LONDON (Reuters) – Jodie Whittaker made history when she took the controls of the time-traveling Tardis as the first female lead in the sci-fi series “Doctor Who”. FILE PHOTO: Jodie Whittaker, “The Doctor” from the cast of the BBC show “Doctor Who” attends the pop culture convention Comic Con in San Diego, California, U.S. July
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Nominations were announced on Monday for the 2020 Golden Globe awards for movies and television. The Golden Globes, organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, will be presented on Jan. 5 at a gala dinner hosted by British comedian Ricky Gervais in Beverly Hills, California. Following is a list of key
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Singer Linda Ronstadt, actress Sally Field, and music group Earth, Wind & Fire received the United States’ top awards for the arts on Sunday with a rocking, rousing performance at the annual Kennedy Center Honors show in Washington. 2019 Kennedy Center Honoree singer Linda Ronstadt,73, in a wheelchair and now unable to
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who brought boyish vulnerability to Big Bird, the towering yellow-plumed character, during 50 years on the groundbreaking children’s television show “Sesame Street” and even made garbage-loving Oscar the Grouch loveable, died on Sunday at the age of 85, the Sesame Workshop said. FILE PHOTO: Caroll Spinney signs
An actor is pictured in this screengrab from “The Gift That Gives Back” exercise bike commercial by Peloton obtained December 4, 2019. Peloton via REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) – The actress who appeared in a widely criticized Christmas advertisement for exercise bike maker Peloton Interactive Inc has a new role selling gin for actor Ryan
Opera cast members acknowledge the applause at the end of the season opening of La Scala theatre in Milan, Italy December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo MILAN (Reuters) – “Tosca”, Giacomo Puccini’s opera about a diva prepared to do anything for love, was given a cinematic flavor as it opened La Scala’s season for the first
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has at times failed to wear a required electronic tracking device, New York prosecutors said Friday, asking a judge to increase his bail to $5 million, from $1 million, as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges. Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi made the request at a
(Reuters) – Martin Scorsese’s new gangster film “The Irishman” was watched by an estimated 17.1 million Americans in its first five days of release on Netflix, according to Nielsen data released on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Director Martin Scorsese arrives for the premiere of film “The Irishman”, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Mario
FILE PHOTO: Bulgarian actress Stoyanka Mutafova, 95, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sofia, Bulgaria February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov/File Photo SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian Stoyanka Mutafova, one of the world’s oldest actresses performing regularly on stage, has died aged 97. Dubbed the queen of Bulgarian comedy, Mutafova began performing in 1945, when she
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on Thursday unveiled a new criminal charge against singer R. Kelly, accusing him of arranging to bribe an official as part of a scheme to recruit underage girls for sex. FILE PHOTO: R. Kelly appears for a hearing at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.,
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Moviegoers have been offered rolling seats, 3D glasses and even rain and smells in recent years as theater chains seek to fill seats. Now comes an immersive experience that gets its U.S. launch in Los Angeles next week. It features laser projection and giant LED panels that line each side of
LONDON (Reuters) – Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in “1917,” an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather’s experiences. Director Sam Mendes poses at the world premiere of the film “1917” in London, Britain, December
LONDON (Reuters) – Hugh Grant is best known for playing the bumbling Englishman in romantic comedies so when the role of a cockney-accented private investigator in Guy Ritchie’s new crime caper came up, the actor was a little hesitant to portray someone so different. Director Guy Ritchie and actors Michelle Dockery and Hugh Grant pose
LONDON (Reuters) – From the world’s youngest self-made billionaire to celebrities in court, the world of entertainment produced a wide array of headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz stories of 2019. FILE PHOTO: 91st Academy Awards – Oscars Photo Room – Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 24, 2019. Olivia Colman
FILE PHOTO: Cast members Idina Menzel (L) and Kristen Bell pose at the premiere for the film “Frozen II” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Disney’s “Frozen 2” stuffed the box office competition during Thanksgiving, generating $85.2 million over the weekend and a record-setting $123.7 million
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on Friday that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio financed fires being set in the Amazon rainforest, without presenting any evidence, the right-wing leader’s latest broadside in casting blame over forest fires that have generated international concern. FILE PHOTO: Leonardo DiCaprio attends the premiere of “Once Upon a