A couple of weeks ago, I went down to the New Orleans area to do some writing at Daniel José Older’s magical creative retreat, The Launch. Why go so far? I always write a lot when I’m in that part of the country. This time, for example, I took two chapters of a novel I’ve been
Month: February 2020
At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. The film won over Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker. Parasite is a satire about a struggling working-class family
While a post-Oscars box office boost was already expected for Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite tonight even with Best International Film and Best Director wins, now with a Best Picture win, the pic has a shot to go into the $40M-plus zone, possibly even more. The NEON release, after winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film
It’s Oscars night, and the stars have started to arrive looking like a million bucks and then some … with a wide palette of fashion choices that should please everyone. Some of the stars who’ve shown up so far to the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles … Laura Dern, Bong Joon-ho, Harvey Keitel, Mindy Kaling,
Tyrese is in an upcoming movie with ‘Spider-Man’ on the brain — whose producers had to turn Los Angeles into New York City for what were likely just a few pickup shots. The actor was spotted in DTLA Saturday with a full production crew and an entire set that we’re told took up 3 to
Ireland’s gay leader Leo Varadkar is unlikely to continue as Taoiseach following the weekend’s general election, early results indicate. The Republic of Ireland went to the polls on Saturday, February 8, after a bitter and fast-paced election campaign which saw a huge resurgence in support for left-wing party Sinn Féin. An Irish Times exit poll
Hollywood’s biggest night is over, ending with a history-making upset as Bong Joon Ho‘s Parasite capped its Oscars winning streak by nabbing the trophy for Best Picture, becoming the first non-English language film to ever win the category. Other big winners at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards included Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor in
John Salangsang/BEI/Shutterstock It’s all led up to this… the 2020 Oscars! In just a few short hours, the Dolby Theatre will roll out the red carpet and welcome inside dozens of the biggest celebrities for Hollywood’s most anticipated celebration of the year. And with expected appearances from stars like Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Tom Hanks and so
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com The Doors snagged a ton of big-time talent, including Miley Cyrus, to help them celebrate a milestone in music — and it seems they rocked too hard … ’cause sirens had to respond. The iconic rock band held a little shindig Saturday night at the Sunset Marquit Hotel in West
The Oscars are always an award show with some serious competition, but the 2020 Best Director category had some serious pull in it. Names like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino were in there, alongside Sam Mendes, Bong Joon Ho, and Todd Philips. It really was anybody’s category, as all the films under consideration were viewed
A billboard from the right-wing populist Swiss People’s Party urging people to reject the proposed anti-discrimination laws (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/ Getty) Swiss voters headed to the polls today as the conservative country holds a referendum on whether to introduce laws to protect LGBT+ people from discrimination. Discrimination against race, ethnicity or religion is already illegal in
Power may be wrapping up, but the franchise will remain alive via multiple spinoffs. The premium cabler has ordered three more spinoffs of the popular crime drama, and all three will feature characters from the original series. Power Book III: Raising Kanan is a prequel set in the 1990s that will chronicle the early years
TMZ.com Snoop Dogg says he was NOT threatening CBS anchor Gayle King over her Kobe Bryant interview — but the record shows he did make a somewhat threatening comment. The rapper took to IG Saturday to clarify a video he posted a few days ago criticizing Gayle for an interview she did with WNBA player
Exclusive TMZ/Getty/Dreamworks Pictures Composite Sam Mendes will be THE big winner at the Academy Awards — at least that’s what an ad that ran for a play he’s directing wanted folks to think … before it was called a mistake. Here’s the deal … Mendes is signed on to direct a play called “The Lehman
“Do you mind if we sit?” asks Kendall Jenner. “My back kind of aches today.” Of course it does. The model was stomping Tom Ford’s runway in Los Angeles on Friday night– 12 hours later, she appeared at the Longchamp show in Manhattan, posing in a full look from the Fall 2020 collection (a nod
