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By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Phantom of the Opera” isn’t just a Broadway icon — it’s a cultural behemoth. There’s Andrew Lloyd Webber’s organ-heavy score, sumptuous sets and elaborate costumes. There’s a melodramatic love triangle between the beautiful soprano, her hunky beau and a misunderstood sewer dweller, composer and voice teacher. Then there’s the chandelier, of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Remember when television stars just wanted to break into film? Neither do I, as I am way too young. I kid, I kid. There was a time when TV was viewed as the springboard to the big screen. But now the small screen is no longer so small, and plenty
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN YouTube superstar MrBeast has spoken out against transphobic comments directed at his friend and collaborator Chris Tyson. Tyson, one of MrBeast’s long-time collaborators who often appears in the creator’s widely popular videos, has documented their experience with hormone replacement therapy, one form of gender-affirming medical care, on social media. Tyson uses
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Issy Ronald, CNN Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and Take That will headline the coronation concert on May 7 as part of the celebrations marking the coronation of King Charles III, broadcaster and organizer BBC announced Friday. Held in the grounds of Windsor Castle a day after the official coronation ceremony, the
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx remains hospitalized in Georgia and under observation, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. “They are running tests and still trying to figure out what exactly happened,” the individual said. Foxx has been in Atlanta, Georgia, filming the Netflix movie, “Back in Action.” The source
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Great sci-fi films are both fantastical and prescient. They can whisk viewers to a galaxy far, far away or exaggerate real scenarios on a fictionalized version of our planet. But the genre is at its best when it holds up a “fun house mirror to our present” and reveals something about
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Of the many dark gifts Showtime’s eerie hit series “Yellowjackets” serves up for us, the juiciest this season is by far the music. The show — which bounces between a troupe of teen soccer players trapped in the 1990s Canadian wilderness after a plane crash and the survivors’ corresponding adult selves
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Ryan Seacrest said goodbye to “Live with Kelly and Ryan” after six seasons on Friday. After his last time walking on the stage as co-host with Kelly Ripa, Seacrest said he was going to get emotional. “Kelly turned the corner and said, ‘Oh my gosh, am I going to cry?’ And
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Grey’s Anatomy” is saying goodbye to Kelly McCreary, McCreary, who joined the cast as a series regular in Season 11, plays Meredith Grey’s half-sister Maggie Pierce. She will leave in the show’s current Season 19 and her final episode will air April 13. “After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye to
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Sorry One Directioners, but a reunion is not happening on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” James Corden’s last show is scheduled for April 27 and there had been a report that the former boy band would come together to bid their friend farewell from his late night gig.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN After police in Florida sought public help to locate Drake Bell on Thursday, the actor tried to find humor in the event post-scare. The former Nickelodeon star tweeted Thursday after the Daytona Beach Police Department announced he had been located and was safe. “You leave your phone in the car
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN Think Dracula and the cape, the fangs and bloodlust come to mind. On screen, perhaps the image of Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee or Gary Oldman. Nic Cage thought Dracula and saw Anne Bancroft in “The Graduate.” That’s according to Nicholas Hoult, who plays the titular servant to Dracula in “Renfield,” a
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Page, CNN Ari Aster would rather you didn’t read this. Don’t take my word for it — the writer-director of “Hereditary,” “Midsommar” and now “Beau Is Afraid” said as much himself. Speaking to CNN on a video call in the lead up to the release of his three-hour tantric Freud-gasm of a movie,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN At first blush another anniversary-timed Waco movie/miniseries/documentary seems unnecessary, especially because we had another docuseries addition to that last bucket on Netflix. But “Waco: The Aftermath” justifies its existence by spinning those events forward, chillingly portraying the Oklahoma City bombing and rise in militia movements that grew out of the
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Barry” has taken chances from the very beginning, which is certainly true of a fourth and final season that picks up where the third left off, with its hitman-turned-wannabe actor getting arrested. That paves the way for an even darker season that accentuates the show’s ensemble aspect while leaning
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Barry” has taken chances from the very beginning, which is certainly true of a fourth and final season that picks up where the third left off, with its hitman-turned-wannabe actor getting arrested. That paves the way for an even darker season that accentuates the show’s ensemble aspect while leaning a
Continue ReadingCNN, TRISTARPICTURES, @SCHWARZENEGGER, WARNER BROS., ORION PICTURES, @SIRRODSTEWART, GETTY By Lisa Respers France and Taylor Romine, CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger is not just an action star, he’s also a man of action. The former governor of California is well-versed in public works projects and on Tuesday he posted a video on social media showing him and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN A “Yellowstone” on-screen duo has confirmed they are dating in real life. Hassie Harrison and Ryan Bingham took to Instagram Wednesday with the news. “More than a spark @hassieharrison,” Bingham captioned the picture of the two kissing. “I love you, cowboy,” Harrison commented. On the hit series, Bingham plays Walker, a
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN A court hearing was held in Los Angeles on Thursday related to the petition Priscilla Presley filed in January that challenges the validity of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley’s will. Priscilla Presley did not appear at the hearing, nor did her grandaughter, actor Riley Keough, who is the primary beneficiary of
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN To Kate and Oliver Hudson, family is everything. So much so that the siblings started a podcast together in 2019 called “Sibling Revelry,” which has featured over 100 guests and launched a new season on Wednesday. The podcast “explores the sibling bond, family dynamics, the human mind, body, and so much
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