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'Wonder Man' shows, again, why the MCU is superior on TV with a grounded Hollywood story
LOS ANGELES — Don't stop me if you've heard this one before, since I'm admittedly something of a broken record on the subject, but I very much prefer Marvel's television series, which tend to be fleet, original and unpredictable, to its movies, which tend not to be. "Loki," "Ms. Marvel," "Moon Knight," "Echo," "WandaVision" and its spinoff "...Read more
PaleyFest LA 2026 to reunite 'Charlie's Angels' actors for 50th anniversary
LOS ANGELES — In the 1970s, an action series led by a team of women was unheard of. Then came "Charlie's Angels."
The karate-kicking all-women trio dazzled audiences for years, becoming a cultural phenomena as people tuned into watch their crime-fighting exploits. Five decades later, the actors who helped propel the series to iconic status ...Read more
'Great British Baking Show' taps Nigella Lawson as new judge after Prue Leith's exit
LOS ANGELES — When “The Great British Baking Show” returns for another season later this year, the tent will welcome a new judge alongside the freshest batch of competitors.
British cookbook author and TV personality Nigella Lawson will join the beloved baking competition as a judge, succeeding Prue Leith, who announced her departure from...Read more
Review: 'Birds of North America' at A Red Orchid Theatre, Chicago, offers autumnal balm for a cold winter night
CHICAGO — As inviting theatrical titles go, “Birds of North America” is one only an ornithologist could love. But the new show at Red Orchid Theatre turns out to be a gorgeous little 90-minute two-hander, a beautifully acted and directed father-daughter play capable of transporting you away from the frozen tundra and back to when leaves ...Read more
Grammys 2026 predictions: Who will win, who should win and the Bad Bunny of it all
LOS ANGELES — A year after Beyoncé finally took home a long-overdue award for album of the year, music's royalty will gather Sunday night to find out what fresh justice or outrage might be served up during the 68th Grammy Awards.
Kendrick Lamar leads the field with nine nominations, followed by Lady Gaga and the producers Cirkut and Jack ...Read more
Francis Rossi suggests Rick Parfitt's partners stoked divisions
Francis Rossi has suggested Rick Parfitt's partners caused problems in Status Quo.
The 76-year-old frontman felt people resented the close bond he had with his late bandmate - who died of sepsis in 1976 - and claimed his pal's wives and girlfriends tried to stoke a rivalry between them.
He told The Times newspaper: "Rick was tormented, really....Read more
Kanye West 'lost touch with reality'
Kanye West is "deeply mortified" by his anti-Semitic actions.
The Stronger rapper came under fire last year over his controversial behaviour, including praising Adolf Hitler and selling t-shirts emblazoned with a Swastika, a notorious Nazi hate symbol, but he's now taken out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal in the form of an...Read more
Kim Kardashian gave birth to Queen song
Kanye West played Queen classic Bohemian Rhapsody as Kim Kardashian gave birth to their daughter North.
The Kardashians star, 45, has opened up about the moment the former couple welcomed their first child back in 2013 and revealed her former husband was in charge of the playlist - with the rapper putting on a classic track for North's arrival....Read more
Mel C glad she shielded daughter from public eye
Mel C is glad she made the "conscious decision" to keep her daughter's life private.
The Spice Girls star - full name Melanie Chisholm - is mother to Scarlet, 16, with her former partner Thomas Starr, who she split from in 2012 after 10 years together, and she's now revealed she made the right choice when she decided to shield her little girl ...Read more
Jonathan Bailey fights back laughter filming sex scene
Jonathan Bailey finds it hard "not to laugh" while shooting sex scenes.
The 37-year-old actor - who reprises his role as Anthony Bridgerton in the upcoming fourth season of the period drama - insisted intimate moments in the drama are not as "glamorous" as they may seem, and he and his castmates find it much more fulfilling when they are ...Read more
Natasha Lyonne reveals she has relapsed after nearly 20 years of sobriety
“Orange Is the New Black” and “Poker Face” star Natasha Lyonne has revealed she suffered a relapse after what’s believed to be nearly 20 years of sobriety.
The 46-year-old Emmy nominee tweeted late Friday that she was taking her relapse “public,” and seemingly promised to share more details soon.
She reflected further in a follow...Read more
Column: At Sundance's final blowout in Park City, killer unicorns and unraveling pop stars take the stage
PARK CITY, Utah — Sundance is where I get lost. My first trip to Park City I didn't know anything or anyone, and scored a bunk bed in a room of four women by cold-emailing an acquaintance of an acquaintance and blurting, "I don't really mind who I sleep next to as long as they don't mind that my boyfriend says I snore."
That was 16 years ago...Read more
Review: Eddie Izzard's breakneck solo 'Hamlet' opts for cracking good storytelling over subtlety
LOS ANGELES — To be or not to be, that is the question for a solo version of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
Eddie Izzard, the wry, gender-fluid British comedian who came to attention with a stream of observational drollery that picked away at common sense, takes on the whole teeming tragedy. This Shakespearean traveling show, now at the Montalbán ...Read more
Commentary: Horror is having a well-deserved Oscar moment
Fans of horror films can usually count on two things: a packed theater and Oscar snubs.
That’s why last week's nominations felt like a long-overdue turning point. "Sinners" led with 16 nods, "Frankenstein" pulled in nine, and "Weapons" snagged one — many of them in the prestige categories of writing, directing and acting, where the Academy ...Read more
LZ Granderson: 'Sinners' is the story of our moment, from a past chapter of 'divide and conquer'
Oscar nominations are officially out, meaning for the next couple of months social media feeds will be saturated with debates over who and what is worthy of a statue. Leading that discussion is another Ryan Coogler masterpiece, this time "Sinners," which is up for a record-breaking 16 awards, including best picture.
Set in the Mississippi Delta...Read more
'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,' Episode 2: Enter the Targaryens. Here's their family tree
This story contains spoilers for " A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," Episode 2, "Hard Salt Beef."
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Could things be looking up for Ser Duncan the Tall?
The second episode of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "Tales of Dunk and Egg" series of novellas, saw the hopeful hedge knight make some progress...Read more
'That was fun...' Filming has wrapped on Robert Eggers' new horror movie Werwulf
Filming has wrapped on Robert Eggers' upcoming horror film Werwulf.
English actor Ralph Ineson, 56, has reunited with Eggers - who he previously collaborated with on The Witch and The Northman - for the werewolf flick, which also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 35, Lily-Rose Depp, 26, Willem Dafoe, 70.
Ineson revealed on his X account that filming...Read more
John Hannah reveals The Mummy scene he was totally wrong about
John Hannah had the best experience of his career on The Mummy - but there was one scene he asked director Stephen Sommers to change which he was totally wrong about.
The 63-year-old Scottish actor played thief Jonathan Carnahan, the brother of Rachel Weisz's character, Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan, in Sommers' 1999 adventure film - which was ...Read more
The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron 'on life support' in hospital
The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron is fighting for his life in hospital after contracting a "severe blood infection".
The 41-year-old actor - who starred opposite Sandra Bullock in the Oscar-winning 2009 movie - is believed to have been struck down by the infection after suffering a nasty fall at his home and remains on "life support" in ...Read more
Jessie J cancels gig after venue is hit by snow storm
Jessie J cancelled a gig in Toronto, Canada on Sunday night (25.01.26) after the venue was hit by a massive snow storm.
The 37-year-old pop star had been due to perform at the Danforth Music Hall but she admitted her journey to the venue "wasn't safe" and she made the decision to call off the show because the blizzard was getting worse and she ...Read more










