Month: January 2021

Brendan Fraser. (Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage) Brendan Fraser is slated to star in a movie adaptation of The Whale, in which he will play a 600-pound reclusive gay man desperate to reconnect with his teen daughter. With Darren Aronofsky directing, Fraser will play Charlie, who left his family for his male partner. But after his partner dies, Charlie
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The 43rd annual Kennedy Center Honors recipients have been announced. Joan Baez, Garth Brooks, Dick Van Dyke, artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen, and violinist Midori are the honorees for 2020. Typically held in December, last year’s ceremony was postponed until May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Kennedy Center Honors serves as a
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Liam Hemsworth is best known for his work on the four Hunger Games movies as Gale Hawthorne, Katniss’s childhood friend who gets entangled in an emerging rebellion that Katniss unknowingly helps spark. After wrapping the film series, he has gone on to star in Independence Day: Resurgence, The Duel with Woody Harrelson, and the Rebel
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Andra Day stars as Billie Holiday in the new biopic, which will touch on her romance with actress Tallulah Bankhead. (YouTube) The trailer for The United States vs. Billie Holiday has been released, and it gives a tantalising first look at the jazz legend and her lover, played by Andra Day and Natasha Lyonne. The hotly-anticipated film
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Kate Aitken left New York under a cloud, heading to California and a new start. In the Big Apple she was a journalist, caught up in the buzz and excitement of the vibrant city; now in the little coastal town of Callinas she is living with her aunt and uncle and working as an archivist,
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Two-Time Super Bowl Champion Chris Gronkowski guests on The Simonetta Lein Show on SLTV. Chris Gronkowski is a former American football fullback. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, and the Denver Broncos throughout his career. In 2017 he founded a company that makes kitchen-grade stainless steel insulated bottles, and successfully pitched the
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Exclusive Diddy‘s got a big headache to ring in the new year … the L.A. home he owns where his late soulmate, Kim Porter, died was hit by burglars. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone pried open a side door and entered his Toluca Lake home, triggering the security system. We’re told a caretaker
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Jeopardy! returned to the air earlier this week for its first episode following Alex Trebek’s last episode. The series is utilizing guest hosts as it searches for a new host. Ken Jennings debuted earlier this week, and there are rumors that Katie Couric will stop by for some episodes. NFL superstar, Aaron Rodgers, has now
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Like so many major cities, Philadelphia has been rocked by the events of the past year. Police shootings, COVID-19, a close presidential election, and decades of systemic injustice for marginalized communities have taken a heavy toll on the city and on the book community. But the book scene here is both surviving and creating powerful
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Breaking News YFN Lucci is a wanted man in Atlanta — because cops suspect he’s involved in the shooting death of a man. Atlanta PD’s homicide unit tells us they’re looking to bring in 29-year-old Rayshawn Bennett — Lucci’s real name — on multiple charges … including felony murder, aggravated assault, participation in criminal street
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Nicola Coughlan hopes that Bridgerton will forever help to change the way people think about period pieces. The actress, who stars as Penelope Featherington on the hit Netflix drama series, appeared on British daytime talk show This Morning on Tuesday, Jan. 12. During the visit, Nicola explained that her conversation with co-star Adjoa Andoh helped her to understand the
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