What's streaming now: Bradley Cooper conducts, Lidia Bastianich cooks and Percy Jackson quests
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Bradley Cooperโs loving look at the life of Leonard Bernstein in โMaestro,โ Percy Jackson finds out that Greek myths arenโt just a history lesson in โPercy Jackson and the Olympiansโ and PBS celebrates chef Lidia Bastianich.
Composer Bernstein's children defend Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose after 'Maestro' is criticized
After Bradley Cooperโs prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic โMaestroโ stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductorโs children have come to the defense of the actor.
Venice Film Festival unveils A-list lineup with โPriscilla,โ โFerrari,โ โMaestroโ amid strikes
Bradley Cooperโs Leonard Bernstein drama โMaestro,โ Sofia Coppolaโs Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mannโs โFerrari,โ David Fincherโs โThe Killerโ and Ava DuVernayโs โOriginโ will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Blanchett, del Toro on the femme fatale of 'Nightmare Alley'
With a touch of Barbara Stanwyck, a sumptuous Art Deco office and a deadly shade of crimson lipstick, Cate Blanchett plays a femme fatale in Guillermo del Toroโs โNightmare Alleyโ with cunning embrace and subversion of the film noir archetype.
Clooney honored by MoMA as actor, director and humanitarian
Clooney was honored Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, by co-stars and colleagues at the annual film benefit for the Museum of Modern Art, held virtually. MoMAโs annual film benefit raises funds to bring great works of film to the museumโs collection. Also giving virtual tributes Monday evening were actors Felicity Jones, Tiffany Boone, Kyle Chandler and Demian Bichir, who appear in โA Midnight Sky,โ which Clooney stars in and directs. The benefit featured clips from some of Clooneyโs many films: โMichael Clayton,โ โSyriana,โ "The Descendants,โ โGravity,โ and โGood Night, and Good Luck,โ among others. In earlier comments to The Associated Press, Clooney said โGood Night, and Good Luckโ was probably his proudest professional accomplishment.
Quiz: Do you remember the biggest pop culture moments from 2019?
So much happened this year that it was hard to condense it all into one single quiz, but we think we did a good job of capturing the most iconic and wacky pop culture moments of the year. From Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooperโs emotional Oscar performance to the big โGame of Thronesโ finale, weโve got everything you need to remember about 2019. Take the quiz below to see how well you do.