Woman brags she read 120 books in a year — but critics aren’t impressed: ‘Trashy fiction books’

Woman brags she read 120 books in a year — but critics aren’t impressed: ‘Trashy fiction books’

You’re damned if you do damned if you don’t. With 2026 only a few days away, many are whipping out the Notes app on their phones to jot down goals for the new year — one of them may be to read more. As impressive as you might think it is to say you’ve read … Read more

‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Mask’ actor Peter Greene found dead at 60 inside his NYC apartment

‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Mask’ actor Peter Greene found dead at 60 inside his NYC apartment

Actor Peter Greene, best known for his roles in “The Mask” and “Pulp Fiction,” was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment Friday afternoon, his longtime manager confirmed to The Post. Greene, 60, was found unresponsive inside his Clinton Street apartment around 3:25 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and … Read more

Tom Brady’s reps push back on report that he’s ‘too old’ for Sofia Vergara: ‘Pure fiction’

Tom Brady’s reps push back on report that he’s ‘too old’ for Sofia Vergara: ‘Pure fiction’

Tom Brady’s reps are pushing back on a report that claimed the former NFL star isn’t interested in dating actress Sofia Vergara because she’s “too old,” calling it “pure fiction.” Observers have been watching with a keen eye on the pair since they were spotted together on the superyacht, the Luminara, in Ibiza, Spain, earlier … Read more

Fact vs Fiction: ‘Woman of the Hour’ and the true story of ‘The Dating Game’ serial killer

Fact vs Fiction: ‘Woman of the Hour’ and the true story of ‘The Dating Game’ serial killer

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, “Woman of the Hour,” tells the chilling and unbelievable story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who appeared on the hit game show “The Dating Game” in 1978, amidst his murder spree.  Source link #Fact #Fiction #Woman #Hour #true #story #Dating #Game #serial #killer

Exclusive | ‘Pulp Fiction’ star on legacy of ‘mad genius’ Quentin Tarantino’s film 3 decades later: ‘We’ll know in 100 years’

Exclusive | ‘Pulp Fiction’ star on legacy of ‘mad genius’ Quentin Tarantino’s film 3 decades later: ‘We’ll know in 100 years’

Somehow, Quentin Tarantino combined “Breaking Bad” with Larry David. And he delivered “Pulp Fiction.”  “Breaking Bad” features scenes that leave you downright gobsmacked, and “Pulp” is rife with them – Mia’s overdose, Butch’s girlfriend forgetting his watch, Marvin being shot in the face and the ultimate scene of the robbery at the diner where Vincent … Read more

Apple rival Huawei turns science fiction into reality with launch of $2,800 tri-fold smartphone

Apple rival Huawei turns science fiction into reality with launch of ,800 tri-fold smartphone

China’s Huawei Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a $2,800 tri-foldable phone as it seeks to extend its lead in the world’s biggest smartphone market and steal the spotlight from Apple hours after it debuted a new iPhone. The Chinese tech giant showed off its new Mate XT, which users can fold three ways like an accordion screen door, during … Read more

Is ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction? The Answer Is Complicated

Is ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction? The Answer Is Complicated

Hayes Campbell, the dreamy protagonist of the new rom-com “The Idea of You,” has a bit in common with the mega pop star Harry Styles: In the movie, Hayes, played by Nicholas Galitzine, is a member of August Moon, a boy band with tons of very ardent teen and tween girl fans. Styles was a … Read more

Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta reunite to celebrate “Pulp Fiction” 30th anniversary – PHOTOS

Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta reunite to celebrate “Pulp Fiction” 30th anniversary – PHOTOS

Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, John Travolta and Harvey Keitel reunite to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “Pulp Fiction.” Other co-stars from the 1994 iconic movie joined them on the red carpet at the TCM Classic Film Festival, held at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, on April 18, 2024. Harvey Keitel, Samuel L. … Read more

Wild ‘invisibility shield’ makes you disappear in plain sight: ‘Turning science fiction into reality’

Wild ‘invisibility shield’ makes you disappear in plain sight: ‘Turning science fiction into reality’

This is no magician’s act. British start-up Invisibility Shield Co. has revealed that it has created a 6-foot-tall “Megashield” being sold for $828 — which they claim can make multiple people invisible, like something straight out of a “Harry Potter” film. The shields utilize ultra-large, precision-engineered lens arrays, which form the face of each shield … Read more

