Kevin Spacey has been confirmed to star in historical drama 1242 – Gateway to the West, which will be on sale at Cannes Market.
22.04.2022 - 19:29 / variety.com
Amy Nicholson To Lily Tomlin, getting her hand and footprints embedded outside the TCL Chinese Theatre is a joke — literally. Her 1982 television special “Lily for President?” kicked off with Tomlin in a limousine en route to sidewalk immortalization before a car accident re-routes her to instead run for higher office. In real life, Tomlin will receive the honor on April 22, as part of the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Film Festival, taking place this year April 21-24.As for that TV special, spoiler alert: Tomlin wins the White House.
In fact, it’s hard to think of an instance in which Tomlin hasn’t triumphed. Her first TV show, “Laugh-In,” made her a star. Her first album, “This Is a Recording,” won her a Grammy.
Her first film, “Nashville,” landed her an Oscar nomination for supporting actress. Even when Tomlin was stuck serving clam rolls at a diner in Times Square, she awarded herself Waitress of the Week, and persuaded customers to applaud. That the 82-year-old comedian is finally squishing her fingers into cement two years after her initial ceremony was postponed due to the pandemic, and four decades after she wrote it as a gag, is an honor not just well-earned, but seriously overdue.Born Mary Jean Tomlin in Detroit — her stage name comes from her mother, Lillie Mae — the future star of “9 to 5” and “Grace and Frankie” grew up in a blue-collar apartment building crowded with characters of all ages and backgrounds.“A soup of humanity,” Tomlin once said to a hometown newspaper.
Kevin Spacey has been confirmed to star in historical drama 1242 – Gateway to the West, which will be on sale at Cannes Market.
pic.twitter.com/8GD9BhKt7CLanier “was the epitome of ‘gentle giant,’ always in a good mood… ambassador for the game,” Charles Barkley said Tuesday night during TNT’s coverage of the NBA playoffs. “Just a wonderful man.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterStephanie Hsu is set for a guest starring role in Disney+ series “American Born Chinese,” Variety has learned exclusively.The role reunites Hsu with previously announced cast member Michelle Yeoh, with whom Hsu starred in the hit film “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, the series follows Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a teenager juggling his high school social life with his immigrant home life. When Jin meets foreign exchange student Wei-Chen (Jim Liu) on the first day of school, their worlds collide as Jin becomes entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods.
Joe Leydon Film CriticViewed with 20/20 hindsight, all of history appears inevitable simply because it went to the trouble of happening. More than four decades after it defied skeptics, entertained millions, and hit the No.
Whitney Friedlander It’s fitting that “Judge Mathis” star Greg Mathis will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4 because his life reads like a Hollywood story.Born in Detroit and raised by a single mother in a housing project and in other areas, Mathis’ young adult life included time with the Errol Flynn’s street gang and incarceration in the Wayne County Jail as a juvenile.He credits a cousin for turning his life around by helping him get into college. He eventually got a law degree, became a district court judge and active in politics, even serving as the Michigan head of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 U.S.
Primetime Emmy winner Tobias Menzies has boarded the Nicole Holofcener directed and written feature Beth & Don opposite Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe Judds were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame Sunday evening in Nashville, in an emotional medallion ceremony that went on as scheduled the day after Naomi Judd’s death. The Hall had announced Saturday that the induction would go on in the wake of the tragedy due to the wishes of the family.“I’m sorry that she couldn’t hang on until today,” said a tearful Ashley Judd, according to an Associated Press report.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will continue with its medallion ceremony Sunday in Nashville following news of the death of country music icon Naomi Judd, who, along with her daughter Wynonna, was set to be inducted as The Judds. According to a Country Music Hall of Fame rep, Wynonna Judd is expected to attend the induction ceremony. Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, said in a statement provided to Billboard that the Judd family requested the ceremony carry on in light of Naomi’s passing.
following the death of inductee Naomi Judd — who along with her daughter, Wynonna — is set to be inducted on Sunday. In a statement to ET, Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum shared that -- per the family’s request -- the ceremony will proceed. «We are shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Naomi Judd, who enters the Country Music Hall of Fame tomorrow as a member of mother-daughter duo The Judds,» Young said. «Naomi overcame incredible adversity on her way to a significant place in music history.
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will continue with its medallion ceremony on Sunday, May 1st in Nashville following news of the death of country music icon Naomi Judd, who, along with her daughter Wynonna, was set to be inducted as The Judds.
Actor Dan Aykroyd and his wife, Donna Dixon, have announced their plans to separate after almost 40 years together.
EXCLUSIVE: Hayden Panettiere has signed with Mainstay Entertainment for management.
The Flight Attendant season two a new mystery for Cassie Bowden ( Kaley Cuoco) to entangle herself from, but perhaps the answer to the question we all want to know is, how do we get Cassie’s sexy bombshell haircut and California-chic makeup?While piece-y bangs, long layers, and have become a Cassie/Cuoco staple, they’ve gotten a bit of an upgrade in season two, which was by design and a request from Cuoco herself. “I loved her makeup the first season,” makeup department head Erin Koplow tells Glamour (who previously oversaw the makeup department for shows like For All Mankind and Nashville, and joined The Flight Attendant in season two).
There’s a new member of one of Major League Baseball’s most exclusive clubs. Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera joined the 3,000 hits/500 home runs club today with a first inning single against the Colorado Rockies.
Lily Tomlin pushes down her hands in the cement during her Hand and Footprint Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday (April 22) in Hollywood.