Thurston Moore: Chelsea Manning cassette due out in October

He’ll debut two songs written for Manning Chelsea Manning has found another advocate in Thurston Moore. Critics have expressed their outrage over Mannings treatment while in prison. She will undergo gender-confirmation surgery while incarcerated. Credit: Frank Hoensch/Redferns I am not alone in my struggle, she wrote in the op-ed. Suicide pervades the trans community. The risk among our trans siblings with no or inadequate treatment is staggering. In comparison with the general population, the risk is a full order of magnitude higher....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 102 words · Nicholas Ruiz

TIDAL X: 1015: 5 highlights from the concert featuring Beyonce, Nicki Minaj

You better pray to God you dont get stuck with a motherfing Melania. (She laterclarified on Twitterthat she wasnt dragging Melania. She seems nice, Minaj wrote. Credit: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic But a smart man knows he needs a certain kind of woman when running for President/attempting greatness.) And there was music, too. Here are the highlights. Then she brought out a special guest: her butt. The Oscar winner is often heralded for his socially conscious rap, and this no-frills performance alone proved why....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Joshua Wise

Tidying Up guru Marie Kondo explains how she discovered manga

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. I asked him, Which manga is the most precious to you? As he scanned the collection that consisted of well over 200 books, his face grew slightly serious. Credit: Ichigo Natsuno; Marie Kondo/Illustrations: Yuko Uramoto/Penguin Random House Yet, only a few seconds later, my father picked outBlack Jackby Osamu Tezuka. Black Jackis one of the authors signature works. The themes ofBlack Jackled many readers to choose the medical field....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Denise Burton

TIFF 2016: Brie Larson's Free Fire shoot left her covered in bruises

Youre trying to crawl for your life. But the result of that commitment to authenticity? A bunch of terrible black-and-blue marks. I slowly got the most disgusting and intense bruises all up one side of my leg, Larson said. It became progressively more and more painful and more and more awful looking. My job is so weird. This is what Im doing. How do I explain this to people? Free Firealso stars Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Jack Reynor, Sam Riley, and Cillian Murphy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Joseph Welch

TIFF 2016: EW Must List Party Red Carpet Arrivals

See the stars at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival Jeff Nichols, Ruth Negga, and Joel Edgerton, ‘Loving’ Amy Landecker, Kathryn Hahn, and Gaby Hoffmann, ‘Transparent’ Liev Schreiber, ‘The Bleeder’ Michael Shannon, ‘Loving’ Amy Landecker, ‘Transparent’ Kathryn Hahn, ‘Transparent’ Valorie Curry, ‘American Pastoral’ Gaby Hoffmann, ‘Transparent’ Octavia Spencer, ‘Hidden Figures’ Sam Underwood, ‘Power’ Dev Patel, ‘Lion’ Haley Bennett, ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Joel Edgerton, ‘Loving’ Jennifer Connelly, ‘American Pastoral’ Hailee Steinfeld and Kelly Fremon Craig, ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ David Oyelowo, ‘Queen of Katwe,’ and His Wife Jessica Oyelowo Aaron Taylor-Johnson, ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Uzo Aduba, ‘American Pastoral’ Damon Herriman, ‘Flesh and Bone’ Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 266 words · Dorothy Burns

TIFF 2016: Michael Shannon stars in Nocturnal Animals, Loving

It was a party, he said when asked about his outfit. I hope you guys got a picture. Shannons picture is about to be everywhere. Credit: Mike Windle/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly Apparently, Ford is also a fan of the actors work. It always makes me feel like a little boy. Like Im sitting there with my hands across my lap, saying Yes sir, Thank you sir.' Hes estranged from his family, hes lonely....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 237 words · Daniel Thompson

TIFF 2016: Portrait Photos

The stars hit the PEOPLE / EW / InStyle portrait studio at the Toronto International Film Festival Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner, Wakefield Mark Wahlberg, Gina Rodriguez, Peter Berg, Kate Hudson and Kurt Russell, Deepwater Horizon Aaron Taylor Johnson, Amy Adams and Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, La La Land Michael Fassbender and Lyndsey Marshal, Trespass Against Us Bryce Dallas Howard, Black Mirror Aaron Eckhart and Miles Teller, Bleed for This Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck, Manchester By The Sea Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall and Sigourney Weaver, A Monster Calls Taraji P....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 753 words · Ian Kennedy

TIFF 2016: Taraji P. Henson accidentally brought a little Cookie to 'Hidden Figures'

This fall, Taraji P. Henson has two high-profile projects on her plate. For one, shell be reprising her role as the inimitable Cookie Lyons whenEmpirereturns on Sept. 21. I literally started throwing up my food. For me, its how willshebe moved? Isshegoing to be proud? All that other stuff I didnt care about. It wasnt about an award. Like, I dont care. Will she feel and see herself in that moment?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Janice Levine

TIFF 2016: The 20 Most Anticipated Movies

Ahead, what to know about the TIFF films everyone will be talking about. Woody Harrelson plays her teacher/confidante while Kyra Sedgwick takes on the role of her high-strung, fragile mother. The film nabbed the closing night slot at this years TIFF. Jürgen Olczyk; Lionsgate; Ben Rothstein The film first debuted at this years Comic-Con, complete with an Edward Snowden interview via Skype. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Snowden, mimicking the distinct voice of this CIA intelligent officer-turned-discloser of vital U....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 207 words · Dorothy Cabrera

TIFF 2016: Their Finest surprises audiences

Could the delightful period drama starring Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin become an unexpected Oscar entry? This is something I really know something about, Scherfig said during an interview ahead of the premiere. Their Finestis one big declaration of love to film and filmmakers. Credit: Nicola Dove Its better to tell heavy stories lightly then the other way around. That deftness of tone is what Posey hoped Scherfig would bring to this film....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Henry Evans

TIFF: Osgood Perkins on the chilling I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Even so, the filmmaker reveals that he wasnt that nervous before the screening. I didnt feeloverconfident, Perkins tells EW. No one was going to say, Well, Ive seen that s before! Credit: TIFF Thats the kiss of death, I think. And the reception was outstanding. Then, one day, it just changed. Peter Maur A lot of the best, dreamy stuff happens that way. When a script gets greenlit, then everyone starts to care about it, the director says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 249 words · Michael Henderson

TIFF: Prevenge director-star made her horror-comedy while seven months pregnant

Whats tougher than writing, directing, and starring in a movie? How about writing, directing, and starring in a movie while pregnant? The chief person urging her on her homicidal way? Credit: Western Edge Pictures The aforementioned unborn child, with whom Ruth seems to have a telepathic connection. I went away and I thought, What am Idoing? Im worried about work, Im worried about money. Why arent I using this opportunity?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 214 words · Sara Pace

Tiffany Haddish clarifies her controversial Bill Cosby comment

So shes setting the record straight. I still want to work with Bill Cosby, I dont care, Ill drink the juice. Ill drink the juice. Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Ill take a nap. I dont give a damn, she said. But seriously, I would love for him to play my grandfather in something. What I said was a joke, Haddish said, perVariety. I dont know if youve ever been interviewed before....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Zachary Morales