Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism and sprawling ensemble casts to the small screen with such iconic series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, died Sunday morning, a family spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 74. Suffering with leukemia, Bochco received a stem cell transplant from […]
Read moreSteven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster topped the domestic box office over the four-day holiday weekend. Warner Bros.’ “Ready Player One” debuted in line with recent projections of $53 million from 4,324 locations. The film opened Thursday, getting a head start over its fellow weekend releases, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony” and “God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness.” The virtual […]
Read moreWith much of the discussion around the movie version of Ready Player One surrounding its source material or use of iconography and characters from other movies and genre franchises, one thing may be being overlooked: That the movie continues the war between the two sci-fi Steven Spielbergs. Spielberg’s history as a science fiction director goes […]
Read moreFormer California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in stable condition Friday after undergoing emergency open-heart surgery during a procedure to replace a valve in his heart, according to his spokesman. Schwarzenegger, 70, went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday for a planned procedure to replace a pulmonic valve that was originally installed in 1997 due to […]
Read moreAdam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, who last shared the screen in the 2011 comedy Just Go With It, are set to reunite in the ensemble comedy Murder Mystery for Netflix. The feature follows a New York City cop (Sandler) as he finally takes his wife (Aniston) on a long-promised European trip. A chance meeting on the flight […]
Read moreLaura Ingraham, a Fox News host, apologized under pressure on Thursday for taunting a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., as at least five companies confirmed they would pull advertising from her show. The dispute began Wednesday when Ms. Ingraham shared an article about the student, David Hogg, 17, getting rejected from colleges […]
Read moreInside Farmshop, an overcrowded, overloud Santa Monica, California, artisanal-type-food joint, the 20-year-old Bill Hader is giving the 39-year-old Bill Hader a pretty strong dressing down. “Fucking loser,” the younger spits at one point. But does grown-up Bill take umbrage? Does he rail at his interior monologue, trying to scare it back into the depths of […]
Read moreThe Westfield Century City mall runs a dozen of the latest blockbusters at its modern movie theater here, but recently some of the most cutting-edge entertainment was playing one story below, at a pop-up store across from Bloomingdale’s. That’s where groups of six could enter a railed-off area, don backpacks and headsets, and wander in […]
Read moreSteven Spielberg’s feature take on Ernest Cline’s VR YA novel Ready Player One is finally hitting planet earth over the Easter weekend and its currently eyeing a $140M-$170M global score. In U.S. and Canada, the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow/Amblin movie starts previews tomorrow night for a Thursday opening day in an effort to capitalize on the growing amount […]
Read moreA complaint of sexual harassment that had been brought against John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has been dismissed, and he will continue to serve as the organization’s president. In a statement on Tuesday night, the organization said, “The Committee unanimously determined that no further action was merited on […]
Read moreIn the first episode of “Roseanne,” the ’90s sitcom that launches a revival run on ABC on Tuesday, we learn that Roseanne Conner and her sister Jackie haven’t spoken in a year, on account of the 2016 election. Roseanne, played by the outspoken comedian Roseanne Barr, voted for Donald Trump. Jackie, played by Laurie Metcalf, […]
Read moreIn a major win for docudrama creators, a California appeals court on Monday ruled that Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against Ryan Murphy and FX should have been tossed because it’s precluded by the First Amendment. The 101-year-old actress sued in June, claiming the series Feud: Bette and Joan makes her seem like a vulgar hypocrite and […]
Read moreIt sounds like there’s a new man in Angelina Jolie‘s life. The actress and mom of six has started “seeing” someone, though “it’s not serious,” Entertainment Tonight reports. This marks the first potential romantic relationship for Jolie since she and ex-husband Brad Pitt announced that they were getting a divorce in 2016 after two years of marriage. […]
Read moreThe pornographic film star Stephanie Clifford told “60 Minutes” that she struck a $130,000 deal for her silence about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump in the final days of the 2016 campaign because she was worried about her safety and that of her young daughter. That concern, she told “60 Minutes” in an […]
Read moreRyan Coogler’s Black Panther has become the top-grossing superhero film of all time in North America, not accounting for inflation. The Disney and Marvel release achieved the milestone on Saturday after passing up fellow Marvel title The Avengers, which grossed $623.4 million in 2012. To boot, Black Panther is only one of seven films to […]
Read moreDuShon Monique Brown, known for her role as Connie, Assistant to Chief Boden, on NBC’s Chicago Fire, died Friday. The Cook County medical examiner’s office tells The Chicago Tribune that Brown died shortly after noon at St. James Olympia Field Hospital. A cause of death is not yet known. Brown had played the key recurring character […]
Read moreGeorge and Amal Clooney are continuing their support for the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. In a letter published in The Guardian on Friday, the actor praised the students leading the movement. “Congratulations on the incredible work you and all of your fellow students are doing to make the country a safer place,” […]
Read moreByron Allen, the comedian-turned-media entrepreneur, has acquired the Weather Channel cable network as he seeks to build his TV and film business, he announced Thursday. Allen’s Los Angeles-based media company, Entertainment Studios, purchased Weather Group, the parent company of the Weather Channel and Local Now streaming service, for $300 million, according to a person familiar […]
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Read moreNetflixhas acquired global rights to Awesomeness Films and Overbrook Entertainment’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” Based on the best-selling novel by Jenny Han, the film stars “Alita: Battle Angel” actress Lana Condor and “The Fosters” actor Noah Centineo. The pic also stars Janel Parrish (“Pretty Little Liars”), Israel Broussard (“Happy Death Day”), Andrew […]
Read moreFormer “Wonder Years” star Fred Savage is facing claims he struck a female costumer during a profanity-laced meltdown on the Fox comedy “The Grinder” — allegations he denies. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, wardrobe staffer Youngjoo Hwang alleges Savage, 41, hit her repeatedly with an open hand when she tried to dust […]
Read moreAnyone who gleefully sat down last November to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first joint interview after their engagement knows all about the special meaning that Botswana has in their relationship. Her sparkler of an engagement ring, royal-watchers learned, was designed by Harry and sourced from the African country. In Vanity Fair contributor Katie […]
Read moreThe stars of Netflix’s “Stranger Things” have landed big pay increases for the sci-fi drama’s upcoming third season. According to a report in Deadline, the child and adult stars of the series will all make six figures per episode for the coming season. Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Caleb McLaughlin, the show’s young male stars, […]
Read moreDonald Trump Jr.’s wife, Vanessa, is divorcing him because he “treats her like a second-class citizen” and kept her on such a tight budget, she had to turn to her mother for money, friends say. Multiple sources claim Vanessa’s life at home isn’t as gilded or glamorous as one would expect. “He treats her like […]
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