Celine Dion Gives First Public Performance Amid Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Celine Dion has returned to the stage. Two years after first revealing her Stiff-Person Syndrome diagnosis and canceling all performances, the singer made her comeback performance during the Olympics opening ceremony. After the Olympic torch lighting, Dion performed a powerful rendition of French ballad “Hymne a l’Amour” by Édith Piaf under the lit Eiffel Tower […]
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‘Invincible,’ ‘Hazbin Hotel,’ ‘Sausage Party: Foodtopia’ Renewed at Amazon
Prime Video is extending the runs of several of its animated series. The Amazon-owned streamer has ordered new seasons of Invincible, Hazbin Hotel and Sausage Party: Foodtopia. The pickups, announced at Comic-Con in San Diego, will bring a fourth season of Invincible, seasons three and four of Hazbin Hotel and season two Foodtopia to the […]
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Why ‘Deadpool’ Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Were Rejected for the Job (At First)
If Deadpool & Wolverine screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have a superpower, it’s not sweating rejection. When scores of stars turned down an offer to cameo in Zombieland, the studio was ready to give up, but Wernick insisted on a Hail Mary, and they asked star Woody Harrelson to dive into his rolodex for […]
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Matt Damon Explains How He Showed Up “Fashionably Early” to the Met Gala
Matt Damon detailed his hilarious Met Gala mishap during his Tonight Show appearance this week. He shared that this year, he decided to attend the star-studded bash because Chris Hemsworth, who is his friend, and Jennifer Lopez, who is married to his best friend Ben Affleck, were hosting. For the event, he and his wife, […]
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Paris Olympics 2024: How to Stream Skateboarding Online
Pro skaters will take over one of Paris' largest public squares beginning July 27 — here's when and where to watch the street and park competitions online.
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All the X-Men Franchise Movies, Ranked
For 20 years, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men films and associated spinoffs built up a world that could stand separately from the MCU and DCEU. While the results were not always what audiences, filmmakers or even the actors desired, there was a certain underdog quality to the X-franchise. Just when it seemed like Wolverine had popped […]
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Opening Ceremony of Paris Olympics Makes History, Uniting Sports, Music and Fashion on Seine River
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics made history on Friday as the first to take place outside of a stadium, with a bevy of performances that included a French-language song from superstar Lady Gaga, a fashion runway show on a bridge and boats filled with global athletes cheering as they sailed down the […]
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‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff Officially Happening at Disney, BBC
The Doctor Whoniverse just expanded. Disney Branded Television and the BBC have made official at San Diego Comic-Con that The War Between the Land and the Sea will extend the world of the British science fiction TV series with a focus on the 1970s foes the Sea Devils. Confirming long-running speculation by Whovians, Disney and […]
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Stephen Colbert Tackles J.D. Vance Couch Story
A presumably false story that went viral this week, with memes and jokes spreading rapidly across social media, about Donald Trump’s running mate J.D. Vance writing in his memoir about using a couch and latex glove during a solo sex act has found its way into the late-night monologues, with Steven Colbert riffing on the […]
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Mania, San Diego Comic-Con Highlights and This Week’s Best Events
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Deadpool & Wolverine, San Diego Comic-Con and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Harold and the Purple Crayon special screening Zachary Levi, Zooey Deschanel, Lil Rel Howery and Benjamin Bottani joined director Carlos Saldanha at a […]
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Videos Surface of Francis Ford Coppola Kissing Extras on ‘Megalopolis’ Set
Videos from the set of Megalopolis have surfaced that see director Francis Ford Coppola kissing background actors on the cheek during the filming of a party scene. Variety has obtained the videos, writing that they were taken by a crewmember. They show the director walking through a crowded dance floor, hugging and interacting with various […]
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Lady Gaga Performs in French at Olympics Opening Ceremony
Descending a gold staircase behind a plumage of pink feathers, Lady Gaga kicked off the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday with a song belted out entirely in French. The global superstar’s inclusion in the spectacle that opens the games was kept mum, but fans speculated the “Shallow” singer was set to take the […]
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How to Watch Men’s Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Without Cable
Here's where to stream LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum and Team USA as they go for the gold in France.
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The J.D. Vance Couch Story Will Never Die. Just Ask Richard Gere.
J.D. Vance will, very likely, until the end of his days, hear people snicker something under their breath when he enters a restaurant or passes a couch. I hope not, but this is the reality of the post-truth society in which we live. Stephen Colbert famously called it “Truthiness.” Many people decide what’s true based […]
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A Haven for L.A. Movie Lovers Since 1937 Flickers to Darkness
On a balmy Thursday night, at the corners of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues in Westwood Village, a smattering of movie lovers bathed in yellow and blue neon lights snapped photos of a marquee. They came to pay last respects to the Fox Bruin Theater, whose 7:30 p.m. screening of Twisters would be its last, the […]
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‘The Rings of Power’ Releases an Epic Season 2 Trailer at Comic-Con
A new trailer for the second season of Prime Video's Lord of the Rings reveals a scope that seems to exceed the debut season.
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‘The Boys’ Prequel Starring Jensen Ackles, Aya Cash Greenlit at Amazon
[This story contains spoilers from The Boys season four.] The universe of The Boys is expanding again. At Comic-Con on Friday, Prime Video announced that it’s ordered a prequel series called Vought Rising that will star Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash, reprising their roles from the flagship series. Ackles made an appearance onstage at Hall […]
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Justin Timberlake Was “Not Intoxicated” at Time of DWI Arrest and Police Made “Mistake,” His Lawyer Claims During Court Hearing
Despite Justin Timberlake being arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, his lawyer claimed in a Friday court hearing that he was “not intoxicated” when he was apprehended last month. “He was not intoxicated. I’ll say it again. Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated,” Timberlake’s attorney Ed Burke said during the Sag Harbor, New York, proceeding, as […]
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