Amber Riley
Damn, when Glee is good, it is goooood.
Last night, after the new season's "meh" first two outings, the musical got back its groove with a dazzling hour that dared to develop characters, present numbers that beg to be rewatched, and pull on our heartstrings — all in the same episode. It was like we were watching the show we fell in love with when it premiered in 2009.
Except back then, there never would have been so much attention paid to Brittany, Mike Chang, Emma and Mercedes, who all got to shine alongside...
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Eddie Murphy
Brett Ratner got his wish: Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards, the academy announced Tuesday.
"Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever," Ratner, who's producing the Oscars, said. "With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances — especially on stage — I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and ...
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Eddie Murphy
Will Eddie Murphy's next role be Oscars host? It will be if ceremony producer Brett Ratner gets his way, Deadline reports.
Ratner is set to inform the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Tuesday that Murphy is his top choice for...
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Bill Condon
Bill Condon has been tapped to direct the final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn, according to The Associated Press.
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Condon, who also directed Dreamgirls and won an Oscar for the screenplay of Gods and Monsters, will helm the fourth installment, which centers on...
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Jamie Fox
Almost 20 years since his breakout role on In Living Color, Jamie Foxx may be headed back to Fox for another sketch-comedy show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The network has ordered the untitled pilot with Foxx and fellow In Living Color writers Fax Bahr and Adam Small serving as executive producers.
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Wild 'N Out alum Affion Crockett is also attached to the project. The comedic actor is best known for his spoofs of ...
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Jennifer Hudson by Leon Bennett/ WireImage.com
Jennifer Hudson has found her dream guy.
The American Idol reject-turned-Oscar winner has gotten engaged to I Love New York 2's David Otunga, People reports.
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NBC has pulled The Real Wedding Crashers from its Monday lineup for at least the foreseeable future.... Supermodel-actress-journo Veronica Webb (no relation, I don't think) has joined the new Bravo series Tim Gunn's Guide to Style.... The Al-Aqsa TV station run by the Hamas terror group has pulled the plug on its hate-preaching version of Mickey Mouse, calling it "a mistaken approach" to touting Islamic radicalism, the New York Daily News reports.... Dreamgirls topped the DVD sales chart last week, while Night at the Museum remained the No. 1 rental.
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NBC premieres the behind-the-scenes doc Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation on May 6 at 9 pm/ET.... Responding to claims that she was wheeled into the OR Monday to get breast implants, The Hills' Heidi Montag tells Us, "What I do to my body is... no one's business but mine." To which I can only imagine the reporter replying, "Of course. Now who are you, exactly?".... Coming May 1: Dreamgirls: Showstopper Edition, a two-disc DVD (also available in Blu-ray and HD) featuring 12 extended/alternate scenes, including Jennifer Hudson's never-before-seen performance of "Effie Sing My Song".... On the late Princess of Wales' July 1 birthday, NBC and VH1 will air A Concert for Diana, featuring performances by, among others, Elton John and Duran-squared. Friday's Today's News was written by Ben Katner
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Did you think Jamie Foxx was playing Motown founder Berry Gordy in Dreamgirls? Me, too. And so did Gordy, apparently. So, to make sure there was no further debate about the matter (and perhaps to preclude the music legend filing a nightmare of a lawsuit over his... er, the unflattering depiction), DreamWorks and Paramount have taken out full-page ads in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter that read, in part, "For any confusion that has resulted from our fictional work, we apologize to Mr. Gordy." Did their ploy work? "I wish [the studios] all the best in the forthcoming Academy Awards," Gordy told the Hollywood Reporter.
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And I'm telling you, I'm not going... to pay a cent over $150 for tickets, should Dreamgirls return to Broadway, as is being discussed. "We're going to figure out how to do this," composer Henry Krieger tells the New York Post. "We think it's time. All is good." Though it's too soon to discuss details, insiders tell the Post that Jennifer Hudson may be asked to reprise her award-winning film role. Yeah, good luck with that.The Post also says there is talk that Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane might deliver a final encore, starting in May, as The Producers prepares to take its final bow on June 24. "[They] have always had a standing invitation to come back," says a show spokesperson. "They're family." Really? I mean, I knew about Lane, but....
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