Entertainment

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Some top stars in Hollywood are among those calling for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – the body behind the Academy Awards – to immediately add Jews to the organization’s inclusion and diversity standards and are criticizing the group for the oversight. Actors including Tiffany Haddish,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Mean Girls” earns its seat at the cool kids table, behind the strength of an insanely talented cast, catchy songs, nods to the original movie and ageless (if familiar) lessons about life in high school. That still leaves the challenge of differentiating itself from the Disney Channel/teen-musical pack,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — More than a decade after his death, some of Cory Monteith’s “Glee” castmates are talking about a storyline they say now affects them differently. Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale talked about it recently in an episode of their podcast, “And That’s What You REALLY Missed.” The pair, who

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Last of Us” is getting a new cast member. Kaitlyn Dever is joining the hit HBO series in the role of Abby, producers announced. “Our casting process for season two has been identical to season one: we look for world-class actors who embody the souls of the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The nominees for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced on Wednesday morning and it was a good day for one of the announcers. “Succession” scored the most television nominations with five, while for films it was “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” each with four. Issa Rae and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Selena Gomez is setting the record straight about some alleged drama at Sunday’s Golden Globes. Speculation started when a photo of Gomez and Taylor Swift at the event sparked chatter about what the two close friends may have been discussing. “At tea time, we’d love to know if

By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Judd feels the presence of her late mother in what she describes as “winks” or “small nudges.” She has followed those gentle impulses to the greeting card aisle at Walgreens, where Judd will stop and look at the cards from mothers to daughters and pick out the one

CNN By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — Ashley Judd feels the presence of her late mother in what she describes as “winks” or “small nudges.” She has followed those gentle impulses to the greeting card aisle at Walgreens, where Judd will stop and look at the cards from mothers to daughters and pick out the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In “Echo,” Marvel again uses Disney+ to cater to a subsection of fans – with a hard-edged, R-rated throwback to its Netflix “street-level” series (think “Luke Cage” and “Jessica Jones”) – arguably squandering time in the alleyways of its cinematic universe when it should be focusing on getting

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Barry Keoghan has a story to tell about a scary flesh-eating bacteria that nearly cost the “Saltburn” actor his arm. Keoghan spoke about his battle with necrotizing fasciitis – a rare bacterial infection that eats away at the skin, muscles, nerves, fat and blood vessels around an infected wound

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Tom Cruise has entered the next phase of his personal mission to save the movie theater industry. The “Top Gun” star and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up to develop and produce original and franchise theatrical films starting this year, according to a news release on Tuesday. (Warner Bros.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Adan Canto, known for his role in “The Cleaning Lady” and “Designated Survivor,” has died. He was 42. Canto died on Monday of appendiceal cancer, according to his publicist Jennifer Allen, who said in a statement sent to CNN that Canto “had a depth of spirit that few

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Kelly Rizzo is remembering her late husband Bob Saget on the second anniversary of his death. Saget died on Jan. 9, 2022, just hours following a successful standup performance. He was 65. Rizzo took to Instagram to share a photo of Saget on stage and wrote that she can’t