• / Film Russian Doll renewed for Season 2 "but we have questions"
• Movie City News AMPAS elected some new Borad of Governors members (they begin work on July 1st) including freshly minted Oscar winner Ruth Carter in Costume Design, and Ellen Kuras in Cinematography
• TFE What was happening on this day (June 12th) in film history including the glitzy premiere of Cleopatra in 1963
• Forbes How Godzilla vs Kong can avoid a disastrous reception (given Godzilla's plummeting box office)
More after the jump including Aubrey Plaza and creepy dolls, new animated features, an NSFW sex scene, and the aftermath of The Cher Show's Tony for Best Actress...
• Boy Culture Pose stars sing Madonna's praises as the new season premieres
• Yahoo Sony Pictures Animation, feeling empowered after Into the Spider-Verse, is expanding its future plans
• Fleshbot *NSFW* a rather explicit scene from Starz series Vida shows Deadpool how its strap-on sex scene was supposed to go.
• Cartoon Brew GKids has just added Marona's Fantastic Tale and White Snake to its 2019 lineup which already includes Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, Children of the Sea, Another Day of Life, Funan, and Weathering With You. The question of course is which of those that Oscar will take a shine to. GKids movies has scored 11 nominations within the Animated Feature category, and the last time the company missed the shortlist was way back in 2012.
• Vogue Italia features Jake Gyllenhaal
OffScreen
• Cher Adorable video of Stephanie J Block's entrance at The Cher Show after winning her Best Actress Tony
• Playbill A new solo play about Eartha Kitt coming to Off Broadway in August starring Deirdra McDowell
• HyperAllergic old Gay Pride parade photos with Allen Ginsberg hand-scribbled notations
• LA Times Very tall chorus boy Timothy Hughes stands out in Hadestown
• Kenneth in the (212) Song of the Day "Rapture" by Blondie
Today's Video
Aubrey Plaza reviewing creepy dolls from the movies (and TV) because apparently she's in the Child's Play remake or something. While watching this had a sudden flashback to her movie Ingrid Goes West. Remember how unexpectedly good that was?