Monday, February 19, 2024
‘Maestro,’ ‘Saltburn’ and ‘Barbie’ Win Make-Up and Hair Styling Awards
“Maestro,” “Saltburn” and “Barbie” have won the feature-film awards from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, which gave out its annual awards on Sunday evening in Los Angeles. “Maestro” won awards the two MUAHS categories that most closely correspond to the Oscars’ Best Makeup and Hairstyling category: Best Special Make-Up Effects and Best Period and/or Character Make-Up. (The Academy treats both of those disciplines as single words, while the guild hyphenates make-up and splits hair styling into two words.) “Saltburn” won for Best Contemporary Make-Up and Best Contemporary Hair Styling, while “Barbie” took the award for Best Period…
Sunday, February 18, 2024
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Dominates at Annie Awards
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was the big winner at the 51st Annie Awards on Saturday, taking the prize in seven different categories at the annual ceremony that honors animated film, television and special productions. The freewheeling sequel from Sony Pictures Animation was named Best Feature and also won in the direction, FX, character design, production design, music and editorial categories. The seven wins matched the number won by its 2018 predecessor, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” but fell well short of the record 11 won by 2017’s “Coco.” Three of the Oscar nominees in the Best Animated Feature category besides “Spider-Verse”…
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Judge Accused Of Shooting Ex Who Told Her To Move Out 'Numerous Times'
Police said the ex-boyfriend did not hear gunshots but woke up with “massive head pain” and unable to see. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Saturday, February 17, 2024
Team Behind Oscar Winning Doc ‘Navalny’ Urge Support for Democracy Everywhere: ‘We Can’t Let Anti-Democratic Factions Come to Power’
Following the death of Russian dissident Alexi Navalny, the filmmaking team behind the Oscar winning documentary about his life are speaking out to honor his legacy. Navalny, the leader of Russia’s opposition party and a major critic of Vladimir Putin, died Friday of unknown causes at age 47, at an arctic penal colony where he was serving a 19-year prison sentence. He was convicted in 2021 on politically motivated charges. The documentary about his life, “Navalny,” won the Academy Award for feature Documentary in 2023, and the filmmakers behind it urged that people who support Navalny’s cause carry on his…
Friday, February 16, 2024
Foster Mom Arrested After Missing 5-Year-Old Found Dead In Sewer
The mother was taken into custody Friday morning and charged with kidnapping and child endangerment. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Friday, February 16, 2024
Foster Mom On The Run After She Told Husband Their Son Is 'No Longer Alive': Police
Columbus police said the boy’s foster father called 911 and stated that his wife told him their missing child was “no longer alive.” Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Kimmel Jokes Trump’s Romantic Fundraiser Message Makes Him ‘St Valen-Crime’ | Video
Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Valentine’s Day during his monologue on Wednesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” but he didn’t celebrate the Valentine’s Day fundraising message Donald Trump made. The multiply indicted ex-president, Kimmel joked, is “St. Valen-Crime” for using a Valentine’s Day message to fundraise for his legal defense fund. Before that, Kimmel talked a bit about dating services and matchmaking services, and of course about the Valentine’s Day messages other political figures have made. You can watch the whole monologue at the top of the page right now. “As I’m sure you’re aware, it is Valentine’s Day. If you weren’t…
Thursday, February 15, 2024
12-Year-Old Boy Who Died At Therapeutic Camp Showed Possible Signs Of Poisoning
Detectives described finding the boy’s body Feb. 3, less than 24 hours after he arrived at Trails Carolina, a wilderness camp for “troubled” youth. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
‘Oppenheimer’ and Billie Eilish’s ‘Barbie’ Song Among Winners at 2024 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards
The composers and songwriters behind the music of “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” were among the winners at the 5th annual Society of Composers & Lyricists, given out in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Though there was no “Barbenheimer” showdown at the 2024 SCL Awards, music from each film won in their respective categories. Ludwig Göransson, composer of the “Oppenheimer” score, won Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film. And naturally, Billie Eilish and Finneas won in the Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical category for their song “What Was I Made for?”…
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Family Of Slain Mom Has Hope Killer Might Be Caught After Sketch Of Suspect Released
Months after a woman was killed on a Maryland trail, authorities released an image of a man linked to both her death and a violent home invasion in Los Angeles. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
