A Cloverfield sequel is in the works, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. The 2008 science fiction-horror hybrid, produced by J. J. Abrams, was not just a massive box office success, it inspired a rush of “found footage” imitators and was among the first films to capitalize on an intentionally elliptical marketing campaign
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The beleaguered Hillsong Church is facing a whole new set of internal issues this week after two real estate lawsuits were filed against them over an alleged failure to pay rent during the pandemic and building a structurally unsound apartment complex. The Connecticut branch of the Australia-based celebrity megachurch is currently being sued for failing
If Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Crazy Rich Asians, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills had an eight-episode love child, it would be Netflix’s Bling Empire. The series, which premiered on January 15, follows the lives of ultra-wealthy Asians living in Los Angeles. There are extravagant parties, blinding jewels, and enough mentions of Dior
“Your Korean Dad” isn’t the only TikTok account spreading love and positivity on the app. Oneya D’Amelio is also here to brighten your day and make sure that you know that you are loved and appreciated. His TikTok account, titled “Angry Reactions,” is full of … well, angry reactions. But he’s not yelling because he’s trying
Grimes‘s baby with boyfriend Elon Musk may be just eight months old, but he’s already shaping up to be as much of a risk-taker as his parents. The pop star shared the results of little X AE A-XII‘s first haircut on her Instagram Stories, showing herself in the middle of crafting a mohawk for her
You’re surely familiar with the critique of some of the stuff that you guys are doing now, which is that the sites and companies that provide a free internet to the rest of us do so basically by selling ads, and that these changes by Apple are going to threaten the business of all kinds
Pamela Anderson got married — for a fourth time — in a secret ceremony on Christmas Eve at her Vancouver Island home. Anderson married her bodyguard, Dan Hayhurst, on her oceanfront property. “Pamela and Dan’s secret fairytale wedding took place (on) Christmas Eve — deep in the rainforest of Vancouver Island,” said a rep to ET
Cicely Tyson, the legendary Black actor who won a Tony, three Emmys and an honorary Academy Award over the course of a decades-long career, died Thursday afternoon. She was 96 years old. Her manager, Larry Thompson, released a statement confirming her death, Variety reports. “I have managed Miss Tyson’s career for over 40 years, and
You know that feeling when you’re in your car listening to the radio and a random song comes on and you realize its lyrics are hitting just a little too close to home? In a nutshell that’s what Greye’s “I Don’t Mind” did for me, and I assume it’ll do for plenty of others. This
After launching The Black Academy in early December, actor-brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are now planning an awards show to celebrate and uplift Black talent across Canada. But getting financial backing is proving to be a challenge, they say. The Toronto-raised performers say they want to debut the live, national telecast in the latter
Stealthy but forward enough to make a strong impression with nothing more than Devmo’s lead vocal, the opening track “Detached” from the new EP Tears undisputedly sets the stage for all of the hybridity soon to come in this five-track sampler. Featuring Dean Risko in a memorable guest appearance, “Detached” makes it clear that, despite
Masego bought us a first class ticket to the inner workings of his mind when he released his latest EP, Studying Abroad. The Jamaican-born artist, self-described stylistically as “traphousejazz,” is putting his silky smooth vocals to the Song Association test. Tune in as he sings Rihanna, raps Jay-Z, and shares the songs that are keeping
Listen, what follows isn’t about Melania Trump, former first lady, current doyenne of Palm Beach, but also maybe it is, at least a little bit: current first lady Jill Biden will have a role in the reunification of the children separated from their families at the border, CNN reported on Wednesday. “As the first lady remarked
If you’re not glued to Hollywood casting news, you might have missed the part where Twilight and Happiest Season actress Kristen Stewart was cast as Britain’s Princess Diana in the movie Spencer. Well, she was, and now we have our first promo look at Stewart playing the People’s Princess. Here’s a first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana
By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 27, 2021 7:33 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the “The Last Picture Show” and Emmys for her comedic work in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”
