Saturday Night Live kicked off its 50th season with a star-studded cold open that featured SNL alum Maya Rudolph reprising her Vice President Kamala Harris, joined by fellow SNL vets Andy Samberg and Dana Carvey, playing second gentleman Doug Emhoff and President Joe Biden, respectively. Comedian Jim Gaffigan was tapped to play Harris’ running mate …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/29/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEMiami 3, Toronto 1NY Yankees 6, Pittsburgh 4Kansas City 4, Atlanta 2 AMERICAN LEAGUEHouston at Cleveland (Canceled)Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1Texas 8, LA Angels 0Baltimore 6, Minnesota 2Seattle 6, Oakland 4Chi White Sox 9, Detroit 5 NATIONAL LEAGUESt. Louis 6, …
‘The Wild Robot’ dethrones ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ with $35 million debut, ‘Megalopolis’ fizzles
Dreamworks The Wild Robot topped the domestic box office, earning an estimated $35 million in its opening weekend. The animated adventure — with a voice cast including Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor and Stephanie Hsu — added an estimated $18.1 million internationally, for a global total of $53.1 million. After a …
Kris Kristofferson, legendary songwriter, actor and singer, dead at 88
Bettman/Contributor Kris Kristofferson, the singer, songwriter and actor whose songs were among the most admired, not just in country, but music in general, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook. He was 88. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on …
Maggie Smith remembered by Daniel Radcliffe, Whoopi Goldberg and more
Radcliffe and Smith in 2005 – Scott Myers/Shutterstock, FILE Daniel Radcliffe is among those mourning the death of beloved British actress Maggie Smith, who died Friday at age 89. Radcliffe, who played the titular character in the Harry Potter movie series, shared a statement reflecting on meeting Smith when he was a young actor. “The first time I met …
Kerry Washington announces cancellation of ‘Unprisoned’
Disney/Kelsey McNeal Kerry Washington‘s latest show, Unprisoned, will not go on. She announced the news of its cancellation Friday while sharing gratitude for the fans who supported the show for two seasons. “Ladies & Gents, that is a wrap on Unprisoned,” Washington wrote on Instagram, alongside a montage of behind-the-scenes moments. “This beautiful show that we poured …
Francis Ford Coppola laments the “death of journalism” as he again touts his film ‘Megalopolis’
Lionsgate We’ve already reported that Francis Ford Coppola gave his own film Megalopolis five stars on the cineaste site Letterbxd, but in a new chat with Deadline alongside his star Adam Driver, the Oscar-winning filmmaker explains what he thinks of the mixed reaction to the decades-in-development project. Coppola insisted his director friends are “very frank about” saying if they didn’t like …
New ‘Yellowstone’ sneak peek sans Kevin Costner sees stars talking “secretive” scripts
Parmount Network With Kevin Costner not returning to Yellowstone for the remaining episodes of season 5, a new promo seems to be leaning into the mystery of just how his exit will be addressed come November. While it likely won’t be a “Who shot J.R.?” moment — Costner’s John Dutton has been shot on the show …
Report: Actor cast to play Bruce Springsteen’s father in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’
Taylor Hill/WireImage The upcoming movie about the making of Bruce Springsteen’s album Nebraska has reportedly found the actor to play the rocker’s father. According to Variety, English actor Stephen Graham, who’s had roles in Peaky Blinders, Snatch, Boardwalk Empire and more, has been cast to play Springsteen’s dad in Deliver Me From Nowhere, which stars Jeremy …
Reality Roundup: Anna Delvey took “nothing” from ‘DWTS’, ‘The Masked Singer’ premiere and more
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what happened in the world of reality television this week: Dancing with the Stars (ABC)After Anna Delvey was voted off of Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, she gave a curt response when asked what she was going to take away from the experience. …