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According to the co-creator of “Friends,” Julia Roberts didn’t make it easy to snag her for a guest-starring role. Kevin Bright joined others in talking to the Hollywood Reporter in honor of the 25th anniversary of the show’s “The One After the Superbowl” episode. “Do you know the story of how we got [Julia Roberts]?

To curb coronavirus transmission, Canada announced rules Friday to further discourage international travel, especially during spring break. Most incoming travelers will be required to quarantine in government-approved hotels at their own expense, and flights to the sun-soaked Caribbean and Mexico will be suspended through April. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement as his government

The release of Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic has been postponed until 2022. The film, which stars Austin Butler as the late rock star, will now premiere in June of 2022 instead of November of 2021. Warner Bros. did not indicate why the film’s release has been postponed but production on the movie has had its

People who had travel insurance in 2020 found that their policies offered little protection against the global pandemic that dramatically upended trips all over the world. So what kind of reassurance does travel insurance provide in 2021? Given the fine print and complexities around insurance, the answer isn’t straightforward, but the bottom line is that

Katherine Heigl once had a reputation in Hollywood for being “difficult.” Now she’s got an opinion about that opinion. In an interview with the Washington Post, the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress said the rumors about her escalated to the point where she was labeled unprofessional, and now she feels that was unfair. “I may have said

A “remarkably lucky” Australian man who forced a crocodile off his head by prizing open its jaws with his bare hands has managed to escape with minor injuries, paramedics said. The 44-year-old Queensland man fought off the creature while swimming at Lake Placid, near Cairns, on Thursday. He had puncture wounds on each side of

The annual Sundance Film Festival is going virtual this year. The festival, which kicked off Thursday, may not have the usual crowds strolling around Park City, Utah, but it will still have movies, panel talks and virtual events available to stream from the comfort of your own home. There is a screening schedule available online

Cicely Tyson, an award-winning icon of the stage and screen who broke barriers for Black actresses with surpassing dignity, died Thursday, her longtime manager Larry Thompson confirmed to CNN. She was 96. A family statement did not reveal the cause of death. The actress chronicled her lengthy career in her first memoir, “Just As I

“Keeping Up with the Kardashians” is coming to an end — and it appears from the show’s latest promo that the cast is having a hard time saying goodbye. In a clip released on Thursday, Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner are seen giving a teary farewell to the production staff as the announce the

Lady Gaga has a sweet treat in store for her little (cookie) monsters. The pop star partnered with Oreo to release a line of cookies inspired by her feel-good dance album “Chromatica.” Taking design cues from the 16-track album, the vanilla-flavored cookies are bright pink with green crème filling and feature various embossments inspired by

One of the last Sandro Botticelli portraits left in private hands sold at auction for more than $92 million USD (after fees) at Sotheby’s New York on Thursday morning. The 15th-century painting “Young Man Holding a Roundel” became the most expensive work by the Renaissance artist ever to appear at auction, and the most valuable

Disney+ is taking a quack at bringing the world of “The Mighty Ducks” to live-action television for the first time. The new trailer for “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers” was released by the streamer on Thursday, giving a first look at the new series, starring Lauren Graham and Emilio Estevez, who reprises his role as

As more people are starting to learn about the history of African Americans, there is one component that’s particularly integral to understanding the national culture: music. African American artists created and influenced genres from the blues, jazz and hip-hop to rock and roll. Bluesmen Muddy Waters and B.B. King electrified that genre and galvanized rock

“The Little Things” is actually based on a screenplay written in the 1990s, and those dark roots show, in a psychological crime thriller that notably resembles a relic of that era, “Seven.” Grindingly slow, the best one can say is that the movie keeps the audience off balance, while offering a big dose of star