“Saturday Night Live” pulled out the stops in a “Fox News” cold open with Alex Moffat’s Tucker Carlson and a screaming Jeanine Pirro (Cecily Strong), who examined the finer points of Donald Trump’s total capitulation to the Democrats on the government shutdown. Zaniest of all was a return of longtime “SNL” favorite Steve Martin as […]
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Amazon has closed a $13 million deal for “Late Night,” a buzzy comedy about diversity in a late night talk show writers room that is written by, produced by, and stars Mindy Kaling. It is the first major sale out of the Sundance Film Festival. “Late Night” co-stars Emma Thompson as a prickly comic who grudgingly […]
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While CBS and other networks are busy ordering pilots for next season, CBS has decided to bring back three of its freshman series for a second year: “FBI,” “The Neighborhood” and “Magnum PI.” “FBI,” from Dick Wolf is the network’s top new series, drawing 13 million viewers (based on Nielsen’s live-plus-seven numbers), while “The Neighborhood” […]
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The Screen Actors Guild Awards winners can diverge from other awards season kudos due to the sheer size of the org’s voting body. That often means using them as a bellwether for Oscar or Emmy glory can be difficult. Boasting around 160,000 members from across the country, voters frequently give the ensemble awards in TV […]
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The GLAAD Media Awards nominations have recognized “Blockers,” “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Deadpool 2,” “The Girl in the Spider’s Web” and “Love, Simon” as the outstanding film in the wide release category. GLAAD announced their 30th annual nominations at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday. The Media Awards recognize and honor media for “their fair, accurate and […]
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Food Network has struck a deal with Rachael Ray to revive “30 Minute Meals” as a linear series augmented with extensive digital content. “30 Minute Meals” was a staple of Food Network from November 2001 through February 2012. The how-to cooking show helped establish Ray as a culinary TV star. The new edition is set to premiere April 1, with […]
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CNN is attempting to rebut claims that it was “tipped off” to the Friday morning arrest of former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone after being the only network to film the FBI coming to the door of Stone’s Florida home. The claim spread through conservative social media channels like wildfire Friday morning, culminating — as it often […]
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Resident Evil is coming to the small screen according to Deadline.com. Netflix is developing a scripted series based on the hit action horror franchise. The series will be a Netflix global original. German production and distribution company Constantin Film, which is behind the Resident Evil movies loosely based on the Capcom video game series, is the studio. Search is […]
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Anne Hathaway gave a much-needed update on the status of Princess Diaries 3 during her appearance on Watch What Happens Live yesterday. Up until this point, there hadn’t really been talk of the new addition to the 2001 and 2004 film series in the last year. Hathaway and Andrews, 83, starred as Princess Mia Thermopolis and Queen Clarisse Renaldi, respectively, in […]
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In the end, Anthony Scaramucci was worse at Celebrity Big Brother than he was at The White House. Daily Mail on Wednesday spotted Scaramucci at the Davos economic forum in Switzerland, after dedicated Big Brother franchise live-feed watchers noticed he was MIA from the Celebrity Big Brother house Tuesday night. Among obsessive live-feed watchers, Daily Hampsterwatch, reported Scaramucci’s housemates thought he was a “mole,” maybe […]
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It was an excellent year for women with a sense of humor and ingenious ideas about how to remake classic styles in their own radiant image (Cardi B, Pistol Annies, Courtney Barnett). And a fine one for pop songs that questioned worn out sexual and social identities (Janelle Monae’s “Make Me Feel,” Hayley Kiyoko’s “Curious,” Christine and […]
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These days, people can find out nearly anything they want about celebrities. There is so much information available and such ease of access that many fans are more connected to celebrities than they are to their neighbors. Between interviews and social media, few stars can hide from this intense spotlight. But there are a few […]
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Whether you like Queen or not, they’re one of the most pervasive forces of nature the music industry has ever seen. Everyone knows a bunch of the best Queen songs. You might not quite remember their names, but you still vaguely recognize them as “The one about the radio,” “The one with the stomps and […]
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Vin Diesel has always had a grand plan for the Fast and Furious franchise, one that Universal Pictures has been more than happy to embrace, given that it’s the studio’s single biggest global franchise. But the truth is that for the Fast franchise to continue beyond Justin Lin‘s upcoming ninth installment and a tenth film that has already been announced, it will […]
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“Magic Mike” could always dance. Now he’s going to sing. The seductive stripper saga, born as a film in 2012, is now the basis of a new stage musical that will have a first production in Boston starting this fall, the producers said Thursday. The stage show is being billed as a prequel to the film […]
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Is The Dude poised to make a comeback? Jeff Bridges, the actor who brought the world’s most famous White Russian connoisseur to life in 1998’s The Big Lebowski, posted a video to Twitter here he appears as the character — sweater and all — with the very Dude-like caption “Can’t be living in the past, man. Stay […]
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National Geographic Documentary Films has commissioned a new documentary, Rebuilding Paradise, which Ron Howard is directing and Brian Grazer is producing for their Imagine Documentaries. The film will follow the community of Paradise, Ca., the town in the Sierra Nevada foothills that was devastated by the California wildfires in November, as it attempts to rebuild. Howard, […]
Read moreComedy legend Lily Tomlin explained to Ellen why she turned down an offer from Time magazine to be on the cover of a 1975 issue in which she would have come out as gay. Plus, Lily and her “Grace and Frankie” co-star Jane Fonda chat about a sequel to their beloved movie “9 to 5,” […]
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Candace Cameron Bure and her daughter, Natasha Bure, have signed on to host the Movieguide Awards, which are set to take place Feb. 8 at the Universal Hilton Hollywood and will air later in the month on Hallmark Channel. “We are excited to have our longtime friends Candace and Natasha to host the Movieguide Awards this […]
Read moreThe Force Awakens introduced us to Rey, who eventually went on to become a powerful Jedi. Many fans had speculated she was part of a lineage that we have already met in the Star Wars universe, with Skywalker being the most popular theory. But does she need to be a Skywalker, or could they continue […]
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Like the Lady of the Lake of Arthurian legend, Netflix’s ever-mysterious, somewhat algorithmic decision-making process seems to have landed on a new kind of hero to lead its TV shows: the British Soft Boy. It’s a character type that has existed before in many other forms, but has risen to prominence at the intersection of many trends, […]
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There was no shortage of superheroes on the big screen in 2018. Black Panther killed it in February and Avengers: Infinity War killed just about everyone in April. Incredibles 2 reacquainted audiences with their favorite big screen super family in June, and Ant-Man & The Wasp reminded everyone that not all MCU flicks would crush their souls. In October, Venom disappointed critics but […]
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Actor Alec Baldwin was back in court Wednesday in a highly publicized scuffle over a parking spot, pleading guilty to second-degree harassment and agreeing to take anger management classes. More serious charges, including attempted assault, were dropped. The incident happened near Baldwin’s Greenwich Village home in November. According to court documents, he admitted to pushing […]
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Kate Winslet will star in a limited series for HBO, reteaming with the premium cabler eight years after she won an Emmy for Mildred Pierce. The Oscar-winning actress will executive produce and star in Mare of Easttown, a limited series in which she will play a detective in a small Pennsylvania town. The character investigates a murder […]
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