By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s an act braver than marrying for love, riskier than running away with Mr. Wickham and plainer than Anne Elliot to adapt Jane Austen’s beloved, essential books for the screen. And yet, filmmakers keep trying. There are the modern retellings — “Clueless,” which dropped its Emma Woodhouse in Beverly Hills and
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Anne Heche has remained in critical condition since crashing her vehicle into a Los Angeles residence on Friday, according to a new representative for the actress. “Over the weekend a representative stated that Anne was in stable condition but that information was inaccurate. She has always remained in
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN On Friday, Tiffany & Co debuted and quickly sold out a limited collection of 250 custom jewel-encrusted pendants for holders of CryptoPunks, a popular early non-fungible token collection. CryptoPunks was launched in 2017 and consists of 10,000 unique 8-bit-style generated characters stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection is “essentially the cave
Continue Reading By Keith Allen and Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than 600 flights were canceled and thousands more were delayed in the United States on Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Saturday marks the third day of major flight cancellations after thunderstorms pounded major airports on the East Coast on Thursday, making for one of
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN It’s enough to give anyone already on edge about flying hassles has yet another reason to pop an antacid or two: the prospect of delayed, lost or damaged baggage. The concern is valid. Especially when an epic winter storm sweeps across the land and one airline has a complete meltdown. Or
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN Gigi Hadid may soon be making the switch from modeling clothes to designing them. The American supermodel of Palestinian-Dutch descent has teased the launch of her upcoming clothing brand, Guest in Residence, on Instagram. On Thursday, she posted a series of pictures related to the launch, including fabric swatches, piles of knitwear,
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Judith Durham, an Australian folk music star and lead singer of The Seekers, has died, according to a statement from her record label. She was 79. “After a brief stay in the Alfred Hospital, Judith was admitted to Palliative Care on Friday 5 August, where she passed away peacefully that evening.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Beatles: Get Back” set a very high bar for musical nostalgia, but “My Life As a Rolling Stone” is no slouch, breaking the four band members into their own dedicated hours, with extensive access to the three surviving members and a who’s who of rock voices serving as the
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Anne Heche, who remains hospitalized after crashing her vehicle into a Los Angeles residence last week, is “not expected to survive,” according to a statement from her family and friends shared with CNN by a representative. “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne Heche suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just over a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, musician John Legend is advocating for abortion access and reproductive rights. In an interview with David Axelrod for CNN’s “The Axe Files” podcast, Legend described his own experience with wife, model and TV personality Chrissy Teigen’s 2020 miscarriage. “Anyone
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN When frequent flier Julie booked a clutch of trips to Warsaw last year, she was expecting to spend her weekends in the Polish capital sightseeing, strolling around its parks, and eating pierogi. But by the time the date of the first trip — June 2022 — rolled around, people around her weren’t
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel, we look at innovative new transport concepts, the reopening of Thailand’s most famous beach, and flight attendants speak out about the airport chaos gripping Europe and America. Blue sky thinking Someone warn the Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff: If NASA has its way, booms might soon
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin showed up in a playground in New York City’s Central Park on Monday night. Well, not exactly — a bright-red sculpture of Putin was erected there by French artist James Colomina. Colomina took credit for the sculpture, which depicts Putin sitting atop a miniature war tank, in an
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Anne Heche remains hospitalized and in intensive care after a car she was driving crashed into a residence in Los Angeles on Friday and became engulfed in flames. “Anne is in the ICU, she’s lucky to be alive. She has severe burns and has a long recovery ahead.
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Kete is no more. Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have ended their relationship, a source close to the couple tells CNN. “They did break up this week amicably due to distance and schedules,” the source said. The pair, who became Instagram official in March and made their red carpet debut
Continue Reading By Leah Asmelash, CNN James Franco has reportedly been cast as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, and many Latino actors aren’t happy. Most notably, the prolific John Leguizamo, who recently voiced Bruno in Disney’s “Encanto,” blasted Franco’s casting on Instagram. Leguizamo argued that the role should have gone to a Latino actor instead. “How is this
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas and Stella Chan, CNN Kevin Spacey will have to pay almost $31 million to Media Rights Capital, the production company behind “House of Cards,” a judge has ruled. The actor starred in the Netflix series for five seasons before he was fired in 2017. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mel Red Recana
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Bullet Train” certainly moves at an appropriately brisk pace, with Brad Pitt heading a sprawling cast. But the breakneck action is offset by a smart-alecky tone that proves both uneven and occasionally too cute for its own good, along with a mashup of styles — from the music to the
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Actress Christina Ricci grew up in Hollywood and learned many life lessons from her fellow celebrities, including, she says, what homosexuality was. Speaking with Andy Cohen for his SiriusXM show, the “Yellowjackets” actress said Johnny Depp explained homosexuality to her “in the simplest terms” during a phone call when she was filming
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey When Taylor Lautner started acting in the “Twilight” movies, he was just 16 years old. In order to keep weight on after long days filming and working out, he’d need to consume 5,000 calories a day and would fill up on greasy Carl’s Jr. meals, chasing them with milkshakes. Now, he laughs
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