Angela Bassett
How Did ‘9-1-1’ Make It to 100 Episodes? “It’s Characters That You Want in Your Living Room”
When 9-1-1 co-creator Tim Minear signed up on Twitter (now known as X), he chose a telling handle to denote his legacy as a screenwriter and director: @Cancelledagain. “I was sort of infamous for all of my thundering failures over the years,” explains Minear. “Firefly lasted one season, Terriers one season, The Inside one season, […]
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What Your Red Carpet Jewelry Says About You
Modernist Greta Lee The Past Lives actress added a sleek Tiffany & Co. Elsa Peretti Bangle to her clean-lined Ralph Lauren dress at the Elle Women in Hollywood event in December. De Beers The Winter Diamond Butterfly Ring spotlights rough blue-green and polished white diamonds at its center; price upon request, at De Beers Jewellers, […]
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Angela Bassett Says 2023 Oscar Loss Was “a Supreme Disappointment,” but She Wanted “to Handle It Very Well”
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey for OWN, Angela Bassett got candid about how she felt when she lost the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2023 to Jamie Lee Curtis. Winfrey brought up the moment, recalling, “We’re all in our pajamas, watching you on Oscar night … 30 years after you were nominated for […]
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‘Damsel’ Review: Millie Bobby Brown Adds Needed Spark to Netflix Fairy Tale That Subverts Convention in Overly Familiar Ways
The 'Stranger Things' and 'Enola Holmes' actress stars alongside Angela Bassett, Nick Robinson and Robin Wright.
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Millie Bobby Brown Felt Like a “Female Version of Tom Cruise” Doing Her Own Stunts in ‘Damsel’
Millie Bobby Brown, action icon? The actress revealed this week she performed all her own stunts in Netflix’s new film, Damsel. “I feel like the female version of Tom Cruise,” Brown declared during a recent appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show. “I did all my own stunts from start to finish.” Notorious for performing his own death-defying […]
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‘Orion and the Dark’ Review: Jacob Tremblay and Paul Walter Hauser in Clever Animation Penned by Charlie Kaufman
Angela Bassett and Colin Hanks also feature in the voice cast of this Netflix premiere, an adaptation of Emma Yarlett's children's book about an anxious kid especially fearful when the lights go out.
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Governors Awards: Angela Bassett Reflects on History of Black Actresses in Hollywood, Michelle Satter Dedicates Honor to Murdered Son as Oscar Hopefuls Turn Out in Droves
Angela Bassett, collecting an honorary Oscar, gave an impassioned speech about the history of Black actresses in Hollywood and Michelle Satter, becoming the 45th recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, paid tribute to her son Michael Latt, who was murdered just weeks ago, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 14th Governors […]
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Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Matthew Modine Board Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’
The A-list cast of Netflix’s Zero Day continues to grow. The limited series starring Robert De Niro has added five actors — Angela Bassett, Dan Stevens, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp and McKinley Belcher III — to its ensemble. Clark Gregg, Gaby Hoffmann and Mark Ivanir have also signed on for guest roles. They join a cast […]
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Millie Bobby Brown Fights to Survive a Deadly Dragon as Part of a Sacrificial Ritual in ‘Damsel’ Trailer
Millie Bobby Brown is fighting for her life against a dragon and a kingdom’s insidious plans in the first teaser trailer for Netflix’s upcoming film, Damsel. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by Dan Mazeau, the film follows Brown’s “dutiful” Damsel after she’s selected to and agrees to marry a handsome prince. But her […]
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Inside Schiaparelli’s L.A. Party With Jennifer Lopez, Designer Daniel Roseberry and Evil Eye Cookies
“The relationship between fashion and celebrities can feel very transactional,” said Daniel Roseberry, the Hollywood-loved artistic director of Schiaparelli, at a party for the brand on Thursday, Oct. 12 in Los Angeles. All around him at the event — held at the iconic Mayan-style John Sowden House in Los Feliz, designed in 1926 by Lloyd […]
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Barack Obama Praises Magic Johnson’s “Pragmatic, Optimistic Approach” to HIV Diagnosis and How it Changed the World
Magic Johnson estimates that he receives somewhere between 300 and 500 requests every year from organizations all over the United States with offers to honor him or his family. He declines almost all — except the one that he received this year from the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization rolled out the red carpet […]
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Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance to Host Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are set to host the fourth Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS. The longtime couple is confirmed to take the stage at the Gilead Sciences and Bulgari-supported event, which will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday. As previously announced, the ball will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Cookie Johnson with the Elizabeth […]
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