Nancy Sinatra Sr., the first of Frank Sinatra’s four wives and the mother of the legendary singer’s three children, died Friday. She was 101. Sinatra’s daughter, pop singer Nancy Sinatra, who had a 1966 hit with “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” confirmed her mother’s death on Twitter and the Sinatra family’s website. “Our mother […]
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Since we’ll never tire of Maggie Smith throwing shade circa the early 20th century, the “Downton Abbey” movie is a much welcome development, even in the age of endless revivals. A feature film based off the long-running PBS series is officially happening with production expected to begin in September. Distributors Focus Features and Universal Pictures […]
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Scarlett Johansson is exiting Rupert Sanders’ “Rub and Tug” following backlash over her casting in the lead role. The actress was set to play Dante “Tex” Gill, a transgender man who became infamous in 1970s Pittsburgh for operating massage parlors that served as fronts for prostitution. Johannson’s casting in “Rub and Tug” was announced in the beginning of July […]
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Two weeks before Paul Simon retires from touring, the legendary singer-songwriter will release his new album In the Blue Light. The album finds Simon and his longtime producer Roy Halee reinterpreting 10 lesser-known songs and personal favorites from his solo catalog with help from instrumental ensemble yMusic, guitarist Bill Frisell, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the National’s Bryce Dessner, […]
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It’s Emmy Nomination Day in America, which means it’s time to obsess over potential winners, losers, and first-timers — and, of course, to tally the snubs, line up the grudges, and consider what the nominees say about what the television industry values right now. The Emmy Awards ceremony will be held on September 17th. The […]
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Tony Award winner Ivo van Hove will direct a Broadway revival of West Side Story. Performances will begin December 10, 2019, at a theatre to be announced before a February 6, 2020, official opening. Van Hove will collaborate with contemporary dance choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker on the new staging, marking the first major revival in America […]
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Christina Applegate (Bad Moms, Anchorman franchises) is set to topline and executive produce Dead to Me, Netflix’s half-hour dark comedy series from writer Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gloria Sanchez Prods. and CBS TV Studios. This is a coup for Netflix and the producers as Applegate, a perennial top choice for TV casting directors, is offered multiple TV […]
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Demi Moore’s AmEx appears to have gone on a wild $169,000 shopping spree without her. Federal prosecutors are going after David Matthew Read for allegedly reporting Moore’s credit card missing and requesting a new one back in March, then spending nearly $200,000 on items before Moore’s assistant called American Express to report questionable activity later […]
Read moreThe sale of 21st Century Fox’s studio assets to Disney has triggered the first lawsuit from a shareholder, who complains about what was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The putative class action seeks to enjoin the transaction. The objecting shareholder also wants more information about debt and raises concerns about how a Goldman […]
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This year’s Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are set to be unveiled Thursday, after another noisy season of campaigning with plenty of drama to go around. There are several new series looking for the embrace of the Television Academy, and still more returning after hiatuses long and short. What kind of a mixture will we be […]
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Warner Bros. has a bold vision for an aerial tramway to transport visitors to and from its Burbank lot to the Hollywood sign. Like a plan that Musk has for a high-tech hyperloop that would shuttle riders between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Warners’ tramway would alleviate traffic and parking problems that plague the […]
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Just a few days after her NBC show echoed President Donald Trump in wondering whether the #MeToo movement has gone “too far,” Megyn Kelly spent Monday morning essentially attacking the Miss America Organization for doing away with its traditional swimsuit competition. Quoting a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Kelly noted that “22 state pageant leaders are seeking to oust […]
Read moreIn what was billed as a tribute to Evel Knievel, daredevil Travis Pastrana attempted three of Knievel’s motorcycle jumps on Sunday in Las Vegas ― and in the process, he bested the famed stunt performer three times. Travis Pastrana cleared the fountain at Caesar’s Palace, 52 crushed cars and 16 buses to successfully complete all three of […]
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It’s been mere days since filming on Game of Thrones ended forever, and HBO is getting right back in the saddle. The Belfast Telegraph reports that shooting on the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series will start soon. According to Fansided, the prospective series will take place about 1,000 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and will shoot in Belfast, Ireland. It seems like a […]
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Gretchen Carlson defended the actions of the Miss America board of directors amid criticism that she forced the organization into dropping the swimsuit competition from the annual beauty pageant. Carlson has come under fire in recent days from some board members who have resigned in what they say is a protest to decisions made by Carlson and other Miss […]
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French actress Emmanuelle Seigner has rejected an invitation from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to join the organization, calling it “one insult too many” because the Academy expelled her husband, director Roman Polanski, earlier this year. In a sternly worded open letter published in the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche, Seigner wrote, “The Academy probably […]
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NBC has announced changes to their East Coast primetime schedule for Monday due to Donald Trump’s Supreme Court announcement. American Ninja Warrior will air 8-9 PM ET. The Supreme Court announcement will air approximately 9-9:20 PM ET. American Ninja Warrior will continue 9:20-10:20 PM ET followed by Dateline NBC 10:20-11 PM. EARLIER: Broadcast networks are gearing up for President Donald Trump’s Monday night primetime […]
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Taking things to the next level! Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged, Us Weekly can confirm. Celebrity Engagements of 2018 Opens a New Window. A source close to the model confirmed the happy news to Us, adding that Baldwin “is obsessed with Justin and always has been.” TMZ was the first to break the news, reporting that the 24-year-old “Love Yourself” singer […]
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Disney/Marvel’s Ant-Man And The Wasp took flight in 41 offshore markets this session, supersizing to $85M for its international box office bow. The Paul Rudd/Evangeline Lilly sequel buzzed in about 45% ahead of the first film and landed above industry expectations, despite the lack of some key markets in this early mix. Overseas, the pesky superhero and his new female partner, The […]
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As temperatures soared past three digits in L.A. on Saturday, Hollywood shared how they were keeping cool — or failing to — on social media. Jennifer Lopez still opted for sweating, tweeting that she had gone to the gym and worked out in white snakeskin leggings. Halle Berry shared a photo at the beach. Paula Abdul asked […]
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Last night, MoviePass customers encountered a problem when they went out to their local theater: an outage prevented some users from checking in to a film. While the company says that the issue has been resolved, and that it’ll reimburse customers who paid out of pocket for tickets, it’s not a good look for the service, […]
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Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Aerosmith’s Joe Perry brought vintage rock to the mythic stage of the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, performing as the Hollywood Vampires for a sellout crowd. The American trio, all dressed in black with silver chains around their necks, lived up to their reputation as “bad boys” during the 90-minute […]
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Ed Schultz, former MSNBC talk show host, died on Thursday. He was 64. Schultz died of natural causes at his home in Washington D.C., according to RT America, his most recent employer. A prominent television and radio broadcaster in the upper Midwest region, Schultz began his career as a sports broadcaster for Fargo-Moorhead television stations before working as […]
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Scarlett Johansson faced a storm of criticism this week after it was reported that she would play a transgender man in a movie, a year after she drew scrutiny for taking on a role that was originally Japanese. The newly announced film, “Rub & Tug,” is based on the real-life story of Dante “Tex” Gill, […]
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Actor Ben Stiller has been named global goodwill ambassador to the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR. The agency announced the appointment on Monday after Stiller concluded a trip with UNHCR to Guatemala, where he met refugees who fled from their homes in Central America to escape violence from organized criminal groups and gangs. In recent years a growing number of […]
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