Новости за 04.01.2020

Not to gush, but let’s seriously behold the success of Media Rights Capital and Lionsgate’s Knives Out.  We’ve already overwritten how the whodunit is a win for original movies in last year’s Disney franchise-laden theatrical environment. But this Rian Johnson-directed, star-studded film just won’t give up in its current sixth weekend of release, poised to […]

It’s freezing out there in much of the US. So, naturally, the nation’s TV audiences were eager for a glimpse of paradise, propelling Hawaii Five-0 To the top of the Friday demo ratings wars. The CBS crime drama scored an 0.9 and 7.99 million total viewers, easily outdistancing its competition. The strong lead at 8 […]

Harvey Weinstein answered eight questions from CNN via email, continuing a media campaign that also saw his defense attorney speak to the news network. Weinstein will go on trial next week for rape. A conviction could mean he’ll spend decades in prison, essentially meaning a life sentence for the 67-year-old movie mogul, who appears to […]

Hearst Television has pulled 34 stations in 26 markets from DirecTV and AT&T TV customers, threatening coverage of the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs in millions of homes. Two of the impacted markets — Des Moines IA and Louisville KY — could lose tonight’s NFL Wild Card matchup between the Tennessee Titans and […]

Saoirse Ronan may not be the youngest Oscar nominee, but she can lay claim to being in that rare club of actors who have been nominated twice before their 30th birthday. And with another five years to go before that particular milestone, there’s plenty of time for a third. Could it be for her turn […]

Rose McGowan is backpedaling from her apology to Iran in the wake of the Qassem Soleimani airstrike, which caused her to tweet “please do not kill us.” A firestorm of criticism erupted against the actress after the tweet. Now, McGowan claims she “stupidly looked at Twitter” after waking up and posted a knee-jerk reaction. “The […]

Lee Daniels will host an event for Pete Buttigieg on Jan. 10, a little less than three weeks before the first voting begins in the Democratic presidential primaries. Daniels, co-creator of Empire, will host the evening reception at his Beverly Hills home. A limited number of tickets are being offered at $1,500 per person, with […]

After beginning limited overseas rollout in late December, Sony’s Little Women continues marching to strong numbers. With two Golden Globe nominations on Sunday, the Greta Gerwig-directed update of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel has enjoyed notable post-Christmas launches in the UK, Australia/New Zealand, France and Spain. Through tomorrow, the film is projected to hit $20.2M […]

Harvey Weinstein defense attorney Donna Rotunno told CNN host Michael Smerconish on Friday that jurors in his upcoming rape trial “don’t have to like everything he’s ever done in his life to find that he’s not a rapist.” Weinstein faces trial next week on several sex-crime charges. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to all charges, […]

President Donald Trump has no public events scheduled today as he enjoys the Florida sunshine at Mar-a-Lago and the Trump International Golf Course. The President managed to eke out one tweet before heading to the links, where he will no doubt ponder the events of the past two days, which have overtaken domestic problems and […]

Aviron Pictures Chairman and Founder William Sadleir has been let go from the indie distributor for undisclosed reasons according to reports tonight. Apparently, Sadleir was fired due to a contractual provision given to Aviron’s senior lender, BlackRock according to Variety who had the news. Separately, we heard murmurs tonight that BlackRock is in the process […]

The Good Place actress and Misery Index host Jameela Jamil has cancelled the appearance of conservative pundit Candace Owens from her podcast, accusing her of making Jamil’s employees feel “unsafe” after her comments on transgender people. Owens tweeted out her disappointment to her 1.9 million Twitter followers. “Sad to announce that Jameela Jamil has revoked […]

If you have a teenager in your house, you shouldn’t be surprised by Nielsen’s latest statistic: Fortnite took in $1.8 billion in sales in 2019, more money in a single year than any game in history. SuperData, the video game arm of Nielsen, gave the numbers on the game. Epic Games owns Fortnite but doesn’t […]

Winners were announced tonight for the 9th AACTA International Awards – the international counterpart to the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts’ primary awards show – with Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite scooping Best Film. The win for Korean pic Parasite follows its triumph at the main AACTA Awards, which were held in Sydney on […]

Time’s Up has issued “Working In Entertainment,” a 35-page safety guide for actor auditions that outlines real-life situations that may put them in uncomfortable positions. The guide covers nudity, auditions, sexual acts and such potential scenarios as a casting director asking for a hotel room visit. More than two dozen collaborators were thanked for their […]

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. You can really tell it is Oscar nomination voting crunch time by the sheer number of For Your Consideration ads blanketing the airwaves, Internet and print outlets. With the voting period lasting only four more days through Tuesday, nearly every contender is out there with […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook saw his annual compensation fall 26% to $11.56 million for 2019, the tech giant reported Friday, in a year the company launched its foray into streaming with Apple TV+ and its valuation surpassed $1 trillion. According to an SEC proxy filing this afternoon, Cook’s salary remained unchanged for a second year […]

UPDATED with additional distributors and adjustments. As blockbusters battled it out at the box office, the specialty space hit high notes with Judy, flew with The Peanut Butter Falcon, shined with Uncut Gems and gave us one helluva Farewell. Major box office strides were made in 2019 with fare from indie, art-house-driven distributors that delivered confident numbers, proving […]

Despite the standard grousing about the lineup and the cost, the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival is still a hit with fans. The first weekend of April 10-12 quickly sold out, and the second weekend sales will likely go as quickly when the presale starts on Monday for the shows on April 17-19. YouTube […]

Orange Is The New Black creator Jenji Kohan posted a raw, heartbreaking tribute to her late son Charlie Noxon today, calling the 20-year-old, who died in a New Year’s Eve skiing accident, her “golden child” and her “best work.” Read the entire Instagram post below. Kohan, who also created Weeds, and ex-husband Christopher Noxon yesterday […]

She’s played on recordings from Frank Sinatra to the Beach Boys to The Monkees. But Carol Kaye isn’t playing when it comes to the new character who appears to borrow heavily from her persona on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The 84-year-old and feisty Kaye, who made her mark in a largely man’s world of West […]

Some movies are willed into existence, some organically happen by chance, and some are severely birthed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Terry Gilliam has been through it all, especially in the two-decade-plus production of his cherished The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. His first go-round with the project starred Johnny Depp but was besieged by financial and production problems […]

EXCLUSIVE: Sony/Seven Bucks/Matt Tolmach Productions’ Jumanji: The Next Level is closing in on its predecessor, Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. With a $548.8M worldwide gross through January 2, the Dwayne Johnson-starrer now counts $209.7M domestic and $339.1M from the international box office. Comparatively at the same time in release, Next Level is slightly ahead (+3%) […]

The California 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal has revived lawsuits filed by James Safechuck and Wade Robson, the two men at the center of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland who claimed they were sexually assaulted by Michael Jackson when they were minors. The court was looking at whether the plaintiffs had waited too long to […]

Jon Snow headed north. Selina Meyer got her presidential library. Sheldon and Amy got their global recognition. Litchfield Correctional became an ICE detention center. And the Pfefferman clan danced into the sunset. TV fans bid farewell to a brace of popular series in 2019. The final credits rolled on HBO’s Emmy-laden Game of Thrones and Veep, […]