Actors are required to call upon a variety of skills and abilities when working on a movie. Depending on the role, they will have to display dramatic range, showcase their comedic timing, or show off their physicality. And as it turns out, some of the biggest names in Hollywood are multi-talented people who can do […]
Read moreAfter first finding American fame on the goofy ’90s sitcom Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Ryan Reynolds moved on to play leading roles in multiple romantic comedies as well as action flicks like Blade: Trinity, Green Lantern, and—of course—Deadpool, the role he was born to play. Reynolds always brings a playful edge […]
Read moreBack in November, Carrie Underwood suffered a scary fall on stairs outside her home. The country star told her fans that she had to get more than 40 stitches in her face, and warned she “might look a little different” once she got back in front of a camera. Months later, Underwood is clearly inching […]
Read moreStranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer are being sued for allegedly stealing the idea for their hit Netflix series. Charlie Kessler is suing the Duffers for breach of implied contract, claiming he pitched the brothers his concept for a sci-fi story set near an abandoned military base during a party at the 2014 Tribeca […]
Read moreThe CW, fresh off news that it is expanding to a sixth night of originals for the 2018-19 broadcast season, has renewed nearly its entire lineup. Returning for additional seasons are: Arrow, Black Lightning, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, The Flash, Jane the Virgin, Riverdale, Supergirl and Supernatural. Still to be determined are the […]
Read moreDwayne “The Rock” Johnson is promoting his latest tentpole “Rampage,” and he isn’t shying away from speaking about his personal battle with depression. The actor shared a message on Twitter on April 2 that read: “We all go through the sludge/shit and depression never discriminates. Took me a long time to realize it but the […]
Read moreSteven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism and sprawling ensemble casts to the small screen with such iconic series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, died Sunday morning, a family spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 74. Suffering with leukemia, Bochco received a stem cell transplant from […]
Read moreSteven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster topped the domestic box office over the four-day holiday weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Ready Player One” debuted in line with recent projections of $53 million from 4,324 locations. The film opened Thursday, getting a head start over its fellow weekend releases, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” and “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.” The virtual […]
Read moreWith much of the discussion around the movie version of Ready Player One surrounding its source material or use of iconography and characters from other movies and genre franchises, one thing may be being overlooked: That the movie continues the war between the two sci-fi Steven Spielbergs. Spielberg’s history as a science fiction director goes […]
Read moreFormer California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in stable condition Friday after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery during a procedure to replace a valve in his heart, according to his spokesman. Schwarzenegger, 70, went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday for a planned procedure to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally installed in 1997 due to […]
Read moreAdam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, who last shared the screen in the 2011 comedy Just Go With It, are set to reunite in the ensemble comedy Murder Mystery for Netflix. The feature follows a New York City cop (Sandler) as he finally takes his wife (Aniston) on a long-promised European trip. A chance meeting on the flight […]
Read moreLaura Ingraham, a Fox News host, apologized under pressure on Thursday for taunting a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as at least five companies confirmed they would pull advertising from her show. The dispute began Wednesday when Ms. Ingraham shared an article about the student, David Hogg, 17, getting rejected from colleges […]
Read moreInside Farmshop, an overcrowded, overloud Santa Monica, California, artisanal-type-food joint, the 20-year-old Bill Hader is giving the 39-year-old Bill Hader a pretty strong dressing down. “Fucking loser,” the younger spits at one point. But does grown-up Bill take umbrage? Does he rail at his interior monologue, trying to scare it back into the depths of […]
Read moreThe Westfield Century City mall runs a dozen of the latest blockbusters at its modern movie theater here, but recently some of the most cutting-edge entertainment was playing one story below, at a pop-up store across from Bloomingdale’s. That’s where groups of six could enter a railed-off area, don backpacks and headsets, and wander in […]
Read moreSteven Spielberg’s feature take on Ernest Cline’s VR YA novel Ready Player One is finally hitting planet earth over the Easter weekend and its currently eyeing a $140M-$170M global score. In U.S. and Canada, the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow/Amblin movie starts previews tomorrow night for a Thursday opening day in an effort to capitalize on the growing amount […]
Read moreA complaint of sexual harassment that had been brought against John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been dismissed, and he will continue to serve as the organization’s president. In a statement on Tuesday night, the organization said, “The Committee unanimously determined that no further action was merited on […]
Read moreIn the first episode of “Roseanne,” the ’90s sitcom that launches a revival run on ABC on Tuesday, we learn that Roseanne Conner and her sister Jackie haven’t spoken in a year, on account of the 2016 election. Roseanne, played by the outspoken comedian Roseanne Barr, voted for Donald Trump. Jackie, played by Laurie Metcalf, […]
Read moreIn a major win for docudrama creators, a California appeals court on Monday ruled that Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against Ryan Murphy and FX should have been tossed because it’s precluded by the First Amendment. The 101-year-old actress sued in June, claiming the series Feud: Bette and Joan makes her seem like a vulgar hypocrite and […]
Read moreIt sounds like there’s a new man in Angelina Jolie‘s life. The actress and mom of six has started “seeing” someone, though “it’s not serious,” Entertainment Tonight reports. This marks the first potential romantic relationship for Jolie since she and ex-husband Brad Pitt announced that they were getting a divorce in 2016 after two years of marriage. […]
Read moreThe pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford told “60 Minutes” that she struck a $130,000 deal for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump in the final days of the 2016 campaign because she was worried about her safety and that of her young daughter. That concern, she told “60 Minutes” in an […]
Read moreRyan Coogler’s Black Panther has become the top-grossing superhero film of all time in North America, not accounting for inflation. The Disney and Marvel release achieved the milestone on Saturday after passing up fellow Marvel title The Avengers, which grossed $623.4 million in 2012. To boot, Black Panther is only one of seven films to […]
Read moreDuShon Monique Brown, known for her role as Connie, Assistant to Chief Boden, on NBC’s Chicago Fire, died Friday. The Cook County medical examiner’s office tells The Chicago Tribune that Brown died shortly after noon at St. James Olympia Field Hospital. A cause of death is not yet known. Brown had played the key recurring character […]
Read moreGeorge and Amal Clooney are continuing their support for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In a letter published in The Guardian on Friday, the actor praised the students leading the movement. “Congratulations on the incredible work you and all of your fellow students are doing to make the country a safer place,” […]
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