Walter Mirisch, Oscar-winning producer, dead at 101
LOS ANGELES — Walter Mirisch, the astute and Oscar winning film producer who oversaw such classics as “Some Like It Hot,” “West Side Story” and “In the Heat of the … Read More
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Nominee Rihanna to perform at Oscars after Super Bowl halftime show
Rihanna’s pulling double duty Oscars night. Fresh off her eclectic Super Bowl halftime performance earlier this month, the Oscar nominee will perform at the Academy Awards ceremony on March 12. … Read More
‘The Shining’ star Shelley Duvall on a comeback Oscar: ‘I can still win’
Shelley Duvall, “The Shining” star who is back in the spotlight after 20 years away from acting, has not given up on the dream of winning an Academy Award. In … Read More
Oscars ‘crisis team’ in place if Will Smith-type slap happens: report
They’re trying to get ahead of any drama. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have a “crisis team” on standby at the 2023 Oscars, a year after … Read More
Will Smith jokes about Chris Rock slap ahead of 2023 Oscars
If these trophies could talk … Nearly a year after the “slap heard around the world,” Will Smith seems to be poking fun at the 2022 Oscars incident in a … Read More
Gerald Fried, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer, dead at 95
Gerald Fried, Emmy-winning composer of the “Roots” miniseries and scores of other TV projects, died Friday in Connecticut of pneumonia, according to media reports. He was 95. Born in the … Read More
My ‘secret sauce’ for getting more screen time
Jamie Lee Curtis is embracing her A game and spilling her key secret about making it in Hollywood. The 64-year-old Oscar nominee revealed the crafty way she scores more screen … Read More
The Academy says response to Will Smith’s Oscar slap was ‘inadequate’
The Academy has admitted that its handling of the infamous Will Smith “slapgate” at the 2022 Oscars was “inadequate.” The organization, which votes on nominees, winners, and hosts of the … Read More
‘Till’ actress calls out Oscars for ‘misogynoir’ after best actress snub
Actress Danielle Deadwyler said racism and “misogynoir” played a role in her Oscars snub after the 40-year-old was passed over for the best actress Academy Award nomination. Deadwyler performed as … Read More
Melinda Dillon, ‘A Christmas Story’ star, dead at 83
Melinda Dillon, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and played Ralphie’s high-strung mother in “A Christmas Story,” died last month. She was 83. The … Read More
