15 of the best Oscar speeches, including Tom Hanks and Halle Berry The Academy Awards always have great speeches. Here are 15 of our favorites. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 9, 2023
Oscars: Who were the big winners at the 2022 Academy Awards? It was an evening of historic wins, big laughs – and an unsettling altercation The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023
Michael Phillips: ‘Creed III’ is ‘right on time,’ says stars Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors CHICAGO — The first time Michael B. Jordan visited Chicago on a promotional tour, the movie was “Fruitvale Station,” written and directed by Ryan Coogler. Chicago Tribune · Mar 1, 2023
Former reporter pens bio about the incredible life of Black Civil War veteran in new book, 'The Sergeant' Shortly after 9/11, a group of Palestinian students had some questions for an American reporter about the lives and history of Muslims in America that sent him on a decadeslong journey, researching and writing about Muslims who had been in the United States since a few years after the Mayflower… Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2023
'Reade him, therefore; and againe, and againe'. It's the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, a monumental project put together by his friends Shakespeare’s First Folio – more accurately known as Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies – was published 400 years ago this November. The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023
‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed As the BlacKkKlansman film-maker picks up the British Film Institute’s top honour, he talks about being accused of provoking race riots, why his Malcolm X biopic will endure – and the problem with awards The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
10 athletes who turned out to be great actors, from The Rock to LeBron James Who made the list? USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 6, 2023
Reese Witherspoon 'didn't know who Robert De Niro was' when she auditioned for him at 14 Reese Witherspoon admits she 'didn't know who Robert De Niro was' during an audition for Martin Scorcese's hit 1991 movie Cape Fear Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023
Gregory Allen Howard, screenwriter of ‘Remember the Titans,’ ‘Ali’ dies at 70 Howard was the first Black screenwriter to write a drama that made $100 million at the box office when “Titans” crossed that milestone in 2000. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 28, 2023
MMA community reacts to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars Check out how MMA fighters and personalities reacted to Will Smith's strike on Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 26, 2023
Hollywood: Antoine Fuqua To Helm Biopic On Pop Legend Michael Jackson Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua is set to helm 'Michael', the upcoming biopic based on the life of the pop legend Michael Jackson. Read on for details: Dynamite News · Jan 19, 2023
Quotes of the Year — from Musk to Trump to Markle, the funniest and most bizarre 2022 has been notable for being a particularly rubbish year, which doesn’t mean we can’t look back and smile at some of the iconic quotes it has produced, even if the smiles have a slightly bitter edge... Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2022
Bulls vet DeMar DeRozan has never asked for a trade and won’t start now DeRozan talked to the Sun-Times on Friday about a rumor that he could demand the Bulls move him after the season. He made it clear that in 14 years in the NBA, he has never asked for a trade. To him, a contract is binding. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 24, 2022
DeMar DeRozan Appears to Respond to Trade Request Reports The Bulls star drew inspiration from the great Denzel Washington to dispute the latest report about him possibly eyeing an offseason trade. Sports Illustrated · Dec 23, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022 Samuel L Jackson celebrates his 74th birthday while performing on Broadway The actor is currently starring in ‘The Piano Lesson’
Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022 Scott Fowler: Time to remove the interim tag: Steve Wilks should be the Panthers’ next head coach The Carolina Panthers are close to instituting an all-out search for their next NFL head coach.
Daily Mirror · Dec 4, 2022 Memphis Depay's brutal putdown speaks volumes about USA after World Cup 2022 exit Netherlands booked their place in the quarter-final of the World Cup with a 3-1 win over USA in Doha on Saturday, with clinical finishing from the Oranje ending USMNT's hopes of a last eight spot.
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022 Netherlands must improve in latter stages of World Cup, Louis van Gaal warns The Dutch coach was unhappy with the number of times his team gave the ball away in the first half.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022 After the Slap, can Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ get Oscar love? LOS ANGELES — When Will Smith took the stage Wednesday night at Westwood’s Village Theatre to introduce his new slavery thriller “Emancipation,” the nearly full house cheered and took out their phones to capture the moment. The actor had just finished striding the premiere’s red carpet, flashing his thousand-megawatt smile…
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022 ‘You are going to die. You can be terrified, or you can live’: Don Cheadle on mortality, White Noise and that cockney accent The actor’s career has continued to rise since he broke through in mid-90s, but he says he still has ‘percussive recognition’. As he stars in the Don DeLillo adaptation, he reflects on his varied career
Los Angeles Times · Nov 30, 2022 Why Austin Butler cries every time he sees one Elvis Presley performance LOS ANGELES — Austin Butler has, as you might guess, a ton of Elvis playlists in his Spotify account. He created the first one three years ago while he was painting a Los Feliz house he had just moved into, right at the beginning of the five months he spent…
Tribune News Service · Oct 27, 2022 Television Q&A: What was short-lived show about crime-fighting tech billionaire? You have questions. I have some answers.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2022 Streaming: the best films set on trains Hurtling Brad Pitt thriller vehicle Bullet Train follows in the tracks of classics from Shanghai Express and The Lady Vanishes to Unstoppable
Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2022 Review: Samuel L. Jackson stars in a not-always-in-tune Broadway revival of 'The Piano Lesson' NEW YORK — Spoiled as we've been with superb revivals of August Wilson plays, it's almost confusing to encounter a high-profile Broadway production that doesn't quite live up to expectations.
Chicago Tribune · Oct 14, 2022 Review: ‘The Piano Lesson’ on Broadway stars Samuel L. Jackson and reveals August Wilson’s new status NEW YORK — For anyone who knows how hard August Wilson once struggled to get his plays financed and produced on Broadway with mostly unknown actors from his informal repertory company from the hinterlands, the writer’s newly vaulted Gotham status is nothing short of amazing.