From Woody Harrelson to Paul Thomas Anderson – these class-of-2018 Academy Award nominees are due for some gold 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." The statuette, you could argue, […]
To read more on Solo: A Star Wars Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands now, or buy it here. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. “She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.” That’s how Han Solo attempted to ease the mind on unimpressed Luke Skywalker when the […]
All Marvel Cinematic Universe movies these days are blockbusters, but they don’t usually feel like events. As excited as people may have been for The Avengers or Spider-Man: Homecoming or Thor: Ragnarok, none of those films were preemptively held up as turning points for world cinema. Black Panther, on the other hand, is a landmark: The first superhero movie with an almost entirely black cast, and one that doesn’t shy away from difficult questions about race and […]
From the rise of reality TV to the “death” of the baby writer, the 100-day battle between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers had long-lasting effects. In late 2007, “How I Met Your Mother” co-creator Craig Thomas faced an unusual situation. After penning the script for Episode 11 of the CBS comedy’s third season alongside fellow creator Carter Bays, he found himself […]
'Veep' and 'Handmaid's Tale' were the big winners on the TV side. In keeping with the current mood of Hollywood’s creative community, the 2018 Writers Guild of America West Awards was largely focused on rewarding projects that flexed the power of using a voice to either shed light and understanding on subjects too long dismissed, ignored or marginalized, or to critique, satirize or allegorize unjust social conditions or political agendas. […]
Facebook is losing young users even quicker than expected, according to new estimates by eMarketer. The digital measurement firm predicted last year that Facebook would see a 3.4 percent drop in 12- to 17-year-old users in the U.S. in 2017, the first time it had predicted a drop in usage for any age group on Facebook. The reality: The number of U.S. Facebook users in the 12- to 17-year-old demographic declined […]
Guns N’ Roses, Jarvis Cocker, Alicia Keys and the late Prince all made a stand against fans who filmed their gigs with phones. Two years ago American folk rock band the Lumineers even put the house lights up to shame those who were “ruining the ambience” of their concerts, urging their audience to “be more present with us”. For music-lovers it might seem a simple way to record a real-life encounter […]
With Marvel Studios focusing on the marquee heroes of each film, many actors have come and gone over the course of its first decade of movies. But few have been missed like Natalie Portmanas Jane Foster. Portman's character was a key figure in the Thor mythos, and even goes on to wield Mjolnir as the new God of Thunder in a current run of the comic books. But after appearing in Thor: The Dark World, she […]
Facebook is currently testing a feature that allows users to "downvote" comments. In a statement to TechCrunch, Facebook said that the downvote button is being offered in a limited number of public Page post comments and can be seen by a small set of people in the U.S. only. The downvote test is currently running for only 5% of Android users with English set as the default language. And it will […]
