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- Kobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter Crash
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 02:43 PMKobe Bryant, the sports icon who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and was often compared to Michael Jordan, died Sunday in a helicopter crash. He was 41.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Kobe Bryant’s Death Shocks Hollywood: ‘I Cannot Believe This Is Real’
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:24 PMShock took over Hollywood upon the news that Kobe Bryant, 41, died Sunday in an helicopter accident outside of Calabasas, Calif. Bryant was one of at least three passengers, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, who died on board his private helicopter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - News and Sports Outlets Scramble to Cover Kobe Bryant’s Death
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 04:20 PMKobe Bryant’s shocking death forced major TV news and sports outlets to scramble on Sunday to cover the helicopter crash in Southern California that took the life of the legendary 41-year-old basketball star and his 13-year-old daughter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Beck, Brandi Carlile, Diddy Rock the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala, With Beyonce, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson in the House
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 05:02 PMThe dumpster fire of controversy surrounding the Grammy Awards in the days since the Recording Academy abruptly ousted new president/CEO Deborah Dugan largely was kept offstage at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night — at least until Diddy went in during a 50-minute-long speech, but you can read about that here.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How to Watch the 2020 Grammy Awards
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 09:00 AMThe 62nd annual Grammy Awards are just hours away. Music’s biggest night is set to light up Los Angeles’ Staples Center with Lizzo; Billie Eilish; Demi Lovato; the Jonas Brothers; Tyler, the Creator; Bonnie Raitt; and Camila Cabello set to perform.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Box Office: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ Rules Over ‘The Gentlemen’
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 11:05 AMSTX’s “The Gentlemen” proved no match for Sony’s “Bad Boys for Life,” which again left box office competitors in the dust after collecting $34 million in its sophomore outing. Those ticket sales, pushing the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led sequel past the $100 million mark, were easily enough to claim the No.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘SNL’s’ Melissa Villaseñor Calls Out Greta Gerwig’s Oscar Snub During ‘Weekend Update’ (Watch)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 12:52 AMWith the 92nd Annual Academy Awards just around the corner, “Saturday Night Live” devoted a segment in its Jan. 26 “Weekend Update” to cast member Melissa Villaseñor’s thoughts about a number of the nominees — and one notable snub.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Little Women,’ ‘Fleabag’ Win USC Scripter Awards
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 01:15 AMGreta Gerwig’s script for “Little Women” has won the USC Libraries Scripter Award for best movie adaptation and “Fleabag” has taken the television award. The winners were announced Saturday night at USC’s Edward L.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Promising Young Woman’: Film Review
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:55 AMGiven that the entertainment industry is pretty much the center of the #MeToo universe in terms of generating its most public effects — and, needless to say, causes — probably no Sundance film this year will be as hot a conversation topic as “Promising Young Woman.” Emerald Fennell’s first directorial feature is a female revenge […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Wander Darkly’: Film Review
Saturday - 01/25/2020 - 07:37 PMMiserable parents Adrienne (Sienna Miller) and Matteo (Diego Luna) can’t afford therapy.
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- Göteborg: Pamela Tola Proves There is an Audience for Different Stories
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:22 PMGÖTEBORG, Sweden — Chosen to close the discussion dedicated to discrimination against elderly people at the Göteborg Film Festival, Pamela Tola’s “Ladies of Steel” fitted right into this year’s focus on feminism and gender at the Swedish event.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Task Force Says It Will Work With Recording Academy to ‘Urgently Enact Reforms’
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:48 PMThe Recording Academy Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion, which issued a blistering statement Friday criticizing the Academy for failing to act on the recommendations put forward in its report last month, on Sunday morning issued a statement saying that it will “continue to work with the leadership at the Academy to urgently enact reforms […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘The 40-Year-Old Version’: Film Review
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 04:45 PMIn Radha Blank’s semi-autobiographical comedy “The 40-Year-Old Version,” it’s been more than a decade since the Harlem-based playwright earned a promising “30 Under 30” award, and now, instead of getting her work produced, she’s teaching drama to half a dozen high school students.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Göteborg Listens to Stellan according to Skarsgård
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 05:53 AMGÖTEBORG Spain — Laughs were aplenty at the Stora Theatern, where Göteborg Film Festival artistic director Jonas Holmberg welcomed the recipient of the Nordic Honorary Dragon Award, fresh off his Golden Globe win for HBO’s “Chernobyl”.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Boris Got Brexit Done, But U.K. Film and TV Industry Is Still Open For Business (Column)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 11:00 AMBritish Film Commission chief executive Adrian Wootton argues that the fiscal incentives that make the U.K. such an attractive market for film and TV will not be affected by Brexit.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Frozen 2’-Inspired VR Film ‘Myth’ Creates Beautifully Immersive ‘Fairy Tale Within a Fairy Tale’
