By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has died. He was 87. Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers’ reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
Beyoncé’s country album and a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Bill Nighy plays an English ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Bauder, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – One of the nation’s most prominent news outlets has found itself in an embarrassing mess over the hiring – and quick firing – of someone who isn’t even a journalist in the first place. Among other things, NBC News’ brief employment of former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel has illustrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia – making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday. As ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Green Day will headline a United Nations Human Rights-backed global climate concert on Tuesday at the famed Fillmore in San Francisco. The intimate event, which is co-hosted by the Recording Academy, aims to bring attention to the inequalities exacerbated by climate change. Ultra Q, an alternative rock band fronted by Green ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – The Oscar-winning director of “Oppenheimer,” Christopher Nolan, and his wife and producer Emma Thomas, will receive a knighthood and damehood for their services to film, according to a statement on Thursday from the U.K. government. Their recognition comes after their biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” swept ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Green Day will headline a United Nations Human Rights-backed global climate concert on Tuesday at the famed Fillmore in San Francisco. The intimate event, which is co-hosted by the Recording Academy, aims to bring attention to the inequalities exasperated by climate change. Ultra Q, an alternative rock band fronted by Green ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
Owning a soccer club is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the Welsh team bought by Reynolds and fellow Hollywood actor Rob McElhenney in 2021, released its accounts for the latest financial year on Thursday and reported that the amount owed to celebrities has risen to nearly 9 million pounds ($11.4 million). That was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
The Oscar -nominated documentary ” Food, Inc “ helped change the way many consumers think about the systems behind the things we eat. But in the 16 years since it came out, new problems have arisen and old problems got worse, magnified in part by shortages during the pandemic. They’re given a spotlight in a ... Read More »
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