John Heder: From Quirky Breakout to Serious Contender on Screen
John Heder will forever be remembered as the awkwardly charming Napoleon Dynamite, the high school outsider who danced his way into cult film history. That…
Billy Zane: A Chameleon of Screen and Stagecraft
Billy Zane has always been more interesting than the roles that first made him famous. People remember the swaggering villainy of “Titanic” or the pulpy…
Waltzing with Brando: Billy Zane Disappears into the Legend While John Heder Captivates as the Dreamer Beside Him
Every so often a film arrives that doesn’t just dramatize history but makes it feel intimate, like you’ve stumbled into a hidden corner of a…
Fangs, Feelings, and Forever: Twilight Saga Rises Again
Just when you thought the vampires had retreated back into their coffins, the Twilight saga is about to sink its sparkly teeth into theaters once…
Jennette McCurdy Trades Memoir Mayhem for Fiction With Debut Novel Half His Age
Meet Jennette McCurdy—the former Nickelodeon firecracker turned memoirist—now morphing into fiction’s next big thing with the announcement of her debut novel, Half His Age. And…
Michael “Tunes” Antunes, Saxophonist of Eddie and the Cruisers, Dies at 85 After Final Performance
Michael “Tunes” Antunes, the soulful saxophonist whose tenor lines helped define the heart-wrenching soundtrack of Eddie and the Cruisers, passed away just days after delivering…
American Dream Mall: Breaking Blue Laws and Maybe Breaking the Bible’s Heart
Only in New Jersey could a lawsuit about Sunday shopping be treated like the second coming of Prohibition. Paramus, the town with more malls per…
Cracker Barrel’s Logo Shake-up: Too ‘Minimalist’ for Its Own Good
So, here’s how it went down: Cracker Barrel, beloved purveyor of grits, rocking chairs, checkerboards, and Sunday-style comfort food, decided to hit the refresh button…
The Sisters: A Scandalous Tale Worthy of Its Own Spotlight
Few families in the last century have fascinated readers and historians quite like the Mitfords. Brilliant, brazen, contradictory, and often outrageous, the sisters at the…
Michelle Dockery: From Downton Abbey to a Life in Full Bloom
Michelle Dockery’s journey in the world of performance is not simply the story of a famed television actress; it’s the unfolding of a rich, layered…