Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — With a company best 34 nominations, Netflix shone at Monday morning’s Golden Globe nominations, which were read live from Los Angeles. The streaming giant earned six nominations for Noah Baumbach’s drama Marriage Story, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson; the pair earned nods in the respective outstanding actor/actress in a drama category. …
Disney grabs record-breaking $10 billion at worldwide box office
Walt Disney Studios(NEW YORK) — Disney has become the first studio in history to surpass $10 billion at the worldwide box office, according to Variety. As of Sunday, Disney has earned $9.997 billion globally, including $3.28 billion in North America and $6.7 billion overseas, and is expected to cross the $10 billion plateau on Monday. The …
‘The Irishman,’ ‘Marriage Story’ earn Netflix most Golden Globe noms
L-R: Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in “The Irishman”; Niko Tavernise/Netflix(BEVERLY HILLS) — Led by The Irishman and Marriage Story, Netflix dominated the nominations for the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Monday morning, live from the Beverly Hilton Hotel with help from Dakota Fanning, Susan Kelechi Watson and Tim Allen. The Irishman, directed …
Miss South Africa wins Miss Universe 2019 crown
Frank Micelotta / FOX.(ATLANTA) –Sunday saw the Miss Universe crown go to Zozibini Tunzi a.k.a. Miss South Africa. She bested 90 other women competing in the annual pageant that was filmed from Tyler Perry Studios. People reports that Tunzi is a 26-year-old public relations professional and a gender-based violence activist. While ecstatic about her win, she’s more excited how dark skinned …
Gal Gadot flies high and deflects bullets in first ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ trailer
© 2018 WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC.(LOS ANGELES) — The 80s were known as a colorful time in history, politically and culturally. Wonder Woman 1984, which is set 70 years after the first film, sees the return of Gal Gadot as the iconic DC heroine taking on corruption and modern art. Miraculously joining her is Chris Pine’s Steve, who perished in …
Ryan Reynolds shows what happens when a video game background character fights back in ‘Free Guy’
20th Century Fox(LOS ANGELES) — Players of a very violent Grand Theft Auto meets Fornite video game have met their match with Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy, a movie about a background character of a gaining sentience and fighting to bring order to his ravaged city. The official trailer of 20th Century Fox’s upcoming action flick premiered on Saturday. It begins …
Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on ‘Sesame Street’, dies at 85
Photo by Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times via Getty Image(NEW YORK) — The longtime puppeteer behind beloved Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney, has died at age 85, the Sesame Street Workshop announced in a statement. Spinney spent five decades with Sesame Street, working with legendary puppeteer Jim Henson at the start of his career. “Caroll Spinney gave …
‘The Irishman’ leads Critics’ Choice Awards with 14 nominations
Courtesy of Netflix(NEW YORK) — The Critics’ Choice Awards, widely viewed as an early predictor for the Oscars, has The Irishman topping its list of nominees, which came out Sunday. While The Irishman racked up 14 nominations, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, the film with the second highest amount of mentions at 12, is also shaping up to be a …
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ builds on the barriers broken by the original, says Jennifer Beals
ABC/Paula Lobo(NEW YORK) — Fifteen years after the groundbreaking original show began, Showtime’s sequel series The L Word: Generation Q, debuts Sunday. To show how much things have changed in this country in the years since the show first aired, gay marriage wasn’t even legal at that time, and now, queer representation on TV is …
Felicity Jones rises to new heights — and gains a fear of heights — in ‘The Aeronauts’
Todd Williamson/January Images(NEW YORK) — Felicity Jones is rising to new heights in the new inspired-by-true-events film, The Aeronauts. The Oscar-nominated actress plays 19th century balloon pilot Amelia Wren opposite her Theory of Everything co-star Eddie Redmayne, who plays meteorologist James Glaisher. Together, they embark on a dangerous journey to fly higher than anyone in …