On Sunday night, Lady Gaga's chilling performance of her nominated song, "Til It Happens to You," a song about rape victims and a personal experience for her, was so chilling, it caused a standing ovation on the Dolby Theater. The following day, model turned actress Jaime King revealed on Twitter that she, too, was a victim of sexual abuse, confessing she’s a survivor of child abuse. Read More »
Lena Dunham is not only the creator and star of HBO's award-winning dramedy, "Girls," but she's also one of the most iconic feminists of current times. Recently, a picture of her was featured on the cover of El Pais' supplement magazine, Tentaciones, and on it she looks considerably slimmer than her usual self -- but when Dunham called them out on the Photoshopped picture, they denied it. Read More »
John Oliver, the host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight," is tackling the 2016 elections and he's kicking it off by talking about the most controversial figure in the race: Donald Trump. In his latest monologue, Oliver doesn't only tear down Trump's candidacy but he's also starting a new campaign, #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain, to have the former "Celebrity Apprentice" host change his last name back to that of his ancestors -- Drumpf. Read More »
The Lonely Island guys are releasing a new film this summer, a project that had remained untitled for quite a while, but now it's been announced as "Popstar." The movie will star Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andy Samberg in the "world of music," and besides a new poster, there's brand new information about the Judd Apatow-directed film, including its synopsis. Read More »
After weeks of speculation regarding possible casting choices, the two leading characters of the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's long-running "Dark Tower" book series have been announced, and it's two of the best actors working right now. Luther himself, Idris Elba, will be joining the movie adaptation as Roland "Gunslinger" Deschain against Matthew McConaughey's Man in Black. Read More »
Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu succeeded where the likes of Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Spielberg failed: directing Leonardo DiCaprio in an Academy Award-winning role. Still, the actor has had a number of performances that were just as deserving of an Oscar as The Revenant -- and here are 5 of DiCaprio's most amazing acting roles that weren't even nominated. Read More »
George Clooney's generally appealing charm isn't about to stop him from speaking out about the hot topics, and the famously liberal actor, director and screenwriter tackled one of the most controversial ones in the past year: Donald Trump. For the Ocean's Eleven star, the billionaire turned GOP primaries frontrunner is a true threat, calling him "insane" and his politics "fascist theory." Read More »
For years, there have been numerous Internet memes regarding how the Academy had nominated Leonardo DiCaprio time and again and, despite how amazingly talented he is, he hadn't won an Oscar. Now that the curse finally broke with "The Revenant," the Internet is now orphan of a guy to root for -- so before you say Tom Hanks can get Oscar no. 3, here are 9 actors who deserve the golden naked dude. Read More »
In the "Girls" Season 5 "Good Man" episode, Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke) and Adam Sackler (Adam Driver) try very hard to keep away from each other after that kiss in the middle of the wedding chaos last week. In the meantime, Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) faces a "gay dad" emergency, and Ray (Alex Karpovsky) starts a coffee war in this recap with spoilers. Read More »
Last Sunday night, Sam Smith won the Best Song Oscar for "Writing's on the Wall," his theme for James Bond movie Spectre, and during his speech, he very inaccurately said he was the first openly gay man to win an Academy Award. Dustin Lance Black, who won for the Milk screenplay in 2009, called him out on Twitter in a new feud -- also asking Smith to stop texting his fiancé, Tom Daley! Read More »
Ridley Scott is already on pre-production of the upcoming "Prometheus" sequel, "Alien: Covenant," and that means it's time for the newest additions to the sci-fi film’s cast. Days after the surprising addition of Danny McBride to the film, it appears that Billy Crudup, no stranger to geek culture after playing Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen," is in talks to join the production in a "key part." Read More »
Weeks after the announcement that Beau Willimont, who created House of Cards, would be stepping down as showrunner of the iconic White House drama, Netflix has gotten two new people to give shape to Frank Underwood's evil schemes. The show's executive story editor Melissa James Gibson and Borgia writer Frank Pugliese will be taking Willimon's job on season 5. Read More »
22 years after the first time Leonardo DiCaprio's name was included in an Academy Awards nomination ballot for What's Eating Gilbert Grape, the actor was finally rewarded for his incredible talent, taking the Oscar for The Revenant. The Internet had been waiting for this event for years, and nobody was disappointed: here are 4 of the best moments from DiCaprio's big night! Read More »