Entertainment
Page: 38
Robbie Ryan/MUBI Barry Keoghan’s latest film is director Andrea Arnold’s coming-of-age drama, Bird. It follows Bailey, a young girl who lives with her devoted but chaotic single dad, Bug, played by Keoghan. This marks the actor’s first time playing a father, but it’s something he knows well — as dad to his 2-year-old son, Brando. […]
Disney The new Disney+ short film An Almost Christmas Story is inspired by the true story of an owl who was found inside the Rockefeller Christmas tree in New York City. In this version, the owl can talk, and his adventure is narrated by John C. Reilly. In taking on the role, Reilly, who also performs […]
Photo by Nicolò Campo/LightRocket via Getty Images Jay-Z‘s Shawn Carter Foundation is lending its efforts to students at historically Black colleges and universities. It partnered with Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and Toyota North America for an educational financial initiative, Champions for Financial Legacy, which will provide HBCU students with the tools and resources to manage their […]
Bettmann Archive/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The family of Malcolm X, the Black resistance leader who was assassinated in 1965, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the U.S. government, they announced Friday. Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm X’s daughter, who represented her family at a New York City press conference, and her lawyers claim that […]
Kash Doll and Mary J. Blige aren’t the only ones who dropped music on Friday. Here’s some of the latest to hit the culture: In addition to gifting fans with love, Jennifer Hudson has blessed them with a new song. The Gift of Love bonus track “Let There Be Joy” is out now via Interscope Records. […]
Bill Records/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Much like Texas, it seems like reboots are also forever. According to Variety, Universal Television is working on bringing back the high school football drama Friday Night Lights with a new storyline and characters. The original Friday Night Lights show ran from 2006 to 2011 and centered around the […]
Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage Ice Spice is bringing a bit of her world to Fortnite, where she’s a playable character in Battle Royale’s Chapter 2 Remix. In place of the game’s Shark Island is Ice Isle, which has a Y2K theme, as does her debut album. Players can also dress like the rapper, with options to wear skins like […]
Prime Video Cross debuts on Prime Video Friday. Aldis Hodge stars as brilliant criminal psychologist Alex Cross, the hero from James Patterson‘s bestselling book series. ABC Audio caught up with Hodge, who described how he brought his own flavor to the character, who had been previously played by Morgan Freeman in the 1997 hits Kiss the Girls and 2001’s Along Came a Spider, and […]
Quality Control Music/Motown It’s been a tough few years for Lil Baby, but he’s back with some new music. He’s dropped two new tracks, “5 AM” and “Insecurities,” as well as new music videos for each. In “5 AM,” he reflects on his success, and how he grapples with the negative effects and feelings associated with […]
William Sterling Mary J. Blige‘s 15th studio album is out, and it’s one in which she expresses gratitude for her fans. Gratitude features fellow New York natives Fabolous, Jadakiss, Fat Joe and A$AP Ferg. “There are not enough words that can express my gratitude,” Mary wrote on Instagram Friday. In celebration of the album’s release, she released […]
KVSP