Paul Ritter, ‘Friday Night Dinner’ actor, dead at 54
British actor Paul Ritter, a versatile actor known for lighting up the screen and the stage, died Monday. He was 54. According to his agent, Jonty…
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Nikki Glaser learns to love herself
In the new FX/ Hulu documentary, “Hysterical,” viewers are treated to the backstories of the female comics who star in it, childhood…
Continue Reading‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ offers a searing second take on US history
Near the end of “Exterminate All the Brutes,” director Raoul Peck’s searing four-part historical hybrid about the sordid history of…
Continue Reading ‘Kung Fu’ just borrows the old show’s name to kick off a CW-style drama
The latest batch of TV reboots haven’t had much in common with the source beyond the name, and so it is with “Kung Fu,” which…
Continue Reading ‘Hemingway’ tackles the writer in a documentary as big as his tumultuous life
The long history of Ken Burns documentaries ranges from places to people to entire wars. His latest collaboration with Lynn Novick,…
Continue ReadingBollywood star hospitalized with Covid-19 as pandemic sweeps through industry
Indian actor Akshay Kumar has become the latest top Bollywood star to test positive for Covid-19, as India’s second wave of coronavirus…
Continue Reading‘Drunk History: Black Stories’ will give you something to toast
Comedy Central’s popular “Drunk History” series is getting a spinoff, but be sure to watch it responsibly. A new digital series…
Continue ReadingJimmy Fallon responds to backlash over Addison Rae TikTok dance segment
Jimmy Fallon has addressed controversy over a recent segment on “The Tonight Show” with TikTok star Addison Rae. The show received…
Continue ReadingDMX: Prayer vigil held for the rapper as he remains hospitalized
Hundreds reportedly gathered Monday to pray and offer support for DMX as he remains hospitalized following a heart attack he suffered on Friday. CNN…
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Loki is in trouble with Owen Wilson and his mustache in new ‘Loki’ trailer
Loki’s latest battle is with bureaucracy in the new trailer for the forthcoming Disney+ series about the God of…
Continue Reading Phylicia Rashād on the legacy of the AKAs highlighted in the ‘Twenty Pearls’ documentary
Phylicia Rashād pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at Howard University in Washington, DC in 1968, yet it took narrating a new documentary about the…
Continue ReadingEarth, Wind & Fire and The Isley Brothers Verzuz was perfect Easter jam
Folks are to be forgiven if they are exhausted today after the Easter Sunday Verzuz. That’s because the matchup between legendary groups Earth…
Continue Reading‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the biggest hit of the pandemic
The movie theater industry has been in desperate need of good news since the beginning of the pandemic. That good news finally came on Sunday thanks…
Continue ReadingJohn Travolta celebrates daughter’s milestone birthday
Cheers to Ella Travolta. John Travolta celebrated his daughter’s 21st birthday over the weekend on social media writing, “Happy 21st…
Continue ReadingRita Wilson explains why she and Tom Hanks haven’t been vaccinated yet
Back in March 2020, Rita Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks were among the first of a group of celebrities who announced that they had tested positive…
Continue Reading Cher apologizes for ‘not appropriate’ George Floyd tweet
Music legend Cher has apologized for a tweet in which she theorized that she could have prevented George Floyd’s death. Floyd, an unarmed black…
Continue ReadingChadwick Boseman honored at SAG Awards
Chadwick Boseman posthumously won the SAG Award on Sunday for outstanding performance by a leading man for his work in “Ma Rainey’s Black…
Continue ReadingSAG Awards: See the full list of winners
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, aired on Sunday night. The…
Continue Reading The Weeknd says he is donating $1 million toward Ethiopian relief efforts
Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country. The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel…
Continue Reading See who’s nominated for a SAG Award
The 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, will air on Sunday night.…
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