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Robert Downey Jr. found inspiration from the screen to prepare for his Broadway debut in 'McNeal'
Read full article: Robert Downey Jr. found inspiration from the screen to prepare for his Broadway debut in 'McNeal'Robert Downey Jr. made his Broadway debut this week in โMcNeal,โ revealing some unexpected inspirations that helped him prepare for the stage.
Sixers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game, aiming for fewer Knicks fans in arena
Read full article: Sixers owners buy 2,000 tickets for home playoff game, aiming for fewer Knicks fans in arenaThe Philadelphia 76ers tried to keep New York Knicks fans out of Wells Fargo Center for Game 6 of their NBA playoff series.
Cillian Murphy wins his first best actor Oscar for role in โOppenheimer' biopic
Read full article: Cillian Murphy wins his first best actor Oscar for role in โOppenheimer' biopicCillian Murphy came away from the Academy Awards with his first Oscar, the best actor statuette for his role in โOppenheimer.โ.
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time in June
Read full article: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time in JuneThe Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will tour Asia for the first time with nine performances in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan from June 19-30.
Jason Reitman and Hollywood's most prominent directors buy beloved Village Theater in Los Angeles
Read full article: Jason Reitman and Hollywood's most prominent directors buy beloved Village Theater in Los AngelesSome of Hollywoodโs most prominent filmmakers have purchased a 93-year-old iconic theater known as a cultural landmark for moviegoers in Los Angeles.
'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards
Read full article: 'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film AwardsAtom bomb epic โOppenheimerโ has won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.
Stars, royalty and a 'Poppenheimer' showdown. Here's what to expect at Britain's BAFTA film awards
Read full article: Stars, royalty and a 'Poppenheimer' showdown. Here's what to expect at Britain's BAFTA film awardsโOppenheimerโ and โPoor Thingsโ are the leading contenders for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards.
New York Philharmonic will play excerpts from 'Maestro,' with Bradley Cooper conversation to follow
Read full article: New York Philharmonic will play excerpts from 'Maestro,' with Bradley Cooper conversation to followThe New York Philharmonic will play excerpts of music from the Academy Award-nominated โMaestroโ on the life of former music director Leonard Bernstein on Feb. 14.
Pharrell Williamsโ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spirit
Read full article: Pharrell Williamsโ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spiritAt Paris Fashion Week, Pharrell Williams unveiled his sophomore collection for Louis Vuitton, a stunning fusion of Americana and Native American influences.
SAG Awards nominate 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' snub DiCaprio
Read full article: SAG Awards nominate 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer,' snub DiCaprioThe 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards heaped nominations on โOppenheimer,โ โBarbieโ and โAmerican Fiction,โ while snubbing Leonardo DiCaprio for best actor.
Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event
Read full article: Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised eventHollywoodโs awards season can feel a little gratuitously self-congratulatory, but Tuesday night some of the biggest movie stars in the industry gathered to celebrate someone other than themselves.
What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
Read full article: What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson questsThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooperโs loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in โMaestro,โ Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths arenโt just a history lesson in โPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich.
โBarbie,โ โOppenheimer,โ โSuccessionโ are among AFI Award recipients
Read full article: โBarbie,โ โOppenheimer,โ โSuccessionโ are among AFI Award recipientsBoth โBarbieโ and โOppenheimerโ are among the 10 films that will receive an AFI Award in January, the American Film Institute said Thursday.
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
Read full article: Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outageWhen SAG-AFTRA announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey, the longtime chief executive of the Toronto International Film Festival, dusted off his COVID-19 playbook.
Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized
Read full article: Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticizedAfter Bradley Cooperโs prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic โMaestroโ stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductorโs children have come to the defense of the actor.
What to stream this week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' Quavo, 'Reservation Dogs' and 'Mixtape'
Read full article: What to stream this week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' Quavo, 'Reservation Dogs' and 'Mixtape'This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunnโs cornball finale โGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikes
Read full article: Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikesBradley Cooperโs Leonard Bernstein drama โMaestro,โ Sofia Coppolaโs Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mannโs โFerrari,โ David Fincherโs โThe Killerโ and Ava DuVernayโs โOriginโ will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita Ora
Read full article: Bear Grylls goes into the wild with a new batch of celebrities, from Bradley Cooper to Rita OraFor his latest role, Bradley Cooper leapt onto a hovering helicopter, rappelled down a 400-foot cliff and pulled himself across a 100-foot ravine in one of the harshest climates in North America.
What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'
Read full article: What to stream this weekend: Taylor Swift, 'Lincoln Lawyer,' 'Biosphere' and 'Wham!'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's rerecording of her โSpeak Now,โ a documentary on Wham.
Kim Kardashian honored at CFDA awards, calls for inclusivity
Read full article: Kim Kardashian honored at CFDA awards, calls for inclusivityKim Kardashian was honored at Mondayโs annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Awards for her shapewear line and used the honor to call for designers to be inclusive for all body shapes.
