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‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino Is the Molten Heart of Spirited Musical Remake
Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks and Colman Domingo also star in Blitz Bazawule’s retelling of the beloved Alice Walker novel, adapted from the Tony-winning Broadway show.
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The Best Last-Minute Gifts From Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023 List, From Stocking Stuffers to High-Tech Entertainment
Whether you're shopping for skincare enthusiasts, coffee connoisseurs, kids or fashion lovers, the media mogul has something for every budget and type in mind.
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Oprah Says She’s Using a Medically Approved Prescription for Managing Her Weight After Years of “Yo-Yoing”
Oprah Winfrey says that she’s “released my own shame” about using a prescription weight loss drug after years of media scrutiny about her body and guilt about her “yo-yoing” weight. The media mogul revealed she had added a weight loss drug to her existing “holistic approach” to diet and exercise in a new People cover […]
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Sterling K. Brown’s Dream of Meeting Meryl Streep Came True at Academy Museum Gala: “Oh My God”
During an appearance on The Tonight Show in 2022, Sterling K. Brown relayed an anecdote to Jimmy Fallon about one of the three times he’d found himself in the presence of none other than Meryl Streep. “She’s just talking, being regular old Streep, and I’m like, ‘No, I can’t, I don’t know.’ I couldn’t talk. […]
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Oprah and ‘The Color Purple’ Stars on the New Musical Remake: “It’s Bright. It’s Vibrant. It’s Us”
Of all the emotions that The Color Purple evokes, joy is typically not among them. After all, the movie based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel centers on a Black woman who suffers unspeakable sexual and physical abuse from the men in her life, sees her children taken away from her at birth, lives during […]
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Global Box Office: ‘Wonka’ Wins Weekend With Sweet $43.2M Overseas Opening
Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka provided some much-needed sweetener at the weekend box office, where it placed No. 1 on the global chart in earning $43.2 million from its first 37 overseas markets. That’s a promising start for the Christmas musical, which opens everywhere in North America on Dec. 16 as it continues to roll out across […]
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‘The Color Purple’ Star Corey Hawkins on Advice From Oprah and Reuniting with Juilliard Classmate Danielle Brooks: “I’m So Happy to See Her Shine”
Corey Hawkins and Danielle Brooks may both be currently starring in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, but the two have a long history, having been classmates at Juilliard over a decade ago. The duo were part of the same 18-person class and have maintained a friendship since, with Hawkins telling The Hollywood Reporter […]
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Jennifer Lopez Jokes She Doesn’t Have an Oscar or Grammy But Has Five Icon Awards: “Thank You For Seeing Me”
Elle held its annual Women in Hollywood event on Tuesday, this year celebrating America Ferrera, Danielle Brooks, Eva Longoria, Fantasia Barrino Taylor, Greta Lee, Jennifer Lopez, Jodie Foster, Lily Gladstone and Taraji P. Henson for their creative and cultural contributions. Lopez, who was presented her honor by NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer […]
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Academy Museum Gala Honoring Oprah, Meryl Streep Raises Over $10M at Third Annual Event
The Academy Museum Gala returned for its third year on Sunday night, honoring Meryl Streep, Michael B. Jordan, Oprah Winfrey and Sofia Coppola among an A-list group of guests. The Los Angeles event — which was originally scheduled for Oct. 14 but was delayed until December following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel — serves […]
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Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep, Selena Gomez and More Stars Walk the Red Carpet at the Academy Museum Gala
Streep and Winfrey are being honored at the event, along with, Michael B. Jordan and Sofia Coppola.
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‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ Tracking for Troubled $40M-$50M Christmas Opening
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom will face rough seas when swimming into theaters over Christmas as the superhero genre continues to struggle. Hollywood’s major tracking service shows the DC superhero sequel opening to $40 million over the four-day holiday weekend (Dec. 22-Dec. 25), according to sources with access to data compiled by the National Research […]
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Oprah Winfrey, ‘Color Purple’ Cast Get Emotional at Film’s First Public Screening: “Look At What God Has Done”
An emotional Oprah Winfrey and the cast of The Color Purple spoke about the transformative power of the upcoming film at its first public screening, getting spiritual as they cited its divine effect on their lives. “For every one of us up here, it is a story of, ‘look at what God has done,'” said […]
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