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Celebrity tributes poured in Saturday night for singer and actress Irene Cara, who was found dead in her Florida home at the age of just 63.Cara, who won an Oscar in 1984 for the theme song from Flashdance, received a particularly touching homage from the movie's star Jennifer Beals.Beals posted a throwback shot of herself standing arm in arm with Cara at the 1984 Academy Awards as the songstress triumphantly held up her trophy. 'Thank you brilliant Irene': Tributes poured in Saturday for Irene Cara, including from Jennifer Beals who starred in Flashdance, the theme song of which won Cara her OscarThe tributes poured in despite the fact many fans have refused to believe the news after a recent death hoax targeting the star.'Thank you brilliant Irene for your open heart and your fearless triple threat talent,' Beals wrote in the caption.

Jimmy Fallon had an ‘80s-themed Tonight Show, inviting some of the biggest stars of the era. Aside from the guests, which included Jennifer Beals from “Flashdance” and Ralph Macchio from “The Karate Kid,” Fallon also invited the band Modern English and some appropriate wigs.Jennifer Lopez and Jimmy Fallon will publish bilingual children’s book ‘Con Pollo’Demi Lovato shares hilarious backstage moment at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonBeals talked about her iconic role in Flashdance and how the movie’s emblematic poster was influenced by her washing her favorite sweatshirt wrong. “I had my favorite sweatshirt from high school and I put it in the dryer for too long and at a really high heat so the neck part shrunk and I couldn’t get my neck through it.

Mila Kunis faces down her past in the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming thriller Luckiest Girl Alive.

Netflix has launched the trailer for its film adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s 2015 book “Luckiest Girl Alive,” starring Mila Kunis.Mike Barker (“Black Match,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Fargo”) will direct the film, and Knoll herself is adapting the screenplay based on her book.“Soon I’ll be an editor at the New York Times Magazine, and in six weeks I’m getting married in a lavish but tasteful ceremony,” Kunis’ character Ani FaNelli opens the clip, sharing news of her wedding to Luke (Finn Wittrock). “Luke comes from money, but I have something no trust fund can buy: The Edge.”All of Ani’s dreams are about to come true with her new job, wedding and more, but when her fiancé introduces her to a past acquaintance who doesn’t remember her at first, she flashes back to a buried memory of a shocking incident that took place when she was younger.Shrill violin notes punctuate the moment of recognition and flashback, followed by the unravelling of Ani’s so-called perfect life.A man approaches her about a crime documentary he is making involving the incident, which happened when she was a teenager at the distinguished Brentley School.“People wanna know,” he says.

Here in its near entirety are the streaming and some theatrical dates for Netflix’s fall and holiday movie lineup.

American R&B sensation Kehlani is set to appear on the third season of The L Word: Generation Q. The sequel series takes place 10 years after the original finale of The L Word and follows characters played by Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey alongside a group of friends who experience life, love, and navigate through the queer scene in Los Angeles. The queer singer announced the news on Instagram last week, revealing that they would be featured in the coming season.   A post shared by Kehlani (@kehlani)Many fans flocked to social media to share their excitement about the casting.  A social media user posted, “Kehlani being on the L word is all I needed to get thru today.

For too long, writer/director Carl Franklin’s neo-noir “Devil in a Blue Dress” existed as a little-known gem. Then two Blu-ray releases through Twilight Time and Kino brought the film to a new generation of cinephiles.

season 2, Mykelti Williamson has had to wait until episode 15, “Takeover,” for his character to take center stage. Following the unit’s investigations into Richard Wheatley (Dylan McDermott) and Jon Kosta (Michael Raymond-James), the leader of the Marcy Killers is now the latest crime boss to be targeted by Sgt.

, Jennifer Beals teases “there’s a little Lady Macbeth happening” when it comes to her character as the wife of drug kingpin Preston Webb (Mykelti Williamson). “To play this part was very, very interesting,” she tells ET’s Will Marfuggi, while also noting that because the spinoff is “more serialized," “it makes it really, really interesting for an actor.” Following the end of Dylan McDermott’s storyline as drug cartel owner Richard Wheatley last week, Det. Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) will be facing off with new foes in Thursday’s episode, “Takeover.” Over the weekend, NBC also shared a first look at her character, Cassandra Webb, in an extended look at the network’s all-new Thursday lineup.

The Film Independent Spirit Awards are set to take place Sunday at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT at the Baker Hanger in Santa Monica. The annual shindig honoring the best in indie film will air live on IFC and stream for subscribers on AMC+.

