Gail Berman‘s Jackal Group is developing a biographical project about the late legendary comedian George Carlin, which will be written by Stan Chervin, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Brad Pitt’s Moneyball. Carlin’s prolific career spanned over five decades, more than 130 Tonight Show appearances, 14 HBO specials and 23 solo albums that earned him five Grammy Awards. His infamous 1972 […]
Read moreBronx-born hip hop star Cardi B turned herself in at a Queens police precinct stationhouse Monday after being accused of engaging in a heated altercation with a pair of bartenders at a strip club, sources said. The “I Like It” rapper was charged with assault and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors, after she allegedly hurled items […]
Read moreWhoopi Goldberg had some advice for Kanye West on “The View” Monday morning. The moderator of the ABC daytime talk show recommended the rapper “think” before he speaks in wake of his calls to abolish the 13th Amendment. “The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, Kanye,” the frustrated TV personality said during the Hot Topics segment. “So maybe you want to think and […]
Read moreSam Claflin is set to star in Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, sources tell Variety. Claflin is reteaming with his “Hunger Games” co-star Elizabeth Banks, who is directing and starring as one of the Bosley characters. Patrick Stewart and Djimon Hounsou will play the other two Bosleys. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska will portray the film’s Angels. Jonathan […]
Read moreMike Campbell doesn’t cry when he talks about the early-morning phone call that told him Tom Petty, his bandleader and best friend of nearly 50 years, had just been rushed to the hospital. The Heartbreakers guitarist doesn’t cry when he remembers playing to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl with Petty one week before that horrible October morning either, […]
Read moreKanye West made a homeless man’s day following a chance encounter on Saturday morning (Sept. 29). ‘Ye ran into the man on the street in New York City and stopped to listen to the guy spit. TMZ was on hand to capture the footage. Yeezy was so impressed by the man’s bars and enthusiasm, he invited the stranger, […]
Read moreAfter winning a legal battle that lifted the ban on the film in Kenya, Wanuri Kahiu’s film reminds us why stories of oppression are as important as ever. Something that is generally agreed upon regarding film is its ability as a medium to give a voice to the marginalized. Films with a powerful onscreen message […]
Read moreIn what started as Lindsay Lohan’s attempt at a philanthropic act to help a homeless Syrian refugee family turned into accusations of children trafficking and a scuffle with Lohan ending up on the ground crying. The Mean Girls actress documented all of this in a very strange Instagram video where she was insisting she help a Syrian family of […]
Read moreSaturday Night Live tackled Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious hearing in its season 44 premiere on Saturday, with Matt Damon making a guest appearance as the SCOTUS nominee. Cast members Cecily Strong and Alex Moffat also appeared as senators Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley, respectively, while Rachel Dratch made a cameo as Senator Amy Klobuchar. “I’m […]
Read moreA “Jeopardy” contestant on Thursday shocked the audience when he turned to his girlfriend, who was in the stands, and asked her to marry him. Host Alex Trebek was going from person-to-person giving the audience and those watching from home information about the hosts. When Trebek went to Michael Pascuzzi, Trebek revealed there was no […]
Read moreKanye West, this week’s musical guest on the season premiere of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, wasn’t the show’s first choice: the scheduled Ariana Grande canceled “for emotional reasons,” says creator Lorne Michaels. Michaels’ disclosure – and his gratitude to West – came during this week’s Origins With James Andrew Miller podcast, the last of a three-part arc about SNL. (Listen below.) “We […]
Read moreWith the first official week of the 2018-19 TV season well underway, a couple of new shows have shown out strong in their premieres, while veteran network series are, for the most part, having a tougher time regaining their audiences. Here’s a rundown of what went well and what went badly for the networks in […]
Read moreThe WWE are to make history on October 28 when they hold their first network special that will consist solely of women’s matches. The event is being held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and will be available to watch on the WWE Network. Here is a rundown of what is […]
Read moreBarbra Streisand, America’s funny girl, parent of dog clones, chronicler of broken hearts (and memories!), has turned her most venerable craft to her least favorite American president: Donald Trump. Yes, it’s time for the reemergence of Barbra Streisand, political activist. Streisand is a longtime Democratic supporter who appeared on a 1971 list of Richard Nixon’s political enemies, […]
Read moreTony Goldwyn has joined the cast of “Network.” The stage adaptation of the film classic is one of the year’s most hotly anticipated Broadway productions and boasts serious star power in the form of Emmy winners Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany. Goldwyn’s involvement should only enhance the buzz around the play. He is best known for […]
Read moreSeth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are teaming with Sony again to bring a New Yorker novella about a pickle maker to the big screen, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Rogen is set to star in the untitled project as Herschel Greenbaum, a young man who falls into a factory pickle barrel and emerges, one hundred years later, into hipster Brooklyn. […]
Read more“Playing Sam Malone was an anathema to me for the longest time,” Danson admitted about his ‘Cheers’ character. While many shows have been rebooted in recent years, Ted Danson has no interest in bringing back the iconic series Cheers.While visiting Late Night on Tuesday, the actor said that he has no plans to participate in a Cheers reboot. “It’d be […]
Read moreSiriusXM, the digital radio platform with more than 36 million subscribers, announced on Monday that it plans to buy Pandora, which, with its nearly 75 million active listeners, remains one of the largest streaming music companies in the business. The $3.5 billion deal would create what the company says will be the largest audio entertainment corporation in […]
Read moreFox said Wednesday it will sell the remainder of its stake in U.K.-based satellite TV broadcaster Sky to Comcast. The announcement came four days after the U.S. cable giant won majority ownership of Sky in an auction against Fox. Comcast and Fox had been embroiled in a bidding war for Sky, which is viewed as a coveted […]
Read moreThe Beatles legend Paul McCartney runs GQ through his 60-year career, including I Lost My Little Girl, Yesterday, I Saw Her Standing There, And I Love Her, Eleanor Rigby, A Day in the Life, Hey Jude, Helter Skelter, Blackbird, Let It Be, Hi Hi Hi, Here Today, Jet and I Don’t Know. Video From: GQ
Read more‘The House With A Clock In Its Walls’ actors Cate Blanchett and Jack Black answer stupid questions from Breakfast host Greg James via the embarrassed Radio 1 film critic, Ali Plumb. Video From: BBC Radio 1
Read moreDeadpool 2 fans have another reason to rejoice because Ryan Reynolds is officially a People’s Choice Awards finalist. On Monday, E! revealed that the Vancouver native is up for Action Movie Star of 2018 for his role in Deadpool 2. The summer blockbuster also scored its own finalist position for Action Movie of 2018 at the upcoming People’s Choice Awards. In honor of the 41-year-old actor making it […]
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