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Thanks to his 2022 Oscar nomination for his work on the Disney movie "Encanto," Lin-Manuel Miranda could become the 17th person ever to earn an EGOT.  "EGOT" stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four major awards in show business. While many consider themselves lucky to nab even one, others, like Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and John Legend, can boast of winning all four.  Now, thanks to his nomination for best original song, "Dos Oruguitas," in the animated film, a win could add the "Hamilton" creator to the list of EGOT winners.

Steven Spielberg has set a new Oscars record as the first person to be nominated for Best Director in six different decades.Spielberg achieved the distinction after receiving his latest nomination for the award for West Side Story on Tuesday.Spielberg was first nominated for Best Director in 1978 with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, followed by Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1982 and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1983.

West Side Story, a role that won Rita Moreno an Oscar for the 1961 adaptation, has no shortage of scene-stealing Oscar moments, many of which show off her incredible talent as a singer and dancer as well. Caitríona Balfe’s role as the protective mother in Belfast looks close to a lock as well. She was the only actor from her film nominated at the SAG awards, making the cut even as Jamie Dornan and Ciarán Hinds were brutally snubbed.

Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin reunite for a notable documentary titled, and sharing revelations from their time creating the iconic film. The country music legend, meanwhile, reveals that she got «some flack» for working with Fonda, in the new teaser released on Wednesday.«I got some flack working with Jane, becoming such a radical gal,» Parton says in a clip, with footage of Fonda expressing her feminist views.«Women said, 'Wait a damn minute! I'm not gonna take it anymore,» a present-day Fonda notes in her sit-down interview.Tomlin adds, «Everyone was very nervous about the movie because it was three female leads.» celebrates the 1980 film, while chronicling the important impact it had on the women’s movement of the time and one that continues today.

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Dolly Parton will be revisiting one of her biggest hits, and she’s joined by Kelly Clarkson.

After being online over the last two years because of Covid, SXSW’s film lineup returns with a vibrant in-person edition for its 29th 2022 edition, running March 11-20, 2022; teed off with the types of rollercoaster, Hollywood event films that the event is known to spur great national buzz for.

Rita Moreno said she 'tried to end her life' after being 'mistreated' by Marlon Brando.The 90-year-old actress - who is known for playing the role of Anita in original film version of West Side Story from 1961 - claimed that while her eight-year relationship with late Hollywood icon Marlon Brando in the 1950s was 'exciting', he was a 'bad guy' towards women.'Ultimately, it was exciting to be with Marlon,' said the dancer. 'Oh, my God, it was exciting. He was extraordinary in many, many ways, but he was a bad guy.' Her difficult past:Rita Moreno said she 'tried to end her life' after being 'mistreated' by Marlon Brando.

Rita Moreno is opening up about how her nearly eight-year relationship with Marlon Brando turned toxic. The 90-year-old "West Side Story" actress and the late actor reportedly met in 1954 on the set of "Désirée." She was 22 years old. "Ultimately, it was exciting to be with Marlon.

Rita Moreno had a complicated and often traumatic relationship with Marlon Brando, and now, she’s revealing even more intimate details from her time with the iconic actor. “Ultimately, it was exciting to be with Marlon. Oh, my God, it was exciting,” she shared during Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series with actress Jessica Chastain. “He was extraordinary in many, many ways, but he was a bad guy. He was a bad guy when it came to women. I was such a different person then. I had all the makings of a doormat.”

Rita Moreno is opening up more about her relationship with Marlon Brando.

Rita Moreno has opened up about the abuse she received from Marlon Brando.

Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.When Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and Rita Moreno (“West Side Story”) meet to discuss their respective works, each has done her homework. Moreno has watched Chastain’s catalog, and praises “Tammy Faye” to the heavens — pun intended — while also complimenting her recent HBO series, “Scenes From a Marriage,” with Oscar Isaac.

The biggest stars in Hollywood are all together in one big new issue of British Vogue.

Patti LuPone is sharing her thoughts on all things Broadway!The multi-Tony Award winner appeared during the latest episode of, where she admitted that she thought Barbra Streisand was «too young» for her role in. In a game of «Which Broad-Way Do You Lean?» LuPone was asked to choose between pairs of actors to see who she thought did a better job in the Broadway role. The first one was Streisand and Bette Midler in musical rom-com.«Neither,» she candidly told Andy Cohen, while guest Cynthia Nixon chimed in, «Patti LuPone.»«But can I say why?» LuPone asked.

Seen series,” during which he opened up about his experiences in Hollywood.“I definitely would not go in the sun for years. It was a conscious thing because I could work,” the “Romeo + Juliet” star said. “And all the Latinos that made it so far, a lot of them were all light-skinned,” he added.

Actor Juan Pablo Di Pace (The Mattachine Family, Fuller House) is gearing up to make his feature directorial debut with For Another Time, an LGBTQ+ romantic drama inspired by true events in his life, that will be exec produced by 99-year-old icon Norman Lear and his Act III Productions partner Brent Miller.

was accused of misconduct by a woman named Gabby six years prior, when she would have been 17. The film’s actors Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno addressed the accusations against the “Divergent” star in a recent joint interview with the Hollywood Reporter.Steven Spielberg’s film came out in December 2021, a year and a half after Elgort denied the claims. The “Fault in Our Stars” actor was noticeably minimized in the film’s trailers and, as noted by the Reporter, was grouped with the rest of the cast during the press tour, so interviewers could not question him independently.

Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort.A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted.Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking:Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort Accused: A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted Their side:Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood ReporterZegler, 20, made her feature film debut in West Side Story, beating out over 30K other actresses to play Maria, the young woman that Elgort's character Tony falls for.The actress has been asked several times to weigh in on the controversy, which she finally does in this wide-ranging THR cover story.

are touching on the 2020 allegation made against Ansel Elgort.In June of 2020, a woman named Gabby claimed in a since-deleted post that Elgort sexually assaulted her in 2014, when she was 17. At the time, Elgort vehemently denied the sexual assault allegation, stating in a statement that they had «a brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship.»The allegation was tweeted nine months after wrapped filming and then became a topic of discussion leading up to the release.

Rachel Zegler is finally sharing her thoughts about her onscreen love interest’s sexual assault allegations.