‘Sinners,’ ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ advance in Oscars shortlists

Ryan Coogler’s bluesy vampire thriller “Sinners,” the big screen musical “Wicked: For Good” and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination. The Academy of ...

Cynthia Erivo on Hanging Up the ‘Wicked’ Broomstick, Whether Glinda Knows Elphaba Is Alive and What Ariana Grande Whispers in the Final Picnic Scene

Looking ahead, Erivo has an ambitious slate including David Oyelowo’s “Othello” adaptation, the samurai thriller “Karoshi” ...

The Actress Roundtable: Jennifer Lawrence, Cynthia Erivo and Jessie Buckley Want “All the Shadowy Bits to Show”

Amanda Seyfried, Laura Dern and Renate Reinsve joined in with intimate tales of getting drunk with a co-star and letting out ...

‘Wicked: For Good’ Script Changes Improve Disability Representation, but Issues Remain

Disabled women of color are still a rarity on-screen. Per this year’s Annenberg Inclusion Study, 61% of the disabled characters seen on-screen last year were men and 70.8% were white, so to see ...
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Born on This Day in 1947, the Jingle Singer Who Became a Country Star and Dominated the Charts in the 1980s

Seventy-eight years ago today, the 1980s country superstar who started her career as a jingle singer was born in Indiana.