‘Barry’s’ Final Season: Henry Winkler Revisits The Delusion Of Gene Cousineau [Interview]

Actor Pedro Pascal is a busy guy. Not only is his HBO series “The Last of Us” a huge hit with audiences and critics, but he’s also got the lead role of Din Djarin in the popular series “The Mandalorian” at Lucasfilm, as well as a supporting role in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2” that shoots over the summer with a stellar cast that features Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Barry Keoghan, and more.

How does a popular product connect to a seemingly impossible dream? “Flamin’ Hot” presents the true story of one man’s quest to rethink snacking. Janitor Richard Montañez knew Cheetos could be reintroduced with a satisfying kick; all it took was making those in charge believe someone outside the corporate structure.  READ MORE: Summer 2023 Movie Preview: 52 Must-See Films To Watch The project hails from Eva Longoria; the actress may be known for her contributions in front of the camera but she’s no stranger to directing — her credits include work on “Gordita Chronicles,” Why Women Kill,” and “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia.” The Playlist noted Longoria’s callbacks to previous work after the ‘Flamin’ premiere earlier this year.

Peter Crouch has an unconventional way of expressing his romantic intentions to his wife, Abbey Clancy, using a combination of emojis to let her know he's feeling amorous. The duo, who have been married since 2011, have a podcast, brilliantly titled The Therapy Crouch, where they do not hold back when it comes to spilling details on their relationship. And in the latest episode, Abbey took Peter to task over some of the messages she finds "vile".

Filming on MTV's reality show Geordie Shore has been “abandoned” for the time being after the cast became ill while taping the show on location in Europe, according to reports. The new series, which is yet to be confirmed by MTV, was set to be filmed in sunny Cyprus.

Kellie Pickler's husband, Kyle Jacobs, confirmed the songwriter died by suicide. According to, toxicology results reveal Jacobs had no drugs in his system at the time of his death. However, the outlet reports that Jacobs did have a history of «pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use.»On Feb.

Sara Pascoe is pregnant with her second child, she announced on Wednesday. The 41 year old actress and comedian, who has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, announced the happy news on Instagram as she shared a smiling snap with her husband, Steen Raskopoulos.

Eva Longoria's upcoming biopic, appropriately titled, The film is based on a memoir of the same name by Richard Montañez, a former Frito-Lay janitor who rose through the ranks at the company after he claimed to invent the now-iconic Flamin' Hot seasoning.In the first trailer for the film, which dropped on Wednesday, viewers see Montañez's journey to take the snack industry by storm.The film features  star Jesse Garcia as Montañez, and Annie Gonzalez as his wife, Judy — in addition to Tony Shalhoub, Dennis Haysbert, Emilio Rivera, Matt Walsh, Pepe Serna and more.While some controversy over the degree of Montañez's involvement in the creation of Flamin' Hot Cheetos has come under some scrutiny in the past few years — particularly after the  published an investigation digging into the snack's presumed creator — Longoria told ET at the Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier this year that it was important to her to tell the story of a migrant laborer-turned-PepsiCo executive.«This story was really important to me,» she shared. «Richard Montañez is a real person, so to do him justice, to do a biopic, is hard as well — and a period piece.

Princess Diana’s stunning necklace that she wore on her last official engagement before her death is being put up for sale. The late Princess of Wales famously wore the diamond and pearl necklace at the gala evening for Swan Lake at the Royal Albert Hall in June 1997.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The selection of two restored films by Ozu Yasujiro for the Cannes Classics section will kick-off a six-month long celebration of the iconic Japanese auteur around the world. Cannes revealed last week that it will showcase Ozu’s 1947 “Record of a Tenement Gentleman” and his 1950 picture “The Muneteka Sisters.” The screenings mark the 120th anniversary of Ozu’s birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. Ozu died in 1963 on the day of his 60th birthday, just a few months after the release of his last film “The Taste of Sake.” Major studio, Shochiku, where Ozu spent the majority of career and made his iconic movies, is planning a series of curated retrospectives, festival screenings, and special events around the world that pay homage to his enduring legacy as one of the most influential directors in cinema. These will last until the end of 2023.

