106.7 WTLC Entertainment News with Kim Wells

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com Entertainment News  —  Tinseltown’s most luxurious award night is fast approaching. The 89th Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday night. “La La Land” is the break-out leader with a record 14 nominations, including Best Picture. Other films vying for the coveted award are “Moonlight,” “Lion,” “Hidden Figures,” “Arrival,” “Hell or High Water,” “Manchester by […]

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com News  —  UPDATE: (Thurs., Feb. 16, 2017)– The community will gather with family and friends on Saturday, Feb. 18 to celebrate the life of a native son and one of the founding members of an Indianapolis R&B band that launched musical legends. A viewing for musician/vocalist Charles “Chuckie” Bush, II will be […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com News  —   In an UPDATE to a story reported on the #WTLCIndyNews & #PraiseIndyNews… THE STUDIO HAS PUSHED BACK THIS DOCUMENTARY’S RELEASE, according to a social media post by the event’s organizer. THEREFORE, THE PLANNED SATURDAY EVENT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK AS WELL. “I’m Not Your Negro” is the new Academy Award-nominated […]

@kwellscomm  @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com News  — Mary Tyler Moore was apparently a big inspiration on former First Lady Michelle Obama as a young girl. Mrs. Obama told Variety magazine in a 2016 interview that “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” was an important part of her childhood. Obama noted that Moore played one of the few single working […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com  Entertainment News  —   Reports out of Hollywood say that beloved “Star Wars” actress and author, Carrie Fisher, has been cremated. TMZ and “Entertainment Tonight” both are reporting the ashes of the 60-year-old actress best known as ‘Princess Leia,’ will be buried next to her legendary mother, actress/singer/dancer Debbie Reynolds’ coffin at Forest Lawn […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com Entertainment News  — Diversity. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is ‘about that life’ as it welcomes one of its most diverse classes into the Hall of Fame this year. The Cleveland, Ohio-based museum announced the 2017 class of inductees Tuesday morning, which includes Hip-hop-icon/rapper/actor, the late-Tupac Shakur; progressive English rock band, […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com Entertainment News  — Nominations for the Golden Globe Awards are out. “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Lion,” “Machester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight” were nominated for Best Movie, in the Drama category.  In the Best Movie-Comedy category the nominees include “20th Century Women,” “Florence Foster Jenkins,” “Deadpool,” “La La Land” and “Sing […]

In what is likely a sign of powerhouse hilarity of political note-to-come during this 42nd season of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” the comedy-sketch show took on the performances of GOP Presidential Nominee Donald Trump versus Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton with NBC News’ Lester Holt serving as moderator. That real-life debate was held at Hofstra University. […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com Entertainment News  — Lawyers for Bill Cosby say the comedian is now the victim in his current legal troubles. The 79-year-old comedian’s legal team is now accusing the media and his accusers of ‘racial bias’ and trampling on his civil rights following a court hearing in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. A judge set a June […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News  – The three-day Labor Day Holiday ends and it’s back to business for embattled comedian Bill Cosby. He is due in a Pennsylvania courtroom later today, for a pre-trial conference on charges he drugged and molested a woman in his home in 2004. Cosby’s lawyers argue a jury should never hear the […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown Entertainment News –  The man who had a wide-reaching impact on American comedy and whose work was beloved across generations, and racial lines, has died. Click the media player below, to learn more about comedic actor, writer, producer Gene Wilder, his on-screen partnerships and illustrious body of work. Wilder dedicated his life to […]

@kwellscomm TLCNaptown.com Entertainment Report No flick is able to knock “Suicide Squad” off the top of the weekend box office, at the moment–try as they might. The comic-book movie with a powerhouse ensemble cast, starring Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith and Oscar-nominated, Tony-winning actress Viola Davis, stayed number one for the third consecutive week, pulling in a little […]