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Catherine O'Hara at the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10

Catherine O’Hara, ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star, dead at 71

By Dan Heching, Miriam Elder, Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Catherine O’Hara, the radiant actress whose singular comedic delivery helped elevate movies and TV shows like “Beetlejuice,” “Home Alone” and “Schitt’s Creek” to cult classic status, has died. She was 71. A statement from CAA, the agency that represented O’Hara, said the actress died Friday

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From ‘The Big Chill’ to ‘Inception,’ here are the 25 films added to the National Film Registry this year

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While President Donald Trump is pushing Americans to see his wife’s documentary “Melania” which premieres this week, the Library of Congress is reminding us that the country’s cinematic history is vast and well worth celebrating. The body on Thursday released its annual list of films added to the

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A proposed rule requiring social media history from some travelers to the US could have a "chilling" effect on the number of international residents who come for work or pleasure

Millions of travelers could skip visiting the US if proposed social media policy is implemented, industry experts warn

By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of a proposed rule change that would require social media account information from some foreign travelers to the United States, international travel experts are saying the policy could further deter visitors from coming to the US — a decline that could translate into billions of dollars in lost

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Netflix's 'Star Search' features host Anthony Anderson and a whole new live format.

Some of ‘Star Search’s’ biggest losers became megastars. Can the revival live up to its past?

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “America’s Got Talent,” “The Voice,” “American Idol” — would any of them exist without “Star Search?” The iconic staple of ’80s and ’90s television laid the groundwork for today’s ubiquitous talent competition shows, with one big exception: When it came to crowning big stars, it had a tendency to

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Grammys will provide a dose of “medicine” to a country in crisis, Recording Academy president says

By Stephanie Elam, Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When musicians gather in Los Angeles on Sunday for the annual Grammy Awards, they’ll be dropping into a country in crisis. Actors, athletes and musicians have been speaking increasingly loudly about the Trump administration’s actions in Minneapolis, following the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti last

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Celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish begin to condemn the deadly shootings in Minneapolis amid ICE surge.

Celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish begin to condemn deadly shootings in Minneapolis amid ICE surge

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The silence that has largely blanketed Hollywood since the Trump administration deployed thousands of federal agents to Minneapolis appeared to crack this weekend in the wake of the killing of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Two celebrities known for speaking their values — “The Last of Us” star Pedro

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