Fiona Apple criticises Grammys over Dr Luke nomination

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Uncharted” held on to the top spot at the South Korean box office for the second successive weekend, a weekend that was the quietest this year for Korean cinemas.The Tom Holland-starring “Uncharted” grossed $1.05 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). That was earned from 1,238 screens and represented 38% of the nationwide revenue aggregate. “Uncharted” now has a $4.77 million cumulative after two weekends.Recently-published financial reports show that Korean cinema chains continued to lose vast amounts of money over the last year.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHBO Max was unavailable for many users on Sunday evening — just when the “Euphoria” Season 2 finale was set to be available.User reports of problems accessing HBO Max began to spike at 8:55 p.m. ET, according to DownDetector.

Ariana DeBose is now in the SAG Awards record books.After winning SAG’s best supporting actress award for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” DeBose is now the first Latina to win a film award from the guild, along with being the first queer woman of color to be recognized for acting.“It’s indicative that doors are opening,” DeBose told reporters in the virtual backstage media room. “It’s an honor to an Afro Latina queer women of color and a dancer and a singer and an actor.”DeBose said that she is cognizant of the importance of the firsts that she is notching for Afro Latino actors,” but equally significant to her is the sign that “it’s indicative that I will not be the last.

th Annual SAG Awards is being held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. And as stars relish in the opportunity to see one another in person again and celebrate their accomplishments on the big screen, no effort was spared when it came to slaying the red carpet.Black actresses in particular — like nominee Cynthia Eriv0— sh0wed up in bright strapless gowns in shades of red, yellow, blue, and pink which perfectly complemented their melanated skin.

Helen Mirren was honored at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday night with the Lifetime Achievement Award, an accolade she says she owes to a personal mantra she lives by.

Vladimir Putin has been accused of taking muscle-enhancing 'bodybuilder' steroids that turn users aggressive.A former foreign secretary and medical doctor Lord Owen has said the Russian President's face appears to have changed.The steroids which the Russian leader is reportedly taking can cause personality changes too.It is said that the changes to Putin's appearance could be down to taking a muscle-boosting drugs.Lord Owen told Times Radio: "Look at his face, see how that has changed - he now has an oval face."People who said, oh, it's plastic surgery or Botox, I don't believe that at all."The medical doctor went on to explain how the drug changes users appearance.He continued: "He's on either anabolic steroids as a bodybuilder - and he's very proud of his muscles and strips to the waist and everything like that - or he's on corticosteroids."If you're on these drugs, this gives you this face."It reduces your immunity and makes you more vulnerable to Covid."This man has been in complete isolation, quite extraordinary, won't see anybody, stays miles away, tremendous pressures."Which indicates he's on a steroid and probably, maybe, a combination of both." According to the former foreign secretary, the Russian prime minister who ordered an invasion on Ukraine last week, has had a change in personality since using the muscle-boosting steroids.He added: "And we ought to fess up to it, that carries with it, particularly anabolic steroids, bodybuilders, aggressiveness that comes through.""I think his personality has changed, but don't believe he's mad."He's a very clever and able, and somebody who you don't want as an enemy, and he's ruthless.” Since the invasion of Ukraine, bars and restaurant owners are hitting back at the

Angela Bassett has human moments just like any of us do, the only difference being hers might have come at a larger stage than most of us are used to.MORE: 9-1-1 Lone Star’s Gina Torres joins Rob Lowe and Angela Bassett for Super Bowl partyThe actress had a hilarious faux pas when she forgot her son's name recently at the NAACP Awards after receiving the award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for 9-1-1.WATCH: Angela Bassett gets first Covid jab in inspiring videoAs she proceeded to thank the cast and crew of her show, she then went on to thank her family members "for being the penultimate support in my life."After mentioning husband Courtney B. Vance, she paused briefly before mentioning her son Slater, twin daughter Bronwyn, and her dog Piper.MORE: Angela Bassett stuns in the most regal and extravagant purple gown you need to seeAngela referenced the moment in hilarious fashion during a virtual press conference after the show, saying: "Usually you forget your husband, right? I went brain dead for a second but yeah, you caught me!"She added: "I wanted to make sure I got everything in there.

Lady Gaga took the 2022 SAG Awards by storm!The starred stunned in a while Armani gown on the red carpet at Sunday's awards show, where she's a double nominee, earning nods for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her role as embattled Italian socialite Patrizia Reggiani in During the awards show, Gaga introduced with co-star Jared Leto, and was even a good sport when Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr. joked in their opening monologue that her many accolades also include «an Ultimate Fighting Championship.»She also reunited with director and co-star Bradley Cooper, who was nominated for his starring role in Guillermo del Toro's The pair shared a smile in a sweet moment before the start of the show.Despite her recognition by the Screen Actors Guild and other major awards, Gaga was perhaps the most notable snubs of this year's Oscar nominations, getting bumped out of the Lead Actress category.

