This month’s BAFTA film awards are set to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the James Bond franchise having hired its most famous singer to open the ceremony. Dame Shirley Bassey — forever connected with 007 after soundtracking multiple films throughout her career, most notably Diamonds Are Forever and Goldeneye — will sing an exclusive performance of a Bond theme, […]
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Saturday Night Live opened its show by parodying Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham‘s coverage of Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine. The segment, titled “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular,” was filmed in Mar-a-Lago. The television host duo said they were hosting a fundraiser to raise money “for the real victims of this invasion: the oligarchs.” […]
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The 37th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out Sunday at the Santa Monica Pier, with comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally serving as hosts. There weren’t too many surprises throughout the night. Troy Kotsur won the first award of the evening, Best Supporting Male Actor for “CODA,” very much as predicted. […]
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CNN says it will step broadcasting within Russia after the country’s national parliament, the Duma, passed a new law Friday that will make it a criminal act to call the war in Ukraine a war. “CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to evaluate the situation and our next steps moving forward,” a CNN spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. As of […]
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NBCUniversal is clawing back streaming rights for its current-season TV shows from Hulu — in order to keep them for its own Peacock service. The Comcast-owned programmer officially terminated its next-day TV streaming deal with Hulu, which is majority-owned by Disney. The change will go into effect with the next TV season, starting in late September, for next-day and library content. […]
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Against all odds, So You Think You Can Dance will return for Season 17… but it will do so without co-creator Nigel Lythgoe at the judges’ dais. In a tweet on Friday, Lythgoe — who has served as a judge on every season of the Fox competition series thus far — alleged that he has not been invited to fill […]
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Former Attorney General William Barr recalled how Donald Trump screamed at him and took his instant resignation after he pulled the plug on the former president’s election lies. NBC previewed an interview Barr gave to Lester Holt as he prepares his upcoming memoir, One Damn Thing After Another. The book is reportedly full of details from Barr on how he torpedoed Trump’s false election […]
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The Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic brutally mocked Fox News’ coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a hilarious spoof. Lydic is often tasked with watching the network for hours as part of the Daily Show segment “Foxsplains,” in which the correspondent attempts to explain certain topics the way hosts and personalities do on Fox News. In this edition of the segment, […]
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Sony Pictures Television sealed a deal to acquire Industrial Media, a major nonfiction TV production company whose portfolio includes “90 Day Fiancé,” “So You Think You Can Dance” and “American Idol.” The deal values Industrial Media at $350 million. Upon closing, Sony Pictures will acquire a majority controlling interest in Industrial Media but the studio declined to […]
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The Kremlin-backed network RT America is effectively shuttering after the cable station laid off most of its staff, CNN reported on Thursday. RT America’s production company, T&R productions announced it will cease operations “as a result of unforeseen business interruption events.” In a memo to staff, T&R general manager Misha Solodovnikov told employees, “Unfortunately, we anticipate this layoff will […]
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The “Entourage” cast is getting back together for a new series from Doug Ellin, called “Ramble On.” “Ramble On” will reunite “Entourage” cast members Kevin Connelly, Kevin Dillon and Jamie-Lynn Sigler, plus frequent guest star Mark Cuban. It will also star Charlie Sheen, Kimiko Glenn, Bre-Z, Ana Ortiz, Emmanuel Chriqui, and Martin Sheen. In the […]
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Alan Ladd Jr, the veteran film producer who won a Best Picture Oscar for Braveheart, commissioned George Lucas to write Star Wars and was an influential executive for Fox and MGM/United Artists, died today, his family said. He was 84. His daughter Amanda Ladd-Jones, who directed the 2017 feature documentary Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies wrote on social media: “With the heaviest of hearts, […]
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Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch and Julianne Hough will star on Broadway this May in Selina Fillinger’s new play POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. The trio will be joined by Lilli Cooper, Lea DeLaria, Suzy Nakamura and Julie White in the lead cast of 28-year-old Filinger’s Broadway debut, which will open at the […]
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Pamela Anderson is telling her story, her way, with a new documentary set at Netflix. Anderson announced the news on social media with a handwritten note on Netflix letterhead, which reads: “My life/ A thousand imperfections/ A million misperceptions/ Wicked, wild and lost/ Nothing to live up to /I can only surprise you /Not a victim, but a survivor […]
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Jennifer Hudson is joining the daytime TV game. The Oscar and Grammy winner will host a syndicated talk show that’s set to premiere in the fall. The Jennifer Hudson Show comes from Warner Bros., with Fox-owned stations set to carry the show. Hearst and other station groups are also on board, giving the show clearance in more than […]
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Brit Hume joined Jesse Watters Primetime ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday to offer his thoughts, though at point Jesse Watters seemed to give him additional ones he doesn’t necessarily hold. Right before Hume joined the show, Watters interviewed Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who harshly criticized President Joe Biden for not deterring the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Hume suggested the […]
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Howard Stern, 68, is letting the world know he doesn’t agree with Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin when it comes to Russia’s tragic invasion of Ukraine. The radio host revealed that he strongly disagrees with the former U.S. president after he publicly called Putin’s moves “genius” last week. “The man [Putin] is a human stain. I don’t care how much power […]
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Bill O’Reilly Praises Jennifer Griffin While Ripping Fox News: ‘A Disservice to the American People’
Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said his old network has changed for the worse, stating that it’s “a totally different operation now.” O’Reilly praised Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin, who has on multiple occasions pushed back on, and even outright corrected various hosts and guests on the network over comments they’ve made about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. […]
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WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max is officially getting into the live sports business as part of an eight-year deal with the U.S. Soccer Federation. The deal, which Sports Business Journal pegs at more than $200 million, will see TNT/TBS and HBO Max air 20 U.S. Women’s and Men’s National Team matches annually beginning in 2023. About half of those matches will stream on HBO Max and […]
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Paramount Pictures is the latest Hollywood studio to pause the theatrical release of its upcoming films in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine last week. “As we witness the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine, we have decided to pause the theatrical release of our upcoming films in Russia, including ‘The Lost City,’ and ‘Sonic the Hedgehog […]
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Between “Friends” and the “Scream” franchise, Courteney Cox knew that playing both comedy and horror were well within her wheelhouse — but something told her that the new Starz series “Shining Vale” would test her skills in unprecedented ways. “Such a dramatic role that also was comedic was a balance that I hadn’t played in quite this way,” Cox […]
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Ned Eisenberg, an actor best known for his work on “Law and Order: SVU” for over a decade and for starring in Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby,” has died. He was 65. Eisenberg died at his home in New York on Sunday after battling cancer, his agents told TheWrap. “As Ned would say, he was […]
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Apple TV+ has officially confirmed a limited event series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin. The Oscar winner executive produces the project about the American polymath, from John Adams writer-executive producer Kirk Ellis, TV director, writer and producer Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos), Tony Krantz and his Flame Ventures and Richard Plepler’s Eden Productions under the company’s deal with Apple […]
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Discovery Inc. made it official Monday that veteran news and late night producer Chris Licht will take over the reins of CNN in May. Licht will join the company after Discovery completes its acquisition of CNN WarnerMedia, serving as its chairman and chief executive officer. Licht has been with CBS since 2011, where he was executive vice […]
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David E. Kelley has landed a second show at ABC. The prolific creator is teaming with author Michael Connelly for a mystery drama titled Avalon at the network. ABC won a multiple-outlet bidding war for the project by giving it a straight to series order; it’s slated to be part of the broadcaster’s 2022-23 lineup. Avalon will join Kelley’s Big Sky at […]
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