Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Jimmy Fallon Remembers the Time He Went on a Beer Run With 17-Year Old Kobe Bryant (Video)
At the top of Monday’s episode of “The Tonight Show,” Jimmy Fallon took a moment to remember Kobe Bryant by telling the audience about the time he went on a beer run with a then-teenage Kobe Bryant. As Fallon told it, he was 21 and “just starting out” in the Los Angeles comedy scene when he found himself at a party where he started randomly talking to a young man he quickly learned was then-rookie Laker Kobe Bryant. (This would have been the summer of 1996, before Fallon’s 22nd birthday and right after Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets…
Monday, January 27, 2020
Nicki Minaj's Brother Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Child Rape
Nicki Minaj’s brother was just sentenced to 25 years to life in prison following the guilty verdict in his child rape trial. Judge Robert McDonald sentenced Jelani Maraj in a New York court Monday … several months after the verdict been reached.… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, January 27, 2020
Fetty Wap Assault Case Rejected By D.A.
Fetty Wap can breathe a sigh of relief … he will NOT be prosecuted for allegedly manhandling a woman at an after-party. TMZ broke the story … the rapper was under investigation for felony battery after a woman went to LAPD in June and accused… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Monday, January 27, 2020
Amazon Studios Acquires Phyllida Lloyd’s ‘Herself’
Amazon Studios acquired the North American rights to Phyllida Lloyd’s “Herself’ out of Sundance, the distributor announced Sunday. The distributor is planning a theatrical release for the film later this year. No financial details were disclosed. “Herself” follows single mother Sandra, who escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, but soon finds herself trapped in temporary accommodations. She then comes up with the idea to self-build an affordable home with the help of friends and neighbors. Also Read: Huriyyah Muhammad Wins Producers Award From Sundance Institute and Amazon Studios The film stars Clare Dunne as Sandra, as well…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
American Society of Cinematographers Gives Its Top Award to Roger Deakins, Again
“1917” cinematographer Roger Deakins has won the award for the best feature-film cinematography of 2019 at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards, which were handed out on Saturday night in Los Angeles. The win was Deakins’ fifth from the ASC, tying him with Emmanuel Lubezki for the most ever. It was also his third win in the past decade, after “Skyfall” in 2013 and “Blade Runner 2049” in 2018. Deakins is favored to win his second Oscar for his work on a film that was designed to look like one long, continuous shot. It came about half an hour after…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
‘Ironbark': Benedict Cumberbatch’s Timely Cold War Drama Brings Thrills, Unexpected Laughs to Sundance
Introducing “Ironbark” on Friday night at Sundance 2020, festival President John Cooper said the Cold War drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch was a “unique” choice for the annual event, which has only rarely featured period dramas. Based on a true story most people have never heard of, the film from director Dominic Cooke tells the story of Greville Wynne (Cumberbatch), a British businessman recruited to travel to Moscow and acquire information about the Soviet Union’s missile plans from a Russian source, Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze). As tensions escalate into the Cuban Missile Crisis, they smuggle documents back to the west, with…
Friday, January 24, 2020
Jordan Belfort Sues 'Wolf of Wall Street' Producers for $300 Million
Try not to choke on the irony, but the real-life ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ — who infamously fleeced investors for roughly $200 million — is now suing the film’s producers, claiming they lied and screwed HIM over. Jordan Belfort is going after Red… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
Friday, January 24, 2020
‘Bad Hair’ Film Review: Justin Simien Puts Thoughtful Twists in a Creepy Horror Movie
Many of us who have tried to dye, bleach, relax or chemically treat our hair at home may relate to the anxiety in the first scene of Justin Simien’s follow-up to “Dear White People,” “Bad Hair.” An older cousin tries to help her younger cousin relax her hair for the first time, but the little girl begins to complain that the product is burning her. Like many first-time attempts, the experiment doesn’t go well, but this is just the start of many hair-related frights to come in the film, which had its world premiere on Thursday, the opening night of…
Thursday, January 23, 2020
'Sopranos' Actress Annabella Sciorra Gives Graphic Testimony At Weinstein Trial
She says the former Hollywood producer raped her in the early 1990s. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Kodak Black Gets New Prison and 2022 Release Date
Kodak Black can start marking the days off his calendar — if that’s allowed in federal prison — because we’ve just learned when he’ll be released. Kodak will be free again on or about Aug. 14, 2022 — according to the feds. He could get out a few… Permalink Source: TMZ Feed
