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Millie Bobby Brown Says Fame One of Stranger Things in Her Life (Video!)

Keith GirardOctober 8, 2019

Millie Bobby Brown was thrust into the spotlight with her breakout role in the Netflix teen drama “Stranger Things,” but she’s struggled with fame....

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Stranger Things Season 3; Kids Fight a New Beast–Puberty; See the New Trailer!

Keith GirardMarch 21, 2019

Stranger Things Season 3 has a new plot line according to Netflix's first full trailer. Sure, plenty of monsters are lurking, but the teen stars appear to have another beast to slay--puberty....

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Sci Fi Often Gets Short Shrift on TV, But Finding New Life on Cable, Streaming

Keith GirardNovember 13, 2018

Sci Fi on TV has always had a rough go of it. I guess the most successful examples are “Star Trek” and ABC drama “Lost,” with “The X-Files” riding close behind. TV’s last big, sci fi epic, the time-traveling show “Timeless” was cancelled once, then renewed, than cancelled again....

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Michelle Wolf Back at Door of Pompous Pols, Other Inflated Egos on Netflix (See!)

Keith GirardMay 19, 2018

Michelle Wolf, the comedian who dressed down–make that stripped–the Trump administration of its pretenses at the White House Correspondents Dinner, gives a peak at her upcoming Netflix show, and it looks like a rollicking good time. Wolf, caused an uproar on Fox News and other Trump-supporting sycophants, with her outrageous take-downs of the Washington establishment at one of the premiere establishment social events....

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Millie Bobby Brown Says ‘Stranger Things’ Cast Bunch of Budding Divas (video)

Keith GirardMarch 26, 2018

Millie Bobby Brown , who has supernatural powers on the hit Netflix show “Stranger Things,” turned her power of observation on her castmates during a forum at PaleyFest. And, she noted, they’re all a budding bunch of divas. She says she and her castmates “argue all the time.” The 14-year-old actress quickly forged a close relationship with her young co-stars when the unknown and untested show began filming....

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Stranger Things Sadie Sink Latest to Flout Fashion Industry Underage Model Ban

Keith GirardMarch 7, 2018

Sadie Sink, who debuted on Season 2 of the Netflix hit “Stranger Things,” hit the runway at Paris Fashion Week. But at 15, she flouted fashion industry guidelines that ban underage models from walking runways in major shows. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA), a leading industry trade group, issued guidelines in 2013 advising designers not to use models on the runways under the age of 16....

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Amy Schumer, Ready to Riff Again on Sex, Guns in New Netflix Special (See!)

Keith GirardMarch 6, 2017

Amy Schumer, who’s been in and out of hot water over her controversial humor, is about to take her shtick to Netflix. She’ll star in “The Leather Special,” where she’ll riff on “sex, dating and the absurdities of fame.” Oh-oh, looks we’re in for trouble. Apparently, that’s just how Amy likes it....

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Selena Gomez, Mom Debut as Netflix ’13 Reasons Why’ Producers (see!)

Keith GirardMarch 3, 2017

Selena Gomez has taken on a new Tinseltown role–producer! She’s behind the new Netflix original series “13 Reasons Why.” The first trailer has been released ahead of the series debut this month. Selena, mom Mandy Teefy, Director Tom McCarthy, Joy Gorman, Michael Sugar, Steve Golin and Kristel Laiblin are all listed as executive producers....

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Miley Cyrus Posts Nasty Jodie Sweetin Photos; What’s She Got Against Her?

Keith GirardMarch 6, 2016

Miley Cyrus has long been a tabloid princess, but whoever thought she’d turn into a tabloid? She published two nasty photos of “Fuller House” actress Jodie Sweetin on her Instagram account, purportedly taken during a wild period in Sweetin’s life when she was heavily into drugs and alcohol. The photos show her straddling an unidentified, tattooed dirtbag’s lap, wearing low-riding purple pants and a flimsy black camisole top. ...

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‘Winter On Fire’ Marks Netflix Entry Into Murky Ukrainian Conflict (trailer)

Keith GirardSeptember 9, 2015

“Winter on Fire,” which may well be the first documentary probing the murky Ukrainian conflict, gets down and personal in a new trailer, featuring soldiers fighting on the front lines. As always war is hell. The documentary debuted at the Telluride Film Festival this week and the trailer was released today (Sept. 9). It’s officially titled “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom.”...

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Nickelodeon’s Jennette McCurdy Sheds Good Girl Image; See Her Now! (pics)

Keith GirardJuly 29, 2015

Jennette McCurdy began acting at the age of eight and was a child star on kid's channel Nickelodeon. But see her now! (Photo: Bello Mag) Jeannette McCurdy p...

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Bill Cosby Comedy Special Pulled on Netflix Amid New Rape Claims

Keith GirardNovember 19, 2014

Bill Cosby’s Netflix comedy special, which the streaming service had hoped would mark its entry in a big way into direct competition with HBO, has been postponed indefinitely in the wake of new rape allegations. The move follows a report two days ago in IM urging Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings to pull “Bill Cosby 77.” “The allegations are serious and come from multiple sources,” said IM Editor-in-Chief Keith Girard. “Cosby made matters worse by stonewalling a reporter who asked him to address the allegations....

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Justin Timberlake’s Disturbing Look at Kid Golfers (New Trailer!)

Keith GirardNovember 5, 2013

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake are among the executive producers of Netflix’s first original documentary about the world’s hottest seven-year-old golfers. If you thought child beauty pageants were competitive, just check out “The Short Game.” The film follows the lives of a handful of the best seven-year old golfers in the world as they train for and compete for top honors in the World Championships of Junior Golf....

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