It’s fitting that Steven Soderbergh, who directed 2011 pandemic thriller Contagion, was the production brains behind the 2021 Oscars. Whereas the coronavirus-era Emmys and Golden Globes veered toward absurdist comedy in the face of our altered world, the 93rd Academy Awards went in a completely different direction. As helmed by Soderbergh, the pared-down ceremony opted
Month: April 2021
It’s no surprise that the girl who sings about having the first buck she shot tattooed on her arm likes to hunt. The word “like” in that sentence is actually probably an understatement though. Meghan Patrick loves to hunt. “I love this buck tattoo… This was the first big game animal I ever shot. I
HBO is preparing a return to the land of Westeros, as the first spinoff from the iconic Game of Thrones franchise is officially in production. There are multiple projects related to Game of Thrones in some form of development, but House of the Dragon is by far the furthest along, and it’s set to be
Chadwick Boseman‘s family has a message for those saying the late actor got snubbed from an Oscar … he was NOT snubbed, and shout out to Sir Anthony Hopkins for the win. Chadwick’s brother, Derrick Boseman, tells TMZ … he doesn’t view Chadwick not winning an Oscar for Best Actor as a snub because every
Some of the most famous musicals ever made were based on books. Who hasn’t heard of Cats, or Les Miserables, or Hamilton? With such astounding successes to aspire to, it’s no surprise that musicals based on books continue to crop up on and off Broadway year after year. Most recently, it was announced that The
He could hardly wait to pull the notes out of his pocket. That’s at least what it looked like when Harrison Ford showed up in his tuxedo at 2021’s singular Oscars ceremony. Coming on stage to present the award for Best Editing, the once and future Indiana Jones star took the moment to share with
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has quit boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm as well as her role as a Church of England minister after a major miscarriage of justice. It comes after 39 sub-postmasters had their wrongful convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting overturned on Friday by the Court of Appeal.
Because of COVID-19, the 93rd Academy Awards on Sunday will originate from multiple venues. The Oscars primarily will broadcast from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, as well as from the show’s traditional home at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Some attendees are expected to make their appearances from international locations. Click here for road
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy in her first appearance before a judge. The 59-year-old, who was at one point Jeffrey Epstein‘s girlfriend, had previously denied other, similar charges. In court documents, prosecutors allege that Maxwell recruited three teenage girls – one of whom was 14 – between 1994
Fresh claims about Boris Johnson are “not true” and a “comedy chapter” in an ongoing Westminster briefing war, a cabinet minister has told Sky News. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace strongly rebuffed newspaper allegations the prime minister told colleagues in October that he would rather see “bodies pile high in their thousands” than have a third
At the outset of this year’s very unusual Oscarcast, Regina King noted the Derek Chauvin verdict this past week, telling viewers, “If things had gone differently this week in Minneapolis, I may have had to trade in my heels for marching boots.” Then, she added, “I know that a lot of you at home want
Adversaries are increasingly abusing Telegram as a “command-and-control” system to distribute malware into organizations that could then be used to capture sensitive information from targeted systems. “Even when Telegram is not installed or being used, the system allows hackers to send malicious commands and operations remotely via the instant messaging app,” said researchers from cybersecurity
Blake Shelton‘s “Bible Verses” is a raw look at how faith can sometimes make you feel faulty. In the new song, released on Friday (April 23), the country star takes an honest look at his relationship with God’s teachings, over a melody that doesn’t try to cover anything up. An acoustic guitar carries “Bible Verses, “written
Nokia is developing a 5G smartphone that could come with an 108-megapixel penta rear camera setup, as per a report. Additionally, the purported smartphone in question could be called Nokia X50, and may be launched in the third quarter of 2021. Furthermore, the specifications of the smartphone have also surfaced on the Internet. The phone
Lin-Manuel Miranda brought In the Heights to the Oscars on Sunday night with a brand new trailer. Before he was selling out entire tours with Hamilton, the Broadway creator was making his name on this very musical. He said a few words about his earliest theater-going experience and then debuted the trailer. Jon M. Chu
Crocs are arguably the most polarizing piece of footwear on the planet. Providing a level of comfort that can honestly be likened to walking on clouds, their unusual aesthetic has sparked countless memes and other forms of digital ridicule that have made it cool to hate on crocs. People who are committed to comfort keep
Fox’s Fantasy Island reboot has cast its first stars. Deadline reports that The Bold and the Beautiful star Kiara Barnes and If Loving You Is Wrong‘s John Gabriel Rodriquez have both been cast in the upcoming series. Barnes will be a series regular while Rodriguez will be in what is described as a “heavily recurring”
Play video content ABC Regina King was the first presenter to kick off the 93rd Academy Awards — and she instantly got into the Derek Chauvin trial … with a powerful message to audiences at home. The actor/director — who’s actually nominated for an Oscar this year with her film ‘One Night in Miami’ —
The first trailer for Questlove’s documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), premiered Sunday during the Academy Awards telecast. The film will arrive in theaters and on Hulu on July 2nd. Summer of Soul focuses on the little-known history of the Harlem Cultural Festival, dubbed “the Black Woodstock,” which took place
JACKSONVILLE — A sold-out crowd of 15,259 UFC fans packed the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday for the pay-per-view card that marked the first full capacity indoor sporting event in the United States since Covid-19 hit the country hard in March 2020. Although vaccination rates are rising, there were fair questions
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