According to /bent, MoMA made this homage to Tilda Swinton back in November, when they honored her during a gala. Let's just use it as an excuse to be entranced by her acting and stunned by her range. Also, if you have not seen Orlando, remedy that with a quickness. » 3/18/14 2:40pm 3/18/14 2:40pm

Award-nominated actors, you might as well give up telling self-deprecating jokes in the mirror and put down the quote books you're mining for award speech inspiration; you're never going to top the speech Emma Thompson gave at last night's National Board of Review Gala, or the bomb-ass intro Meryl Streep gave for her.… » 1/08/14 3:10pm 1/08/14 3:10pm

12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong'o, who made a documentary about albinism in Kenya: [People with albinism] "are the one group of people that unify all races. Having come to the United States — it was the first time that I really had to consider myself as being black. To learn what my race meant. Because race is such… » 10/25/13 9:50am 10/25/13 9:50am

Amani Starnes is a working actress who happens to be racially ambiguous. Hollywood is basically the Baskin-Robbins of racism (so! many! flavors!). Mix the two well and you get a forehead slapping concoction that would be hilarious if it weren't tragically true. You get the new web series "The United Colors of Amani." » 9/20/13 6:30pm 9/20/13 6:30pm

Richard Simmons plays some sort of evil insanator on General Hospital, and on Friday, he turned the crazy up to full volume and crashed a wedding in the absolute best way possible. Seriously, this is outstanding TV. » 8/20/13 10:30pm 8/20/13 10:30pm

While there are approximately 1 billion jobs that are more difficult than being a struggling actor, there are few that seem as depressing and demoralizing. Not only are actors constantly forced to put on a smile and head out to auditions where they will face near-certain rejection, but they're also always being told… » 4/01/13 1:00pm 4/01/13 1:00pm

Think carefully: When's the last time you saw a Hollywood flick with an Asian actor in the lede role? Tough one. As Hollywood is struggling with diversity, women and black people are making a few strides, but, as actor Masi Oka — known for Heroes and Hawaii 5-0 — tells The Hollywood Reporter, Asians are getting left… » 3/29/13 4:20pm 3/29/13 4:20pm

A corgi thespian performing in the West End play The Audience has been fired and replaced with a younger, more pliant corgi after refusing to obey the command of co-star Helen Mirren. » 3/10/13 2:00pm 3/10/13 2:00pm

Chuck Mee is all about fairness. The legendary American playwright believes there's no such thing as an original play, and invites visitors to his website to "remix" his work. He also has some pretty visionary ideas about casting his shows. He writes: » 2/01/13 6:00pm 2/01/13 6:00pm

Jodie Foster starred in her first commercial at the age of 3. At 13, she played a hooker in Taxi Driver and got an Oscar nod. Recently she told the New York Times she was "excited" and "happy" that Beast of the Southern Wild's Quvenzhané Wallis was nominated for an Oscar: "I was worried that she'd be overlooked." She… » 1/28/13 5:20pm 1/28/13 5:20pm

Here's Tim Tebow simultaneously ruining and improving a commercial for TiVo. This guy, am I right?? I just don't get how one little white dude can get so much press for being mediocre at a sport. Oh wait, that's just called "the news", isn't it? And also, "history". » 12/06/12 11:15pm 12/06/12 11:15pm

I kinda feel like that's just good advice all the time for everyone, right? Confused about what to eat at lunch? Just look at Viola Davis and be happy she exists and eat whatever you damn well please! » 11/14/12 10:15am 11/14/12 10:15am

No one is pretty when they cry. OK, fine. Nicole Kidman is pretty when she cries, and Lauren Conrad didn't look terrible that time she cried streaks of mascara down her face. But the rest of us — gorgeous actresses included — have what is known as a "cryface." And it's almost invariably hilarious. » 10/10/12 6:10pm 10/10/12 6:10pm

US Swimmer Ryan Lochte has made no secret of his plans to Kardashian/Krusty the Klown-level whore himself out now that the Olympics are over. He's expressed interest in everything from The Bachelor to Dancing With the Stars, and yesterday he took a break from his busy schedule filming his guest appearance on 90210 to… » 8/16/12 1:00pm 8/16/12 1:00pm

"Stick with the typecasting. Go with what you've got and who you are. It's not your best option. I think it's your only option." » 5/16/12 7:00pm 5/16/12 7:00pm