A former NBC News employee alleges she was anally raped by former Today show anchor Matt Lauer in a hotel room during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, according to an account in a new book by journalist Ronan Farrow.
Fall: For many, it’s the season of corn mazes, pumpkin spice, apple-picking, and, far more important than all of those things, the return of good TV.
Remember The X-Files: I Want to Believe? Or Sex and the City 2? Or—oh God—the Entourage movie? Perhaps you’ve already blocked these films from memory. Perhaps, like some of us, they still haunt your dreams.
For just a little longer, Game of Thrones will reign over the TV kingdom.
The 71st primetime Emmy Awards are on Sunday (Sept. 22) at 8pm eastern on Fox in the United States. (Here’s where it will air in other countries.) This may be the last time that the annual TV showcase is so thoroughly dominated by one series.
The I-Land, a new survival-mystery series streaming on Netflix, is what it would be like if a four-year-old was in charge of the Lost writers room.
The controversy surrounding comedian Shane Gillis—who was hired by Saturday Night Live last week and fired just days later after racist and homophobic jokes resurfaced—has overshadowed the hirings of two other promising comedians. The only controversy about Chloe Fineman is deciding which one of her hilarious impressions is the best.
*NBC has entered the chat.*
Last week, J.J. Abrams and his production company, Bad Robot, announced a wide-ranging deal with WarnerMedia valued around $250 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. That’s quite the payday for the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker director, and yet it’s just half of what he reportedly turned down from Apple.
Autumn is an overwhelming time for movie junkies. It’s when every major Hollywood studio and indie distributor releases many of its best films, in the hopes of capturing the zeitgeist and carrying that momentum into the Oscars early next year. Accordingly, it can be a nightmare to stay on top of just what’s coming out and when. We’re here to help.
Apple TV+, the upcoming streaming service, will cost $4.99 a month and launch Nov. 1, Apple announced today. People who buy a new Apple device with the TV app pre-installed will get a year’s worth of the service for free.
In this Quartz membership conference call, reporter Adam Epstein and managing editor Kira Bindrim discuss the future of streaming services.
America sure does love clowns.
Donald Trump loves to brag that his NBC reality TV show, The Apprentice, was twice nominated for an Emmy award. (It never won, a fact the US president blames on politics.) That’s neat, but his predecessor in the White House will probably be nominated for an Oscar next year—and has a good shot to win.
Martin Scorsese fans: You have three months to train your bladders for his next film.
In an interview with the Guardian this week, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin admitted what his fans have long suspected: It’s going to be awhile before the wildly popular fantasy book series is complete.
Sony is having a tough week.
Superhero fans descended into a panic yesterday when news broke that Disney’s Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures could not agree on financial terms for upcoming Spider-Man movies, putting the cinematic future of the beloved character in jeopardy.
So your brain is exploding trying to understand all the new streaming TV services. You’re not alone.
How well do you know your Netflix queue?
Who’s ready to fall “inn” love?
Toni Morrison, the first black woman to receive the Novel Prize in literature, has died, her family confirmed today. She was 88.
Hobbs & Shaw, the new movie in the Fast and Furious franchise, ended The Lion King‘s reign atop the US box office this weekend, with a healthy opening of $61 million in the US and $180 million worldwide. That makes it the fifth-biggest opening ever for Universal Pictures.
Quartz reporter Adam Epstein takes your questions on his field guide about the evolution of the Hollywood franchise.
