ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — It was time for fantasy suites on Monday’s episode of The Bachelor, with Matt going on one-on-one dates with the three remaining women, before facing the big question — were they ready to spend the night together? Before Matt could move forward though, he needed to address a longstanding rift between him and his …
After watching Oprah interview, Bethenny Frankel apologizes for flaming Meghan with “Cry me a river” tweet
John Lamparski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Bethenny Frankel is walking back her criticism of Meghan Markle after she watched Oprah Winfrey’s ratings-grabbing interview with Markle and her husband, Prince Harry. Prior to watching it, Frankel tweeted regarding the Duchess of Sussex’s plight “Cry me a river…the plight of being a game show host, fairly unknown actress, to suffering in a palace, w tiaras & 7 figure …
‘Nomadland’ sound mixer Michael Wolf Snyder dies by suicide at 35 — family blames depression, COVID isolation
L-R – Wolf, Zhao, McDormand on set – © 2020 20th Century Studios(NEW YORK) — With Nomadland continuing its winning streak, with a film-leading showing at Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards following its Golden Globe wins the week previously, comes sad news: the film’s 35-year-old sound mixer, Michael Wolf Snyder, died from suicide. Cathy Snyder, Michael Snyder’s aunt, posted the …
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ getting the Broadway musical treatment
Netflix(NEW YORK) — The story that inspired Netflix’s hit drama The Queen’s Gambit could be coming to Broadway. Entertainment company Level Forward has acquired the rights to Walter Tevis’ The Queen’s Gambit, the 1983 novel behind the award-winning streaming hit, with plans to adapt it into a musical. The book, like the miniseries, centers on Beth Harmon, an orphan turned chess …
Oprah says it wasn’t Queen Elizabeth or Prince Philip who wondered about the “color” of Harry and Meghan’s son
Harpo Productions/ Photographer: Joe Pugliese(LOS ANGELES) — One of the bombshell accusations leveled by Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during Sunday night’s Oprah Winfrey interview Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special was that there allegedly were “concerns” within the royal family about the skin color of the duke and duchess’ mixed-race children. However, during a …
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ star Kelly Marie Tran says seeing its diverse cast in animated form was “really special”
Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon is winning praise for celebrating Southeast Asian culture, via its fictional but Asian-inspired world of Kumandra. For star Kelly Marie Tran, who plays the titular warrior princess, seeing her culture and that of her co-stars — including Akwafina, Benedict Wong and Daniel Dae-Kim — well represented onscreen was so important. But …
Raya and the Last Dragon’s Kelly Marie Tran says seeing its diverse cast in animated form was “really special”
Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The new Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon is winning praise for celebrating Southeast Asian culture, via its fictional but Asian-inspired world of Kumandra. For star Kelly Marie Tran, who plays the titular warrior princess, seeing her culture and that of her co-stars — including Akwafina, Benedict Wong and Daniel Dae-Kim — well represented onscreen was so important. But …
Pepé Le Pew skunked from ‘Space Jam 2’ after “rape culture” accusations
LMPC via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Adieu Le Pew, you’ve been cancelled. Pepé Le Pew, the French skunk from Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons whose relentless pursuit of love — and his odor — typically caused other characters to flee, has been axed from the studio’s upcoming Space Jam sequel, according to The …
‘Nomadland’, ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ and ‘The Crown’ dominate 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards
“Nomadland” – L-R – McDormand, Zhao – © 2020 20th Century Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The 26th Annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted for the third time by Taye Diggs, were handed out on Sunday in-person/virtual hybrid ceremony airing live on The CW. Nomadland topped the winners in the film categories with four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and …
‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ breathes fire into the weekend box office with $8.6 million debut
Walt Disney Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon topped the weekend box office, delivering an estimated $8.6 million in its opening weekend. Its release couldn’t have been better timed, as theaters in several major cities, including Chicago, San Francisco, and New York City, re-opened for the first time in nearly a year. Raya and …