Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors A guy known for delivering killer monologues is joining the long list of suspects at the Arconia. Christoph Waltz, known for his incredible and Oscar-winning appearances in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and "Django Unchained", has joined the cast of "Only Murders in the Building" Season 5. Tarantino fans will remember Waltz as Col.

Viewership for Sunday’s Academy Awards presentation dropped about 7% from 2024. Just over 18 million people tuned in to watch Conan O’Brien host the 97th presentation of Hollywood’s most glamorous award party, according to Nielsen. Despite airing on ABC and streaming on Hulu — where a scheduling system snafu caused programming to be interrupted with a couple major award categories yet to be announced. The award presentation lasted nearly four hours and was dominated with wins by “Anora,” which took home five trophies, including one for best picture. Last month’s...

A film released by The New Yorker was among the winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “I’m Not a Robot,” a darkly comic portrayal of a woman trying to convince her computer that she is human, claimed the prize for Best Live Action Short. It is the second film released by the magazine to be honored with an Oscar. The film, written and directed by Victoria Warmerdam, opens with a seemingly typical office scene that quickly unravels. When the protagonist, a music producer, fails a series of CAPTCHA tests, she begins...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—From the unique stagecraft to the underlying themes, Connie Morella and Bob Simi were amazed by Shen Yun Performing Arts and shared what made the performance so moving at the Kennedy Center on March 1. “It should have an Academy Award,” said Ms. Morella, a diplomat who has served as an ambassador and member of Congress. Walking out of the auditorium, you just feel a sense of “togetherness,” she added, because of how healing and uplifting the performance is. “You come out, you just feel so good about it,”...

Oscar has had a date with many of Hollywood's biggest stars since the first Academy Awards in 1929. But you might be surprised which movie icons have yet to wrap their fingers around that vaunted golden statue. Eddie Murphy has been entertaining millions since he was a teen; no Oscar. Harrison Ford is synonymous with the popcorn thriller; but no Academy Award. The reasons for Oscar slights are often as simple as a popular actor being in a particularly competitive field. Other times, an upstart rushes in on the heels...

Fox News’s Martha MacCallum mocked actress Selena Gomez for sharing a tearful video in which she lamented the beginning of the Trump administration’s promised deportation effort on Monday. In a video shared and then deleted by Gomez on Instagram, Gomez professed to “just want to say that I’m so sorry” before asserting that “All my people are getting attacked! The children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry. I wish I could do something, but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything. I promise.” MacCallum was unmoved...

Academy Award winners Mira Sorvino, Sissy Spacek to appear at Plaza Classic Film Festival Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino will appear at the 17th annual Plaza Classic Film Festival, which will be held July 18-28 in Downtown El Paso. Sorvino will appear with Woody Allen's "Mighty Aphrodite", the 1995 movie for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The appearance will be at 7 p.m. Friday, July 19, at the Plaza Theatre. She also will appear with one of her most popular movies, "Romy and Michele's High...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino will make an appearance at this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival. Sorvino will appear at the screening of Mighty Aphrodite at 7:00 PM Friday, July 19 and at the screening of Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion at 3:30 pm Saturday, July 20, 2024. Sorvino won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her role in Mighty Aphrodite. "A Harvard University graduate, Sorvino has been a passionate advocate for the elimination of human trafficking, sex-trafficking, and slavery," a film festival...

Ruth E. Carter is a costume designer whose work has been seen in movies like Selma and over a dozen Spike Lee films. The Hampton University graduate’s work for both installments of the Black Panther movies made her the first African American woman to win multiple Academy Awards in any category. Carter’s work is on display through December at Williamsburg’s Jamestown Settlement in an exhibition titled “Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design.” WHRO spoke with Carter about her inspiration. This interview was edited for time and clarity. Nick McNamara:...

Senn High School graduate and director William Friedkin was posthumously honored with a street naming Monday afternoon. A street next to Senn High School, 5855 to 5920 North Ridge Avenue, is now William Friedkin Way. The director, producer and screenwriter — who was best known for his crime thriller “The French Connection” and the horror film “The Exorcist” — graduated from the North Side school in 1953. His widow, Sherry Lansing, spoke at the unveiling ceremony Monday afternoon, saying the five-time Academy Award winner — including for best picture and...