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Why have just one Noomi Rapace, when you can have seven? That seems to be the idea behind the gonzo sci- fi action movie “What Happened to Monday”, which premieres Friday on Netflix. It takes a silly premise to ridiculous lengths, but it is undeniably entertaining. And if you like Rapace, you literally cannot get enough of her in this movie. The movie takes place in a future where the Earth is severely overpopulated, leading to famine and civil unrest. A leading government scientist (Glenn Close) proposes a “one-family, one-child” policy, with a severe twist. Any children beyond that government-sanctioned only child are put into cryogenic suspended animation , taking a deep sleep until the world finds a permanent solution to its population problems. (“Awake to a better world” is the slogan for the icky ads that the government uses to sell the policy to the public.) So if having two kids is a crime, having seven is a real problem. Rapace plays all seven identical twin sisters , each ...

Robert Pattinson, I’m sorry. Outside the Bowery Hotel in downtown Manhattan, where I interviewed Pattinson on Thursday morning, a cabal of paparazzi clutched their cameras in anticipation. For this I felt persuaded to apologize by way of introduction. It must feel suffocating to sit on the other side of such vultures.  Pattinson pled ignorance . “ I just came in and they weren’t there,” he said, playfully defiant. “I’m almost certain it’s not about me, though.” Who else would they be looking for?  “I go in and out, and I’m like, ’They’re not following! It’s clearly someone else,’” he said, almost proud at the realization that maybe there’s somebody more sought-after in the building. Doubtful. If anything, his comment proved that he’s all too familiar with the dance that occurs between shutterbug and famous subject. After all, this is the man who, according to a GQ profile published last week, rode around in the trunks of cars and parked rental vehicles throughout Los Angeles in case ...

Do you remember the first friend you made? The first person I consciously remember calling my “friend” (and later, “best friend”) was someone I met in preschool. I was probably four years old. We had similar interests, and complementary personalities (he was the big picture idea guy , I was the detail-oriented do-er). As I’ve continued through life, my friendships have shifted . I’ve made new friends along the way, deepened my relationship with existing friend s, and fallen out of touch with others. When you look at it this way, it seems like friendship is something that just “happens. ” You can’t control it, it would seem, and maybe it’s better not to. After all, you can’t force friendship. Yet, what I’ve come to realize in the past couple years is that while you can’t force or manufacture friendship, you can   seek and cultivate it . It isn’t completely out of your control. In fact, since it’s such an important part of living a happy life, it’s something that you put on autopilot a...

This article contains nothing but major spoilers for Marvel's The Defender s. If you'd prefer a spoiler free review of the series, click here. So I have to say, I’m a little surprised by The Defenders . While the show is an excellent return to form for Marvel's stable of Netflix shows, it's surprisingly light on Marvel Comics mythology . That's not necessarily a bad thing (we don't need easter eggs in every single scene), but given how jam-packed every other season of the Marvel Netflix shows was, I expected a little more. Then again, with all the world building they did in five other seasons of TV, I guess I can kind of understand why this is the way it is. Anyway, I'm here (as usual) to break down all the cool Marvel stuff hiding in the margins, and hopefully to make your viewing experience a little more fun. But guess what? I need your help. I can't do this alone! So if you spot anything that I missed (and I get the feeling I missed an awful lot t...

August 26, 2017 Chip and Joanna love fixing up houses, and even offer a popular rental house | HGTV.com You may not be a celebrity, but you can live like one. The rich and famous love selling (and renting) luxury real estate almost as much as they like buying it. Provided you have the money, you can move into a home where the glitterati once slept. You might even be able to score a relative bargain in the process. Celebrities sometimes have trouble unloading their over-the-top homes, research by Redfin has found. The real estate website looked at 60 homes celebrities bought and sold, and compared them to similar homes that weren’t purchased by famous faces. The stars’s homes not only took longer to sell, but they also tended to sell at a discount. It wasn’t unusual for celebrity home s to sell for $1 million or more under the original asking price. ")}; Sometimes a celebrity’s home takes a while to sell because of unique design features or amenities that don’t appeal to al...