Posts by Nathan Pine
‘SNL UK’ Takes Aim At Shane Gillis: “Stupid F*cking C*nt”
While Saturday Night Live was off this weekend, its British counterpart pulled no punches in criticizing last week’s episode of the U.S. sketch comedy show. On Satuday, SNL UK‘s “Weekend Update” co-host Ania Magliano ended the segment with a joke about Shane Gillis, following his complaint during last weekend’s SNL opening monologue that “women just…
Read MoreLondon Film Festival 2026 Award Winners — Full List
Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s latest feature Imperium has won the Best Film Award in the Official Competition at this year’s London Film Festival. The winners were announced this afternoon, the last day of the LFF. The LFF Official Competition jury was led by documentary filmmaker Sam Pollard. Discussing why they chose Imperium, the jury described…
Read MoreJaime Pressly Defends ‘Mom’ Co-Stars After Chuck Lorre Memoir
After Anna Faris responded to Mom co-creator Chuck Lorre‘s professional criticisms, Jaime Pressly has chimed in. The actress, who played recovering addict Jill Kendall on the CBS sitcom, defended her co-stars as “an incredible cast of women” after Lorre wrote in his memoir Sitcom that he “was, in fact, right” about his reluctance to cast…
Read MoreCracks emerge in AI borrowing boom as CoreWeave, Oracle and SoftBank debt worries grow
Another worry: the increasing number of data centres that are being delayed by permitting issues TRILLIONS of dollars in borrowed money have powered the artificial intelligence boom. But now there is growing uncertainty around just how easily more money can be obtained – and how much of it will be paid back. Those questions burst…
Read MoreJames McAvoy Pitched ‘Star Trek’ Series About “Young Picard”
After putting in his tenure in the X-Men franchise, James McAvoy had his sights set on another iconic character originated by Patrick Stewart. The Golden Globe nominee recently revealed that he pitched a Star Trek series about “young Picard” that was titled Mutiny On the Stargazer, noting that he nearly “made” the limited series. “That…
Read More‘SNL UK’: Donald Trump Features In Cold Open With Burnham, Zelenskyy
Donald Trump has spent some time in the UK these past few years but tonight he finally made his debut on Saturday Night Live UK. James Austin Johnson brought his POTUS to Sky’s hit UK version of the NBC show in a job swap cold open alongside Andy Burnham (George Fouracres) and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Freddie…
Read MoreBox Office: ‘Street Fighter’ $31M, ‘You Can See Everything’ $12M+ Milestone
SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more and chart…It’s a healthy third weekend at the October box office even with a bellyflop in 20th Century Studio’s $60M Whalefall in the mix which is only swallowing a $7.5M opening. Paramount/Legendary/Capcom’s Street Fighter is doing what it’s suppose to do with a $31M start, largely pulling in an older…
Read MoreJD Vance’s Biggest Problem
What do you do when a stranger says “I love you”? Vice President JD Vance, who doesn’t get much affection on the campaign trail, seemed momentarily flummoxed when a man yelled those words to him at a recent stop in Tyler, Texas. “I love you too, sir,” Vance replied, “in a totally platonic way, to…
Read MoreJ.K. Rowling’s Agent Neil Blair Condemns Trans Rights Protest At ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’
EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Rowling‘s agent Neil Blair has claimed that a trans rights protest at the gala performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child put people at risk. During an event celebrating a shortened version of the West End stage show at the Palace Theatre on Thursday night, a number of protesters stormed the red…
Read MoreAnthropic pitches AI safety bill to lawmakers
Published Sat, Oct 17, 2026 · 03:50 PM [SAN FRANCISCO] Anthropic has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential risks of the rapidly advancing technology. The proposal suggests the government could block the release…
Read MoreKJ Apa Asked Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa For ‘Afterlife with Archie’ Cameo
As KJ Apa navigates life after Riverdale, he’s up for a return to the upcoming Afterlife with Archie series adaptation. Following his performance as Archie on the CW series for its seven-season run from 2017-’23, the actor expressed his excitement for series creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the Archie Comics chief creative officer who also co-wrote the…
Read MoreFrancis Lawrence To Direct ‘Red Rising’ Movie For Paramount
Paramount has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brown‘s New York Times bestselling sci-fi book series, Red Rising, enlisting Francis Lawrence to direct an adaptation of the same-name first installment, Deadline can confirm. Justin Rhodes, a writer-producer with credits like Terminator: Dark Fate and the Prime Video series Secret Level, will write the script. Lawrence…
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