From slave-era church outfits and Little Richard to the South Bronx and Dapper Dan the knockoff king of Harlem, the roots of hip-hop culture stretch beyond the music.
“Ted 2” asks a question that we never needed, or particularly wanted, to know the answer to: Is Ted, the magical, foul-mouthed, pot-smoking teddy bear, a person in the eyes of the law? While it’s unfair to judge a comedy simply for a ridiculous premise, here, it also happens to be the unlikely killer of […]
No actor or actress can match Meryl Streep's 19 Academy Award nominations, and only Katharine Hepburn has bested her three Oscars for acting. So maybe it's conceivable that Streep's letter Tuesday to each member of Congress can somehow revive the Equal Rights Amendment, politically dormant since its high-water mark four decades ago.
The dinosaurs continued to rule at the box office with a massive $106.6 million take for Universal's "Jurassic World" in its second weekend in theaters, according to figures reported by studios Monday.
In a box-office bout of Tyrannosaurus-sized proportions, "Jurassic World" kept the No. 1 spot with one of the biggest second weeks ever, while Pixar's "Inside Out" nearly matched it with a $91.1 million debut well above expectations.
The Lifetime movie that Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig denied would ever happen aired Saturday night -- and their denial is now easy to understand. It was lousy.
"That's how a roller coaster feels!" exclaimed a soaking-wet Bhagavan Angulo, 23, as he emerged from the "Jurassic Park" ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Taylor Schilling isn't a fan of seeing herself on the big screen. Toss in some partial nudity and awkward sex scenes from her new comedy "The Overnight" and the actress is positively mortified.
Jeremy Irons is a member of acting's most elite group, with an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy to his name. But at 66, an age when some might consider retirement, the dapper English actor could not be doing more.
When Nicole Kidman was a young actress, Jane Campion offered her a role in one of her early films. Kidman declined the part because it required her to wear a shower cap and kiss a girl, and she dreamed of being the kind of actress who had long, flowing hair and kissed boys.
The comedy education of Judd Apatow began with unusual access to great comic minds, which he pried for straightforward instruction: How do you tell a joke?
