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Something’s got a hold on Ryan Coogler

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer

Something’s got a hold on Ryan Coogler (washingtonpost.com) Something’s got a hold on Ryan Coogler By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025041617072600 CHICAGO — "I got the movie," exclaimed Ryan Coogler while doing the dishes. For months, the director had been trying to weave together several threads that had been loose in his mind since wrapping "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." There were multiple conversations carrying on in his head at once.
Jay Ellis is ready to be a leading man. Step 1: Kick things.

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer

NEW YORK — Jay Ellis was ready for action. It’d been nearly a year since the 2021 finale of Issa Rae’s much-loved HBO dramedy “Insecure,” on which Ellis spent five seasons cementing his romantic lead CV as Lawrence. Primed for a pivot, the 6-foot-3 actor signed on to play a samurai sword-toting basketball player in the 1980s send-up “Freaky Tales.” There was just one problem. Ellis hadn’t done so much as a “hi-yah” since earning a yellow belt in elementary school.
Jay Ellis is ready to be a leading man. Step 1: Kick things.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer

Jay Ellis is ready to be a leading man. Step 1: Kick things. (washingtonpost.com) Jay Ellis is ready to be a leading man. Step 1: Kick things. By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025040510002700 NEW YORK Jay Ellis was ready for action. It'd been nearly a year since the 2021 finale of Issa Rae's much-loved HBO dramedy, "Insecure," on which Ellis spent five seasons cementing his romantic lead CV as Lawrence.
How did Edwina Findley get that delicious ‘Residence’ role? Strap in for a journey.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer

How did Edwina Findley get that delicious ‘Residence’ role? Strap in for a journey. (washingtonpost.com) How did Edwina Findley get that delicious ‘Residence’ role? Strap in for a journey. By Helena Andrews-Dyer 2025033010053800 Who is your favorite character in the Netflix whodunit "The Residence" — and why is it Sheila?
The best moments from the 2025 Oscars

Mar 3, 2025 | yahoo.com | Sonia Rao |Helena Andrews-Dyer |Janay Kingsberry |Herb Scribner

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe sex-worker comedy-drama “Anora” soared at the 97th Academy Awards, winning best picture and other top prizes, including best director and actress.
The best Oscars 2025 moments: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and James Bond

Mar 3, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Sonia Rao |Helena Andrews-Dyer |Janay Kingsberry |Herb Scribner

The sex-worker comedy-drama “Anora” soared at the 97th Academy Awards, winning best picture and other top prizes including best director and actress. The modern-day Cinderella story from Sean Baker had been picking up momentum in the weeks leading up to the Oscars, and it became increasingly clear as it notched award after award Sunday that the well-liked indie was having a huge night.
Analysis | The best moments from the 2025 Oscars

Mar 3, 2025 | flipboard.com | Sonia Rao |Helena Andrews-Dyer |Janay Kingsberry |Herb Scribner

NowEuropean pledges to support Ukraine. Europe races to mend a U.S.-Ukraine rupture Eighteen European leaders gathered yesterday in London to repair Ukraine’s fractured relationship with the U.S., with Britain and France assembling a “coalition of the willing” to develop a plan for ending the war with …
How realistic is the mega disaster in the latest episode of Hulu’s Paradise?

Feb 27, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel |Helena Andrews-Dyer

This story contains major spoilers for episode 7 and the season so far of “Paradise” on Hulu. For a show called “Paradise,” the series is long from idyllic so far. The storyline begins with the assassination of a wisecracking, whiskey-fueled president. It appears like a whodunit case, but a shocking twist reveals the show’s characters are all living in a postapocalyptic world. Much to the viewers’ pleasure, this narrative has more bumps than that mountain they’re living under.
How realistic is the mega disaster in the latest episode of Hulu’s Paradise?

Feb 27, 2025 | flipboard.com | Kasha Patel |Helena Andrews-Dyer

1 day agoThe final episode of Paradise season 1 has major mysteries left to resolve — a presidential assassin is still out there, somewhere — but after episode 7, at least one big question has been answered: What disaster drove 25,000 Americans into an enormous underground bunker? The answer always had to be …
Sterling K. Brown on the shocking reveal in ‘Paradise’

Feb 25, 2025 | torontosun.com | Helena Andrews-Dyer

If you were going to build the perfect postapocalyptic utopia, wouldn’t you put Sterling K. Brown in it? The beloved actor is the definition of a fan favorite. So it’s no surprise that when “This Is Us” creator Dan Fogelman turned to his next TV project, the twisty Hulu thriller “Paradise,” he had one person in mind to play the beating heart of a show about how we as humans survive in spite of ourselves. “Sterling is a clear leader. He has the loudest voice and loudest laugh.