Molly Ringwald
Andrew McCarthy Credits Molly Ringwald for Getting His Role in ‘Pretty in Pink’
Andrew McCarthy said he credits his Pretty in Pink co-star Molly Ringwald for getting his role in the 1986 iconic film. The actor, whose new Hulu documentary Brats dropped on Thursday, recently looked back at John Hughes’ teen rom-com and how he got cast as heartthrob Blane McDonnagh. “That part was written for a square-jawed, big, hunky, […]
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‘Brats’ Review: Andrew McCarthy’s Hulu Doc Is a Sharp and Insightful Excavation of the Brat Pack’s Past
Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and more feature in a documentary about the infamous circle of young Hollywood stars in the 1980s.
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Molly Ringwald Knows What Ryan Murphy Role She Wants to Take on Next: “Psycho B****”
Molly Ringwald stars in Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans as Joanne Carson, who became one of Truman Capote’s closest friends after her divorce from Johnny Carson. Now that Ringwald has completed the FX limited series, and after previously collaborating with Murphy on Netflix’s Dahmer, she’s already thinking about what type of role she’d […]
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Who Were Truman Capote’s “Swans”? The ‘Feud’ Cast Unpacks Their Counterparts
[This story contains spoilers from Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.] In Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, author Truman Capote’s close relationship with a group of wealthy American socialites unravels when he permits Esquire magazine, in 1975 and 1976, to publish four chapters of his unfinished novel Answered Prayers, in which the unsavory personal details of […]
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‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ Review: Naomi Watts Leads Stellar Cast in Ryan Murphy’s Otherwise Spotty Anthology
Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart and Molly Ringwald star with Tom Hollander in the new FX season, scripted by Jon Robin Baitz, with Gus Van Sant as lead director.
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Molly Ringwald Says John Hughes Wrote ‘Sixteen Candles’ After Seeing Her Headshot
If it weren’t for Molly Ringwald’s headshot landing on John Hughes‘ desk, the world might have never seen the now-classic film Sixteen Candles. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ringwald shared that she never had to audition for Hughes because their first collaboration was written with her in mind. “He had […]
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‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’ Trailer Unites Ryan Murphy Favorites for Long-Awaited Second Season
Feud is finally returning, and FX has dropped a first look at the long-awaited, star-studded second season of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series. The first season of Feud, Bette and Joan, aired back in March 2017, starring Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon as rival Hollywood icons Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, respectively. Now, nearly seven years […]
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Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on ‘Jaws 2,’ Dies at 56
Marc Gilpin, who played the younger son of Roy Scheider’s Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws 2, has died. He was 56. Gilpin died Saturday in Dallas after a long battle with glioblastoma, his older sister, Frasier actress Peri Gilpin, announced. After answering a casting call, Gilpin beat out hundreds of other boys to get […]
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Carlin Glynn, Actress in ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas’ and ‘Sixteen Candles,’ Dies at 83
Carlin Glynn, who won a Tony Award for her performance as the madam Mona Stangley in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and had strong supporting turns in the films Sixteen Candles and The Trip to Bountiful, has died. She was 83. Glynn died July 13, her daughter, actress Mary Stuart Masterson (Fried Green Tomatoes, […]
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Molly Ringwald Says She Turned Down Julia Roberts’ Role in ‘Pretty Woman’: “I Didn’t Really Like the Story”
Molly Ringwald is getting candid about finding her way in Hollywood when she was younger, and why she turned down an iconic role in Pretty Woman. Early in her career, Ringwald was making her name as the new “It” girl with films like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles, but when she […]
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‘Single Drunk Female’ Boss on Exploring Emotional Sobriety in Season 2 and That ‘Breakfast Club’ Mini-Reunion
[This story contains major spoilers for Single Drunk Female season 2.] In the second season of Single Drunk Female, creator Simone Finch wanted to expand beyond Sam’s (Sofia Black-D’Elia) journey with physical sobriety and explore what comes next: emotional sobriety. “We wanted to talk more about what happens when you’re sober and you think that you have everything […]
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Naomi Watts Talks Extinguishing “Stigma of Menopause” at The New Pause Symposium
“Let’s be honest. Let’s just face it. We needed a poster child for the dry landscape that is menopause,” said Naomi Watts, kicking off the first West Coast event for her Stripes line of menopause-focused beauty and wellness products on March 11 in Santa Monica. “The reason I called the brand Stripes is because I […]
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