It is said that Sir Isaac Newton used his time at home during the 1655 pandemic to discover gravity and invent calculus. Fellow scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson took a different path today with his COVID-19 downtown – he examined the improbabilities of Marvel and DC superheroes.
Today’s tweetstorm from deGrasse covered…
Their doors are shut because of the coronavirus pandemic. But a couple of Hollywood venues are virtually keeping the lights on via online performances.
The Hotel Cafe is the latest venue to joint the party. It will be a part of the upcoming Uncancelled Music Festival, which will spotlight online performances by…
Two of Canada’s greatest comedy heroes, Bob and Doug Mckenzie, are now the subjects of a life-size bronze statue unveiled in Edmonton this week.
The statue of SCTV's brother duo appeared on 103 Street and 103 Avenue Tuesday night, according to the Edmonton Journal. The pair are holding open beer bottles.
The statue…
Allen Bellman, one of the last links to the early days of Captain America in comic books, died March 9 after a short illness. He was 95 and lived in Florida, according to an announcement posted to Facebook by San Diego Comic Fest.
“Last year we hosted Allen as our Golden Age Guest of Honor. He was a kind man and…
Coronavirus is no laughing matter, but they pay late night commentators big bucks to find the humor in all sorts of unfunny situations. So the show went on tonight, as Stephen Colbert, Trevor Noah, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers tried to mine the comedy gold hidden in the worldwide pandemic.
Seth Meyers blamed President…
Daniel Craig, who needed to lose his British accent for his role in Knives Out, brought along his personal vocal coach (Beck Bennett) to a rehearsal for the film, according to SNL.
After a few false starts that includes some pig-calling, and despite being from Maryland and drawing his knowledge of Southern accents…
Super Tuesday saw the Democratic presidential candidate race narrowed down to two, Trevor Noah noted. “It was a long way from the original 6,000.”
Noah expressed condolences to Elizabeth Warren, who failed to pick up a single state, including her home state of Massachusetts, coming in third. “It’s like your parents…
They say love is blind. It is also contagious.
In a parody of the popular Netflix show Love Is Blind, SNLexamined a coronavirus edition of the show. The sketch was cut from the broadcast edition of SNL for time considerations, but is circulating on social media.
In the parody, titled Love Is Blind: Quarantine…
Hot off a big New Series win at the WGA Awards earlier this month and heading in to this weekend’s NAACP Image Awards, HBO’s Watchmen is taking on a new category and perhaps more seasons.
"We discussed with the producers and felt limited series was the most accurate representation of the show and any possible future…
He’s not hosting the Oscars (no one is) and he claims he’s too old to return to the Golden Globes. But Ricky Gervais still has a few arrows to sling.
Responding to a fan’s question on Twitter regarding what his “first best joke” would be if he were the Oscars host, Gervais unleashed on the gathering. He returned later…
Amasia Entertainment has secured the feature film rights to The Green Hornet after a competitive bidding situation for the much-traveled property that began in 1936 as a radio adventure serial and enjoyed a revival in 2011 with the release of the Columbia Pictures feature film starring Seth Rogen.
Amasia co-founders…
The most powerful superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is officially ramping up for her big-screen encore. Disney’s Marvel Studios has officially begun production on the sequel to Captain Marvel (2019), the billion-dollar hit that energized and expanded the hitmaker studio’s young female constituency.
Brie Larson…
