Forget ‘Gentleminions,’ This Year’s Viral ‘Despicable Me’ Campaign Turned NBA Star Nikola Jokic Into Gru
In 2022, teenagers flocked to cinemas dressed in suits and tuxedos, there to see and celebrate the Illumination film Minions: The Rise of Gru. It was part of a trend, apparently developed organically, called #GentleMinions, of young fans celebrating (some, perhaps ironically) the film franchise with which they grew up. Universal, which distributed the film, […]
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2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class: Cher, Mary J. Blige, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest
The incoming 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class includes superstar acts such as Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Blige, A Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Kool & the Gang. Fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lionel Richie and Ryan Seacrest announced the inductees Sunday during American Idol. […]
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15 People Injured in Universal Studios Hollywood Tram Crash, Authorities Say
Fifteen people were injured when a tram crashed at Universal Studios Hollywood on Saturday night, according to authorities. The Los Angeles County Fire Department shared on social media that it responded to the theme park just after 9 p.m. for reports of a crash. “A tram tour was in progress on the Universal Studios Hollywood […]
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Meg Bennett, Soap Opera Actress and Writer, Dies at 75
Meg Bennett, the Daytime Emmy winner who did double duty as an actress and writer on the daytime soap operas The Young and the Restless, General Hospital and Santa Barbara, has died. She was 75. Bennett died April 11 after a battle with cancer, her family announced. Bennett portrayed Marty Maraschino for more than two […]
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Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated ‘Las Madres — The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo’ Director, Dies at 80
Lourdes Portillo, the prominent Mexican filmmaker and social activist behind The Devil Never Sleeps and the Oscar-nominated Las Madres – The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has died. She was 80. Portillo died Saturday at her home in San Francisco, her friend Soco Aguilar told The Hollywood Reporter. She was surrounded by her three […]
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Where to Stream ‘The Jinx: Part Two’ Online
Nine years after the docuseries that revealed a surprise confession from convicted murderer Robert Durst, a new six-part sequel premieres tonight with even more compelling details.
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‘The Jinx’ Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki Says Despite True-Crime Boom Robert Durst “Is Kind of a Unicorn”
Since HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst aired in 2015, Durst, who was arrested shortly before the docuseries’ shocking finale, was convicted of murder in 2021 before dying months later. In that time, true-crime projects have proliferated in the wake of hits like The Jinx and contemporary docuseries Making a Murderer, […]
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Patti Smith Thanks Taylor Swift for Her ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Lyric: “I Was Moved”
Patti Smith responded Saturday to Taylor Swift’s recent mention of her in the title track of her album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift name-drops Smith, a rock poet and artist, alongside poet Dylan Thomas in the chorus of her song “The Tortured Poets Department,” released along with its namesake album Friday. She sings, “I laughed […]
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Box Office: ‘Civil War’ Draws Blood to Beat ‘Abigail’ and Stay No. 1 With $11M Second Weekend
Alex Garland’s dystopian political action film Civil War about an America torn apart triumphed over new vampire pic Abigail at the weekend box office. Civil War held in well to stay No. 1 in its second weekend with $11 million for a healthy domestic total of $45 million for indie studio A24. The film has […]
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The Spice Girls Reunite at Victoria Beckham’s 50th Birthday Party
The Spice Girls reunion we’ve been waiting for? The legendary girl group of the 1990s reunited over the weekend for member Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party. In a video shared to Instagram by David Beckham, Victoria’s husband, all five of the original Spice Girls — Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Mel […]
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Kevin Bacon Returns to High School Where ‘Footloose’ Was Filmed After Student Campaign
Kevin Bacon returned to the high school where 1984’s Footloose was filmed, 40 years after the movie’s release. The actor gave a speech to the school’s student body in Payson, Utah, on Saturday, following a student-led social media campaign, hoping to get Bacon to attend the prom before the school was relocated. Local news outlet […]
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Zendaya on What Serena Williams Told Her After Watching ‘Challengers’ Performance
Zendaya is revealing what tennis superstar Serena Williams thought of her latest performance in Challengers. The actress, who plays tennis player-turned-coach Tashi Duncan in the Luca Guadagnino-directed movie, recently spoke to Entertainment Tonight about her conversation with the legendary athlete. “She was like, ‘I know there definitely weren’t real [tennis] balls,'” Zendaya recalled. “She knows. […]
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Original ‘Blair Witch’ Cast Asks Lionsgate for Retroactive Residuals and Consultation on Future Projects
The stars of The Blair Witch Project have come together with a public proposal to Lionsgate after the studio recently announced a partnership with Blumhouse for a reboot of the 1999 horror sensation. Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams wrote in a statement on Saturday that they’re asking Lionsgate for retroactive and future residual […]
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Ncuti Gatwa Says While “White Mediocrity” Gets Celebrated, Black People Must Be “Flawless” to Get Half That
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is getting candid about his battle with acceptance. The actor, who has faced backlash for his role as the hit show’s first Black lead, recently opened up in an interview with Attitude magazine about what he’s learned over the years regarding what he deserves in life. “We’re trained to be […]
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Post Malone Says He Was “Beyond Honored” to Collaborate With Taylor Swift on “Fortnight”
Post Malone is feeling even better now that his song with Taylor Swift has officially dropped. The singer-rapper, featured on Swift’s track “Fortnight” from her 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department, released Friday, shared some sweet words on their collaboration and friendship. “It’s once in a lifetime that someone like @taylorswift comes into this world,” Malone […]
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Cillian Murphy, ‘Kin’ Season 2 Among Irish Film & Television Awards Winners
Cillian Murphy, Kin season two and Paul Mescal were among the winners of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2024, which were handed out during a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday. Lies We Tell, about an orphaned teenage heiress in 19th-century Ireland who is forced to embrace the dark legacy of her family, led the […]
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‘Bluey’ Isn’t Done Yet: New Episode Follows “The Sign”
It turns out “The Sign,” the widely discussed and critically adored Bluey special, wasn’t a series finale after all. The beloved kids’ show has at least one more episode in it — and it’s set to debut on April 21. The episode, appropriately titled “Surprise,” is set to stream on Disney+ at 3 a.m. ET/midnight […]
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Film Exec Known for His Diversity Efforts Allegedly Sent Racist, Antisemitic Texts (Report)
Ryan Millsap, former CEO and owner of Blackhall Studios, made a name for himself in Atlanta as an executive who encouraged diversity. But, per a report published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and ProPublica, he may not have been as pro-diversity and inclusion as he appeared. This week, ProPublica staffer Nicole Carr and Atlanta Journal-Constitution senior […]
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