Cicely Tyson, who forged a path for scores of Black actors on Broadway and in Hollywood, has died. Tyson was a force in entertainment for decades, but in her early years she had few role models because there were few people of color who were at the top of the Hollywood game. She won 2
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Selena Gomez unveiled her second Spanish-language single, “Baila Conmigo” with Rauw Alejandro, at midnight. While her first, “De Una Vez,” lyrically focused on the beauty of overcoming heartbreak, “Baila Conmigo” captures an intoxicating first evening with someone new and the infatuation that follows. The release of “Baila Conmigo” comes shortly after Gomez announced her upcoming
It’s now been over 10 years since John Carpenter directed his last movie, that being 2010’s The Ward, and Carpenter has mostly spent the past decade working on his music. He returned to the Halloween franchise to compose the score for Halloween 2018 and its upcoming sequel, and he’s released a handful of albums with
This post was originally published in our YA newsletter, What’s Up in YA. Sign up for it here to get YA news, reviews, deals, and more! In the latest episode of Hey YA, Hannah brought up a book set in the 1970s and how that’s a time period we don’t see portrayed much in YA
Miya Ponsetto, infamously known as “SoHo Karen,” is off the hook for one of her arrests last year — the one at the Peninsula Hotel in Bev Hills … before she made national headlines. The 22-year-old caught a break during her hearing Thursday in L.A. County Court, when her case was dismissed. Prosecutors decided to
Songwriters put a lot of time and energy into crafting the perfect lyric: Every word is important when it comes to using a song to tell a story or evoke a feeling. And, usually, professional songwriters are able to pull it off — unless, of course, their lyrics are misheard. How do misheard lyrics happen?
Within 24 hours of the trailer drop, Godzilla vs. Kong racked up 15.8 million views on the Warner Bros YouTube channel, along with an additional 9.8 million on the Legendary, Warner Bros UK, official Godzilla vs. Kong and HBO Max Twitter accounts. Luiz Fernandez recorded the results on Twitter, sharing that it could very well
Palberta know their way around a hook. This might sound like a strange thing to say about one of the scrappiest and most experimental punk groups around, but knowing your way around a hook means more than just being able to craft it: when the New York City trio covered Bee Gees’ ‘Stayin’ Alive’ all
Another brand new novel is on the way from endlessly prolific master of horror Stephen King, with Entertainment Weekly revealing the cover for Billy Summers this afternoon. Scribner will be releasing Billy Summers on August 3, 2021. EW’s Clark Collis describes, “Billy Summers concerns a killer for hire and the best in the business. But
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Cloris Leachman — the incredibly talented and hilarious actress and comedian, who starred in some of the biggest movies and TV shows ever — has died … TMZ has learned. Leachman passed away of natural causes Tuesday night at her home in Encinitas, California, with her daughter, Dinah, by her side … this according to
Exclusive Miya Ponsetto, infamously known as “SoHo Karen,” just got hit with 100 hours of community service for her arrest last year at the Peninsula Hotel … before she was infamous. The 22-year-old got mostly good news from the judge during her hearing Thursday in L.A. County Court. She’s been entered into a 12-month diversion
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to reach across the aisle to fix the Robinhood investors controversy — as long as she doesn’t have to work with Sen. Ted Cruz, who she says he tried to get her killed. AOC blasted Cruz on Twitter after he agreed with one of her Thursday tweets questioning Robinhood’s trading halt
Nickel Creek and I’m With Her member Sara Watkins‘ forthcoming new album is for families. Under the Pepper Tree finds the Grammy-winning musician revisiting the music of her childhood and reimagining it in her own way. Due out on March 26, Watkins’ new record features 15 songs for listeners of all ages. In addition to two
AMC Entertainment said Silver Lake Group is converting $600 million worth of the theater chain’s debt that it holds into stock at a conversion price of $13.51 a share, a surprise all around considering the exhibitor’s shares were languishing below two bucks earlier this month. The giant investment firm partnered with AMC back in 2018