Selena Gomez hit the red carpet at the 2022 SAG Awards in a stunning black dress that was anything but ordinary.The long, black velvet Oscar de la Renta gown featured a tiny cut-out at the bust and large, puffed-sleeve shoulders. Gomez let the dress do the talking, opting for a sleeked back bun which she adorned with a black bow, and a sparking choker necklace with glittering earrings to match.

Dame Helen Mirren is a SAG Life Achievement Award.The 76-year-old actress was honored with the awards at the 2022 SAG Awards on Sunday, after a career retrospective and a glowing introduction from Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett.«Lifetime achievement? It sounds so grand. I guess I am still alive, so I am eligible,» Mirren said as she accepted her award. «But honestly, any achievement that I've succeeded in, is a result of my mantra, which is basically, be on time and don't be an ass.»«I hate to say the word 'sag' at my age, it's always S.A.G. for me,» she joked as she thanked her fellow guild members. «Of course, we know it takes a myriad of people to make a drama… but now, it is the actors I address,» she continued, naming performers she's admired, past and present. «I joined a tribe of rogues and vagabonds years ago, and it is you, you actors, that I want to thank, for you wit and humor.

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino hit the stage at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, and hilariously paid tribute to their iconic bestie characters from the beloved classic .Kudrow and Sorvino came out rocking bright pink and shimmering blue suits, thematically inspired by the iconic styles they made famous in the 1997 comedy.The pair also presented the award — for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series  — with dialogue that was clearly in the spirit of their characters, with Kudrow asking, «Do you think that this is the cutest anyone's ever looked at an awards show?»«Totally,» Sorvino replied. «I just realized this, we're wearing great ensembles, while at the same time presenting to great ensembles.»«You are so right!» Kudrow shot back. «And these cast ensembles are so hilarious.

Lady Gaga sent temperatures soaring as she dazzled in a jaw-dropping white and gold plunging gown at the annual SAG Awards on Sunday evening. The 28th edition of the ceremony was once again full of glitz and glamour on the red carpet in Los Angeles as stars celebrated the best of film and television in Hollywood.Gaga looked sensational in the gorgeous strapless dress as she posed for snaps on the red carpet at the Screen Actors Guild Awards .The 35-year-old didn't disappoint fans as she made quite the statement in the figure-hugging custom designer gown.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Killing Eve” fans have never seen Villanelle like this. The BBC America drama returned on Sunday night for Season 4 with what appears to be a major role reversal for its two lead characters: While Eve (Sandra Oh) is taking on a harder edge with a gun in hand, Villanelle (Jodie Comer) seems eager to take a more righteous path.That has led Villanelle to a religious community, where she’s eager to prove that she’s not a monster. But in her haste to get baptized and prove her worth, Villanelle still gets in her own way.

Though most people may have one image in their mind when it comes to a shoulder, in reality, bravery has no one face. As Russian forces close in on the Ukrainian city of Kyiv, former Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna, 31, is taking up arms, warning Instagram followers: “‘Everyone who crosses the Ukrainian border with the intent to invade will be killed!’

The 2022 Screen Actors’ Guild Awards took place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California on Feb. 27, and the show opened with an adorably hilarious reunion between original Hamilton cast members Lin Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daveed Diggs! The trio started by talking over each other in the “I’m an actor” segment to tell their stories within the SAG union before taking to the stage to kick off the show.

A week after the NSW police deleted photos of its officers posing with ‘nuns’ at Mardi Gras Fair Day, the Order of Perpetual Indulgence has finally broken their silence. Sr Rowena Keeper of the Holy Doyley, who was tasked with responding to our queries, told Star Observer that the Holy Order was surprised by the controversy that erupted over a seemingly innocuous photo shoot.  Sisters of the Order of Perpetual Indulgence delivers the opening blessing for Sydney Mardi Gras Fair Day 2022.Image: Supplied.Sr Roweena revealed the photo with NSW police officers was in fact a photo bomb.

Fiona Apple has discussed the 2021 Grammys nomination for Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald in a new interview with The Guardian.

Fiona Apple has revealed that she thought about boycotting the Grammys over Dr. Luke being nominated at next year’s ceremony.Speaking in a new interview with The Guardian, Apple discussed the Recording Academy’s decision to nominate the producer (under the pseudonym Tyson Trax) despite Kesha’s allegations that he sexually assaulted her.“I’m bringing up the Grammys and that’s really something that I shouldn’t be doing, but really, Dr.

Fiona Apple hopes Grammy voters are somewhere praying.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile she wasn’t asked about it directly, Fiona Apple, who is up for two Grammy Awards, used her interview with The Guardian to slam the organization for its treatment of ousted president/CEO Deborah Dugan and its nomination of hitmaker Dr. Luke, who has been embroiled in lawsuit with singer Kesha over unproven sexual assault allegations for year.Dugan brought legal action against the Recording Academy after her sudden ouster just days before the 2020 awards, which is ongoing.“I’m waiting to hear more about what Deborah Dugan has to say because that all reeks to me,” Apple said.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf nothing else, the Grammys made prognosticating results in the top four races a little easier this year. The nominating committees completely shut out some expected contenders (the Weeknd, Summer Walker, Bob Dylan).