Disney/Carlos Lopez-CallejaIn the new action, coming-of-age series American Born Chinese, premiering Wednesday on Disney+, Ben Wang stars as Jin Wang, a high school sophomore hoping to start the new school year by playing some soccer and asking out his crush. But his whole world is thrown upside down when a new exchange student shows up,…… Read More…
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesOprah Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for 1985’s adaptation Alice Walker’s 1982 novel The Color Purple, and who produces the forthcoming big screen musical version, can’t sing enough praises of its lead, singer Fantasia Barrino. Oprah took part in a virtual promotional event with director Blitz Bazawule on Tuesday, and gave the former American Idol winner her flowers, saying she…… Read More…
The MTV Video Music Awards have an air date. The ceremony will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Additional details will be announced closer to the show. The VMAs honor the best music videos of the past year with appearances and performances from music’s biggest stars……… Read More…
L-R: Grace West, Gina Miles — NBC/Trae PattonThe Voice revealed its season 23 winner — Gina Miles, from Niall Horan’s team — and said goodbye to coach Blake Shelton after 23 seasons. A shocked Miles beat out Grace West and NOIVAS from Team Blake, who placed fifth and second, respectively; D.Smooth from Kelly Clarkson’s team,…… Read More…
Walt Disney PicturesIt’s a whole new The Little Mermaid swimming into theaters this weekend. The live action remake of the 1989 animated Disney film stars Halle Bailey in the title role. She’s African-American, and many say the move is a huge leap forward in representation. “The representation is so part of why I’m so excited to be part of…… Read More…
Walt Disney PicturesIt’s a whole new The Little Mermaid swimming into theaters this weekend. The live action remake of the 1989 animated Disney film stars Halle Bailey in the title role. She’s African-American, and many say the move is a huge leap forward in representation. “The representation is so part of why I’m so excited to be part of…… Read More…
NetflixOn Tuesday, Netflix released the teaser to Skull Island, the animated spinoff of the “Monsterverse” movies that kicked off with 2014’s Godzilla. The snippet of the anime shows a group of humans marooned on the mysterious, monster-filled home of King Kong, tangling with its nasty inhabitants. The Hollywood Reporter says Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem voice star Nicolas Cantu will play…… Read More…
FX/Michael BeckerIn a touching new article in AARP The Magazine, Jeff Bridges speaks candidly about his battle with lymphoma, which he revealed in 2020, and a subsequent fight with COVID-19. Bridges recalls he was on a pandemic break of shooting his FX show The Old Man when he noticed something was wrong. “I was doing…… Read More…
Tribeca ProductionsRobert De Niro’s Tribeca Enterprises company announced that his 1993 directorial effort, A Bronx Tale, is coming back in a special 30th anniversary edition on Blu-ray, 4K UHD and video on demand platforms. The anniversary edition will be released September 12. Written by and co-starring Chazz Palminteri, and based on his hit one-man play, the movie starred De Niro…… Read More…
Paramount Pictures/Nickelodeon MoviesTuesday is National Turtle Day, and what better way for Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies to celebrate than by announcing they’ve bumped up the release of the upcoming animated movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The movie, co-written and co-produced by The Boys’ Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, will now hit theaters…… Read More…