As the music industry reeled in the wake of Deborah Dugan’s sudden removal from her post as president/CEO of the Recording Academy on Thursday — a mere five months after she’d taken charge, and just ten days before the Grammy Awards — even insiders were stunned by the abruptness of the move and perplexed by the purported reasons for […]
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Hillary Rodham Clinton began the promotional push for her upcoming documentary, Hulu’s Hillary, on Friday morning — and it doesn’t appear lost on the former Secretary of State that the story of her ill-fated 2016 run is arriving as the field of Democratic presidential hopefuls finally narrows. Clinton, whose four-hour documentary serves as both a deep-dive on […]
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We now know a little bit more about whether a “Friends” reunion is ever bound for forthcoming streamer HBO Max, if the Harry Potter franchise will make its way to the service, and what the new Green Lantern series will entail. While many fans are no doubt interested in a “Friends” reunion of some sort, since all 200-plus […]
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Ronan Farrow is set to executive produce a documentary about violence against journalists for a documentary at HBO. The project is the first under Farrow’s multi-film deal with the premium cabler. The film will be directed by the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady of Loki Films. Their past credits include HBO’s “12th & […]
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Former “America’s Got Talent” judge Heidi Klum weighed in on the controversy surrounding the NBC competition show following Gabrielle Union’s departure, saying she “only had an amazing experience” during her six years on the show. “I’ve only had an amazing experience,” she told reporters following Tuesday at the Television Critics Association press tour. Klum was […]
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CNN and MSNBC are shaping up to be the two likeliest landing spots for former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, who unexpectedly left the network in October and has been on the cable news sidelines ever since as he waits out a non-compete agreement of unknown length. On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that Smith has talked to […]
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Joker leads the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, which were unveiled Monday morning. The film earned a total of 11 nominations — the most of any comic book-based movie ever — including best picture, best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, best directing for Todd Phillips and best adapted screenplay for Phillips and Scott Silver. In addition to Joker, eight […]
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CBS is looking to Clarice Starling to potentially anchor its 2020-21 broadcast season. The network announced Sunday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour that it has handed out a sizable series commitment to a Silence of the Lambs TV spinoff called Clarice. The drama, which technically still needs a formal series pickup to move forward, hails from Star […]
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True to her word, Phoebe Waller-Bridge put the Ralph & Russo suit she wore to the 77th annual Golden Globes up for sale on Ebay on Thursday. All proceeds will aid relief efforts in Australia as bushfires continue to rage. “We have hatched an amazing plan with Ralph & Russo — we are going to auction it off and the money […]
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Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter behind The Graduate and What’s Up, Doc? who also co-created Get Smart and was a regular presence in the early years of Saturday Night Live, died tonight of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Health Center in Los Angeles. He was 89. A family member confirmed the news to Deadline. Henry scored a pair of Oscar nominations — one […]
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Jeopardy host Alex Trebek took a victory lap Wednesday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, a day after ABC’s Greatest of All Time tournament gathered an impressive 14 million live viewers. During his 45 minutes before the press corps, the 79-year-old game show host was asked about retirement — “thinking about retiring and retiring are two […]
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Once again, the CW has given early renewal to its current slate of scripted series. The network has handed pickups for the 2020-2021 season to all 13 of its current scripted series that are not ending this season, including both of the fall freshmen, Batwoman and Nancy Drew. The CW has ordered second seasons of Batwoman and Nancy Drew, along with All American (Season 3), Black […]
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Fox is hardly masking its intentions when it comes to its future. The network has ordered a “Masked Singer” spinoff series called “The Masked Dancer,” inspired by the segment from “The Ellen Show.” The announcement was made at Fox’s Television Critics Association day in Pasadena, coupled with the news that Ellen DeGeneres herself is on board as […]
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Two days after Brits dominated the winners at the Golden Globes, the British Academy unveiled the nominees for its upcoming film awards. Joker led the pack with 11, closely followed by The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on 10 and Sam Mendes’ 1917 just behind with nine. Elsewhere Margot Robbie will compete against herself in the best supporting […]
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Often, the best moments at the Golden Globes don’t even make the telecast. When you’re inside the Beverly Hilton, where the ceremony takes place, Hollywood’s first awards show of the year can feel like attending a high school homecoming game. There’s free-flowing booze. There’s lots of hugging and talking between the plays. And there’s a mad beeline […]
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With Laura Dern who clinched the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture as divorce attorney Nora Fanshaw in Marriage Story. More from Laura on our Golden Globe Edition of ‘Showbiz Express’ Radio on Monday.
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With actor Pierce Brosnan at The Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills just before he went onstage to introduce his two sons who are serving this year as Golden Globe Ambassadors
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NBCUniversal’s marketing campaign for the Peacock streaming service took flight on Sunday evening. The broadcaster waited until a big night of television — featuring both an NFL playoff game and the Golden Globes — to hatch the advertising spots for its forthcoming service. The campaign plays heavily into a bird theme in honor of the Peacock name. On Jan. […]
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The biggest party in Hollywood is about to kick off. The 2020 Golden Globes are on Jan. 5, signaling a wrap on a season full of binge-worthy shows and buzz-worthy films. During the live honors at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Hollywood will raise a glass — or two or three or four — to the […]
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The last time actress Katherine Kendall saw Harvey Weinstein was at a party after the 2010 premiere of The King’s Speech that she attended with a friend. “I turned a corner and there he was,” says Kendall, best known for 1996’s Swingers. “I felt my knees buckle and I wanted to leave immediately.” Kendall, who also teaches dance […]
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Jack Sheldon, the extraordinary West Coast jazz trumpeter and singer who played “The Shadow of Your Smile” for the big screen, served as Merv Griffin’s sidekick and voiced characters on Schoolhouse Rock!, died Friday, his longtime manager, Dianne Jimenez, reported. He was 88. Sheldon performed the haunting “The Shadow of Your Smile” on the Elizabeth Taylor-Richard […]
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Zac Efron’s morbid title for his new reality series “Killing Zac Efron” hit dangerously close to home when the actor was forced to receive medical treatment while on location in Papua New Guinea. Efron confirmed on Instagram Sunday that he had gotten sick in Papua New Guinea, but “bounced back quick and finished an amazing 3 […]
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Don Imus, the radio personality whose insult humor and savage comedy catapulted him to a long-lasting and controversial career, has died at 79. His three-hour radio program, Imus in the Morning, was widely popular, especially with the over 25-male demographic. Imus died Friday morning at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in College Station, Texas, after […]
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President Donald Trump has responded to the apparent Canadian snub of his cameo in Home Alone with two tweets. Canada’s public broadcaster cut Trump’s brief appearance in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York for its Christmas Eve airing of the 1992 holiday hit. It issued a statement denying any political maneuvering. “As is often the case with feature films adapted […]
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Might there be a reboot of The Office in the future? Ellie Kemper, who co-starred on the NBC comedy series from 2009-13, posed that question to her former co-stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, while guest-hosting an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Said Fischer, who played Pam Beesly on the series for all nine seasons (2005-13): “I […]
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