Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Sony Pictures Denzel Washington directed A Journal for Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan, and the two-time Academy Award winner says it’s an emotional film for the holidays. Michael stars as First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, deployed in Iraq, who keeps a journal of love and advice for his infant son, Jordan. “It’s just a beautiful …
Keri Hilson on her character’s merry and not-so-bright idea in ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’
VH1 On Sunday afternoon, VH1 is airing an encore presentation of its recent release, Hip Hop Family Christmas, as we get closer to the big day. If you miss it then, it’s also playing on Christmas Eve, and streaming on demand on VH1. Double-platinum recording artist Keri Hilson explains that like most plans during the holidays, her character’s …
Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge tease ‘Legally Blonde 3’
Eric Ford/Online USA Reese Witherspoon and her Legally Blonde series co-star Jennifer Coolidge sat down via Zoom with Backstage, and dished not only about their respective hit shows, The Morning Show and White Lotus, but also teased a third Legally Blonde movie. Coolidge explained Reese is “the keeper of the keys” when it comes to the long-gestating threequel. But rest easy, Elle Woods fans, Reese is …
“Hobbits really are amazing creatures”: The ‘Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ turns 20 this weekend
New Line/WireImage Twenty years ago Sunday — December 19, 2021 — director Peter Jackson brought us the first installment of the eagerly anticipated Lord of the Rings trilogy, as The Fellowship of the Ring opened in the U.S. It set global box office records when it first opened, and today, following re-releases, it’s estimated to have grossed just under $900 million …
Event featuring teachers crawling for cash prompts apology
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The organizers of a fundraiser that featured teachers on their hands and knees grabbing for dollar bills at a junior hockey league game in South Dakota are apologizing after the event [Read More…]
Official: License for Noem’s daughter got unusual treatment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter received unusual treatment in an application for her real estate appraiser license, including an extra opportunity to obtain it after failing to meet federal requirements, [Read More…]
South Dakota hospitals strained as holiday gatherings loom
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s largest hospital systems on Wednesday warned they are strained and pushing off medical care as the state’s hospitals fill with the highest number of people infected with COVID-19 since the [Read More…]
Pandemic-paused season of ‘The Amazing Race’ will debut on January 5
CBS The 33rd installment of CBS’ Emmy-winning reality show The Amazing Race will finally air on January 5, the network has announced. The season began filming in February of 2020, but then was halted during the pandemic. Host Phil Keoghan and the contestants reunited this fall, and shooting resumed for another race around the world. The …
In Brief: ‘How I Met Your Father’ drops trailer; Spike Lee’s Netflix deal, and more
We got the first official trailer on Thursday for How I Met Your Father, premiering January 18 on Hulu. The How I Met Your Mother spinoff is set “in the near future” as Sophie, played by Hilary Duff, tells her son the story of how she met his father, catapulting us back to the year 2021, where Sophie and her close-knit group of …
Report: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger expecting baby number two
Rich Polk/Getty Images for Disney Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are pregnant with baby number two, multiple sources tell People. This would be the second child for the couple, who exchanged “I do’s” in 2019. They are already parents to 16-month-old daughter Lyla Maria. Pratt also has nine-year-old son Jack with ex-wife Anna Faris. Reps for Pratt or Schwarzenegger have not responded to requests for comment, reports People. The baby …