Hours after the Academy Awards put together its most uniform group of nominees in recent history, Jessica Chastain made an impassioned plea for more diversity in Hollywood. “Today is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. It got me thinking about our need to build the strength of diversity in our industry,” Chastain said while accepting a […]
Emily Blunt walked away from the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards with a statue for Best Actress in an Action Movie for her work in “Edge of Tomorrow.” During her acceptance speech, she thanked her co-star Tom Cruise and her husband John Krasinski. In one simple line, she championed what every woman knows to […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh off their Oscar nominations, “Birdman” and “Boyhood” added to their awards-season haul with multiple wins at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The Broadcast Film Critics Associated presented “Birdman” with a leading seven prizes Thursday, but its top honor, best picture, went to Richard Linklater’s coming-of-age story, “Boyhood.” Linklater was also […]
Secretary of State John Kerry was in France Friday to try and mend relations after top U.S. officials were criticized this week for not sending a more high-profile representative to a Sunday unity rally in Paris. But Kerry didn’t make the trip alone — singer/songwriter James Taylor also attended an event at the Paris city […]
Kevin Hart joined Jimmy Fallon for a game of “Slapjack” on Thursday. The game is basically Blackjack, but the loser gets smacked with a giant prosthetic hand. The actor did have one grievance before things got started, though. “I’m just a little pissed off that I couldn’t get a Black hand,” said Hart as he […]
Originally published on Kirkus Winter is a slow time in publishing, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t great books for teens coming out in all genres. Readers can relive the civil rights era twice, once with Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest participant in the march from Selma to Montgomery, and again with SNCC leader (and […]
The Oscars didn’t get a lot of things right when it came to “Selma,” but voters were smart enough to put Common and John Legend in the Best Original Song category for “Glory.” The track won two awards this week, first at the Golden Globes and then at the Critics’ Choice Awards. Common accepted both […]
Angelina Jolie might not have won any gold at Thursday night’s Critics’ Choice Awards, but she certainly shined in silver. The 39-year-old, who was nominated for Best Director for “Unbroken,” hit the red carpet at the Hollywood Palladium dressed in a metallic gown with fluttering sleeves and a wrap waist by Versace. She wore her […]
Despite allegations of sexual abuse, Bill Cosby claims he is “far from finished” with his most recent tour. The comedian issued a statement to fans via E! News just ahead of his two Denver shows on Saturday: Dear Fans: I have thousands of loyal, patient and courageous fans that are going to leave their homes […]
Off Broadway plays can get really weird. Like, watermelon-being-smashed-to-bits-on-stage weird. So when the basic Broadway lineup starts to feel tired, it can be difficult to navigate theater options that extend beyond seeing “Wicked” for the fourth time. Here to help you avoid being needlessly splattered with fresh fruit, we bring you the January edition of […]
