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In predicting the future of science, a few classic films got it eerily right
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Great sci-fi films are both fantastical and prescient. They can whisk viewers to a galaxy far, far away or exaggerate real scenarios on a fictionalized version of our planet. But the genre is at its best when it holds up a “fun house mirror to our present” and reveals something about
Continue Reading ‘Yellowjackets’ leans hard into ’90s music nostalgia, and we’re here for it
By Dan Heching, CNN Of the many dark gifts Showtime’s eerie hit series “Yellowjackets” serves up for us, the juiciest this season is by far the music. The show — which bounces between a troupe of teen soccer players trapped in the 1990s Canadian wilderness after a plane crash and the survivors’ corresponding adult selves
Continue Reading ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ says goodbye to Ryan Seacrest
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Ryan Seacrest said goodbye to “Live with Kelly and Ryan” after six seasons on Friday. After his last time walking on the stage as co-host with Kelly Ripa, Seacrest said he was going to get emotional. “Kelly turned the corner and said, ‘Oh my gosh, am I going to cry?’ And
Continue Reading ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star Kelly McCreary exits show
By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Grey’s Anatomy” is saying goodbye to Kelly McCreary, McCreary, who joined the cast as a series regular in Season 11, plays Meredith Grey’s half-sister Maggie Pierce. She will leave in the show’s current Season 19 and her final episode will air April 13. “After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye to
Continue Reading Rare classic cars up for auction after huge 230-vehicle find
Toyin Owoseje, CNN Car enthusiasts will be able to get their hands on a rare Lancia B24 Spider America next month when an impressive fleet of 230 classic cars discovered in warehouses and an abandoned church in Holland comes up for auction. The hoard of classic vehicles, believed to be worth millions of euros, belonged
Continue Reading ‘Late Late Show’ addresses whether One Direction is reuniting for James Corden’s final show
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sorry One Directioners, but a reunion is not happening on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” James Corden’s last show is scheduled for April 27 and there had been a report that the former boy band would come together to bid their friend farewell from his late night gig.
Continue Reading Drake Bell jokes about briefly being declared missing
By Lisa Respers France, CNN After police in Florida sought public help to locate Drake Bell on Thursday, the actor tried to find humor in the event post-scare. The former Nickelodeon star tweeted Thursday after the Daytona Beach Police Department announced he had been located and was safe. “You leave your phone in the car
Continue Reading Nic Cage’s Dracula was inspired by Anne Bancroft in ‘The Graduate,’ according to Nicholas Hoult
By Thomas Page, CNN Think Dracula and the cape, the fangs and bloodlust come to mind. On screen, perhaps the image of Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman. Nic Cage thought Dracula and saw Anne Bancroft in “The Graduate.” That’s according to Nicholas Hoult, who plays the titular servant to Dracula in “Renfield,” a
Continue Reading ‘Beau Is Afraid’ director Ari Aster would rather you didn’t read this interview
By Thomas Page, CNN Ari Aster would rather you didn’t read this. Don’t take my word for it — the writer-director of “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and now “Beau Is Afraid” said as much himself. Speaking to CNN on a video call in the lead up to the release of his three-hour tantric Freud-gasm of a movie,
Continue Reading ‘Waco: The Aftermath’ chillingly connects the standoff’s past to the present
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN At first blush another anniversary-timed Waco movie/miniseries/documentary seems unnecessary, especially because we had another docuseries addition to that last bucket on Netflix. But “Waco: The Aftermath” justifies its existence by spinning those events forward, chillingly portraying the Oklahoma City bombing and rise in militia movements that grew out of the
Continue Reading ‘Barry’ keeps taking wild chances as the show takes a whack at its farewell season
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Barry” has taken chances from the very beginning, which is certainly true of a fourth and final season that picks up where the third left off, with its hitman-turned-wannabe actor getting arrested. That paves the way for an even darker season that accentuates the show’s ensemble aspect while leaning a
Continue Reading ‘Barry’ keeps taking wild chances as the show takes a whack at its farewell season
CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Barry” has taken chances from the very beginning, which is certainly true of a fourth and final season that picks up where the third left off, with its hitman-turned-wannabe actor getting arrested. That paves the way for an even darker season that accentuates the show’s ensemble aspect while leaning
Continue Reading They dated as teenagers. 40 years later, she decided to go on vacation with him
Francesca Street, CNN Bo Knapp never forgot the first moment he first saw Beverly Scott. It was August 1968, day one of eighth grade and Beverly was a transfer student at Henderson Junior High in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bo and his best friend were standing in the school hallway when they met Beverly. “Our hallways
Continue Reading Sculpture over 200 years old vandalized with blue crayon
Issy Ronald, CNN A statue more than 200 years old of the water nymph Sabrina has been vandalized with blue crayon, British conservation charity the National Trust said in a statement. The damaged sculpture in Worcestershire, western England, was first discovered on Easter Saturday but after taking advice from conservators and cleaning the statue, the
Continue Reading Former auctioneer admits helping to create fake Basquiat paintings
Lianne Kolirin, CNN A former auctioneer has admitted he helped create and verify 25 fake Basquiat paintings that were seized from the Orlando Museum of Art last year, according to authorities. Michael Barzman, 45, admitted in court papers filed on Tuesday that he and another man — known only as J.F. — created the paintings
Continue Reading On the ‘rooftop of Japan,’ a stunning 20-meter-deep snow corridor reopens to visitors
CNN By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN A giant snow corridor near the otherworldly Mount Tateyama, one of Japan’s three sacred mountains, is reopening to travelers on April 15. Called Yuki no Otani (or Great Valley of Snow), this 500-meter-long (1,620-foot-long) pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters (66 feet) at
Continue Reading On the ‘rooftop of Japan,’ a stunning 20-meter-deep snow corridor reopens to visitors
By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN A giant snow corridor near the otherworldly Mount Tateyama, one of Japan’s three sacred mountains, is reopening to travelers on April 15. Called Yuki no Otani (or Great Valley of Snow), this 500-meter-long (1,620-foot-long) pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters (66 feet) at the
Continue Reading Arnold Schwarzenegger terminates neighborhood ‘pothole’
CNN, TRISTARPICTURES, @SCHWARZENEGGER, WARNER BROS., ORION PICTURES, @SIRRODSTEWART, GETTY By Lisa Respers France and Taylor Romine, CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger is not just an action star, he’s also a man of action. The former governor of California is well-versed in public works projects and on Tuesday he posted a video on social media showing him and
Continue Reading ‘Yellowstone’ on-screen couple confirms real-life romance
By Marianne Garvey, CNN A “Yellowstone” on-screen duo has confirmed they are dating in real life. Hassie Harrison and Ryan Bingham took to Instagram Wednesday with the news. “More than a spark @hassieharrison,” Bingham captioned the picture of the two kissing. “I love you, cowboy,” Harrison commented. On the hit series, Bingham plays Walker, a
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