LOS ANGELES — Was it the “Wicked: For Good” limited edition Swiffer? Or the laundry detergent, dish soap, body spray, Dutch ovens, bath bombs, high tops, $49 popcorn buckets, insulated water bottles and the rest of the licensed (and unlicensed) merchandise/special menus/cocktails that relentlessly turned the world pink and green for months...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Ethan Hawke has been nominated for an Oscar for lead actor for his role in “Blue Moon,” directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Robert Kaplow. In the film, Hawke plays lyricist Lorenz Hart, who wrote the sharp, witty words to such standards as “My Funny Valentine” and “Blue Moon.”

The drama captures one ...Read more

Bill O’Reilly has revealed he’s taking it easy as he battles an undisclosed illness.

The conservative commentator shared the news in a blog post on his website this week, vowing to keep his fans informed on his condition while he works to recover. O’Reilly is currently the host of the podcast “No Spin News,” launched after his 2017 ...Read more

Martin Short nearly ruined Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding after he cut into their cake before it was served.

The 75-year-old actor assumed the small heart-shaped cake in the reception area section where he and the 33-year-old actress' Only Murders in the Building co-stars and crew sat, was for guests.

During Wednesday night's (21.01....Read more

Emilia Clarke fears her life-threatening condition could be inherited by her future children.

The 39-year-old actress suffers from a hereditary arterial weakness, and it has caused her to have two brain haemorrhages - bleeding in or around the brain as a result of a burst blood vessel.

Appearing on a recent episode of the Dear Chelsea podcast,...Read more

Bart Johnson says High School Musical was "terrible" for his career early on.

The 55-year-star claimed his previous acting credits were ignored and he was "put out to pasture" because he played a "Disney dad" - Wildcats basketball Coach Jack Bolton - in the 2006 film.

Bart - whose alter ego's son was Wildcats member Troy Bolton (Zac Efron), ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — This was a year of big swings and I'm not just talking about Timothée Chalamet's ping-pong serve. The Academy Awards feel like they're in motion, too — a body less affixed to an idea of what a best picture contender is and more willing to race after talent from around the globe. But they can't all be winners.

Here's my ...Read more

Michael Rapaport is addressing the fallout following his onscreen confrontation with Colton Underwood on the latest episode of “The Traitors,” saying he felt “completely misunderstood” for a comment that was widely viewed as homophobic.

The actor and comedian maintains his remarks about Underwood on the Peacock series were not intended ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — By the power of... gray cubicle walls?

Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Studios unveiled the first teaser trailer for "Masters of the Universe" on Thursday, which shows Eternia's Prince Adam living as bored office staffer Adam Glenn (he/him) on Earth. While Adam longs for his home where "talking tigers, spaceships and magic swords ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It seems people want to know: How old is Vanna White? Old enough to know that John Donaldson, her beau of more than a decade, was the man she wanted to marry.

The two have tied the knot in a surprise ceremony, the “Wheel of Fortune” co-host wrote on Instagram.

“Surprise! We got married!” White, 68, said in a Wednesday ...Read more

CHICAGO — Del Close must be looking down in triumph from the afterlife, with or without the skull he famously wished to be donated after his death in 1999 to the Goodman Theatre’s props department for use in “Hamlet.”

Beginning Thursday, and for the first time in its 43-year history, Chicago’s Second City e.t.c. Stage is changing over...Read more

LOS ANGELES — With two Oscar nominations, the awards shelf of animated Netflix smash "KPop Demon Hunters" might look a little more golden soon.

Having garnered nods for animated feature and original song, the film and its breakthrough musicians look to assert Korean-diaspora pop music and animation's place not just as a commercial and ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Today Disneyland is so fully formed that it's taken for granted. We debate ticket prices and crowd calendars, strategizing the optimal time to visit.

The new documentary "Disneyland Handcrafted" hits pause on all of that.

Culled from about 200 hours of mostly unseen footage, director Leslie Iwerks' film takes viewers back to ...Read more

Jessie Buckley is "so proud and honoured" to have been nominated for an Oscar.

The 36-year-old actress' portrayal of Agatha Shakespeare in Hamnet has seen her shortlisted for the Best Actress prize at the upcoming Academy Awards alongside Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You), Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) ...Read more

Taraji P. Henson wants to "convince" Viola Davis to join The Masked Singer.

The 55-year-old Hollywood actress was revealed as the celebrity behind the Scarab costume on Wednesday's (21.01.26) episode of the hit US show, and she is giving some thought to fellow stars she could nudge to sign up.

She told Entertainment Weekly: "I don't know. I ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. led all studios with 30 Oscar nominations, aided by strong showings from Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" and the Leonardo DiCaprio-led "One Battle After Another."

"Sinners" set an Oscar record Thursday morning with 16 nominations, beating the previous high of 14, held jointly by 1950's "All About Eve," 1997's "Titanic," ...Read more

In a not-so-distant future, artificial intelligence plays judge, jury and executioner, a potentially frightening premise for a sci-fi action thriller.

But in the bumbling "Mercy," handing over the reins of justice to AI isn't the scary part. It's how the fallibility of humans potentially corrupts what is presented as an otherwise streamlined ...Read more

On Oscar-nomination morning Thursday, it was a very happy wake-up call for “Sinners” (a historical 16 nominations, breaking the record of 14 jointly held by “All About Eve,” “Titanic” and “La La Land”), “One Battle After Another” (13 nominations), “Marty Supreme” (nine nominations), and this year’s little-movie-that-...Read more

Whatever happens on Oscars night, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” has already won big — raking in the most Oscar nominations ever for a single movie.

Actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees early Thursday for the 98th Oscars, which will air March 15 at 7 p.m. ET on ABC, with a first-ever livestream on Hulu.

Few will be...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Now that the 2026 Oscar nominations are out, it's officially binge watch o'clock.

Chances are you caught a few of the contenders upon their 2025 movie theater openings, but with the onslaught of new releases in the weeks leading up to Thursday's nominations announcement, even some voters are surely behind. (Don't tell the ...Read more