Oprah and Vernon in 2003 — Adriane Jaeckle/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey is paying tribute to her late father, Vernon Winfrey. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Oprah shared a short video of her father, who died Friday of cancer. He was 88. “Vernon Winfrey 1933-2022,” she wrote. “Less than a week ago we honored my father …
Beanie Feldstein leaving ‘Funny Girl’ on Broadway early, and more
Goodbye, gorgeous. Beanie Feldstein will leave the Broadway revival of Funny Girl on July 31 — nearly two months before her scheduled exit — The Booksmart actress announced in a statement on Instagram. She attributed the move to a decision by producers “to take the show in a different direction,” but didn’t elaborate. The casting …
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ storms to $143 million opening weekend
Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder debuted in first place at the weekend box office, grabbing an estimated $143 million. The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fourth starring Chris Hemsworth‘s God of Thunder was the biggest opening for a Thor movie — beating Thor: Ragnarok‘s $122.7 million — and the third-biggest movie bow of …
Rob Lowe dishes on his new Netflix show ‘Unstable’
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images A new father-son duo is heading toward your screens, with Rob Lowe and his son John Owen Lowe starring in a new Netflix comedy titled Unstable. The series is set to hit the streamer next year, but while promoting his collaboration with Atkins — which includes yummy low carb treats like an Iced Chai Latte Protein …
South Dakota Democrats strategize on abortion, elections
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats are convening in Fort Pierre Friday as they look to reverse a slide that has dwindled their representation in the Statehouse to its lowest point in 60 [Read More…]
Democrat Smith announces fellow House member as running mate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democratic lawmaker Jamie Smith, who is trying to unseat Gov. Kristi Noem in the November election, announced Thursday that he has selected fellow House member Jennifer Keintz for [Read More…]
Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts’ on ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at 79
Kevin Mazur/WireImage Tony Sirico, known for his scene-stealing role as Paul ‘Paulie Walnuts’ Gualtieri on The Sopranos, has died. He was 79. No cause of death has been released. Sirico’s brother, Rev. Robert Sirico, announced the news on Facebook Friday. “It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of …
“That’s up to Tom”: Miles Teller talks possible sequel to ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Cruise and Teller in “Maverick” — Paramount Pictures When any film makes a billion bucks, it’s all but guaranteed its movie studio wants to talk “sequel.” But in the case of Top Gun: Maverick, it all comes down to one person: Tom Cruise. Considering the fact the biggest hit of his career came 36 years …
‘Captain America 4’, starring Anthony Mackie, gets director in ‘The Cloverfield Paradox”s Julius Onah
Marvel Studios Julius Onah, the Nigerian-born director of 2018’s hit The Cloverfield Paradox, has been handed the reins to the next Captain America movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Marvel Studios is characteristically mum at this point, but the trade says he’s the man that will get Anthony Mackie‘s Sam Wilson to take flight in …
‘Love and Thunder’ already shaking box office: $30 million from sneak previews, $78 million-plus worldwide
Marvel Studios Thor: Love and Thunder officially opened Friday, but thanks to sneak preview screenings on Thursday, the movie made nearly 30 million bucks. Deadline reports that performance was the second-best sneak preview haul of 2022 behind the $36 million made by another Marvel Studios film: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The all-time …