Jamila Woods teams up with oddCouple on “Reflections”

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticChances are, you landed on this review because you’re trying to game your Oscar pool, looking for a clue as to what will win the always-underseen shorts categories — in a year when they were unceremoniously booted from the telecast, no less. Well, if it’s predictions you’re looking for, there’s little contest among this year’s cartoon contenders: Academy favorite Aardman Animations has delivered a delightful frontrunner in “Robin Robin.” But don’t stop reading there! In an unusually adult-leaning year, the traditionally kid-friendly category is well worth watching in its entirety, whether in theaters or on demand, thanks to stalwart distributor ShortsTV.The program opens with “Robin Robin,” which seems poised to earn Aardman its fifth Oscar (the other four were all won by Nick Park, creator of the Wallace and Gromit characters).

Chris Willman Music WriterA legendary club gig that the Rolling Stones did as a one-off in 1977 will finally get its official release May 13, as “Live at the El Mocambo” arrives as a two-CD set and quadruple-LP as well as digitally.The Stones have occasionally done “underplays” over the years, but probably none more notorious than their showing at a 300-capacity club in March ’77. Four of the songs were released on the “Love You Live” album that followed in September of that year, which mostly consisted of material captured earlier and in far bigger settings, even as fans wished they’d just gotten the full club set instead.Two songs have been released — “Rip This Joint” and “It’s Only Rock ’N’ Roll” — in advance of the full album, which arrives May 13.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTV streaming provider FuboTV announced Henry Ahn, a longtime television executive most recently at TelevisaUnivision, has been hired to the newly created position of chief business officer.Ahn will start in early April at the company’s New York City headquarters and report directly to David Gandler, co-founder and CEO. In conjunction with this appointment, Ahn will give up his current role on FuboTV’s board of directors after joining the board in July 2020.Also Friday, FuboTV announced that Julie Haddon, an owner of the NWSL’s Chicago Red Stars and a former NFL exec, has been named to its board of directors.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWhether or not “The Power of the Dog” wins the big prize at the Academy Awards on Sunday, David Strong, chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission for the past eight months, is guaranteed to be an in-demand visitor to Los Angeles over the next week.With the Jane Campion-directed film handily showcasing New Zealand’s talent, locations and craft strengths, the country has now reopened its borders to international visitors. Also sweetening the deal are more studio spaces.Ahead of Strong’s flight to Los Angeles, where he has a week of meetings set up with Hollywood decision makers, he spoke to Variety about what New Zealand has to offer going forward.What has been the impact of “The Power of the Dog” and its Oscar nominations? It’s already been a big success story for us.

LAStone had form when it came to upstaging her red carpet peers with bravura displays of underdressing. In 1996 she wore a black Gap sweater (with a Valentino velvet skirt, Armani tux and a gardenia plucked from her garden) after a delivery driver accidentally reversed over the dress she was meant to turn up in. This combination saw a repeat triumph for Gap – a white shirt worn with a stunning lavender Vera Wang satin skirt.

West Side Story, Sex and the City, or . Many instructors have backgrounds in musical theatre, and teach classes in costume, with full hair and makeup. It's hard not to get excited when you open up the app and see a Cruella-inspired class, where the instructor clearly spent hours in hair, makeup, and wardrobe before even getting ready to teach a dance cardio routine.With so much variety to choose from, I wasn't sure where I wanted to start.

Alison Hammond couldn't hide her shock as This Morning got gatecrashed by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

John Stamos teamed up with one young fan to pull off an epic surprise.

Ethan Hawke isn’t spilling.

Nathan Fillion took a walk on the wild side with some R&R at the hands of someone rather surprising.The Rookie star shared a video of him getting a new hairstyle but there wasn't a pair of scissors - or a hairdresser - in sight. MORE: Nathan Fillion's backyard at LA home is a tropical paradise - and you should see the pool Instead, Nathan was getting his tresses tousled by his pet cat, Bowie, who was licking his head.WATCH Nathan Fillion's The Rookie co-star Jenna Dewan shares surprising detail with fans He captioned the Instagram post: "Getting my hair done," and fans laughed at the fact he chose his cat to style him rather than a professional. But instead of being horrified by the animalistic approach, many of his fans could also relate. MORE: The Rookie's Nathan Fillion breaks silence over show spin off SEE: The Rookie's Nathan Fillion looked so different at the start of his career"My cat does that too," said one, as another added: "Haha, my cat does the same thing to me Nathan! I sure do love getting my hair done without going to the salon."A post shared by Nathan Fillion (@nathanfillion)Nathan's cat was licking his hair into place Others joked that he must have "tuna hair gel," to attract his pet, and many more found the whole operation hilarious. Nathan has made no secret of the fact that he adores animals and recently saved a hummingbird who had got trapped inside his home. MORE: Nathan Fillion shares very rare look inside his LA mansion and fans can't stop looking at thisMORE: Nathan Fillion's fans worry for future of The Rookie after seeing his latest photo The actor once again took to social media to show himself carrying the tiny creature which had found its way inside his spacious LA house.  Nathan shares his

