The Academy Awards can be perplexing, unless you're especially well versed in the difference between "sound editing" and "sound mixing." But that doesn't mean you can't have a competitive advantage with your Oscar ballot, even if you don't have money riding on it. Those who really want to master an Oscar-pool ballot are advised to study earlier award shows, especially the guild honors handed out by actors, directors, writers and […]
If, as expected, “La La Land” wins the Oscar on Sunday, it would be the first best-picture winner since Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” to feature a woman nominated for lead actress. Let that rattle around your brain a minute. That’s 12 years of kings and compromised cops, angst-ridden actors and Afflecks without a best-picture Oscar winner that focused on telling a woman’s story. If you’re looking for a symbol […]
The hits just keep coming on The Young Pope tonight, so buckle in. We have a lot to cover. We open with an extra-despondent Voiello, wearing his team’s soccer uniform (complete with “VOIELLO 1” on the back) and glumly clutching a rosary. His beloved Napoli has lost, but his real concern is the papacy. He calls a meeting with the world’s oldest cardinal, Caltanissetta, who refers to “this losing retrograde […]
When the chance to return to the gritty and intense world of "Prison Break" first presented itself to executive producer Paul Scheuring, he admits he wasn't sure he was up for the huge task. "It had to be a close-ended story that was original and that was emotionally engaging and just badass. And I honestly didn't think it was in me," he told CNN after a panel for the show […]
Robert De Niro is the latest celebrity to voice his support for Meryl Streep following her anti-Donald Trump acceptance speech she gave at the 2017 Golden Globes on Sunday. In a letter, obtained by People, written by De Niro to his longtime friend, the actor writes that “what she said was great” and “needed to be said.” “I have so much respect for you that you did it while the world […]
The project will be directed by 'The Lobster' helmer Yorgos Lanthimos. Kirsten Dunst has landed her next TV role. The actress, who earned an Emmy nomination for her performance in season two of Fargo, is attached to star in an hourlong dark comedy exec produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. In the early stages of development at AMC, On Becoming a God In Central […]
Well, what do you know? An award show hosted by the lovable Jimmy Fallon can have its twists and turns. The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards unfolded in atypically dramatic fashion on Sunday, with both the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the night's honorees keeping us on our toes throughout the three-hour-long ceremony. Just when you thought you knew what was going to happen... Surprise! And not only did the 2017 Golden Globes refuse […]
Best film supporting actor Mahershala Ali, Moonlight Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins Dev Patel, Lion WINNER: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals Best actor in a TV series (drama) Rami Malek, Mr Robot Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Matthew Reese, The Americans Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan WINNER: Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath Best actress in a TV series (musical/comedy) Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep […]
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.” […]
