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 […]
The nominees for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards have arrived. Golden Globe winners Don Cheadle and Laura Dern and Golden Globe nominee Anna Kendrick announced the film and TV contenders Monday morning from The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, the site of the annual awards show. (Watch video of the announcement here.) La La Land leads the film nominees with a total of seven mentions, followed by Moonlight with six. On […]
Kirk Douglas celebrated his 100th birthday with a party attended by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. His son, Michael Douglas, and daughter-in-law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, were in attendance, as well as other members from the Douglas clan, including Michael and Catherine’s two children, Dylan Michael and Carys Zeta. About 135 guests arrived to a private room in the Beverly Hills Hotel at about 2:30 p.m. on Friday before later gathering […]
Talk about method acting: Tom Holland really is Peter Parker. The 20-year-old British star played a little 21 Jump Street while preparing for his role in Spider-Man: Homecoming by pretending to be a new student at a New York City high school. Holland revealed his undercover operation in a Facebook Live session Friday. "The coolest thing I think I did for the movie was I was enrolled in a high school in New […]
The first trailer for the long-awaited big-screen outing for Paramount’s belated big-screen transfer of the 90s TV show has been released For four long years, ever since a movie version of beloved 90s swimsuit soap Baywatch was announced, fans have thirsted after footage from the film. Today, they have been sated, with the first trailer for next summer’s blockbuster action-comedy arriving just in time to count as an early Christmas […]
There's no denying that Madonna absolutely killed it on James Corden's Carpool KaraokeWednesday night. The iconic pop star busted out some of her biggest hits, including "Vogue" and "Papa Don't Preach," while The Late Late Show host tried to keep them safely on the road. But because most viewers were probably so entranced by their performances, they might have lost sight of the little things that stuck out during this […]
