The CW is giving new life to one of its old, beloved titles. After originally announcing to bring the series back several years ago, the network has officially handed out a pilot order for a reboot of “Charmed,” this afternoon. The news also comes almost 12 full years since the original series concluded its run […]
Read moreOfficials at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum were tight-lipped on Thursday night about an unusual email exchange in which its chief curator is said to have rebuffed a White House request for a Vincent van Gogh painting and offered a gold toilet instead. The exchange between the curator, Nancy Spector, and Donna Hayashi Smith of […]
Read moreCasey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears. He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said. I’ve heard that Affleck did not want to become a distraction from the focus that should be on the performances of the actresses in the […]
Read moreMultiple talent reps say the “Hanoi Jane” remarks have made them reconsider booking clients on ‘Megyn Kelly Today.’ “Actors don’t trust her,” says a publicist. Is Megyn Kelly’s Monday morning takedown of Jane Fonda — in which Kelly invoked Fonda’s Vietnam-era Hanoi Jane sobriquet — the first of more provocations? Or was it a one-off? […]
Read moreCBS has given a 13-episode order to a revival of the classic sitcom “Murphy Brown.” Original star Candice Bergen is set to reprise her role as the titular broadcast journalist. The multi-camera comedy will be part of CBS’ 2018-19 season and will see Bergen’s character returning to television news at a time of political and cultural upheaval. […]
Read moreHBO’s Big Little Lies is upping its star power for season two. Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress Meryl Streep has boarded the premium cable network’s second season of the drama starring Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Streep will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother to the abusive Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgard), who (spoiler alert!) was revealed to have […]
Read moreAllegations of inappropriate behavior by Garrison Keillor were more substantial than indicated in November when Minnesota Public Radio severed ties with him, according to a letter the network sent its members on Tuesday. The letter from the network’s president, Jon McTaggart, said that MPR received a 12-page correspondence on Oct. 22 from the lawyer for a woman who […]
Read moreNine movies are competing for the best picture prize in this year’s Oscar contest, many of them smaller titles that have earned anywhere from $6 million to $40 million so far. Now that this year’s Oscar nominations have been unveiled, which of the nine best picture contenders stand to benefit at the box office? Two of the […]
Read moreAbby Lee Miller has lost a considerable amount of weight ever since she went to prison! According to Extra, the “Dance Moms” star has already dropped 100 pounds within a span of six months. The controversial dance teacher also shared a photo of herself with her friends, including her “Dance Moms” co-teacher, Gianna Martello, visiting her […]
Read moreHollywood awards season carries on with the 2018 SAG Awards on Sunday, Jan. 21. The show, known for recognizing actors for their work in TV and film, is presented by the Screen Actors Guild and airs at 8 p.m. on both TBS and TNT. Unlike other awards shows, the SAG Awards, held annually since 1995, honor whole casts and ensembles for […]
Read moreGuillermo del Toro’s fantasy drama “The Shape of Water” has won the Producers Guild of America’s Darryl F. Zanuck Award as top feature film for del Toro and J. Miles Dale. A pair of first season series — “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — took the top TV awards in ceremonies at […]
Read moreAcademy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman will become the 54th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment on Sunday night. Freeman will be presented with the SAG-AFTRA performers union’s highest tribute, which is given annually to an actor who fosters the “finest ideals of the acting profession,” during […]
Read moreThe Situation is set to have a wild time before his sentencing for tax evasion. A judge on Friday gave the “Jersey Shore” star, born Michael Sorrentino, permission to film the MTV show’s reunion in Miami before his sentencing on April 25, according to TMZ. Sorrentino, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in […]
Read moreThe #MeToo movement has been embraced by legions of women as a vital step toward countering widespread sexual abuse and misconduct. This week, more so than at any point in the movement’s brief history, there’s visceral discussion about its potential for causing harm. The catalyst was the publication by Babe.net of an account by a […]
Read moreAnn Curry says she survived after being ousted from NBC’s “Today” by staying humble and true to herself. “It hurt like hell,” the 61-year-old former “Today” co-anchor and NBC News veteran told People in an interview. “It hurt so much, but I learned a lot about myself. I can say I’ve done nothing wrong. I’ve […]
Read moreSony’s Venom movie is rumored to include a cameo from Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. After the Andrew Garfield-starring The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed to launch a shared universe full of characters connected to Peter Parker, Sony made a deal with Marvel Studios to welcome Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Holland first debuted as the wall-crawling superhero in 2016’s Captain America: Civil […]
Read moreAvengers 4 feels like the end of an era (as well as Marvel’s Phase Three) as all the threads of Thanos’s plotting come together. But it also might mark the departure of one of the MCU’s biggest stars – Chris Hemsworth. The actor who made his Marvel debut in 2011’s Thor has revealed that – now the untitled Avengers movie […]
Read moreLucasfilm released a plot synopsis for the May 25 film that sheds a little more light on the story, which takes place several years before Han had his fateful meeting with Luke Skywalker and Ben Kenobi in that Tatooine cantina. Here’s how the studio describes it: “Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far […]
Read moreWestworld was born 45 years ago and it is, somehow, still alive and kicking and breaking minds today. This American science fiction–thriller media franchise began in 1973 with the release of the film Westworld, written and directed by Michael Crichton. It depicts a technologically advanced, Western-themed amusement park populated by androids that malfunction and begin killing the human visitors. It was followed by […]
Read moreMelissa Benoist opened up about “Supergirl”s split from former executive producer Andrew Kreisberg after an investigation into sexual misconduct accusations posed against the creator, during the Television Critics Association press tour on Monday. Benoist says that The CW program, which currently in its third season, is healing as a group after the revelations about Kreisberg’s […]
Read moreIt’s a Clooney-palooza at Hulu. George Clooney marks his big return to television on the streaming service via “Catch-22,” a six-part limited series that goes into production this year. Clooney will executive produce and also star as Colonel Cathcart. He’ll also direct the series alongside his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov. But more immediately, effective this morning, Hulu […]
Read moreJames Cameron is responding to Eliza Dushku’s claims that True Lies stunt coordinator Joel Kramer “sexually molested” her during production on the feature film he wrote and directed and the country’s larger sexual harassment “reckoning.” Cameron appeared before press Saturday at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour to support AMC’s Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction. […]
Read moreKatie Couric has finally broken her silence over Matt Lauer’s sexual assault accusations and his firing from the “Today” show. “The whole thing has been very painful for me,” Couric told People Magazine. “The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing and disorienting and it’s completely unacceptable that any women at the ‘Today’ show […]
Read more“Get Out,” “The Shape of Water,” “Big Little Lies” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” were just some of the films and television series honored by the Broadcast Film Critics Assn. and Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. Thursday at the 23rd annual Critics’ Choice Awards. Overall nominations leader “The Shape of Water” walked away with the most movie […]
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