Hollywood’s holy grail: Props from ‘Indiana Jones,”Pulp Fiction’ are now luxury collectibles

Hollywood’s holy grail: Props from ‘Indiana Jones,”Pulp Fiction’ are now luxury collectibles

Prop culture is finally having its moment. Just a few decades ago, key items from even such legendary movies as “Star Wars” were often thrown aside or tucked into someone’s pockets after filming wrapped. But the new documentary “Mad Props” follows Tom Biolchini, a banker from Tulsa, Oklahoma, as he scours the world for the … Read more

‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face

‘American Fiction,’ ‘Origin’ and the Pressures Black Writers Face

“We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame,” a young Langston Hughes proclaimed in an essay nearly 100 years ago. “If white people are pleased we are glad. If they are not, it doesn’t matter.” Seeking to establish his autonomy as a Black writer, he … Read more

The Newest ‘Godzilla’ Film Is Stranger Than Fiction

The Newest ‘Godzilla’ Film Is Stranger Than Fiction

A mighty monster stomps across the skyline, scaled and unstoppable, leaving destruction in his wake. Bridges, skyscrapers, electrical towers: Nothing can withstand his might. Every step produces a shock wave, every breath a firestorm. He swats away missiles and artillery shells like so many gnats. Civilians race before him through the streets, necks craned upward … Read more

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

‘Shin Kamen Rider’ Stream it on Amazon Prime Video. Hideaki Anno is everywhere these days. In addition to leading a multi-feature “rebuild” of his anime series “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” he has been writing the recent reboots, including “Shin Ultraman,” of Japanese pop-entertainment figures. The latest of those movies, which Anno also directed, centers on Hongo … Read more

Shania Twain reveals near-death experience: ‘It was like science fiction’

Shania Twain reveals near-death experience: ‘It was like science fiction’

Shania Twain’s brush with death is no fiction, but there was a lot of science involved. The country music icon revealed Sunday that during a recent battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia, she had a sci-fi-like experience while being airlifted to a hospital, reported the Mirror. “It was progressively getting worse. My vital signs were getting … Read more

Ex-British prime minister slams ‘The Crown’ as ‘malicious fiction’

Ex-British prime minister slams ‘The Crown’ as ‘malicious fiction’

Former British Prime Minister John Major has slammed “The Crown” as “damaging and malicious fiction” amid continuing backlash over the Netflix series’ historical inaccuracies. Major, now 79, served as prime minister from 1990 to 1997, and will feature as a central character in the show’s upcoming fifth season. Set for release next month, Season 5 … Read more

Rings Of Power delivers an emotionally devastating penultimate episode

Rings Of Power delivers an emotionally devastating penultimate episode

Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) and Tyroe Muhafidin (Theo)Screenshot: Prime Video Anything worth doing takes a long time to do it, and Lord Of The Rings’ slow-burn approach to fantasy ended in the eruption of the Southland volcano last week. However, the audience’s patience wasn’t for naught. It imbued our heroes with integrity and resilience and Middle-earth … Read more

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Movie Finally Has Some New Writers

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn Movie Finally Has Some New Writers

Image: New Line Cinema There is, somehow, a sequel to The Animal happening. The Simpsons takes on It in new Treehouse of Horror images. Plus, director Lee Cronin teases Evil Dead Rise, and new footage from She-Hulk and Rick and Morty. Spoilers now! The Animal 2 Deadline reports Rob Schneider will reprise his role as … Read more

French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature

STOCKHOLM (AP) — French author Annie Ernaux was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory,” the Swedish Academy said Thursday. Ernaux, 82, started out writing autobiographical novels, but quickly abandoned fiction in favor of memoirs. Her … Read more

Walking Dead Recap: Lockdown Season 11 Episode 17

Walking Dead Recap: Lockdown Season 11 Episode 17

This is not a still from the episode, but two stills, and it amuses me very much.Photo: Jace Downs/AMC The third act of The Walking Dead’s 11th and final season has begun, but it doesn’t seem like anyone notified the show. Other than a quick montage of familiar faces at the start, with a bit … Read more