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Apple climate film with Octavia Spencer is slammed: 'This is greenwashing'
September 14, 2023 | 1:05pm"If only you believed in innovation as much as you do left-wing tropes," an X user wrote, commenting on the film.
Octavia Spencer’s cryptic warning resurfaces amid Britney Spears’ divorce from Sam Asghari
August 17, 2023 | 10:08amThe outspoken actress knew there was something "toxic" about the pop star's marriage.
Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds tap their way through 'Spirited' Christmas teaser
October 12, 2022 | 2:53pmChristmas comes early for those who asked Santa for an "Elf" and "Deadpool" crossover movie.
Octavia Spencer claims her house is haunted by ghost of a Western film star
December 3, 2021 | 4:34pm"The doors close, the lights go off when I turn them on," Spencer said about the ghost residing in her Toluca Lake home.
'The Witches' review: Nobody asked for this wimpy Roald Dahl movie
October 22, 2020 | 11:36amIs Roald Dahl fit for the Age of Snowflakes?
Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Dolittle' is a little extra
January 15, 2020 | 1:28pmBetween "Dolittle" and "Cats," maybe Universal is now just specializing in confounding talking-animal movies.
'Luce' movie review: Race drama is a 'wrist slap' for liberal parents
August 2, 2019 | 11:04amOne of the thorniest high-school films you’re likely to see.
Octavia Spencer mixes laughter with revenge in 'Ma'
May 29, 2019 | 5:00pmDid you know that the greatest single threat the world faces today is single, middle-aged women? I didn’t either. But the movies are dead certain they’re coming to murder us...
Here's where you've seen this year's Oscar nominees on TV
March 1, 2018 | 8:51pmThe Oscars air this Sunday on ABC, and while the annual awards celebrate the film industry, that doesn’t mean TV has to be left out of the equation. Many of...
These celebs should wear fashion month's best dresses
October 11, 2017 | 3:04pmThe big shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris have just ended, but the fashion world can’t take off its heels for too long — film-awards season is fast...
Hollywood snobs, learn from 'Hidden Figures'
January 30, 2017 | 4:27pmAwards season is beginning to feel like finals week of a graduate cinema studies course: sad and weird. This year’s field of films is packed with capable entries, several made...
‘Hidden Figures’ is your feel-good film of Christmas break
December 20, 2016 | 10:39amIn “Hidden Figures,” a black woman’s prolonged absences from her desk attract notice from her peers: Why is she taking all of these 40-minute breaks? Is she lazy? Incompetent? Is...
Even Shailene Woodley can’t save insufferable ‘Insurgent’
March 18, 2015 | 4:09pmYou know you’re in for a long haul when Kate Winslet’s clipboard-wielding Jeanine, leader of the Erudite faction, comes off less like a Hillary Clinton than a weary Applebee’s supervisor...
Bravo! 'Fashion Queens' discuss celebrity dress-downs
March 7, 2015 | 2:27amBravo’s “Fashion Queens,” which began as a three-episode trial run, is still going strong in its third season with fashion insider/socialite Bevy Smith and hairstylists Derek J and Miss Lawrence...
The 10 craziest, most memorable moments from the 2015 Oscars
February 23, 2015 | 1:06amThroughout Sunday night's seemingly never-ending Oscars broadcast, there were a number of moments that made us clap, made us cry and some that just left us scratching our heads and...
Costner, Spencer fight over custody in flimsy ‘Black or White’
January 28, 2015 | 3:20pmDespite excellent performances by Kevin Costner, Octavia Spencer and other cast members, Mike Binder’s racially tinged custody battle drama “Black or White" never achieves much in the way of dramatic...
Rihanna’s hot fuzz, while Katy and Kris cough up fur balls
January 23, 2015 | 1:58pmIt’s the perfect time to bust out your winter fur — but only if you know how to style it appropriately. Resident bad girl RiRi nails it (per usual) with...
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer can't save 'Red Band Society'
September 10, 2014 | 7:02pmWhen the first serious premiere of the fall season is a letdown, it’s a bad omen. It makes you think: “Oh, God, they’re all going to be like this.” Fortunately,...
The small-screen stars who could boost this year's Oscar races
September 9, 2014 | 10:54amThe line between TV and films will become even thinner this fall as many actors appear on both the small screen and in movies that all have Oscar buzz. Here’s...
Minority actors land the lead roles in fall's diverse TV lineup
August 27, 2014 | 10:11pmAn amazing thing happened when the major networks announced their fall schedules in May. At least half a dozen series had minority actors in the lead roles. Taraji P. Henson,...