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The 'Legacies' actress will be a series regular on 'The Winchesters.' BY RICK PORTER The CW’s Supernatural spinoff The Winchesters has cast another member of its family. Bianca Kajlich (Legacies, Rules of Engagement) has joined the pilot, a prequel to the long-running series that centers on younger versions of John and Mary Winchester (Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly). Kajlich will play Millie Winchester, John’s mother, and thus the grandmother of Supernatural leads Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki). Ackles is among the executive producers of The Winchesters and will narrate the pilot as Dean. He will tell the epic story of how Mary and John met and and put everything on the line to save not just their love, but also the world. Kajlich’s character, Millie, is hard...

The pair presented the best picture Oscar to 'CODA' on Sunday night. BY JACKIE STRAUSE Oscar viewers and audience members may have been too stunned by the slap heard around the world to pick up on a quieter, memorable moment between the best picture presenters, the legendary Liza Minnelli and Lady Gaga, when announcing CODA’s remarkable win. To cap a chaotic night, Minnelli took the Oscar stage Sunday to present the night’s biggest award with Gaga. Onstage, Minnelli, 76, who won for lead actress for Cabaret 50 years ago, received a standing ovation. To which Gaga noted, “You see that? The public, they love you.” Minnelli then expressed some confusion over the cue cards, which prompted Gaga to hold her hand and say, “I got it.” Addressing the crowd, Gaga said of the Oscar win...

During Sunday night's 2022 Oscars, stars took a moment to reflect on and, at times, poke fun at various political issues and figures. BY LEXY PEREZ Jessica Chastain accepts the Actress in a Leading Role award for ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. NEILSON BARNARD/GETTY IMAGESShare this article on FacebookShare this article on TwitterShare this article on EmailShow additional share optionsWhile the best in film were being recognized at Sunday night’s 2022 Oscars, stars took a moment to address political issues including gender discrimination, political divisions, homophobia and more. During their opening trialogue, hosts Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes spent most of the time sh...

The MPAA has given the biopic 'Blonde,' starring Ana de Armas as the celebrity icon, an adults-only rating. BY JAMES HIBBERD Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic officially has an NC-17 rating. Blonde, which stars Ana de Armas (Deep Water) as the iconic actress and pinup model, was given the rare adults-only rating for “some sexual content” by the Motion Picture Association on Wednesday. Director Andrew Dominik previously predicted the film, which is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, would get an NC-17, defiantly telling Screen Daily in February: “It’s a demanding movie. If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the fucking audience’s problem. It’s not running for public office. It’s an NC-17 movie about Marilyn Monroe, it’s kind of what you want, right? I want to go and see the NC-1...

The celebrity philanthropists are helping Indigenous youth in Canada train to operate water treatment plants and other measures to ensure safe, clean water for their communities. BY ETAN VLESSING Blake Lively (L) and Ryan Reynolds attend The Adam Project World Premiere at Alice Tully Hall on February 28, 2022 in New York City. MONICA SCHIPPER/GETTY IMAGESRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively have donated half a million dollars to Canadian charity Water First Education & Training Inc. The organization trains Indigenous youth and young adults in bringing safe water to their communities through operating key water treatment plants. Residents of First Nations communities often rely on water treatment facilities to end poor, contaminated water supplies, despite Canada being water-rich. “A...

"I don't want you to be broken like my father," the actor and former California governor said, in part, in a nine-minute address attempting to punch through Russian state propaganda, in which he recalled his dad's failings. BY JAMES HIBBERD Arnold Schwarzenegger released an emotional video Thursday addressed to the people of Russia. The 74-year-old actor and former California governor largely focused on stating the basic facts of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, complete with subtitles, in an attempt to punch through Russian state propaganda. “I’m sending this message to various different channels to reach my dear Russian friends and the Russian soldiers serving in Ukraine,” Schwarzenegger said in a nine-minute address embedded below. “I’m speaking to you today because the...