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Grammy Champ Billie Eilish To Perform On The 2020 Oscars Telecast

January 29, 2020 4:34 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

In a surprise announcement, The Academy has revealed that Billie Eilish will perform during the 2020 Academy Awards telecast on Feb. 9. Eilish just won five Grammy Awards on Sunday night including Best New Ar...

Beyonce, Thom Yorke & ‘Frozen II’ Make Oscar’s 2020 Original Song Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

December 16, 2019 6:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Some of the biggest music stars in history are in contention for the 2020 Original Song Oscar after the Academy of Motion Pictures announced the shortlist today. Songwriters Beyonce ("Spirit" from "The Lion Ki...

Did Beyonce Bestow ‘The Lion King’ At Least One Oscar Nod With The New Track ‘Spirit’?

Gregory Ellwood

July 10, 2019 10:24 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Beyonce Knowles had an unexpected surprise for her fans on Tuesday night, a new single from "The Lion King." Or, maybe considering how often she releases content without warning it should have been expected? W...

‘Rocketman’: Taron Egerton Anchors Dexter Fletcher’s Flashy Elton John Biopic [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai

May 17, 2019 1:29 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

“There are moments in a rock star’s life that define who he is and how people perceive him as he ascends into the heavens,” John Reid (Richard Madden) tells a young Elton John (Taron Egerton) halfway into “Rock...

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Taron Egerton Hopes He Isn’t ‘Forever Judged’ Opposite Rami Malek [Cannes]

Gregory Ellwood

May 17, 2019 10:29 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

CANNES - Taron Egerton is earning raves for his performance as Elton John in the new Dexter Fletcher musical "Rocketman" and it's made him well, a bit emotional. After the premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festi...

‘Rocketman’: Paramount Reportedly Okay With R-Rating & Will Keep Controversial Gay Love Scene In The Film

Charles Barfield

March 25, 2019 11:57 am

News

After all the backlash the filmmakers and studio behind “Bohemian Rhapsody” felt after it was clear the film failed to really illuminate much in the way of Freddie Mercury’s queerness, all eyes were set on “Roc...

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‘Rocketman’: Watch Elton John & Taron Egerton Perform ‘Tiny Dancer’ Live At Oscars Party

Charles Barfield

February 25, 2019 11:54 am

Awards, News, Video

Thanks to the massive, massive box office success of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Hollywood has realized there’s a huge audience out there that is aching for a good ol’ musical biopic. While the merits (or lack thereof...

Jamie Bell On ‘Donnybrook,’ ‘Rocketman’ & Not Overcooking A Performance [Interview]

Gregory Ellwood

February 18, 2019 5:46 pm

Awards Campaign, Interviews, News

Often little movies come and go with great performances with established actors that get seriously overlooked. A textbook case of this is Tim Sutton's "Donnybrook", starring Jamie Bell, which debuted at the To...

Taron Egerton Fully Embraces The Glitz And Glam As The Iconic Elton John In First Look At ‘Rocketman’

Charles Barfield

September 28, 2018 9:44 am

News

Apparently, if you want to produce a biopic about a rock star that rose to prominence in the ‘70s, filmmaker Dexter Fletcher is your guy. After the debacle that was Bryan Singer’s exit from “Bohemian Rhapsody,”...

Taron Egerton, Channing Tatum and Colin Firth star in Matthew Vaughan's spy sequel 'Kingsman- The Golden Circle.'

NSFW ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Trailer Heads To America

Ally Johnson

July 20, 2017 9:16 am

News

There were seemingly two camps when it came to Matthew Vaughn’s genre mash “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” There were those who were pleasantly surprised and taken with the wildly careening film that had Colin ...

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