Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Sunday’s 79th annual Golden Globe Awards looked a lot different this year, that’s because it wasn’t televised or streamed, nor did it have a red carpet or an audience. The reason? In February of last year, a Los Angeles Times exposé revealed the HFPA hadn’t included a Black member in 20 years. Following the …
Agenda in Pierre: Marijuana, federal windfall, social issues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s rapid-fire legislative session kicks off Tuesday with lawmakers prepared to debate legalizing marijuana, how to spend nearly $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief and what to do with [Read More…]
GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he’ll seek 4th term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican leader in the Senate, announced Saturday he is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022. Thune, who turned 61 [Read More…]
Bob Saget found dead at age 65
Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Bob Saget has died at age 65. The comedian and Full House star was found dead Sunday in his Orlando, Florida hotel room, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. “Earlier today, deputies were called to the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes for a call about an unresponsive man in a hotel room,” the …
Bob Saget, beloved TV dad of ‘Full House,’ dead at 65
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died, according to authorities in Florida. He was 65. The Orange County, Florida, sheriff’s office was called Sunday about an “unresponsive man” in a hotel room at …
Damon Wayans Jr. reportedly producing a female-driven reboot of ‘The Honeymooners’
John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Deadline reports that Damon Wayans Jr. and his Two Shakes Entertainment are producing a “reimagining” of the classic family comedy The Honeymooners — with “a bold, female-driven” twist. CBS Studios is producing the project, which is being written by Lindsey Shockley, a veteran of ABC’s black-ish spinoff Mixed-ish. According to Deadline, the network says the project centers “around new …
Disney/Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ skipping theaters, coming to Disney+ on March 11
Disney/Pixar The latest offering from Disney/Pixar, Turning Red, will follow its predecessors Luca, and Soul, by debuting directly on Disney+. The trailer for Turning Red have been playing in theaters — oddly, ahead of the very different, adult-themed action film The King’s Man, which was produced by Disney-owned 20th Century Studios. However, it seems uncertainty about the COVID-19 Omicron variant has ultimately led execs to decide the movie won’t …
Harry Belafonte remembers Sidney Poitier; Rick Ross stars in ‘The Equalizer’, and more
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images The tributes continue for one of the greatest actors of all time, Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier, who passed way Friday at age 94. Harry Belafonte was one of his best friends: They knew each other as teenagers, and their trailblazing careers paralleled each other. Both Poitier and Belafonte …
‘The Boys’ season 3 debuts June 3
Amazon Studios/James Minchin (SPOILERS) The third season of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-nominated hit The Boys finally has a release date: June 3. The revelation was made after the first footage of the anticipated new season was revealed on the Amazon Prime Video web series Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, an in-universe “news program” brought to you by the show’s …
“It’s amazing!” Visual effects wizards on bringing ‘WandaVision’ and ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ to life
Marvel Studios/Disney+ (SPOILERS FOR “SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME”) Cutting-edge tech company MARZ crafted eye-popping visual effects for shows like the Emmy-winning WandaVision and Watchmen, and for big-screen projects including Marvel’s Eternals and the recent blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home. The company’s name is an acronym for its stock in trade: Monsters, Aliens, Robots and Zombies. …