Julia MacCary editor Hulu dropped its first trailer for “Flamin’ Hot,” an Eva Longoria-directed film about Mexican immigrant and former Frito-Lay janitor Richard Montañez, who claims he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The film, streaming June 9, stars Jesse Garcia as Montañez, as well as Annie Gonzales, Dennis Haysbert, Tony Shalhoub, Matt Walsh and Emilio Rivera. Montañez’s story is that while he was working as a custodian at the Rancho Cucamonga Frito-Lay plant, he thought of spicing up Cheetos with chile powder. He contacted executives to pitch the snack and subsequently outsmarted corporate saboteurs, leading him to become a successful author and businessman.

Alison Herman TV Critic The premise of the limited series “Class of ‘09” is a familiar form of dystopia: in the near future, law enforcement has come to rely on technology that skirts the line between police work and a police state. “Class of ‘09” shares a blueprint with classics like “Minority Report,” then adds a timely twist. The FX show’s Orwellian innovation is an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence, the kind of tool now at the center of all kinds of public anxiety, including the ongoing writers strike. “Class of ‘09” is created and written by Tom Rob Smith, the British scribe best known to Americans as the force behind “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” the second installment of Ryan Murphy anthology “American Crime Story.” That season, an underrated masterpiece, scrambled the typical chronology of true crime, beginning with the titular murder and winding backwards through Andrew Cunanan’s serial killing spree. “Class of ‘09” takes an equally unconventional approach, splitting its story into three separate timelines to tell a cautionary tale that spans decades.

with a sizzling Saint Laurent dress; and now fans are in a tizzy, as this season’s second half hasn’t even been shot yet.But right now, Asbille has more pressing concerns. “We need shelves!” she says, gesturing at the wall behind her, blank but for a dangling electrical cord. I’ve reached her on Zoom at her new place in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood.

TMZ is producing a Spears doc that will air Monday, and sources with “direct knowledge” claimed to the outlet that the 41-year-old singer guzzles caffeine by the gallon — consuming so much that sometimes she stays awake for three consecutive days.Spears reportedly drinks Red Bull, Celsius, coffee and dandelion tea “almost nonstop.”Experts — including media personality and addiction medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky — told TMZ that those who suffer from mental illness often crave the high they get from caffeine, though it’s not healthy or great for them.“TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: The Price of Freedom” takes a look at the “Baby One More Time” singer’s life since her conservatorship ended a year and a half ago.After her public meltdown in 2007, Spears was first put into conservatorship in 2008 by her now-estranged father Jamie Spears, which lasted until it was lifted in November 2021.The TV special touches on her relationships with her family and kids, her marriage to Sam Ashgari, a failed intervention and concerns that those closest to her have observed.Spears married Kevin Federline, 44, in 2004, and had a son, Sean Preston, now 17, then another, Jayden James, now 16.

The Bank of England (BoE) is set to announce whether it decided to increase interest rates in the country this week.

Parklife festival could be 'heavily affected' by Metrolink strikes, a union has warned ahead of a ballot for industrial action opening tomorrow (May 11). Workers will vote on whether to strike over the 'woeful' offer they have had.

Missing an olive branch? Prince Harry swiftly left London after dad King Charles III‘s coronation, but the royal family was optimistic that he might stick around.

A new wardrobe. Jen Shah was photographed for the first time since reporting to prison in February — and the days of designer threads are behind her.

The future looks bright. Gisele Bündchen is staying positive six months after she and Tom Brady divorced.

Fans of the CBeebies favourites Bing and Flop will soon be able to meet them at a special event running at Chester Zoo.

Tara Karajica On Tuesday, on the eve of the opening of Belgrade’s Beldocs Film Festival, festival director Mara Prohaska Markovic sent her condolences to the families of those killed in two mass shootings in Serbia in recent weeks, including one in Belgrade. After a minute’s silence, Prohaska Markovic presented the films that will screen in the 16th edition of the festival, which runs May 10-17. The festival opens with Mladen Kovačević’s “Another Spring,” about the 1972 smallpox epidemic in Yugoslavia, and will close with a film about Serbian rapper Dalibor Andonov Gru, “Gru Is Here.”