Exclusive TMZ.com Jenelle Evans and David Eason are clearly back together — despite her whole “never ever ever getting back together” line — and there’s photographic proof. We got Jenelle and David at Aldean’s Saturday night in Nashville at the Kitchen & Rooftop Bar. They’ve said they’re working on co-parenting, but it’s feeling like they’re
Finally, Hollywood icon and all-round national treasure Laura Dern has been recognised for her contribution to queer culture – through the medium of song, no less. The actress, director, producer and goddess was celebrated in all her glory at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday when the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles literally
Spoiler alert! This post talks about some new major Hocus Pocus plot points! Read ahead at your own risk, if you have not yet read Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel. In general, I am wary of reboots, but I do enjoy one every now and then. So while there has been talk of a
It’s a big week for Jim Carrey. The iconic comedy chameleon returns to TV on Sunday, Feb. 9 with the second season premiere of Kidding, the tragicomic Showtime series in which he plays the grieving beloved children’s TV host Jeff “Mr. Pickles” Piccirillo. And just a few days later, he makes his big-budget big screen
The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below. The Strokes’ last studio album was 2013’s Comedown Machine. In 2016, the Strokes released the EP Future Present Past. More recently, they
The producer of the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot promises to do justice to Sub Zero and Scorpion. The Mortal Kombat series started off as an arcade game in 1992 and quickly grew to become one of the most well-known video game franchises around. A few years after the first game’s release, New Line Cinema attempted to adapt the games
Between the Academy flip-flopping on who will present what, proposed cuts to the musical performances and the whole event going host-less, this year’s Oscars saw its fair share of drama before the red carpet was even rolled out. Now that the big night is here, the stars are bringing their own version of dramaaaaa with
Rapper Mr Strange spoke candidly to PinkNews about navigating the music scene as a queer man. (PinkNews) At the start of the year Mr Strange had around 400 Instagram followers, he now has over 17.7k. He won the majority of those overnight when he became a social media sensation thanks to his drill rap on
‘Wild Wild West’ star Robert Conrad has died. The 1960s and ’70s TV and film actor passed away Saturday due to heart failure at his home in Malibu, according to family spokesperson Jeff Ballard. Ballard, on behalf of the Conrads, tells TMZ … “He lived a wonderfully long life and while the family is saddened
Written by Mark Dawson — Set only a few months before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, The Vault is a standalone spy thriller with all the standard, but essential elements of the sub-genre – MI6, double agents and covert operations with plenty of action included. After months of planning and burrowing a
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tank says some good old-fashioned bedroom lovin’ is more than an acceptable gift from a woman come Valentine’s Day — but there’s a catch … it’s gotta have a kick to it. We got the R&B singer heading to Delilah in WeHo Friday night for Michael B. Jordan‘s birthday party,
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros.’ R-rated Suicide Squad DC spinoff Birds of Prey is eyeing an estimated $4M-$5M in previews tonight, according to industry estimates. Showtimes that began at 6 p.m.. Although much lower than such R-rated superhero fare as Joker ($13.3M), Deadpool ($12.7M) and Logan ($9.5M), Birds of Prey is more female-skewing. Hopefully the under 25 female set, which is known to
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rihanna threw a big bash in the Big Apple Friday night, and A$AP Rocky was nowhere in sight. RiRi threw the party at Bergdorf Goodman in Midtown Manhattan, and, of course, lots of folks showed. Unclear if she’s really dating A$AP, but they’ve definitely been hanging together since her breakup
Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon has given her official endorsement to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, saying he’ll “turn the system upside down”. On Friday the Sanders campaign released a video of the actress and LGBT+ activist explaining her decision, along with a statement. “In the same terrifying and muscular way that Trump is
Gianni Russo wasn’t just in “The Godfather,” he claims to have deep mob ties — and tells TMZ there’s NO WAY the hit on Gambino crime boss Frank Cali was carried out by the Italian mafia SUBSCRIBE: http://tmz.me/wONe5NO About TMZ: TMZ has consistently been credited for breaking the biggest stories dominating the entertainment news landscape
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