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He lives with a roommate he cant stand in a shabby Brooklyn apartment. His academic work has totally stalled. Dating apps are beginning to yield more misery than pleasure. Credit: Simon + Schuster Or maybe Richards just pining for someone. There is no greater sorrow than to feel like a horny loser in Brooklyn. Luckily for Richard, the rom-com gods are looking down on him. The night ends abruptly, and Richard doesnt hear from him again....

Heres a rundown of the nominees in the major movie categories. (Also, check out Ken Tuckers reaction to the TV noms.) Id sayButtonis the one to beat. To my surprise, it wasClint Eastwood. At least he got two nominations in the music categories. Any of these five guys could win. I actually think they made the right call with these five. Its Meryl vs. Kate for the win. But the HFPA created an interesting list of hits (Mamma Mia!...

Theres no one way to make the first biopic about one of the most heroic figures in American history. I knew that the story needed to be told. And I didnt want them to wait anymore. Glen Wilson / Focus Features Erivo quickly found a kinship with Tubman particularly her strength, both physical and otherwise. Some people say that Im fearless I dont know that I am fearless. I know Im daring, for sure, she says....

The 2020 Golden Globes nominationsare out. And as usual, there are several notable snubs, along with unexpected surprises. In addition, star Peter Dinklage didnt make the supporting actor category. BothGoTand Dinklage won Emmy for these respective categories at the Emmys a few months back. FXs acclaimedPosealso was absent from best drama despite oddsmaker predictions. Gwyneth Paltrow didnt get goop for her performance in Netflixs Ryan Murphy dramedyThe Politician. Many hoped Regina King would score a nomination for her first lead role in HBOs acclaimedWatchmen, but nope....

Johnny Depp, Tina Fey, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Glenn Close are among the big winners; see all the honorees This years oddly truncatedGolden Globesannouncement turned out to be a night of surprises and not just how much more efficient a one-hour telecast seemed. Many of the odds-on favorites likeJunos Ellen Page,30 Rocks Alec Baldwin, orThe Sopranos Edie Falco grumbled at the TV screen having lost, while dark horses likeLa Vie en Roses Marion Cotillard (Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy) and AMCsMad Men(which won Best TV Series, Drama) emerged triumphant....

It was a good day to be lesser-known. The Globes also had two opportunities to get George Clooney at the ceremony and declined both chances. Winfrey was considered a virtual lock for her boozy housewife role inThe Butler. That didnt happen as egregiously this year. Still, awards season is a game of being seen and the Golden Globes draw a massive TV audience. A good showing therecanhelp, if only in terms of perception....

The crime scene DNA sample matched that of one of DeAngelos relatives. Liz Garbus, director of the HBO docuseries, celebrated DeAngelo’s guilty plea on Monday. “Guilty plea to all charges counts. Credit: Randy Pench/Getty Images Guilty of 13 counts of murder. Uncharged acts to be admitted to. This is huge for survivors,” she tweeted after the news broke. HarperCollins Publishers; Jim Spellman/WireImage Patton Oswalt, McNamara’s husband, also reacted to the news....

In rapid succession she name-drops such 80s chart titans as Billy Joel, Pat Benatar, and Van Halen. Gregory chimes in with another key influence forHead First. With an ABBA song, it feels like youre getting the fullL. B. Mayerproduction with a cast of thousands and no expense spared on wardrobe. That kind of lushness is something that we were inspired by. We sort of feel blase about writing ballads, says Gregory....

Gone Girltells the story of a woman who fakes her own death and frames her husband for her murder. Police accused the pair of dumping trash bags that contained Jennifers blood in Hartford. A spokesperson for Jennifer denies that she was inspired by Flynns novel when she wrote her own. Credit: Merrick Morton/Fox Evidence shows that Jennifer was the victim of a violent attack in her New Canaan home. As of today, she has been missing for a month....

The move comes after 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley urged them to do so in an op-ed. It is a film that glorifies the antebellum south. In 2019,the movie returned to American theatersto marks its 80th anniversary. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in 1939’s ‘Gone With the Wind’.Credit: Everett Collection For another,Cops, a show that ran on TV for more than three decades, wascanceled. “Let me be real clear,” he added, “I dont believe in censorship....

De Havilland built her legacy one of strong, beguiling characters in difficult circumstances with her own hands. But in her own life, de Havilland refused to wait for the cavalry. harkened back thematically to her early-career struggles. Credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images She played a rich widow imprisoned in her mansions elevator by a gang of violent hooligans. Aside from occasional onscreen roles, she lived quietly in Paris and generally shunned the public....

I mean this as critique and compliment: I dont totally get it. The central mysterys quite creaky, somehow obviousandincoherent. But the show looks great. Credit: Clay Enos/TNT Too many current dramas signal their super-duper seriousness with a shadow-gray color palette. WhereasI Am the Nightis magic-hour noir, shot on painterly film under sunlight as golden-glorious asChris Pines hair. Its 1965, and Pat experiences the eras pervasive racism with a surreal twist....

The Best Actress Oscar front-runner is one of EW’s 2019 Entertainers of the Year. I love Snoop Dogg dont you? Theres work, and then theresJudy. James Macari for EW On what she would have done if she hadnt become an actress:I was going to journalism school. Its so interesting the way journalism has changed in the last 20 years. On turning 50 this past April:Ive never been ashamed of my age....