The United States House of Representatives has always counted its share of horrible people, but the era of Donald Trump obviously upped the “truly awful with a side of crazier than a shithouse mouse” quotient. Whereas past and present members like New York’s Michael “I’ll throw you off this fucking balcony” Grimm and Wisconsin’s Glenn
Implicit in all this performative athleticism is, of course, youth and vitality—Rep. Aaron Schock was perhaps a bit too explicit when, as the youngest member of Congress in 2011, he displayed his abs on the cover of Men’s Health. That was in the midst of the House Republican caucus’s obsession with P90X, a “a get-tough
If you were planning a getaway to Jasper and looking to stay at the iconic Jasper Park Lodge this spring, you will be out of luck. All 446 rooms have been booked from Feb. 23 to April 29. Officials confirmed the private booking but wouldn’t say who will be staying there. Read more: Parks Canada
The post-Trump era has already been rough for Fox News, with the network’s primetime programming down 25% last week from what it was at the same time last year, according to Nielsen. It’s a particularly sharp decline given the flurry of news, with Donald Trump’s exit, Joe Biden’s inauguration and the beginning of a new
Elliot Page has filed for divorce from his wife Emma Portner. Court records reveal Page filed the documents Tuesday. The pair was married on January 3, 2018, confirmed by a post on Page’s Instagram. “After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce following our separation last summer,” said the
Another day, another great Selena Gomez street style look in New York City. The actress, who has been shooting the upcoming Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building on the Upper West Side of New York City, was photographed out shopping in the city on Monday. Gomez opted to wear a chic winter uniform—a
The Flaming Lips, known for being an experimental, “out there” alt-rock group, have taken it to the next level (again) to face COVID-19. The band held the first of two socially distanced concerts with audience members encased in individual plastic bubbles at The Criterion in Oklahoma City on Jan. 22. Footage uploaded to Instagram and
Marjorie Taylor Greene has only been representing Georgia’s 14th congressional district in Washington for a few weeks but she’s already made a big name for herself…as one of the most batshit fucking crazy elected officials in recent history, a title for which there is major competition these days. After voicing her support for such conspiracies
A tried and true melodic wit is one of the few things in this world that I would undisputedly deem recession-proof, and it takes an artist like Rob Alexander to demonstrate this point time and time again. In Alexander’s potent new single, titled “A Song to Get Us Through,” we don’t hear a singer/songwriter playing
Derek DelGaudio’s solo show In & Of Itself was originally booked for a 10-week run at the off-Broadway Daryl Roth Theatre (after five performances in Los Angeles). By the time it closed in 2018, it had been extended four times and run for 560 performances. And now, thanks to a filmed version released as a
Actor and South Korean drama star Song Yoo-jung has died at the age of 26, according to her representatives. Song was found dead inside her Seoul apartment on Saturday, Sublime Artist Agency said in a statement. The agency said she died suddenly but did not go into further detail about the cause. “Yoo-jung was a
David Lynch: Francis Bacon makes me happy, the power of his painting. Edward Hopper makes me thrilled. Edward Kienholz’s sculptures make me happy. Alexander Calder’s sculptures make me thrilled with happiness. Vincent van Gogh makes me happy. There’s a bunch, there’s so many great painters and sculptors that are just great. Roxane Gay: The musical
Keira Knightley is no longer interested in acting in nude scenes or sex scenes helmed by male directors. In a recent interview, the Oscar-nominated actor talked about the no-nudity clause in her contracts, saying it essentially came down to her discomfort with the male gaze. “I don’t have an absolute ban [on nude scenes]—but I
A US bankruptcy court judge has approved the Weinstein Co.’s liquidation plan, which sets aside $17 million for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. Judge Mary Walrath, presiding over a remote hearing from Wilmington, Delaware, overruled an objection from a handful of women who have been looking to pursue appeals of their
The third season of Netflix’s futuristic techno-dystopian drama Black Mirror opens with a warning against the all-consuming allure of social clout. In a peer-to-peer scoring system, citizens’ lives are dictated by a fluctuating ranking based on the good and bad interactions that they have with others—a sort of Yelp-review model, but for people to give