Best of 2016 (Behind the Scenes):La La Landcostume designer breaks down the 'classic, timeless' looks

Click here for more Best of 2016 coverage. That makes me happy, because they feel like you could buy it in a store. I also didnt want to overdesign it, and she actually looks better in things that are simple. Credit: Dale Robinette We did have to make these dresses, but I didnt want to make them fancy. Not exactly ideal for an explosively colorful film. It was very difficult to find a color that I liked and that I wanted....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Brandon Steele

Best of 2016 (Behind the Scenes):Sing Streetand its incredible earworm

The best banger of 2016 was released by a fictional band of teens living in 80s Dublin. Click here for more Best of 2016 coverage. She listened to one bar and was like, No, youre not crazy. Credit: Weinstein Company It struck us as quite important to sort of try and tell the story through the songs. I gave notes to Gary on that one. It was really the most amazing submission to an idea Ive ever had, in a sense....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Debra Rodriguez

Best of 2016 (Behind the Scenes):Transparentstar Judith Light on Shelly's Alanis Morissette cover

Click here for more Best of 2016 coverage. Shellys one-woman show titledTo Shell and Back is a bit of a running gag throughoutTransparents third season. It seems silly, corny, ridiculous. Credit: Amazon Studios SuddenlyTo Shell and Backisnt a joke anymore: Its one womans challenging, triumphant return to her self. I stopped growing in every sense of the word. I have always been drawn to men who wanted to live in the darkness of a secret....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Carrie Roberts

Best of 2016:Black-ishshowrunner Kenya Barris talks police brutality episode

As part of our year-end coverage, revisit that conversation below. Click here for more Best of 2016 coverage. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you decide that now was the right time to address police brutality? Credit: ABC; Getty Images KENYA BARRIS: This is not a politicized episode. Its about police brutality thats been happening not just now its actually about a conversation with your kids. I think its an important conversation to have with your kids....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Janice Chen

Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes): HowThe Leftoverscaptured that incredible sprinkler shot

Click here for more Best of 2017 (Behind the Scenes) stories. Neither found the answers they were looking for, only pushing them deeper into traps of uncertainty and futility. Check out his in-depth breakdown below. Credit: Ben King/HBO (When you reach the last season, the spigot closes just a little bit, Sackheim cracks.) The initial plan was to shoot on-location, on the 17th floor of an actual hotel in Australia....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 334 words · Darren Reid

Best Picture's rocky ties to Best Actress: Can things change?

A few statistics to consider: How does that set the stage for todays race? Since then, at least 3/5 Best Actress nominees appeared in Best Picture contenders on four separate occasions. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Kerry Hayes/Fox Searchlight; Merrick Morton/Fox Searchlight Pictures; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images Melinda Sue Gordon/Fox Searchlight Courtesy of TIFF

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 52 words · Tammy Jones

Best pop culture GIFs of 2016

Theres comfort in that, no? via GIPHY And more than once! Michelle Obamas response to TrumpsAccess Hollywoodtapes, perhaps? Credit: Getty Images Take cover,BeckyWith the Good Hair; nobody messes with Queen B. Even President-Elect Trump doesnt know how he won the election. We wouldve forgiven Leonardo DiCaprio for a more flamboyant response to finally winning an Oscar after six nominations. The girls ofBroad Cityknow living in New York City as a millennial is cause for (mini) celebration....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Tyler Adkins

Best TV Shows 2016: The 10 Best (And 5 Worst!)

The 20 Best (and 5 Worst!) (IFC) BEST: 14.Mr. Plus, it had actual robots. Patrick Harbron/FX; Eric Liebowitz/Netflix; Macall Polay/TBS; Prashant Gupta/FX; Jackson Lee Davis/Sundance TV They rocked a tough challenge: getting us to care about androids lacking any authentic character. We left her staring at her reflection, looking either profoundly lost or horribly exposed. 9 show,Search Party, albeit different in personality. louisck.net I could linger forever in its ambiguities, but that might be missing McKinnons concluding points....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Rita Steele

Best Wireless Headphones Under $100

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. We sought out the most impressive tech with the most desirable price tags. iFrogz Impulse Wireless Headphones Aerofoam padding comfortably tunes out excess noise for up to 12 hours. Amazon.com On-ear controls and a built-in microphone make switching from music to calls a breeze. To buy:Skullcandy XTfree In-Ear Sport Bluetooth Wireless Earbuds, $68;amazon.com. To buy:FX-Victoria Bluetooth Headset Over Ear Headphone, $29;amazon....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Eric Carter

Best Worst Thing That Could Ever Have Happened: EW review

Together, they had teamed up to deliverCompany,Follies, andA Little Night Music. Two pretty good runs, those. Just prior to embarking onMerrily, theyd created the masterpieceSweeney Todd. Credit: Atlas Media Corp Of course, in the theater, theres no such thing. Price, the director of this documentary, was one of the three young leads ofMerrilyback in 1981. These interviews are both funny and rueful. For many of them, their Broadway careers began and ended withMerrilys notorious flop....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 115 words · Dawn Hampton

Bethenny Frankel real estate series among six new Bravo shows

The new shows will join 18 returning series on the popular cable online grid, including several ‘Real Housewives’ editions Bethenny Frankel is doubling down at Bravo. The reality star is branching out from herReal Housewivesrole, taking on a second show at the popular cable connection. Bravo announced her new show under the working titleBethenny and Fredrik Property Project,among a slate of five other new shows and 18 returning series. Credit: Dave Kotinsky/Bravo...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 332 words · James Cox

Bette Midler's 'The Divine Miss M' reissue: Hear an alternate version of Superstar

The collection features unreleased recordings, and now EW is excited to premiere the alternate version of Superstar. Its been more than four decades sinceThe Divine Miss Ms release. Whats your most vivid memory of making the album? Tom Hill/WireImage It was a bit stressful! I had come in with Barry Manilow and my band. And I had asked for Joel Dorn to be the producer. Tom Hill/WireImage But Barry and Joel didnt get along....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 482 words · Christopher Gomez

Bette Midler'sHello, Dolly!: EW stage review

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. An impeccable blend of spectacle and star power, this ‘Dolly!’ Its next to impossible to avoid getting swept up in the excitement. Credit: Julieta Cervantes The high-stepping, whirling-dervish chorus sets the tone, and the rest of the ensemble follows suit. Its a performance only a diva could give. Hats to stockings, Tony-winner Santo Loquastos costumes are a highlight. An impeccable blend of spectacle and star power, thisDolly!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Phyllis Thomas