What to watch, read, play, and listen to this weekend
“Moving like the lit fuse that blazes brilliantly across the opening credits of both the original Mission: Impossible…
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Parker Posey’s offbeat You’re On An Airplane is the rare celebrity memoir worth reading
Early in the actor’s career, Parker Posey once spazzed out so much during an audition that the casting director asked…
Parker Posey puts her life on paper, plus 4 other books to read in July
Every month, a deluge of new books comes flooding out from big publishers, indie houses, and self-publishing platforms.…
The full trailer for Netflix's Lost In Space finally shows us the robot
The trailer for Netflix’s reboot of Lost In Space was released earlier this morning, showing off the extensive…
Who is your favorite celebrity to follow on social media?
This week’s question comes from A.V. Club copy editor Kelsey J. Waite:
Taking a turn for the sordid does Search Party all kinds of favors
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Parker Posey to play Dr. Smith in Netflix’s Lost In Space reboot
Netflix has found the semi-sinister villain for its upcoming Lost In Space reboot, with Deadline reporting that Parker…
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Search Party offers a captivating Nancy Drew mystery for millennials
Post-college existential ennui seems like an unlikely theme for a TV show. But Search Party does an excellent job of…
Parker Posey on her connection to Christopher Guest’s Corky St. Clair
When she finished making Waiting For Guffman, Parker Posey was “devastated.” After all, that was the end of her time…
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Christopher Guest returns to mockumentaries with the formulaic Mascots
Mascots, Christopher Guest’s first mockumentary since A Mighty Wind (and first feature as a director since For Your…
Read This: A cult-movie hairdresser shares his treasure trove of Polaroids
The 1990s was an incredibly vital and exciting decade for American independent cinema. Who can forget the world-weary…
Pawnee’s small-town rivalry is as adorable as it is unjustified
One week a month, Watch This offers television recommendations inspired by the week’s new releases or premieres. This…
Jesse Eisenberg to direct the TV version of his own short story collection
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jesse Eisenberg is set to make his directorial debut with a television adaptation…
Woody Allen follows his heart back in time (again) in the Café Society trailer
Like he has before with Midnight In Paris and Radio Days, in Café Society Woody Allen steps backward through time to…
Uma Thurman’s The Brits Are Coming casts some Brits (also Sofia Vergara)
For a movie with an allusion to another country right there in the title, the cast of the upcoming jewel heist flick The…
Everyone but Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara returning for Christopher Guest’s Mascots
As we reported earlier this month, Christopher Guest has signed an agreement with Netflix to make his next mockumentary…
Parker Posey to re-team with Woody Allen
Parker Posey is having a good year. Along with her regular appearances on Granite Flats, the indie-film veteran has…
Irrational Man trailer: Woody Allen makes Woody Allen movie
According to Entertainment Weekly, Woody Allen went to such great lengths to guard the plot details of his latest, Irrat…
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Portlandia: “Fashion”
Tonight’s episode of Portlandia is simultaneously helped and hindered by the fact that amongst its guest stars, it can…
Parker Posey bulldozes her way through a twisted comedy
Every day, Watch This offers staff recommendations inspired by a new movie coming out that week. This week: It’s Love…