The Amazing Racefinale recap: The sacred feminine for the win

But I guess theres a lot to be said for having something to prove. And that made it an incredibly exciting final leg to watch. To quote Leo: It sounds a little confusing because itwasconfusing. Credit: CBS But it was also fun to watch and play along. Luckily, Team Zen have rarely met an obstacle they couldnt meditate on in a taxi and swiftly overcome. They weresorely(and wetly) mistaken. CBS...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 150 words · Ricardo Lee

The Amazing Racerecap: 'A bromance in Broatia'

It certainly made for an exciting leg to have the six remaining teams arriving on three different flights. It was a bit ofTARflight excitement (flightcitement? And there was a lot of room for mistakes in this leg. Credit: CBS Finally,thatclue led to theDETOUR: POETRY IN MOTION vs. WASH IN FROM THE OCEAN. And when I say speeding, I mean these people were flyingall over the place. Broatia kicked our butts, Chris says after the rough leg....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Kathy English

The Astro Poets on the modern astrology craze, and why Britney Spears is 'a classic Sagittarius'

In other news, Kanye is ‘just so Gemini.’ As you may or may not have noticed, astrology is everywhere. This is sounding very apocalyptic, she notes with a laugh. Credit: Sylvie Rosokoff (2) At the end of the world, we just do astrology! Hitting shelves Oct. 29, the book is a perfect Scorpio (likeDrake). Scorpios care very deeply, about everything. Flatiron Books Connecting poetry to a big audience is very important to both of us, Lasky says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Edward Williams

The Ausiello Files for August 1, 2008

A third personality is said to be in the mix as well. Unless, of course, Rosie has Elisabeth Hasselbeck on, in which case its join-in-NOW! Interested parties must be able to convey vulnerability and pain under heaps of prosthetic makeup. For free coaching, contactGreys Anatomys disfigured Jane Doe, Elizabeth Reaser. Ask Ausiello Q:Law & Order: SVUscoop, like! SamanthaA: Is this the season Benson and Stabler finally go there? You know: there there?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Donald Reynolds

The Ausiello Files: January 26, 2008

Whether season 8 is the end or not, I dont know, he continues. I love making the show, so Im leaving my options open. And in all fairness, I think the audience will dictate that more than anybody. In the meantime, perhaps even more critical than determiningwhenJack will pack it in ishow. And if we kill him, they would be mad at us for a different reason altogether. But then the idea of a24movie came up and we went, Oh, okay, maybe not....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 178 words · Mike Mcdonald

The Awardistpodcast: Andra Day on her Golden Globe-winningBillie Holidaytriumph

(Note: The interview took place prior to Sunday’s awards show.) Particularly, Day gets into how thelookof Lady Day helped her to find the soul of the character. The actress viewed Holiday’s glamorous looks as defiance, starting with her diamond jewelry. Takashi Seida/Paramount Pictures And when it came to performance scenes, Holiday’s iconic flower sealed the deal. “As the flower went on, that was like the cake,” Day says with a laugh....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Hannah Garcia

The Awardistpodcast: Delroy Lindo on his titanic performance inDa 5 Bloods

In EW’s latestAwardistinterview, the actorrevealshow he and his castmates got into the groove. Spike brought in a couple vets to speak with us. Most vets, they don’t talk about their experiences with civilians. Delroy Lindo in ‘Da 5 Bloods’.DAVID LEE/NETFLIX On Motivation “[Paul] volunteered three tours. And there’s a depth of betrayal and abandonment that [he feels]. So there is loss, betrayal, and abandonment.” Contemporary History “Obviously there was no way we could have anticipated the events of this past year....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Olivia Patel MD

The Awardistpodcast: How Amanda Seyfried pushed herself to new heights inMank

Seyfried joins EW’s Awardist podcast to discuss the most acclaimed role of her career. Still, the actress went into the David Fincher project pretty insecure. It was also just because I was working with David Fincher. Netflix [But] it’s nice to have a little nerves. I don’t know what artist doesn’t at a certain point." “And she was really effervescent, which is something that I wanted to capture. That was very evident in the script she was very alive, very charismatic....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Michael Wade

The Awardistpodcast: How Riz Ahmed found his groundbreaking, Oscar-nominatedSound of Metalperformance

It’s been almost two years sinceSound of Metalpremiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In that long timespan, where so much of the world has changed, the film hits differently now. And this is who I am. Amazon Studios This is my life. This is what gives me meaning. And all of a sudden the rug has been pulled from under them. “It opened me up in different ways as an actor and as a person....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Adam Atkinson

The Awardistpodcast: Kate Winslet onAmmonitebeing one of the best roles of her career

ForKate Winslet, Mary Anning will go down as one of the greatest acting experiences of her life. She created a “bunker” for her. She separated from her family during filming, a first. Neon “It was quite intense in that regard. I’m flailing around all over the place.” Winslet studied photos of mid-19th-century working-class women who worked by the sea. Beyond the physical toll, Winslet took inspiration from their gritty countenance....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Richard Glass

The Awardistpodcast: Meet the craft trailblazers transforming Hollywood (and the Oscars) behind the scenes

An unprecedented number of women and people of colorare up for Oscars this year. And while nominees in acting and directing categories are grabbing all the headlines Chloe Zhao! there are more trailblazers to celebrate in the craft categories. David Lee/Netflix; Disney/Pixar; Everett Collection; Amazon Studios “Actors are now speaking up and wanting more hairstylists in the trailer than can do their hair.” The panelists also had advice for those who wanted to break into fields where they are a minority....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 112 words · Michelle Miller

The Awardistpodcast: The Oscar contenders you can't miss

In 2021, while so much else is different, that hasn’t changed. Finally, that’s starting to shift. February has marked the release month for a boatload of major players. Last week,Judas and the Black Messiahhit HBO Max, while A24’sMinarireceived a “virtual” theatrical release. Friday will see the drops for Hulu’sNomadlandand Netflix’sI Care a Lot(starring a Golden Globe-nominated Rosamund Pike). And we’ll see a steady stream of… erm, streaming premieres continue into mid-March....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Dale Mullins

The Awardistpodcast: Vanessa Kirby on her Oscar-nominated tour de force inPieces of a Woman

“We had a couple of days where we worked through the dance of it. And then the first morning, we were so nervous, I think none of us slept. It was the best filming experience of my life.” Benjamin Loeb / Netflix Did it take a lot out of her? She took lessons from playing Princess Margaret to how she approached such an embodiment. “For Martha, that was interesting. [Clothes] always felt like armor, because of how she’s feeling....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 79 words · Norman West