By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN In her “Saturday Night Live” debut, Jenna Ortega got a little help from her “Wednesday” co-star and Studio 8H alum Fred Armisen for one of the most memorable sketches of the night — a take on the 1998 film “The Parent Trap.” In the sketch, Ortega is leading a remake of
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Year after year, the conversation surrounding mainstream awards shows is the same: Where’s the diversity? Even in a record-setting year like 2023 — which has so far seen Beyoncé become the most awarded artist in Grammy history and features the most Asian nominees in a single year at the Oscars —
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Academy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, March 12. See below for a full list of the nominees. BEST PICTURE “All Quiet on the Western Front” “Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin” “Elvis” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” “The Fabelmans” “Tár” “Top Gun: Maverick”
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In our latest CNN Travel roundup, we bring you the airports offering the best customer experience, the cruise ship where you can live on board for $30,000 a year and why you’re more likely to fart when your plane is taking off or landing. The aviation experience Flying long-haul can leave
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By Liam Reilly and Kia Fatahi, CNN A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, this week, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus removed in 2020 amid social injustice protests, officials said. The 25-foot-tall monument, titled “Shadow of a Face,” was revealed Thursday at the heart of the city’s recently
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The best of the worst in cinema were celebrated Saturday with the announcement of the winners of the 43rd Annual Razzie Awards. Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe inspired biopic “Blonde,” the critically panned Jared Leto film “Morbius” and Baz Luhrman’s “Elvis” each won two awards, including one for Tom Hanks for his
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By Forrest Brown, CNN A popular California resort near Lake Tahoe has changed its long-standing name and logo from one that’s offensive to many Native Americans to the Everline Resort & Spa, the resort announced in a news release this week. Before the change, it was known as the Resort at Squaw Creek. Located in
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Stranger Things” star Grace Van Dien says she’s been declining acting roles after experiencing sexual harassment on set. The 26-year-old actress, best known for playing cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham in the Netflix sci-fi drama, addressed her decision to be more selective this week during a Twitch live stream, saying ” the last
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Released just in time for the NCAA tournament, the weekend brings a pair of feel-good basketball movies, “Champions” and “Chang Can Dunk.” Each scores a few points, without proving distinctive enough to win any trophies. “Champions” is billed as a “laugh-out-loud” comedy, which it’s mostly not. Rather, this vehicle for
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Released just in time for the NCAA tournament, the weekend brings a pair of feel-good basketball movies, “Champions” and “Chang Can Dunk.” Each scores a few points, without proving distinctive enough to win any trophies. “Champions” is billed as a “laugh-out-loud” comedy, which it’s mostly not. Rather, this vehicle for
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The scene: The year was 2001 at the Academy Awards. Julia Roberts won Best Actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and celebrated with then-boyfriend Benjamin Bratt. “Gladiator,” “Traffic” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” picked up multiple awards throughout the night. Björk, infamously, wore a dress with a white swan looped around
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Samantha Tse, CNN Paris Fashion Week felt bigger and busier than ever with a jam-packed schedule featuring a healthy mix of storied French houses including Chanel and Givenchy and younger, independent labels such as Cecile Bahnsen, Coperni and Anrealage. Debuts breathed fresh energy into the week. Harris Reed presented his first collection for Nina Ricci,
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By Xiaofei Xu and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Japanese authorities have vowed to take action following reports that visitors to a theme park showcasing scenes from beloved animated films have been taking indecent photographs of themselves with statues of the characters. In February, photos were posted to social media showing men “pretending to sexually assault young
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Hayden Panettiere is back on screen in a big way. She can currently be seen in “Scream VI,” but there was a time not long ago when Panettiere thought her acting career may have been over. “It was daunting, honestly,” the actress told Entertainment Weekly. “I was a little bit worried.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Lukas Gage is aware people are wondering if he is dating celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton. Everyone can keep wondering for now. In an interview with the New York Times, it was noted that the 27-year-old “White Lotus” star had just returned from vacationing in Mexico with Appleton, 39. The interviewer
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By Dan Heching and Lisa Respers France, CNN Over a career spanning four decades, Michelle Yeoh has been disarming audiences with her physical prowess as a martial artist and her emotive talent as an actor. While she became an international icon 23 years ago, thanks to Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” it wasn’t
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Lawrence is going full on comedy. Sony has released the trailer for her forthcoming movie, “No Hard Feelings.” In the film, Lawrence plays a woman named Maggie, who in order to save her home, takes a job that entails trying to seduce a shy 19-year-old. The R-rated trailer is
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Adam Driver has his fans, but he seems determined to test their loyalty with some of his recent film choices, the sci-fi thriller “65” being the latest among them. Although the title refers to how many million years ago Driver’s character visits Earth — encountering dinosaurs when he gets there
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Jacopo Prisco, CNN If you’re in the market for a pair of lightly used widebody aircraft, you better head to Scotland fast and put in an offer — before two Boeing 787-8s formerly flying for Norwegian Air Shuttle get stripped for parts. Both planes are under 10 years old, as they were delivered in June
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN At the Louis Vuitton show in Paris on Monday, all eyes were on Zendaya — who wasn’t even walking the runway. The “Euphoria” and “Dune” star made a surprise appearance at the brand’s unveiling of its Fall-Winter 2023 collection, hosted at the Musee d’Orsay, wearing a head-to-toe tiger print. The Louis Vuitton
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