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 12:18 AMWith “Myth: A Frozen Tale,” Disney Animation has crafted a visually stunning virtual-reality short film — a project that flexes its VR muscles but deftly uses the technology in service of storytelling.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Four Good Days’: Film Review
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 01:05 AMAddiction, you could say (and I would), has become the central demon that plagues Americans. We’re addicted to everything: alcohol, illegal drugs, pharmaceutical drugs, psychotropic drugs, sugar-bomb soft drinks, processed food, video screens…you name it.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Promising Young Woman’ Blows Away Sundance by Taking On Toxic Masculinity (and Britney Spears’ ‘Toxic’)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:19 AMWriter-director Emerald Fennell’s debut feature, “Promising Young Woman,” drew an exuberant response at its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival Saturday night. The film, which will be released by Focus Features on April 17, is provocative — and will perhaps be divisive, particularly its ending.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cynic and Death Drummer Sean Reinert Dead at 48
Saturday - 01/25/2020 - 07:20 PMSean Reinert, the pioneering drummer behind several death metal groups, including Cynic and Death, has died. He was 48. According to officials, Reinert was found unresponsive at his San Bernardino home on Friday, Jan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made’: Film Review
Saturday - 01/25/2020 - 08:00 PMThe passive voice is crucial to the title of “Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made,” a Disney kid-detective caper with a clear enough moral: that owning your errors and apologizing for them is an essential part of growing up.
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- Lil Nas X as Fashion Icon: The Rapper Runs Down Some of His Top Looks
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:00 PMAlready anointed a style icon by W magazine for “exploring uncharted territory in men’s fashion” and “redefining masculine expression,” Lil Nas X counted year-end best-dressed lists among his 2019 streaming and airplay accolades.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Grammys Winners 2020: The Full List (Updating Live)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 04:06 PMThe 62nd annual Grammy Awards kick off Sunday afternoon at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. This year’s top nominees include Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X, whom are all scheduled to perform on the primetime telecast, in addition to Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani and more.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Late Late Show with James Corden’ Repeats to Be Paired with ‘Daily Show’ on Comedy Central Mornings
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 04:30 PMJames Corden is taking the carpool lane to Comedy Central. In the latest example of newly found synergy inside the recently merged ViacomCBS universe, Comedy Central will start airing repeats of CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden” starting on Monday, Jan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Kajillionaire’: Film Review
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 07:05 AMThe world is a weird place. Miranda July knows that, but the rest of us sometimes forget.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How Lil Nas X’s Grammy-Nominated ‘Old Town Road’ Was Made for 50 Dollars
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 11:00 AM“There are so many layers to the song,” Columbia Records chairman Ron Perry says of “Old Town Road.” Just scratching the surface of its beat alone uncovers the connection between a 19-year-old Dutch Internet producer and veteran industrial act Nine Inch Nails, who are now forever intertwined in pop culture — along with Billy Ray […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘SNL’: Adam Driver Delivers ‘Star Wars’ ‘Undercover Boss’ Sequel (Watch)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 12:22 AMWhen Adam Driver hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2016 he went viral for a “Star Wars”/”Undercover Boss” mashup sketch that saw his Kylo Ren put on a disguise in order to observe his employees ala the CBS reality show.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- ‘Klaus,’ ‘I Lost My Body’ Top 47th Annie Awards as Netflix Dominates
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 01:03 AMNetflix dominated the 47th Annie Awards on Saturday, Jan. 25, picking up 19 trophies, including the top prizes of best feature (“Klaus”), best feature-independent (“I Lost My Body”), best TV/media production for preschool children (“Ask the Storybots”) and best general audience TV/media production (“BoJack Horseman”).
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hong Kong Theme Parks Close, Concerts Halted in Response to Coronavirus
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 03:37 AMTwo of Hong Kong’s major tourist attractions, the Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park theme parks were closed on Sunday in response to the lethal outbreak of coronavirus that began in Wuhan, China.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Diddy Slams Recording Academy: ‘Black Music Has Never Been Respected by the Grammys’ (Watch)
Sunday - 01/26/2020 - 05:19 AMSean “Diddy” Combs slammed the Recording Academy before a star-studded crowd at the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday night, saying that hip-hop and black music have “never been respected by the Grammys,” ironically as he accepted his award as the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree at the Beverly Hilton hotel in […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ Sweeps Spanish Academy Goya Awards
Saturday - 01/25/2020 - 08:37 PMMADRID — Pedro Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory” took home Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Antonio Banderas) and Best Original Screenplay at the 34th Spanish Academy Goya Awards, as well as Best Editing, Original Music and Supporting Actress (Julieta Serrano).More | Talk | Read It Later | Share