New Hollywood Podcast: Jurnee Smollett Is Queen Of ‘Lovecraft Country’; Actress Talks Season Finale And Future Of Series

A popular Scottish wildlife park is offering animal fans a once in a lifetime chance to not only name an adorable polar bear cub – but also meet and feed him too.

Snoop Dogg revealed his love for Jay-Z during a recent interview with Tidal.

The image of the letter Z has now become a chilling symbol of the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The UK Government recently confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next month.

A Scots mum who cares for her disabled daughter fears her family could be made homeless after being told her utility bills are set to almost triple.

Airdrie’s boulevard of lights and North Lanarkshire’s council headquarters have been lit up in blue and yellow to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Lanarkshire MSPs have joined the condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine which has seen so many people flee their homeland.

David Byrne performed ‘Like Humans Do’ with the cast of his American Utopia show on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 7) – you can watch their performance below.American Utopia, the hugely successful stage production of the Talking Heads musician’s 2018 solo album of the same name (which also features songs from across his back catalogue), is currently playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre in New York City until April 3.Byrne and the current cast of American Utopia visited The Tonight Show yesterday to perform ‘Like Humans Do’, which originally featured on Byrne’s 2001 album ‘Look Into The Eyeball’.You can watch Byrne and the cast of American Utopia perform ‘Like Humans Do’ below.The Tonight Show performance follows on from Byrne’s recent appearance on CBS Saturday Sessions, where he and his band performed Talking Heads’ 1983 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’.The Spike Lee-directed concert film version of American Utopia was released in 2020, which NME described as “a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes”.

Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss has reiterated that he and David Benioff will continue to move away from the franchise.Discussing their new Netflix film Metal Lords with Entertainment Weekly, Weiss called the Game of Thrones era “the best decade of our lives”.“All in, we were 11 years, probably, doing that show.

Corey Taylor has called Kanye West a “fucking moron” over the rapper’s decision to make ‘DONDA 2’ available exclusively through his Stem Player.Released last month, West’s 11th studio album – a direct follow-up to last year’s ‘DONDA’ – can currently only be accessed via his $200 (£150) device, which was created by the star’s Yeezy Tech enterprise.Four tracks from the record were made available to Stem Player owners on February 23 following a listening party and live performance in Miami the night before. An additional four songs arrived the next day, with a further 12 cuts landing on February 25.During a recent interview with Metro.co.uk, Slipknot frontman Taylor suggested that West’s method of putting out ‘DONDA 2’ was out of touch with his audience.“It’s like releasing all the parts for a car and sending them to people’s houses and going there, you got a free car, now you’ve got to figure out how to build the goddamn thing,” Taylor told the outlet.“You’re assuming that the audience has the access and same technology that you have but you’re a fucking moron for doing that.

THREE major ITV shows have been postponed for a week as the Six Nations wreaks havoc with the channel's schedule. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and the Starstruck final have both been postponed next week to make way for a rugby double-header.

HOLLY Willoughby broke down sobbing on This Morning today over children suffering in Ukraine. Her co-host Phillip Schofield was forced to cut to a break as Holly sat with tears running down her face.

CHARLIE Hedges shocked Radio 1 listeners - and Greg James - by announcing she's pregnant live on air. The DJ made the revelation during the 'Tell Me Something Good' segment of the show.

Fans of the Royal family will probably know by now that The Queen doesn’t eat garlic, likes to keep her breakfast cereal fresh in tupperware containers, and sometimes enjoys a gin and Dubonnet cocktail before she tucks into her lunch. Well, why ever not we say? Especially if you can have a nap.

Meeting your partner’s family for the first time is always a nerve wracking experience, but it was even more so for now-Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle when she met Queen Elizabeth for the first time. Meghan was first linked to Prince Harry in 2016, and the pair went on to tie the knot in May 2018.They’ve since welcomed two children together – Archie, two, and nine month old Lilibet. Archie was born in the UK, while Meghan gave birth to Lilibet in California last year.

Sunny Kooner is a 35-year-old businesswoman from Wolverhampton. She and her husband Baz, 34, own a chain of dessert parlours - Delightful Desserts - as well as a dessert parlour supply company, and Jatt Life vodka, whisky and gin labels. Sunny also has her own Instagram page and blog - Blessed with Girls "When I met an old school friend’s mum I hadn’t seen for ages, I was so excited to see her, and I expected her to be pleased for me when I told her I had four daughters.

Prince Harry previously pledged that he wouldn’t want to have a big family in a bid to save the environment, stating there would be a two children “maximum”. Speaking to conservationist Dr Jane Goodall during an interview with British Vogue, Harry, 37, said he and wife Meghan, 40, wouldn’t have more children after the arrival of son Archie and daughter Lilibet.

Stephanie Davis has revealed she’s treating herself to a boob job for her birthday, admitting she’s wanted to get them done for “years”. The former Hollyoaks actress, who turns 29 today, is jetting off to Turkey at the weekend to undergo the procedure in a bid to boost her confidence. Steph, who recently admitted she refused leave her house at the height of her struggles with her skin, said her boobs changed after giving birth to her son Caben in 2017.

Some make-up products just take you back to a certain time, don’t they? Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, Sun-In Spray and Lancôme Juicy Tubes, to name but a few. So we were delighted when TV royalty Holly Willoughby served up a big old helping of nostalgia during her most recent appearance on Dancing On Ice, wearing another beauty favourite from days gone by.

