Ang Lee reflects onCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon20 years later: 'I was upgrading a B-movie'

The Oscar-winning director spoke to EW about pulling off his blockbuster wuxia epic to mark its 20th anniversary. “Actors got hurt, tired, exhausted. “I had my fantasies since childhood,” the Oscar-winning director says. Credit: Everett Collection “There are things I like about that genre, there are things I don’t like. I think, ‘Oh, it should be like this. It would look better this way, that way.’ Everett Collection So I have a lot of things in my head....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · Robert Wilkins

Angela Bassett says there have been 5 versions of theBlack Panthersequel script

Plans for the sequel went through a lot of changes in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s death. In the wake ofChadwick Boseman’s death, Marvel had to overhaul plans for theBlack Panthersequel. “There have been about five incarnations of the script and I hear another one’s coming.” Letitia Wright, left, and Angela Bassett in ‘Black Panther.'.Matt Kennedy/© Marvel Studios 2018 We love our king." We’re going to do it in a way that would make Chad proud....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Holly Boone

Angelica Ross discusses Candy's fate onPose: 'I was devastated'

Warning: This article containers spoilers forPoseseason 2, episode 4, Never Knew Love Like This Before. EW talked to Ross about Candys tragic ending and saying goodbye toPose. We havent really seen much behind those antics. Credit: Macall Polay/FX I and Im sure many of the fans wanted to sort of see more Candy. It was sort of a bittersweet thing to see Candy get this beautiful sendoff and this beautiful spotlight....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Robert Huber

Angelina Jolie highlights plight of Afghan women and refugees in first Instagram post

The actress and U.N. special envoy is using her social media platform to raise awareness. Angelina Jolieis using her first-ever Instagram post for good. “This is a letter I was sent from a teenage girl in Afghanistan,” Jolie wrote Friday. Angelina Jolie.Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images She worries her school will be closed and they will lose their rights. Knowing that if they had the tools and respect, how much they would do for themselves....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Casey Morales

Angelina Jolie talks blazing a trail in firefighter dramaThose Who Wish Me Dead

No, her biggest challenge was being too nice. “My character is not maternal by nature,” Jolie tells EW with a laugh. It took me a little bit to treat [Little] badly, but I got there!" Angelina Jolie in ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’.Warner Bros. Pictures That’s really the truth of it." “I wanted to be in this world with him.” Together, they’re isolated in the wild, trapped between man and Mother Nature....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Jesus Brown

Angelina Jolie's daughter wore star's 2014 Oscars dress to theEternalspremiere

See Zahara Jolie-Pitt rocking her mom’s marvelous gown. Angelina Jolie’sdaughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt opted for eternally-sustainable fashion on Monday night to attend the star’s Marvel movie premiere. We did all vintage and upcycled my old stuff." Zahara Jolie-Pitt at the ‘Eternals’ premiere on Monday and Angelina Jolie at the 2014 Oscars.Jesse Grant/Getty Images; Steve Granitz/WireImage Jesse Grant/Getty Images

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 57 words · Christina Greene

Angelyne slams Emmy Rossum's miniseries based on her life: 'It doesn't do me justice'

“I refused to watch it,” the L.A. icon says of the new Peacock show. “I had a glimpse of it and I refused to watch it,” she said. “It doesn’t do me justice. The real Angelyne, and Emmy Rossum in ‘Angelyne’.JB Lacroix/GC Images; Peacock Would you be flattered if someone played you and misrepresented you?” A “glimpse” is almost always enough time to form an opinion on anything. They’re only $500....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Vanessa Webb

Angelynereview: Emmy Rossum shines in a loopy love letter to an L.A. legend

The actress stars in Peacock’s limited series about the Los Angeles billboard queen. Television simply can’t stop telling us the truth. First, a little background for anyone who exists outside Los Angeles. “I am not a woman. I am an icon,” she breathes, comforting herself with the mantra. “Is this the story you’ve been telling yourself?” Angelyne sneers at Cory, interrupting his flashback about their breakup in 1982. She then demands that he performherversion of the split, calling “Action!...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Kyle Wong

Angelynestar Emmy Rossum canceled her pitch meeting with NBC last minute — then showed up in full character

“I wanted to give them the experience.” Emmy Rossumtakes her craftveryseriously. “She was utterly transformed,” Alex Sepiol, a drama executive at NBCUniversal, toldTHR. Emmy Rossum in ‘Angelyne’.Isabella Vosmikova/Peacock “To give this kind of performance in a business meeting, no one does that. But that’s Emmy she’s fearless and bold and just a trouper.” I wanted to give them the experience." Charlie Rowe, Emmy Rossum, Maurice Freeman, and Tonatiuh in ‘Angelyne’.Isabella Vosmikova/Peacock...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Cody Gonzalez

Angie Martinez, Roxanne Shanté, and more discuss how female rappers became so sexualized

It’s about how you look. You come in the game, it’s rare to look [slim] like me." So I walked in with a certain amount of confidence." ‘The Real Queens of Hip Hop: The Women Who Changed the Game’.ABC/Michael Le Brecht Then came the advent of video vixens in the ’90s and aughts. So now what are you going to do?'" Watch the full video of the illuminating intergenerational conversation above....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · Jordan Joyce DDS

Angie Thomas, Jason Mott, and more recommend books by other Black authors

Here are 10 great book recommendations from some of the best. If you’re looking for your next great read, we’ve got you covered. We reached out to them for recommendations for equally stellar reads form other Black authors. Scribner Here are their picks. You won’t be the same after reading it. This is a balancing act that cannot be overlooked. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt This question is at the core of Dante Stewart’s heart-wrenching memoir,Shoutin' in the Fire....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 205 words · Sierra Gonzales

Anika Noni Rose, Jasmin Savoy Brown and other stars share the Black music they often return to

Missy Elliott, Drake, and Aretha Franklin are among the musicians these celebrities love to listen to. Everyone has their jams! The songs, albums, or artists we all keep in heavy rotation. Frazer Harrison/Getty; Steven Ferdman/Getty From The Queen of Soul to the Prince of Motown, here’s who they chose. Kiana Lede Kiana Lede absolutely loves NeYo’s bangers. Lede loves how he interprets relatable concepts in a playful way. Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Kelly Webb

Animaniacsstar Rob Paulsen previews Hulu's reboot: 'It's a labor of love'

In a recording studio circa 1993, voice actorRob Paulsenlooked around, drinking in the scene. He was at work on an early episode ofAnimaniacs, an animated series produced bySteven Spielbergand Warner Bros. In the midst of this chaos, he turned to his costar and longtime friend Tress MacNeille. Hulu “I said, ‘Honey, take a picture of this. This just doesn’t get any better.'” It really is beyond cool." A key factor inAnimaniacs’ success was its appeal to viewers of all ages....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 126 words · Kristin Frank