Have you heard about Kyle Mooney? Kyle is awkward. Really awkward. So awkward it’s funny. His video for Saturday Night Live’s 40th anniversary special didn’t get any airtime, though maybe it should have. There’s really only one way to describe that decision: awkward.
In what might be a preview of Sunday’s Academy Awards, “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” won Best Feature at the 30th annual Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday. The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, won two other awards on the afternoon: Best Male Lead for Michael Keaton and Best Cinematography for Emmanuel Lubezki. […]
Entertainment award shows have a long way to go towards equal representation. According to the Women’s Media Center, the 2015 Academy Awards are no exception. In a look into this year’s gender gap, the center found, among other things, that women make up only 19% of all non-acting nominees. In fact, since 2012, an average […]
Hey, sometimes you need a break! While it may not be the most common tactic, many famous long-term relationships have proven to be made stronger after a split — even royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton took a break from their relationship before getting married in the biggest, most lavish ceremony of our time.
This is something so special and so precious, and so hot … you know, in a kind of uncomfortable way. Because Katy Perry took the time to wish her friend Rihanna a happy birthday last night, and she did it in sort of a untraditional fashion. And that fashion is called sexy fan art. Oh […]
Hosts Kristen Bell and Fred Armisen kicked off IFC’s broadcast of the 30th Independent Spirit Awards by spoofing some of the Best Feature nominees. Adam Scott, Bill Hader and Miles Teller also joined in on the fun. The sketch included long, uncut “Birdman”-style shots, a shout out to J.K. Simmons’ “rushing or dragging” speech in […]
“Dear White People” writer-director Justin Simien won Best First Screenplay at Saturday’s 30th annual Independent Spirit Awards, and used his acceptance speech to call out the importance of having more diverse voices in Hollywood. “I started writing this movie some 10 years ago as an impulse because I didn’t really my story out there in […]
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A day before it may soar at the Oscars, “Birdman” spread its wings at the 30th Independent Film Spirit Awards, winning best picture, best actor for Michael Keaton and best cinematography. The elegantly stitched together backstage comedy came away the big winner at the annual pre-Oscars afternoon celebration of independent […]
NEOCAMP is an Irish-born artist and musician currently working and living in New York City. NEOCAMP’s work is cutting-edge, embodying heavy queer overtones and informed largely by Internet culture. He previously appeared on The Huffington Post in conjunction with “Bushwick Gone Basel” — the Brooklyn takeover of the beloved Miami art festival. A more extensive […]
When snowboarding champion Amy Purdy was asked to join ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” for their 18th season last year, she was almost as terrified as she was excited. After losing both of her legs when she contracted bacterial meningitis more than 15 years ago, Purdy was no stranger to overcoming monumental challenges — and […]
