Jalen Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles will beat Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs by a two-touchdown margin in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, according to this year’s prognostication by EA Sports’ Madden NFL 23. The Eagles will defeat the Chiefs by a score of 31-17 in the 2023 Super Bowl, per simulations run by the popular NFL…
‘Elvis,’ ‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘The Whale’ Lead 2023 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Awards
The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) held its 10th annual awards ceremony Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” dominated the night with two wins for best period and/or character make-up and period and/or character hair styling. Best special make-up effects went to Adrien Morot, Kathy Tse…
Harry Styles Wins Big at BRIT Awards — and Dedicates Prize to Female Artists Excluded From Nominees
The BRIT Awards have been many things over their 46-year history, but they have never been Saturday night entertainment. Until now. The 2023 edition moved to Saturday night in search of a ratings boost (the slot traditionally attracts the biggest audience of the U.K. TV week, while last year the ceremony pulled in just 2.7…
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘The Beasts’ Sweeps Spain’s Goya Awards
Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s modern-day feminist Western, “The Beasts,” already a box office breakout in France and Spain, swept nine prizes including film, director, and original screenplay on Saturday at a celebratory 37th Goya Awards, given Spain’s big fest prizes and rally at its home box office. The upbeat mood was tempered inevitably by the death of…
BBC Chair Richard Sharp Made ‘Significant Errors of Judgement’ in Boris Johnson Loan Matter, U.K. Parliamentary Inquiry Finds
BBC chair Richard Sharp made “significant errors of judgement” when he did not declare his role in the facilitation of a loan in 2020 to the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a U.K. parliamentary inquiry has found. Sharp, a banker and former chair of the Royal Academy of Arts, was appointed in January 2021 on the recommendation of…
M. Night Shyamalan on Acting Fear and the One Thing He Won’t Allow Actors to Do
This article first appeared as part of Jenelle Riley’s Acting Up newsletter – to subscribe for early content and weekly updates on all things acting, visit the Acting Up signup page. One of my favorite genres also happens to be one of the least appreciated — horror. I’m sure philosophers and therapists can offer endless…
Disney Will Not Fight DeSantis Takeover of Special District in Orlando
Disney will not fight a bill that gives Gov. Ron DeSantis broad powers over its Orlando theme parks, after the bill passed both houses of the Florida Legislature this week. The bill establishes a new district to assume the powers held by the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which Disney has controlled since it was created…
How The Academy Awards, and Their Iconic Oscar, Came To Be
Oscar is 95 this year, meaning he’s been around longer than most of us. And many people assume the look of the award, his nickname and the structure of the annual voting … just kinda happened. However, Bruce Davis details the thought and innovations behind these things in his authoritative new book, “The Academy and…
Studio Ramsay Creative Chief on ‘Next Level Chef’s’ Post-Super Bowl Surprises and the ‘Exciting Experiment’ of Tubi’s Gordon-Less ‘Kitchen Commando’
For Studio Ramsay Global’s latest U.S. series, the Fox co-owned producer is trying something different: A show that doesn’t star Gordon Ramsay. Hosted by White House chef and U.S. Army master sergeant chef Andre Rush, “Kitchen Commando” will launch its first episode on Fox’s ad-supported streamer Tubi on Sunday, the same day that Season 2…
Box Office: ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ Tearing Off $8 Million Opening in Quiet Super Bowl Weekend
Audiences are ponying up for “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which is projected to lead a quiet Super Bowl weekend at the domestic box office. The third “Magic Mike” entry earned roughly $4.1 million in opening day and Thursday preview screenings, with industry sources projecting a debut around $8 million. Warner Bros. itself isn’t reporting numbers….