L-R: Renate Reinsve, Pearson, Stan — RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images At the Berlin Film Festival promoting his new thriller A Different Man, Sebastian Stan called out a reporter who used an arguably offensive term to describe a person with a facial disfigurement. In the film, Stan wears prosthetics to play Edward, an aspiring actor …
See Disney treasures go ‘Up for Auction’ with Chris Hardwick
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Nerdist founder — and massive Disney fan — Chris Hardwick takes viewers on a trip through Disney history in the new series Up for Auction, which is now streaming on the CW’s website and the CW app ahead of a video-on-demand bow in May. In the eight-episode series, the former Talking Dead host …
High school football team that beat the odds gets deserving surprises
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cardinal Hayes High School’s football team is the definition of a ray of sunshine! Once called one of the “worst teams,” the players overcame the odds to win the New York State Catholic High School State Championship in December 2023, becoming the first New York City team …
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ ranks as “most cost-effective” Oscar nominated film
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ – NEON While big-budget movies like Killers of the Flower Moon and Oppenheimer were well-represented in terms of nominations for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, a new ranking of the Best Picture nominees shows money isn’t everything. The website CSGOLuck compared budget data from IMDb on this year’s Best Picture hopefuls, …
Milo Ventimiglia opens up about his connection to new film ‘Land of Bad’
Courtesy of The Avenue Milo Ventimiglia’s newest film, the action thriller Land of Bad, hits close to home for the actor. “It’s deeply personal to me,” he told ABC Audio. The movie – which also stars Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe – follows a U.S. Army Delta Force special ops mission that goes horribly wrong, resulting in lives lost and …
In Brief: Jon Hamm joins Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’, and more
Meryl Streep has inked a deal to reprise her role as Loretta Durkin, the love interest to Martin Short‘s Oliver Putnam, in the fourth season of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, according to Deadline. She joins Molly Shannon, who was added to the cast in a recurring role in season 4. The new episodes …
University of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women’s basketball scoring record
Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes dribbles against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the second half at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Feb. 11, 2024, in Lincoln, Neb. — Steven Branscombe/Getty Images (IOWA CITY, Iowa) — Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball phenom, is now officially in the history books. Clark, a senior point guard for the …
‘Madame Web’s’ Dakota Johnson on the ups and downs of playing a superhero
Lionel Hahn/WireImage Dakota Johnson gets her first crack at the superhero world with the new movie Madame Web, in theaters this weekend. She plays the title character, an EMT who discovers she has superpowers that have laid dormant inside her since birth. Johnson tells ABC Audio that taking on the new genre was “really fun,” but challenging …
Scoreboard roundup — 2/15/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Memphis 113, Milwaukee 110 Golden State 140, Utah 137 Minnesota 128, Portland 91 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Seattle 4, Boston 1 Los Angeles 2, New Jersey 1 Florida 4, Buffalo 0 Anaheim 5, Ottawa 1 Toronto 4, Philadelphia 3 (OT) NY …
Zendaya is robot chic at the ‘Dune: Part Two’ world premiere
Courtesy Warner Bros. Zendaya stunned on the red carpet for the world premiere of Dune: Part Two. The actress channeled a chic robot while dressed in a look from Mugler’s Autumn/Winter 1995-1996 Cirque d’Hiver 20th anniversary couture collection. She wowed fans and photographers alike in London on Thursday as she walked the carpet, which was completely covered …