Academy president addresses 'shock' of Oscars best picture mix-up

It hasnt even been a month since the Oscars were handed out, and the memory ofLa La Landbeing mistakenly named best picture instead ofMoonlightis likely still fresh in film-lovers minds. During an appearance at the SXSW, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs reflected on the events that came at the end of the telecast, calling it a shock but also noting that it showcased some of the humanity of those in Hollywood....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 353 words · Joshua Patel

Academy responds to Asghar Farhadi potentially being barred from entering US

This was followed by a statement from the Tribeca Film Festival, calling the executive order heartbreaking and unacceptable. Farhadi previously won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012 forA Separation. FarhadisThe Salesmanactress, Taraneh Alidoosti, recently said she will boycott the Oscars in protest of Trumps policy. Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Trumps visa ban for Iranians is racist. They are all human, Farhadi said during an interview withVoxin November....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Erik Patterson

Access Hollywood: Nancy O'Dell was subject of Trump's graphic comments

I moved on her and I failed. I did try and f her. I moved on her very heavily. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images In fact, I took her out furniture shopping. I moved on her like a b-. I couldnt get there. I couldnt get there, and she was married. And all of a sudden, I see her, shes now got the big, phony ts. Shes totally changed her look....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 166 words · Todd Goodwin

Accio Butterbeer! Enjoy this recipe for the Hogsmeade staple

Its not like something youd drink normally, says co-founder Ben Ebbrell. It has that element of the magical wizarding world. Ingredients: MERINGUE FROTH 1/2 cup granulated sugar2 large egg whites2 Tbsp. SORTEDfood unsalted butter, softened SWEET ICE 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted2 Tbsp. canned or homemade dulce de leche1/2 Tbsp. molassesPinch of flaky sea salt4 cups ice cubes BEER MIXTURE 2 1/2 cups (20 oz.) cream soda1 1/4 cups (10 oz....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Maria Mills

ACM Awards 2017: See Stars' Red Carpet Style

The 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards Stars hit Las Vegas' Toshiba Plaza on Sunday for the 2017 ACM Awards. Hosted by Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, the 52nd annual awards show celebrates the year’s best in country music. Bryan is up for Entertainer of the Year at the star-studded event, facing off against Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images See celebrities, including Nicole Kidman and Urban (pictured here), on the red carpet at the event, ahead....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 251 words · George Davis

Across the Universe: Revisiting the songs 10 years later

This month marks a whopping ten years sinceAcross the Universea.k.a. The Beatles movie that isn’t actually about the Fab Four in the slightest. In honor of the film’s tenth anniversary, we reflect on the musical numbers in the film. Credit: Everett Collection in a slower rendition than the Beatles'. And that’s exactly what this movie gives. This is punctuated by a not-so-subtle stream of metaphorical angry ocean waves. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 195 words · Scott Garrison

Activists make the case for 'a world without prisons' in new Black Lives Matter memoir

And they hope their book will inspire readers to consider a society where jails arent necessary. There are places on this planet where prisons dont exist. There are cities in India where there are no handcuffs. Credit: William Farrington for the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture She believes that being caged exacerbated his mental issues and compounded them with PTSD. The only intervention he ever received was prisons....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Yvette Frank

Actors you didn't know auditioned forDawson's Creek

Little did they know that it would change their lives and the television landscape forever. Selma Blair TheCruel Intentionsactress was nearly the girl across the creek. “And when that video showed up, it changed my whole life.” Columbia TriStar Television/Courtesy Everett Collection WilliamsontoldEW, “She looked slightly older at that time. Even though she was younger, I just think she was more mature. But then Michelle Williams “walked in and she came across as an angel....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 236 words · Gary Ho

Actress, socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99

Actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor died Sunday at age 99, her publicist confirmed toCBSLA. Some might argue that she even invented the archetype. Like Hilton after her, she was even part of a celebrity sister-act, of sorts. Credit: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images Her sister Eva, who died in 1995, is best remembered for hit TV showGreen Acres. A third Gabor sister, actress Magda, died in 1997. But this much is known: The three Gabors racked up 18 divorces between them....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Angela Stevens

Adam Driver teases live Snickers Super Bowl ad

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. Apart from that, not much else is known about the content of the ad. It seemed like an interesting challenge. Two days out, how are you feeling about it? Im really kind of having a blast. How much input have you had on the content of the TV spot?Ive been surprised. Theyre kind of open to any suggestions, anything that you kind of want to throw out....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Thomas Higgins

Adam Levine hosts 'SNL' with musical guest Kendrick Lamar

Well find out soon enough. Take comfort, though, in knowing that at least this wont be Levines first acting experience. (like, like dont let Bobby Moynihan play Aguilera in the inevitableVoiceparody sketch. Credit: NBC How high are your hopes for Adam Levine? Are there any impressions youd like to see him do whoa, maybehellplay Blake Shelton!! on the show tonight? And more broadly, what would you like to seeSNLtackle this week?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Michael Warren

Adam Sandler's 'return to form' inThe Meyerowitz Storieslauded at Cannes

Baumbach should really write him a Volume Two. A great Adam Sandler performance makesThe Meyerowitz Storiesone of Noah Baumbachs best, the pieces headline proclaims. Watching him work out the difference is the films greatest pleasure. Credit: Courtesy Cannes Film Festival Watching him work out the difference is the films greatest pleasure. ButThe Meyerowitz Storiesclarifies and revivifies those earlier films familiar themes of coping with privilege, and inherited familial shortcomings. Their characters are raw, vulnerable, likeable/frustrating in equal measure, and above all believable....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · Cindy Reynolds

Adam Savage's knightly Comic-Con cosplay revealed: His most personal yet

All hail the once and future cosplayer Adam Savage has outdone himself yet again. This year, he hit the convention in a Camelot-worthy full suit of armor. Doing my cosplay walk is the high point of every Comic-Con, Savage tells EW. Adam Savage It meant I walked around the floor for longer than I have at any Comic-Con. The knights inExcaliburwear their armor everywhere, all the time, he said in the talk....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Zachary Mahoney