These stars will always be remembered. During Sunday’s broadcast of the Emmy Awards, John Legend was tasked with leading the In Memoriam segment remembering celebrities in entertainment — and ones out of it — during a moving performance of his new song “Pieces.” “It never feels like the right time …
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Rachel Brosnahan knows how to keep her friends close and her enemies even closer. In the lead-up to the 2022 Emmy Awards, the actress gifted Jean Smart a few pounds of fancy cookies (most likely New York’s famous Levain Bakery confections) as a faux-good luck charm. The pair were both …
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After becoming the first non-English language series to be nominated for some of America’s top television prizes, Squid Game secured its place in Emmy history Monday, Sept. 12, when Lee Jung-jae took home the award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The win marks the first time in Emmy …
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Jean-Luc Godard, the father of modern cinema whose impish, combative provocations threw down a gauntlet with which all those who came in his wake must contend, died Tuesday. He was 91. The director died at his home by assisted suicide in Rolle, Switzerland, where that practice is legal, Godard’s longtime …
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Twitter is not happy that Quinta Brunson inadvertently became part of a Jimmy Kimmel bit as she accepted the Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for Abbott Elementary. Kimmel presented the category alongside Will Arnett, whodraggedKimmel on stage and joked that the late-night host “got into the …
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Tributes are flowing in following the news of iconic New Wave filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard‘s death at 91. The French-Swiss director, known for films like Breathless and Alphaville, died Tuesday, according to newspaperLibérationand other French media outlets, citing relatives of the director. The impact of Godard’s work has been vast, including …
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Britain has been in a ceremonial state of mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week — and that apparently extends to the airwaves as well. During a recent HBO broadcast of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the host’s jabs at the response to Her Majesty’s not-so-sudden …
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Another week, another high-wattage film festival for Harry Styles. But for those hoping for a repeat of the drama surrounding the Venice launch of Don’t Worry Darling, think again. The Toronto world premiere of his period drama My Policeman went off without any intrigue or controversy. And that was by …
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Brendan Fraser enjoyed another standing ovation at the Toronto International Film Festival as he accepted the TIFF Tribute Award for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale. “This is new for me, as things go,” Fraser quipped as he held his award. “Normally, I’m the guy at the podium who …
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The trailer for Kid Cudi’s forthcoming animated television special Entergalactic follows a classic formula: boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love, boy starts to “fuck the vibes up.” Out on Netflix on Sept. 30, the special follows two young artists as they navigate love, music, and fashion in …
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