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Jonathan Gold, the restaurant critic whose curious, far-ranging, relentless explorations of his native Los Angeles helped his readers understand dozens of cuisines and helped the city understand itself, died on Saturday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 57. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said Margy Rochlin, a close friend. In more than a thousand […]

A different kind of record was set this weekend in that it was the first weekend ever where eight of the top ten films at the weekend box office were sequels. Of those eight, two of the weekend’s new follow-up films are locked in a tight race at the top with Sony’s The Equalizer 2 pulling off […]

Colony premiered at Comic-Con in 2015 and has had a continuous presence at the fan confab including last year when the cast and producers teased big Season 3 changes. But there has been no trace of Colony at this year’s Comic-Con despite the sci-fi drama currently airing its third season. That is likely because the show has been canceled, Deadline has […]

Universal’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” and Sony’s “The Equalizer 2” are both on their way to overshooting box office forecasts, with an estimated $39 million and $33.21 million, respectively. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” playing at 3,317 North American locations, had been pegged in the $30 million to $36 million corridor, while “The […]

The rush of films inspired by the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their football coach from a flooded cave in Thailand has now expanded to encompass six, plus a documentary, and a government committee has been set up to co-ordinate and oversee the planned productions. Thailand’s Ministry of Culture says it expects the military government’s Cabinet […]

David Cassidy‘s son Beau is set to inherit a lot more money than expected — up to $1.68 million more. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the late actor and musician left his son, Beau Cassidy, the bulk of his estate, which was originally valued at around $150,000, minus some substantial debts. It is now estimated to […]

At long last, we know where The Vampire Chronicles will be spending its [after]life. Hulu announced Tuesday that they will be sinking their fangs into the television series based on the works by Anne Rice.  Also, the confirmation that the series will be about the chronicles, and not just the Brat Prince Lestat. It was first announced in […]

For months, the theories have been running rampant over what happens to Meryl Streep’s character in the sequel to ‘Mamma Mia’. Now, the time has come for the truth: Is she dead? When the trailer for Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again dropped earlier this year, fans were immediately taken aback by the complete and utter lack […]

Saturday Night Live has released a video full of bloopers from its latest season, its 43rd, on Tuesday (July 17). The team stepped up their game this year in terms of production and writing. From Kanye West and A Quiet Place to dolphin whispering, the level of ridiculousness hit a new peak. However, no matter how collected the celebrities, or seasoned the veterans, […]

Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures announced today a relaunch of the kids’ entertainment franchise “Rugrats.” A new animated-series revival featuring the characters from the ’90s cartoon has received with a 26-episode order from Nickelodeon; and Paramount Players, the new film division launched to develop projects based on properties from Viacom cable channels, has given a greenlight to a live-action film featuring CGI […]

Netflix Inc. (NFLX – Get Report) had a lot to live up to when it reported second-quarter earnings after the close on Monday, and it didn’t deliver. The streaming video giant only added 5.15 million subscribers worldwide compared to 6.2 million expected, although it beat earnings expectations of $0.79 per share by reporting $0.85 EPS for the quarter. By […]

Floyd Mayweather ($285 mil in pretax annual earnings), captures the top spot on Forbes’ 20th annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world’s highest-paid celebrities. The boxer’s August 2017 fight versus Conor McGregor generated more than $550 million in revenue, with Money Mayweather earning $275 million, securing him the No. 1 spot for the second year since 2015. George Clooney ($239 mil) is in […]

The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis did not go well for Dennis Rodman. The ex-basketball star and reality TV personality struggled through most of his time on Saturday during the taping of the roast in Hollywood. It got particularly tense when Rodman made a joke about the North Korean leader and his pal, Kim Jong-un. Trying to […]

The CEO of Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter was pushed out earlier this week after a private internal investigation raised concerns about evidence of sexual harassment and other wrongdoing, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the outcome of the internal investigation. The probe stemmed from allegations of sexual harassment, and expanded over the […]