Oliver

"House of the Dragon" star Fabian Frankel and actor Alison Oliver have joined the cast of "Mare of Easttown" creator Brad Ingelsby`s next series with HBO. Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo is headlining the untitled project, which will also feature Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Jamie McShane and Sam Keeley. Set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia, the show will follow an FBI agent named Tom (Ruffalo) who heads a task force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led…

Screenshot: LastWeekTonightIt’s been a long year. The Titan submersible getting crushed? That was only six months ago even though it feels like it had to have been at least two years ago considering all that has happened since then. Elon Musk, especially, has been in the news constantly and rarely for anything positive. Yes, he finally managed to deliver 10 Cybertrucks, which is great news for Joe Rogan fans, and he cut prices on most of Tesla’s lineup, but he also made it abundantly clear over the last year that even if…

John Oliver took aim at Elon Musk on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight, lobbing insults at the billionaire tech mogul on his final show of the year. “We thought we’d focus on someone who’s had a pretty big 12 months,” the late-night host said of the owner of six companies, including SpaceX, Tesla, X (formerly Twitter), and xAI. Oliver went on to introduce Musk as “a man who can pull off pretty much any bad guy in a movie,” showing him in various outfits and poses. “There’s Lex Luthor posing for the cover of …

So I’m watching Oliver and Company, the 1988 Disney animated film featuring the voices of Billy Joel and Bette Midler, and it hit me like a ton of bricks. As Oliver, Dodger, and the crew are being chased through New York City, they head into the subway and jump on the tracks. “This reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” I thought. Minutes later, the credits rolled and I saw the following words: “Animation Screenplay - James Mangold.”'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI UnlockedJames Mangold, the…

After disgraced New York congressman George Santos had finally been kicked out of the House of Representatives on Dec. 1, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver celebrated the occasion by suggesting Santos might find success on one of the reality franchises on Bravo. On Sunday night’s episode of Last Week Tonight, Oliver could not hide his glee over the fact that “they finally kicked George Santos out” from Congress. “I say finally because it was their third attempt at doing that,” Oliver pointed out on the…

Everyone remembers 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? as a camp classic, but that movie—which starred Bette Davis and Joan Crawford and kick-started the “psycho-biddy” horror subgenre—was also nominated for five Oscars. In 1972, Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? didn’t rake in the same acclaim, but it’s nearly as ghoulishly entertaining, elevated by Shelley Winters’ daffy performance.Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DReleased the same year as another notable later-career Winters turn (pro-tip: save The…

Apple TV Plus might be the home of some very popular TV shows as well as more than its fair share of awards nominations and wins. But that isn't enough for one comedian who accused the Apple-owned streaming service of being "where celebrities go to hide."Speaking in the latest episode of his HBO show Last Week Tonight, Oliver was speaking about a range of matters when he suggested that there are some things that you can ignore in life, like a spam call or, it seems Apple TV Plus.Oliver claimed that some people might not…

Forest and Bird, the conservation group committed to defending nature across New Zealand, had everything planned out for its 100th anniversary celebration. They would — as they do annually — open up the vote for the Bird of the Year, this time billed as Bird of the Century. There would be keynote speakers, concert events, and museum exhibitions. What they didn’t plan for, however, were the additional days they would need to count the hundreds of thousands of votes they received for New Zealand’s best bird after John…

Forest and Bird, the conservation group committed to defending nature across New Zealand, had everything planned out for its 100th anniversary celebration. They would — as they do annually — open up the vote for the Bird of the Year, this time billed as Bird of the Century. There would be keynote speakers, concert events, and museum exhibitions. What they didn’t plan for, however, were the additional days they would need to count the hundreds of thousands of votes they received for New Zealand’s best bird after John…

Oliver Anthony is coming out of the woods. The viral songwriter who got his start in a field railing against big government and snack cakes bought with tax dollars has announced his first official tour, dubbed the Out of the Woods Tour (no, it’s not a Taylor Swift allusion). The “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer will begin in the U.K. in February before touching down in the U.S. for two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Other stops include the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida; the Hertz…