ABC/Nicole Wilder(NEW YORK) — For Matthew McConaughey’s 50th birthday Monday, the actor gave the internet the gift of his brand-new Instagram account. The actor-turned-newly-minted professor took to his Twitter earlier Monday to announce his presence on the platform and his handle, @officiallyMcConaughey. McConaughey’s first post is a video describing his new “venture into sharing [him]self and …
‘Charlie’s Angels’ director Elizabeth Banks says “The sky’s the limit” for women
© 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Elizabeth Banks is behind the camera once again, directing the reboot of Charlie’s Angels. The original TV series featuring female private detectives debuted in 1976 and was later spun off into action films. Banks told Good Morning America that she grew up watching reruns of the …
Ellen DeGeneres will receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 77th Annual Golden Globes
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ellen DeGeneres will be honored by the legacy of another very funny woman when she receives the Carol Burnett Award at this year’s Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association tapped DeGeneres as the award’s second winner — the first being its trailblazing namesake, who accepted the prize in 2018. …
Sony says ‘Spider-Verse’ sequel swinging into theaters April, 2021
Credit: Sony Pictures Animation. © 2018 CTMG, Inc.(LOS ANGELES) — If your Spidey sense was tingling over the weekend, it was right: Sony has set April 8, 2021 as the release date for its sequel to its Academy Award-winning hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The acclaimed animated take on the Marvel superhero centered on Miles …
Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ getup fetches over $400k at auction
PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo/Supplied by Julien’s Auctions(LOS ANGELES) — Olivia Newton-John’s iconic sultry black getup from Grease had many people saying “You’re The One That I Want” on Saturday when it hit the auction block. So much so, bidders dropped a whopping $405,700 winning bid on the pair. In a press release obtained …
‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ tops the box office with weak $29 million debut
©2018 Skydance Productions, LLC and Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.(NEW YORK) — Terminator: Dark Fate grabbed the top spot at the weekend box office, despite only being able to generate an estimated $29 million — far below the nearly $40 million Paramount had hoped to make. Dark Fate, which marked the return of Arnold Shwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton to the …
‘SNL’ spoofs Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare-For-All plan
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live turned its attention away from President Donald Trump this weekend, and on to Massachusetts Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, who revealed how she intends to fund her Medicare-For-All plan on Friday. The sketch began with Warren, once again played by Kate McKinnon, hosting an Iowa town hall, where she fielded questions about her plan. The Q&A …
Miss Universe competition to be held at Tyler Perry Studios
Steve Iervolino/ABC News(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry Studios has once again been tapped for a major event. After it was announced that the studio would host of the next Democratic presidential debate on November 20, comes news that the Atlanta studio will also serve as the location for the 2019 Miss Universe beauty pageant. The Miss …
New ‘Terminator’ baddie Gabriel Luna says he was all in for ‘Dark Fate’, before he was even in it
Photo credit: Kerry Brown © 2018 SKYDANCE PRODUCTIONS AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES(NEW YORK) — Terminator: Dark Fate — technically, the sixth installment in the Terminator franchise though officially the only “canon” sequel to 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day — earned a strong $2.4 million during sneak previews Halloween night. What’s more, the movie is enjoying …
Report: Lady Gaga following ‘A Star Is Born’ with film about the Gucci family
ABC/Rick Rowell(LOS ANGELES) — Lady Gaga has found her next movie role following her Oscar-nominated breakout turn in last year’s A Star Is Born. According to Deadline, Gaga is attached to star in a new Ridley Scott film about the Gucci fashion dynasty. She’ll reportedly play Patrizia Reggiani, the ex-wife of Maurizio Gucci, the grandson …