If it looks like Frankie Alvarez and Jonathan Groff are at some sort of BDSM street fair, well, it’s because they are. “We filmed scenes live at the Folsom Street Fair while it was happening,” Alvarez, who plays Agustín on HBO’s Looking (premiering January 19) says. “Everything you see ... More

There’s nothing average about Carrie Hopewell, the mobster’s daughter and exceedingly dangerous safecracker masquerading as an everyday mom—albeit one about to serve out a jail sentence—on Cinemax’s addictive series Banshee. Surprises are also de rigueur for Ivana Milicevic, the actress who plays Hopewell. The Sarajevo-born, Michigan-raised Milicevic—whose Banshee character ... More

Kaya Scodelario might be the world’s finest surly teenager. From her star-making turn as beguiling bad girl Effy Stonem the British series Skins to her latest role as the title character in the twisted thriller The Truth About Emanuel (out January 10), the English actress takes on troubled teens ... More

When Killer Women—a promising new series about a Texas Ranger and the female criminals she encounters—premieres January 7 on ABC, some viewers will be seeing Marta Milans, the Spanish-born actress playing Becca Parker, for the very first time. Other viewers, however, will know her from Whole Foods. While the ... More

Stephen Sondheim’s big break came in 1957, when he collaborated with Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents on West Side Story. Since then, the composer and lyricist has gone on to win a Pulitzer, an Oscar, eight Grammies and more Tony Awards than any other composer. On December 9, HBO will take ... More

Not all Hollywood monsters are dreamed up for the big screen. Many of the gangsters and crooked cops on Mob City—TV god Frank Darabont’s new series debuting December 4 on the TNT network—were flesh-and-blood bad guys in 1940s Los Angeles, including notable nogoodniks Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky ... More

It was a week of court cases, apologies, and kiss-and-tells from teen icons. Read on for for the most brazen—and revealing—quotes from the past week.   Bieber Does Baywatch “Can't believe or dwell on the bs. Just gotta know your truth. U can't bring us down. And @DavidHasselhoff everyone loved BayWatch.”—Justin Bieber, responding (sort ... More

From a devious political operative on Scandal to a doing-his-best dad on The Carrie Diaries, Matt Letscher's had his share of wide-ranging and highly visible parts recently. Now with films including Her, with Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, and Devil's Knot, with Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, the ... More

Broadway's seen its fair share of adaptations, wringing theatrical productions from children's books (Matilda) and campy films (9 to 5). This week the Great White Way gets a double-whammy as A Time To Kill, a courtroom drama based on the John Grisham novel that spawned a 1996 film, ... More

After certain conversations, celebrities might wish they could hit "undo." Hold forth for the most brazen—and revealing—quotes from the week of October 18. Reading between the lines isn’t necessary.   Pillow Talk with Warren Buffett "Creditworthiness is like virginity. It can be preserved but not restored very easily." —Warren Buffett, waxing ... More