I know this has been keeping you up at night, so you will no doubt be pleased to finally know that Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ album will not be eligible for the Billboard charts in the US. Not while it’s being sold exclusively on West’s Stem Player devices anyway.West, of course, announced last month that his latest album would only be available to people who bought his $200 MP3 player devices, which add extra functionality for remixing tracks.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC launched the 19th season of The Voice on Monday, and though it stumbled in numbers compared with last fall’s debut, its 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.96 million viewers both topped the night in primetime in Nielsen Live+7 data.The reality singing competition’s debut, which did rise from its previous season finale numbers in May, was off two tenths from its previous cycle’s premiere episode in February, and down five tenths from its fall 2019 debut. Last night, The Voice was followed by a fresh episode of Weakest Link (0.8, 4.31M), which jumped two tenths in the demo.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Sunday night’s season finale of Lovecraft Country.Ever since Misha Green unleashed the wonder that is Lovecraft Country to the world in August, she, along with an all-star roster of writers and directors has immersed us in the LCCU: The Lovecraft Country Cinematic Universe. The series played out like an anthology of sorts that connect to create a 10-hour movie.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterChris Nee and her production company Laughing Wild are best known for creating all-inclusive children’s programming such as Doc McStuffins and Vampirina in bringing more representation to Netflix. The Peabody, Emmy, and Humanitas Prize-winning producer and writer has unveiled her first slate of series heading to the streaming giant — all of which are part of her overall deal.“I am so excited to finally get to talk about the work I’m doing at Netflix,” said Nee.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAva DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has acquired the highly-anticipated dramatic feature Funny Boy directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta. The film is based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai and will open theatrically in select cities and debut on Netflix on December 10.Mehta is best known for her trilogy element-title trilogy Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005).

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOctober 15 marks the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and some of the top creators in TV and film are punctuating it with a demand for change when it comes to Latinx representation — and they have every right to voice their demands. In fact, it is long overdue.In an open letter to Hollywood over 270 Latinx showrunners, creators, and TV and feature writers, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tanya Saracho, Gloria Calderon-Kellett, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Steven Canals, John Leguizamo, Linda Yvette-Chavez, Carolina Paiz, Marco Ramirez, Javier Grillo-Marxuach and more are calling for systemic change in the entertainment industry.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe 32nd season of The Amazing Race premiered on CBS last night and, well, it stumbled out of the blocks. The global reality competition took a dive from last the last season opener delivering a 0.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 3.43 million viewers.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThose of a certain generation of people who thrive when they hear songs like Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly” or Tony! Toni! Toné!’s “Feels Good” or Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative”. There’s an incomparable sense of nostalgia when any song by Guy, Jade, Troop or the iconic Bell Biv DeVoe hits the airwaves.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the term “fake news” gets thrown around recklessly and clickbait headlines spread misinformation, many people have found it hard to find facts from reliable sources. Perhaps people should turn to documentaries.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCBS was in the zone Tuesday as it dominated the night with an NFL matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans. The game scored a 2.7 in the adults 18-49 demographic in fast nationals while 9.94 million viewers watched the Titans annihilate the Bills 42-16.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs expected, L.A. Comic-Con has been canceled.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn the next installment of “Zoom Where It Happens”, Cedric the Entertainer, Wayne Brady, LaLa Milan and Dwyane Wade will do a live, virtual table read of the classic trailblazing sitcom Sanford and Son which aired on NBC for 6 seasons from 1972 to 1977. The live table read is set for October 13 (that’s today!) at 6pm PST.The “Zoom Where It Happens” series showcases script reads of throwback sitcoms, with all-Black casts for a civic cause.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe New York Comic Con panel for The CW’s Nancy Drew didn’t waste any time will getting into things as the show’s stars stars Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Scott Wolf (Carson Drew), Alex Saxon (Ace), Leah Lewis (George Fan), Maddison Jaizani (Bess Marvin), Tunji Kasim (Ned “Nick” Nickerson) and Riley Smith (Ryan Hudson) participated in a lightning round of questions in-character before creator/executive producer Noga Landau and showrunner/executive producer Melinda Hsu Taylor joined in on the fun.The actors and EPs talked about their favorite moments of the freshman season based on the iconic mystery novels before Landau dived into the meat of the conversation: what can we expect for season two? For

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterGoldfinger actress and model Margaret Nolan died on October 5. She was 76.Nolan was known as the gold-painted model in the memorable title sequence for the aforementioned 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger in which she also played Bond’s masseuse Dink.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWhat We Do In The Shadows stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and  Mark Proksch were joined by executive producers and writers Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson (and a cameo from the Nadja Doll) reflected about their favorite moments in season 2 but the real meat of the conversation was Simms and Robinson dropping major teases on what to expect for season 3 of the Emmy-nominated vampire mockumentary series based on the 2015 movie from Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.Simms and Stefani started talking about how they pick the mythical creatures that will join Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, Colin Robinson and Guillermo this season.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFilmmaker Garrett Bradley is known for tackling pressing issues facing the Black community with her work. Her documentary short America painted a portrait of how Black people are represented in American culture while Alone, investigated the impact of mass incarceration on the modern Black family through the eyes of a single mother in New Orleans.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAvengers: Endgame and Marvel Studios auteurs Joe & Anthony Russo, Slugfest directors Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow alum Brandon Routh as well as comic book pioneers Jenette Kahn and Jim Starlin took the virtual dais and New York Comic-Con with fanboy godfather Kevin Smith on Thursday afternoon to talk about the upcoming Quibi serieswhich details the complex history (or some may say rivalry) between DC Comics and Marvel.