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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Much has been written about Nicolas Cage and his contentious place in film — is he really that good or, just that bad? There are certainly arguments to be made for both. The bizarre choices he makes in films — sudden outbursts of feeling, hyper-heightened reactions, unplaceable accents, the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The “Renaissance” is not over. That’s according to Beyoncé, who on Thursday dropped a new trailer for her forthcoming “Renaissance” concert film. The Queen talks about some challenges in the trailer. “In this world that is very male-dominated, I’ve had to be really tough,” she says. “To balance

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday was a great night for Jelly Roll at the 2023 CMA Awards. The artist not only opened the show with surprise guest Wynonna Judd, but he also delivered an inspiring acceptance speech after winning the new artist of the year award. Judd joined him for an emotional

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Zac Efron has shared his response to finding out that Matthew Perry wanted the “High School Musical” actor to play him in a biopic. “I was hugely honored,” Efron told Extra TV during the premiere for his upcoming movie “The Iron Claw” in Dallas on Wednesday. “It would be

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Jimmy Buffett, the late “Margaritaville” singer and entrepreneur, was honored during the Country Music Awards (CMAs) on Wednesday with a musical performance of some of his greatest hits. Country stars Kenny Chesney, Mac McAnally, Alan Jackson and the Zac Brown Band performed a medley of Buffett’s songs, including an emotional rendition

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Tracy Chapman continues to make history with her 1988 hit “Fast Car” after winning song of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Awards. Chapman was not present during the telecast, which took place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, but country star and the category’s presenter Sarah Evans read a message on Chapman’s

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The 2023 Country Music Awards, known as the CMAs, took place Wednesday night in Nashville, Tennessee at the Bridgestone Arena, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning. The CMA Award winners are determined by more than 6,000 industry professional members of the Country Music Association, according to the organization’s website. Find

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Neil Portnow, the former president and CEO of the Recording Academy – the organization that produces the Grammy Awards – has been accused in a lawsuit of raping a woman in 2018 in New York. According to the complaint, filed on Wednesday with the New York State Supreme Court and obtained

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “The Marvels” is crash-landing in theaters this week, but casual Marvel Cinematic Universe viewers might be a bit confused about where the heroes left off. It’s harder than ever to keep up with all the goings-on of the MCU, with characters and storylines popping up randomly across TV shows

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah Willis is sharing an update regarding her dad’s health after the “Die Hard” actor was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) earlier this year. “He has a really aggressive cognitive disease, a form of dementia that’s very rare,” Tallulah said on Wednesday’s episode of the “Drew Barrymore Show,”

CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Arriving more than four years after the original, “The Marvels” can’t overcome apprehensions about representing the Disney+-ification of a Marvel movie. Clocking in at a welcomely brisk 105 minutes, it’s Marvel’s shortest film, but a lighter tone that occasionally borders on a sort of cosmic “Freaky Friday”

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Arriving more than four years after the original, “The Marvels” can’t overcome apprehensions about representing the Disney+-ification of a Marvel movie. Clocking in at a welcomely brisk 105 minutes, it’s Marvel’s shortest film, but a lighter tone that occasionally borders on a sort of cosmic “Freaky Friday” doesn’t

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Scarlett Johansson has teamed with Feeding America to address food insecurity, an issue she has personal experience with. “My family relied on public assistance to help provide meals for us,” Johansson states in a new public service announcement for the organization. “These meals fueled my involvement in theater

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow has been on a bit of an acting hiatus, but she has a former costar who may be able to lure her back to set. In an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” this week, Paltrow revealed who that would be. “Well, it would be very hard for

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards will take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night. Hardy and Lainey Wilson were among the early winners announced on “Good Morning America,” earning trophies for Musical Event of the Year, “wait in the truck,” which also won for CMA

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although “The Buccaneers” comes with the literary pedigree of being based on Edith Wharton’s last, unfinished novel, the series so desperately wants to emulate “Bridgerton” that it almost makes your teeth ache, down to the mix of corsets and contemporary music. The result is a mildly watchable Apple TV+ series

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — People magazine has named actor Patrick Dempsey this year’s Sexiest Man Alive. Dempsey was revealed to be the new Sexiest Man Alive on Tuesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after audience members asked Dempsey, whose voice and face were concealed, questions to help narrow down his identity. “I’m just

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The popular video game “The Legend of Zelda” is coming to life in a new live-action movie. “I have been working on the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda for many years now,” famed Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto wrote on the gaming company’s X (formerly Twitter) page Tuesday.

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Megan Fox is recounting her experience with pregnancy loss in her new book of poetry. The two poems that reference her experience, titled “i” and “ii,” are at the end of the book, which is called “Pretty Boys are Poisonous.” In “ii,” the “Transformers” star describes feeling a “heartbeat” and then

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Television legend Bob Newhart has nothing but enthusiasm for and fond memories of playing Papa Elf to Will Ferrell’s starry-eyed Buddy in “Elf.” The modern holiday classic, released in 2003, turned 20 years old on Tuesday. “Without question, the part of Papa Elf outranks, by far, any role I