Tony winner Phyllis Newman has died at 86

Her son,Voguetheater critic Adam Green, confirmed his mothers death Sunday on Twitter. My sister Amanda Green and I had to say goodbye to our beautiful mother today. Ill miss her more than I can say, Green wrote. Credit: Jim Spellman/WireImage Newman also co-wrote her one-woman musical,The Madwoman of Central Park West. While shes best known for her theater career, Newman appeared in many television and film projects as well. The experience led to her activism surrounding the disease and womens health issues in entertainment....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Madeline King

Too soon: Hollywood can't capture the COVID-19 crisis yet, and should stop trying

Many ongoing hit shows are scrambling to incorporate the pandemic into their storylines too. First, lets add some perspective, something these projects unavoidably lack. The numbers are difficult to grasp, if not impossible. Credit: NBC The Kings are very talented writers and this project is doubtlessly well-intentioned. But perhaps most importantly: Nobody can correctly make an authentic drama about this pandemic right now. No film captured the Holocaust until decades later, with 1985sShoah....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 173 words · Brooke Parrish

Tool'sFear Inoculumis a deeply satisfying return to form

It’s a return to a familiar formula but also a sprawling redefinition of it. All the hallmarks of Tool’s last two albums 2001’sLateralusand 2006’s10,000 Days are revisited and reinvented. The bulging 86-minute run time extends long past the typical duration of a CD. Credit: Travis Shinn The packaging is so baroque that it comes with a four-inch HD screen that plays video. Black Emperor, and classical composers like John Luther Adams....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Gregory Rivera

Top Chefwinner Gabe Erales apologizes in wake of sexual misconduct allegations

Erales was firedin December 2020, after he had completed filming on the Bravo series. I am deeply and sincerely sorry for the impact that my poor decisions had on those involved. My personal growth will be a perpetual apology in seeking forgiveness." Gabe Erales on ‘Top Chef’.David Moir/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Representatives for Bravo declined to comment. Previously,Top ChefhostPadma Lakshmiaddressed the emerging controversyon Twitter before theSatesman’s story was published....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 82 words · Michael Flowers

Top Gearstar and racing giant Sabine Schmitz dies at 51

The ‘Queen of the Nurburgring’ died after battling cancer for more than three years. Schmitz became linked to Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschleife, a 14-mile circuit and considered the toughest in the world. The BBCestimatesshe drove around the track more than 20,000 times. Credit: David M. Benett/WireImage A statement from the Nurburgring notes they “lost its most famous female racing driver. Sabine Schmitz passed away far too early after a long illness....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Dr. Danielle Osborne

Top Gunat 35: Editor who cut first trailer recalls Tom Cruise 'jumping up and down' with excitement

Benedict Coulter was the first editor to use rock and roll music to make “kick-ass” trailers. In the mid-’80s, there were only a handful of people who cut trailers for motion pictures. “Trailer editing is very musical,” he tells EW. Tom Cruise and Benedict Coulter.Benedict Coulter Coulter shares his memories of making trailer magic below. There were probably about four or five companies in the whole country. Now there’s about 75 to 100....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Janet Hammond

Topher Grace shares hilarious interaction with fan who mocked him inPredators

The actor shocked a moviegoer who was unimpressed by his waterworks. Watch the full episode ofCouchSurfingstreaming now onPeopleTV.com, or download the PeopleTV app on your favorite gadget. Be careful what you say in a movie theater. Topher Grace in ‘Predators’.Rico Torres/20th Century Studios Grace starred as the duplicitous serial killer Edwin in the film from director Nimrod Antal. And so, I start crying. “I turnaround and I go, ‘What’s up now?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · John Schaefer

Tori Meehan weighs on that intenseSurvivorTribal Council

That move sealed Tori’s fate… unless the Shot in the Dark could save her. (It couldn’t.) What happened during it that we did not see? Tori Meehan on ‘Survivor 42’.Robert Voets/CBS And what does she thinkwouldhave happened had Rocksroy not been voted out at the first Tribal? We sat down with juror number three to get her take on that and her entire 17-day game. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, there’s obviously a lot to get to with that Tribal Council....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 924 words · Kimberly Clark

Tori Spelling shares touching tribute to 'her first on-screen love' Dustin Diamond

“Before there was David and Donna there was Screech and Violet.” Tori Spellingshared a touching tribute to herSaved by the BellcostarDustin Diamondwhodied on Mondayat 44 from lung cancer. Spelling appeared on a handful of episodes of the popularNBCcomedy following the adventures of students at Bayside High. Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank “My 1st onscreen love Dustin Diamond got his Angel wings today…,” Spelling wrote on Instagram. “Before there was David and Donna there was Screech and Violet....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Nicole Mcknight

Tori Spelling, Jason Priestley, and more90210alums react to Jessica Alba's no eye contact claim

Alba recently appeared on the YouTube seriesHot Ones,during which theL.A. “I know that certainly I never would have made her feel that way. “Imagine we just thought, ‘Guest stars didnt like us. Brian Bowen Smith/FOX; Inset: Dominik Bindl/Getty Images They never looked at us! We dont know why! We were so nice!'” Noam Galai/Getty Images “Because I had all the scenes with her. If anybody didn’t want to have their eyes looked into, it would’ve been me....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · James Melendez

Toy Story 4goes beyond endings, with mixed results: EW review

Curse this fearful life of infinite sorrow! In the haphazardly endearingToy Story 4, Woodys more precarious than ever. Kindergarten-bound Bonnie (Madeleine McGraw) doesnt play with him at all. Credit: ©2019 Disney/Pixar She removes his Sheriffs badge and gives it to Jessie (Joan Cusack). The future of wild western law enforcement is female, and Woodys gathering dust bunnies in the closet. Running the room was my job, he recalls fondly. Disney/Pixar...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Christina Hoover

Toy Story 4not playing around with $118 million opening weekend

The toys did not come to play this weekend at the box office. It also bested its predecessor, 2010sToy Story 3,which opened to $110.3 million. Reviews forChilds Playwere not favorable and audiences agreed, giving it a dismal C+ CinemaScore. Credit: Disney/Pixar Disney rounds out the top three withAladdintaking third place in its fifth week in theaters. The live-action adaptation of the beloved animated film boasts a $12.2 million total across 3,435 theaters....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Daniel Woods

Tracee Ellis Ross explains howGirlfriendsreunion came together onblack-ish

This weeks episode ofBlack-ishis doing just that with iconic 2000s seriesGirlfriends,both starringTracee Ellis Ross. Theres even a gorgeously hilarious shot that pays homage toGirlfriendsmemorable theme song and opening sequence. When asked about what inspired the reunion, Ross tells EW, Weve all been having this idea forever! Credit: Kelsey McNeal/ABC How to do it? When to do it? What the right way is to do it? All those kinds of things....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · James Brown