Regis Philbin, legendary television personality and talk show host, dies at 88

Legendary talk show host and three-time Daytime Emmy winnerRegis Philbinhas died at the age of 88. Philbin’s familysaid in a statement to PEOPLEthat the TV icon died on Friday. I had my years of struggling. Credit: Bennett Raglin/WireImage I kept going for it. And what a great chance it was, to make it in my own hometown. I knew by that point in my life that I had to be live on television....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Paul Franco

Reid Scott on the ambiguous romantic subtlety of that finalLate Nightscene

Note: This story contains spoilers from the plot ofLate Night. Mindy Kaling has become something of a rom-com queen, an heir to the legacy of greatslike Nora Ephron. But it leaves the question of her romantic happiness and success more open-ended. Credit: Emily Aragones/Amazon Studios Its a moment that actor Reid Scott says was left purposely up to interpretation. I really love that they went for a non-traditional ending, he tells EW....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Stephanie Jimenez

Relive a classicStar Warsscene in exclusive excerpt from new YA novelForce Collector

ThoughThe Rise ofSkywalkers release date is growing ever closer, it remains, tantalizingly, many weeks away. And he must learn his place in all of it. Star Wars: Force Collectorwill publish Nov. 19 and is available for pre-order. Disney Lucasfilm Press Check out an exclusive excerpt of the novel below. Was the vision not working? Normally it transported him to a different time and place, but he was still beside the holochess table....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Eric Mccall

Reluctant Grammy winner Billie Eilish embodies Gen Z: 'So many other songs deserve this — I'm sorry'

The singer became the second person to sweep the major four categories at the Grammys. that got her to the Grammys in the first place. We didnt make this album to win a Grammy, Finneas told the crowd at the Staples Center. We didnt think it would win anything ever. This is my first Grammys. I never ever thought this would happen in my whole life. I mean, you know, its one of those things where its so insular for you, right?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Barbara Case

Remembering Adam Schlesinger, prolific pop-rock ace

Adam Schlesingerwasn’t a star. But Schlesinger wasn’t providing the bottom; he served as the not-so-secret weapon at the center. And he was quietly restless. Kimberly Butler/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images (Fountains being summer, Ivy winter.) It helped that he could write in seemingly any genre. But Schlesinger could also write a pitch-perfect mid-’60s garage-rock throwback (“That Thing You Do! Performing with Fountains of Wayne.Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Kyle Perkins

Remembering Joel Schumacher, an excessive stylist for an excessive time

The late filmmaker was never boring, and his overkill puts contemporary modesty to shame. Heavenly choirs, aggressive clouds, copper-colored sunlight at magic hour, rows of statues jittering in time-lapse. Everything about him is too big: His clothes, his hair, his attitude. Credit: Everett Collection (2) “Today’s a good day to die,” he says. It’s a marvelous, ludicrous opening to a marvelous, ludicrous film. The cast is sexy and snarly:Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin,Julia Roberts, Sutherland....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Larry Murphy

RememberingSharkboy and Lavagirl: The on-set antics that defined the 3D kids' classic

The cast and crew share secrets behind the beloved movie. CueTaylor Lautner’s “Dream” song. It’s time for you to go back to sleep and dream a better dream. Credit: Everett Collection What were you up to in second grade? Soon, Racer started drawing out his ideas for the characters that would become the basis for the movie. How about you be the shark and I be shark boy?" Racer in the middle of “storyboarding” the movie as a 7-year-old....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 499 words · Brandi Woods

Renée Zellweger explains herJudytransformation and how she's handling all of that Oscar buzz

Wed gather around and watch. I didnt know about any of the challenges that she was grappling with later in her life. Those dark days are depicted inJudy(out Sept. 27), directed by theater veteran Rupert Goold. LD Entertainment/Roadside Attractions Among Garland devotees, the singers wildly erratic gigs there sometimes brilliant, often disastrous are legendary. The following year, on June 22, Garland died of an accidental overdose. That there are omissions....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 253 words · Amanda Contreras

Renée Zellweger stuns as Judy Garland in firstJudybiopic trailer

A star is reborn in the first trailer forRenee Zellwegers Judy Garland biopic. I always admired her. She was so quick and so funny. David Hindley/LD Entertainment/Roadside Attractions She could hit the ball back with the best of them. Watch the films first trailer above. David Hindley/LD Entertainment/Roadside Attractions David Hindley/LD Entertainment/Roadside Attractions

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 53 words · Jessica Giles

REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin on the band's surprisingOzarkcameo

Warning: This article contains spoilers forOzarkseason 3. Meanwhile, their 1988 compilation album,The Hits, entered the Top Rock Albums chart at 49. How did it come about? Netflix When I have a question, I bring it up at the dinner table. At that time, my [twin] sons were 19 and my daughter was 22. They sent me the script. I’m strictly nonfiction at this point in my life. You know, I went through some fictional years there in the past!...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Susan Jenkins

Report from the picket line: WGAE's Michael Winship and Amy Sherman-Palladino

The interviews after the jump. ON STRIKE FATIGUE: Winship:Spirits are still very, very strong. Theyre all here today. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images I think theyre being tough, but theyre not being crazy. People just arent used to writers being tough. Weve been ps for years. see to it you put that in… thats for the kids. Writers have been sold out for years. No ones in show business for security....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Mr. Joshua Kelley

Resident Evil 3game remake officially revealed in first trailer

The next Resident Evil will drop in April 2020. Were officially returning to Raccoon City. The original game marked the introduction of Nemesis, a flesh-warped humanoid bioweapon who stalks S.T.A.R.S. Capcom Nemesis, too, gets a spine-tingling update, as shown in the games trailer and key art. Assuming this latest installment performs well for Capcom, the remakes, we predict, will keep coming. Capcom

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Patricia Perez

Residente reflects on 'special' LA Philharmonic performance, teases upcoming album

He was still processing his feelings. Initially, he wasn’t even sure if fans would show up to such a highbrow venue. They rapped loudly and proudly, dancing in their seats to reimagined orchestral versions of his biggest hits. Credit: Los Angeles Philharmonic Perez is beloved by his fans for telling things as they are and his expletive-laden lyrics. “I was a visitor in their home, so I had my trepidations,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Holly Maxwell