Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — Tessa Thompson is taking a page out of Regina King’s handbook by joining a new female-focused #TimesUp challenge. During the Sundance Film Festival, Thompson offered the #4percentchallenge, which aims to increase the number of female directors making films in the next few years. “Because only 4 percent of the top 100 …
Serious as a heart attack: ‘The Office’ CPR gag saves a life
Photo by Mitchell Haaseth/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images(ARIZONA) — Fans of The Office may remember a classic bit where the Dunder Mifflin gang takes a CPR class, and how Steve Carrell’s Michael Scott mucks it up. But fortunately for an Arizona mom, on January 11, 21-year-old Good Samaritan Cross Scott — no relation to …
‘Mrs. Maisel’ cast wants raises to match ‘Marvelous’ awards show streak
Amazon(LOS ANGELES) — At Sunday night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel continued its winning ways. The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Amazon show scooped up trophies for lead Rachel Brosnahan and Tony Shalhoub, and the cast won the night’s comedy ensemble award. All the more reason for the cast members to get the …
Terry Crews rips D.L. Hughley after comedian mocks Crews over his #MeToo experience
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — Terry Crews had some choice words for comedian D.L. Hughley over the weekend. It all started when Hughley did an interview with Vlad TV in which he said he found it difficult to understand how Crews couldn’t “tell an agent to not touch” him, since Crews has “all those muscles.” Hughley was …
Members of alleged sex cult Nxivm to appear in federal court
Photo by Amy Luke/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in Brooklyn has ordered members of the alleged sex cult Nxivm into court to discuss “issues” with the fund paying for their legal defense. Prosecutors have portrayed Nxivm as a cult that advertised itself as self-help for professional women but brainwashed them, branded them with …
The show went on – Injury caused Fox’s ‘Rent: Live’ to go to the videotape
FOX(LOS ANGELES) — The show did indeed go on last night for the Fox live broadcast of the musical Rent — which meant that it wasn’t quite as live as planned. Actor Brennin Hunt, who played the lead role of Roger, broke his foot during Saturday night’s dress rehearsal, meaning what audiences wound up seeing …
‘Glass’ repeats at number one with $19 million weekend
Universal(LOS ANGELES) — Glass pulled off an easy repeat at number one at the box office with an estimated $19 million weekend. The third and final installment in M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable trilogy handily beat newcomers The Kid Who Would Be King and Serenity. The Upside took second place with an estimated $12.2 million weekend. Third …
Steve Martin makes a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cameo as a “poor, helpless” Roger Stone
SNL(NEW YORK) — Steve Martin made a surprise cameo as recently indicted Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone in the cold open to this week’s Saturday Night Live, pleading that he was “just a poor, helpless man,” and asking for a pardon from the president. The 73-year-old Martin, a touch older than the 66-year-old Stone, appeared …
‘Black Panther’ wins top prize at SAG Awards; ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ sweeps comedy categories
The cast of “Black Panther”; Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for Turner(LOS ANGELES) — Wakanda Forever! Marvel’s Black Panther took home the night’s top prize — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture — at Sunday night’s 25th Annual SAG Awards. The superhero film beat out A Star Is Born, Crazy Rich Asians, Bohemian Rhapsody …
SAG Awards winners list
© 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards, LLC (LOS ANGELES) — The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were presented Sunday night at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, in ceremonies hosted by Megan Mullally. Here are the winners: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureBlack Panther Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor …