Afterparty, A Blockchain Startup Led By Former Disney Exec David Fields, Launches Decentralized Event Platform For Creators

J. Kim Murphy SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “The Best Is Yet to Come,” the March 20 episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” which is now streaming on HBO Max.On the third episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” audiences are introduced to an NBA figure that even a fair-weather basketball fan should be familiar with.

CODA is on a roll this final weekend of Oscar voting (Ballots are due at 5:00pm pt on Tuesday) , getting a major shot of adrenaline by taking the PGA’s top Best Picture prize, and now just picking up the WGA award for Adapted Screenplay today. If you are counting that now gives it a solid three of the four major guild (DGA, PGA, SAG, WGA) honors to put itself in a strong position going into the last stop of this long season, the Oscars next Sunday. What this one-two-three punch will mean to the ongoing Oscar balloting is anyone’s guess, but the headlines of these major peer group wins from groups that definitely have some significant crossover with Academy membership will be hard to ignore.

There’s a place for us (Rachel Zegler fans), somewhere a time for us…but it looks like it won’t be at next weekend’s Academy Awards. After fans questioned the West Side Story star, 20, on whether or not she’d be in attendance at the annual event, Rachel that although she “tried,” she’d be watching from home with her in sweats and cozy flannel.

Nielsen Holdings PLC has rejected an acquisition offer by a private equity group, which includes the activist firm Elliott Management, in a deal that would have valued the company at $15 billion.

North By Northwest, the stage adaption of the classic 50s Hitchcock film, is a play filled with slick acting and even slicker production values.Starring David Campbell as Roger O. Thornhill and directed by Simon Phillips, this thrilling ride of mistaken identity plays out in typical Hitchcockian suspense, driven by an atmospheric soundtrack and clever use of projection to give the audience an intimate, birds-eye-view of the action.Set against the backdrop of the Cold War with talk of Russian spies and double-double agents, the themes seems vaguely familiar considering the high-stakes challenges the world faces in 2022, which adds a dimension of surreal familiarity.Starting in a hotel bar in New York City, the action takes the audience on a wild journey across several near-death experiences, an intrigue filled train trip to Chicago, a game of hit-the-deck with a crop duster and culminates in a harrowing scramble across a President’s face on North Dakota’s Mount Rushmore.The cast of many characters, aptly played by a cast of surprisingly few, are all polished actors of incredible skill with impressive credits to all their names but special mention, of course, must go to the star of the show, David Campbell, playing Roger O.

Kid Rock has said in a new interview that he doesn’t think he’s able to be cancelled, adding that he loves it when people try to.The outspoken conservative rocker recently sat down with controversial Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a rare chat, which will air in full on Monday night (March 21).“The legendary Kid Rock sits down with Tucker for a rare one-on-one interview. And nothing is off the table,” Carlson captioned a preview clip.

Dancing king and queen — well, one day. Prince William and Duchess Kate continued their royal tour of the Caribbean on Sunday, March 20, and they turned heads as they cut a rug in Hopkins, Belize.

One lucky contestant got a second chance to shine on the latest installment of “American Idol”.

Britney Spears, 40, is back in full form on Instagram, and ready to make you sweat just from watching her! In a new video posted on Mar. 20, Britney again rocked her go-to dancing look of a yellow floral crop top and tiny black shorts as she worked it out to an EDM dance track, exclaiming in her caption that she found the song “funny.”

SXSW is still on-going with the music portion at the center of attention, but the films at this years festival were unforgettable. Because SXSW champions independent cinema, it gives move lovers like me the chance to discover movies I wouldn’t have heard of outside of traveling to Austin. Below I provide some quick cut capsule reviews for Aftershock, Woman on the Outside, Slash/Back, and Bitch Ass, which are a few of the films that made an impression on me. Be sure to put these on your radar!

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe Guild of Music Supervisors held its 12th annual awards ceremony virtually on March 20.Recognizing those who excel at the craft of music supervision in film, television, documentaries, games, advertising and trailers, the night’s big winners included HBO’s “The White Lotus,” supervised by Janet Lopez, who gave an impassioned acceptance speech, thanking the music makers of Hawaii for taking her call, and Liza Richardson for “Lovecraft Country” season 1. The Netflix film “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” supervised by Steven Gizicki, took home the prize for film budgeted over $25 million.

Adrien Brody is looking back at the 2003 Oscars.

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves share a laugh while out together in New York City on Sunday (March 20).

PREGNANT Leona Lewis has created the perfect home in Hollywood to welcome her bundle of joy. Sources revealed this weekend the the Bleeding Love hitmaker – who married Dennis Jauch in 2019 – is due later this year.

RONAN Keating's wife Storm showed off her incredible figure in a red bikini in South Africa. The fashion designer, 40, looked sensational as she enjoyed some quality time with her young brood by the sea.

EMILY Atack has slammed "perverts" sending her filthy messages after a photo of her in a taxi circulated online. The Inbetweeners star said she was hounded on Sunday after the snap was shared by a porn website's Twitter account.

PREGNANT Towie star Frankie Essex has shared the sex of her twins at a stunning baby shower attended by family and friends. The star revealed she was expecting the double bundle of joy with partner, Luke Love, 32, last month.

KATIE Price has revealed her huge new boobs in a tiny bikini as she chilled by the pool with fiance Carl Woods. The star looked relaxed in Thailand and at one point she almost toppled off of her lilo after her latest round of surgery.

HARRY Potter star Bonnie Wright has married boyfriend Andrew Lococo in a secret ceremony. The actress, who starred as Ginny Weasley in the Harry potter franchise, shared a clip with her 3.7 million fans of them revealing their wedding rings by a pool.

EMILY Atack looked completely different in a throwback photo with her younger brother George. The ITV star shared the adorable vintage photo in a 'photo dump' of a series of photos to celebrate the return of the sunny weather.

LOVE Island's Liberty Poole reunited with her Dancing On Ice co-star Connor Ball as they partied until the early hours of the morning. The Love Island babe, 22, showed off her dance moves in a coffee coloured, halter neck top and matching flared trousers.

DANCING On Ice is the winter show that has kept fans hooked on its drama both on and off the screens since it launched on ITV in 2006. Fearless celebs take to the ice each year to dazzle the audience with their brave efforts - but sometimes more drama happens off the ice.

GOOD Morning Britain has revealed there's a changing of the guard tomorrow - with Richard Madeley being replaced. The show has been fronted by the veteran TV star and show favourite Susanna Reid on Mondays to Wednesdays since before Christmas.

DANCING On Ice's Brendan Cole admitted he was "very glad" the final had been cancelled tonight after being hounded by 'fix' rumours. The semi-final last week saw Strictly pro Brendan bag his spot in the grand finale alongside Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt and dancer Regan Gascoigne.

GEMMA Collins showed off her healthy Sunday lunch after wowing fans with her slimmer figure. The reality star, 41, showed off her trim and toned physique on Instagram last week and today shared a glimpse of her diet.

For The Underground Railroad creator and director Barry Jenkins, the WGA honorary Paul Selvin Award served as an “affirmation to to keep working the way I am.”

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized with an infection after being admitted on Friday when he experienced flu-like symptoms, the court announced on Sunday in a press release.

At Sunday’s WGA Awards, late-night host, comedian and writer Dick Cavett received the Evelyn F. Burkey Award, speaking in his acceptance speech about what writing means to him.

FILM CATEGORIESBest Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Over $25 Million: Steven Gizicki, “tick, tick… Boom!”Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $25 Million: Julianne Jordan, Justine von Winterfeldt, “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”                                                                        Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $10 Million: Mandi Collier, Frankie Pine, “Sylvie’s Love”Best Music Supervision for Film Budgeted Under $5 Million: Mandi Collier, Jen Malone, Nicole Weisberg, “Zola”                                                                    Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film: “Dos Oruguitas” from “Encanto”Songwriter: Lin-Manuel Miranda                                                                                                      Performer: Sebastián Yatra                                                                                                   Music Supervisor: Tom MacDougall   TELEVISION CATEGORIESBest Music Supervision – Television Drama: Liza Richardson, “Lovecraft Country” – Season 1Best Music Supervision – Television Comedy or Musical: Janet Lopez, “The White Lotus” – Season 1                                                                                                                              Best Music Supervision – Reality Television: Sarah Bromberg, Stephanie Diaz-Matos, Eric Medina, “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” – Season 1                     Best Music Supervision – Television Movie: Laura Webb, Lindsay Wolfington, “To All the Boys: Always and Forever”                                       Best Song Written and/or Recorded for Television: “F*** The Pain Away” from “Sex Education,” episodes 302 and

Demi Moore sent a special birthday message to her ex-husband, Bruce Willis.  On Saturday, the 59-year-old actress posted to her Instagram a picture with Willis. She captioned the image of the former couple, "Happy birthday, Bruce! Thankful for our blended family," adding a white heart emoji.  The duo stood in a kitchen, both smiling for the camera as Moore held a cutting board full of true morels.

Pete Davidson is cementing himself as part of the Kardashian family. Over the weekend, Pete joined Kourtney Kardashian's ex, Scott Disick, for a «boyz night.» The wild night in was captured on Scott's Instagram Story, but it appears it was the  comedian who had hold of Scott's phone.«Boyz night was wild,» Pete, who had a brief stint on Instagram, captioned the video, which featured Scott and another friend passed out on the couch.

Jared Leto has done it again. The method actor, known for his extreme on-screen transformations, is almost unrecognizable in his performance as Adam Neumann, the charismatic founder of the WeWork communal workspace venture, in the new Apple TV series . The first three episodes of the eight-part miniseries hit Apple TV Plus on Friday, March 18.With the help of a dialect coach and an expert hair and makeup team, Leto disappears into the real-life character of Neumann, whose idea for a single co-working space eventually became WeWork, a $47 billion start-up.

Huge congratulations are in order for “Harry Potter” star Bonnie Wright.