Back in 1982, Randy Newman picked up his first two Oscar nominations, for an original song and score for the movie Ragtime. Twenty years – and over a dozen more noms – later, Newman eventually brought home an Academy Award, for the Monsters, Inc. tune “If I Didn’t Have You.” …
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Two months after halting the production of House of Cards amid sexual misconduct accusations against star Kevin Spacey, the series resumed work on its sixth and final season. Netflix previously announced Spacey’s character, Frank Underwood, will be written out of the show and producers announced that Diane Lane and Greg …
Read More »Jessica Chastain Shows Jimmy Fallon What It's Like to Have a Female Role
Jessica Chastain illustrated her words with actions Thursday on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, engaging the late night host in an exercise in Hollywood inequality. The Molly’s Game actress prefaced the demonstration with a note that “female roles have been so underwritten, especially compared to male roles.” She and …
Read More »George Clooney to Lead 'Catch-22' Series for Hulu
George Clooneywill direct and star in a six-part limited series based on Joseph Heller’s landmark novel Catch-22for Hulu, the streaming service announced Sunday. Clooney, who will play the role of Colonel Cathcart for the adaptation, will also executive produce the series about the book that gave birth to the paradoxical …
Read More »Golden Globes 2018: Watch Oprah's Inspirational Call-to-Arms Speech
Oprah Winfrey, in her inspiring acceptance speech for the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 2018 Golden Globes, condemned a “culture broken by brutally powerful men” and predicted the dawning of a new era spurred on by the #MeToo movement. “I want all the girls watching here and now to …
Read More »See Samantha Bee Show Fox News Subverting Trump Campaign Investigation
Samantha Beetook on Fox News for discrediting the FBI and Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible ties between President Donald Trump‘s campaign and Russia on Full Frontal. The network’s indignation was spurred by the release of two agents’ text messages, in which they expressed anti-Trump sentiments like “F Trump” …
Read More »Kevin Hart on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
The 2015 Kevin Hart-hosted Saturday Night Live features two back-to-back sketches that I’ve repeatedly watched more than any others in the nearly three years since that episode originally aired. “Bushwick, Brooklyn” and “Get On Up” (the James Brown parody) are go-tos when I’m feeling blue, as they always have something …
Read More »'The Post': Spielberg's Journalistic Thriller Could Not Be More Timely
The first thing to know about The Post, aside from the fact that it’s one of best and tick-tock timeliest movies of the year, is that it’s a love story. That’s right. Steven Spielberg‘s tense, terrific new drama celebrates the passionate bond between a free press and every thinking human …
Read More »See David Letterman, Kim Kardashian Read Mean Tweets About Jimmy Kimmel
In honor of Jimmy Kimmel‘s 50th birthday, a slew of celebrity guests from Ray Romano to Mike Tyson roasted the host with a special edition of mean tweets – about Kimmel. Most of the tweets were, as expected, hilariously bland. “I thought I saw Jimmy Kimmel at Home Depot. Turns …
Read More »Louis C.K. Fired From 'Secret Life of Pets 2,' TBS Suspends 'The Cops'
UPDATE: TBS announced Monday that the network has officially canceled Louis C.K.‘s animated series The Cops, two months after suspending production on the 10-episode series indefinitely following the comedian’s alleged sexual misconduct. Television networks and production companies continue to sever ties with Louis C.K. following the comedian’s admission of sexual …
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