Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Angela Bassett is hyping the upcoming Black Panther sequel. During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Monday, the actress teases that Wakanda Forever is “amazing” and is going to “top” the first film. Bassett, who plays T’Challa’s mother Ramonda, also addressed what it …
Oscars 2022: This year’s Best Picture nominees
AMPAS The 94th annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC on March 27. Here’s a rundown of which films are up for the biggest award of the night: Best Picture. For the first time in 10 years, there are a whopping 10 nominees in this category: The leading nominee, with 12 nods in all, …
‘West Side Story’ star Rachel Zegler says she wasn’t invited to this year’s Academy Awards
© 2020 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Niko Tavernise If you’re nominated at the 94th Annual Academy Awards on March 27, perhaps consider asking Rachel Zegler to be your plus-one. That’s because the actress says she didn’t get a ticket of her own, despite the fact that she stars in the Steven Spielberg-directed film that was nominated for seven Oscars, …
“I said counsel Kanye, not cancel him”: Trevor Noah seemingly responds to Grammys banning ‘Ye performance
Comedy Central On Twitter, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah seemingly responded to the Grammy Awards’ decision to remove Kanye West from its list of performers for the April 3 show. “I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye,” said the comedian, who returns as host this year. West’s rep confirmed to People that the awards show banned the Donda rapper over his “concerning online behavior,” despite his …
‘Maury’ to end after 31 seasons, and more
Maury Povich‘s long-running daytime syndicated talk show, Maury, will end with the current season. “Maury and I decided two years ago that this season would be the farewell season for the show, and while his retirement is bittersweet, we are so happy for him to be able to spend more time on the golf course,” Tracie Wilson, …
Writer’s Guild Awards 2022: ’CODA’, ’Hacks’ win big
“CODA” — Apple TV+ The 2022 Writers Guild Awards announced their winners during a virtual ceremony on Sunday. Hosted by comedian-writer-producer Ashley Nicole Black, the event, honored outstanding achievement in writing for film, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional categories. Don’t Look Up took home the award for Best Screenplay and CODA for Best Adapted Screenplay. On the TV …
‘The Batman’ three-peats at #1 with $38.6 million, soars past $300 million in the US
Jonathan Olley/™ & © DC Comics The Batman topped the box office for the third straight week, delivering an estimated $38.6 million. That brings the total domestic take for the gritty superhero action-drama to $300 million. It’s now second only to Spider-Man: No Way Home in pandemic-era North American earnings. Internationally, The Batman has taken in $298 million to date, bringing …
‘American Idol’ recap: Auditions continue with superstar talent
ABC/Eric McCandless The search for the next American Idol continued Sunday night, and it was a blast from the past with a lot of the hopefuls drawing inspiration from past contestants. First up, was 21-year-old Zaréh Turner, whose mother Nadia Turner made it to the Top 8 during the show’s fourth season. She surprised her mother, bringing her to the audition in …
South Dakota ends daily COVID-19 reporting
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Health officials in South Dakota say COVID-19 case rates have dropped so dramatically they’ll no longer give daily updates. The state health department ended daily reports on Friday and will now [Read More…]
State officials euthanize 85K birds amid avian flu outbreak
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — State officials have euthanized 85,000 birds in hopes of containing an avian flu outbreak at two factory farms. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Saturday that the outbreaks occurred at farms in Charles [Read More…]