Nelson Mandela, a true giant, has died at 95. Mandela, who was portrayed onscreen by Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, David Harewood, Terrence Howard and others, died in his bedroom at his suburban Johannesburg home. Idris Elba can now be seen playing the world leader in the biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” based on his 1995 autobiography. The movie got mixed-to-positive reviews, but the great man’s death may propel Elba to an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. When Ray Charles died the year “Ray” came out, the death helped push Jamie Foxx to an Oscar. I don’t think the same will apply to Elba because the film isn’t strong enough, but we will see.
The wait is finally over – details of the “Downton Abbey” two-hour Christmas Day special have now been revealed and it’s set to be full of “laughter, tears and plenty of drama.” Viewers catch up with the Crawley family six months on from where we left them at the end of series four. (Oh, right: you haven’t seen Season Four yet because you don’t have a teenager or a kind adult friend who showed you how to download the episodes from the Internet. I’m feel for you.) And with Buckingham Palace featuring in the special festive helping as the Crawleys head to London Read more »
It’s the unspoken tech epidemic of our times. Those invisible creatures that live in your pocket, bag or backpack and work overtime to ensure that your headphones are constantly tangled. Some people have given up all hope and just decided to wrap the headphones around their face instead. But YouTuber “CuriousInventor” has a better idea — a simple method for tying your headphones that does away with the endless untying. You can check out how it’s done in the video. On behalf of everyone: Thank you.
After this week’s New York Film Critics‘ awards and the National Board of Review awards, everyone with an unnatural obsession with the Oscars wants to know: is “12 Years A Slave,” which didn’t win the top spot in any derby yet, going to lose Best Picture? Mark Harris says no, and here’s why. But an anonymous, supposedly Nate-Silver-accurate prognosticator says Best Pic will go to the Mary Poppins story “Saving Mr. Banks,” and that its star, Emma “isn’t self-deprecation charming?” Thompson will be Best Actress. That will be the end of me, LemonWade, and civilization as we know it.
What the hell happened last night on “American Horror Story: Coven”? Here’s what: The Coven tried to take down their own Supreme. Meh. As usual, somebody died. Meh meh meh. But I’m still waiting for Stevie Nicks (pictured). Gotta wait until after the holidays for her to show up.
In case you didn’t know: On November 26, Kanye West did a radio interview with New York station Power 105, in which he made comments contrasting President Obama and George Bush. At one point, he described his belief that Obama has fewer “connections”: {Man, let me tell you something about George Bush and oil money and Obama and no money. People want to say Obama can’t make these moves or he’s not executing. That’s because he ain’t got those connections… Black people don’t have the same level of connections as Jewish people. Read more »
The must-watch event for musical-theatre queens hits your TV tonight at 8 pm ET on NBC, and surely you’ve already programmed your DVR accordingly. If you haven’t been listening to the album on Spotify (and cried copious nun-related tears thanks to Audra McDonald’s “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”), EW’s got another exciting exclusive to appease your Austro-Hungarian appetite. Check out these exclusive photos from Tuesday’s dress rehearsal.
Nelson Mandela, a true giant, has died at 95. Mandela, who was portrayed onscreen by Morgan Freeman, Sidney Poitier, Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, David Harewood, Terrence Howard and others, died in his bedroom at his suburban Johannesburg home. Idris Elba can now be seen playing the world leader in the biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” based on his 1995 autobiography. The movie got mixed-to-positive reviews, but the great man’s death may propel Elba to an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. When Ray Charles died the year “Ray” came out, the death helped push Jamie Foxx to an Oscar. I don’t think the same will apply to Elba because the film isn’t strong enough, but we will see. 
