Mary J. Blige and Nas announce co-headlining summer tour

Two hip-hop legends are coming together. Blige will also play solo shows in Jacksonville, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas. (Curiously, there is no scheduled date for the pairs mutual hometown, New York City.) Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Blige has previously co-headlined tours withMaxwelland one-time Nas rival Jay-Z. She also showed up asa time-traveling assassinin NetflixsThe Umbrella Academyearlier this year. Nas last release,Nasir, dropped in 2018 as part of Kanye Wests Wyoming Sessions summer blitz....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Dennis Lee

Mary J. Blige on her two Golden Globe nominations forMudbound:'I woke up screaming'

Mary J. Blige had quite the eventful morning! Needless to say, she did not expect this kind of success from the Netflix film. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on both of your nominations. Netflix How are you feeling?MARY J. BLIGE:Oh my god, it feels amazing! I cant stop thanking God. I cant stop praising God. I cant stop being happy. Im just so grateful too grateful. Its a beautiful thing. Where were you when you found out about your nominations?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 425 words · Micheal Trujillo

Mary McDonnell speaks out onMajor Crimesdeath and backlash

Now, Raydor’s portrayer,Mary McDonnell, has spoken out on the matter. “Many fans were truly saddened, angry, and overwhelmingly frustrated,” she wrote. “I knew how much Sharon was loved. Credit: Darren Michaels/TNT I knew she was a role model. What I hadn’t totally comprehended was how much importance she held as a symbol. And how her importance had grown since the election last year.” (The show was canceled by TNT before its final season began airing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Larry Gomez

Mary Poppins Returns: Emily Blunt gets a showstopping lift through London

Life tip: Catch up on your chores before Mary Poppins commands you this Christmas. The thing thats so mortifying is when people say its a remake. No one could touch that, he continues. Jay Maidment/Disney Theres so much more story to tell, and its because the characters so great. The dancing is the thing I really had to learn. Lin and I are not trained dancers in any way, so that was the most arduous part....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 104 words · Jessica Mason

Mary Poppins Returns: Jump into 7 exclusive new images

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May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 25 words · James Lowery

Mary Poppins Returnsbrings a wonder woman back to this week's EW cover

Theyve got something really good under wraps until Christmas. We just focused on this story and these people and this moment. Miranda remembers that night just a bit differently: That was areallystressful show, he laughs. Courtesy of Disney I felt like I was auditioningforMary Poppins, the person. Miranda callsPoppinshis first big movie, but acknowledges how unusual the film actually is from the typical big-movie experience. Where does that part come from?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 232 words · Javier Jordan

Mary Poppins Returnsis the movie Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman have been waiting for

I mean, Iwouldhave been… I mean, I didn’t know what I would do if we didn’t get it. I was truly thinking, I will have to move to a hut in Tahiti. Jay Maidment/Disney; Andy Kropa/Getty Images “I’m certainly writing in a style that you don’t quite hear anymore. And finally I actuallywasscoring a Mary Poppins movie.” Platt says the musicians' pure love of the 1964 filmmade them the clear frontrunners for the job....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Pamela Snow

Mary Poppins Returnsreviews: Emily Blunt saves imperfect sequel

USA Today: Perfectly fine … Blunt, for one, knows exactly what shes doing. The big musical set-pieces here play like second-rate retreads … Its just not as good as the childrens film it is trying so hard to be. CNN: Mary Poppins Returnscould just as easily be titled MaryPoppins Remade. Credit: Jay Maidment/Disney The result is thus perfectly passable, but well short of practically perfect. If you havent seen the originalMary Poppins, thenMary Poppins Returnswill probably seem vibrant and new....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Elizabeth Jackson

Mary Shelleydirector on telling the story of the woman behind the monster

I felt it such an important story to tell. And then when I started reading the script; it was amazing to be closer to Mary Shelleys life. I felt it such an important story to tell. Credit: IFC Films I hope we realize that it is happening for so long. Its about time to stop now. Marys life was fairly scandalous at the time she was alive, in that very straight-laced 1800s English society....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Jonathan White

Mass murder mastermind Charles Manson dies at 83

After living for seven years behind bars for the latter crime, Manson was released in March 1967. In August 1969, members of the Manson Family killed seven people, following the orders of their leader. The victims included Sharon Tate, actress and wife of director Roman Polanski. She was eight months pregnant at the time of her murder. The killings remain among the most infamous crimes in American history. In 1971, Manson was found guilty of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Matthew Riley

Master of None's Lena Waithe isn't done making history

I plan on being here a long time, she tells EW. I see each and every one of you, she declared. The things that make us different, those are our superpowers. Ramona Rosales for EW Because when someone acknowledges one of us, they acknowledge all of us. It does make us stand out were not less than, it almost makes us cooler than. Weve got to use these things to propel us rather than hold us back....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Ryan Cox

Master of Noneco-creator on season 3 and the thrill of that Golden Globe nomination

Sometimes, getting a 5:30 a.m. text is a good thing. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First of all, congratulations! Whats the feeling right now?ALAN YANG:Thank you so much, I appreciate it. Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Its good, man! I woke up had some texts from people. I have another chain with Eric Wareheim and Igor [Srubshchik], our line producer. Like everything these days, its only experienced as a group through electronic means. It was a lot of texting....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Christian Stone

Matt Bomer buys out theater forLove, Simonin his Texas hometown

Matt Bomer is spreading theLove. yo come see @lovesimonmovie in my hometown of Spring, TX for free! @halls.simon and I bought out the whole screening for you, reads Bomers post. Credit: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images This is an important movie, and a really good one. I know youll love it so come watch for free this Sunday! The post further explains where and how to pick up tickets for the showing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 86 words · Clayton Martin