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First SNL Host of Its 50th Season Is a Newbie

Jean Smart to helm show on Oct. 5, with musical guest Jelly Roll; other hosts, performers announced

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live's 50th season launches later this month, and an initial lineup of hosts and musical guests has been announced. The host for the kickoff Sept. 28 show will be Emmy-winning Hacks and Fargo star Jean Smart, who has never graced the SNL stage before, reports Variety . She'...

Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype
Beetlejuice's Return
Fails to Live Up to the Hype
MOVIE REVIEW
Sep 6, 2024 10:42 AM CDT

Beetlejuice's Return Fails to Live Up to the Hype

Michael Keaton is great, as are most cast members, but something's missing, critics say

(Newser) - If you haven't seen Tim Burton's Beetlejuice of 1988, go back and watch it because critics say it's significantly better than Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice of 2024, with a 68% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Returning are Michael Keaton as the wild-haired titular demon and Winona Ryder...

Michael Keaton Wants to Start Using His Real Name

Actor was born Michael Douglas

(Newser) - Most people know him as Michael Keaton, but Michael Douglas wants to be called Michael Douglas again. When he started out in show business in the 1970s, years after Wall Street star Michael Douglas, a Screen Actors Guild rule blocked him from using another member's professional name—and Mike...

Michael Keaton as Batman Again? Maybe

He's in talks to return for 'The Flash'

(Newser) - If you consider Michael Keaton to be the best Batman, then we have good news for you: He might be donning the cowl once again. Keaton, who starred as the caped crusader in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman and 1992 Batman Returns, is in talks to reprise the role for...

Michael Keaton Has Best 2 Words to End Commencement Speech
Michael Keaton Has
Best 2 Words to End
Commencement Speech
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May 20, 2018 10:17 AM CDT

Michael Keaton Has Best 2 Words to End Commencement Speech

'I'm Batman,' he tells Kent State graduates

(Newser) - Michael Keaton gave the commencement speech Saturday at Ohio's Kent State University, and his ending is being called " perfect ." "I’ve got two words that I want you all to remember," the actor said. "They’re very important, and if I leave you with...

Spider-Man Wows Thanks to the Man Behind the Mask
A 'High Point' in
Summer Movies:
Spider-Man
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 7, 2017 11:15 AM CDT

A 'High Point' in Summer Movies: Spider-Man

Tom Holland's Peter Parker gets high praise from critics

(Newser) - Critics had high hopes for Tom Holland's Spider-Man after an appearance in last year's Captain America: Civil War. But can he handle a movie all his own? Apparently, yes. Critics have given Spider-Man: Homecoming a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes , noting sometimes basic is just better. More:
  • While
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Downton Star Honors Rape Survivor in Acceptance Speech

 Here Are Your 
 Golden Globes 
 Winners 
golden globes
Jan 12, 2015 12:17 AM CST

Here Are Your Golden Globes Winners

Your running list of the night's awards

(Newser) - After Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's opening monologue , the Golden Globes were off and running:
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture went to JK Simmons for Whiplash.
  • Best Supporting Actress, TV went to Joanne Froggatt for Downton Abbey. Onstage, she mentioned a letter she got from a rape
...

Michael Keaton Takes Flight in Birdman

 Michael Keaton 
 Takes Flight 
 in Birdman 
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Oct 17, 2014 9:40 AM CDT

Michael Keaton Takes Flight in Birdman

Actor called 'tour de force' in comeback role

(Newser) - Chatter about a Michael Keaton comeback was inevitable when early press started trickling out about Birdman , but he's surpassed expectations and "soars" in the role (as more than one media outlet describes his performance). The surreal movie by Alejandro González Iñárritu, which documents washed-up actor...

How 6 Celebs Got Their Names
 How 6 Celebs Got Their Names 
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Jun 27, 2010 12:20 PM CDT

How 6 Celebs Got Their Names

There's no "J" anywhere in Michael J. Fox's real name

(Newser) - Ever wondered how celebrities choose their fake names? Well, Maxwell Yezpitelok has the answer—for six of them, at least—in Cracked :
  • Nicolas Cage: Nick Coppola was a fan of comic book character “Powerman”…but “since ‘Nick Powerman’ was clearly more awesome than he could handle,
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