By Yenny Sanchez, CNN If you were one of the people who doubted Christian Bale could pull off playing Batman, he’s here to tell you he got the last laugh. In an interview with the Washington Post, the 42-year-old actor recalled how “tons of people” laughed at him when he talked about his serious approach
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Rock supergroup Dead & Company canceled its upcoming concert after singer John Mayer’s father experienced a medical emergency, Mayer said. The “Gravity” singer announced Wednesday that while his father was transported to an ER where “he received much needed and great care,” Mayer wouldn’t be able to perform with the group
Continue Reading By Brandon Griggs, CNN James Caan, the veteran screen actor known for his work in such films as “The Godfather,” “Misery” and “Elf,” has died, his family said in a statement on his verified Twitter account. He was 82. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the
Continue Reading By Sonia Moghe and Raja Razek, CNN “Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Joseph D. Fitzpatrick. “The sentence is 12 years in prison, to be followed by 8 years of court-supervised release,” Fitzpatrick said to CNN
Continue Reading By Brandon Griggs, CNN James Caan, the veteran screen actor known for his work in such films as “The Godfather,” “Misery” and “Elf,” has died, his family said in a statement on his verified Twitter account. He was 82. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the
Continue Reading By Jake Kwon and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN An aquarium employee waves a mackerel near a penguin — but there’s no reaction. When she moves the fish closer to its beak, the penguin turns away haughtily. An otter sniffs the fish, then runs away. For the penguins and otters at Japan’s Hakone-en Aquarium, an hour’s drive
Continue Reading By Al Goodman, CNN Half a dozen people, including a 30-year-old man from the US city of Atlanta, were taken to hospital after the first running of the bulls in three years kicked off in Spain’s Pamplona. None of the six was gored by a bull during the run, the Navarra regional government press office
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN William Friend, the husband of “One Tree Hill” star Bevin Prince, died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to a statement Bisnow Media, a commercial real estate media company, for which he served as CEO. He was 33. Friend was struck by lightning near his home in Wilmington, North Carolina on Sunday,
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN After going through a divorce and moving home for the 11th time, Barbara Iweins decided to take stock of her life — and everything in it. Going from room to room, she spent almost five years documenting every single object she owns, from loose Lego bricks and old keychains to remote controls,
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN If you run into Brad Pitt, chances are he won’t recognize you the second time around. That’s because the award-winning actor says in a new interview with GQ that he suffers from facial blindness, also known as prosopagnosia, causing him to struggle to remember people’s faces. Although he has not been
Continue Reading By Terry Ward, CNN Think of the south of France and postcard images of the lavender fields of Provence and tony spots with yachts — Nice, Cannes and St. Tropez — likely spring to mind. But look at a map of France and trace a finger down from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea and you’ll
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN A taut true-crime tale, “Black Bird” delivers a tense and mostly compelling game of cat and mouse, finding a new avenue into the well-worn world of serial killers via a jailhouse informant desperate to uncover information to commute his sentence. Featuring one of the late Ray Liotta’s final performances, the
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Depending on who you ask, the “Thor” films are either a love story about a boy and his hammer — or the love between a boy and his brother, or a boy and a brilliant, beautiful scientist or, more recently, a boy and an intergalactic raccoon. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Depending on who you ask, the “Thor” films are either a love story about a boy and his hammer — or the love between a boy and his brother, or a boy and a brilliant, beautiful scientist or, more recently, a boy and an intergalactic raccoon. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” the
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN The role that offices play in our lives has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Among US workers able to perform their jobs from home, almost six in 10 now do so most, or all, of the time, according to a Pew Research Center survey published in February. Of those, only 42%
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN It has arrived in all its glory. Yes, the “Clerks III” trailer is here. The film follows Randal Graves [Jeff Anderson], as he decides to make a movie about his life at the convenience store, following a massive heart attack. Probably not a coincidence that the health scare was written into
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Actress Hayden Panettiere has revealed a battle with addiction that she says left her struggling at the height of her career. Panettiere, now 32, was a fixture on television for more than a decade starting in 2006, when she landed a breakout role on NBC’s “Heroes.” She followed that up with
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Minions: The Rise of Gru” did gangbusters over the weekend. The latest film in the “Despicable Me” franchise of a would-be villain and his bizarre yellow henchmen had the biggest opening ever over the July 4th holiday. For all its success in drawing audiences back to theaters, distributor Universal Pictures has,
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Minions: The Rise of Gru” did gangbusters over the weekend. The latest film in the “Despicable Me” franchise of a would-be villain and his bizarre yellow henchmen had the biggest opening ever over the July 4th holiday. For all its success in drawing audiences back to theaters, distributor Universal Pictures has,
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN A Los Angeles jury has found Eric Ronald Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder in shooting death of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The beloved artist, born Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was fatally shot on March 31, 2019 near his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles. He was 33. Holder, who
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