Marvel Studios(LOS ANGELES) — The 91st Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and Black Panther roared on the scene with seven nominations, including one for Best Picture, one for Hannah Beachler for Best Production Design — the first black person ever to be nominated– and another for Ruth E. Carter for Best Costume Design. The …
‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ lead 91st Academy Awards nominations
Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix(LOS ANGELES) — The 2019 Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani, live from from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and Yorgos Lanthimos’ period piece The Favourite led the pack with 10 nominations apiece. Black Panther also surprised, with seven nominations, including …
‘The Bachelor’ recap: A pair of former beauty queens battle over Colton
ABC/Craig Sjodin(LOS ANGELES) — On Monday’s episode of The Bachelor, two former Miss U.S.A. contestants found themselves competing for Colton’s heart, and things got ugly. On the heels of last week’s admission by Hannah B, Miss Alabama 2018, that she and Caelynn, Miss North Carolina 2018, competed against each other in the Miss U.s.A. pageant …
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ pays “tribute” to the halfway point of Donald Trump’s first term in office
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — To commemorate the midway mark of Donald Trump’s first term as president of the United States, Jimmy Kimmel aired a special Jimmy Kimmel Live! Intermission Accomplished: A Halftime Tribute to Trump. As Kimmel explains, “this is a man who is far too humble to celebrate himself” so instead Kimmel and a slew of …
Leslie Jones criticizes upcoming ‘Ghostbusters’ sequel as “insulting” to 2016 all-female reboot
ABC/Lou Rocco(LOS ANGELES) — Leslie Jones is not happy that another Ghostbusters movie is already in the works. The SNL star tweeted her disgust over the weekend after news broke that Jason Reitman is working on a sequel to the original franchise. Jones co-starred in the 2016 all-female remake of the film, alongside Kate McKinnon, …
Amanda Seales breaks down misconceptions about MLK and why his approach was needed
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO(NEW YORK) — As Amanda Seales gears up for the premiere of her first comedy special on HBO, the Insecure star is also weighing in on the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and what people often get wrong about the legendary civil right leader. Seales, who has a Masters degree in African-American …
Michael C. Hall to star in Super Bowl Skittles ad, to be performed as a live Broadway musical
Mars, Incorporated(NEW YORK) — Skittles is taking its Super Bowl ad to the next level with the help of Michael C. Hall and the Great White Way. The Dexter actor is starring in Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical, an ad set to be performed in front of a live audience, airing during the Super Bowl …
Matthew McConaughey took his son to a BTS concert and had “a blast”
ABC/Nicole Wilder(LOS ANGELES) — Matthew McConaughey is a newly minted member of the BTS Army. During his appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday, the actor says he got his 10-year-old son Levi tickets to the see the K-pop boy band and ended up having “a blast” at the show. “Levi wanted to go see BTS …
Donald Trump ends shutdown for hamberders in ‘SNL’ game of ‘Deal or No Deal’
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — The first Saturday Night Live of the new year opened with President Donald Trump playing a game of Deal or No Deal — in a bid to end the longest government shutdown in history. “We decided to do this in the only format you understand: a TV game show with women …
‘Glass’ scares up $40.58 million opening to top MLK weekend box office
Universal(HOLLYWOOD) — Glass fell short of expectations, but still managed to top the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend box office with and estimated $40.58 million between Friday and Sunday. The the third and final installment in M. Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable series, which stars Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and James McAvoy is now the fourth largest …