Joni Mitchell, Amy Tan, N. Scott Momaday join arts academy

Francis Ford Coppola is opening up about the legacy of his beloved "Godfather" film trilogy. The "movie brats" troupe member — which includes the likes of "Star Wars" collaborators George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and John Milius, respectively — received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday.

The boys are alright! Over the weekend, Scott Disick, Travis Barker, and Pete Davidson all gathered for Scott and ex Kourtney Kardashian‘s son Reign‘s baseball game and it was definitely the most adorable thing we’ve seen. In photos you can see here allegedly obtained by gossip account deuxmoi, all three men were present for the outing, although it’s not exactly clear if Scott and Travis were sitting together/properly hanging out.

Family fun day!

Beck has announced his plans to re-record his classic tracks ‘Loser’ and ‘Where It’s At’ for an unspecified new project.Speaking during a keynote Q&A with New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich (per Rolling Stone). “I think it’s a bit arbitrary that you make a record and that’s the only version that exists,” he said.“You look back at your work and you see things you want to fix. That’s what drives the next album.

Travis Scott just shared an adorable photo of daughter Stormi Webster cheesing for the camera, but he’s here to let fans know: she’s not always this innocent! “She be mugging at night sweet in the morning lmaoo” Travis hilariously wrote over the post of Stormi having the sweetest smile in the world while seated on what appeared to be a private plane. All parents definitely know what he’s talking about!

Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May. The May 2 evening is actually the second star-studded gala after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic.  It celebrates "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," the second part of a major two-part exhibition at the museum exploring the roots of American fashion.

The 2022 Met Gala returns to its traditional spot on the first Monday of May, and this year the hosts and co-chairs will reflect the strong Hollywood theme: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda have been named to the posts.

Jane Campion fought through tears last night accepting the Best Director award for The Power Of The Dog at the New York Film Critics Circle ceremony last night after a moving intro from Martin Scorsese.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer is in early talks to join the cast of the upcoming Netflix Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, which has Bradley Cooper directing and starring as the iconic composer. If a deal closes, Bomer joins Carey Mulligan, who will play Bernstein’s wife Felicia. Pic will be produced by Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Cooper and his Joint Effort producing partner Todd Phillips, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, and Fred Berner and Amy Durning.

NEW YORK -- Playwright Adrienne Kennedy, actor-playwright-educator Anna Deavere Smith and author-essayist Phillip Lopate are among this year's recipients of career achievement prizes from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Lopate, 78, won the $100,000 Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award for contributions to American literature. His books include the essay collections “Bachelorhood” and “Against Joie de Vivre” and the novels “Confessions of Summer” and “The Rug Merchant.” He has also edited such anthologies as “Writing New York” and “The Art of the Personal Essay.”The academy announced Tuesday that the 90-year-old Kennedy, known for such plays as “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and “Sleep Deprivation Drama,” won its Gold Model for Drama.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTim Cook chatted with Ted Sarandos, Meryl Streep huddled with Jane Campion, Morgan Freeman (age 85) was deep in conversation with “King Richard’s” Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton (each 15), while “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk fulfilled his personal goal of meeting both Guillermo del Toro and Steven Spielberg. Meanwhile, Rita Moreno was warmly greeted by the “CODA” team, including director Sian Heder and stars Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur.The event was the 22nd annual AFI Awards in an afternoon that is “all about one community of artists,” as AFI prexy-CEO Bob Gazzale said.AFI announced its honorees on Dec.

Joaquin Phoenix is ready to conquer Europe.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“Clive Davis: Most Iconic Performances,” a four-art series featuring concert clips chosen by and interviews conducted by the legendary music executive, will premiere exclusively on Paramount Plus in the U.S. and internationally beginning Wednesday, March 23.In this special miniseries, culled from his virtual 2021 pre-Grammy Gala events, sees Davis taking viewers through some of his favorite musical performances from the last few decades.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe return of the Jazz Foundation of America’s annual benefit at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato club saw lifetime achievement awards being presented to four musical legends whose careers date to the ’60s or before, Randy Newman, Smokey Robinson, jazz fusion figure Bennie Maupin and producer Lou Adler. Homage was paid at the intimate nightspot in Bel Air by singers and actors including Jackson Browne, Merry Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Wright and Danny Glover.Drummer Steve Jordan — currently between Rolling Stones pickup gigs — led a house band out of the fantasies of anyone who scanned liner notes during the last 60 years, joined by Stones backup singers Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler among the serenaders, and jazz players Tom Scott, Billy Childs and Davell Crawford also taking the lead on tribute numbers during a two-and-a-half hour dream jam.

J. Kim Murphy Tom Fleischman, a frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee and a five-time Oscar-nominee for his work as a rerecording mixer, has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to the organization’s plan to remove eight categories from the live broadcast of the 2022 Academy Awards.An industry veteran, Fleischman has accrued nearly 200 credits as a rerecording mixer, with a career spanning more than five decades.

Hollywood’s biggest night will apparently be without one of its brightest category stars.

Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers have announced a London headline show for this summer.The group will take to London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire on June 7. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 4) and will be available here.Taking to Twitter to announce the show, Bleachers wrote: “We’re coming to London! Been almost 5 years since we’ve performed for you, the buildup for this one is huge.”The one-off London show is sandwiched between a sprawling US tour which kicks off later this month with a pair of shows in Boston.

FILM CATEGORIESOutstanding Nonfiction Feature: “Flee,” directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sorensen Outstanding Direction: “Procession,” Robert GreeneOutstanding Editing: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),” Joshua PearsonOutstanding Production: “The First Wave,” Matthew Heineman, Jenna Millman and Leslie NorvilleOutstanding Cinematography: “Ascension,” Jessica Kingdon and Nathan TruesdellOutstanding Original Score: “Ascension,” Dan DeaconOutstanding Sound Design: “The Velvet Underground,” Leslie Shatz and Jahn SoodOutstanding Graphic Design/Animation: “Flee,” Kenneth LadekjærOutstanding Debut: “Ascension,” directed by Jessica KingdonOutstanding Nonfiction Short: “Three Songs for Benazir,” directed by Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan MirzaeiAudience Choice Prize: “The Rescue,” directed by E.

It’s almost comical how many older Hollywood types end up saying the most out-of-touch things nowadays. Recently, we had some strong words from Francis Ford Coppola about filmmaking and blockbusters.

Step inside the showbiz celebration of the year and watch as Dame Joan Collins and Percy Gibson mark their 20th wedding anniversary in style with a spectacular star-studded party at Claridge’s.Two decades after we exclusively covered their nuptials at the same hotel, the iconic actress and her beloved husband took us back to where it all started. Now, we're bringing you an incredible, candid look inside the spectacular evening - including an exclusive look at the heartwarming - and hilarious - speeches.