A manhunt is underway in the South of England to locate a man who is alleged to have killed the wife and two daughters of BBC horseracing commentator John Hunt. Police told reporters during a news conference earlier today that the three women were allegedly killed in a crossbow attack by a suspect who has […]
UPDATED with full trailer: After the initial sensual teaser set to New Order’s “Blue Monday,” Netflix has now released a full-length trailer for The Decameron, its dark comedy starring Tony Hale, Zosia Mamet and Saoirse-Monica Jackson. Set in the year 1348 when the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence, it follows a handful of nobles who retreat […]
Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews said that she was exiting CBS News, having served as president of the division for less than a year. She wrote in a memo to employees that she planned to transition to a new role at the end of the month as senior editorial adviser through the election. “We all know our industry […]
EXCLUSIVE: Love Island and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! are the latest unscripted TV franchises to enter the metaverse. The ITV Studios-owned formats will form part of ShowCity, an online neighborhood created by gaming platform The Sandbox that will also feature ITV shows The Voice and Hell’s Kitchen. ITV Studios, in partnership […]
EXCLUSIVE: Veeps, the streamer known for spotlighting live music and entertainment, has announced the launch of Veeps Studio, a division of the company focused on bringing film projects to life and connecting them with viewers and fans around the world. Already released in June 20, the division’s first project, Rite Here Rite Now, is a […]
Ali, the Broadway-bound musical about boxing titan and 20th century icon Muhammad Ali, who sought to use his fame to champion human rights, is headed for a springtime rumble in Chicago. The show, part of the next Broadway in Chicago season, will have its out-of-town premiere at the James M. Nederlander Theatre from April 22-May […]
CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson unveiled more details of a “one newsroom” strategy to merge linear and digital newsgathering, while he announced that about 100 employees would be impacted by staff reductions. The CNN workforce is about 3,500. Thompson also announced that CNN.com will announce its first subscription product later this year. “We want to […]
The long-awaited Season 2 premiere of the Apple TV+ series Severance has been set for Friday, January 17 with one episode followed by a new episode every Friday through March 21. A sneak peek at the new season can be found above. From writer, creator and executive producer Dan Erickson, Severance follows Mark Scout (Adam […]
Italy’s Taormina Film Festival will honor Sharon Stone with a Golden Cariddi for Lifetime Achievement at is upcoming 70th edition this month. The actress will follow in the footsteps of previous honorees Jessica Lange, Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, Sophia Loren, Nicole Kidman, Richard Gere, Colin Firth, Isabelle Huppert, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, […]
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the names who will join Isabelle Huppert on the main Competition jury of its 81st edition, running 28 Aug 2024 – 7 Sept 2024. Jury members include James Gray, Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako, Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz, and Zhang Ziyi. The jury will […]
Hugh Grant has spoken out against the closure of his local Picturehouse Cinema in southwest London on the eve of screens going black at the venue which has been home to a cinema theater for nearly one hundred years. Picturehouse, the UK boutique cinema arm of ailing global exhibitor Cineworld, announced the closure on July […]
Jacob Rees-Mogg Series Heads To Discovery+ The docu-series following controversial Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg, who has previously been dubbed the “Honourable Member for the 18th century,” is landing at Discovery+. The series from At Home with the Furys producer Optomen has been widely reported on in the past couple of days. Airing on the streamer […]
Prime Video is doubling down in Spain with a slate of new movies, drama series, docs and true-crime shows. The streamer unveiled its latest slate at a Prime Video Presents event in Madrid last night, with thriller feature Zeta, scripted series Cochinas, a trio of unscripted shows and doc La Joia: Bad Gyal. Original series […]
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 world premieres, including new works by Hong Sang-soo and Wang Bing, as part of its 2024 competition program. This year’s event runs from August 7 – 17. The festival announced its competition lineups this morning. The Hong Sang-soo feature is titled Suyoocheon (By The Stream) and stars Kim […]
Disney+ will release Korean drama The Tyrant on August 14, starring Jo Yoon-su, Kim Seon-ho and ChaSeoung-won. The plot revolves around the development of a cutting-edge virus as part of ‘The Tyrant Project,’ directed by a group of rogue scientists working within the South Korean government. The project aspires to elevate their country’s political power […]
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has tied with PBS on a Chris Packham-fronted series about evolution, as the corporation reveals it has doubled its number of blue-chip science shows. Evolution will tell the story of the millions of generations that gave rise to animals today, tracking one animal per episode. Species in focus will range from the […]
David Duchovny could’ve been Danny Tanner, Joey Gladstone, or Jesse Katsopolis on Full House. The actor recalled that back in the 1980s, he auditioned for all three male roles that would end up going to Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and John Stamos, respectively. “I auditioned for all three parts on Full House,” Duchovny said on […]
Teresa Giudice is tackling rumors that she’s leaving The Real Housewives of New Jersey. In a new interview on Live with Kelly & Mark, Giudice talked about her future on the Bravo reality series after starring in it for 14 seasons. “Really? Who put those rumors out there?” Giudice asked Kelly Ripa after the daytime […]
Pat Colbert, who played the role of Dora Mae in the series Dallas, has died. She was 77. According to multiple reports, Colbert died on June 23 at her home in Compton. Colbert had suffered three strokes over the last decade. Colbert’s first television appearance was in 1979’s Eischiled, playing a model in the series […]
For the second time in less than a week, Donald Trump has called on Joe Biden to go “man-to-man” in another debate with no moderators, but this time the ex-president has thrown in a round or two of golf as well. Swinging at one topic after another at a Florida rally Tuesday, Trump challenged the […]
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos was captured on video in the streets of New York telling a person that he doesn’t believe that President Joe Biden can serve another four years. The video posted earlier today on TMZ, and showed him responding to a question from a person with a camera, asking him whether he […]
EXCLUSIVE: Matthew Chauncey (What If…?) has been tapped to write Season 3 of Disney+’s X-Men ’97, Marvel Animation‘s revival of the classic ’90s animated series, sources tell Deadline. Chauncey succeeds Beau DeMayo who parted ways with Marvel earlier this year, ahead of X-Men ’97‘s March 20 premiere, after completing work on both Season 1 and Season […]
Lena Dunham has exited the Polly Pocket movie. The Girls alum revealed in a new interview that she is no longer working on the movie script for the film based on the Mattel toy. I’m going to tell you something here that I haven’t told anyone: “I’m not going to make the Polly Pocket movie,” […]
Funny Story has become the latest Emily Henry novel to get a feature film adaptation deal, and the author herself will adapt the book for the big screen. Henry will write the script of her latest novel, which was published April 23 by Public Random House. Funny Story marks Henry’s fifth romantic comedy book in […]
A cause of death has been revealed for Sam Rubin. The veteran KTLA entertainment reporter died of a heart attack caused by coronary artery disease, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Tuesday. According to the Medical Examiner’s report, Rubin suffered from “ischemic heart disease due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.” The cause is listed […]