‘Last Week Tonight’: John Oliver Asserts Clip Of Julianna Margulies Superior To Dwayne Johnson’s Entire Film Career

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.

Dwayne Johnson looks back on the relationship he had with his late father and admits it had its share of complications. And even though Rocky Johnson died a little over two years ago, the 49-year-old actor says they've never been closer.The star opened up to ET's Kevin Frazier about the life lessons his late father parted on him and how they resonated with him after his father passed away in January 2020.

NEW YORK -- Dwayne Johnson's two younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, love to play a game where they make him close his eyes. They go into the kitchen and dump ingredients into a bowl.“They're getting flour and water and I can hear, ‘Where’s the oil?' and I know what's coming," said Johnson.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAnyone who’s tried to buy a concert ticket in the past three decades knows what a frustrating price-gouging and seemingly corrupt process it is — many major concerts are sold out literally seconds after the tickets go on sale, and the only recourse is to go the secondary market, where fans must pay exponentially more than face value, which happens even when they can get them directly, due to a battery of mysterious “fees.”Ticketmaster, the largest broker in the business, is at the center of this morass and has been essentially bulletproof for decades — in 1995, Pearl Jam, arguably the biggest band in the world at the time, assailed the high prices and tried to go on a Ticketmaster-less tour, and failed. Even Congress, often led by New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell, has gone after the company — and even after the pandemic decimated the touring industry, Ticketmaster remains as strong as ever.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSean Astin is joining Dwayne Johnson’s “Young Rock” Season 2 in the role of The Rock’s childhood nemesis, Variety has learned exclusively.A recurring guest star for the NBC comedy’s upcoming second season, Astin will play Dr. Julian Echo in the show’s fast-forwards.

“When we donate money to different political candidates, we have no idea how they’re going to vote going forward into the future,” said Disney CEO Bob Chapek at a shareholders meeting this past week.

To younger fans, Hurt was part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films in his role as the blustering Thaddeus Ross, a General who was there on the fateful day Bruce Banner became the Hulk. The Ross character appeared in five Marvel films, including The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Widow, as well as the Marvel One-Shot The Consultant and the Disney+ animated series What If…?, the latter voiced by Mike McGill.

Dwayne Johnson is giving fans an update about his film Black Adam.

Jordan Moreau DC fans and Dwayne Johnson fans are going to have to wait a little longer to see his next two superhero movies.The star announced on his Instagram page that his debut superhero film “Black Adam” and the family-friendly animated movie “DC League of Super-Pets” are both being delayed.“Black Adam” is being delayed to Oct.

John Oliver is vocally protesting fans casting Jeremy Renner in the role of the Ukrainian President.

Keanu Reeves has embarked on a new role as he takes on Batman for the League of Super-Pets. The actor, 57, will voice Batman in the animation, starring alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Fans can take a look at the Speed star in action, as the trailer for the Jared-Stern-directed project has dropped.

Nilüfer Yanya is the next guest on The Record Club with Bowers & Wilkins, to chat through her third album PAINLESS.

Dwayne Johnson poured himself a glass of his own Teremana tequila to celebrate their deal with Mast-Jägermeister and their new role as an investor to help the brand's global expansion.Nina Dobrev wore the Rebecca Minkoff Adelia Jacket while headed to Craig's in West Hollywood.Gal Gadot co-founded GOODLES, a nutritious and delicious take on mac & cheese, to create a healthier version of her favorite food.Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and Allison Holker launched DSG by tWitch and Allison, a line of men's and women's apparel including leggings, tanks, bras, performance tees, sweatshirts, pants, and accessories.Tyler Cameron attended the Alo Yoga New York Fashion Week Party at the Alo Flatiron Store in NYC, where guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres curated by Matthew Kenney Cuisine, Vitality Cocktails and espresso martini shots by Casamigos, and a music set by The Whooligan.Tom Brady,Meghan Trainor, J. Balvin, 50 Cent and Jeff Bezos all joined hoo.be, the in-demand creator-first platform that is elevating the link-in-bio space for celebrities, brands and top content founded by CEO Jordan Greenfield.

Last Week Tonight, calling Vladimir Putin an “autocrat” and “a huge bitch”.Following the Russian president’s attack on the country last week, Ukraine has severed diplomatic ties with its neighbour and declared martial law, while many Ukrainians are trying to escape the warzone.As of Sunday night (February 27), Ukraine’s interior ministry reported that 352 Ukrainian civilians had been killed in the conflict so far, including 14 children, while a further 1684 people, including 116 children, had been wounded (via The Guardian).Speaking on yesterday evening’s (February 27) Last Week Tonight, Oliver played a clip of Putin in conversation with the director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergey Naryshkin, where the latter becomes increasingly intimidated by the Russian president while calling for more diplomacy.“Putin is a lot of things,” Oliver replied. “He’s an autocrat.

John Oliver didn’t hold back his feelings for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday’s episode of HBO Max’s Last Week Tonight.

Julianna Margulies is hitting the red carpet with Keith Lieberthal by her side!