• Vera Drew is Not Joking Around with 'The People's Joker'

    Vera Drew's audacious trans-themed spoof "The People's Joker" finally hits screens, and she's as shocked as anyone.

  • All We Have Are Prayers: Why Ramy Youssef’s SNL Monologue is Timeless

      We’ve been feeling too many emotions. Many, many emotions. When I say “we,” I’m not just referring solely to myself, my inner circle, or my community. I mean every individual, spanning across every generation, every culture, and every background, who has borne witness to the events unfolding in Palestine over the past six months. The emotion runs deep because it seems as though we’re collectively experiencing it, as if our hearts have synchronized to resonate with each other’s feelings. It’s...

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    Willem Dafoe in ‘Kinds of Kindness’ Is Our New Spring Style Hero

    Willem Dafoe is one of the most unequivocally stylish men in Hollywood. The man has been known to wear head-to-toe Prada (he’s a longtime brand ambassador), looks at home in a Dior Homme turtleneck and, if you stop him on the street for an impromptu fit check, chances are he’ll be wearing so many designer labels he even doesn’t remember them all. And his sense of style has always shone on screen, too. In David Lynch’s Wild At Heart (1990), where he’s in full villain creep mode, he shows up with...

  • Liberation Day Monologue

    Translator’s note: April 25 is a national holiday in Italy. It commemorates the liberation of Italy from Nazism and fascism after a long resistance movement during World War II, ending in 1945. On April 20, 2024, Italian novelist Antonio Scurati—author of the Strega prizewinning and international bestseller M: Son of the Century, the first of More

  • Meet the Cast of the Knuckles Miniseries

    Knuckles may not be getting his own theatrically released movie like Sonic, but he is getting a miniseries on Paramount+ later this week. Just in, we have a new featurette showcasing the series’ star-studded cast which includes Adam Pally (Happy Endings), Scott Mescudi (X), Ellie Taylor (Ted Lasso), Edi Patterson

  • Full "Mufasa" Voice Cast Announced

    Following its first look trailer release this morning, Disney has announced the full cast list for its upcoming “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a prequel to 2019’s photorealistic animated ‘live-action’ adaptation of 1994’s cartoon film classic “The Lion King”. New and returning cast members are as follows: Aaron Pierre as Mufasa Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Taka/Scar […]

  • Movies and TV shows casting in Ohio

    The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures the attention of Americans starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of []

  • Movies and TV shows casting in Ohio

    Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Ohio, and which roles they’re looking to fill.

  • 15 Dad Jokes for the Hall of Shame

    By Jesse Published: April 26th, 2024

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    By Jesse Published: April 18th, 2024

  • Fans Theorize Whether Or Not The Joker Is Bisexual

    The iconic Batman villain Joker has been one of DC‘s most notorious characters for decades. The ambiguous nature of the character has allowed him to be reimagined numerous times for comics, animation, and feature films among other mediums. Now, however, fans are theorizing based on the characterizations of the Joker to determine whether or not []

  • 15 Jokes to Powerwash the Depression Off Your Grey Matter

    By Jesse Published: April 29th, 2024