Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Def Leppard box set 'Volume Three,' focusing on band's 2000s releases, due out in June
UMe/VirginDef Leppard has announced details of the latest installment of a limited-edition series of box sets spanning the band's entire recording career. The new collection, titled Def Leppard -- Vol...
Apr 23, 2021
Gloria Estefan joins cast of 'Father of the Bride' remake
Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & TelevisionGloria Estefan is heading to the big screen for the Cuban-American remake of Father of the Bride. According to Deadline, the singer has si...
Apr 23, 2021
Study shows moviegoers prefer films with diverse casts, content
iStock/kali9As part of its ongoing series of analyses of diversity in the entertainment industry, a new UCLA study found that moviegoers increasingly prefer films with diverse casts and narratives. Th...
Apr 23, 2021
Oscars 2021 Best Picture spotlight: 'Mank'
Gary Oldman as Herman Mankiewicz and Tom Pelphrey as Joe Mankiewicz/NETFLIXMank is heading into Oscars night with the most nominations of any film -- 10, including the coveted Best Picture trophy. It ...
Apr 23, 2021
Pandemic survey shows 2/3 or Americans can no longer stand crowds, lines
iStock/EvgeniyShkolenkoIt seems COVID-19 has permanently changed our attitudes towards one of the realities of life: waiting in line. According to the non-scientific survey of 2,000 Americans, 65% say...
Apr 23, 2021
Keke Palmer dishes out advice to child stars
Steven Ferdman/FilmMagicKeke Palmer knows a thing or two about being a child star -- after all, she was one herself -- which is why she is offering up advice to others who are in the same position. Sp...
Apr 23, 2021
Oscars 2021 Best Picture spotlight: 'Nomadland'
L-R: McDormand, Zhao -- Searchlight PicturesNomadland is a frontrunner for the Best Picture statuette at this year's Academy Awards. It stars Frances McDormand as Fern, a widow living in a company tow...
Apr 23, 2021
Can't You Hear 'Em Rocking?: The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' album was released 50 years ago today
UMeToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Rolling Stones' classic 11th U.S. studio album, Sticky Fingers. Sticky Fingers started a streak of eight consecutive #1 studio albums for The ...
Apr 23, 2021
Oscars producers talk COVID, and this year's theme: "Bring Your Movie Love"
Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, who won the Best Director Academy Award in 2000 for Traffic, is producing the next Oscars telecast, along with Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins and Oscar-nominated pr...
Apr 23, 2021
Before his passing, Chadwick Boseman shared why it'd be "meaningful" to be honored by the Academy
David Lee/NETFLIXChadwick Boseman has left an indelible footprint on Hollywood. The Black Panther actor, who passed away last August after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, has been posthu...
Apr 23, 2021