Win on Saturday, lose on Sunday? That was the industry maxim that evolved over much of the three decades the independent cinema celebration the Spirit Awards and the annual Academy Awards stood as season-ending foils to one another. But six short years ago, that went out the window as one Spirit winner after another began […]
Read moreDavid Ogden Stiers, the actor who famously played Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in M*A*S*H has died, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on Saturday. He was 75 years old. “My dear friend and client of 30 years is gone,” representative Mitchell Stubbs of Mitchell K. Stubbs & Associates said in a statement to THR on Saturday. “David […]
Read moreReese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington are teaming up to put out “Little Fires Everywhere.” The power duo are shopping a limited series based on Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller “Little Fires Everywhere.” The project, which hails from Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, Washington’s Simpson Street and ABC Signature Studios, is sparking a bidding war among major players across premium […]
Read moreAs the Oscars mark 90 years of film celebration in 2018, we look back at the changing styles of guests over the last 30 years of red carpet appearances. Click below for a few familiar faces along with their chosen outfits in 2008, 1998 and 1988. Courtesy: The BBC
Read moreEarlier today, Lin-Manuel Miranda fulfilled his ultimate childhood fantasy by releasing “Weird Al” Yankovic‘s “The Hamilton Polka.” The hysterical tune, which manages to cram all of Hamilton into a frenetic five-minute polka, is the latest installment in Miranda’s ongoing Hamildrop series, where artists like the Decemberists, Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc put their own spin […]
Read moreThe Oscars are getting set for a do-over. After an epic best picture mix-up last year, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were rehearsing at the Dolby Theatre last night and are expected to present the top honor again at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The duo had been tapped […]
Read moreHow does a company teetering on the brink of bankruptcy and besieged by dozens of sexual assault allegations rebound? A former Obama administration official is trying to provide an answer after reaching a deal to buy the Weinstein Company‘s assets, Reuters reports. Former Small Business Administration chief Maria Contreras-Sweet has promised a sweeping set of […]
Read moreKristen Wiig is in talks for the villain role in Wonder Woman 2, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Patty Jenkins is returning to direct the sequel that will star Gal Gadot as the Amazonian princess. Very few plot details are known about the superhero film, but the follow-up will be set in the 1980s against the […]
Read moreQuentin Tarantino’s ninth directorial effort secured Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt as its stars, and is officially titled Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Tarantino has been a high profile talent since he burst onto the Hollywood scene. Ever since, he’s maintained that he’ll retire from filmmaking after directing ten movies. His last creation hit theaters […]
Read moreAccidents will happen. But once in awhile, they’re blessings in disguise. Take TV show bloopers: sometimes they make the show funnier, more convincing, or just more all-around interesting. These bloopers from popular TV shows were just so perfect for the plot and characters, they had to stay in the final cut… Seinfeld Supernatural Friends How […]
Read moreThe past few years have been thrillingly turbulent for the top Oscar category, with surprise last-minute upset wins by Spotlighttwo years ago and Moonlight last year. But in both of those cases, we had a clearly established frontrunner (The Revenant in 2015; La La Land in 2016) that got overtaken by a stalking horse. That’s not the case this year. While […]
Read moreA fact that emerged while researching this list is that Hollywood riches to rags (star to homeless) stories are few and far between compared with rags to riches (homeless to star) stories. In fact, the observation that several Hollywood stars became homeless after they had made their millions is remarkable because it is very difficult […]
Read moreThe intergalactic threats to our world are so terrifying that the galaxy defenders known as the Men in Black are recruiting an Avenger to join their ranks. Sony is currently developing a spin-off of the Men in Black film series with Fast & Furious 8director F Gary Gray, in hopes of branching off the original trilogy that starred […]
Read moreDolly Parton made a special appearance Tuesday in Washington D.C., not only to celebrate a huge milestone for her book-giving literacy program, but also to launch a new venture with the nation’s largest library. Alongside Carla Hayden, who heads the Library of Congress, the iconic country singer dedicated the 100 millionth book from her Imagination […]
Read moreAfter filling out an extensive application and submitting five to 15 pictures of themselves, applicants must produce a “well-lit” video of themselves “dressed as if going to a nice dinner,” showing off their apartment, their pets, and talking about what their ultimate fantasy date would be. If the producers decide they’re interested in a potential […]
Read moreJmmy Kimmel was brought to tears thanks to a special gift from Ellen DeGeneres. The daytime host had Kimmel on Tuesday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she announced she’d honored his son Billy, who was born with a rare congenital heart defect. ‘We called our friends at Children’s Hospital LA,’ the chat show […]
Read moreABC is prepared to spend its Sundays With Alec Baldwin, and it is hoping viewers will, too. The network has ordered eight additional episodes of Baldwin’s hourlong talk show, which will be modeled after the interviews he has done for years on his popular WNYC podcast. In an early vote of confidence for the […]
Read moreMonths after dozens of women attended the Golden Globes sporting #TimesUp pins to call attention to Hollywood’s toxic culture of sexual misconduct, E! News has confirmed that Ryan Seacrest will still be manning the red carpet at the Oscars on Sunday following reports that he sexually harassed a former personal stylist, the Cut reports. On […]
Read moreLate-night hosts across the dial teed off on President Donald Trump’s comments earlier Monday that even if he didn’t have a weapon, he would have run into Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman was attacking in order to protect students. Trump made the comment to governors meeting at the White House to discuss school […]
Read moreHeather Locklear was arrested for investigation of domestic violence and fighting with sheriff’s deputies at her California home, authorities said Monday. Ventura County sheriff’s Capt. Garo Kuredjian said deputies responded to domestic disturbance around 10 p.m. Sunday in Thousand Oaks, west of Los Angeles. The victim of the alleged domestic violence was a boyfriend who […]
Read moreSuzie Hardy was a single mother with a preschool-age daughter when she landed a job as Ryan Seacrest’s personal stylist for “E! News” in 2006. The position provided good pay and a schedule that would allow her to pick up her child from school most workdays. But according to a November letter from Hardy’s attorney […]
Read moreBill Cosby’s 44-year-old daughter, Ensa Cosby, died in Massachusetts from kidney disease, a spokesman for the comedian said Monday. Spokesman Andrew Wyatt did not immediately offer other details about her death on Friday. “Please keep the Cosby family in your prayers and give them peace at this time,” he said. Bill Cosby lost another of […]
Read moreThe 2018 Oscar nominations have been announced; here’s how cinephiles can check out all the ones contending for Best Picture. This awards season continues to roll on, and the final dominoes have fallen. After the likes of the Golden Globes and multiple guilds handed out their trophies, the Academy recognized what they consider to be the best […]
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