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‘SNL’: The Movie! – How ‘Saturday Night’ Filmmakers Found Their Stars
Looking for Lorne … and Chevy … and Gilda: Director Jason Reitman and casting director John Papsidera upended Hollywood in their hunt for actors to portray the show’s legendary 1975 cast.
In order to make Saturday Night, the real-time story of the disastrous and delirious 90 minutes before the first airing of SNL on Oct. 11, 1975, director Jason Reitman had to find actors to play some of the best-known performers to ever grace television sets. To do so, he turned to his longtime casting director John Papsidera, who has a history of locating future A-listers. “He says things like, ‘Hey, there is this young kid named Timothée Chalamet I want to introduce you to,’” recalls the Oscar nominee, who ended up directing Chalamet in the actor’s first feature, the 2014 drama Men, Women and Children.
“He’s gonna find a John Belushi, and he’s gonna find a Gilda Radner, and he’s gonna find a Chevy Chase,” explains Reitman.

Betty Gilpin Doesn’t Want to Be “Somebody’s Fantasy”
The 38-year-old former ‘GLOW’ star has a smart, sexy new show on Starz, ‘Three Women,’ but she insists she’s nothing like her character: “I am more disgruntled, tired and bitchier!”
After 15 years in the business, Betty Gilpin thought she knew the deal with sex scenes. To her, they weren’t so much a necessary evil as they were a necessary neutral — part of the job that she shrugged off as a prerequisite for films and television to make their way into the prestige mainstream.
“No one’s going to watch the scene where you weep by the fountain if you don’t, earlier in the episode, fuck somebody by that fountain,” she deadpans.
But then she filmed Three Women, and her attitude changed.

Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley talk feminism, misogyny and their controversial film The Substance
The film is meant to be a Hollywood satire, but has divided critics – its stars speak out on its message.
Have you ever dreamed of a “better” version of yourself? Sadly most of us have, at one point or another. Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s new film The Substance asks this exact question, highlighting our obsessions with self-improvement through the pursuit of youth, as well as beauty and body image pressures. It takes a very dystopian look at what creating a younger “more beautiful, more perfect” version of yourself could lead to. Spoiler: it all ends in tears and horror.
Directed and written by Coralie Fargeat, the film follows the story of TV star and aerobics instructor Elisabeth Sparkle (Moore), who is fired from her own show on her 50th birthday by her boss, Dennis Quaid’s cartoonishly misogynist TV exec Harvey – a not-even-slightly-subtle iteration of disgraced abuser Harvey Weinstein.

This bob is one of the coolest, low-maintenance hairstyles out there—these 14 looks prove it
And we’ve got all the inspo
Hair trends come and go (although these 2024 hair trends are so good, they’ll be sticking around for a while) but some staples never seem to fail us. Case in point: the wavy bob. It’s not new but never goes out of style, the wavy bob is versatile, low-maintenance and suits anyone who wants one.
If you’re looking to restyle your bob hairstyle or go for the chop, here’s everything you need to know about the wavy bob, according to a top hairstylist. And if you’re not quite ready for a bob yet, there’s always a blunt lob in the meantime.

Resistance band leg workouts are effective and affordable – as a fitness trainer, these are the 10 I always recommend
Ready to work your glutes, quads and hamstrings?
On the hunt for effective but affordable lower-body workouts that you can do from anywhere? Resistance band leg workouts might just become your new go to.
Although rubber bands may not seem like much compared to the likes of heavy dumbbell lower-body workouts, research shows they can pack as much punch as their metal counterparts. For instance, a 2019 review found training with elastic resistance provides strength gains similar to training with weights and machines.

Cherry cola hair is the sexy-but-sweet shade taking over this autumn
Looking for a change? Look no further.
It’s really no surprise the that cherry cola hair colour has been flagged as one to watch for the aw24 season. After all, it combines two tried-and-tested autumn heavyweights hair trends. The first, a shade named after one of our favourite drinks (see also: pumpkin spice latte hair, mocha brunette and milk tea blonde). The second, it offers up a take on red or copper, which real-ones will know have appeared in some form or another for the past five years (and we’re still not over it).
Granted, cherry cola ditches hot beverages for a cold soda, but the shade is richhh and utterly perfect for autumn.

