Memphis couple to remove references to Michael Oher being adopted as part of legal battle
A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former NFL player Michael Oher when he was in high school says references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the coupleโs websites and public speaking materials as part of their legal battle over Oherโs finances.
In a court filing, a Tennessee couple fights allegations that they got rich off Michael Oher
A Memphis, Tennessee, couple who took in former NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher when he was in high school denied in court documents filed Thursday that they used a legal agreement between them to get rich at his expense and lied about intending to adopt him.
Michael Oher, former NFL tackle known for โThe Blind Side,โ sues to end Tuohysโ conservatorship
Former NFL tackle Michael Oher has filed a petition in a Tennessee probate court saying the couple he thought adopted him actually remain his conservators.
What to stream this weekend: 'Asteroid City,' Lukas Nelson, 'Quarterback' and 'Secrets of Playboy'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Lukas Nelson and Kool & The Gang, the return of the silly, witty, Emmy-nominated comedy โWhat We Do in the Shadowsโ and Wes Andersonโs stylish and star-studded โAsteroid Cityโ comes to premium video on demand.
Movie chain Cineworld files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Movie theater operator Cineworld Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. as it deals with billions of dollars in debt and lower-than-expected attendance at screenings.
Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it's their turn.
Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which unofficially kicks off this weekend with the help of Marvel and Disneyโs โDoctor Strange and the Multitverse of Madnessโ and runs through the end of August.
Weighed down by bad reviews, 'Morbius' opens with $39.1M
Sony Picturesโ Marvel adaptation โMorbiusโ landed with dismal reviews but still managed to debut with $39.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'
After the pandemic forced the South by Southwest Film Festival to turn virtual the last two years, the Austin, Texas, festival is plotting a largely in-person event this March that will feature the premieres of the third season of Donald Gloverโs โAtlanta,โ the latest from Richard Linklater and the Sandra Bullock-Channing Tatum comedy โThe Lost City.โ.
New this week: 'Sex and the City,' Juice Wrld and Will Smith
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a double album from Alicia Keys and a posthumous one from Juice Wrld, Sandra Bullock playing an ex-con in the Netflix film โThe Unforgivableโ and Will Smith testing himself in a wildlife documentary series.
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Oscars surprises, snubs include Glenn Close, โDa 5 Bloodsโ
Itโs a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Hereโs our rundown of the snubs and surprises in the 93rd Academy Award nominations. FEMALE DIRECTORS GET THEIR SHOTFor 92 Academy Awards, only 5 women had ever been nominated for best director and never more than one in the same year. This year, the dubious honor goes to Glenn Close for her portrayal of Mamaw in Ron Howardโs adaptation of J.D. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, the film was well received, but seemed like a long shot for the major Oscars categories.
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Betty White marks 99th birthday Sunday; up late as she wants
FILE - Actress Betty White poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on June 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES โ True to form, Betty White has something impish to say about her birthday Sunday. โSince I am turning 99, I can stay up as late as I want without asking permission!โ she told The Associated Press in an email. Her birthday meal will be a hot dog and French fries brought in โ along with a bouquet of roses โ by her longtime friend and agent, Jeff Witjas. In January alone, White is on screen in reruns including โThe Golden Girlsโ and โHot in Clevelandโ; the 2009 Sandra Bullock movie โThe Proposal,โ and the 2018 documentary โBetty White: First Lady of Television,โ about her life and career.
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Harry Connick Jr. honors workers during pandemic road trip
FILE - This May 28, 2019 file photo shows Singer Harry Connick Jr. with his daughter Georgia at a special screening of "Pavarotti" in New York. The special will air June 21 and will follow host Connick Jr. and his filmmaker-daughter Georgia on road trip celebrating and thanking essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. With the help of his daughter, Georgia Connick, who is a filmmaker, and a bunch of GoPro cameras, he embarked on a pandemic road trip to meet essential workers around the country who were risking their lives during the pandemic. โI just want to reach out and meet some of these folks, sanitation workers or elementary school teachers or people that are working at food banks,โ said Harry Connick. โIt was highly emotional,โ said Harry Connick.
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Winfrey, Pitt part of Grammys special for essential workers
FILE - This May 28, 2019 file photo shows Singer Harry Connick Jr. with his daughter Georgia at a special screening of "Pavarotti" in New York. The Grammys is putting together an event featuring Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Herbie Hancock and Harry Connick, Jr. to honor essential workers across America. It will follow host Connick Jr. and his filmmaker-daughter Georgia on road trip celebrating and thanking essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ The Grammys is putting together an event featuring Brad Pitt, Oprah Winfrey, Herbie Hancock and Harry Connick, Jr. to honor essential workers across America. Winfrey, Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Queen Latifah, Renรฉe Zellweger and Drew Brees will also deliver special messages to workers.
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Sandra Bullock signs on for new Netflix film 'Unforgiven'
(CNN) - Sandra Bullock will be back on Netflix. Following the success of "Bird Box," the actress has signed on to star in a feature film adaptation of "Unforgiven," based on a British three-part series that aired in 2009. "Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation" director and writer Christopher McQuarrie wrote the script, and German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt will direct. "This one is near and dear to my heart," McQuarrie wrote on Twitter, adding that he's honored to know it's in "such good hands." "Bird Box" was Bullock's first collaboration with Netflix, and that project is currently in sequel development as a book.