The crüe. Things are getting more mötley and less crüelike with Mötley Crüe. Guitarist Mick Mars is in a fight with the rest of the band over his status, playing out both in court and in public statements. The spat traces back to October, when Mars announced he would no longer tour with the band due to spinal pain but still planned to be a member. Now Mars is claiming the band attempted to oust him and take his 25 percent stake in the band.
In 2022, the destruction of gender that grandpas all over the world were worried about finally made it to the top of the pop charts. Kind of. Sam Smith and Kim Petras’s “Unholy” reached number one on the Hot 100, making them the first openly non-cisgender artists to accomplish this goal — with Smith the first non-binary person and Petras the first trans-woman. And yet, it’s a difficult song to get excited about.
Though she’s known for her acting work, Jordana Spiro has spent the past ten years quietly — and deftly — building her resume as a filmmaker. In between roles on shows like My Boys, The Good Wife, and Ozark, Spiro has somehow found the time to earn her M.F.A. in Film from Columbia University; to write, direct, and produce a series of short films; and to become a mom. Now, she’s releasing her feature directorial debut, Night Comes On, which earned her the NEXT Innovator Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Laura Linney as Lucy Barton. Of all the questions flooding through a mutinous brain during My Name Is Lucy Barton, “How did we get here?” has the most obvious answer. Everything about programming the one-woman performance in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre seems canny. Recent figures tell us that 68 percent of Broadway audiences are women. The average age is 42. And what do 40-muffled-sound-year-old women want?
Come rain, snow, or New York City smoke apocalypse, you can always count on celebrities to marry each other, as was the case for Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup this week. The low-key couple, who’ve been together for six years, tied the knot on Friday, Watts confirmed on Instagram. The actor shared a photo of herself and Crudup on the steps of the Manhattan courthouse, captioned simply, “Hitched!
In Netflix’s new series Narcos, Wagner Moura plays megalomaniac Medellín drug lord Pablo Escobar, the narco terrorist who organized his competitors into a cartel that took on the Colombian government and, ultimately, the DEA, guided by the philosophy, “Better a grave in Colombia than a cell in the U.S.” It’s a performance that’s all the more compelling for its understatement. Vulture caught up with the Brazilian actor from his home in Rio de Janeiro about learning Spanish for the role before getting the part, and why he won’t gain weight again if Netflix orders a second season.
Breaking news, b-boys and b-girls: Beat Street is becoming a stage musical. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Nas is on board to help adapt the 1984 movie for Broadway. The rapper shared the news of his involvement after a 40th anniversary screening of the dance drama at the Tribeca Film Festival. “Beat Street wasn’t just a film – it spread the revolution of hip-hop culture throughout the country and the world.
Nashville Jump Then Fall Season 6 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Nashville Jump Then Fall Season 6 Episode 3 Editor’s Rating 2 stars ** «Previous Next» « PreviousEpisode NextEpisode » Nashville almost went there tonight. First, they show Will flirting with a cute guy at the gym. Then, they cut to a scene of Will taking the guy home, slamming him against the wall, and kissing him.
Director to you. You’ve heard of the Kubrick stare, you’ve seen the Tarantino feet shots, and you’re certainly aware of Wes Anderson’s obsession with symmetry. But get ready for a new filmic signature: Natasha Lyonne’s zooms. During a Vulture Fest 2022 interview conducted by A League of Their Own’s Abbi Jacobson, Lyonne professed her obsession with the zoom gun when she’s directing. The device, she explained, allows for zooming while filming.
David E. Kelley. America’s brilliant-but-complicated trial attorneys took a break from sharing lighthearted banter with just a hint of sexual tension this week to celebrate the news that Amazon officially picked up Trial, the new show from David E. Kelley, TV’s most accomplished practitioner of the legal dramedy. Trial will star Billy Bob Thornton as a disgraced lawyer looking to make a comeback by standing up for the little guy; he’ll be joined by William Hurt, Olivia Thirlby, Maria Bello, and Molly Parker, all of whom will likely make out with each other at one point or another.