16 skeleton makeup tutorials for Halloween that we’re keeping in our pocket
This is the stuff sweet nightmares are made of.
Skeleton makeup season is right around the corner, since it’s (nearly) that time of the year when a large chunk of the population scrambles to find the spookiest yet the sexiest of ‘fits. Depending on which Halloween tribe you’re in, you’re either going all out and trying to be as creative as possible, or you’re in the camp that wants an effortless, draw-n-dash situation, that looks like you’ve made an effort, when you’ve really just shopped your own makeup bag.
Skeletons are among the most timeless Halloween looks, so if you want to bet on something classic and reliable, look no further. We scoured the internet to bring you the best tutorials for the most epic, most alternative, (and relatively easy) skeleton makeup looks this year.

Anna Delvey and Her Bedazzled Ankle Monitor Debut on Dancing With the Stars
The convicted con artist danced to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and giggled about her criminal past as reality TV’s Kelly Cutrone watched.
More than 30 seasons into Dancing With the Stars, ABC’s hit competition series reached a dubious milestone during Tuesday’s premiere: the first dance to feature an ankle monitor. Cameras zoomed in on Anna Delvey’s bedazzled, legally mandatory device as the convicted con artist began her cha-cha to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” alongside partner Ezra Sosa.
The reason for her unconventional accessory? Delvey was convicted in 2019 on eight charges, including grand larceny, for posing as a German heiress to scam financial institutions and friends out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

A Brief History of Jackie Kennedy & Her Gucci Bag
How a handbag legend was born.
Blame it on the paparazzi. As the legend goes, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the most relentlessly pursued woman in 1970s New York, used her Gucci bag to hide her face from the photographers stalking 1040 Fifth. The move would turn out be an excellent, if inadvertent, marketing coup for the Italian brand, whose bag—a 1961 creation formerly named G1244—would forever be known as the Jackie.
History has proved this time and again: a good name, and the right association, will do wonders for a handbag’s reputation (and sales). Take the Hermès Kelly, another legend born out of protective instinct. It used to be known as the Sac à Main de Voyage, until Grace Kelly used hers to hide her baby bump from the paps in 1956. We don’t need to tell you what happened next. (Same idea applies to the Birkin.)

How to Choose the Best Eyebrow Color for Gray Hair
Yes, the color of your brows really does matter.
Going gray is one thing. Trying to figure out what to do with your eyebrows is another story. The hair on your head will inevitably turn gray at some point (it’s part of the natural aging process), but once that happens, figuring out what color to fill your brows may take some trial and error. Because with a change in hair color comes a change in your brow pencils, pens, and tinted gels, too.
“Once you decide to let your hair grow out gray, you’ll need to think about your eyebrows,” says brow expert Robin Evans. “For some people, that means switching from a warm color palette to a cool one, which can be a little hard to get used to.”

How to Master the Art of the Perfect Messy Bun
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a messy bun! It always seems like we get the perfect messy bun when we throw up our hair late at night to binge a TV show, and when we actually try to do one on purpose, it looks misshapen and whacky. But what if we told you we had the perfect formula for creating the messy bun of your dreams?
We tapped into three hair stylists, and we took notes on exactly how to do a messy bun. From a how-to guide to tips and tricks depending on your hair type, we’ve uncovered anything and everything there is to know about how to do a messy bun, below!

5 Signs You’re Eating Too Much Sugar
It’s hard to imagine a life without sugar. But how much sugar is too much? The American Heart Association recommends that women eat no more than six tablespoons of sugar a day; for men, no more than nine. This means no more than 25-36 grams or about 100-150 calories a day of sugar. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends eating a maximum of 50 grams, but preferably no more than 25 grams of sugar per day. Does that sound like a lot or a little?

Can You Substitute Salted for Unsalted Butter?
Chefs explain how these dairy-aisle staples differ — and when to reach for each.
When you’re shopping for ingredients for a recipe, it’s easy to wonder if using unsalted or salted butter really makes all that much of a difference. The two are not always interchangeable, according to chefs. That’s because a small amount of salt alters how your butter tastes — and indicates whether it’s best for baking, whisking into a sauce, or spreading onto toast. Here’s our guide to salted and unsalted butter, so you can be sure you have the best stick (or slab, or pat) for the job.

