Apple is rounding out the cast for High Desert, the comedy that reunites Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette following Escape at Dannemora. Joining the ensemble cast of the comedy about an addict named Peggy (Arquette) in Yucca Valley who starts over as a PI after the death of her mother are Matt Dillon, Rupert Friend, Weruche Opia, […]
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The “Law & Order” revival at NBC has cast Jeffrey Donovan in a lead role, Variety has learned. Details are under wraps as to the nature of Donovan’s character on the show, other than the fact that he will be playing an NYPD detective. It was announced in September that the hit procedural would be returning to NBC for what will […]
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Jay Leno has come on board Fireside, a new app platform for creators to host live, interactive shows, with his first event to livestream from a Las Vegas car show on Nov. 2. Fireside, whose founders include Mark Cuban, publicly launched its app on iOS in early October. The startup promises to let professional creators — including podcasters, […]
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Jennifer Garner met up with ex-husband Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez while out trick-or-treating with the kids over the weekend. The stars were spotted out for Halloween in Malibu, with the actress meeting up with Affleck and Lopez at one point. Earlier that day, Affleck and Garner spent time with their kids at Huckleberry. “Everyone gets […]
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Kal Penn, the actor best known for his lead role in the “Harold & Kumar” comedy series, has come out, revealing that he is engaged to his partner of eleven years. Penn gave his story during an interview on this week’s CBS Sunday Morning while promoting his new tell-all memoir “You Can’t Be Serious,” touching on his […]
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The CW’s Walker will be down a member of the Rangers later this season. Lindsey Morgan will exit the series later in its second season, which premiered Thursday. In a statement, Morgan said she’s leaving the show “for personal reasons” and had the support of producer CBS Studios and The CW. “After much thoughtful consideration and introspection, […]
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Taylor Swift officially kicked off the 36th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame festivities with a tribute to Carole King, singing a show-opening cover of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.” Speaking about King’s blockbuster “Tapestry” album, released 50 years ago, Swift said, “It was a watershed moment for humans in the world with feelings and for cats who […]
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Will Smith opened up about his mental health, revealing in a trailer for his upcoming YouTube docuseries that he once contemplated suicide. The “Aladdin” actor, 53, has been on a challenging fitness journey to lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks. Smith said the quest not only pushed him to get back into shape, but it […]
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Things are strange this Halloween season, according to host Bill Maher on tonight’s HBO episode of Real Time. Because of the pipeline backups and product shortages, “This year I’m trying to get kids to put toilet paper on my house,” Maher joked. Maher also found it strange that former Trump press secretary and Radical Nation author Sean Spicer wouldn’t agree with him on whether […]
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Rupert Murdoch’s 90th turn around the sun was feted on Thursday night in New York City as power brokers, longtime lieutenants and family members, with a conspicuous absence, gathered at Tavern on the Green for a long-delayed dinner celebration. Murdoch, one of the most influential media barons of the modern era who is executive chairman […]
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Ice Cube has departed Sony’s upcoming comedy, Oh Hell No, in which he would’ve co-starred with Jack Black, after declining a request from producers to get vaccinated, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Sony had no comment. A personal representative for the star declined to comment. WME, his agency, declined to comment. Oh Hell No is being produced by Matt Tolmach […]
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VH1 is launching a holiday movie slate and has drafted features from exec producers including Eva Longoria, Jamie Foxx and Nick Cannon. The ViacomCBS network is launching its Naughty or Nice strand at the end of November through December with five made-for-television movies – Adventures in Christmasing, The Bitch Who Stole Christmas, Hip Hop Family Christmas, Let’s […]
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The Anti-Defamation League is urging Fox Corporation to not air Tucker Carlson’s upcoming series about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a letter addressed to Fox Corp. executive chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called the series “an abject, indisputable lie and blatant attempt to rewrite history,” and encouraged Murdoch not to […]
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The final season of Black-ish has lined up an A-list guest star. Michelle Obama will appear on an episode of the ABC comedy in its eighth and last season, the show announced on social media Thursday. She’ll play herself, but other details of the former first lady’s appearance are being kept under wraps for now. “I’ve long been a fan […]
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Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg said the company is changing its corporate name to ‘Meta’ a move that was hinted at in recent weeks and follows the company’s plans to invest billions of dollars in the next iteration of computing that the social media giant’s CEO has dubbed the Metaverse. The move also comes as the company is besieged […]
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It started with a mysterious image on billboards all over the world (and the internet). The sun rising above four dark planets; the only words Abba: Voyage. By the time an announcement was made on 2 September, it had fair claim to call itself the most anticipated comeback in pop history. And the details exceeded expectations. Not […]
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President Biden on Tuesday officially designated Jessica Rosenworcel, who has been acting FCC chair since January, to be the permanent head of the telecommunications agency. Rosenworcel, if she’s confirmed, would be the first woman to serve as FCC chair. In addition, Biden nominated Gigi Sohn, a longtime public advocate for open and affordable telecom services and former FCC staffer, to […]
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HBO announced Tuesday that it has renewed “Succession” for a fourth season — not that there was any doubt of that, but it’s nice to know it’s official. The ratings for the show, which was created by Jesse Armstrong, have soared since the Season 3 premiere on Oct. 17. The first episode of Season 3 drew a series-high viewership […]
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Mort Sahl, the acerbic comic whose pioneering style paved the way for such boundary-breaking comedians as Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor and George Carlin, died Tuesday at his home in Mill Valley, CA. He was 94. A friend confirmed his death to The New York Times. Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery Known for […]
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Because of issues around the life rights of Joan Rivers, a limited series in which Kathryn Hahn would have played the legendary comedian isn’t moving forward. The project, called “The Comeback Girl,” was announced last month in Variety. It had been in development at Showtime, and was to be produced by Warner Bros. Television, Atlas Entertainment and Berlanti Productions. Hahn was attached […]
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present six weeks of programming exploring the large community of predominately Jewish, Austrian-born film artists and movie industry professionals who helped establish Hollywood’s classical era, the museum announced on Monday. Artists that will be included in the focus include directors Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, Fred Zinneman and Otto […]
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Brendan Fraser has been cast in DC’s upcoming “Batgirl” movie. He will play the villainous Firefly, a sociopath with a passion for pyrotechnics, opposite star Leslie Grace. Specific plot details for “Batgirl” have been kept under wraps, though it centers on Barbara Gordon, the daughter of Gotham police commissioner Jim Gordon. J.K. Simmons is returning to […]
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Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to a new crime drama that hails from David E. Kelley, Variety has learned exclusively. The one-hour series is titled “The Missing,” based on the Dror A. Mishani novel “The Missing File.” It tells the story of NYPD Detective Avraham Avraham, whose belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering […]
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Joe Buck is used to performing on the big stage, having called 23 World Series and six Super Bowls for Fox. Not surprisingly, Buck doesn’t believe broadcasting is a career fit for bashful personalities, but it has more to do with being a shameless facilitator than having millions of people watching you on national TV. “If there’s stage […]
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The release of the Alec Baldwin-narrated documentary “Flint: Who Can You Trust?” has been indefinitely postponed after the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.” The film was set for a platform release at the Laemmle Santa Monica and the Village East in New York this Friday with a rollout to more […]
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