ABC/Ida Mae Astute(LOS ANGELES) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Hours after cementing his hand prints and footprints in front of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California Tuesday night, actor Kevin Hart reflected on his year in an emotional Instagram post. Writing that “words can’t explain my emotion right now,” Hart shared that 2019 has been “a …
‘Bombshell’, ‘Marriage Story’ top Screen Actors Guild nominations
Photo credit: Hilary Bronwyn Gayle SMPSP(NEW YORK) — The Fox News sex harassment battle movie Bombshell, with four nominations, leads the pack of potential winners for the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Also with four nominations are The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, each of which was also recognized for their …
“I TURNED MYSELF INTO A PRINGLE, MORTY!” ‘Rick and Morty’ ready for the Super Bowl with “Pickle Rick” chip
Adult Swim/Kellogg Company(NEW YORK) — The animated hit Rick and Morty has just warped into a new dimension: snack food. Adult Swim show has partnered with Pringles to celebrate the Super Bowl as well as one of the absurdist show’s most beloved episodes by creating Pickle Rick flavored Pringles. For the uninitiated, the episode centers …
Netflix numbers show ‘The Irishman’ was well-viewed…but it’s no ‘Birdbox’
Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos claims Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was viewed by 26.4 million households in its first week on Netflix, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That figure, while impressive, especially for a three-hour movie, is far below the 45 million viewers who tuned in to watch Birdbox a year ago. It …
‘Platoon’, ‘She’s Gotta Have It’, ‘Purple Rain’ among 2019’s class of National Film Registry entrants
Photo by Roland Neveu/LightRocket via Getty Images(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Writer/director Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War drama Platoon, Prince’s Purple Rain, Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It and Disney’s Cinderella are among the 25 films just added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. As always, the additions represent a diverse collection. Also on the list …
‘Jojo Rabbit’s’ Roman Griffin Davis can’t wait to meet Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes
Kimberley French(NEW YORK) — Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit received a bunch of nominations on Monday, including a best actor nod for star Roman Griffin Davis, but the highlight of the evening for the 12-year-old actor will be meeting the host of the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais. Roman, who made his acting debut in the film, tells ABC Audio that …
‘The Voice’ recap: The four finalists are revealed
Trae Patton/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — On Tuesday’s episode of The Voice, the eight artists who performed Monday learned that Team Blake Shelton’s Kat Hammock Team John Legend’s Will Breman and Marybeth Byrd; and Hello Sunday, from Team Kelly Clarkson were sent home. Hello Sunday and Hammock were eliminated at the end of the one-hour results show. They lost an “Instant Save” vote to Team Gwen Stefani’s Rose Short. Prior to the …
Anonymous billionaire who bought Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ leather jacket returns it to her
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The anonymous billionaire who won the auction for Olivia Newton-John’s iconic leather jacket from Grease had a plan when he placed the winning bid. The mysterious buyer not only returned it to her, but also made a hefty donation to her cancer charity. Yahoo! News reports that the bidder, who is the self-professed “No. …
William Shatner splits with wife of 18 years
Peter Kramer/NBC(LOS ANGELES) — After spending 18 years as husband and wife, Elizabeth and William Shatner are calling it quits. The actor was reportedly the one to file for divorce. TMZ reports that this will be the fourth divorce for the Star Trek actor, while it will be his soon-to-be ex wife’s second. However, this particular break is rumored …
John Boyega says ‘Hold Back the Stars’ wasn’t “black” enough for him and Letitia Wright
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of his upcoming sci-fi film Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker, John Boyega is also dishing on some of his other highly anticipatedprojects. Boyega, who’ll star alongside Letitia Wright in Steve McQueen’s upcoming BBC anthology series Small Axe, says he had another major project planned with Wright, but they ended …