Новости за 24.04.2021

On Friday night, three crew members involved with French sequel Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 died in a car crash near Châtellerault. A fourth crew member, who was also in the car, was taken to the Poitiers University Hospital in critical condition. News of the collision was first reported by French publication, La Nouvelle Republique. While none of the […]

Nine Razzie Awards winners were “honored” today for their work in motion pictures. Sia’s controversial autism-themed musical Music took home three trophies, with “My Pillow Guy” Mike Lindell’s documentary Absolute Proof garnering two wins, including Worst Picture. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was victorious in two categories – Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screen Combo – thanks […]

NBC is likely expecting its ratings to shoot into outer space, thanks to today’s announcement that entrepreneur Elon Musk will host the show on May 8. At first, Musk seems like a left-field choice for a sketch comedy show. But the man behind Tesla and Space X has shown a quick wit in his online […]

No matter which film takes home Best Picture Sunday night, that title will be the lowest-grossing in Oscar history. According to Comscore, Kathryn Bigelow’s 2009 title The Hurt Locker stands as the lowest-grossing Best Picture Oscar winner at the domestic B.O. with $17M. That title will likely be upset this Sunday by Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, which […]

Rapper/actor DMX was remembered today at a memorial service at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. While capacity for that was restricted, thousands of New Yorkers got to glimpse his funeral procession and bid farewell as his casket was taken through the city’s streets. Temporary street closings, lane restrictions and heavy road congestion marked the procession from  Yonkers, […]

In the wake of a Thursday protest march that called for the Broadway League to take action, producer Scott Rudin has said he will resign from the trade organization. Broadway actors and other protesters marched in the streets to show their anger against Rudin, who is accused of bullying and violence against his employees and […]

If Caitlyn Jenner follows through with her plan to run for California governor, a report suggests her Kardashian alliance won’t be highly visible on the campaign trail. TMZ reports that Caitlyn, 71, told the family about her plans before publicly announcing them. Citing sources, TMZ said there are no expectations on her part that the […]

Oprah Winfrey has done thousands of interviews, but admits she was still surprised that Meghan Markle “went all the way there” during her March interview, wherein she accused members of the Royal Family of racism. Winfrey was speaking on Nancy O’Dell’s new TalkShopLive streaming show about her March interview of the Sussexes, a chat which […]

President Joe Biden on Saturday realized a long-sought goal of Armenian Americans, declaring the mass killing of Armenians early in the 20th century by Turkey as a “genocide.” “Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity […]

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. Despite the shortcomings posed by pandemic considerations, plus the financial constraints that forced them to pre-tape canned acceptance speeches in certain less-starry categories, Thursday night’s Film Independent Spirit Awards was a pretty lively affair taking into account the Covid circumstances preventing us all from gathering […]

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has passed on the untitled Alec Baldwin/Kelsey Grammer multi-camera comedy. The decision was made after the network’s executives saw the finished pilot episode. The project, starring Baldwin, Grammer and Alec Mapa, had a straight-to-series order. The studio behind the comedy, 20th Television, is now shopping the pilot, written by Modern Family’s Chris Lloyd […]

What, me worry? That’s Tiger Woods, borrowing a phrase from Alfred E. Neuman, as depicted in his first post-accident photo. Woods was shown on crutches with a small cast on his right foot and ankle. The Instagram post was taken in his backyard practice area in Jupiter, Florida. The caption on the Instagram post shows […]

In lieu of its traditional awards luncheon this year, which was canceled because of the pandemic, the Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600, have raised more than $60,000 to support the guild’s Hardship Fund, in donations from publicists, studios and awards sponsors. The fund assists fellow industry publicists and guild members who […]

UPDATED with latest: The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration on Friday evening accepted the recommendation from CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices that use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine be recommended once again in the U.S. A tweet from the CDC read, “CDC and @US_FDA lift […]

Michael Chabon, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2000 novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and worked for years with producer Scott Rudin on an unrealized film adaptation, has written a lengthy mea culpa – titled Apology of a Rudin Apologist – in which he expresses shame and regret for “enabling Scott […]

Charles “Chuck” Fries, whose career as a television and film producer included a long list of classic shows, series and films, died Wednesday, his family announced. He was 92. No cause of death was given. During a prolific career that spanned more than 60 years, he participated in the production of more than 5,000 series […]

Organizers of Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival, which champions inclusion in all forms of media, will be produced as an annual program by the nascent Arkansas nonprofit BFFoundation. Independent film producer Kristin Mann is set as head of content. The mission of the organization, which was founded in December and has set up offices in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lester Holt has been named managing editor of NBC Nightly News, which he has anchored since 2015. The announcement of the managing editor title was made earlier this week by NBC News president Noah Oppenheim. Holt also is said to have signed a contract extension, something that is typical when new titles are announced. […]

Add New York State’s summerlong arts festival NY PopsUp to the roster of projects from which producer Scott Rudin has stepped back. Deadline has confirmed that Rudin, under fire for allegations of employee mistreatment and toxic workplace behavior, is no longer involved in the “day to day operations” of the live, pop-up performance series of […]

Nelson Coates has been reelected president of the Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800. Coates, who ran unopposed, was first elected to the post in 2015. “I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to continue leading the Art Directors Guild – one of the most creative and influential Locals in the entertainment […]

The Knick creators, executive producers and showrunners Jack Amiel and Michael Begler are returning to the HBO fold with a rich three-year overall deal. Under the pact, said to be in the eight-figure range, the duo have been tapped as writers, executive producers and showrunners for Season 2 of HBO’s drama series Perry Mason starring […]