Новости за 05.12.2020

Forget lost puppies and horses, adult-like babies, and weird stunts involving snack foods. Instead, this year’s Super Bowl ads will prominently feature social and racial justice issues, along with Covid-19 messages, according to a sports business trade report. The NFL has already embraced such messages, placing “Black Lives Matter” on player helmets and in end […]

David Lander, the actor best known as “Squiggy” on the long-running Laverne & Shirley television show, has died. He was 73 and passed Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from complications related to multiple sclerosis, which he battled for 37 years. Lander studied acting at the High School for the Performing Arts, Carnegie Tech […]

The WGA has asked a federal judge to reject a request by WME and CAA for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies. Last month, WME and CAA asked US District Court Judge André Birotte Jr. to end the standoff by ordering the guild to allow […]

Two types of problem-solving went head-to-head on Friday night. ABC’s business challenge Shark Tank emerged the victor in the demos, while the season debut of CBS’s crime drama lineup won the largest overall audience on the evening. Perennial Friday champ Shark Tank clocked in with an 0.6 in 18-49 demos and 3.88 million total audience. […]

An online backlash that swirled in China on Friday over a scene in Monster Hunter has resulted in the movie being pulled from the country’s cinemas. The Paul WS Anderson-directed feature game adaptation had been eyeing the market as one of its biggest plays, but a short exchange in the film has been perceived as […]

After three separate Covid-19 stay-at-home orders in the past week, many Los Angeles residents are undarstandandibly confused. Very briefly, the orders emanate from the State of California, L.A. County and L.A.’s mayor. Counties and cities may be more restrictive than the state mandates, but not less restrictive. For the most part, the California order is […]

Naya Rivera’s friends and family have started a fundraiser in memory of the late actress, raising funds for her favorite charity during the holiday season. Rivera’s Glee co-stars have creaed a GoFundMe account in her name to raise money for Alexandria House, a nonprofit she supported. So far, they have raised more than $300,000. The actress drowned […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Blue Bloods Season 11 premiere “Triumph Over Trauma.” “Listen, it was a conscious decision, and not an easy one,” says Blue Bloods executive producer Kevin Wade setting tonight’s Season 11 opener in a post-coronavirus New York City. “On the other hand, on a purely practical level I don’t […]

Pamela Tiffin, who was a Golden Globe nominee for her film work in Hollywood and later made many Italian films, has died. A friend confirmed her death, but no cause was given. Born in Oklahoma City, Tiffin initially found success as a teen model. She moved to New York City in the early 1960s and […]

In a long Instagram post, Jax Taylor revealed today that he and his wife, Brittany Cartwright, are not returning for another season of reality show Vanderpump Rules.   Taylor has been on the Bravo series for eight seasons, with his wife clocking in at five seasons. The show is centered on the West Hollywood restaurant […]

David Sheehan, who was one of the first television entertainment reporters in Los Angeles broadcast coverage, died earlier this week at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He was 82 and passed from complications of a stroke. Sheehan joined KNXT-TV — now KCBS — in 1979, becoming the first entertainment interviewer and reviewer on local television. […]

“L.A., let’s hunker down. Let’s cancel our plans. Let’s stay safe,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday evening. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported on Friday the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations ever in a day with 8,860 new cases and 2,668 people hospitalized. Garcetti called the numbers “stark,” […]

The board of trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan said today that it will “vigorously contest” a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday, calling it “entirely without merit.” Facing staggering deficits, the Plan announced in August that it will be raising premiums and earnings thresholds for coverage on January 1 in order to stay afloat, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Production on CBS’ Young Sheldon was suspended for today, I have learned. I hear the decision was made after a Covid-19 test for a production team member came back positive. The positive result for the person, who was asymptotic and currently in isolation, came through the rigorous regular testing implemented by Warner Bros TV for all production […]

Coming off a Best Actor Oscar win for Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman had a lot of choices. But following up that remarkable portrait of Winston Churchill during the war years with another real-life figure  an alcoholic screenwriter from Hollywood’s golden era, could not be more of a polar opposite. The result however is the same, and that […]

A fan of James Bond just couldn’t say no to owning a piece of movie memorabilia used by the late Sean Connery in the first James Bond film. A Walther PP pistol used by Sean Connery in the 1962 film Dr. No sold for $256,000 at auction on Thursday, Julien’s Auctions said. The sale price […]

The Disney Cruise Line announced Friday that it has suspended all departures through the end of February. The move continues cutbacks at the company, which has seen layoffs and the end of such vehicles as Radio Disney in recent days, as the pandemic’s fallout ruthlessly attacks the bottom line. Disney Cruise Line said it “remains […]