The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London according to his agent Charles McDonald. Twice nominated for an Oscar for playing the tortured John Merrick in David Lynch's "The Elephant Man" and for his role as […]
Rihanna‘s getting to work, work, work, work, work in Malawi. Photos of the pop star have surfaced online, and PEOPLE has learned she is visiting the African country to spend time with key educators, government officials, students and mentors to promote education on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation and as the ambassador for Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education. The singer, 28, was spotted with Global Citizen CEO Hugh […]
THR's Actress Roundtable brings together Emma Stone, Natalie Portman, Taraji P. Henson, Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Naomie Harris and Isabelle Huppert; THR Roundtables air every Sunday on SundanceTV. Check out the third episode of The Hollywood Reporter's acclaimed roundtable series this Sunday on SundanceTV with the Actress Roundtable at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT on channel 557 on DirecTV and on 126 on Dish nationwide, and at 10 a.m. ET/PT […]
Stevie Wonder surprises me onstage and sings with me!Posted by Grayson Erhard on Κυριακή, Ἰανουάριος 22, 2017 One minute, Grayson Erhard was performing for a hotel lobby. The next, he was sharing a stage with the great Stevie Wonder. The musician had just finished performing “Superstition” for a California audience on Saturday when, as if by magic, the 25-time Grammy award winner appeared and joined him on stage. “I played my […]
Pixies announced a series of U.S. performances in the spring to support Head Carrier, their 6th studio LP, which came out last fall. The tour starts April 21st in Pomona, CA and loops across the southern half of the country. Black Francis and co. finish the tour with a pair of dates in New York City on May 24th and 26th. The band heads to Europe in July. The pre-sale […]
Seven people of color were among the 20 acting nominees, while 'La La Land' earned a record-tying 14 noms and Mel Gibson landed a best director nod. As it unveiled its nominees for the 89th Oscars on Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took to the dance floor with Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, showering it with 14 nominations – a record for most nominations […]
Sony yesterday announced update for PlayStation Virtual Reality. Now, users can watch YouTube 360 videos on the virtual reality headset. The PlayStation Virtual Reality which since its release has received excellent reviews. PlayStation Virtual Reality despite its good reviews has not been able to sell. PlayStation VR already has a large number of Virtual Reality games. Now, Users can enjoy YouTube videos in Virtual Reality. YouTube has a ever increasing […]
Elsewhere over Inauguration Weekend, Michael Keaton's 'The Founder' and Christian dramedy 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' falter, 'Xander Cage' wins the foreign race with $50.5 million and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' crosses $1 billion globally. Horror and split personalities ruled the Inauguration Weekend box office. M. Night Shyamalan's latest horror-thriller, Split, easily topped the chart after trumping the competition with a far-better-than-expected $40.2 million from 3,015 theaters in […]
The European Union is currently considering the need to redefine the legal status of robots, with a draft report last week suggesting that autonomous bots might, in the future, be granted the status of “electronic persons” — a legal definition that confers certain “rights and obligations.” It sounds like science fiction and that’s because it is: any engineer will tell you we’re a long way from seeing robot marches for […]
