Consultant Bruce Pandolfini explains how the smash-hit Netflix series brought chess to the screen with unprecedented accuracy. Even more impressively, it’s done so while portraying chess with an unprecedented level of accuracy on screen. “But they did like the title I suggested.” KEN WORONER/NETFLIX “I could provide a lot of firsthand reinforcement, and I did,” Pandolfini says. That anecdote epitomizes the show’s meticulous approach to chess, which manifested at every stage of production....

David Fincherthought about cutting the “Rosebud” homage inMankmore times than he can count. But we didn’t get too bogged down in it." Fincher feared keeping the shot would tie them too closely toCitizen Kane. Credit: NETFLIX; Everett “I wanted to hearken toKanewithout becoming slavish,” he admits. “We don’t want to water ski behindKane. Ultimately, Fincher kept it in. Netflix The film offers an unflinching, yet non-judgmental portrait of a raging alcoholic....

I noticed that it wasn’t on TikTok and I was like, ‘Why not?! They were added at the behest of directorJon M. Chu. “‘Blackout’ in the show is this big event,” the director explains. “But then they take it and they run with it,” he marvels. “He did both voices. So, you could say, I had this meme before anyone knew it was a meme.” She just liked the music....

Portland chef Gabriel Rucker dishes on his role as a food consultant on the acclaimed indie film. “I thought someone was f—ing with us, to be honest.” If you were overly pretentious, you would get laughed out of town." Nicolas Cage serves pan-roasted squab in ‘Pig’.Courtesy Neon “As cooks, as chefs, that’s something that we always enjoy eating and cooking. And also, it’s [set in] Oregon, and we’re known for our mushrooms here....

“There’s a lot of sausage involved,” says dog trainer Joanna Mayston. Sometimes casting can be ruff. “The demanding for food and demanding affection. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX He loved all of the attention. He would lap it up. He never had an attitude, just a bit of a diva.” Simone Ashley and Austin the corgi on ‘Bridgerton’.Liam Daniel/Netflix Mayston recommended Austin get into film and television because he possesses the qualities of a canine star....

WhenOur Flag Means Deathfirst set sail in March, it was billed as many things. Blackbeard has seemingly abandoned the ship, and British officers are closing in. Stede and his crew are facing almost-certain death until Blackbeard reappears and urges everyone to surrender. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi in ‘Our Flag Means Death’.Aaron Epstein/HBO Max Chaos breaks out on board, and Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” starts to play. But even as the British invade, Stede and Blackbeard only have eyes for each other....

The process of creating the song took months. Putting together her powerful routine started like all other dances that Craft choreographs for the series. Craft shares that she often sends moves back and forth with theP-Valleycreator. ‘P-Valley’.Mark Hill/Starz WhatP-Valleyviewers see is a mix of the hard work of the actors and their dance doubles. Craft credits Evans, who she says does 85 percent of what we see in the scene....

The Corinthian is all about the eyes. So I latched onto that," Holbrook tells EW over Zoom. “If you have a disability, or a special ability, it’s not special to you. Boyd Holbrook tells EW about playing The Corinthian in ‘The Sandman’ on Netflix.Liam Daniel/Netflix It’s second nature, so you don’t really have to present it. It’s just in a fluid motion. So I really saw the power in that and how to make it unique....

“Make it hot!” That was the repeated phrase used while filmingThe Summer I Turned Pretty’s debutante scene. And they did, indeed, make it hot. ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’.Peter Taylor/Prime Video I always knew I wanted it to culminate in this moment." “I always have very specific ideas in my mind about costumes and hair. “When I was pitching it to Prime Video, I would play the song. Christopher Briney and Lola Tung on ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’....

Based on the amount of TV and movie soundtracks that used the track, absolutely! Mazzy Star; Juliette Lewis in ‘Yellowjackets’.Mazzy Star/YouTube; Brendan Meadows/SHOWTIME Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci in ‘Yellowjackets’.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME Martin Henderson on ‘Virgin River’.Netflix Kaitlyn Dever in ‘Dopesick’.Antony Platt/Hulu Amazon Studios

Here’s everything you oughta know about this year’s celebration of all things nerdy. For the first time in three years,Comic-Conis back! If you couldn’t make the trek to San Diego,Entertainment Weeklyhas got you covered. Sarah Michelle Gellar at Comic-Con 2022.Kevin Winter/Getty Images Go ahead and geek out. The Paramount+ series will follow four teenagers united by the bite of a werewolf. It’s the English version." Regé-Jean Page at Comic-Con 2022.Albert L....

His early films were unapologetic in their Blackness, tackling subjects rarely broached in major studio productions. We may never see another director like Spike Lee. Fortunately, this one-of-a-kind visionary is still going strong. Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/FilmDistrict Oldboy (2013) Remakes are tough. Several different parties circled around an American remake for years, but Lee signed on for the unenviable task. On the south side of Chicago, two warring gangs are entrenched in a never-ending battle....

Stoner movies can be hard to define, but you just kind of know one when you see one. For example: The mere presence of marijuana, does not a stoner film make. It reunitesPineapple ExpressdirectorDavid Gordon Greenwith starsDanny McBrideandJames Franco, so ‘nuff said. Credit: Everett Collection (3) 18.Dude, Where’s My Car? Or, obviously, where they parked their car. Plus,Method ManandMary-Kate Olsencostar, lending it their stamp of approval. Nicole Rivelli Most excellent, indeed....