The Color Purple by Alice Walker was published in 1982, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction for that year. In 1985, it was adapted into a movie starring Whoopi Goldberg directed by Steven Spielberg. In 2005, it was also adapted into a musical. The 2015-2017 revival won a
Netflix sign-in page displayed on a laptop screen and Netflix logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on Jan. 2, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Netflix‘s crackdown on password sharing has come to the U.S. The streaming service said it began alerting members
Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over new claims he broke COVID lockdown rules. The former prime minister’s ministerial diary has revealed visits by friends to Chequers during the pandemic. The visits to the grace-and-favour residence were highlighted during preparations for a public inquiry into COVID, according to The
In this article AAPL AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook holds the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple on Tuesday announced a new multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom to develop 5G radio frequency components in the
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, who became one of the UK’s biggest TV stars but was later jailed for using his fame to groom and assault young women, has died after a long illness, aged 93. His death was confirmed by a registrar at the town hall in Maidenhead, where he lived. Harris was jailed for
Elon Musk basically confirmed today that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to announce his candidacy for the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Twitter tomorrow in an interview with the platform’s owner himself. Asked at a conference today about news reports to that effect, Musk said: “So we are interviewing Ron DeSantis, and he has
It may not just be enough to act anymore for Bradley Whitford. He has now also gotten the directing bug. Whitford, who has won three Emmys for three different series in three different categories – (a real feat) with his Supporting Actor -Drama Series win for The West Wing, a Guest Actor-Comedy Series for Transparent,
The Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California, will be the recipient of the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award, the Tony administration committee announced today. The award, based on a recommendation by the American Theatre Critics Association, is accompanied by a $25,000 grant. “Pasadena Playhouse has made a significant impact, on both a local and global level,
Teenage Fanclub, photo by Donald Milne News Teenage Fanclub Announce New Album Nothing Lasts Forever, Share Video for New Song: Watch Check out “Foreign Land” from the band’s September full-length By Evan Minsker May 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Teenage Fanclub have announced Nothing Lasts Forever, the follow-up to 2021’s Endless Arcade. The album
And The Weeknd has also confirmed that the show is actually a semi-biographical look at his meteoric rise to success in the music industry. There are some elements based on true stories, but the characters and scenarios are fictional. Who stars in The Idol? Initially, The Weeknd was cast alongside Lily-Rose Depp in two lead roles,
When I realized my childhood Barnes & Noble was closing, I was devastated. I’m an indie bookstore lover, but growing up, there were no indie bookstores in my town: only one gorgeous, cozy Barnes & Noble. We went to book clubs there as kids, met there as teens basically every Friday night, studied for the
Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, during Jim Cramer interview, Feb. 23, 2023. CNBC Deposit runs have led to the collapse of three U.S. banks this year, but another concern is building on the horizon. Commercial real estate is the area most likely to cause problems for lenders, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told analysts
Former justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab will stand down at the next election, Sky News understands. It comes a month after he quit Rishi Sunak’s cabinet over claims he bullied civil servants. Mr Raab has been the Conservative MP for Esher and Walton in Surrey since 2010. He has “become increasingly concerned”
In this article WBD PARA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tom Ryan, CEO and President of Paramount Streaming, speaks during the LG press conference ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 4, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Paramount Global‘s flagship streaming service Paramount+ will
Irish actor Ray Stevenson, who had roles in RRR, Thor and Rome, has died at the age of 58. Stevenson died on Sunday in Italy, according to his representatives, but the circumstances surrounding his death are not clear. He was born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, in 1964, but spent some of his upbringing in England,
ESPN, Fox and a pair of quadrennial global athletic events were among the big winners as the 44th annual Sports Emmy Awards were handed out tonight during a ceremony at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in Manhattan. Among programs, Fox and FS1’s coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and NBC/USA’s XXIV Winter Olympics
EXCLUSIVE: France tv distribution has launched sales on French director Benoît Jacquot’s upcoming crime thriller Belle starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Guillaume Canet. The work is adapted from the 1951 novel The Death Of Belle by the iconic Belgian writer Georges Simenon who is best known for his novels about Paris detective Maigret. Canet and Gainsbourg will play
Billie Eilish (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Coachella) News Global Citizen Announces Power Our Planet: Live in Paris Festival With Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz, H.E.R., More Jon Batiste, Ben Harper, Finneas, and others will perform during the event, which takes place June 22 By Madison Bloom May 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Global Citizen has
The 2023 Cannes Film Festival has rolled out its red carpet once again! And while the films are the main event, major fashion moments are always on show too. Each May, the annual international festival premieres films of all genres, with the 2023 Cannes red carpet playing host to stars from around the world. This
Martin Amis died Friday in his Lake Worth Florida home from esophageal cancer. Amis was born to a novelist father, Kingsley Amis, in 1949 Oxford, England, and won the 1974 Somerset Maugham Award for his first novel, The Rachel Papers. He became a big part of the literary scene in London in the ’80s and