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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Any discussion of “Emancipation” will inevitably be clouded by the Will Smith of it all, and Apple’s decision to release the movie into the teeth of awards season. The focus will thus skew toward Smith and lingering fallout from “the slap” during last year’s Oscars, and away from an earnest,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The mere title “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” announces that this stop-motion animated movie reflects the keen eye and visual style of the directing auteur, with a healthy dose of revisionism and reimagining baked into that. Yet despite its beauty, several of those narrative touches don’t fully work, leaving behind a

By Marianne Garvey, CNN LeAnn Rimes is postponing some of her tour dates due to a bleed on her vocal cord. Rimes announced the news with a handwritten note she posted to Instagram, writing that she’s also been sick with the flu. “It completely and utterly breaks my heart to have to announce that I

By Chloe Melas, CNN Jerrod Carmichael has been named host of the 2023 Golden Globes. “We’re so excited to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden Globe Awards. His comedic talents have entertained and thrilled audiences while providing thought-provoking moments that are so important in the times we live,” said Helen Hoehne, President of

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Elisabeth Finch, who had served as a writer and consulting producer on ABC’s hit series “Grey’s Anatomy,” has given an interview in which she admitted that she lied about her health and personal life. Talking to The Ankler, Finch said she never had “any form of cancer.” “What I did

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has opened up about her distant relationship with her half-sister Samantha Markle in the highly-anticipated Netflix series, the first episodes of which aired on Thursday. In the third episode of “Harry & Meghan,” the duchess said she “truly” believed that the UK media wanted her mother’s side

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celine Dion is postponing several Europe tour dates after the recent diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder that doesn’t allow her “to sing the way I’m used to,” she announced. The superstar singer has stiff-person syndrome, which affects “something like one in a million people,” Dion, 54, said in an

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN If your day needs a Rey of sunshine, here’s some good news for you: Lana Del Rey has announced a new album. The alt-pop singer will release a work titled “Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” on March 10, with the title track out now. The album,

By Taylor Romine, CNN There were no active drugs found in actress Anne Heche’s system at the time of her car crash in August, according to a Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner report released Tuesday. Certain drugs were detected from prior use through a urine and blood test but were determined to be inactive at

By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Weeknd has confirmed that he is a part of the “Avatar” sequel soundtrack. The singer shared a snippet of the song, “Nothing is Lost (You Give Me Strength),” from the eagerly awaited film “Avatar: The Way of Water” via his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. “#AvatarTheWayofWater the motion picture

By Megan Thomas, CNN The Sundance Institute revealed on Wednesday the slate of films that will screen during the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in January. Some of the noteworthy films selected include a prison thriller starring Anne Hathaway called “Eileen” and two documentaries about the lives and careers of Michael J. Fox and Brooke Shields,

By Chloe Melas, CNN Brendan Fraser says he went to great physical lengths to star in “George of the Jungle.” The actor told Adam Sandler during Variety’s Actors on Actors series that he underwent an extreme weight loss and diet to play the title role in the 1997 film. “[I was] waxed, greased, starved of