Edge of Seventeen: Hailee Steinfeld likens film to John Hughes teen comedies

Her ownPitch Perfect 2? Steinfelds upcoming filmThe Edge of Seventeen(out Nov. 18) may just fit the bill. Im looking most forward to seeing if they feel that way [aboutEdge of Seventeen]. Credit: STX Entertainment It really is on all fronts, the reality of today, Steinfeld says. You walk through the hallways of a high school, thats what you hear, thats how people talk. I do feel like theres a conversation to be had after young people see this movie....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Jesse Diaz

Edge of Seventeen: Inside the soundtrack

That was the mission in terms of getting the sound right. (Warning: Some plot spoilers for the movie ahead.) Shes ballsy, shes out there, shes mouthy, shes punk. Credit: STX Entertainment So I wanted music that felt like it underscored that. It felt too melodramatic. I didnt want the song to mention death or dying anywhere, which actually is surprisingly hard to find. Everybodys really having a great time here except her....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Gregory Parker

Edgeland: Peter Kujawinski and Jake Halpern preview next book

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Where did the concept forEdgelandcome from? JAKE HALPERN: Its a story about two kids who fall off the edge of the earth. And theres a real life inspiration here. You see, I grew up near Niagara Falls. Ever since I was a kid, I was obsessed with stories of people who jumped the falls. In fact, there was a legend about a seven-year-old boy who went over the edge and lived....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 456 words · Renee Phillips

Edward Albee dead: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright dies at 88

He was 88 years old. It made its way Off-Broadway in 1960 after its Berlin premiere the previous year. In 1962, Albee brought his opusWhos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?to Broadway. Credit: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images Though he wrote through the 1980s, he received little attention in his later career untilThree Tall Women. He was recognized by Kennedy Center Honors in 1996. People only do it with writers, and I find that so ridiculous....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Heather Becker

Elan Mastai's 'All Our Wrong Todays': Read an excerpt

Cars fly and avocados stay ripe forever (can youimagine?) but in a time travel error, Tom ends up inour2016. Will he stay in our present dystopia or make his way back to paradise? EW is excited to exclusively reveal the trailer forAll Our Wrong Todays,above. To read Chapters 1-5, headhere. Early on, the variations arent that signif icant. July 11, 1965, was the pivot of history even if nobody knew it yet....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 793 words · Andrew Nguyen

Election 2016 Memoirs: Which campaign characters could publish memoirs?

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton memoirs are a gimme, but which other campaign characters could turn author? to that damningAccess Hollywoodtape. There will be several books to emerge from this election cycle, says literary agent Richard Pine. Credit: ILLUSTRATION by Ryan Inzana for EW Whose stories are readers most hungry for? Bernie Sanders, for one. The senators devoted following all but guarantees huge sales for his Nov. 15 release,Our Revolution....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Alex Hernandez

Election Day 2016: Joss Whedon gives final message to American voters

How ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Buffy’ filmmaker spent a million dollars of his own money to battle Trump. I would say to the people who have given up, you need one day of hope. I dont want to scold people. Credit: (SaveTheDay.Vote/Mike Windle/Getty Images) I give a shot to keep it light, says the creator ofBuffy the Vampire Slayerand director of MarvelsAvengersmovies. Whedon has made no secret of his support in this race: Hes with her....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · Mark Glenn

Election Specials: Guide to Late-Night Coverage

So why not spend one more evening with them before heading to the polls? Read my lips: It’ll be a good time. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Showtime, Nov. 8, 11 p.m. Daniel Kaesler/EyeEm/GettyImages; Jessica Miglio/Netflix; Will Heath/NBC; Scott Kowalchyk/CBS So keep an eye on your Twitter feed for wisdom (and wisecracks) from this Nasty Woman. Adds fellow EP Jen Flanz, “We have to wait for Russia to hack in....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 228 words · Kevin Martinez

Elementary boss previews new threats in season 6

Will Sherlock and Watson split? Sherlock encourages Watson to assist her former patient in hopes of satiating her professional wanderlust. ROB DOHERTY:A summer has passed for Sherlock and Joan, just as it has for us. Credit: Michael Parmelee/CBS So we are picking up with them a couple months after the end of the fourth season. Is that a season-long threat? not a season-long threat. Its just that were picking something up in progress, which is a little unusual for us....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 328 words · Kaylee Perkins

Elementary: Lucy Liu on Watson's new mission

Does Watson still want to be an investigator? Will satiating Watsons desire to help people keep her in Sherlocks orbit? Shes got wanderlust in terms of a career. Credit: Jeff Neira/CBS Shes saying no, but he sees that she may decide to leave. The question is: Will she leave him? Hes noticed that shes been depressed, and he wants to know why. Sherlock thinks this, but what does Joan feel about that?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 503 words · Patricia Elliott

Elementaryboss on that surprising death

Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Sundays episode ofElementary. Read at your own risk. Shinwell paid the ultimate price in his quest to take down SBK during Sundays episode ofElementary. Credit: CBS However, shortly after being promoted, Shinwell was found dead in his apartment. It affects them in very different ways. Each had a very different relationship with Shinwell as of his passing. So in the last two episodes of the season, its going to be a point of friction....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Dustin Miller

Elena Ferrante outing leads to outrage among literary community

The literary world erupted in a firestorm upon the potential revelation of Elena Ferrantes previously anonymous identity. Ferrantetold EW via emailin 2014, I gave my name to the narrator to make my job easier. Elena is, in fact, the name that I feel is most mine. Credit: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Without reserve, I can say that my entire identity is in the books I write. Gatti went through enormous lengths to prove Ferrantes true identity usingfinancial and real estate records....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Joshua Zamora

Elena Ferrante's The Beach at Night: 5 scariest lines from her children's book

Elena Ferrantehas written her first childrens book… and its terrifying. The Beach at Nightis narrated by a doll named Celina forgotten by her owner on the beach. As night falls, she must endure endless horrors before she makes her way back home. The evil beach attendant is determined to take Celinas wordsand her nameout of her mouth by force. The illustrations are creepy as well: even Celina, the protagonist, is wide-eyed and unsettling....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · Rebecca Robertson