Month: May 2021

If the pandemic had a silver lining for Natalie Morales, it’s that she got to spend part of a summer lockdown in Los Angeles directing “Language Lessons,” a low-budget, character-driven movie that she co-wrote and starred in with Mark Duplass, one of her filmmaking heroes. It was during the making of that dream project that Morales learned she could resume work on another dream project: the bawdy teen road-trip comedy “Plan B,” which she was preparing to direct until it was postponed amid concerns about the coronavirus, could begin filming that fall. These films are the first two that Morales, who is better known as an actress, has made as a feature director, and they could hardly be less alike. “Plan B,” which Hulu released on Friday, follows the raucous misadventures of two high-schoo...

Did you notice a few Friends stars missing from the reunion? You're not alone. The highly anticipated HBO Max event featured, of course, cast members Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Mathew Perry—along with a number of cameos from notable Friends guest stars. However, there were two major standouts who were MIA from the reunion: Paul Rudd and Cole Sprouse. As for why Rudd, who played Phoebe's husband Mike, and Sprouse, who portrayed Ross' son Ben, weren't involved in the reunion, it sounds as though there were just too many stars to fit in with so little time. "Well, we couldn't have everybody on, because it's only an hour and 45 minutes. And you've got to pay attention—the main nub of the show has got to be about the six cast members,"...

Prince Harry won’t be putting his phone on silent again anytime soon. The Duke of Sussex, 36, slept through the call that his grandfather Prince Philip had died in April, TMZ reported on Friday. A representative from the US Embassy dialed Harry’s number just before 3 a.m. California time to tell him the news, but the call went unanswered, according to the outlet. Finally, the embassy rep contacted the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department — Harry, Meghan Markle and their son, Archie, live in the exclusive Montecito community — and asked an officer to get the prince to call back. The sheriff’s department complied and reportedly sent an officer to the royal couple’s $14.7 million estate to tell Harry to call the embassy immediately. Philip died at a...

‘REUNITED IN RAGE’ Prince Harry and his brother William may be reunited over their joint rage at Martin Bashir, and could come together to unveil a statue of their mum Diana, a royal expert has claimed. Royal expert Robert Jobson told the ABC’s HeirPod podcast: "This may – their indignation at the BBC – may bring them all together, because frankly the feuding, blaming, finger pointing has to stop at some stage. "I’d hope that any sons, whoever they are, royal or not, could have decency to come together to pay tribute to their mother who they lost at a very early age, and pay their respects thoughtfully and with honour. "I think to continue this feuding is both pointless and upsetting for everybody, I don’t think doing our Royal Family any good in its brand abroad, and at some stag...