ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gave his mother the ultimate Christmas surprise. The actor revealed the special gift in an Instagram post on Sunday, writing, “This one felt good. Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas. All our lives growing up we lived in little apartments all across the country. …
Kevin Hart surprises his entire crew with old-school cars to celebrate end of tour
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Kevin Hart has taken gift-giving to a whole new level. To celebrate the end of his Irresponsible Tour, he gave each member of his crew a classic muscle car. Hart revealed the gesture in an Instagram post Saturday. “So the tour is over, and I told my guys I was going …
“Aquaman” reigns at the box office for the second straight week
Jasin Boland/™ & © DC Comics Aquaman topped the box office for the second week in a row, capping of a record-breaking year with an estimated $51.55 million three-day weekend. The film has grossed more than $188 million stateside, which makes it the 11th biggest film based on a DC comic. Aquaman picked up an …
Ryan Seacrest invites you to count down to 2019 tonight with him on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: “It’s part of tradition”
ABC/ Lorenzo Bevilaqua(NEW YORK) — Sure, there are various TV shows you could watch on New Year’s Eve, but the one everyone seems to tune into, year after year, is Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Now in its 47th year, the show gets underway tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, …
‘Black Panther,’ ‘Roma’ and ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ among Barack Obama’s favorite films of 2018
Barack and Michelle Obama at the White House theater in 2009; Pete Souza/White House via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Barack Obama’s apparently spent a lot of time in movie theaters this year — or at least, watching flicks at home. The former president’s list of his favorite films of 2018 includes Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, and …
‘Sesame Street’ scandal: Did Grover drop the F-bomb?
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s the new yanny vs. laurel…except this debate is sponsored by the letter R — as in “R-rated.” Earlier this year, the Internet was fiercely divided over whether a certain audio clip of a male voice sounded as if it was saying “yanny” or “laurel.” Now, the Internet is divided …
Required watching: The best (and worst) movies of 2018
Image from “Roma”; Alfonso Cuarón/Netflix(NEW YORK) — The end of the year is the best time to catch up on your movie watching. But so you don’t have to waste your time with disappointing choices, film critic Peter Travers has screened more than 300 movies this year to compile his list of the very best, …
Forest Whitaker files for divorce after 22 years of marriage
Forest and Keisha Whitaker; Kevin Mazur/WireImage(LOS ANGELES) — Forest Whitaker is reportedly divorcing his wife, Keisha, after 22 years of marriage. The Black Panther star filed court documents Thursday in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The couple has two daughters together: Sonnet, 22, and True, 20. Their other two children, son Ocean, 28, and daughter Autumn, 27, …
TV in 2018: The hits, misses, scandals and farewells
Image from “Game of Thrones”; courtesy HBO(NEW YORK) — 2018 was a year of change for television, as the #MeToo movement continued to rock the entertainment industry, a once-beloved TV dad was imprisoned for sexual assault, Roseanne Barr made waves for all the right — and very wrong — reasons, and fans said goodbye to …
‘Stan & Ollie’ joins ‘Holmes & Watson’ and ‘Vice’ at the box office to close out 2018
Sony Pictures Classics(NEW YORK) — On the last Friday of 2018, here’s a look at what opened in theaters this week, and what’s opening today. Opening in limited release Friday: * Stan & Ollie — This biographical dramedy follows legendary comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy — played by Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, respectively …