells her that its time to change the conversation....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Melissa Edwards

Homelandrecap: 'Species Jump'

Out of everyone, Sauls the only one making level-headed, rational,believablechoices. Yes,Homelands always required some suspension of disbelief, but this episode pushed it to the extreme. I guess youcouldgive an explanation for each of these circumstances if you do some mental gymnastics. Credit: Antony Platt/SHOWTIME Maybe Wellington has been blinded by love of Simone. Maybe Keane was too focused on Lucasville to worry about Wellington. Maybe Krupin had more faith in his countrymen than he should have....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Nancy Anderson

Homelandrecap: 'Standoff'

Did you get that? You got that, right? Shes scared, she explains, and more paranoid than ever of Franny seeing her in a locked ward. Credit: Antony Platt/Showtime The woman is named Simone, and shes been romantically involved with Wellington since meeting him four years ago. How does he know? Because he found a parking ticket placing her just three miles away that day. Carries skeptical, but she cant resist a connection like this one....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 383 words · Tammy Hernandez

Homelandrecap: 'Useful Idiot'

Saul’s task force makes a bold move, while Carrie tries to win her daughter back. I wassotempted to give this an A-, and then that final shot happened. Am I bad for laughing out loud at seeing Carrie hallucinate gasp! Credit: Antony Platt/SHOWTIME I mean, come on. We got the point. But fine, weve seen worse. (ThisCarrie versus flyscene is still seared into my brain.) Gromov may be a genius, but he cant fly....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 609 words · Cindy Perez

Homelandshowrunner: How Trump influenced the new season

Only this years trip, prepping for their seventh and penultimate season, was different. Because this was Trump Administration Year One. Maybe weve gotten used to it. Credit: JoJo Whilden/SHOWTIME But at the time things seemed so not normal. When youre facingthatkind of uncertainty its difficult to parallel in ourHomelandworld. It felt much scarier in real life than what we were writing. Its the situation the country finds itself in and as storytellers what we find ourselves in....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 188 words · Danielle Hunter

Homelandwill end with season 8, Showtime confirms

Carrie Mathisons story is coming to an end. Showtime is confirming thatHomelandseason 8 will be the last. Viewers will be rewarded by the way Alex bringsHomelandhome. Credit: Kata Vermes/SHOWTIME Showrunner Alex Gansa added: Homelandhas been the most joyful and rewarding experience of my career. I am sad to see the journey coming to an end, but it is time. The final season will air in June 2019. Season 8 will be overseas somewhere....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Shane Martinez

Homestuckcreator on turning his beloved web comic into a book

The first book went on sale earlier this month, and more are scheduled to roll out. Hussie describesHomestuck, simply, as Kids play a game, and things go wrong. And it first launched nearly a decade ago, in April of 2009. Credit: Andrew Hussie/VIZ Media The comics popularity has endured, leading to this special new edition. Read on below, and buy the first bookhere. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What made you decide to makeHomestuckinto a hardcover?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 736 words · Michelle Richardson

Hong Kong native Byron Mann returns home for a key role inSkyscraper

And in their mission, the Hong Kong-set film had a secret weapon: Byron Mann. Right place, right time, right age, right character. They already give it a little discount when they watch a Hollywood movie about themselves, admits Mann. Credit: Kimberley French/Universal And he said, I want to make as realistic a movie as possible. They would say [we] got it right.' GALLERY:Ranking Dwayne Johnsons biggest action movie roles That was music to Manns ears....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Mariah Smith

Hope Never Dies: 5 key ingredients for turning Obama and Biden into literary sleuths

Shaffer shared with EW his five essential ingredients for turning Obama and Biden into literary sleuths. Read on below, and purchase your copy ofHope Never Dieshere. Killer Monikers Obama and Biden already have amazing Secret Service code names (Renegade and Celtic). Credit: Penguin [And] contrary to popular belief and the books cover Biden has never owned a Firebird Trans Am. His prized possession is a 1967 Corvette Stingray convertible. InHope Never Dies, he mostly tools around in a neon-green 2017 Dodge Challenger T/A a midlife-crisis purchasedu jour....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Jessica Morse

Horns up! Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning face a new foe in firstMaleficent: Mistress of Evilfootage

Disneys Mistress of All Evil is back and faces a new formidable royal foe in the anticipated sequel toMaleficent, as the studio presented the first official footage ofAngelina Joliein the titular role on Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. 2014sMaleficentfollows the fairy turned evil sorceress fromSleeping Beauty,who cursed the Kings daughter Aurora (Elle Fanning) to prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep from which only true loves kiss could awaken her, as Maleficent embarks on a journey in which she becomes a guardian to Aurora as she grows up in exile in the Moors, and discovers her maternal love for the young princess....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Brenda Frederick

Horror author Jack Ketchum dies at 71

and then answered his own query with the words Probably Jack Ketchum. Very sorry to hear that an old friend of mine, Dallas Mayr, died, Kingtweeted earlier Wednesday. He terrified readers with books likeOff SeasonandThe Girl Next Door. Credit: Beth Gwinn/Writer Pictures via AP Images Dallas and I went back to the 70s together. Rest In Peace Dallas,wrote McIntosh on Instagram. Known to many as Jack Ketchum, Dallas loved to experience his best selling books through filmmakers eyes....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Erin Arnold

Horror magazineFangoriareturning from grave as print quarterly

The assets of theFangoriabrand have been purchased from The Brooklyn Company by the Texas-based entertainment company Cinestate. Sonnier has hired Phil Nobile Jr., formerly editor-at-large for the websiteBirth.Movies.Death, as the titles editor-in-chief. But in recent years, the title struggled financially and the last physical issue ofFangoriawas published in 2015. Credit: Fangoria Entertainment There needs to be aFangoria, says Nobile. The magazine was a constant presence in the genre since 1979 and then one day it was gone....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Colleen Gonzalez

Hot Stuff: April romance novels offer a wide range of adventures, including choose-your-own

Read on for more on EWs take on five April romance releases. The reader plays as the heroine, a young penniless woman trying to make her way in Regency-era London. Ripped bodices abound, and the frequent intimate scenes are rife with talk of throbbing body parts and more. Credit: Quirk Books; Berkley; Avon Impulse The truth is, the romance genre has long surpassed this. Iris Thorne is the granddaughter of M....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Sherri Thomas