Sky News suffered a major blackout in the UK on Friday morning amid global tech issues linked to Microsoft systems. The Comcast-owned news channel was off air for some time, while other international channels have also suffered issues, including Sky News Australia, which is unconnected to the UK station. Airlines, banks, and train operators have […]
Offensive lineman Willie Anderson believes the prejudices created by football film The Blind Side are conspiring to keep him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Former Cincinnati Bengal Anderson has been a three-time finalist for the Hall of Fame, but hasn’t crossed the finish line. During an appearance on TV show Up & Adams […]
UPDATE: Donald Trump’s speech to the Republican National Convention wrapped up after one hour and 32 minutes, a record length for any modern convention speech, stretching beyond midnight on the East Coast. Trump gave a speech that was billed as having a new tone, and he did say that the “discord and division” in the […]
Cheng Pei-pei, who memorably starred in Ang Lee’s Oscar-nominated film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, died Thursday at 78 in the San Francisco Bay Area from a degenerative brain disease. Cheng was born in Shanghai in 1946, moving to Hong Kong in 1962. There she began working with the iconic Shaw Brothers studio, which is widely […]
In honor of the late Bob Newhart, NBC’s Saturday Night Live has shared a look back at his 1995 SNL opening monologue and two memorable sketches. Newhart hosted Season 5, Episode 18 (May 10, 1980 – with musical guest The Amazing Rhythm Aces/Bruce Cockburn) and Season 20, Episode 12 (February 11, 1995 – with musical guest Des’ree). The […]
EXCLUSIVE: Twisters, the reboot of the 1996 Amblin feature co-written by Michael Crichton, is off to a good start with around $7M in preview money from both Wednesday night’s fan Imax/PLF showtimes and previews which began at 5 p.m. Thursday. Reviews and audience response for the pic starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones is great […]
Tucker Carlson made a primetime return to Fox News tonight with his speech at the Republican National Convention, but the ex-host was nowhere to be seen on his old homes of CNN and MSNBC. Taking the stage at the GOP shindig to the introduction of “Journalist, author and American citizen,” Carlson opened his remarks sounding […]
If the only vacation you get to take this year is watching Netflix, you could do worse than the sweet and forgettable Harry Connick Jr romantic comedy Find Me Falling. This is a standard but grown-up rom-com confection that takes place entirely on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus in one of those quaint little villages […]
Abner Haynes, a star running back in the early days of the American Football League who still holds some Kansas City Chiefs records, died Thursday in Dallas at 86. No cause was given. Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt sent his condolences to the Haynes family, calling the star a “man of courage and leadership. “My family and I […]
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Trucco and producer PJ Haarsma have teamed up to launch Trick Films. Drew Lewis is set to head up development for the company and the Haarsma-founded Redbear Films providing essential production support. The production company is looking to be the go-to place for quality storytelling paired with raw and exciting IPs. Trucco and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rebel Wilson has enlisted one of Hollywood’s most pugilistic attorneys to take on the producers of her directorial debut. Fresh off locking down The Deb’s spot as the closer of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Pitch Perfect star has hired Bryan Freedman, I’ve learned. A lawyer who often brings an arsenal to a […]
Netflix today all but scoffed at the possibility of joining a streaming bundle and poked smaller rivals for investing heavily in content that generates “relatively small viewing.” But when YouTube came up on a post-earnings video call, there was plenty of respect. Recent Nielsen data showed YouTube made up nearly 10% of all television viewing […]
German police detained a U.S. man Wednesday suspected of stalking Taylor Swift and making threats against her and Travis Kelce on social media. The man, who has not been identified, was trying to attend Swift’s concert in Gelsenirchen. He had a ticket for the show and was taken into custody at the entry control point to […]
Refresh for updates: Comedy icon Bob Newhart, who died today at the age of 94, is being remembered by coworkers, peers and fans as one of television’s all-time greats, a genius of understatement with an unfailing warm-hearted spirit. Wil Wheaton, who worked with Newhart on The Big Bang Theory, said on Facebook, “When I had […]