Arts May 02 Television, movie writers strike after failed negotiations with studios The board of directors for the WGA, which includes both a West and an East branch, voted unanimously to call for a strike, effective at the stroke of midnight. Writers, they said, are facing an “existential crisis.”…
Arts Mar 12 'Everything' wins best picture, is everywhere at the 2023 Oscars The metaphysical multiverse comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” wrapped its hot dog fingers around Hollywood’s top prize Sunday, winning best picture at the 95th Academy Awards, along with awards for Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Arts Feb 19 Richard Belzer, stand-up comic and 'Law & Order' TV detective, dies at 78 Richard Belzer, the longtime stand-up comedian who became one of TV's most indelible detectives as John Munch in "Homicide: Life on the Street" and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. He was 78.
Arts Jan 24 Oscar nominations led by 'Everything Everywhere' The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nominations to the 95th Academy Awards as Hollywood heaped honors on big-screen spectacles like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” a year after a streaming service…
Arts Jan 21 Here's what to expect from Tuesday's Oscar nominations Here’s a rundown of what we can expect when nominations for the 95th Academy Awards are announced Tuesday morning.
Arts Dec 12 'Banshees' and 'Everything, Everywhere' lead Golden Globes nominations The 2023 broadcast will mark the award show's return after scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked it off television for a year.
Arts Nov 11 Kevin Conroy, a defining voice of Batman, dies at 66 Kevin Conroy has died at 66. The prolific voice actor's gravelly delivery on the "Batman: The Animated Series" was for many Batman fans the definitive sound of the Caped Crusader.
Nation Oct 03 Sacheen Littlefeather, activist and actor who declined Brando Oscar, dies The actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando's 1973 Academy Award for "The Godfather" on his behalf in an indelible protest of how Native Americans had been portrayed on screen has died.
Arts Sep 26 Rihanna to headline next Super Bowl halftime show in February Rihanna is set to star in February's Super Bowl halftime show. The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, on Sunday posted an image on Instagram of an arm…
Arts Mar 30 Academy exploring consequences for Will Smith after refusing to leave Oscars The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave to Sunday's Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused.