Remembering two of cinema's greats, Nicolas Roeg and Bernardo Bertolucci

This weekend, a pair of cinemas most original voices were silenced. Today, more than ever, that time feels a thousand years in the past. Like so many Roeg films to come,Performancewould prove to be ahead of its time. David Bowie in ‘The Man Who Fell to Earth’.Credit: Studiocanal/REX/Shutterstock So much so that its studio, Warner Bros., held its release until 1970. They didnt know what to make of it. But a generation of young film lovers steeped in the counterculture did....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Dalton Washington

RememberThe Pumpkin Smasher? Here's the true story that inspired it

Anita Benarde spoke to EW about her beloved Halloween storybook Torn flesh smeared on the sidewalk. Guts strewn across the lawns. Skin peeling in the morning sun. Credit: Anita Benarde What many dont know is that the story really happened. Not the witch part. Benarde and her neighbors never nabbed the actual culprit. Anita Benarde We were in a town where Halloween reigned supreme. Everybody took part in it, says Benarde, now 92....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 407 words · Jeffrey Schaefer

Remy Ma previews long-awaited new album and praises the 'dope female rapper movement' of 2017

AskRemy Mato describe her 2017 and she’ll tell you that it was simply “productive.” (She also snuck in that brutalNicki Minajdiss track,“Shether.") I have a huge machine behind me. I have people who really believe in my music and want to see me win.” “I have no problem opening up to my fans. After everything I went through, I was stripped. “I want to show my journey and my blessings,” she says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Dalton Thompson

Rent Live: How has the musical aged since 1996?

But none of that means thatRenthas stayed relevant, or even aged well. (This casting has at least been addressed in Foxs version.) Given that, again, theyre two straight white guys, it seems to lean towards the latter. Pamela Littky/FOX (Yeah, remember that?) Nothing they do nothing. And hanging out can be marvelous. But hanging out does not make you an artist. A secondhand wardrobe does not make you an artist....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Melinda Sims

Rent: Livereview: Ambitious staging and the great Vanessa Hudgens almost save a less-than-live show

There simply had to be a better way to rescueRent: Live. The Fox musical extravaganza experienced two tragedies over the weekend. 1: StarBrennin Hunt broke his ankleduring dress rehearsal. Credit: Ray Mickshaw/FOX 2: No one makingRent: Liveever heard the word understudy. With no backup Roger, the show pulled the ripcord. TV viewers on Sunday were mostly watching a replay of Saturdays filmed rehearsal. Was the production just too ambitious for its own good?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · David Cisneros

Renée Zellweger looks fabulous plotting an evil scheme inWhat/Ifteaser

Would you sell your soul in exchange for sex, money, and power? What if the highest bidder was Renee Zellweger in a fabulous white dress? Zellweger says in the clip as she slinks past a party filled with high-rolling attendees. Adam Rose/Netflix The players are all arranged. What would you risk for a chance to have it all? Watch the series first teaser above, and check out a new batch of first-look images below....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · William Robinson

Rep. John Lewis will continue graphic novel autobiography with newRuntrilogy

But history didnt end there. After Lewis and his fellow activists achieved those monumental victories, their movement started to splinter. The Ku Klux Klan mounted a gigantic hooded protest just days after the Voting Rights Act passed. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lewis dedication to nonviolence would eventually lead him to run for public office. Run: Book Onewill be illustrated by Afua Richardson, with some contributions from Powell. It will be published on Aug....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Kimberly Bryant

Reputationreviews praise Taylor Swift's personal lyricism

Look What You Made Me Dodivided fans, but still became Swifts fifth No. 1 on the Hot 100. Across its 15 songs,reputationoffers plenty of intrigue for Swift fans. Beyond Martin and Antonoff, chart behemoths Ed Sheeran and Future whove both scored No. 1 albums in 2017 stop by on End Game. And the album contains plenty oflyrical allusionsthatll keep the internet buzzing for weeks. Read some of the earlyreputationreviews below....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 133 words · Alison Sparks

Resident Evil 2remake teaches an old zombie dog new tricks: EW review

At their best, remakes can be an opportunity to reassess something through a newer, more modern lens. Leon needs to check on his fellow officers, a premise that still holds some bit of absurdity. You fight your way to a zombie-riddled police station only to have to break out of it? Credit: Capcom In the remake, youre not just a bystander; you play it all out. The score and cramped setting enhance the sense of unease as nightmarish creatures pop out for a spook....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 224 words · Pamela Howell

Restore Me: Preview the latest book in Tahereh Mafi'sShatter Meseries

Restore Mewill be told from the dual POVs of Juliette and Warner,she teased to EWback in April. The excerpt is told from Juliettes perspective and previews some ofRestore Mes core ideas and conflicts. Read on below to see for yourself. Credit: Marc Flores/Getty Images Excerpt from Restore Me, byTahereh Mafi JULIETTE I dont wake up screaming anymore. I do not feel ill at the sight of blood. I do not flinch before firing a gun....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 452 words · Joseph Mendoza

Revelio! Breaking down theFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldtrailer

Grindelwald has escaped, Dumbledore debuts, and more! There’s a lot to digest in the first trailer forFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. With wands at the ready, utter “Revelio!” Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. and let’s unveil the secrets tucked away in the first footage. Each of the next five sequels of theFantastic Beaststale will be set in a different part of the globe. The item was bestowed to Ron Weasley after Dumbledore’s death in the mainHarry Pottersaga....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Cory Carter

Reviewers praise Netflix'sAltered Carbon's spectacular visuals but question its violence

Netflixs new sci-fi showAltered Carbonhas a lot of muscle behind it. Altered Carbonhits Netflix on Feb. 2. Check out snippets from the first round of reviews below. Credit: Katie Yu / Netflix This show tackles race, gender, and class with all the subtlety of a blowtorch. (Also: There is a blowtorch.) Characters can beat, bludgeon and behead each other with very little consequence. But for the most ofAltered Carbons runtime, the show treats life itself indifferently....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 217 words · Donald Roberts

Reviews of Jennifer Lawrence's newRed Sparroware in, and here's what EW's critics thought

Its Lawrences first movie since the controversial and divisivemother!last year. Nashawaty:Leah, weve all been seeing trailers forRed Sparrowfor a while now. Actually that, and whats the deal withLawrences Boris & Natasha Russian accent? Credit: Murray Close/Twentieth Century Fox What do you think, is it any good? The movie, not the accent. Well, I guess both… Greenblatt:The accent was a real hurdle. But seriously, I think I went intoSparrowexpecting something very slick and camp;Atomic Blondein a tutu....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 300 words · Joshua Martinez