Miss USA Elle Smith wins ‘wokest’ pageant ever opposite first trans contestant

The Matrix Resurrections are in, with opinions ranging from it being an “astonishing” watch to it being “meta to a fault”.The Matrix Resurrections, which is released in cinemas on December 22 (also available to watch on HBO Max in the US from the same day), is the fourth instalment in the franchise and the first since 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions.Keanu Reeves returns to his starring role as Neo, with Carrie-Anne Moss reprising her role as Trinity.

In the ever-growing list of awards shows, American Cinematheque is throwing its clout behind a new one they call Tribute To The Crafts, an in-person celebration of the artisans behind the scenes who don’t get nearly the attention during the season that their above-the-line colleagues seem to. The ceremony, which will try to rectify this oversight,  will take place on Wednesday January 26, 2022 at the Cinematheque’s Aero Theatre in Santa Monica.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe American Cinematheque announced today the honorees for the inaugural Tribute to the Crafts, which will take place in-person on Jan. 26, at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, Calif.Tribute to The Crafts will honor those who are at the very heart of filmmaking and have exhibited extraordinary work behind the camera, over the past year.

EXCLUSIVE:  Deadline has learned that Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale actress Ann Dowd has joined the Amy Rice-directed political thriller The Independent, which Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures have also acquired North American rights on.

international pageant that defied politics and the coronavirus pandemic.The 21-year-old titleholder said she was feeling “overwhelmed because it’s been 21 years since India got Miss Universe crown — and it’s happening right now.”Miss Universe 2021 Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned her successor in the contest set in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat. The event took place the middle of the night — wrapping up at 5 a.m.

EXCLUSIVE: Sobini Films has tapped Bobby Smith Jr. (Jason’s Lyric) to write Voluptuous, a one-hour series based on the books Bare Essentials and Bound by Desire by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Brenda Jackson.

Willow has opened up about the impact of the success of her debut single ‘Whip My Hair’, which peaked at Number Five in the US charts when it was released in 2010.The musician, who spoke to NME for the latest Big Read cover interview, said that the gruelling press cycle and attention that arrived right at the start of the career made her question her path in music.In 2011 she supported Justin Bieber on the UK leg of his ‘My World’ tour but wanted to drop out of the upcoming Australian dates,

Courtney Love has taken aim at Elon Musk in a series of tweets, within which she’s urged the tech billionaire to pay his “fair share” of tax.Last month, Musk took to social media to fire some shots in the direction Bernie Sanders, after the US Senator demanded in a tweet that the extremely wealthy pay their fair share of taxes.“I keep forgetting that you’re still alive,” Musk wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Augustin (David Makes Man), Nazanin Mandi (Twenties) and Mike Merrell (All American) have joined the cast of AllBlk’s upcoming dating dramedy À La Carte. The series, which hails from Breanna Hogan and executive producers Dijon Talton and Meagan Good, has also added Juan Gil (A Second Thought) and Xavier Avila (Pretty Dudes). The newly-added cast members join stars Pauline Dyer, Jessie Woo, Kendall Kyndall, Jenna Nolen and Courtney Burrell.

Michael Appler Three days after the death of Stephen Sondheim and 60 years after its first film debut, “West Side Story,” Stephen Spielberg’s expansive remake of the classic movie musical, premiered in New York City.

Insecure alumni Jean Elie (Colin in Black & White) and Mike Gauyo (Ginny & Georgia), fresh off the popular HBO series’ final season, will reunite to create Send Help, a dark comedy in development at AMC Networks’ streaming platform AllBlk.

Selome Hailu editorAllblk, AMC Networks’ streamer for Black content, has greenlit “Send Help,” a coming-of-age dark comedy created by “Insecure” recurring star Jean Elie and writer and story editor Mike Gauyo.“Send Help” will follow Fritz (Elie), a young first generation Haitian American struggling to overcome the challenges of “making it” in Hollywood, while coming to terms with a recent family tragedy. He relocates to L.A.

Elle Smith was crowned 2021 Miss USA at Monday night’s pageant.Smith won the competition at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The University of Kentucky graduate will now represent the USA in the Miss Universe pageant on December 12 in Eilat, Israel.The university congratulated Smith on Twitter.Smith, who majored in journalism, is a reporter for WHAS11 News. Smith’s colleagues also congratulated her on the winning the Miss USA 2021 title.

Elle Smith aka Miss Kentucky is officially the 2021 Miss USA! The 23-year-old beauty was crowned the winner during the live television event at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, OK on Nov. 29, and appeared to be thrilled about her new title.

Mickey Guyton performed at the 2021 American Music Awards on Sunday just days after her son, Grayson, suffered a scary health issue.The 37-year-old country singer sang «All American,» the newest single off her debut album,.