Author: Jake Coyle
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Upset win by ‘Green Book’ caps Oscars’ historic night for diversity
LOS ANGELES — The segregation-era road-trip drama “Green Book” was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others who ridicule it as an outdated inversion of “Driving Miss Daisy.” In a year when Hollywood could have made history by bestowing its top…
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‘Black Panther’ wins top honor at SAG Awards
los angeles • “Black Panther” took the top award at Sunday’s 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards, giving Ryan Coogler’s superhero sensation its most significant honor yet and potentially setting it up for more wins at the Academy Awards. “Well, I’ll be,” said Chadwick Boseman, accepting the award for best ensemble in a motion picture. “To…
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ upsets ‘Star Is Born’ at Golden Globes
NEW YORK — Thunder bolt and lightning rocked the 76th Golden Globes where a string of upsets culminated with the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” winning best picture, drama, over another movie about musicians: Bradley Cooper’s much more heavily favored “A Star Is Born.” “A Star Is Born” came into Sunday’s ceremony at the Beverly…
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What to watch for at this Sunday’s Golden Globes
NEW YORK — Dramatic period pieces will vie for the top comedy-musical awards and song-stuffed movies are poised to dominate the dramatic categories. Welcome to the 76th annual Golden Globes. Category confusion often reigns at the Globes. Remember when laughers like “The Martian” and “Get Out” competed as comedies? But the Globes, reliably the frothiest,…
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‘Laverne & Shirley’ star, ‘Big’ director Penny Marshall dies
NEW YORK — Penny Marshall, who indelibly starred in the top-rated sitcom “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming the trailblazing director of smash-hit big-screen comedies such as “Big” and “A League of Their Own,” has died. She was 75. Michelle Bega, a spokeswoman for the Marshall family, said Tuesday that Marshall died in her Los Angeles…
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Hart steps down as Oscars host after outcry over old tweets
NEW YORK — Just two days after been named host of the Academy Awards, Kevin Hart has stepped down following an outcry over past homophobic tweets by the comedian. Capping a swift fallout, Hart wrote on Twitter just after midnight Friday that he was withdrawing as Oscars host because he didn’t want to be a…
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Scarlett Johansson pulls out of trans drama after backlash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW YORK — Scarlett Johansson on Friday withdrew from the film “Rub & Tug” after her plans to portray a transgender man prompted a backlash. In a statement to Out.com on Friday, Johansson said she’s pulling out from the project “in light of recent ethical…
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‘Infinity War’ opens with record $250M, passing ‘Star Wars’
NEW YORK — A whole lot of superheroes added up to a whole lot of ticket sales. The superhero smorgasbord “Avengers: Infinity Wars” opened with predictable shock-and-awe, earning $250 million in box office over the weekend and edging past “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to set the highest opening weekend of all-time. “Infinity War,” which…
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Kimmel launches Oscars as ‘a night of positivity’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LOS ANGELES— Jimmy Kimmel got the 90th Academy Awards underway with an opening monologue that mixed Harvey Weinstein punchlines with earnest comments about reforming gender equality in Hollywood. At the Dolby Theatre ceremony Sunday, Kimmel…
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‘Black Panther’ scores highest Monday ever with $40.2M
NEW YORK — With a massive $40.2 million in ticket sales Monday, “Black Panther” has set another box-office record: biggest Monday ever. The Walt Disney Co. again raised its box-office estimates for the Marvel sensation on Tuesday. The film’s updated Monday performance — $7 million higher than Disney earlier forecast — narrowly topped the previous…