Sophia Scorziello editor Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for “The Crowded Room,” a psychological thriller series starring Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried and Emmy Rossum. Based on the crimes of Billy Milligan, the show was created by Akiva Goldsman, who wrote the 2001 film “A Beautiful Mind,” and is inspired by Daniel Keyes’s 1981 non-fiction novel, “The Minds of Billy Milligan.” Set in the heat of Manhattan in the summer of 1979, “The Crowded Room” follows the arrest of Danny Sullivan (Holland) for his involvement in a shooting at Rockefeller Center. Danny works with investigator Rya Goodwin (Seyfried), who leads him to recall the past that drove him to commit his crimes.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor In an era when gargantuan media conglomerates hope to tempt advertisers into buying tons of commercials across many networks, streaming outlets and digital sites, Marianne Gambelli has come to appreciate the art of staying small. The executive, president of ad sales for Fox Corp., says in an interview that she believes the company will stand apart in the TV industry’s looming “upfront” sales session by not pressing potential sponsors to snap up commercial inventory in multiple venues. Want to buy an ad in a Fox Sunday NFL broadcast without having to load up on commercial avails at Tubi? Gambelli says staffers are willing to accomodate.

Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded international sales, excluding North America, for William Shatner documentary “You Can Call Me Bill” from Legion M and Exhibit A Pictures. Written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, who has previously helmed documentaries such as “78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene,” “Memory: The Origins of Alien,” and “Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist,” the film had its world premiere at SXSW 2023 as part of the Documentary Spotlight section. The film is an intimate portrait of William Shatner’s personal journey across nine decades, stripping away all the masks he has worn during his storied career – most famously the Star Trek franchise – to reveal the man behind it all. The first and only feature-length documentary dedicated to Shatner’s life, career and philosophy, it delves into his most fervent passions, hopes and concerns, through a thematic distillation of his most recent autobiographical songs and a deep dive into the farthest reaches of his filmography.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Elle Fanning (“The Great”), Christopher Abbott (“Poor Things”) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz (“The Crime is Mine”) are set to headline “The Maid of Orleans,” Sarah Elizabeth Mintz’s daring follow up to “Good Girl Jane.” Loosely inspired by Mintz’s real-life experiences, “The Maid of Orleans” will explore sexual power dynamics on and off set. Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “George and Tammy”) is set to produce alongside Fanning’s Lewellen Pictures (“The Great,” “The Girl from Plainville”). Memento International will introduce the hot project to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. Filming is scheduled to begin early 2024 in France.

Naman Ramachandran Global family entertainment streamer Da Vinci and Bear Grylls‘ production company BecomingX have debuted the first trailer for docuseries “Becoming Xtraordinary.” The series features interview-driven stories of success from Julia Roberts, Roger Federer, Courteney Cox, Channing Tatum, Olympic gold medallists, Nobel laureates and more. Co-produced by Chrome Productions, “Becoming Xtraordinary” comprises three seasons of 10 episodes each, all presented by Grylls and guided by in-studio hosts Mwaksy Mudenda (“Blue Peter”) and YouTuber Evan Edinger. The first season will premiere on May 28 and will be available across Da Vinci’s linear and video-on-demand platforms, including various FAST channels on Local Now, Sling Freestream, TCL Channel, Free TV, Rakuten TV, LG Channels, Netgem and VIDAA.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent A government-owned Egyptian broadcaster has responded to controversy over the casting of a Black actress to play Cleopatra in the Netflix docudrama series “African Queens,” which streams from May 10, by announcing production of its own big-budget Cleopatra doc. The fact that Britain’s Adele James, who is of mixed heritage, plays the first-century Egyptian ruler as a queen with African roots in the Netflix original produced by Jada Pinkett Smith has been sparking an uproar in Egypt. Ever since the trailer dropped last month local academics and others are claiming that Cleopatra, who was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 69 BC and belonged to a Greek-speaking dynasty, was of European descent and not Black.

Tom Holland might be a superhero and “Spider-Man,” but perhaps rather wisely, the young actor understands he won’t be young forever and knows he needs to create an acting pipeline outside of just Marvel. He’s already done work like that with the Russo Brothers in “Cherry,” and the next project in that vein is “The Crowded Room,” a gripping, upcoming Apple TV+ limited series starring and executive produced by Holland and created by Academy Award-winning writer and executive producer Akiva Goldsman.

at perhaps the most famous hotel in the south of France took TikTok by storm. Richie's new style era, which , her stylist, describes as “classic and elegant,” seems to have captivated Gen Z, with #sofiarichiestyle racking up some 250 million views on the platform. Now the newlywed has gone from her to the front row, joining the likes of Margot Robbie and Tracee Ellis Ross at the Chanel Cruise show in LA.

Aidan Shaw is back in town and ready to rekindle the flames with Carrie Bradshaw.

