Новости за 19.04.2020

The war on the coronavirus pandemic appears to be waning. Some states are allowing citizens to once again leave their houses, and restive people in other areas are protesting against what they view as unnecessary restrictions. If the disease is waning – and that’s a big “if” to some – it’s clear that another front […]

Meghan Markle will talk with Good Morning America on Monday, marking her first television interview since she and Prince Harry split from the royal family. The subject? Elephant, the Disney documentary film that she narrated. Markle and Harry have been seen recently delivering food to Los Angeles shut-ins for the Project Angel Food charity. The […]

Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, and many more delivered powerful virtual performances during Saturday’s “One World: Together at Home” concert. Gaga, who curated the event from producers Global Citizen, opened the two-hour televised portion with an emotional performance of the Charlie Chaplin classic “Smile.” Lizzo belted out a low-key cover of Sam Cooke’s […]

Stevie Wonder turned in a soul-stirring performance Saturday to his late friend Bill Withers, who died on April 3, during the “One World: Together at Home” COVID-19 benefit concert. As the televised portion of the concert got underway, Wonder was introduced by CBS Late Show host Stephen Colbert. The Grammy-winning singer and songwriter opened by […]

With greetings in a multitude of languages, a suited and booted Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon kicked off the multi-network One World: Together at Home concert from their respective homes on different sides of the country. But, even with a joint “overwhelming gratitude” appearance by former First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, […]

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that […]

Days after briefly mentioning his coronavirus diagnosis on last weekend’s remote episode of Saturday Night Live, Tom Hanks offered more insight into what he went through while quarantined in Australia. The Oscar-winning actor spoke with “The National Defense Radio Show” on Thursday, and said the virus affected his wife Rita Wilson differently. “Rita went through […]

In the deadliest day yet since the COVID-19 outbreak began, Los Angeles County officials on Saturday reported 81 new deaths, and 642 additional cases. That brings the total to 576 deaths and 12,021 cases. “Today marks a very sad milestone for our county, we are reporting the highest number of COVID-19 deaths for any one […]

Lee Konitz, an alto saxophonist who was an exemplar of jazz’s so-called “cool school,” died Wednesday in Manhattan of coronavirus complications, according to his niece, Linda Konitz. Unlike the somewhat frantic and passionate be-bop, Konitz’s style was considered more laid back and cerebral. While some dismissed it as too passive, most recognized it as a […]

Roger Beatty, a veteran writer who won five Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show has died at age 87, a family rep confirmed to Deadline today. Beatty passed away on April 6, at his home in Palm Desert after battling prostate cancer. He was born in Los Angeles in 1933, and […]

UPDATE: Nick Cordero has had a setback with clotting, and now faces amputation of a leg today while he battles complications from COVID-19. The Tony Award nominee is in the ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His wife updated his condition with an Instagram post Kloots shared on Instagram that Cordero, who has been sedated […]