NBC/Nathan Congleton On Monday, Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie were back in their anchor chairs at Today, with the former describing a hospital stay for her 3-year-old daughter, Hope, was the reason she had been MIA for weeks. “My youngest, Hope, was in the ICU for a few days and in the hospital for more …
In Brief: ‘Everything Everywhere’ dominates another awards show, and more
Everything Everywhere All at Once dominated at this year’s Independent Spirit Awards, grabbing seven of the eight awards for which it was nominated, including Best Feature; Best Screenplay: John Patton Ford; Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; Best Lead Performance: Michelle Yeoh; Best Supporting Performance: Ke Huy Quan; and Best Breakthrough Performance: Stephanie Hsu. …
‘Creed III’ knocks out box office with franchise record $58.7 million debut
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Creed III topped the domestic box office with an estimated $58.7 million opening weekend — well above its projected $40 million take and $23 million more than Creed II‘s 2018 opening gross. Overseas, the movie — starring Michael B. Jordan in his feature directorial debut, along with Tessa Thompson, and Jonathan Majors — grabbed …
The wait is finally over — ‘History of the World Pt. 2’ launches Monday
Courtesy of Hulu Mel Brooks fans have been waiting over 40 years for this — the sequel to History of the World Part 1. Part 2 starts streaming Monday on Hulu. It’s a series this time around, with Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, and Nick Kroll as executive producers, with some help from Brooks himself, Barinholtz tells ABC Audio. “He’s a national …
Scoreboard roundup — 3/5/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2 Houston 6, Washington 2 Boston 4, Miami 1 NY Yankees 10, Atlanta 6 Toronto 16, Philadelphia 4 Kansas City 5, San Francisco 1 Seattle 6, Milwaukee 1 Arizona 6, Cleveland 4 LA Dodgers 8, Chicago White Sox 4 …
Chris Rock lets Will Smith have it in Netflix’s first-ever live comedy special
Kirill Bichutsky/Courtesy of Netflix (NOTE LANGUAGE) Chris Rock took the stage at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre Saturday night for Netflix’s first live comedy special, Selective Outrage — and finally addressed the infamous Oscar-night slap by Will Smith, which took place nearly a year ago to the day of the special. Rock, clad in white with a …
‘Heat,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan’ co-star Tom Sizemore, dead at 61
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Actor Tom Sizemore, who appeared in classic films including Heat, Saving Private Ryan, and Black Hawk Down, has died, after suffering a brain aneurysm at his Los Angeles home on February 18. The actor was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital Burbank and listed in critical condition, but according to his manager Charles Lago on …
Ninth ‘Alien’ film will get underway next week
‘Alien’ – Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images 20th Century Studios has announced that a ninth film in the Alien franchise will get underway in Budapest on March 9. The latest entry will be directed and co-written by Don’t Breathe‘s Fede Alvarez. It will be produced by Ridley Scott, who directed 1979’s original Alien, and produced …
‘Creed III’ punches hard in sneak previews
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. Before the bell has even rung, Creed III has come out punching. Deadline reports the movie earned $5.45 million from preview screenings Wednesday and Thursday evening, and is on track to earn upwards of $40 million over the weekend. The movie is tracking well on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 96% Audience Score. …
“Ghostface” sightings causing panic; reportedly part of viral marketing for ‘Scream VI’
Paramount Pictures In what could be seen as a tone-deaf, considering the state of the country right now and high crime rates in various cites, costumers aping Scream‘s Ghostface killer have been popping up around the country, in what Variety reports is an attempt to promote the franchise’s sixth installment. And as the trade reports, …