Ben Lamb and Rose McIver in “A Christmas Prince”; Netflix(NEW YORK) — Thanksgiving isn’t even here and yet we’re already seeing Christmas decorations in all the stores. Why not start watching holiday movies now, too? Netflix has compiled a list of upcoming original films and the classics you already know and love. Hits like 2003’s …
On ‘The Late Show’, Stephen Colbert, Hugh Jackman pay tribute to Stan Lee
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.(LOS ANGELES) — Legendary comics creator and master of the Marvel Studios cameo, Stan Lee, passed away on Monday, and on the Late Show, Marvel fanboy Stephen Colbert took a moment to remember “Stan ‘The Man’”– as fans came to know the 95-year-old comics icon. Colbert fans …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ semi-finals: A double dose of dances and a jaw-dropping double elimination
ABC(LOS ANGELES) — We got a double dose of dances during Monday night’s Dancing with the Stars semi-finals, with each couple taking the dance floor twice. But it all culminated in a double elimination at the end of the night. And that elimination was a doozy, sending home arguably the best performer of the competition, …
Voice of ‘2001’s’ HAL 9000, Douglas Rain, dead at 90
Doug Griffin/Toronto Star via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Douglas Rain, best-known as the soothing, understated voice of HAL 9000, the sentient computer that went rogue in Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, died Sunday at the age of 90. The Stratford Festival, which Rain, co-founded in 1952, revealed that Rain died of natural …
‘SNL’ bids farewell to Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Will Heath/NBC(NEW YORK) — Saturday Night Live bid farewell to Jeff Sessions — and Kate McKinnon’s hilarious impersonation of President Donald Trump’s embattled former attorney general — whose firing on Wednesday precipitated a reminiscing. The show’s cold open began with McKinnon’s Sessions crawling out from under his desk and starting to pack up his office. “Luckily …
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee dead at 95
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — Stan Lee, co-creator of timeless Marvel comic characters including Spider-Man, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk and The X-Men, has died at age 95. Family attorney Kirk E. Schenck confirmed Lee’s death to ABC News, saying he died Monday morning in Los Angeles. “Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created,” …
First look: See the ‘Toy Story 4’ teaser-trailer
Disney/Pixar(NEW YORK) — It’s been over six years since Toy Story 3 was released. It’s about time we got an update on what Woody and Buzz Lightyear have been up to since. Disney/Pixar just dropped the first look at Toy Story 4. Set to the sunny 1967 Judy Collins song “Both Sides Now,” the roughly …
Celebs using social media to help people displaced by California wildfires
J. Countess/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Veteran actor James Woods is using social media to help others in the midst of the California wildfires and the widespread destruction they’re causing. Using the fast-trending hashtag #SoCalFiresJamesWoods, the actor has helped displaced people connect with their loved ones. One of Woods tweets Sunday night read, “#MISSING Kele Carter. Interesting …
BTS, Nicki Minaj among the big winners at the E! People’s Choice Awards 2018 — Winner’s List
Marvel Studios/Disney(LOS ANGELES) — It was a good night for Marvel Studios at the People’s Choice Awards broadcast on the E! network Sunday night. Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War was named Movie of 2018 and Action Movie of 2018, while Marvel’s Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman and Danai Gurira were named Male Movie Star and Action Movie Star of 2018, …
‘The Walking Dead’ recap: “Who Are You Now?”
Gene Page/AMC(NEW YORK) — Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead reinforced the shocker at the end of last week’s show: that years have passed since Rick vanished and was presumed dead. Michonne still mourning Rick, she speaks to his memory, as if praying. Daryl wakes up in a run-down tent and kills a fish with a …