“The Sopranos” and “Nurse Jackie” star Edie Falco is back on TV in the new CBS drama “Tommy,” playing Abigail “Tommy” Thomas, a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female chief of police for Los Angeles. Tommy’s gender isn’t the only thing that separates her from traditional police chiefs— she’s kind, caring, interested […]
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Julian Fellowes, the writer and creator of “Downton Abbey,“ has teamed up with producer Gerald R. Molen on a big-screen production of the classic children’s novel “The Wind in the Willows.” Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital is on board for the CGI for the four main characters — Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger — who live […]
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Kirk Douglas, the son of a ragman who channeled a deep, personal anger through a chiseled jaw and steely blue eyes to forge one of the most indelible and indefatigable careers in Hollywood history, died Wednesday. He was 103. “It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today […]
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On Sunday night, the TV version of Larry David had some image rehabbing to do. But in classic Curb Your Enthusiasm fashion, the latest offering in the 10th season of David’s HBO comedy saw his alter ego accidentally wading into even more problematic waters. “This entire episode is an exercise in — how deep can Larry dig […]
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Showtime has canceled the drama series “Ray Donovan” after seven seasons. The series starred Liev Schreiber as the title character, a fixer for the rich and famous at first in Los Angeles and later in New York. The news comes just weeks after the seventh season concluded on Jan. 19. The cliffhanger finale for Season 7 […]
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Shannen Doherty has revealed that her breast cancer diagnosis has returned. During an interview with ABC News which aired Tuesday on “Good Morning America,” Doherty said she’s at “stage four,” adding that “it’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways.” Doherty was initially diagnosed back in March 2015, and has been in remission for the […]
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Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor. The partisan discord was apparent for all to see […]
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Media and political figures offered an outpouring support for radio host Rush Limbaugh, who announced on Monday that he was diagnosed with “advanced lung cancer.” “This day has been one of the most difficult days in recent memory, for me, because I’ve known this moment was coming,” the conservative juggernaut said on his show. “I’m sure that you all know by now […]
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When Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted the news Monday that the movie adaptation of his groundbreaking Broadway show Hamilton was set for release by Disney in fall 2021, he omitted one of the most breathtaking parts of the deal. According to sources, Disney beat out other suitors and paid $75 million for worldwide rights to the show that won 11 Tony Awards in 2016, […]
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Sam Mendes’ WWI epic 1917 dominated the 2020 BAFTA awards on Sunday night. The film added to its growing haul of honors in the U.S. with seven awards on home soil, including best film, best director and best cinematography at the Royal Albert Hall. Elsewhere, Joker came away with three wins, including best actor for Joaquin Phoenix and the […]
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Netflix has extended its deal with Adam Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions for four more films. The streamer announced the deal Friday, noting that Sandler’s “Murder Mystery” was the most popular title on Netflix in the U.S. last year. “Murder Mystery,” which co-starred Jennifer Aniston, was Sandler’s sixth Netflix movie, including “The Ridiculous 6,” “The Do-Over,” “Sandy Wexler,” “The Week Of,” […]
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Various conversations occur, between various groups of people on the final episode of “The Good Place” on NBC. Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper & D’Arcy Carden on the series finale of #NBC‘s #TheGoodPlace in today’s edition of #ShowbizExpress.
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Fred Silverman, whose talent for picking shows like All in the Family, The Waltons, Charlie’s Angels, Roots and Hill Street Blues earned him the nickname “The Man With the Golden Gut” as the only executive to program for CBS, ABC and NBC, has died. He was 82. One of the most influential executives in television history, Silverman died Thursday at his home […]
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The Super Bowl LIV halftime show promises more songs than ever, more dancers on stage than ever, and a tribute to Kobe Bryant. During a Miami press conference Thursday, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira discussed some of what they have planned for Sunday’s 12-minute performance, during what is officially known as the Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. […]
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Ellen Pompeo has blasted TMZ for breaking the Kobe Bryant crash story, conflating the media outlet’s news-gathering abilities with allegedly “exploiting women.” The longtime Grey’s Anatomy actress tweeted out her attack on Tuesday, asking her following to sign a petition that would cancel the celebrity news outlet. “I wonder why police departments give @HarveyLevinTMZ all this sensitive info ? I wonder why […]
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Days after the 18-year-old star made history at the Grammys, The Academy — yes that Academy — announced Billie Eilish will also perform at this year’s Oscars. The Academy made the announcement Wednesday on social media. Though just a month into 2020, Eilish has already had an incredible year. The singer swept five prizes at the Grammy Awards: […]
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The Writers Guild of America is making plans to bring their upcoming talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) into their ongoing conflict with Hollywood agencies and packaging fees, as they plan to require that studios only negotiate with agencies that have reached an agreement with the Guild. The requirement was […]
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Helios and Matheson Analytics, which owns the defunct MoviePass cinema-subscription service, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. The company disclosed the move in an SEC filing dated Jan. 28, when Helios and Mathenson filed the petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Chapter 7 of the bankruptcy code […]
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The Assistant — whose original idea came from the Harvey Weinstein scandal — premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September, is currently at Sundance, and will head to Berlin’s international fest next month. But on Tuesday night, the film screened just a few blocks away from the Manhattan Criminal Court Building, where Weinstein’s sexual assault trial is currently underway. […]
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Despite his A-list status in Hollywood, the actor, 56, was photographed on Monday wearing a name tag while attending the annual Oscar Nominees Luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, where this year’s nominees (Pitt included) dined and mingled before posing together for an epic photo. Attendees are given name tags at the event, but […]
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One more star is headed to The Matrix 4. Priyanka Chopra Jonas is in negotiations to join the Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow sequel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The untitled Matrix film is set to open May 21, 2021 and is from Matrix co-creator Lana Wachowski, who will direct. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss and Neil Patrick Harris are also starring. The Matrix debuted […]
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Harry Harrison, one of the legendary “Good Guys” of New York AM rock and roll radio, then later a member of talk radio’s so-called “All Americans,” has died. His death was announced on WCBS/101.1 FM, where Harrison ended his career, with a posting on its website which read: “Today we say so long to former American radio personality WCBS-FM […]
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President Donald Trump attacked Fox News on Tuesday, bashing the network for interviewing Democrats, asserting star anchor Chris Wallace should move to “Fake News CNN,” before ultimately declaring, “this will be the beginning of the end for Fox.” In a series of Twitter posts, President Trump singled out Wallace, former anchor Shepard Smith, and Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) appearance on the […]
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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are officially single. Court records show that a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday finalized the divorce that ended the brief marriage of the 27-year-old American pop star and the 30-year-old Australian actor. The couple separated and Hemsworth filed for divorce in August, about eight months after he and Cyrus married. […]
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is planning to acknowledge the death of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant at the 2020 Oscars ceremony on Feb. 9, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Although Bryant’s basketball accomplishments overshadowed his film efforts, he was an Oscar winner for his five-minute autobiographical short film Dear Basketball. The Laker […]
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