Danielle Ruhl is living and learning. The star opens up about her «biggest regrets» regarding her divorce from Nick Thompson, as the former flames appear to have reunited in a cuddled-up selfie shared to social media over the weekend. In an interview on the May 8 episode of the podcast, Ruhl shares that she had offered Thompson «a sincere apology» regarding her public behavior during their split.The pair were engaged and married during the Netflix reality show's second season, which aired in 2022.

Tom Holland is opening up about being sober.The Spiderman: No Way Home star says his most recent project --  Apple TV+'s show  -- helped him to recognize his own «triggers.»«Learning about mental health and the power of it, and speaking to psychiatrists about Danny’s struggles, has been something that has been so informative to my own life,» Holland tells Entertainment Weekly.In the show, Holland plays Danny Sullivan — a young man who accidentally lands himself in trouble after being arrested for a crime he did not commit.The 26-year-old actor says he spoke to psychiatrists to help him better understand his character«I'm no stranger to the physical aspects of the job doing the whole action movie thing,» he notes. «But the mental aspect, it really beat me up, and it tool a long time for me to recover afterward, to sort of get back to reality.»After nine months of filming, Holland realized he needed to disconnect from his character for the sake of his mental health.«I was seeing myself in him, but in my personal life, I remember having a bit of a meltdown at home and thinking, like, ‘I’m going to shave my head.

When it comes to the films we associate him with, a lot has changed since the ‘90s when Robert Rodriguez was among the most exciting indie names in cinema with the inventive likes of “El Mariachi,” “From Dusk Till Dawn” and the best segment of the “Four Rooms” anthology. He now has several “Spy Kids” movies under his belt, high-profile music videos and middling efforts like “Alita: Battle Angel,” though this critic can’t help but think of him as the same scrappy independent auteur of decades past in search of a meaty, inventive story.Which is why the Ben Affleck-starring “Hypnotic” looked and sounded exciting, at least on paper, signaling a brainy yet accessible neo-noir detective tale with an original Rodriguez spin.

HBO’s acclaimed series Barry comes to an end with its fourth season.Created by Alec Berg and Bill Hader, the dark comedy drama follows hitman and aspiring actor Barry Berkman (Hader) as he attempts to escape his violent past.In the fourth season, Barry is in prison following his arrest, where he’s haunted by the words of his former acting teacher Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler) and attempts to win his forgiveness.Since the show began in 2018, Barry has been nominated for 44 Emmys, including Outstanding Comedy Series on three occasions. Hader won Outstanding Lead Actor twice for his performance in the lead role in 2018 and 2019.The first two episodes air on HBO in the US on Sunday April 16 at 10pm ET.

Barry, calling it both “stunning” and “brilliant”.It comes just weeks after HBO confirmed that the upcoming fourth season of Bill Hader’s action comedy will be its last.Per a press statement as shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Bill Hader (Barry) said: “It’s been an amazing journey making this show, and it’s bittersweet that the story has come to its natural conclusion.”HBO and HBO Max’s executive vice president Amy Gravitt added: “After three masterful seasons of Barry, we are eager for viewers to see the powerful, complex and hilarious conclusion to Barry Berkman’s story. It has been a pleasure working with this immensely talented team including Bill Hader, Alec Berg, Aida Rodgers and the entire exceptional cast and crew.”Critics who have now seen the show have been almost universal in their praise for the final season.Collider said of the new season: “There’s really nothing else out there like Barry, and, now that it’s ending, who knows if there ever will be again?” Meanwhile, Consequence described it as “beautifully made, twist-packed, and essential.”Inverse said the show delivered an “unpredictable and flawless series finale,” while IndieWire called it “stunning”.Uproxx added to the praise calling it “a final performance of the ages”, while Rolling Stone said it “goes out on its own terms in deliciously dark season four.”Barry‘s last season will air on HBO from April 16 and will consist of eight episodes.

While “Succession” crowds headlines with the unexpected twists of its final season, Barry Berkman is right around the corner, waiting to do the same to HBO subscribers. The cable king is losing two of its all-time biggest critical darlings this year as the final season of “Barry” premieres on April 16th with two episodes before its final run of six.

Henry Winkler has been a household name ever since 1974 when he landed his breakout role as Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli in "Happy Days." Five decades later, Winkler is looking back on his career with a fondness that has earned him his spot as one of Hollywood's most beloved actors. In a new interview with Access Hollywood inside his home, he kicked things off by picking up the Emmy Award he won for his role as acting teacher Gene Cousineau on the hit HBO series "Barry" off a coffee table.