It was a legendary moment. Audiences were seeing double on NBC’s “The Voice” Monday night when singer Talakai, 34, took the stage during the blind auditions portion of the hit singing show. The Sacramento native, who sang a haunting rendition of Sam Smith’s “Stay with Me,” immediately hooked Legend, 44, who turned his chair around mere … Read more
Intelligent machines are taking over the world. And slavish Hollywood, who once gave us a warning with “The Terminator,” has this to say: Thank you, Siri, may I have another? According to a report in the New York Times, the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is rightly enraged by a chilling provision in some Netflix contracts demanding … Read more
It’s not all right, all right, all right. While “Elvis” star Austin Butler chases down an Oscar for portraying the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the flesh, Netflix announced Monday that Matthew McConaughey will voice the hip-swiveling legend in a brand-new animated spy series, “Agent Elvis.” “Elvis Presley always dreamed of being a superhero … Read more
It’s a big deal in the animation world when “Rick and Morty” co-creator Justin Roiland is attached to a new project. Roiland, who also co-created “Solar Opposites,” is executive producer of the Hulu’s “Koala Man,” a new eight-episode animated series created by Adult Swim veteran Michael Cusack (“Smiling Friends,” “YOLO: Crystal Fantasy”) that’s well-written with … Read more
Can we talk about wokeness? If she were alive today, woke culture would make Joan Rivers “crazy,” her daughter Melissa says. “If we would be looking at the news together, I know she would turn to me … and say, ‘Can you believe this s–t?’” Rivers, 54, host of the podcast “Group Text,” told The … Read more