Tatum Mangus / Annapurna Pictures(SANTA MONICA, CA) — If Beale Street Could Talk snagged multiple awards at the 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards Saturday. The Barry Jenkins film took home three trophies, including Best Feature, Best Director for Jenkins and Best Supporting Female for Regina King. Can You Ever Forgive Me? followed with two …
‘Holmes & Watson,’ Donald Trump are the big, er, losers at the 2019 Razzie Awards
Giles Keyte – © 2018 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — While the Academy Awards honor the best movies of the past year, the Razzie Awards have announced the top picks for the worst of the worst. The Razzies — or the Golden Raspberry Awards, officially – named Holmes & Watson as the worst …
Where’s the beef? Wolfgang Puck’s got it this Oscar Sunday
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — As sure as a winner will forget to thank their significant other on the podium, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will be running the kitchen for the famed Governors Ball after the Oscars Sunday night. It’s the 25th year that Puck’s been crafting A-list edibles for A-list guests at the official after-party of …
‘A Star Is Born’ co-star Anthony Ramos would rather the film change a life than win awards
L-R; Lady Gaga, Anthony Ramos; Clay Enos/Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) — A Star Is Born is up for eight Academy Awards this Sunday, including Best Picture, but for one of the movie’s stars, winning isn’t everything. Anthony Ramos, who plays the best friend of Lady Gaga’s character Ally, tells ABC Radio that the film’s effect on …
“Now this is a story…” Will Smith to revive ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ character in children’s book series ‘Fresh Princess’
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Will Smith is bringing something extremely fresh to the children’s book world. According to Entertainment Weekly, Smith has partnered with HarperCollins and author Denene Miller for a new book series called Fresh Princess. Inspired by Smith’s character from his iconic ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the three-part picture book series …
‘A Star is Born’ has been “an amazing ride,” says Oscar nominee Sam Elliott
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Oscar Sunday is almost here, and Sam Elliott is — finally — a nominee this year, for his work in A Star is Born. The beloved character actor has been working in front of the cameras for more than 50 years, but he received his first-ever nomination for …
Following arrest, Jussie Smollett is removed from the final two Season 5 episodes of ‘Empire’
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — Hours after returning to the set of his show Empire following his arrest for falsely reporting he was the victim of a politically-motivated hate crime, Jussie Smollett has been temporarily cut out of the show. In a statement obtained by ABC News, the show’s producers announce that they have removed his …
Michael B. Jordan says a ‘Black Panther’ Oscar win would “inspire and motivate” future filmmakers
Marvel Studios(NEW YORK) — With the Oscars only days away, Black Panther star Michael B. Jordan is already envisioning what it would mean for the blockbuster Marvel superhero film to win Sunday night. “It would definitely set the bar pretty high,” Jordan tells ABC Radio. “But, also to inspire and to motivate a future generation …
Jussie Smollett’s legal team criticizes “law enforcement spectacle”
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — Jussie Smollett’s legal team apparently isn’t happy with the way his case has been handled by investigators. “Today we witnessed an organized law enforcement spectacle that has no place in the American legal system,” declares a statement issued by his attorneys Thursday afternoon, hours after Smollett was arrested and formally charged …
‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ tops new movie releases
Universal(NEW YORK) — Here are the movies opening nationwide Friday: * How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World — The third and likely final installment in the How to Train Your Dragon series — the film’s being billed as “The Epic Conclusion” — follows Hiccup, again voiced by Jay Baruchel, and his dragon, Toothless, as …