4 Ways to Keep Apples From Browning, According to a Food Scientist
Use these easy, proven methods to keep your apples bright and fresh.
The moment you cut into an apple, the clock starts ticking. As the minutes pass, the fruit’s once-pristine interior starts to brown, giving your carefully sliced snack or iconic pie ingredient a very different hue. What gives?
To understand why apples brown and the best ways to keep them from changing color, we consulted a food scientist. Here’s everything you need to know.

Heavy Cream Vs. Heavy Whipping Cream: What’s the Difference?
This one goes out to anyone who’s ever been heavily confused by this creamy dairy duo.
We’re all guilty of using heavy cream and heavy whipping cream interchangeably. Whether we see them listed in an ingredient list for cozy chowders, a velvety alfredo sauce, or juicy butter chicken, our purchasing decision often comes down to whichever product happens to be available at the store. The question remains: Does it matter which one you use? Here’s everything you need to know next time you find yourself pausing in the dairy aisle.

Dolly Parton Dishes on a New Cookbook, the ‘9 to 5’ Remake and Beyoncé’s Country Music Awards Snub
The music icon talks about writing a cookbook with her sister, Rachel Parton George, whether she’ll appear in Jennifer Aniston’s remake of ‘9 to 5’ and how she was “proud” to have a song covered by Beyoncé.
“Dolly cooks quite a bit like our mother,” says Rachel Parton George. “It makes me think of Mama.”
Now everyone can think of Parton’s mom — or at least cook like her — as the legendary country singer and her sister have teamed up for a new recipe book, Good Lookin’ Cookin’, which released Tuesday. A Home Chef partnership tied to the release will allow customers to order some of the dishes in the cookbook for home delivery.
The sisters spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about what it was like to create the book together. “We spend time together, but getting to spend this much time, this kind of time being creative like that and being holed up together in the kitchen, you get to know yourselves as grownups and it’s just very special,” Parton tells THR.

Jennifer Hudson Is In A Happy Place
Twenty years after the star was introduced to the world on American Idol, she’s earned some incredible titles: EGOT winner. TV host. Mother. As she begins Season 3 of her hit daytime talk show, Hudson speaks on enjoying the wild ride and the very merry things to come.
“My entire career is a mind-blowing experience,” says Jennifer Hudson. The star, 43, tells me this as she sits cozily in the middle of the set of her talk show, Warner Bros. Television Group’s The Jennifer Hudson Show, in Burbank, California, called “The Happy Place.” I’ve just reminded the Chicago native that she’s come extraordinarily far from where she started in the industry, competing on American Idol in big curls, with an even bigger personality and voice, 20 years ago as of this year.

The 35 Most Shocking Actor Transformations for Roles: Colin Farrell in ‘The Penguin,’ Bradley Cooper in ‘Maestro,’ and More
Colin Farrell, Lily James, and Jared Leto have all recently undergone dramatic transformations for roles.
Whether achieved through natural methods (weight loss, weight gain) and/or boosted by makeup and prosthetics, actor transformations have been shocking TV and film viewers for as long as the mediums have existed.
Some actors have made a career out of buzzy physical transformations, none more so than Christian Bale. Many times, physical transformations lead to Oscar recognition, as it did for Bale (“The Fighter”), Charlize Theron (“Monster”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), and Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”), among others. But a transformation is nothing without the performance underneath it, as many of the actors below will stress.
Check out the 35 most impressive actor transformations in the list below, including Sean Penn in “Gaslit,” Colin Farrell in “The Batman,” and more.

The scary truth about how far behind American kids have fallen
Students of all ages still haven’t made up the ground they lost during the pandemic.
Sometimes, panics are overblown. Sometimes, older generations are just freaking out about the youngs, as they have since time immemorial.
That’s not the case, unfortunately, with kids’ learning right now, more than four years after the pandemic shuttered classrooms and disrupted the lives of millions of children. The effects were seen almost immediately, as students’ performance in reading and math began to dip far below pre-pandemic norms, worrying educators and families around the country.