Hurts, so good! Eagles QB dominant in 24-7 win over Vikings
Read full article: Hurts, so good! Eagles QB dominant in 24-7 win over VikingsJalen Hurts threw for 333 yards and a touchdown and he ran for 57 yards and two more scores to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
From Cooper to Spielberg, stars turn out for AFI Awards
Read full article: From Cooper to Spielberg, stars turn out for AFI AwardsFrom Bradley Cooper to Steven Spielberg, some of Hollywoodโs brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a fancy ballroom where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday.
โDuneโ director out, KStew in and more Oscars surprises
Read full article: โDuneโ director out, KStew in and more Oscars surprisesThe 94th Oscar nominations were full of surprises in both satisfying and disappointing ways, but when there are only five nominees in most categories, itโs almost guaranteed that a few favorites will miss the cut.
New this week: 'Pam & Tommy,' Olympics and the doc 'Torn'
Read full article: New this week: 'Pam & Tommy,' Olympics and the doc 'Torn'This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from pop singer-songwriter Mitski, the opening ceremonies of the winter Olympics from Beijing and the documentary โTornโ about the aftermath of a climbing tragedy.
Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of 'Nightmare Alley'
Read full article: Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of 'Nightmare Alley'With a touch of Barbara Stanwyck, a sumptuous Art Deco office and a deadly shade of crimson lipstick, Cate Blanchett plays a femme fatale in Guillermo del Toroโs โNightmare Alleyโ with cunning embrace and subversion of the film noir archetype.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Read full article: Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarianClooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMAโs annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museumโs collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in โA Midnight Sky,โ which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooneyโs many films: โMichael Clayton,โ โSyriana,โ "The Descendants,โ โGravity,โ and โGood Night, and Good Luck,โ among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said โGood Night, and Good Luckโ was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.
Pitt, Sandler and 'The Irishman' celebrated at NBR Awards
Read full article: Pitt, Sandler and 'The Irishman' celebrated at NBR AwardsRoger Deakins attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in New York. The quick succession of the ceremonies, which this year are especially compressed, can give the NBR Awards a discombobulating feeling of deja vu. โI got sober because of this guy,โ said Pitt taking the stage. โWeโll see.โThe awards belonged equally to Sandler, whose performance in Josh and Benny Safdieโs โUncut Gemsโ has been one of the most celebrated of his career. Unlike some of the other winners, Bates hasnโt been a mainstay on the awards circuit.
Quiz: Do you remember the biggest pop culture moments from 2019?
Read full article: Quiz: Do you remember the biggest pop culture moments from 2019?So much happened this year that it was hard to condense it all into one single quiz, but we think we did a good job of capturing the most iconic and wacky pop culture moments of the year. From Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooperโs emotional Oscar performance to the big โGame of Thronesโ finale, weโve got everything you need to remember about 2019. Take the quiz below to see how well you do.
Lady Gaga to Oprah: Bradley Cooper dating rumors were 'silly'
Read full article: Lady Gaga to Oprah: Bradley Cooper dating rumors were 'silly'Courtesy of Warner Bros. via CNN(CNN) - Lady Gaga's memorable performance with Bradley Cooper at the Academy Awards was just that -- a performance. Oprah Winfrey interviewed Gaga for the new issue of Elle magazine, and asked about the romance speculation that followed the intimate duet between the "Star is Born" co-stars. "Quite frankly, I think the press is very silly," Gaga said. For me, as a performer and as an actress, of course we wanted people to believe that we were in love. In her interview with Winfrey, Gaga also that it look a "long time" to shake her "Star is Born" character, Ally, because of the parallels to her real life.
Lady Gaga Says Intimate Bradley Cooper Duet at Oscars Was 'Orchestrated' to Make it Seem
Read full article: Lady Gaga Says Intimate Bradley Cooper Duet at Oscars Was 'Orchestrated' to Make it SeemLady Gaga is finally revealing the planning behind that cozy Oscars performance with Bradley Cooper that sent fans into a tailspin with theories of a secret relationship between them. And we wanted people to feel that love at the Oscars. Lady Gaga appears in the December issue of Elle, out next week. RELATED STORIESLady Gaga Is Funding Classroom Projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy in Wake of ShootingsWill Bradley Cooper Date Lady Gaga in Wake of Irina Shayk Split? Were Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Too Cozy at the Oscars?
Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain award
Read full article: Boundary-pushing Dave Chappelle receives Mark Twain awardWASHINGTON, DC โ Dave Chappelle has built a career on pushing boundaries and challenging social conventions. Rapper and actor Common praised Dave Chappelle's bravery and sociological influence. Musician John Legend paid tribute to Chappelle's passion for music and determination to use his influence to spotlight different artists. At the height of his fame, Chappelle organized "Dave Chappelle's Block Party" โ a movie built around an all-star concert featuring Legend, the Roots and a reunion of The Fugees. Chappelle spoke with reverence about the Mark Twain prize and the "art form" of stand-up comedy.