Review by Brian Lowry, CNN When “Cocaine Bear” ads started going viral, the immediate question was whether this was another one of those titles in search of a movie (see “Snakes on a Plane”) or an idea worthy of a ticket. The answer lies somewhere in between, as director Elizabeth Banks conjures bursts of absurdist
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN HBO Max is scaring up a new tale in the world of Stephen King’s “It.” The streaming network on Thursday announced it will be bringing an “It” prequel series to the service, tentatively titled “Welcome to Derry.” The show was developed by the filmmakers behind the recent movie remakes, Andy Muschietti
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom Please don’t stop the music for Rihanna — she’s not done yet. Fresh off of her record-breaking 2023 Super Bowl Halftime performance, Rihanna is set to perform “Lift Me Up” from Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” during the Oscars telecast on March 12, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Mariska Hargitay is reflecting on the “privilege” it was to know and work with the late Richard Belzer. Hargitay, who costarred with Belzer on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” appeared on “Today” on Thursday and talked about the late actor, who recently died at the age of 78. “What
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN For years, journey times flying east from Israel depended on who you were flying with. If you were boarding a flight operated by Israeli airlines, including national carrier El Al, your flight would take around two hours more than if you were flying with another airline. The reason? Israeli airlines were banned
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Amanda Seyfried has revealed that her breakthrough role in “Mean Girls” could have gone to “Gossip Girl” star Blake Lively. The 2004 teen comedy, adapted by Tina Fey from the 2002 book “Queen Bees and Wannabes” by Rosalind Wiseman, grossed more than $129 million worldwide. The movie follows 16-year-old Cady Heron,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jesse Lee Soffer knew he would be asked why he decided to leave his role as Det. Jay Halstead on “Chicago P.D.” after more than nine seasons. “I’ve thought so hard about how to answer this question — and there’s no good answer,” he told Variety. “Except I was ready
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Paris Hilton has shared the name of her newborn son. On her “This is Paris” podcast this week, the reality star said she named her son Phoenix and that not even her mother, Kathy Hilton, or sister, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, had been told his name. On Thursday, Hilton also debuted the
Continue Reading Barry Neild, CNN Another day of harsh winter weather brought continued air travel misery across the United States on Thursday with more than 1,100 flights canceled and thousands more delayed by snow storms and plunging temperatures. As of 6 p.m. ET, 1,110 airplane departures had been scrapped and more than 5,000 delayed within the US,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Kylie Jenner was Instagram’s most-followed woman until Selena Gomez returned to the social media platform and quickly regained the title. Gomez had previously been the most-followed woman on Instagram, but left the social media platform for a period of time only to return stronger than before. Both women have nearly 400
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul already serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York, was sentenced in Los Angeles Thursday to an additional 16 years in prison for charges of rape and sexual assault. Prior to the sentence, Weinstein spoke in court and continued to deny any
Continue Reading Barry Neild, CNN Another day of harsh winter weather brought continued air travel misery across the United States on Thursday with more than 1,100 flights canceled and thousands more delayed by snow storms and plunging temperatures. As of 6 p.m. ET, 1,110 airplane departures had been scrapped and more than 5,000 delayed within the US,
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doesn’t want another incident like Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but they are planning for the unexpected. In an interview with Time magazine, the Academy’s chief executive officer, Bill Kramer, said there will now be a crisis team on
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN Costumes, handwritten lyrics and musical instruments are among the more than 80,000 David Bowie items going on public show for the first time, after being acquired by London’s Victoria and Albert [V&A] Museum. The collection will be available from 2025 at The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at
Continue Reading Julia Buckley and Eric Chueng, CNN As travel returns with a bang, but rising airfares are making long-haul journeys difficult for many, destinations are doing all they can to encourage visitors to come and boost their economies. The latest is Taiwan, which is planning to offer tourists $165 each to vacation there. Cash rewards will
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong and Karla Cripps, CNN As Qantas gears up for the 2025 launch of its ultra long-haul “Project Sunrise” flights, the airline is offering a sneak peek of what passengers in the plane’s front section will experience on the 19-hour record-breaking journeys. On Thursday, the airline revealed the first and business class
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Bill Kirkos, CNN Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a Chicago federal courtroom Thursday following his conviction last year on charges of child pornography and enticement of a minor, his second such lengthy sentencing in the past year. Kelly, 56, is already serving a
Continue Reading Tara Subramaniam, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN While most monarchies’ crown jewels are heavily protected or given pride of place in a museum, dozens of Cambodia’s were, until recently, stashed away in four boxes near London. The pieces have now been safely returned to Cambodia, the country’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced in
Continue Reading Marianna Cerini, CNN Guests arriving to Diesel’s Milan Fashion Week show on Wednesday might have been surprised by the set: a giant mountain of condoms. The Italian brand unveiled its Fall-Winter 2023 collection against a backdrop of over 200,000 Durex boxes, nodding to both sex positivity and a forthcoming collaboration with the contraceptive company. “We
Continue Reading Oscar Holland, CNN and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN The United States has repatriated 77 looted artifacts to Yemen, including dozens of ancient funerary stones linked to a disgraced New York art dealer and 11 folios from early Qurans. But as part of a landmark agreement announced Tuesday, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington,
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