L-R – Phoenix, Phillips/Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (LOS ANGELES) — The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards were announced Monday morning and the stars took to social media to thank fans, filmmakers and critics for the recognition. Joker had the most nominations with 11, and filmmaker Todd Phillips himself earned noms for Best Picture, …
‘Joker’ tops Oscar nominations; ‘JoJo Rabbit’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and ‘The Irishman’ also strong
Niko Tavernise/© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved(NEW YORK) — Joker tops the nominations for the upcoming 92nd Academy Awards, announced live from Los Angeles Monday morning by Issa Rae and John Cho. The super-villain origin story starring Joaquin Phoenix scored a leading 11 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Phoenix, …
‘1917’ dethrones ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ with $36.5 million weekend
Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Sam Mendes’ 1917 capitalized on its two Golden Globe wins last week, topping the box office with an estimated $36.5 million in its first week of wide release, pushing Lusasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker out of the top spot after three weeks. The weekend’s two new releases, the R-rated comedy Like a Boss, and …
‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ and ‘Fleabag’ dominate at the Critics’ Choice Awards
Andrew Cooper(SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA) — Quentin Tarantino’s dramedy Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood was the big winner in the film category at the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday in Santa Monica, California, taking home four trophies including Best Picture. In television, the Amazon series Fleabag walked off with three awards, including Best Comedy. Tarantino also nabbed the …
Meghan Markle reportedly inks voiceover deal with Disney
DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — While the world still comes to grips with a royal family without Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the newly independent couple may have already joined a new royal family. The Disney family. Vanity Fair reported on Sunday that the Duchess of Sussex reportedly signed on to be the latest employee of the …
“An extraordinary ride” – original ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ cast member Justin Chambers hanging up his scrubs
ABC/Mike Rosenthal(LOS ANGELES) — Justin Chambers, who played Dr. Alex Karev since the very first episode of Grey’s Anatomy, is hanging up his scrubs, 350 episodes later. In a statement to Deadline, Chambers said, “There’s no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that’s defined so much of my life for the past 15 years. …
Wendie Malick found her witchy “alter ego” on Disney Channel’s ‘The Owl House’
Disney Channel/Valerie Durant(NEW YORK) — Former Just Shoot Me! star Wendie Malick is lending her voice to a new Disney Channel animated fantasy series, The Owl House. In the show, which debuts tonight, she plays a rogue witch named Eda, who takes a teenage misfit named Luz under her wing. Malick says she sees Eda …
Amy Schumer begins IVF to “give Gene a sibling”
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Amy Schumer is being candid about her path to a bigger family with husband Chris Fischer, and is looking for support from her social media followers. In an Instagram post Thursday, the comedian wrote that she’s going through the in vitro fertilization process and shared a photo of her stomach, replete …
Billy Porter praises his “maternal” ‘Like A Boss’ co-stars and dishes on his most “challenging” day on set
ABC News/Steve Iervolino(NEW YORK) — Billy Porter does a great job of flexing his acting chops in the new comedy Like A Boss. In the new film, starring Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, and Salma Hayek, Porter plays Barrett, a smart, but sassy employee who works closely with Haddish and Byrne’s characters of Mia and Mel …
Guy “hacks” ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to pop the question, putting all other proposals to shame
iStock/D_Zheleva(LOS ANGELES) — If you thought the way you popped the question to your significant other was creative, shelve that story: a guy named Lee Loechler has you beat. He spent months “hacking” his cardiologist girlfriend Sthuthi David’s favorite film, Sleeping Beauty, working with an animator to change heroic Prince Philip and snoozing Aurora to …