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Jeffrey Wright, star of Cord Jefferson’s provocative debut feature American Fiction, says he felt a personal affinity with his character Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison in the film, in part because of the challenges Monk experiences with regard to family issues. Monk is an author and a professor of English literature who discovers he may have to lower his standards to attain some kind of glory in the phony world of publishing. We follow him as he takes an enforced leave of absence to care for his ailing mother, a situation that the actor himself is painfully familiar with — Wright’s mother died a year before he received Jefferson’s script.

Jelly Roll gave a tearful and emotional testimony in front of members of Congress as part of the fight against the fentanyl crisis.

Caroline Brew editor Subject Matter will award a grant of $25,000 to “Daughters” by Angela Patton and Natalie Rae. The documentary will have its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Erasure star Vince Clarke's wife Tracy Hurley Martin had died after a two-year battle with stomach cancer. Vince's bandmate Andy Bell has paid heartfelt tribute to his bandmate after Vince's wife died earlier this week.Tracy Hurley Martin, who was 53, lived in New York with the 63-year-old synth pop star - who found fame with Yazoo, Erasure and Depeche Mode. Andy posted a moving tribute on social media following the sad news.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Eddie Cockrell, who reviewed films for Variety for many years and programmed for several film series, died of liver failure Dec. 29 in Sydney, Australia, according to his sister Ann. He was 67.

Former President Donald Trump was in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to attend a hearing on whether he is immune from prosecution for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Naman Ramachandran Bruce Dern will star alongside Nepali cinema stalwarts Dayahang Rai and Hari Bansha Acharya in Binod Paudel’s “The World’s Happiest Man.” The story delves into the plight of Bhutanese-Nepali refugees who settled in the Ohio-Pennsylvania area and fought alienation and displacement. Paudel’s “Bulbul” was chosen as Nepal’s entry in the Oscars’ international category in 2019. He won best director at Nepal‘s National Film Awards, where he had previously won the screenplay award for “Saanghuro” (2013).

A car crashed into a gate at the White House complex and is in custody, the Secret Service said on Monday.

Joe Biden‘s campaign unveiled a new 60-second ad on Thursday, their first of 2024, that signals a primary campaign theme: Donald Trump‘s threat to the republic.

Every January, we get the opportunity to start fresh, wipe the slate clean: a tabula rasa of new beginnings opens before us, full of hope and promise. That was before Donald Trump. Any hope that Trump would exit like other presidents who failed to win a second term — Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush most recently — and move into the private sector and do different work were sundered forever on Jan. 6, 2021 with the violent insurrection at the Capitol.

There are two things the Real Housewives franchise reliably delivers on – binge-worthy drama and documenting the lavish lifestyles of the show’s stars.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Maurice Hines, an actor, dancer and choreographer who starred with his brother Gregory Hines in Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Cotton Club,” died Friday. He was 80.

made quite an impression during the Chief's against the Las Vegas Raiders—both with his sentimental Christmas gift and with his method of delivery.On a bonus episode of his podcast, Kelce and sister-in-law said Swift's brother was a regular Scott Calvin () at Christmas. Not only did Austin dress in a full Santa Claus suit for the occasion, he also delivered some hard-hitting childhood nostalgia when it came to Travis's present—a VHS tape of 1994's Little Giants, Travis's favorite football movie.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“He actually made me feel like a child because his gift to me was straight out of the bag,” Travis told Kylie. “It was in the Santa sack, whew, [he] whipped it out and handed me a VHS of my favorite football movie of all time.”Kylie and Travis agreed that Austin “killed it” at the holiday game.

Making the “top five” list of “horniest countries” are the United Kingdom, followed by Canada, Australia, Ireland, and Mexico.The platform’s “Rookie of the Year,” based on growth compared to 2022, was London, which experienced a 475% surge in users over the past year.The “most discreet city,” measured by the highest number of discreet sessions, where users employ the platform’s “discreet mode,” was Vancouver, Canada. The “chattiest city,” where users sent the most messages, was Philadelphia, while users in Chicago were the least loquacious.Users in Seattle, Washington, sent the most photos of themselves, earning the distinction of “most photogenic city.” At the same time, Washington, D.C., lived up to its decades-old reputation of being closeted, with users sharing the fewest photos of themselves.According to the data, the Sniffies platform typically sees the most action on Mondays.

Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick and the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb have been awarded at the 2023 Kennedy Center Honors. Check out the footage below.The annual honours are given to figures in the performing arts for their lifetime contribution to American culture, and were held earlier this month in Washington, D.C.With President Biden in attendance, the show was hosted by Gloria Estefan, and featured tribute performances from artists including Gladys Knight, Missy Elliott and Michael Bublé.Rapsody played a version of Latifah’s ‘Just Another Day’, while Monie Love and MC Lyte duetted on ‘Ladies First’.

The 2023 Kennedy Center Honors special is airing this week and it marks the 46th celebration of the arts from the nation’s capital!

Michaela Zee Netflix has released the official trailer for Dave Chappelle’s newest comedy special, “The Dreamer.” The trailer is narrated by Morgan Freeman, who also makes an appearance alongside Chappelle. “What do you dream about? Not the dreams you have in your sleep: the ones you hold in your heart.

Pete Davidson won’t be performing on stage for the next few weeks!

Bradley Cooper is sharing details about his 30th high school reunion!