Tag: Hollywood

Takeaways from the Oscars red carpet

by Jocelyne ZABLIT HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Hollywood’s top stars oozed glamour on Sunday as they hit the Oscars red carpet under sunny skies in plenty of bling — and with oodles of attitude. Here are a few key looks and trends from the A-list fashion parade at the Dolby Theatre: – Belle of the ball – Sweden’s Alicia Vikander has taken both the acting and fashion worlds by storm in the past year. […]

Preparations underway in Hollywood for the Oscars

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Preparations were underway in Hollywood on Monday (February 22) for the the biggest event in the global entertainment calendar, the 88th Academy Awards. The Oscars ceremony, which will bring together the biggest names in the film industry, will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 28). “Well we closed down the Boulevard last night at 10 o’clock. We’re starting to assemble all the […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s film ‘San Andreas’ hits Hollywood

MAY 27 (Reuters) — Action star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson certainly proved again that he knows how to make an entrance as he arrived at the Hollywood premiere, on Tuesday (May 26) of his latest film – the summer disaster flick “San Andreas” – on the back of a fire truck followed overhead by a rescue helicopter The 43-year-old actor, who’s coming off the mega-box office success of “Furious 7,” of the “Fast and Furious” […]

Shirley Temple, former Hollywood child star, dies at 85

(Reuters) – Shirley Temple Black, who lifted America’s spirits as a bright-eyed, dimpled child movie star during the Great Depression and later became a U.S. diplomat, died late on Monday evening at the age of 85, her family said in a statement. Temple Black, who lured millions to the movies in the 1930s, “peacefully passed away” at her Woodside, Calif., home from natural causes at 10:57 p.m. local time (0157 ET), surrounded by her family […]