Journey, Pearl Jam and Tupac Shakur are among some of the premiere acts named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2017. The trio will be inducted into the Cleveland-based hall alongside Electric Light Orchestra, Yes and Joan Baez with musician and producer Nile Rodgers set to receive the Award for Musical Excellence according to Variety. The 32nd annual induction ceremony will take place April 7 at […]
Emma Stone's favorite place for sushi in Los Angeles is a no-frills spot in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall, tucked alongside a laser hair-removal clinic and a FedEx store. It's here, having barely taken a seat, that she starts telling me about her hiatal hernia. "I can't have spicy foods," Stone says. The issue, it turns out, is that part of her stomach protrudes "into my esophagus," which sounds gnarly […]
Good news for anyone who has sent a text message in the last year: Emojis now have a starring role in their own movie. “When you’re trying to make an animated movie, the best thing is to find that familiar thing everyone’s familiar with but no one really thinks about in this way,” director Tony Leondis tells EW of the new film, which arrives in theaters next summer. “From my […]
Iggy Pop, Patti Smith and her Band and Laurie Anderson will perform at the Tibet House US 30th Anniversary Benefit Concert Celebrating Philip Glass’s 80th Birthday on March 16th at New York's Carnegie Hall. The show will double as a celebration of the avant garde composer's birthday, with Glass again serving as the event's artistic director. Glass picked this year's lineup as well, which will also feature New Order's Bernard Sumner, Phil […]
Just in time for the holiday period, Mariah Carey has joined James Corden for a specially festive Carpool Karaoke and there are more special cameos than we can count. We’ve been treated to a whole host of Carpool Karaokes recently. Not only did Bruno Mars bring the funk, but Madonna twerked in a moving vehicle, Britney talked about tickle fetishes, and Lady Gaga performed a rousing version of “Million Reason.” […]
For nearly 40 years, the “Star Wars” franchise has been targeted at all ages, from the youngest padawans to the most grizzled Jedi masters. Speaking to The Times in 1977, shortly before the release of “A New Hope,” George Lucas said he thought of the film — which was initially rated G until its studio backers asked for a less kiddie-sounding PG — as “a movie Disney would have made when Walt Disney was […]
Last year, 12 of the 15 performers who earned both Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild bids went on to contend at the Oscars as did two of the films. How many of this year’s 19 double nominees, as detailed below, are likely to three-peat with Oscar nominations? BEST PICTURE “Manchester by the Sea” (Drama at Globes) “Moonlight” (Drama at Globes) BEST ACTOR Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea” (Drama at Globes) Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw […]
It’s the end of the road for “Salem.” Variety has confirmed that the WGN America series has been canceled and will end after its third season, which is currently in the midst of its run, airing on Wednesday nights. The supernatural drama, inspired by the Salem witch trials in the 17th century, marked the first original scripted series for WGN America. The show debuted in April 2014, becoming the network’s […]
The first trailer for the eighth film in the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “The Fate of the Furious” ― get it? F8? Fate? ― is here, and it’s filled with the all the car chases and explosions we expected. There’s also a tank. From what we can tell, the plot involves Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel) turning on his crew and family (including Michelle Rodriguez’s Letty) for some reason. But […]
