Amazon Studios(NEW YORK) — Amazon Prime’s just-dropped Yearly Departed is a series of eulogies for 2020, hosted by Two Dope Queens‘ Phoebe Robinson and featuring a line-up of all female comedians including Tiffany Haddish, Rachel Brosnahan, Ziwe, Sarah Silverman, Patti Harrison, and Natasha Leggero. Executive producer and writer Bess Kalb tells ABC Audio of the …
The Year in Movies 2020: Pandemic pummels the box office
iStock/RawPixel(LOS ANGELES) — The COVID-19 pandemic took a terrible toll on the bottom line of the movie business. Thousands of theaters closed throughout the year amid lockdown restrictions, and production on untold numbers of films was temporarily delayed, indefinitely postponed or shut down for good. As a result, 2020’s highest-grossing film was Universal’s Bad Boys for Life. …
Anthony Hopkins celebrates 45 years of sobriety; urges followers to “hang in there”
Getty Images/Getty Images for AFI(LOS ANGELES) — Anthony Hopkins marked 45 years of sobriety on Tuesday with an inspirational message for his followers on social media: “hang in there” “With gratitude, I celebrate 45 years of sobriety,” the Two Popes actor captioned a video message posted to his Instagram and Twitter pages. Noting that 2020 has been a tough year “full of grief and …
“4 weeks sober!” Chrissy Teigen taking a break from booze
ABC/Tyler Golden(LOS ANGELES) — Chrissy Teigen revealed to fans that once again, she’s taking a break from booze. The model and mom was responding to a fan on her Instagram, after she posted a video of her dancing in a bathing suit while on vacation with her family in St. Barts. “I need whatever drugs you’re on!” a …
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket, LA public health officials ask filmmakers to “consider pausing” productions
iStock/seanL(LOS ANGELES) — While maintaining that “music, TV and film productions are allowed to operate,” the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has issued a memo asking producers to “strongly consider pausing work” amid the county’s “catastrophic surge in coronavirus cases.” Despite strict lockdowns, California is experiencing one of the biggest infection spikes in …
Reese Witherspoon reflects on ex Ryan Phillippe’s comment about her making more money
Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Reese Witherspoon has an empowering message for financially successful women — don’t be ashamed. While appearing on a recent episode of the The HFPA in Conversation podcast, the 44-year-old actress reflected on a comment her ex-husband Ryan Phillippe made when they attended the 2002 Oscars. …
Winter Storm Warning issued December 29 at 9:48AM MST until December 29 at 8:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to 3 inches. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN…Until 9 PM CST this evening. Snow intensity will diminish
‘Tiger King’ star Carole Baskin says she’s in talks for her own TV show, memoir
Netflix(FLORIDA) — In an end-of-year email to her fans, controversial Tiger King star and former Dancing with the Stars contestant Carole Baskin says she’s still grinding away. The 59-year-old says she’s “in negotiations for a TV show series on the work we do to end big cat abuse and to write my memoirs,” and has been making bank by sending messages …
Are your locked-down kids bored? Send them to ‘Idina’s Treehouse’
Disney/Matt Petit(LOS ANGELES) — Idina Menzel launched a new series on Monday titled Idina’s Treehouse. The voice of Queen Elsa from Frozen confesses she created it herself in her backyard on her iPhone to give kids meaningful entertainment — and parents a break. “Just something I started working on during quarantine. Hope you all like …