iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUEMinnesota at Detroit (Postponed)Kansas City 13, Houston 3Oakland 1, Texas 0Baltimore 9, Boston 4 NATIONAL LEAGUEMilwaukee at Cincinnati (Postponed)NY Mets 16, Atlanta 4Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONChicago 127, Detroit 105New York 118, Boston 109Utah 124, Houston 121Golden …
Director Alex Garland unleashes ‘Civil War’ in theaters Friday
A24 One of the most hotly anticipated films of the year is out Friday. Ex Machina and The Beach veteran Alex Garland‘s Civil War depicts a modern-day United States at war with itself, through the lens of several reporters trying to cover the carnage. Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura and Stephen McKinley Henderson play the reporters caught in …
Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter allegedly stole $16 million from Dodgers star: DOJ
Christian Petersen/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani now faces federal charges over allegations he stole millions from MLB’s highest-paid player in a gambling scheme, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Ippei Mizuhara has been charged with bank fraud for allegedly stealing more than $16 million …
Ron Howard looks back at a legend with Disney+ doc ‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’
Disney+ On Thursday, Disney+ revealed that Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard‘s tribute to the creator of The Muppets will debut on the streaming service May 31. Howard directed Jim Henson: Idea Man, which the streaming service teases “takes us into the mind of this singular creative visionary, from his early years puppeteering on local television to …
Godzilla’s a monster on the small screen, too: Apple TV+ announces season 2 of ‘Monarch’, “multiple” spin-offs
Apple TV+ As Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire continues to leave a huge box office footprint, the rumbling is growing on the small screen, as well. On Thursday, Apple TV+ announced its hit show set in Godzilla’s so-called Monsterverse, Monarch: Legacy of the Monsters, is getting a second season. What’s more, plans are underway for “multiple spinoffs” …
Paramount at CinemaCon: ‘Transformers’/’G.I. Joe’ movie, first ‘Gladiator II’ footage, ‘Scary Movie’ reboot and more
Hemsworth and Henry at Paramount’s CinemaCon exhibition – Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon On Thursday, Paramount Pictures took the stage in Las Vegas at the annual industry expo CinemaCon and revealed its upcoming slate. The studio played the first footage from Ridley Scott‘s Gladiator sequel — and confirmed he’s directing a Bee Gees biopic — …
Matthew Perry’s Chandler Bing is TV’s most popular sitcom character, according to Google search data
NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Matthew Perry died in October, but his legacy lives on in Chandler Bing. The sarcastic Friend is apparently the most popular TV character based on Google search data for 12 months crunched by the website NoDeposit365.co.uk: According to their numbers, there are more than 320,000 monthly …
Heather Locklear, Daphne Zuniga, and Laura Leighton reuniting for ‘Melrose Place’ reboot
Cast of ‘Melrose Place’ celebrating 100 episodes in 1995 — Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc The TV nostalgia keeps on rolling: Melrose Place is reportedly becoming the next 1990s show to get a reboot. ABC Audio has confirmed Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga are all on board for a new chapter of the popular nighttime …
“Even a wallflower can bloom” — Penelope follows her heart in ‘Bridgerton”s third season trailer
Netflix/Liam Daniels “Dearest gentle reader: We have been apart for far too long” is how Lady Whistledown coyly starts the trailer to the third season of Netflix’s Bridgerton — fitting, as fans have been waiting to hear from her, too. As reported, the third season centers on Nicola Coughlan‘s Penelope — Whistledown’s secret alter-ego — finding love. …
O.J. Simpson, former football star acquitted of murder, dies at 76
Steve Marcus-Pool/Getty Images O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was …