Tsuburaya Productions has released an early teaser trailer for Shin Ultraman. Hideaki Anno, creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion and co-director of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, is producing and writing, with Shinji Higuchi (special effects director for Shusuke Kaneko’s ’90s Gamera trilogy) in the director’s chair. Footage in the trailer will surely excite fans of the 1966
In our continuing investigation into the bizarre inventions of Dr. Salvatore Cezar Pais, an enigmatic aerospace engineer who works for the U.S. Navy, The War Zone has just obtained a wide range of documents detailing experiments that the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) conducted to test the core concepts and technologies underlying his
Scott Derrickson (Dr. Strange, Sinister) is headed back to the horror genre to direct The Black Phone for Blumhouse and Universal, and casting is now underway. THR reports today that Ethan Hawke, who of course starred in Derrickon’s Sinister, has signed on to star. The cast also includes the previously announced Jeremy Davies (“Hannibal”). Derrickson and frequent collaborator Robert Cargill (Bermuda, Doctor
Kris Kristofferson quietly announced his retirement on Wednesday via a clause buried in a press release detailing the future management of the songwriter’s estate. “In addition, in the wake of his father’s retirement in 2020,” it read, “Kristofferson’s son John steps in to oversee all of the family’s business.” Kristofferson’s spokesperson confirmed the Country Music
Implicit in all this performative athleticism is, of course, youth and vitality—Rep. Aaron Schock was perhaps a bit too explicit when, as the youngest member of Congress in 2011, he displayed his abs on the cover of Men’s Health. That was in the midst of the House Republican caucus’s obsession with P90X, a “a get-tough
Play video content Exclusive @LouluNevy/Twitter The students of Liberty High — where a teen was body-slammed by a resource officer — say the cop has no business being on campus anymore, because he’s a menace. Students at the Florida school tell us … the sentiment among classmates is pretty much universal … Officer Ethan Fournier
Kris Kristofferson has officially retired from music. With no fanfare, the actor and singer-songwriter extraordinaire permanently stepped out of the spotlight in 2020, according to a new report regarding his estate. Music Row announced on Wednesday (Jan. 27) that Kristofferson’s estate is now being represented from a management standpoint by Morris Higham Management. The legend’s son,
Southern California actress Theresa Russell was in her early 40s when she took on the role of the head-turning widow Sandra Van Ryan — who has a secret relationship with her daughter’s high school counselor and her super dreamy “deckhand” — in the skin-filled ’90s film “Wild Things.” Theresa Russell shared the silver screen with
Did Braunwyn manage to get back in a good place with the women? On The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 15 Episode 16, things started to go bad after Shannon’s revelation about Braunwyn telling her daughter to call her if she wanted the good stuff. Meanwhile, Andy quizzed Elizabeth about whether her tragic past
Porter Robinson has announced his first album in seven years. The follow-up to the songwriter and producer’s 2014 debut, Worlds, is called Nurture and arrives April 23 via Mom + Pop. Below, hear the new single ‘Look at the Sky’ and check out the album’s cover artwork. ““Look At The Sky” is fundamentally a song about hope,”
Virginia Woolf, Bella Hadid, and Kim Jones walk into a room. That’s the vibe Jones brought to Fendi couture with his highly anticipated debut for the Italian maison. In a year in which fashion took its rightful place on the back burner, the new creative director’s reimagining of Fendi gives us something to be excited
It’s been quite the journey for Rose Glass‘s feature debut. After a highly successful and buzz-worthy festival run, her psychological, religious horror film was scheduled for U.S. release in April last year. Thanks to a pandemic, the release date shifted to July, then the film was pulled from the schedule entirely. Meanwhile, its October 2020 release
The major influx of women publishing mysteries and thrillers in the past 15 years has meant that we’ve gotten a lot more interesting, diverse crime novels that challenge the status quo and look at crime fiction a bit more broadly. That’s important, especially since the genre tends to be preoccupied with stereotypes about female characters
Bam Margera‘s Bentley had one helluva ride … a thief stole the car and crashed into someone’s front porch during a wild police pursuit … and it’s on video. The “Jackass” star says his expensive whip was stolen Tuesday night in Vista, CA, where he had stopped to charge his phone and get gas on