That’s Sir Elgot to yew. Sir Elton John was just granted entry to the most exclusive club in the entertainment industry: EGOT holders. The latest member earned his quadfecta for Elton John: Farewell From Dodger Stadium on January 15, winning the award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) at the 2023 Emmys, which were delayed to 2024. The team behind the project accepted the award on his behalf. “He’s absolutely fine, but he wanted to send his love and thanks to the Television Academy for this incredible award,” said producer Ben Winston.
Imagine walking around with only one Bala weight strapped to your arm all day. For players of the Fallout video-game franchise, the Pip-Boy isn’t just an accessory. It’s a way of life. The clunky armband (similar to what Leela on Futurama calls her “wrist lojack-a-mater“) is how you access the map, your stats, your inventory, and quests. It’s key to life in the wasteland. And IRL, it’s super fucking heavy.
the gold rush Mar. 10, 2021 Vulture Staff For Your ConsiderationsOscar voting is happening now, and these films and performances shouldn’t be ignored — no matter how long of a shot they are. By Vulture Staff
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The man who has “difficulty connecting with others” because he frequently “misperceives blinking as a threat” has returned to give the world another peek at his day-to-day life. It turns out this man, henceforth known as “Difficulty Man,” is just like you and me, in that he needs to take the odd vacation. The key word there being odd.
Difficulty Man’s Vacation is the latest in an offbeat series of short films created by comedians and This Is Branchburg podcast creators Cory Snearowski and Brendan O’Hare.
Gossip Girl The Wrong Way Season 4 Episode 22 «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Gossip Girl The Wrong Way Season 4 Episode 22 «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » “It’s only been two years since we left here,” Dan Humphrey observed wearily, “and it feels like twenty.” He was gesturing toward the halls of Constance Billiard, the high school where his story as Lonelyboy began and the setting of last night’s two-part season finale.
Hawkeye Echoes Season 1 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Hawkeye Echoes Season 1 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Will Clint make it home for Christmas? The clock is ticking, as a mid-episode phone call with his youngest, Tanner, makes clear.
Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm. These mentorships and collaborations end up helping shape art and, especially in the U.S., they set up a crucial chain that enriches the art world; many of these young artists end up teaching in art schools themselves (unlike, say, the U.K., where most of the YBAs retreated into their own studios and/or material success).
House of Cards Chapter 55 Season 5 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Previous Next» « Previous Episode NextEpisode » House of Cards Chapter 55 Season 5 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Previous Next» « Previous Episode NextEpisode » Kevin Spacey as Frank Underwood. Those first two episodes had me nervous that this season would be quite the slog, but “Chapter 55” is a reassuring one.
“You got the cinema / I bring the pop to the cinema.” Don’t Worry Darling tells the story of an idyllic, seemingly perfect community that slowly reveals a sinister underbelly. Ironically, the conversations about the sci-fi thriller seem to have followed a similar progression. The movie, Olivia Wilde’s next feature directorial project after Booksmart, made a first impression so appealing that 18 studios competed to buy it in 2019, including winner New Line Cinema.
David Fincher’s marital thriller Gone Girl offers up a twisty game of “he said, she said,” a series of shifting alliances, and one memorably stunning reveal … and yes, this entire sentence was about the internet furor over Ben Affleck’s penis. Some people (including Affleck himself!) think the Oscar winner’s dong makes a surprise appearance in the film, but some other people are like, “Wait, I didn’t see a penis, was there even any nudity, was Ben Affleck in this film, did I accidentally see The Boxtrolls instead?