L-R: John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in “Holmes & Watson”; Giles Keyte/© 2018 CTMG, Inc.(HOLLYWOOD) — The Oscar nominations come out tomorrow, which means today, it’s the nominations for the Razzies. The Razzies — or Golden Raspberry Awards, officially — celebrate the very worst in movies for the past year, and among the nominees …
Alan Alda on living with Parkinson’s disease: “I just try to make the best of what’s in front of me”
Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame(NEW YORK) — Ahead of receiving the the Life Achievement Award at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 27, former M*A*S*H star Alan Alda has given an upbeat interview to People. The 82-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease almost four years ago, …
Post-‘Game of Thrones’: Kit Harrington has Jon Snow’s crypt statue and Sophie Turner has cleaner hair
Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO(LONDON) — If you watched one of the latest teasers for the final season of Game of Thrones, you’ll have seen Jon Snow, Sansa Stark and Arya Stark all confronting statues of themselves inside the Stark family crypt. Creepy as it might be, Kit Harrington, who plays Jon, says he’s kept his …
HBO’s ‘Crashing’ promises more stand-up and social commentary in season three
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO(NEW YORK) — HBO’s Crashing, inspired by the life of comedian Pete Holmes, is back for more stand-up this weekend…and maybe a little social commentary on the side. The third season of the series, which premieres on Sunday, promises to not only document Holmes and his peers’ ongoing struggle to become comedy stars, but …
Noomi Rapace is back to kick butt as a bodyguard in new Netflix thriller ‘Close’
Netflix(NEW YORK) — Actress Noomi Rapace is no stranger to playing strong women: She played super-tough hacker Lisbeth Salander in three films based on Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. But she admits even she wasn’t prepared for what she’d have to do to prepare for her latest role. Rapace plays a bodyguard …
Sebastian Maniscalco talks fans, ‘Green Book’, and booking Madison Square Garden
Netflix(NEW YORK) — This weekend, comedian Sebastian Maniscalco reaches the career apex that only a handful of stand-up comics ever have: playing New York’s Madison Square Garden. The comedian takes his Stay Hungry tour to one of the most famous venues in the world Saturday and Sunday night. “[T]hat was never in the plan for …
‘Roma’, Alfonso Cuarón, and Mahershala Ali all Oscar nomination locks, say oddsmakers
Image from “Roma”; Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix(LAS VEGAS) — With the Oscar nominations just around the corner, the oddsmakers at SportsBettingDime.com have weighed in with the odds for six of the most popular categories. The early favorites in the six major categories include: Best Actor — Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody at 9/10 and Christian Bale for …
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ changes release date to avoid Parkland shooting anniversary
Universal Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — Universal Pictures has changed the release date for its upcoming slasher movie Happy Death Day 2U from February 14th to the 13th to so it won’t coincide with the first anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, according to Miami ABC affiliate WPLG TV. The move was in response …
Harvey Weinstein and attorney Benjamin Brafman part ways
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Harvey Weinstein’s criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman announced his intention to withdraw as counsel for the embattled movie mogul in a joint statement obtained by ABC News on Thursday. Weinstein authorized Brafman to formally notify Judge James Burke, who is overseeing Weinstein’s criminal case in New York, of his decision …
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ selling “shutdown coffee mugs” to help feed furloughed government workers
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS(NEW YORK) — Buy a coffee mug, help feed a furloughed federal worker? That’s the deal host Stephen Colbert announced last night on The Late Show. He started by noting that celebrity chef José Andrés had opened a relief kitchen in Washington, D.C. to feed furloughed government workers, and anyone else in need of …