Новости за 28.07.2021

Clarence “Mac” McDonald, a keyboardist who played with such legends as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald and produced the Emotions’ No. 1 smash “Best of My Love” and many others, has died. He was 76. His wife, Susan McDonald, said he died July 21 in Las Vegas. During a career that spanned more […]

With the coronavirus surging again, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Council President Nury Martinez announced Tuesday evening that all city employees will be required to show proof of Covid vaccination or weekly negative Covid tests. The announcement came one day after City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas said he plans to introduce a motion Wednesday to […]

Despite Disney’s experimentation with releasing movies like Black Widow and Jungle Cruise day-and-date in theaters and in the home on the PVOD tier of their streaming service Disney+ Premier, Imax CEO Rich Gelfond doesn’t believe the model will be the new normal moving forward. “Every studio has seen the same data that Disney has seen. What Disney did […]

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Ko (Dave) has joined the cast of Nicholas Ma’s Mabel. She’ll appear in the indie, alongside Judy Greer (Kidding). Mabel centers on Callie, whose only friends are the plants and trees that surround her home. When her dad’s job moves the family to a sterile subdivision, she is utterly isolated—except for her best friend, […]

NBC’s clutch on primetime remains steady with the coverage of the 2020 Olympics, but the network took its first, though minor, hit in viewers Monday night. Monday’s primetime sporting events, which the the U.S vs. China Women’s Volleyball match, the finals for Men’s 200 meter Freestyle and Women’s 100 meter backstroke, aired to an average […]

Comcast-owned European pay-TV giant Sky is overhauling its UK channel portfolio, retiring its flagship Sky One after nearly 40 years and launching Sky Showcase in its place. Sky Showcase will replace Sky One at 106 on the TV guide and will be the home of a curated selection of Sky’s content from across its portfolio, […]

Rick Aiello, the son of late actor Danny Aiello who appeared with his father in such films as Do the Right Thing, A Brooklyn State of Mind and Harlem Nights, died Monday of pancreatic cancer in a Warwick, New York, hospital. He was 65. His death was announced by family members. The younger Aiello also […]

White House reporters attending the daily briefings will return to wearing masks, after new Centers for Disease Control guidance identified the District of Columbia as an area of “substantial spread” of Covid-19. The mask policy applies to all indoor spaces of the White House, and will be required of all staffers and visitors, regardless of […]

One teenager was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting inside a Southern California movie theater Monday night, local police said. The Corona Police Department reported that officers responded to a call for service about 11:45 p.m. at The Regal Edwards Corona Crossings RPX theater in the Riverside County city. Upon arrival, officers located […]

EXCLUSIVE: Drew Barrymore is the latest talk-show host set to welcome back a live studio audience. The Scream star’s daytime talker The Drew Barrymore Show intends to return for its second season with a fully vaccinated crowd. The show will start production with a full-capacity audience at CBS Broadcast Center in New York on August […]

UPDATED with comments from earnings call: Google’s YouTube saw ad revenue jump last quarter, passing $7 billion from $3.8 billion a year ago. The video giant’s parent Alphabet saw overall sales surge during second-quarter 2021 to nearly $62 billion from $38 billion, beating Wall Street expectations across the board. The numbers come amid a rain […]

Asked on Tuesday if he would require a Covid vaccine for all federal employees, President Joe Biden said, “It’s under consideration right now.” He went on, “We have a pandemic because of the unvaccinated, and they’re sowing enormous confusion.” “On thing we know for sure,” said the president. “If those other 100 million people got […]