Photo: Gennady Avramenko/© 2019 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(MOSCOW) — (NOTE LANGUAGE) Weeks after Bruce Lee’s daughter Shannon criticized Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the director is now defending his portrayal of the late, legendary martial artist. A scene in the film has Lee, played by actor Mike Moh, squaring off with …
Bill Cosby spokesperson calls accusers “scum of the earth”; blasts judge for “going after wealthy black men”
iStock/Marilyn Nieves(LOS ANGELES) — Bill Cosby, the highest-profile celebrity so far to be convicted of sexual assault since the dawn of the nationwide #MeToo movement in 2017, got what could be his last shot on Monday at convincing a Pennsylvania court to free him from state prison and grant him a new trial. A panel …
Can it BE any more epic? ‘Friends’ coming to movie theaters in extras-packed marathon anniversary event
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (LOS ANGELES) — If you can get out of your La-Z-Boy, leave your smelly cat at home and get ready for a Friends marathon — in the movie theater. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sitcom, which premiered on September 22, 1994, Fathom Events will broadcast the NBC smash hit …
‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ gets the jump on a crowded weekend at the box office
Courtesy of Sony Pictures(NEW YORK) — Opening nationwide Tuesday: * The Angry Birds Movie 2 — This sequel to 2016’s The Angry Birds Movie centers on Red, Chuck and Bomb — voiced respectively by Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad and Danny McBride, reprising their roles from the original film — who must team up with Bill Hader’s Leonard …
Watch Eddie Murphy transform into Rudy Ray Moore in first trailer for ‘Dolemite Is My Name’
Francois Duhamel/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — Ahead of its Toronto International Film Festival premiere next month, Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Dolemite Is My Name. The film, based on real-life actor and producer Rudy Ray Moore, stars Murphy as the legendary comedian/actor, who made a name for himself in the ’70s by creating the character Dolemite, an …
Sarah Silverman claims she lost movie role due to blackface photo, slams “cancel culture” as “righteousness porn”
Mark Davis/Comedy Central(LOS ANGELES) — When The Sarah Silverman Show was on Comedy Central back in 2007, the comedienne appeared in an infamous sketch in which she appeared in blackface — and she’s just revealed that it’s still costing her. During an interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Silverman explained, “I recently was going to …
Robert De Niro among the stars sharpening their knives for the ‘Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin’
ABC/Heidi Gutman(LOS ANGELES) — Emmy-winner Alec Baldwin is going to be on the hot seat next month as the victim of a Comedy Central Roast, and now the network has revealed that Oscar-winner Robert De Niro will be among those out for Baldwin’s blood. In a short video that shows Baldwin giving “generic responses” to …
With a glance, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman teases as Queen Elizabeth in ‘The Crown’ S3
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Netflix has just announced that the third season of The Crown will debut on November 17 by offering fans just a glimpse of Oscar-winner Olivia Colman in full regal attire as Queen Elizabeth. And it really is just a glimpse: The Favourite star strides into the frame, glances directly at camera, and …
‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Riverdale’ win big at Teen Choice Awards
Credit: Frank Micelotta/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — The Marvel Cinematic Universe dominated at Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards on Fox. As expected, Avengers: Endgame collected all the Infinity Stones — that is, Teen Choice Awards for which it was nominated. The epic Marvel saga won Choice Action Movie, Choice Action Movie Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Choice …
‘Hobbs & Shaw’ repeats as box office number one; ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’ tops newcomers
Frank Masi/Universal Pictures(NEW YORK) — Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw still had plenty of gas left in the tank, speeding its way to a second week at number one at the box office with an estimated $25.4 million. Overseas, the Fast & Furious spinoff delivered an estimated $60.8 million, bringing its worldwide total to …