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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The 2022 SAG Awards took place on Sunday, where “CODA” won the top prize in the film categories in a landmark for deaf performers. In the film categories, the deaf cast of “CODA” won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Will Smith won the lead actor prize for “King Richard,” Jessica Chastain […]
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Several actors made emotional references to the situation in Ukraine during their speeches at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild awards ceremony. While accepting the award for best drama ensemble on behalf of HBO’s “Succession,” Brian Cox called attention to the way Russia’s actions affect actors and artists in particular. “One other thing I would like to add,” Cox […]
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Helen Mirren was honored at the 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony on Sunday night with the Lifetime Achievement Award, an accolade she says she owes to a personal mantra she lives by. “Lifetime Achievement, that sounds so grand. I supposed I’m still alive so by that measure, I’m eligible,” Mirren joked on stage to her fellow […]
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The 28th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards kicked off Sunday against a backdrop of geopolitical conflict and a pandemic that has upended the way that movies and television shows are produced and distributed. “Ted Lasso,” the story of an optimistic coach tasked with revitalizing a failing U.K. soccer team, won best ensemble in a comedy series while […]
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CODA‘s Troy Kotsur made history at Sunday’s SAG Awards, becoming the first deaf actor in the history of the award show to claim an individual prize. He prevailed in the category of Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, besting the likes of Ben Affleck (Amazon Studios’ The Tender Bar), Bradley Cooper (MGM/UAR’s Licorice Pizza), Jared Leto (MGM/UAR’s House of Gucci) […]
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CNN has switched into full-battle mode to cover the fast-moving implications of the fighting in Ukraine, the first large-scale invasive war in Europe in more than 70 years. After months of preparation, the invasion by Russian forces began before dawn, following a TV address from Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was followed just minutes later by explosions […]
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Oscar winning actor and director Sean Penn is currently in the Ukraine filming a documentary for Vice Studios about the Russian invasion, a spokesperson for Vice Studios told TheWrap. “The director specially came to Kyiv to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia’s […]
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Sally Kellerman, the husky-voiced actress known for her Oscar-nominated portrayal of U.S. Army Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H, has died. She was 84. Kellerman, who also sang and had a Grand Funk Railroad tune written for her, died Thursday morning at an assisted care facility in Woodland Hills after a battle with dementia, her […]
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Just prior to Russia launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, a series of social media users noted that The Simpsons appeared to once again predict the future back in 1998. Those social media posts did not go unnoticed by Simpsons showrunner Al Jean, who tells The Hollywood Reporter that the 24-year-old gag — now a stark reality — is “very sad.” The long-running […]
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During a phone interview on Fox News, former President Donald Trump mistakenly stated that American forces made an amphibious landing in Ukraine as Russia was invading the country. Trump unexpectedly called into The Ingraham Angle shortly after Russia commenced its invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday night. The 45th president apparently felt it was a decent time to phone into Fox News […]
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The decision not to present eight Oscar categories live during the upcoming 94th Academy Awards on March 27 was fodder for late-night TV hosts on Wednesday. During his Tonight Show monologue, Jimmy Fallon seemed confused by the plan that was announced Tuesday to not air the live presentation of the Oscars for documentary short, film editing, makeup/hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live-action short […]
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The final seven episodes of “Ozark” will premiere on April 29 on Netflix. The official logline of Season 4, Part 2 reads: “Marty and Wendy are rid of Helen and climb to the top of Navarro’s empire. They find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks but some past sins won’t stay buried and the […]
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Red Reddington’s to-do list is getting longer again. NBC has renewed its espionage drama The Blacklist for a 10th season. Star and executive producer James Spader announced the pickup Tuesday during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, a few days before the show’s return from a month-long hiatus. The renewal will also take the series past the 200-episode […]
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Fox’s anthology drama Accused has lined up its first episodic star. Emmy winner Michael Chiklis (The Shield, HBO’s upcoming Winning Time) will star in the first episode of the series, which comes from Homeland’s Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and The Good Doctor’s David Shore. Michael Cuesta (Homeland, Dopesick) has also signed on to direct the series premiere. Accused is based on a […]
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Bill Murray and Aziz Ansari are teaming up for an untitled comedy drama at Searchlight Pictures, according to an individual with knowledge of the project. Ansari is also making his feature directorial debut on the project, which is based on the Atul Gawande nonfiction book “Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End.” Searchlight is […]
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Donald Trump’s new social media app, Truth, might’ve topped the charts on the Apple App Store, but the launch was anything but seamless. Many users trying to sign up for the new social media platform either got an error message or were forced to go on a waitlist. Seth Meyers blasted Trump’s app launch as a “clusterfuck,” but he […]
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Wendy Williams’ daytime talk show is officially winding down. The Wendy Williams Show will end after 14 seasons, distributor Debmar-Mercury announced Tuesday morning. Sherri Shepherd — who’s been a frequent guest host this season as Williams has dealt with health issues — will headline a new syndicated strip in the fall that will take over the time periods […]
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Bob Beckel, a political analyst and former Fox News host, has died. He was 73. Columnist Cal Thomas shared the news of Beckel’s death via Facebook on Monday afternoon. “We did so many things together and I hope we modeled what two people of different political persuasions can be like when they love one another,” he wrote, in-part. A […]
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The 2022 NAACP Image Awards is announcing winners in several non-televised categories via streaming presentations this week. On Monday, the NAACP presented awards in a number of literary and podcast categories as well as a special award for youth activist of the year to NAACP Howard University chapter president Channing Hill. Notable literary winners from night one included Will […]
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Jane Marczewski, the singer known as Nightbirde who found fame on America’s Got Talent last year and chronicled her battle with breast cancer on social media, died Sunday of the disease. She was 31. The Zanesville, OH, native earned a judges’ standing ovation and the NBC show’s sought-after Golden Buzzer with her audition performance of an original song, “It’s Okay” […]
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Neil Cavuto returned to the anchor chair on his Fox Business Network show “Cavuto Coast to Coast” on Monday for the first time since January 10, saying he had been battling Covid pneumonia which put him in intensive care. It was previously unknown why he had been away. “I did get Covid again…but a far, far more serious […]
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It’s Britney’s book, bitch. Britney Spears has sealed a bombshell book deal said to be worth as much as $15 million. Publishing insiders say Spears, 40, has reached a landmark deal with publishing house Simon & Schuster for her tell-all memoir about her career, her “Toxic” life and her family. The deal comes after a […]
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Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin had some sobering words for hosts of The Five who suggested the Biden administration is overhyping the crisis in eastern Europe for political purposes. President Joe Biden delivered remarks about the situation on Friday, saying he’s “convinced” that Vladimir Putin has already “made the decision” to invade. After the president’s speech, Five cohosts Greg Gutfeld and Kennedy suggested the administration is hyping or even […]
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Alan Dershowitz appeared on Newsmax Thursday to give his reaction to a motion filed by Special Counsel John Durham. Durham was appointed in 2019 by then-Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the origins of the probe into potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia. That investigation wrapped up with the release of the Mueller Report. The motion contained technical jargon about […]
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