James Lipton, who is remembered for hosting Bravo interview series “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” lost his battle with bladder cancer yesterday. He was 93. Born in Detroit on September 19, 1926, Lipton moved to New York City to study acting after leaving the Air Force. He took on a number of roles since his career […]
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Oscar nominations for the 90th annual awards were announced on Tuesday morning from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” led the pack with 13 nominations. Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” followed behind with nine nods and “Dunkirk” with seven. All three films earned best […]
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Nominations for the “75th Golden Globe Awards,” honoring the best in film and television by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association were announced this morning. Seth Meyers will host the 2018 ceremony from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Jan. 7. “The Golden Globes” will air live at 8 p.m. ET on […]
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Netflix has announced Friday, March 31st as the launch date for its new original documentary series “Five Came Back.” Adapted from Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War,” and directed by Laurent Bouzereau, the three-part docuseries tells the extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War […]
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[socialpoll id=”2415460″] Nominations for the 89th Academy Awards have been announced. Leading the pack is “La La Land” with 14, which ties the records held by “Titanic” in 1997 and “All About Eve” in 1950.” Sci-fi film “Arrival” and coming-of-age drama “Moonlight” rank second with the most nominations, with eight each (including best picture). The […]
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During her acceptance speech for the honorary Cecil B. DeMille award, Meryl Streep used the platform to express her views towards President-elect Donald Trump (sans mentioning him by name) and her support for her fellow Hollywood community and the press.
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Warner Bros. Television has closed a deal for J.J. Abrams to direct and produce a limited series television adaptation of Nathan Hill‘s multi-generational story “The Nix” headlined by three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep. The novel follows a woman who gets national media attention for throwing rocks at a conservative governor on the presidential campaign […]
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To ignite interest in Sunday’s telecast on ABC, what follows is an update of notable facts, observations and Oscar moments since its inception in 1928. Keep in mind that each bullet point pertains to the year the movies ran in the theaters. Sit back and check out these 88 years of factoids! 1928 Wings wins […]