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Second Wife Grace HightowerDe Niro married Grace Hightower on June 17, 1997. The welcomed son Elliot De Niro on March 18, 1998. De Niro filed for divorce from the Precious actress in August 1999, but they reconciled and renewed their vows in 2004. “They can make sure this one sticks,” the actor joked of the two judges who officiated, per People. In 2009, De Niro, then 66, told the Los Angeles Times, “My whole thing now is just to have the strength to keep my kids in line and get them to the point where they’re independent and self-reliant. I want to make…
FilmQuest has returned with a fresh crop of ambitious and mind-bending films. The Provo, Utah-based genre festival is gearing up for its newest installment, set to take place Oct. 22-31. “FilmQuest has become one of the most beloved and talked about genre festivals in the world due to our unwavering commitment to ring the bell for the very best that genre cinema and its burgeoning filmmakers has to offer, which is of course the best kind of cinema there is,” Jonathan Martin, FilmQuest’s founder and director, said in a statement. “Genre is here to stay in our ridiculously gorgeous home…
Dominik Bindl/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Ellen Pompeo is going from doctor to nurse in a new Hulu drama. The “Grey’s Anatomy” star will headline “Not a Sound,” a new series in the works at the streamer, Deadline reports. She’ll play Amelia Winn, a disgraced ER nurse who lost her hearing in a hit-and-run. She and her service dog “discover the murdered body of a former colleague — pulling Amelia into a deadly mystery that could finally reveal the truth about the accident that changed her life,” per the official synopsis. Veteran TV…
The problem with Finding Emily is not that no one in it acts like a real and reasonable human being, although no one does — not its exhaustingly lovelorn hero (Spike Fearn‘s Owen), nor its acridly skeptical heroine (Angourie Rice‘s Emily), nor any of the screeching over-reactors and thoughtless under-reactors surrounding them. Absurd behavior is, after all, a cornerstone of the rom-com genre; if you didn’t want to believe in a world where the path to true love cuts through harebrained fake dating schemes or HR-nightmare jobs that require getting dumped, you’d watch something else. No, the problem with Finding…
Kylie Jenner is apparently dreaming even bigger when it comes to her boobs! The Kardashians star got VERY candid about her cosmetic-surgery plans during Wednesday’s episode of the Better Half With Stas and Vic podcast, telling longtime pals Anastasia Karanikolaou and Victoria Villarroel that she wants her breast implants to be “bigger and more out there.” Seriously! Related: Is Kylie Jenner Expecting Another Baby?! Reality TV Mogul Has THIS To Say About It! Very candidly, Kylie explained: “I do want them bigger. I say it every day.” And if that wasn’t clear enough, Kylie REALLY painted a picture of her…
Picture Credit: Rockstar Games The 4,727-day wait is officially over. Today, Rockstar Games and Netflix teamed up to break the internet, dropping a massive 26-minute gameplay deep dive into the world of Grand Theft Auto VI. If you were one of the millions of gamers who tuned in right at 3:00 PM ET, you might have experienced a brief two-to-five-minute hiccup on Netflix’s desktop site as servers adjusted to the unprecedented traffic (the website was showing the Is It Cake “Something Went Wrong” error message sitewide for a few refreshes until everything sprung into action). However, fans watching via the Netflix…
She’s survived a Catastrophe, gotten Divorce-d, and been a Bad Sister. Now Emmy nominee Sharon Horgan is chasing her Youth in a new HBO comedy series, in which she stars, writes, and executive produces. Horgan plays Alex, a 50-year-old divorced woman, struggling to balance her search for love and sex, while dealing with aging parents and a troubled college-aged son. “I need to meet someone now,” she says in the trailer, which was just released by HBO. “I think I’ve got like 10 years left as a sexual person.” Here’s everything you need to know about Youth. What’s it about?…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’re bored with solid-color frocks but aren’t in the mood for busy florals, you’re not alone. Luckily, the richest, most fashionable gals remind Us that polka dot dresses are a ‘thing’ — and the print is chic enough to earn Amal Clooney‘s approval. Polka dots balance playful and polished, and Clooney’s midi dress is the perfect example. Dreamy and delicate, the style lends an equally fun and elegant aesthetic. Whether you choose small or large dots, bright or neutral…
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Primal, the studio’s new genre label led by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, has acquired rights to The Troop, the 2014 horror novel by Nick Cutter, enlisting Chris Basler to pen the feature adaptation. The Troop follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story. As fear spreads, a brutal struggle for survival begins, turning the boys against the infected… and each other. Cutter is the pseudonym for USA Today bestseller Craig Davidson, whose novel won the James Herbert Award for Horror Writing.…
Leanne Morgan’s Netflix sitcom Leanne didn’t reinvent the form when it debuted last year. Her collaboration with Chuck Lorre took some time to get up to speed, but it had a solid foundation of a good cast, chemistry between Morgan and her co-star Kristen Johnston, and a good mix of funny and poignant moments. The series returns for a second season, and it continues to be a steadily funny show. LEANNE SEASON 2: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? Opening Shot: We see Leanne Murphy (Leanne Morgan) eating a hearty breakfast. Her younger sister Carol (Kristen Johnston) stares at her in…