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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The fact “That ’70s Show” premiered 25 years ago truly belongs in the “Time flies” basket, bathing the latest attempt to fire up the franchise in a misty haze of nostalgia. Yet while there’s smoke here, there’s not much heat, as an uninspired next-generation crowd offsets encores by most of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith learned the hard way that if you come for Rihanna, her fans are only going to give you “FourFiveSeconds” to apologize. During an appearance Wednesday on Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show, Smith made a comment about the singer’s upcoming performance at the Super Bowl Halftime

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Several of Adam Sandler’s very funny friends will be among the stars to pay tribute to him when he is honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler, as previously announced, will be the 24th recipient of the prestigious comedy award. The event will feature appearances by Jennifer

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman has announced he is “stepping away” from the band for the sake of his mental health. A statement from Trohman was posted to the band’s Twitter page late Wednesday night, along with a black and white picture of him playing the guitar. The news came

By Thomas Page, CNN Nominations for the 2023 British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTA Awards, have been announced. There were a few surprises among the 24 categories, including a strong showing for “All Quiet on the Western Front,” leading with 14 nominations. Edward Berger’s adaptation is the first time Erich Maria Remarque’s First World War

By Josh Campbell, Paul Vercammen, Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Actor Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Thursday. The family of Halyna Hutchins, who

By Gawon Bae and Heather Chen, CNN The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea. On Wednesday, Jin posted on the fan community app Weverse for the first time since enlisting last month, sharing three photos of himself

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Tell us how you really feel. Hollywood’s awards season is in full swing and if the winning speeches at the recent Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards are any indication, humor and humble bragging are in style. It used to be that a speech with anything perceived as boasting would generate

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Julia Louis-Dreyfus isn’t against playing Selina Meyer again, but a major political shift would have to happen first. In an interview with Variety, the actress was asked about rebooting her hit HBO series “Veep.” (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company.) The star said that she’s been pitched doing that

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Sounds like people may have been too fast and furious when it comes to casting Vin Diesel in the “Avatar” sequels. It was April 2019 when Diesel posted a video on his verified Instagram account with “Avatar” director James Cameron saying the two were on the top-secret set of the