The most beautiful thing about Ava DuVernay’s film “Selma” — the first major biographical film feature about Martin Luther King, Jr. — is its deep recognition of how private encounters inform and even shape historic events.
By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Jan 15 (Reuters) – British singer Sarah Brightman is expected to blast off in October for a 10-day stay on the International Space Station, NASA said on Thursday. The famed soprano, who starred in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” will pay about $52 million for a round-trip […]
George Lopez may be known for his comedy, but the actor gets serious in the upcoming inspirational drama “Spare Parts.” The comedian stopped by HuffPost Live on Wednesday to promote his new film and spoke with host Marc Lamont about Latinos in late night, immigration and more. On the topic of his 2009 late night […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The blues-rock band the Black Crowes are fading to black. Founding member Rich Robinson announced Thursday the group is disbanding after 24 years. In a statement, he alluded to internal issues between his brother and the band. “I love my brother and respect his talent but his present demand that I […]
After just six months of dating, Nikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder are engaged, multiple outlets are reporting. Somerhalder’s rep has declined HuffPost’s request for comment. The pair, who became an item shortly after Reed’s divorce from Paul McDonald and Somerhalder’s split from longtime girlfriend Nina Dobrev, were friends before sparking up a romantic relationship. The […]
If Jennifer Aniston is at all disappointed about her Oscar snub on Thursday morning, she’s definitely not letting it show. The star attended the 20th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium Thursday night, with fiancé Justin Theroux. Aniston, 45, looked red hot in a plunging red suit sans bra, paired with delicate […]
“Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” commandeered the 2015 Oscar nominations, announced early Thursday morning during a live telecast from Los Angeles. Both movies collected nine nominations. Other titles that fared well include “The Imitation Game” (eight), “Boyhood” (six), “American Sniper” (six), “The Theory of Everything” (five), “Foxcatcher” (five), “Whiplash” (five) and “Interstellar” (five). Prominent […]
Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and other white people kindly welcome you to the whitest Oscars since 1998. Yes, unfortunately, you read that right: Without a nod for David Oyelowo announced this morning (see white person Brad Pitt for help on that pronunciation) 2015 will be the worst year for diversity in Hollywood since the 70th […]
The year’s most surprising Oscar nomination was a cinematographer, Dick Poop, er sorry, we mean Dick Pope. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs misspoke while announcing Thursday’s nominations with Chris Pine, and though she meant to honor longtime cinematographer Dick Pope for his work on “Mr. Turner,” her mispronunciation caused the Internet to break down in […]
Nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning and we can’t even with some of these omissions. No Jennifer Aniston, Ava DuVernay, “The LEGO Movie” or “Gone Girl”? You chose poorly, Oscars. Fortunately, there were some surprises mixed in to ease our pain. Ahead, the best and worst of Thursday’s Oscar […]
