By TOI staff “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon told anecdotes about the time she spent with Gal Gadot and showed off her impression of the Wonder Woman star — complete with Israeli accent — on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday. McKinnon told host Jimmy Fallon that when Gadot was on “SNL” she and fellow comedienne […]
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIconic filmmaker Steven Spielberg says America is as divided today as it was “before the Civil War.” Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming film “The Post,” the longtime Democrat lamented that he has a hard time fitting in with friends and family members who live outside of the liberal bastion of California. “We
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAJoy Reid MSNBC’s Joy Reid apologized after a Twitter user discovered a very dark part of her past. Reid, who usually puts others in the hot seat, found herself on the receiving end of criticism for a number of insensitive comments she made on her personal blog regarding former Florida Governor and Current Florida Representative
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABollywood icon Shashi Kapoor — a star of 1970s Indian cinema and a member of the Hindi film industry’s famous Kapoor family — died on Monday aged 79 after a long illness, his family said. The multiple award-winning actor died at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday evening, his nephew Randhir Kapoor told the Press
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International, Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGettyImages-467241645 In the wake of Matt Lauer’s firing due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, NBC News is attempting to erase all memory the disgraced anchor from their company’s legacy, Page Six reports. “Matt’s office is being completely demolished,” a source told the website. “Everything is going, including that button under his desk, his name
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Mimi Pollack The Disney/Pixar Companies have redeemed themselves after the 2013 debacle of requesting to trademark, “Dia de los Muertos”, with their new movie, Coco. In this movie, they finally get it right by hiring a mostly Latino cast and working with Latino consultants. Coco works on many levels. First, it is a delightful
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Mimi Pollack, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFORT WORTH, Texas December 2, 2017 – Robert May’s holiday standard, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer will be 78 next month. Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by Robert L. May and published by Montgomery Ward, a retail and catalog department store in Chicago, Illinois The origins of Rudolph The author of one of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALauerHathaway As Matt Lauer’s fall from grace continues, footage resurfaced of comments he made to Anne Hathaway in 2012 — and it’s extremely brow raising. The actress dropped by “The TODAY Show” to promote her Oscar-winning role in “Les Miserables” when the news anchor lead her down a sketchy path. Watch the video RELATED: This
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABarack Obama Former President Barack Obama took shots at Fox News during a speech in India, joking that he wouldn’t have “voted for [himself]” if he watched the conservative-leaning news network. On Friday, Obama gave a speech in New Delhi, India, to the Hindustan Leadership Summit, during which he laid into the news network, saying
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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USASexual Misconduct-Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera’s apology tour continues as he recently responded to allegations against him made by Bette Midler. The actress reportedly alleged that the TV host groped her during an encounter in the 1970s. Rivera took to Twitter with an apology to Midler and others who he may have hurt with the release
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastGarrison Keillor’s performance Tuesday in New Jersey was extra memorable for at least one audience member — and not only because it might end up being the humorist’s last public appearance for a while. Keillor was in the midst of his “Prairie Home Love & Comedy Tour” earlier this week when he was dropped by
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Jessica Steinberg Machol Shalem, a Jerusalem dance center and host of the ongoing Jerusalem International Dance Week, will allow performances with nudity, but will make sure those troupes don’t receive any public funds. That was what the umbrella dance organization told the Ministry of Culture and Sport and the Jerusalem municipality, after the two
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGeraldo Rivera, Bette Midler After providing a controversial defense of Matt Lauer after his firing from NBC over allegations of sexual misconduct, Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera may be facing some issues of his own as an allegation made against him in the past comes back around. Rivera released a memoir in 1991 called “Exposing Myself.”
Angela Lansbury lashed out at critics for taking her “out of context” after her comments on women’s roles in sexual harassment sparked a social media uproar. The 92-year-old “Murder, She Wrote” actress, who is starring in BBC1’s upcoming mini-series “Little Women,” said she’s “devastated” that people are upset over her comments this week about the