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Clockwise from top left: “A Real Pain,” “Smile 2,” “Love Lies Bleeding.” (Illustration by Julia Schimautz / For The Times. Images by Searchlight, Paramount, A24.) 1 Winter is here. The leaves have fallen, the air is cold. If that weather report isn’t exactly true in L.A., at least you won’t look too absurd in a … Read more

Retired Judge Greg Mathis speaks at the funeral service for Aretha Franklin in Detroit on Aug. 31, 2018. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press) A Los Angeles man is gearing up to sue former reality TV star Judge Greg Mathis for allegedly threatening to shoot him while the man was working for the city outside Mathis’ … Read more

Animation and VFX shake up the well-worn musical biopic format The Oscars have a long history with the musical biopic: Consider “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and even the less straightforward Elton John film “Rocketman.” These staples of awards seasons are ripe for a bit of shaking up. Stepping in to … Read more

Naked baboons and bloodthirsty sharks? Why not? says ‘Gladiator II’ VFX team With “Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott returns to the bloody world of his Oscar-winning swords-and-sandals epic. Starring Paul Mescal as Lucius, a young prisoner turned gladiator, this sequel goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks within its grand … Read more

Ted Danson’s 50-year career in Hollywood is not slowing down anytime soon. The “Cheers” star is set to receive the Carol Burnett Award at next month’s Golden Globes, honoring his “outstanding contributions to television on or off screen.” The 76-year-old is also starring in a new Netflix series, “A Man on the Inside.” Danson plays … Read more

“Oppenheimer” star Emma Dumont has come out as trans masculine non-binary and has chosen a new name to be called for close friends and family. The 30-year-old actor, who played Cillian Murphy’s sister-in-law Jackie in the Oscar-winning film, now uses “they/them” pronouns and reflected the change on their Instagram story along with a new name … Read more

A Wiggle giggled while flipping the bird on the popular children’s show. An American mother, who goes by the handle @thefinalrebrand on TikTok, laughed hysterically as the cast of the Australia-based show “The Wiggles” flicked their middle fingers at each, prompting social media to question if flipping the bird had different meanings between the two … Read more

7Drew Taggart is engaged to model Marianne Fonseca. Instagram/@drewtaggart Ivanka Trump and Hailey Bieber helped put this proposal together. When Chainsmokers musician Drew Taggart, 34, proposed to Brazilian model Marianne Fonseca at Los Angeles celeb fave Giorgio Baldi, the unwitting bride-to-be thought she was headed to meet her buddy Trump. Instead, Taggart was waiting for … Read more

JetBlue revealed it will cease operating flights from popular US cities, including multiple routes from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, in the foreseeable future. Travelers hoping to catch flights from JFK to Austin and Houston, Texas., and Miami, Fla., should reevaluate their travel plans as JetBlue told staff on Wednesday that those routes would … Read more

Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson took their relationship to the next level by making their red carpet debut as a couple on Thursday night. The pair walked the red carpet together at The Museum Gala at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. The former New England Patriots head coach, 72, donned … Read more