Photo by BG020/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — While it’s always nice to unplug in our connected world, it has its disadvantages, too. Jared Leto just learned this after coming out of a 12-day meditation in the desert, during which he hadn’t heard of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. On Instagram, the actor posted about his reality check. “We were totally isolated. No …
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Mee-ouch! ‘CATS’ the big winner at this year’s Razzies
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — A month ago, the Academy Awards honored the year’s best movies, and on Monday the Razzie Awards announced the top picks for the worst of the worst. In lieu of this year’s ceremony, set for this past Saturday, but canceled because of bans on mass gatherings enacted in the wake of …
Patton Oswalt delivers hilarious stand-up set from front yard amid quarantine
ABC/Eric McCandless(LOS ANGELES) — In the midst of widespread quarantine and social distancing, Patton Oswalt is still doing what he does best — delivering the laughs. On Monday, the 51-year-old comedian shared a video of himself delivering a stand-up set from his front yard. “All right, folks. Thanks for staying in tonight. I hope you guys are isolating and securing …
Anna Kendrick ‘happy’ ‘Trolls World Tour’ getting video on demand release
Lloyd Bishop/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — While COVID-19 continues to make it difficult for moviegoers to catch the latest releases, Universal Pictures has decided to make some of its upcoming and recent titles films available for home viewing. Among them is Dreamworks’ Trolls World Tour, which has one of its stars Anna Kendrick pretty excited. The film, due out in theaters April …
Max and Mel Brooks team up to bluntly explain why social distancing is crucial
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Comedy legend Mel Brooks and his son Max are voluntarily in self-quarantine as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as pointed out by several celebrities — such as Taylor Swift — young and healthy individuals are not taking the outbreak as seriously, with some even ignoring recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and, …
‘Game of Thrones” Kristofer Hivju reveals COVID-19 diagnosis
Todd Williamson/JanuaryImages(NORWAY) — Kristofer Hivju, who played Tormund on the HBO series Game of Thrones, announced on Monday that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. “Greetings from Norway! Sorry to say that I, today, have tested positive for COVID19, Corona virus,” Kristofer shared on Instagram, along with a picture of him and his wife. “My …
AMC Theatres cutting capacity by at least 50% due to COVID-19
iStock/Paleha(LOS ANGELES) — With many upcoming movie releases pushing back their release dates due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, movie theaters are beginning to take precautions for those who still want to see films on the big screen. AMC Theatres, the largest theatrical exhibitor in the U.S., announced Friday that they’ll be reducing seat capacity by …
‘All Rise’ star Simone Missick on moving from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the courtroom
Monty Brinton/CBS ©2020 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Simone Missick, who co-starred in Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix for its two-season run, says she was shocked to learn she’d landed a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe — because she wasn’t even aware she was auditioning. “It was something I did not understand the full scope …
‘Big Time Adolescence’ star Griffin Gluck talks bonding with Pete Davidson and crowd surfing with Machine Gun Kelly
L-R, Gluck, Davidson – Courtesy of NEON-Hulu(NEW YORK) — In the new coming-of-age comedy Big Time Adolescence, Pete Davidson plays Zeke, a not-so-great role model to an impressionable teen named Mo, played by Griffin Gluck. Gluck tells ABC Audio the two bonded off screen as well — and were probably more similar to their characters …
Yeardley Smith on being “recognized” as Lisa Simpson, and the inspiration for her hit podcast, ‘Small Town Dicks’
Photo: Peter Hurley(NEW YORK) — Yeardley Smith has voiced Lisa Simpson since The Simpsons was just a series of very different-looking animated shorts that ran on The Tracey Ullman show in 1987. While Smith’s natural voice isn’t exactly like that of her animated alter-ego’s, after 32 seasons of the show, which literally has generations of …