TerrifyingAlien: Covenantfootage screens at SXSW

It was easy to hearAlienfans scream on Friday night in Austin, Texas. My mantra has always been to scare the living sh out of you. The scenes were laced with a wicked sense of humor, alternating between intense, terrifying and graphic. To really enjoy it and enjoy the experience of doing it. Coming back was a follow up to that really. To have the honor to work with Sir Ridley Scott....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Joshua Ho

Terry Brooks onThe Black Elfstoneand concluding his Shannara series

That was my next question! And the world, as I see it, is cyclical: History repeats itself. Now Ill show you what happens when the two meet yet again! Credit: Michael Clinard Will one prove to be dominant, or will there be a resolution of some sort between the two? But about 20 years ago, I got really tired of that. I thought, Im not going to do this anymore....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Rachel Walker

Terry Crews reveals he was groped by a 'high level Hollywood executive'

This whole thing with Harvey Weinstein is giving me PTSD, Crews wrote in his first of 16 tweets. He continued, Why? Because this kind of thing happened to ME. Credit: Todd Williamson/Getty Images Jumping back I said What are you doing? My wife saw everything n we looked at him like he was crazy. He just grinned like a jerk. I let it go. And I understand why many women who this happens to let it go....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Jenna Brown

Texas Chain Saw Massacredirector Tobe Hooper dies at 74

Hoopers other directing credits includedThe Funhouse,Lifeforce, and the 1986 remake ofInvaders from Mars. So I had quite a lot of experience. So he and I together got the look down. Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images A total unexpected shock, Garris wrote on Facebook. Just lost a very close friend, one of the nicest people in the world. Another reminder not to take anything for granted. Everett Collection We will all have great memories that will live forever....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Anne Hall

Texas Forever: The 12 Best Texas TV Shows

Just take a look atthe reviews for NBCs new supernatural seriesMidnight, Texas(shown here). Still, for every dud likeMy Generation,there’s been a gem likeKing of the Hill. Here’s our clear-eyes, full-hearts ranking of the best Texas TV shows ever. NBC Besides, what would a list of Texas shows be without some country music? 10.FixerUpper, HGTV (2013-present) Yes, we know, its a reality show. But for millions of people, Chip and Joanna Gaines personify what contemporary Texas life is all about....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Amber Crawford

Thank goodness! An oral history of ABC's TGIF

Before TGIT, there was TGIF. IGER:I noticed in looking at our Friday nights that the other networks had dramas. Nobody anticipated the phenomenon it would become. Credit: ILLUSTRATION BY FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA for EW Who exactly came up with the idea of co-opting and reinventing the acronym that spelled end-of-the-week relief? That depends on whom you talk to and how well they remember a few meetings in the late 1980s. I’m pretty sure the notion of TGIF was his....

May 1, 2025 · 18 min · 3763 words · Paige Harrison

Thanks to President Trump, dystopian novels are popular again

But after years of bookstore and box office success, that trend seemed to be waning. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt even put outnew editionsof the novels to capitalize on the interest. “1984isstillon our paperback best-seller list.” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Harper; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt “You see it being a gateway to other books with similar premises.” This trend isn’t just confined to old classics, however. There’s also a new crop of dystopian novels this year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Christina Johnson

That Thing You Do! 20th anniversary: The Wonders look back

One-hit Wonders its a very common tale. The movie about them, however, is something truly special. Ive worked with a lot of first-time directors. Credit: Everett Collection And Tom was a veteran. He created this really incredible world that kind of only an actor could create, says Tyler. He just took great care of us, because he really understands how the actor works, Schaech adds. 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection We really got to be actors at a very young age....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 831 words · Jose Clark

That's enough, clowns

You might have noticed something awful going on in America lately. A different thing: Clowns are back. (So, actually, sort of that.) Credit: Everett Collection Of course, to some people clowns aren’t the least bit frightening. However, hey know that you’re notnotafraid of clownsyou just haven’t had your clown story yet. I believe that clowns, at one time in history, provided a necessarily colorful diversion for miserable people. There’s history here!...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Fernando Daniels

The 1,000 Episode Club: All the Shows That Hit the Milestone

Days of Our Lives November 8, 1966 - Present (13,144 episodes and counting!) September 10, 1984 - Present (7,508 episodes and counting!) Access Hollywood September 6, 1996 - Present (6,467 episodes and counting!) Brad Barket/Getty Images; CBS (2); Everett Collection (3); Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Maury September 9, 1991 - Present (2,640 episodes and counting!) Dr. Phil September 16, 2002 - Present (2,625 episodes and counting!) Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Everett Collection...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Robert Stewart DVM

The 10 Best Books of 2017 So Far

The 10 Best Books of the Year So Far Graphic novels, gripping true stories, and standout literary fiction from newcomers and Pulitzer Prize winners alike: our picks for the books that have already made 2017 great. Exit Westby Mohsin Hamid Hamid’s magic-tinged tale of two young refugees in love is both timeless and topical, brutal and tenderand at a brisk, luminous 231 pages, a quiet marvel of narrative economy and insight....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 377 words · Charles Rice

The 10 Best Concerts of 2016

Coldplay Most arena bands cap a concert with fireworks. Twenty-six years into their career, it felt as if Pearl Jam were only getting started. Lady Gaga’s Dive Bar Tour Not feeling Gagas new sound? Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Rihanna Carefully synced choreography, Hello, Cleveland stage patter, and elaborate set changes? Not for Bad Girl RiRi, thank you. Bruce Springsteen The Boss played his sentimental double LP, 1980sThe River, start to finish at every stop....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Robert Vazquez

The 10 best episodes ofSuitsthrough season 6

As a bonus, Macht’s real-life wife Jacinda Barrett also guest stars. However, it’s not all fun and games. The hour ends with the upsetting reveal that Mike’s grandmother passed away. Christos Kalohoridis/USA Network “No Way Out” (Season 3, Episode 16) Is Harvey a good man? Thankfully, it ends with them all taking steps to fix that albeit, temporarily. Unfortunately, that means making enemies of his old co-workers. Christos Kalohoridis/USA Network...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 215 words · Duane Bradley