Entertainment

You thought last year’s Oscars were weird? Omicron would like to have a word. Like most aspects of our lives, the latest COVID-19 variant has thrown awards season into relative chaos.

Author Mark Seal has written a new book about the making of one of Hollywood’s greatest films – “The Godfather.” We learned so much about the making of this 1972 movie, some of which may surprise you. So, listed below are what we consider the five most fascinating facts about the making of “The Godfather” that we didn’t know, until we read the book and interviewed the author, who once wrote for The Dallas Morning News.

Dreaming of a Christmas movie that doesn't adhere to the cookie-cutter formula of a white man and woman falling in love? As networks continue efforts to make their popular holiday films more inclusive, the request no longer hinges on a Christmas miracle.

LeVar Burton has been hired as host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving the competition a celebrity headliner who’s also a longtime literacy advocate as Scripps takes over production of the bee telecast.