Wilson Chapman editorFilm Independent has announced the presenters for the 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards.Kirsten Stewart (“Spencer”) will serve as the Spirit Awards honorary chair this year, in addition to being a presenter. Past honorary chairs for the Spirit Awards have included Shaka King, Lena Waithe, Ava DuVernay, Jessica Chastain and Ang Lee.Along with Stewart, Dianna Agron (“Shiva Baby”), Javier Bardem (“Being the Ricardos”), Jennifer Beals (“The Book of Boba Fett”), Rosario Dawson (“Dopesick”), Daveed Diggs (“Snowpiercer”), Jay Duplass (“The Chair”), Mark Duplass (“Language Lessons”), Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Fresh”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Bridget Everett (“Somebody Somewhere”), Andrew Garfield (“Tick, Tick… Boom”), Regina Hall, (“Nine Perfect Strangers”), Lily James (“Pam and Tommy”), Marlee Matlin (“CODA”), Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”), Sam Richardson (“The Afterparty”), Rhea Seehorn (“Better Call Saul”), Sebastian Stan (“Pam and Tommy”), Sydney Sweeney (“Euphoria”), Taika Waititi (“Our Flag Means Death”), Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”) and Chloé Zhao (“Eternals”) have been announced as presenters for this years show.

Denis Leary will recur on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime.

The L Word: Generation Q will be back for another go-round. Showtime has renewed the sequel to the groundbreaking LGBTQ series for a 10-episode third season for premiere later this year.

role as Garsa Fwip on, Jennifer Beals is joining another popular and ever-expanding TV universe,. ET recently confirmed that the actress will next be seen on, the latest spinoff following the return of Christopher Meloni’s character, Det.

Jennifer Beals is once again at the center of the pop culture zeitgeist thanks to her many roles in some of TV’s biggest franchises, including the latest spinoff . In the Disney+ original, Beals plays Garsa Fwip, a free and prosperous Twi’lek who runs a local cantina in Mos Espa called the Sanctuary on the planet Tatooine.While the series consists of seven episodes, Beals' time as Garsa came to a surprising end in the penultimate episode, “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger,” which raised the stakes for everyone caught up in an increasingly deadly turf war.

The Star Wars universe is expanding.

The Flashdance series reboot has moved a step closer to the ballroom after Justin Simien boarded the Paramount+ project.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterParamount Plus revealed Tuesday it is moving forward on developing TV series remakes of classic ’80s movies “Urban Cowboy” and “Flashdance,” bringing on “Dear White People” creator Justin Simien to write and direct the latter project.Additionally, the ViacomCBS-owned streamer said during its virtual session at the Television Critics Association press tour it has put a docu-comedy series from “Mr. Show” duo Bob Odenkirk and David Cross in the works.The “Urban Cowboy” project comes after Paramount Television Studios first set up development on a TV series based on the film of the same name at Fox in 2015, which was later scrapped.

Jennifer Beals is joining, making her the latest big name to be cast on the NBC crime procedural spinoff following the return of Christopher Meloni’s character, Det. Elliot Stabler.

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Beals is set to recur on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime. She will play the wife of a new antagonist that was introduced on the NBC series this season, Preston Webb (Mykelti Williamson), a drug kingpin in New York and the head of the Marcy Corporation.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 19-25:Dec. 19: Actor Elaine Joyce is 78.

Jennifer Beals will be portraying a Twi’lek in the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett, Deadline has confirmed. Specifics regarding her character are being kept under wraps. Beals made her surprising debut in the series’ trailer debut on Monday.

As South Africa marks Pride Month, local streaming service Showmax has highlighted 12 LGBTQIA+ shows and movies now on its platform that are worth watching – with Pride.

There is a truth we all must accept: “The L Word” is not, in the classical sense, good. It is not prestige television, nor was it ever meant to be.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s adaptation of Jessica Knoll’s novel Luckiest Girl Alive starring Mila Kunis has rounded out its cast, adding Finn Wittrock, Scoot McNairy, Chiara Aurelia, Thomas Barbusca, Justine Lupe, Dalmar Abuzeid, Alex Barone, Carson MacCormac Jennifer Beals and Connie Britton.

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, 49, is no stranger to gathering attention on her social media videos and her latest offering was no different.Today, the singer performed a sexy dance routine in the rain while wearing nothing but a red swimsuit.Amanda’s tight-fitted attire gave fans a view of her jaw-dropping legs and sensational physique as she jokingly performed a routine to Maniac’s hit Flashdance.The ITV star treated her fans to her own rendition of Jennifer Beals’ iconic routine

Josh Gad is here to bring everyone some much-needed laughs.