A new musical about Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous ski crash trial on the West End? Yes please! The Criterion’s ‘I Wish You Well’ is a high-camp hit and a must-see this autumn
It was the court case that took the world by storm owing to its intoxicating absurdity and endlessly quotable one-liners, now Gwyneth Paltrow’s skiing predicament proves the perfect storyline for a new musical comedy
It’s snowing on Piccadilly Circus in September. And no, not because climate change has finally ruined the weather for good, but something equally as world-shakingly seismic has erupted: A new musical. About Gwyneth Paltrow’s infamous skiing accident court trial. Starring X Factor royalty, the mellifluously-toned, golden-haired starlet Diana Vickers. Yes, you heard that right.
I Wish You Well is the latest show to take to the stage at the Criterion Theatre, which this year celebrates its 150th year anniversary. The historic venue overlooking one of London’s most recognisable vistas has spruced up its 19th century ornate interiors with a bubblegum-pink carpet and an oh-so-indulgent serving of unabashed camp of the most delicious calibre.

Pat Field: Do What You Love, and You Will Make Things Happen
The costume designer of “Sex and the City” and “The Devil Wears Prada,” now 83, still heeds her family’s advice.
“The people who inspire me now are artists I’ve associated with: Jody Morlock, Scooter LaForge. These are people I’ve known for years. Their work is in my gallery. For me, they represent a kind of continuity. They impressed me, and what impresses me stays with me.
When people start carrying on about me, calling me a legend, an icon, it’s a distraction. It makes me feel an obligation, that the name is something I have to live up to. Me, I’m not a diva. I’ve never liked being in the spotlight. I’m not here to be famous.”

The Substance’s Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley: ‘We’re both freaks’
The stars, along with director Coralie Fargeat, discuss their new film The Substance, a gross-out horror extravaganza which explores how modern society mistreats older women
The Substance should come with its own age rating at cinemas: do not watch if you’re older than Margaret Qualley (29). A delightfully disgusting, over-the-top horror extravaganza from the 47-year-old French auteur Coralie Fargeat, The Substance is a blistering attack on how modern society mistreats women once they reach a certain point in their life. In this case, Elisabeth Sparkle, a TV fitness personality played by Demi Moore, undergoes a sci-fi procedure known as “The Substance” to transform herself into Sue, a younger lifeform embodied by Qualley. Except even Sue, in all her Qualley-ness, suffers from the same misogynistic beauty standards facing all women today.

Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George Dish Up Family Recipes in Their New Cookbook
We chatted with Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George about food and memories—and leaving soup on the stoop for your sister.
Just two sisters who like to cook together—and who wrote a cookbook together. That would be Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George, whose book Good Lookin’ Cookin’ just came out. While Dolly is world renowned for her singing, songwriting, and philanthropy, she also loves to cook—but she credits her sister Rachel as the main cook of the family. In a recent conversation with the two, we chatted about what they learned from their Mama, their favorite recipes, and their tips for putting together a holiday menu.

Trick-or-Treat Trends: See What Candy Is Most Popular in Your State
A new study shares which candies are searched for the most in each state.
Halloween is right around the corner and with it comes the excitement of trick-or-treaters knocking on your door. While there are many candies on the market to stock up on to keep your trick-or-treaters happy, consider which ones are the most popular in your state. Taffy Shop, a Utah-based candy store, conducted a study using online search trend volume in each state to find out which candies are the most popular in every state.

An Apple Cider Float Is Autumn in a Glass—Here’s How to Make One
You only need a few ingredients to whip up this trending drink.
Autumn and apple cider go hand-in-hand. From donuts and cakes to cocktails, there are so many ways you can use apple cider to embrace the fall season. This year, we’re taking a spin on an iconic dessert and making apple cider floats to sip on after dinner. (Or after lunch, or actually, any time of day.)
Apple cider floats are as delicious as they sound. They’re sweet, tart, and fun to make—and you can customize the drink to your liking by adding your favorite toppings and add-ins. You can drizzle caramel sauce and whipped cream on top, add some bourbon or vanilla vodka, or top it off with a cinnamon stick for a touch of extra sweetness and cute decoration. You could even make your own apple cider or swap the vanilla ice cream for another fun flavor to spruce it up a little.

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