Macall Polay/HBO It’s time to delve deeper into the psyche of The Batman villain The Penguin. The new series The Penguin debuts Thursday on HBO. It takes place in the universe of Robert Pattinson‘s The Batman, and show creator Lauren LeFranc tells ABC Audio that its themes go way beyond the criminal in the comic books. …
In brief: ‘Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval’ trailer, ‘SNL’ vets reunite for ‘Platonic’ and more
So what’s Ellen DeGeneres been up to lately? “I decided to take up gardening. I got chickens. Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business,” the comedian jokes in the new trailer for what’s being billed as her final stand-up special, Ellen DeGeneres: For You Approval, coming to Netflix Sept. 24. “The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t …
Pennsylvania declares girls’ flag football as sanctioned high school sport
In this Sept. 19, 2023 file photo, a flag football game is shown at Wilson in Long Beach, Calif. (Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania officially recognized flag football as a sanctioned girls’ high school sport in an announcement made by Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA), on Wednesday. …
‘Golden Bachelorette’ recap: Joan Vassos meets suitors, begins journey of finding love
Disney/Gilles Mingasson Joan Vassos‘ season of The Golden Bachelorette kicked off on Wednesday night in a special way. The 61-year-old school administrator, mother and grandmother, who is the first ever Golden Bachelorette, met her suitors vying for her heart and bonded with them over shared interests, experiences and a love for pickleball. Prior to meeting …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/18/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEOakland Athletics 5, Chicago Cubs 3San Francisco Giants 5, Baltimore Orioles 3San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0 AMERICAN LEAGUELA Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 4Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 1Detroit Tigers 4, …
Mel Gibson reportedly scouting locations in Malta for his ‘Passion of the Christ’ follow-up, ‘The Resurrection’
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Mel Gibson is apparently scouting locations for The Resurrection, the follow-up to his 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. This piece of news came from the Italian-language publication ItalPress, which reported the actor, producer and director has met with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and checked out locations on the island he governs, …
Jean Smart kicks off ‘SNL”s 50th season with Jelly Roll; Ariana Granda, Michael Keaton coming back, too
Disney/Frank Micelotta Saturday Night Live has revealed that Jean Smart will be the first guest host of the show’s 50th season on Sept. 28. It will mark her debut on the stage of Studio 8H. Smart and her HBO show Hacks were honored Sunday at the 76th Emmy Awards with an upset win for Outstanding …
See Robert Pattinson, Robert Pattinson and Robert Pattinson in the sci-fi action-comedy ‘Mickey 17’
Disney/Randy Holmes The trailer has dropped for Mickey 17, director Bong Joon-ho‘s follow-up to his Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite, and it stars Robert Pattinson. Or, more accurately, Pattinsons. An adaptation of Edward Ashton‘s novel Mickey 7, the darkly comedic sci-fi film has the star playing the title role(s). English actor Pattinson’s voice in character …
Brendan Fraser, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei break bad in trailer to caper comedy ‘Brothers’
© AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC For a streaming movie about two bickering burglars, the upcoming Prime Video movie Brothers boasts some A-list names. Game of Thrones Emmy winner Peter Dinklage joins Oscar nominees Josh Brolin and Glenn Close, and Oscar winners Brendan Fraser and Marisa Tomei, in the caper comedy that centers on a cache of emeralds with a …
Halle Berry holds “special wig screenings” of new thriller ‘Never Let Go’
StarPix/Marion Curtis for Lionsgate Halle Berry knows how to laugh at herself — after all, she’s the only Oscar winner to personally pick up a Razzie Award — and she just proved that again with a hair-raising promotion for her new thriller, Never Let Go. To celebrate the infamous wig she wore as a 911 operator …