Strictly Come Dancing star Aljaz Skorjanec has paid a heartwarming tribute to his mum and sister as they celebrate Mother's Day on Friday.Exclusive: Janette Manrara reflects on heartbreaking sacrifices her parents madeTaking to Instagram to share a sweet family snapshot of his loved ones, the Slovenian professional dancer remarked: "Happy Mother's Day! In Slovenia we are celebrating it today. Can't wait to get my ladies in my arms very soon."WATCH: Aljaz bids sad farewell to sister Lara and her familyAljaz, who is married to fellow Strictly star Janette Manrara, was flooded with messages from fans, with one writing: "Beautiful beautiful beautiful [heart emoji]." Another stated: "@aljazskorjanec so gorgeous! Look at those faces!!!! Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in your life!!" A third post read: "Happy Mothers Day! What a beautiful photo!"MORE: Giovanni Pernice shares loving message to Rose Ayling-Ellis after amazing milestoneMORE: Janette Manrara reveals 'really special' wedding anniversary plans with Aljaz SkorjanecThe 32-year-old was reunited with his mum Natasa and sister Lara during Christmas having not seen them during the whole of the pandemic.During a recent chat with HELLO!, Janette revealed how emotional the family trip was.

Plymouth first-team squad ahead of their League 1 clash against Ipswich Town.Freddie Issaka, 15, will make the 600-mile round trip to Suffolk on Friday (March 25) before the 3pm kick-off at Portman Road the following day. Argyle boss Steven Schumacher has already been on the phone to the youngster's Truro-based school to ask for special permission for him to travel.Schumacher told Plymouth Live: "I think he will probably travel with us.

Katie Price laughed as she compared herself and boyfriend Carl Woods to some pigs in her latest bikini-clad YouTube video. The 43-year-old and her former Love Island star fiancé have documented their recent trip to Thailand on her YouTube channel, with the latest seeing them visit "piggy island".

Vladimir Putin decides to unleash deadly chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine.The White House has quietly assembled a so-called "Tiger team" of national security officials to sketch out scenarios of how the United States and its allies, according to the New York Times.NATO’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the plans were urgent following Putin's threats on Russian propaganda TV channels.He said that he expects that "allies will agree to provide additional support, including cybersecurity assistance and equipment to help Ukraine protect against chemical, biological, radiologic and nuclear threats.” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Joe Biden have also made statements since reports of the threats as they claim Ukraine will not stand alone against Kremlin forces. The PM said: "The message Putin can take is: Ukraine is not alone.

Ukraine is reportedly using sophisticated facial recognition technology to identify the bodies of Russian soldiers and inform their families of the deaths over social media.Reuters reports that Ukraine's Ministry of Defence has begun using technology from Clearview AI, an American artificial intelligence company.Its software is able to find the social media accounts of dead soldiers through facial recognition, which authorities are then using to contact relatives and arrange for the bodies to be collected. "As a courtesy to the mothers of those soldiers, we are disseminating this information over social media to at least let families know that they they've lost their sons and to then enable them to come to collect their bodies," said Ukraine's vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov.

David and Victoria Beckham have an amazing £6million countryside home in the Costwolds and their garden looks unbelievable in David's latest photograph.MORE: Victoria and David Beckham's $24million Miami penthouse is practically a seven-star hotel – insideThe footballer shared an image of himself sat in front of the family's sprawling lake alongside his three pet dogs. He captioned the photo: "Special moments," with three dog emojis and one love heart emoji.

Beyoncé will grace the Academy Awards with a sure-to-be-epic performance, excitement for the broadcast of the 94th annual ceremony has been piqued even further. But this isn’t Bey’s first time on the Oscars stage.

Everyone has their special fuzzy memories of their favorite smashes over the years – but now and then, the artists themselves don’t exactly feel the same way about their own music.

Guy Lodge Film CriticThe so-called “elevated” horror genre has lately been overrun with stories in which supernatural creepings function as a metaphor for psychological trauma and dysfunction. At first through-the-fingers glance, “You Are Not My Mother” appears to be following suit, centering as it does on an isolated teenage girl haunted by the unpredictable rhythms of her mother’s debilitating mental illness.

Pamela Anderson has started rehearsing for her role as seductress Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway, and a source close to the 54-year-old star tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that Pam’s already off to a great start. “Pamela has moved to NYC and has been in rehearsals non-stop for her upcoming ‘Chicago’ show. She is telling her friends that she is ‘killing it’ and that she is loving every second of it,” the insider explained. “Everyone is so proud of her for doing this and she really feels like this is her second chance at her dreams.”