Category: Entertainment News

LIVE NOW: Stars and Filmmakers Walk Red Carpet at 73rd Berlin Film Festival Opening Ceremony

Stars, filmmakers, and guests come to the Berlinale red carpet at 11:45 a.m. ET on Feb. 16 for the opening ceremony of the 73rd Berlin Film Festival and the world premiere of “She Came to Me,” which stars Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage, and Marisa Tomei. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


A Controversial New Documentary Gives Non-Verbal Children a Voice

Approximately 25–30 percent of people with autism either cannot speak or have a vocabulary of 30 words or less. Many others have an ability to speak that’s categorized as unreliable. They resort to scripting (using phrases or sounds from movies, or parroting back what other people say), and they’re unable to find the correct words…


Dave Hollis, Disney Executive Turned Self-Help Author, Dies at 47

DALLAS—Dave Hollis, who left his post as a Disney executive to help his wife run a successful lifestyle empire, has died at his home in Texas. He was 47. Hollis, whose ex-wife Rachel Hollis wrote the bestseller “Girl, Wash Your Face,” was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Dripping Springs, a city on…


Rare Footage of Titanic Wreckage Shot in 1986 Released

Rare video footage showing the Titanic ocean liner on the floor of the Atlantic is being released on Wednesday, decades after the discovery of the wreckage and more than a century after the ship hit an iceberg and sunk. The footage from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was shot about 2 miles (3 kilometers) below…


Hollywood Actress Raquel Welch Dies at Age 82

LOS ANGELES—Actress Raquel Welch died on Wednesday at age 82. Her death following a brief illness was confirmed in a statement released by Jane McKnight, her Los Angeles-based manager. Welch sprang to wide attention with her role in the 1966 sci-fi adventure “Fantastic Voyage,” playing a member of a miniaturized medical team injected into the…


Idris Elba on James Bond: ‘I’m Not Going to Be That Guy’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther—not James Bond. Speaking Tuesday to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy. Those had grown louder after Daniel Craig’s demise as Bond…


Disney Is Planning an Avatar Experience at Disneyland

The Walt Disney Co. is planning to add an Avatar experience to Disneyland and explore other opportunities at its theme parks as it looks for more ways to appeal to its guests. While Disney announced last week that it is cutting about 7,000 jobs as part of an ambitious companywide cost-savings plan and “strategic reorganization,”…


34-Year-Old Actor Cody Longo Found Dead in His Home

Cody Longo, a 34-year-old actor and singer, has died. A cause of death has yet to be made public. Longo was found dead on Feb. 8 in his Austin, Texas, home, according to his representative Alex Gittelson. “Cody was our whole world,” his wife Stephanie Longo said in a statement provided by Gittelson. “The kids…


Former ‘American Idol’ Contestant Sues Show in Class Action, Claiming Wage Theft

Former “American Idol” contestant Normandy Vamos is suing the show’s producers, alleging that she is a victim of wage theft and that she was treated as a “laughingstock” for the sake of “viral fame,” according to a press release on Tuesday. Vamos auditioned for season 20 of the ABC talent show in February 2020, performing…


Roseanne Barr Returns to Stand-Up Comedy, Vows to Be ‘More Offensive Than Ever’

Almost five years after her fall from grace after a 2 a.m. post on Twitter that sent shockwaves through the nation, Roseanne Barr has returned to the comedy scene with a stand up special called “Cancel this!” On last Friday’s episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Roseanne said she wished to have her say after being…