Bo Goldman, Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', dies at 90
Bo Goldman, who penned the Oscar-winning scripts to โOne Flew Over the Cuckooโs Nestโ and โMelvin and Howardโ and whose textured, empathy-rich screenplays made him one of Hollywoodโs finest writers, has died.
James Caan, Oscar nominee for 'The Godfather,' dies at 82
James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of โThe Godfatherโ and to television audiences as the dying football player in the classic weeper โBrianโs Songโ and the casino boss in โLas Vegas,โ has died.
Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson
Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK โ In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson โbecause I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.โโIโve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. AdFans called out Timberlake for contributing to Spears' very public breakdown and controlling the narrative about the end of their relationship. More backlash hit Timberlake as social media began to recall the wardrobe malfunction with Jackson that caused a national controversy at the 2004 Super Bowl. I want to take accountability for my own missteps in all of this as well as be part of a world that uplifts and supports,โ Timberlake wrote.
Attorneys spar over powers held by Britney Spears' father
In this combination photo, Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles, and Britney Spears arrives at the premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" on July 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ Attorneys for Britney Spears and her father sparred Thursday over how he should share power with a financial company newly appointed as his partner in the conservatorship that controls her money. Thoreen had argued that the proposed order Britney Spears' court-appointed attorney Samuel Ingham III drafted to appoint the new co-conservator was โunclear and ambiguous by designโ as he seeks to take authority away from Jamie Spears. Miley Cyrus shouted โWe love Britney!โ during her pre-Super Bowl performance Sunday. Spears reflected in court papers that she wanted her father to be the sole conservator of her estate,โ Thoreen said.
Roger Berlind, Tony-winning Broadway producer, dies at 90
Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. His family said cardiopulmonary arrest was to blame, The New York Times reported. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)NEW YORK โ Roger Berlind, a producer of more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals and the winner of 25 Tony Awards, has died. His family said cardiopulmonary arrest was to blame, The New York Times reported. It was updated on December 27, 2020, to correct the location of his death to his home in New York City, not his home in Montana.
The Sanderson Sisters are finally back for a โHocus Pocusโ reunion
Thatโs because the Sanderson Sisters, also known as Winifred, Mary and Sarah, from the classic Halloween movie โHocus Pocus,โ are back from the dead and ready to suck the lives from all of the children in Salem. OK, theyโre really not back from the dead, but Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker reunited and put on their costumes and wigs so they could portray the Sanderson Sisters, much to the delight of โHocus Pocusโ fans everywhere. Fans have wanted a second โHocus Pocusโ for years now, and there is reportedly a sequel in the works for Disney+. It seems this reunion wasnโt for the rumored sequel, but fans will take what they can get. Midler and Parker both shared photos of the trio in their โHocus Pocusโ costumes on Instagram, and fans everywhere collectively started to freak out at the thought of a reunion.
Celebrity Chat: behind-the-scenes stories from โHocus Pocusโ
Our Jen Tobias-Struski caught up with actor Larry Bagby, known as the character โIceโ in the 1993 iconic film. โBette was intimidating, but she was very nice to us,โ Bagby said. โThere was a day we were filming in the house, we were up in the cages, waiting on the side, I pulled my camera out and all of a sudden I noticed Bette Midler noticed my camera, she asked โwhoโs got this camera? 'โLarry was told by the director to put the camera away after Bette caught filming without permission. โI think I still have that clip when she caught me,โ Bagby said.
HBO's 'Coastal Elites' cast tackles social satire, anxiety
LOS ANGELES For Bette Midler and Sarah Paulson, making HBO's Coastal Elites in pandemic-forced isolation proved an unsettling challenge. I mean, what else could happen to me? Midler said during an online news conference Wednesday about the social satire. Midler said she welcomed the chance to take part in the project but couldnt ignore the oddity of making it. The connection actors share on a set is what Im usually the most interested in and inspired by, Paulson said. So its a little frightening.Midler said she did gain some emotional release from making the series.