Paramount Pictures Harry Styles‘ last two movies had him front and center, but he could have had a tiny part in the new musical version of Mean Girls. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, director Samatha Jayne talked about keeping certain beloved elements of the original 2004 film. “There are certain iconic lines where we would joke that there would be …
Chelsea Handler dings Golden Globes host ex Jo Koy during Critics Choice monologue
Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association Chelsea Handler took a swipe at her ex Jo Koy and his recent Golden Globes hosting gig during her own monologue at Sunday night’s Critics Choice Awards. As Koy struggled onstage during his opening, he blamed jokes that fell flat on his writers. He also insisted, “I wrote some …
In Brief: ‘Honeymooners’ star Joyce Randolph dead at 99, and more
Actress Joyce Randolph, best known for playing Trixie Norton, the wife of Art Carney‘s Ed Norton, on the classic sitcom The Honeymooners, died of natural causes Saturday, January 13, in New York City, her son Randy tells TMZ. She was 99. Randolph, who was in hospice care at the time of her death, was the …
Get ready for the Emmys! ‘Succession’ leads as strike-delayed awards show airs Monday night
Fox/Television Academy The 75th annual Emmy Awards will finally air Monday night on Fox. Originally meant to air in September, the awards show was postponed due to this year’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. As announced in July, HBO’s Succession leads the pack with 27 nominations in the Drama category, achieving a historic first: Brian Cox, …
‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ win big at 2024 Critics Choice Awards
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, aired live on The CW from The Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 14. Oppenheimer led the winners in the film categories, earning eight awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director …
‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Bear’ and ‘Beef’ win big at 2023 Critics Choice Awards
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler, aired live on The CW from The Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 14. Oppenheimer led the winners in the film categories, earning eight awards including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr., Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director …
Mean Girls tops box office with fetch $28 million debut
Paramount Pictures Mean Girls, based on Tina Fey‘s 2018 Tony-nominated Broadway show, which itself was based on her 2004 film, opened with an estimated $28 million domestic haul between Friday and Sunday. Factoring in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, that number is expected to hit $34.5 million. Second place went to The Beekeeper, this week’s …
Emmys saluting 75 Most Impactful TV Moments, will highlight classic shows
Television Academy/Fox The Television Academy on Friday revealed its list of the 75 Most Impactful TV Moments to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Emmy Awards. Included in the list, which was compiled by industry members along with “a select group of academic professionals,” are Neil Armstrong‘s “One Small Step for Man” speech, televised as …
Drew Barrymore gets emotional rewatching ‘The Wedding Singer’ in sweet video
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Netflix Drew Barrymore is clearly still a fan of The Wedding Singer. The talk show host and actress took to social media this week to share a video of her rewatching the 1998 rom-com, in which she starred alongside Adam Sandler. And the tears were flowing as she did. Barrymore began …
Director David Ayer, star Josh Hutcherson talk new thriller ‘The Beekeeper’
L-R: Ayer, Statham — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc./Daniel Smith Jason Statham plays the title role in the new revenge thriller The Beekeeper — in that, yes, his soft-spoken Adam Clay keeps bees. But unbeknownst to those who know him, he’s also a veteran of a secret group known as Beekeepers who take the law into their own hands when …