‘There’s An Endless Pit Of Stuff With Tom.’ Rebecca Ferguson Gets Asked About M:I Co-Star Tom Cruise Constantly. Why She Says She Doesn’t Mind

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Most movie enthusiasts eagerly anticipate the films coming out in 2025, and many have Mission: Impossible 8 on their minds, given its popular reputation. As a dedicated fan of this franchise, I can only imagine that questions about working alongside Tom Cruise might come up frequently for Rebecca Ferguson, despite her departure from the saga following Dead Reckoning.

‘It’s Fun When People Enjoy Things’: The Story Behind Ariana Grande’s Domingo Sketch, As Told By An SNL Writer

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Saturday Night Live is back with a bang, arguably its strongest season in recent memory! The current Season 50 lineup on the 2024 TV schedule is sizzling hot, boasting some fantastic guest hosts like Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, and John Mulaney, to name just a few. However, even an excellent host can only take you so far; the sketches must be both amusing and relevant to current events and trends. The “Bridesmaids Speech” sketch is a recent example of this, and one writer has revealed the backstory of how the character Domingo was created.

Ken Burns Paints a Humanist Portrait on the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci

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Ken Burns has stepped out of his usual Americana-focused content to produce a new documentary covering the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s the first time the 15-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has covered a topic outside U.S. discourse, such as his detailed accounts on Jazz (2001), the American Civil War (1990) and Hemingway (2021), which have inextricably become textbook material in their own right — opting to instead add a humanist view on one of the most creative visionaries in history. Streaming now on PBS, the two-part documentary on the Italian polymath was created in collaboration with Burns’ daughter Sarah and her husband David McMahon.

Rizzoli Honors Keiichi Tanaami in Latest Artist Monograph

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In this fresh new publication, Rizzoli brings forth an emotionally resonant collection featuring the late, influential postwar Japanese artist, Keiichi Tanaami, who sadly passed away in August this year. Known for his versatile work spanning various mediums such as paper, magazine covers, and grand-scale paintings, Tanaami’s unique artistic style blends fantastical characters with personal, poignant anecdotes that were heavily influenced by his life experiences during the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan during World War II.