Six child actors who retired from showbiz Child stars have been a crucial part of Hollywood for generations Child stars have been a crucial part of Hollywood for generations, but many of them choose totally different careers in adulthood. The second season of Netflix’s hugely popular drama Stranger Things will premiere on Halloween 2017, the … Read more
Filmmaker Jonathan Demme, whose Oscar-winning thriller “The Silence of the Lambs” terrified audiences and introduced one of the most indelible villains in movie history, died Wednesday morning in New York. He was 73. He died of complications from esophageal cancer, according to a statement from his publicist. Demme won consistent acclaim as the director of … Read more
The MTV Movie and TV Awards have scrapped gender-specific categories after Billions star Asia Kate Dillon raised the issue ahead of this year’s Emmys. Should other awards ceremonies do the same? When Emmy Award organisers asked Asia Kate Dillon from Billions which category the female-born star wanted to be considered for, it proved a struggle … Read more
Hollywood will be sprinkled with stardust on Sunday at the Oscars, with dreamy nostalgic musical “La La Land” tipped for glory on the film industry’s biggest night. Damien Chazelle’s glossy tribute to the all-singing, all-dancing Golden Age of Tinseltown’s studio system is vying for 13 statuettes, and many of its 14 nominees are sure-fire winners … Read more
The head of the Academy Awards has told Sky News she supports stars who make political statements from the Oscars stage. Hollywood’s biggest night is set to be dominated by the spectre of the controversial presidency of Donald Trump. Stars have already used pre-Oscars events to promise resistance to Mr Trump’s agenda. And Academy president … Read more
Jodie Foster and Michael J Fox have led an anti-Donald Trump protest two days before the Oscars in Los Angeles. The United Voices rally was staged by Hollywood’s United Talent Agency instead of its usual pre-Oscars party. Foster, a double Oscar winner, said she rarely spoke out in public but that it was now “time … Read more