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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The 1980 miniseries “Shōgun” is rightly considered a landmark of its time, both creatively and commercially. Yet the recent FX/Hulu retelling of James Clavell’s epic novel set in feudal Japan brought the story into the 21st century with a production that improved on it in fundamental ways, while

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Turns out Taylor Swift doesn’t just speak now when it comes to writing, but has long had a reputation for being fearless. Two of her former teachers recently spoke to CBS News Philadelphia about how a young Swift foreshadowed her talent. “She always was writing poetry, always,” said

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Maya Hawke has released a new song called “Hang In There,” an “elegantly delicate track” from her upcoming album, “Chaos Angel.” Hawke worked with longtime collaborators Christian Lee Huston, Benjamin Lazar Davis and Will Graefe on the album. The new music is billed as a “meditative album about falling

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Blink and you’ll miss the new trailer for director Zoë Kravitz’s upcoming thriller starring Channing Tatum. Kravitz unveiled the first trailer for “Blink Twice,” her directorial debut, on Tuesday and it’s every bit as creepy as the title sounds. “So, everybody’s dead,” Tatum says at the start of the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Uma Thurman is fully aware of how important “Pulp Fiction” was to Hollywood. The TCM Classic Film Festival kicked off recently with a 30th anniversary screening of “Pulp Fiction” at the TCL Chinese Theatre over the weekend. Prior to the screening, Thurman was joined on stage by fellow

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Bunnie XO is not happy with how her husband, singer Jelly Roll, has been treated on the internet. In a clip from “Dumb Blonde” podcast shared on TikTok, she said the celebrated country artist “got off the internet because he is so tired of being bullied about his

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kim Kardashian has led quite the life. While she has been sharing much of it with the public in reality TV series since 2007, Kardashian actually revealed some new gems during an appearance Monday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” For example, she and her sister Kourtney used to walk

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is already breaking hearts and records since she released “The Tortured Poets Department,” but to what extent she’s done the latter will be known in more detail when full sales figures for the album are released next week. In short: It could be historically big. The all-encompassing

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Celine Dion has opened up about living with the rare neurological condition stiff person syndrome, saying, “nothing is going to stop me.” Speaking to Vogue France in an interview published Monday, the Canadian-born singer said she was, “well, but it’s a lot of work,” adding: “I’m taking it one

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has said that she had to kiss a series of actors during the audition process in the 2000s to “test for chemistry” on camera. Now 41 and with dozens of movies to her name, Hathaway has revealed how early on in her career she went

By Rochelle Beighton, CNN (CNN) — Not that the film needs one, but “Challengers” actor Josh O’Connor has an alternate title idea in case the need arises: “This could be called ‘Co-dependency: The movie.’” “That was our other title!” Zendaya quips. “Challengers” – its official title – is a tennis drama from director Luca Guadagnino

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Filmmaker and artist Sam Taylor-Johnson has said that she and her husband Aaron “couldn’t really fathom the fascination” with the age gap between them. Speaking to the BBC’s “This Cultural Life” podcast, Taylor-Johnson, 57, said that outside interest in her relationship had died down since the pair first got

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — British actor Dominic West has opened up about the furor surrounding images taken in 2020 of him with his former co-star Lily James, calling the situation “absurd” and “deeply stressful” for his family. “The Wire” actor said in an interview with the Sunday Times that the situation was

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced their 2024 class of inductees. In the performer category, this year’s inductees are Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Quest. Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Christina Hendricks is a married woman. The “Mad Men” actor wed her partner of four years George Bianchini, a camera operator who works in the entertainment industry, on Saturday at the historic Napoleon House in New Orleans, according to People magazine. The southern locale is a special place

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Josh Charles had one job: To keep a big secret about the world’s biggest pop star from his kids. The “Dead Poets Society” actor did just that when it came to his surprise cameo in the music video for Taylor Swift and Post Malone’s new collaboration “Fortnight,” the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Victoria Beckham’s birthday party on Saturday got a little spicy. The fashion designer, once known best as Posh Spice, celebrated her 50th birthday this weekend in London at a swanky affair, where she was joined by her former Spice Girls bandmates Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell-Horner, Melanie Brown and Melanie

KUTV, CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the school’s students launched the #BacontoPayson social media campaign. As part of the effort, students

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon has delivered on his promise to return to the Utah high school where his iconic 1984 film “Footloose” was filmed. Bacon appeared at Payson High School on Saturday, months after the school’s students launched the #BacontoPayson social media campaign. As part of the effort, students recreated movie

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Flavor Flav is moving through life these days like he’s got no time to waste. In recent months, he’s been spotted backstage at a Bruce Springsteen concert, opening for U2, speaking at Harvard, gushing over Cher and Donny Osmond, and trading friendship bracelets with the Swifties at an “Eras