Glenn Close'sThe Wifeset for 2018, won't qualify for 90th Oscars

Sony Pictures Classics acquires the film after strong reviews out of TIFF Six-time nominee Glenn Close will have to wait until next year for another shot at winning her first Oscar statuette. Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the prolific actress latest film,The Wife, for release in 2018 without an awards-qualifying run this year, EW has confirmed. Close stoked awards interest out of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, whereThe Wife based onMeg Wolitzers novelof the same name, about a woman who reevaluates her life as she travels to Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature world-premiered (sans distribution deal) to enthusiastic reviews for its topliners performance; many touted her as a legitimate forceifthe film ended up landing a 2017 release....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 358 words · James Shepard

GLOW: Alison Brie enters the world of female wrestling in new trailer

Its time to dive into the world of womens wrestling, because the official trailer forGLOWis finally here. The show was created byHomelandsLiz Flahive andOrange Is the New Blacks Carly Mensch. Watch the dazzling trailer above, and check out new images from the series below. Erica Parise/Netflix The entire first season hits Netflix on June 23. Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix Erica Parise/Netflix...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Carrie Cole

GLOW: Alison Brie's 'biggest challenge was keeping a clean bikini area'

Theres so much to love and appreciate about Netflixs new show,GLOW: the incredible acting! The insanely exciting fictional origin story of the first female wrestling league! The amazing 80s-era songs and style! Erica Parise/Netflix But that last bit proved to be a little trickier than star Alison Brie expected. If we do a season 2 Im doing laser, she adds. and yet Brie says shes never been more comfortable. Its bodies existing in their natural state on this show, she says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Patricia Black

GLOW: Behind the seams of the show's dazzling costumes

That creativity also manifested in the wrestlers dazzling DIY costumes. Here, Morgan breaks down four of the knockout looks. Details like gauntlets were scrapped; jewelry was retooled to work for both outfits. Credit: Matthias Clamer/Netflix Whats left is a shimmery leotard with a heavy bodice reminiscent of armor. Shes our hero, Morgan says. Shes locked in her heyday of the mid-70s blaxploitation, Morgan says. Erica Parise/Netflix; Design By Beth Morgan, Illustrated by Karen Yan...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 151 words · Brent Fisher

GLOW: Chris Lowell Takes Us Through His Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Ahead, Lowell takes us through his photos featuring costars Alison Brie, Marc Maron, and more. She was such a tremendous leader. She was just a remarkable presence. Chris Lowell Theres a lot of strength in this photograph. Marc Maron (Sam Sylvia) Hes just so aloof. Hes really hard to penetrate. Chris Lowell In a lot of ways, hes a closed book. And I wasnt sure what it was going to be like working with him....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Nicholas Stein

GLOW: What to expect in season 2

For one thing, don’t bother looking to the real-life G.L.O.W. for hints about the chapters of the sport’s rise and fall. So we’re done with the kind of ‘learning the basics’ part of the show. Credit: Erica Parise/Netflix What’s next is the big question mark. But we’re definitely not going back. We’re going forward." For right now, they’re on their way to homes across the country slowly, but surely. That includes neon heroes and hyperbolic character stereotypes and all....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Angela Campos

GLOWFirst Look: Meet the Ladies of Netflix's Female Wrestling Series

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Patrick Fisher

GLOWis unlike any show we've ever seen

Shes right, actually. She was reading the mans part. (The womans part, in totality: Your wife is on line two.) Opportunity beckons, ridiculous yet empowering, like true camp always is. Ruth takes to the kitschy beefcakery of pro wrestling like its an experimental art project. The show examines stereotypes, hyperbolizes them, then deconstructs them. Both audiences, really: The one onscreen, watching the wrestling, and us here, watching show. In the process,GLOWdramatizes nothing less than the act of self-realization....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Allison Martin

GLOWseason 1 binge recap

Your new Netflix obsession is on line 2 Meet the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Strap on your legwarmers, stretch it out, and follow along as you watch. After she finishes, she starts crying. Credit: Erica Parise/Netflix Youre reading the mans part, one of the producers shoots back. Ruth then reads the womans part. Its a secretary telling her male boss that someones on the phone. Youre either the secretary or the topless beach babe take your pick....

May 1, 2025 · 11 min · 2172 words · Maurice Dunn

GLSEN honors PEOPLE and EW Editorial Director Jess Cagle

I knew somehow that applied to me, recalled Cagle, now the editorial director of PEOPLE and EW. I can still see those words and I will never forget them. No one ever succeeded by being just like everybody else. Credit: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for GLSEN Change starts with our children in their home environment and schools. Moving forward, GLSENs mission is to help a million more students in an additional 26,000 schools by 2020....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Martha Taylor

Go behind the scenes of Disney's newGuardians of the Galaxyride

Ahead of the release ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. The rule book is very thin, he says with a laugh. Of course, it wouldnt be aGuardiansride without a killer Awesome Mix. Disney/Marvel (Gunn also directed all the scenes and media seen during the ride.) Part of that extension involved building the Collectors Fortress, the imposing structure where hes holding the Guardians. Youre gonna do WHAT? Disney/Marvel The result is a randomized, chaotic jailbreak plot that feels straight out of theGuardiansuniverse....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Joseph Mcmahon

Go Behind the Scenes of EW'sWill & GraceCover Shoot

The reunited stars of the hit NBC sitcom were photographed exclusively for EW by Robert Trachtenberg in New York City Megan Mullally, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, and Debra Messing Eric McCormack and Debra Messing Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes Megan Mullally Eric McCormack Sean Hayes and Eric McCormack Sean Hayes Debra Messing Eric McCormack (second from left) and photographer Robert Trachtenberg (second from right), with crew Mettie Ostrowski for EW...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Rhonda Padilla

Go Behind the Scenes of Florida Georgia Line's Collaboration With The Backstreet Boys

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. (The men of BSB were equally jazzed. Here, they offer EW a sneak peek of the upcoming video. Justin Mrusek Each brought their home video to be intercut. “We were all around the world,” says Kelley. “I’m excited to see all the places love exists.” Justin Mrusek Clear Goals Kelley says that keeping things scaled back was important to everyone involved....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Dennis Simmons