UPDATE: Freeman has responded to the allegations. Read his statement below.
Actor Morgan Freeman has been accused of sexually inappropriate behavior by eight women, CNN reports.
CNN noted they interviewed 16 people about allegations against Freeman, …
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Jason Bateman apologizes following disastrous ‘Arrested Development’ interview
The New York Times Arrested Development cast interview that spread like wildfire Wednesday apparently shook up at least one person of note: Cast member Jason Bateman, who apologized in a series of tweets Thursday morning.
Bateman received specific bl…
Ever wonder how the Mad Hatter got his name? Here’s a brief history of making the dangerous top hats
Ever wonder where the term “as mad as a hatter” comes from? It’s a quirky little piece of history that the famous Alice in Wonderland character is based off of.
We traced the history of hat making and met with the oldest collector of top hats i…
Jeffrey Tambor confirmed for ‘Arrested Development’ Season 5
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Jeffrey Tambor will reprise his role as George Bluth in Season 5 of Netflix’s Arrested Development. Tambor was fired from Amazon’s Transparent earlier this year after allegations of sexual harassment on set.
A Netflix spokesperson confirmed Tambor’s return to Entertainment Weekly. The latest season of Arrested Development finished filming around when allegations against Tambor first came up.
A few of Tambor’s costars commented on the matter, ranging from David Cross’s “We stand behind Jeffrey” to Jason Bateman’s “I will always love that man” to Alia Shawkat saying, “It’s not about sharing my personal opinion of him. What those victims said needs to be heard just as much.” Read more…
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It’s rare in Hollywood to find authentic, layered stories about multifaceted women, but the good news is, it’s getting less rare. A notable case on the subject is the filmography of screenwriter Diablo Cody, the scribe behind 2007’s Juno (her first film, for which she won an Oscar), 2011’s Young Adult, and — opening this weekend — the remarkable Tully.
Cody’s work, particularly in collaboration with director Jason Reitman, comprises raw examinations of womanhood in its various stages. In Cody’s own words, Juno is about a girl becoming a womanYoung Adult is about a woman refusing to grow up. And Tully is about a mother of three transitioning not only into parenthood, but middle age. Read more…
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View More Diablo Cody on ‘Tully’ and the rise of women in HollywoodOf course there was a giant snake to mark Steve Irwin’s posthumous Hollywood star
The late Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin spent his life surrounded by wildlife, so it was fitting there was one in attendance for a posthumous honour.
The wildlife expert and TV host received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, attended …
New aggregator CherryPicks will highlight female reviewers and women in film
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It’s no longer news, and maybe it never was, but the entertainment industry is dominated by men. Gender equality is top of mind in Hollywood now, especially with the Time’s Up initiative and the rising popularity of inclusion riders.
The latest effort to champion women in media comes from filmmaker Miranda Bailey (no relation, Grey’s Anatomy fans) who started CherryPicks, which will aggregate movie reviews the way Rotten Tomatoes does, but without the heavy male bias.
“I think it’s a boys’ club,” Bailey told Mashable on the phone this week, referring to film criticism. “I think journalism itself has been a boys’ club for a long time and the parameters to be a hoity-toity film reviewer or whatever, in certain newspapers – it was hard to get that job unless you were a Caucasian man.” Read more…
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View More New aggregator CherryPicks will highlight female reviewers and women in filmHarrison Ford honors Mark Hamill at Walk of Fame celebration, remembers Carrie Fisher
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Mark Hamill finally got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and fellow Star Wars star Harrison Ford was by his side to celebrate as well as honor the late Carrie Fisher.
During Hamill’s Walk of Fame celebration, Ford took to the stage to share some kind words about the actor and reminisce about the good old days, The Hollywood Reporter reported Thursday, including a heartfelt remembrance of their fellow star Carrie Fisher, who passed away in December 2016.
Happy #JediDay! Celebrate with us as @HamillHimself gets his star on the Walk of Famepic.twitter.com/wOHEPzR7Lg
— Star Wars (@starwars) March 8, 2018 Read more…
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View More Harrison Ford honors Mark Hamill at Walk of Fame celebration, remembers Carrie FisherMeet the woman behind the ‘inclusion rider’ that Frances McDormand name-dropped
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When Frances McDormand told the audience of the 90th Academy Awards that she had two words for them, close to no one would have predicted those words were “inclusion rider.” McDormand immediately got the industry and internet buzzing with this legal term for how people in Hollywood can ensure the inclusion of underrepresented groups while searching for talent in their upcoming projects.
The rider was created in 2016 by attorney Kalpana Kotogal along with Stacy Smith from the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative. Together – with a little bump from McDormand – they may have changed the future of Hollywood. Read more…
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View More Meet the woman behind the ‘inclusion rider’ that Frances McDormand name-droppedWTF, someone briefly stole Frances McDormand’s Oscar
After Frances McDormand’s stirring Best Actress acceptance speech, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone at the Oscars who begrudged the Three Billboards star a justified win for her film. However, a New York Times reporter tweeted later in the evenin…
View More WTF, someone briefly stole Frances McDormand’s OscarThe best and worst moments of the 2018 Oscars
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They may have gone on for several sunlit days, but the 2018 Oscars had their distinct highs and lows like any year. As usual, we could cut some bloated bits, but we also found celebrity pairings and breakout stars that gave us life to last through the long night.
Here are the best and worst moments from the 90th Academy Awards.
SEE ALSO: Here’s the full Oscars 2018 winners list
Best
Those presenter pairings
Not to be hyperbolic, but this screenshot of Lupita Nyong’o and Kumail Nanjiani presenting the Oscar for Production Design cured my anxietypic.twitter.com/Y3PLafobKO
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In a night that seemed to sideline the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements for the first time since they exploded in Hollywood, the Oscar ceremony took a moment to acknowledge the rising tide of voices from women and people of color who the film industry has silenced for so long.
Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd, and Annabella Sciorra – all of whom accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault – took the stage to talk about the movement for equality in Hollywood.
In an emotional introduction, the women described the shift in the film industry over the past several months, before introducing a short film highlighting the year’s diverse films and creators. Filmmakers like Lee Daniels, Ava DuVernay, and Kumail Nanjiani spoke about representation and the future of cinemaMoonlight director Barry Jenkins recalled hearing women cry with the importance of Wonder Woman as they watched it in theaters. Daniels specifically mentioned Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time. Read more…
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