Bill Maher postpones return to the air, the latest TV host to balk at working during writers strike
Bill Maher has delayed returning to his HBO talk show during the ongoing strike by writers and actors, a decision following similar pauses in the past few days by โThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ โThe Talkโ and โThe Jennifer Hudson Show.โ.
Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
Poet Rita Dove is this year's winner of an honorary National Book Award for โDistinguished Contribution to American Letters,โ a lifetime achievement prize previously given to Toni Morrison and Don DeLillo among others.
New this week: Shania, 'Princess Power' and Pamela Anderson
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a fresh album from Shania Twain, the megahit film โBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverโ lands on Disney+ and a new PBS โFrontlineโ documentary delves into Russian President Vladimir Putinโs interaction with the last five U.S. presidents.
New this week: 'The Handmaidโs Tale' and 'Goodnight Mommy'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include albums from Little Big Town and Marcus Mumford, โThe Handmaidโs Taleโ returns with high stakes for the future of Gilead, and twin brothers go to their motherโs house for a stay but find something is off about her in the film โGoodnight Mommy.โ.
New this week: Rebel Wilson, The Black Keys, 'Firestarter'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a fresh album from The Black Keys, Rebel Wilson starring as a popular high school senior who emerges from a coma after 20 years, and the period drama โOperation Mincemeat,โ based on a risky and real military operation in World War II.
Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
NEW YORK โ Drew Barrymore is setting a high standard for herself as she joins the world of daytime talk show hosts on Monday. โWeโre all human beings on this planet going through our lives and our journeys and thereโs a way to connect through that,โ Barrymore said. Iโve never lived in that space.โโThe Drew Barrymore Show,โ retrofitted for the coronavirus era, is being distributed by CBS Television. Bill Carroll, a veteran television consultant and expert in the syndication market, said heโs impressed that Barrymore is shooting high. Yes, some may regard Barrymore as slightly loopy and hippie-dippie (โweโre all human beings on this planetโ), but itโs more endearing than annoying.
Pitt, Sandler and 'The Irishman' celebrated at NBR Awards
Roger Deakins attends the National Board of Review Awards gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in New York. The quick succession of the ceremonies, which this year are especially compressed, can give the NBR Awards a discombobulating feeling of deja vu. โI got sober because of this guy,โ said Pitt taking the stage. โWeโll see.โThe awards belonged equally to Sandler, whose performance in Josh and Benny Safdieโs โUncut Gemsโ has been one of the most celebrated of his career. Unlike some of the other winners, Bates hasnโt been a mainstay on the awards circuit.
Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala
Kate Hudson arrives at the 2019 Baby2Baby Gala on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Culver City, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)CULVER CITY, CA โ Chrissy Teigen said she felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn't all about her achievement: "No kid should go hungry. "I feel honored to be honored," Teigen said. Legend praised Teigen for being an advocate for children through Baby2Baby. The nonprofit organization looks for high-profile celebs to highlight their mission of helping provide basic necessities to children living in poverty. Teigen said she and Legend have tried to instill the importance of giving to the less fortunate in their young children, Luna and Miles.
This Couple Is the Real-Life '50 First Dates'
This couple is the real-life "50 First Dates." Like Drew Barrymore in the romantic comedy, Hannah Wallace would lose her memory every day after suffering psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, psychological disturbances brought on by stress. Cody Reinert, whom she had met in preschool and began dating in college, would have to re-introduce himself to her all the time. The Kansas couple spent their relationship falling in love and meeting as strangers all over again. But over time, Hannah had seizures less frequently and doctors helped her manage her condition.