LOS ANGELES (AP) — Verne Troyer, who played Dr. Evil’s small, silent sidekick “Mini-Me” in the “Austin Powers” movie franchise, has died. He was 49. A statement provided by Troyer’s representatives that was also posted to his Instagram and Facebook accounts said the actor died Saturday. No cause of death was given, but the statement […]
With a red carpet dyed black by actresses dressed in a color-coordinated statement, the Golden Globes were transformed into an A-list expression of female empowerment in the post-Harvey Weinstein era. Oprah Winfrey led the charge. “For too long women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power […]
John Legend is looking a little suspect to the people today! Why? Well, people believe he is typecasting for his next music video. Apparently, he denied that he was looking for “out of shape” actors for a music video depicting Donald Trump supporters. The “Ordinary People” singer allegedly asked for eight white people, who according […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Keaton says anyone who reads something discriminatory into his Golden Globes garble of “Hidden Fences” is “extraordinarily incorrect.” “I mean, almost like calling Al Gore a climate change denier,” Keaton told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Keaton said he “made a mistake reading the teleprompter and the cue cards” when […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ken Howard, who starred in the 1970s series “The White Shadow” and served as president of SAG-AFTRA, has died at age 71. The union announced Howard’s death Wednesday. No cause of death was given. Howard’s career spanned four decades in TV, theater and film. In the CBS series “The White […]
Common has been recruited to join Kate Mara and Edie Falco in Leavey, a film based on the true story of Megan Leavey and her military combat dog Rex who saved lives searching for roadside bombs during two tours in Iraq from 2004 to 2006. The LD Entertainment film is being directed by “Blackfish‘s” Gabriela […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was 73. At 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, Thompson appeared in at least 20 motion pictures and in the TV series “Law & Order.” His film credits include […]
Stage and screen actor Hugh Jackman, best known to many fans for his role of Wolverine in the X Men, stars as Blackbeard in Pan, in theaters October 9th. “I always wanted to be a pirate. I always wanted to do one of those swashbuckling movies. Be careful what you ask for. This was the biggest movie […]
The author of the upcoming James Bond novel has issued an apology for dismissing Idris Elba for the spy role by calling him "too street."
As the debate around the Confederate Flag rages across Southern states in America, the little-known tale of an anti-slavery and anti-Confederacy rebellion led by a white man is coming to light. Newton Knight, a farmer and former soldier, led a group of fighters in an attempt to secede from the Confederacy and went on […]
LOS ANGELES – “Selma,” the critically acclaimed movie starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey and directed by Ava DuVernay was not recognized as Best Picture, it did go home with at least one prize. “Glory” from “Selma” won the Academy Award for best original song. Performed and written by Common and John Legend, it […]
Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards show kicked things off with a pair of wins for the Netflix prison series “Orange Is the New Black,” honoring it as best ensemble in a comedy and naming Uzo Aduba most outstanding actress in a comedy series. Aduba won over a number of veteran stars, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) […]
