Новости за 08.08.2021

Former child star Jane Withers died on Saturday evening in Burbank, California, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 95. The Atlanta native began a career in show business as a young child thanks to her mother’s determination to have one child in show business. Even her name was picked specifically so that “even with […]

Hollywood and media industry financing sources have tended to be cyclical, with new money refreshing the old every few years. The current cycle of private equity investment, though, is bucking that history and could extend the M&A wave for years to come, dealmakers say. Transactions like the $900 million takeover of Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, […]

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, popularly known as “JazzFest,” has been canceled for fall 2021, festival organizers announced Sunday. It is the second year in a row the major entertainment event has been canceled by the pandemic. The event, planned for October, was axed because of rising Covid-19 cases in the New Orleans […]

Tributes are pouring in for the late Markie Post, the beautiful actress whose long television career was highlighted by her stint on sitcom Night Court, where she played public defender Christine Sullivan. Post died at age 70 on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. As word spread of her passing, her former colleagues posted fond […]

Refresh for latest…: After debuting to $6.7M from five overseas markets last weekend, Warner Bros/DC’s The Suicide Squad moved into wide offshore release this session, taking $35M from 69 total international box office markets. This is a touch below the like-for-like opening of 2020’s disappointing Birds Of Prey ($36.6M at today’s rates) and under the […]

Bobby Bowden, a Hall of Fame college football coach who won two national championships, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 91 at died at home in Tallahassee, Fla earlier today, according to his son. During a career that included 377 victories and not a little controversy, Bowden was a folksy presence in the media […]

Rallying from behind, Team USA managed to top China in the final hours of the 2021 Olympics to win the overall gold medal count. Trailing by as many as six gold medals at one point, the US rode wins by women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and a cycling victory by Californian Jennifer Valente to edge China […]

Sunday AM Final: When it comes to the lackluster result of Warner Bros.’ latest The Suicide Squad at $26.5M this past weekend, one can blame the variant, and they can definitely blame HBO Max, but they’ll also need to blame the brand. Several reasons are weighing down on why this well-intended and valiant effort by the […]

Dan Harris, weekend co-anchor of ABC News’ Good Morning America, said on Sunday that he would depart the network to focus on his meditation company. Harris said on the show. that he would be leaving in two months. “This was a difficult decision for me,” he said. “As some of you may know, I’ve been […]

Ultimately lacking the Covid catastrophe or shutdown that many predicted, the Tokyo Olympics officially ended today in a near empty somber stadium with little more than a handful of athletes and a Japanese term for “thank you” on the jumbotron “Arigato,” indeed. “The Olympic Games of Tokyo 2020 were the games of hope, solidarity and […]

Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guys, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70. Post’s manager, Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, confirmed her passing to Deadline. Born on November 4, 1950 in Palo Alto, California, Post got her start in […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Bentonville Film Festival has announced the winners of its jury prizes, awarding Best Documentary to Kili Big and Best Narrative Feature to 7 Days. Two other jury awards were given out, along with three special recognition prizes. The festival led by Academy Award-winning actor and Festival Chair Geena Davis is dedicated to championing underrepresented […]

L.A. County’s Department of Public Health reported 13 new deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday, along with 4,283 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today’s data brings the County to a total of 24,769 deaths and 1,323,345 positive cases. At time of reporting, 1,383 […]

The Tokyo Olympics were once again the Friday night demo winner, scoring a robust 1.9 and just slightly more than 9 million viewers. Team USA’s gold medal win over Team France was the big draw, as the Kevin Durant-led squad won the fourth consecutive gold for the U.S. in the sport. Elsewhere, Fox’s WWE Friday […]

Trevor Moore, a comedian, actor, producer, and co-founder of the sketch comedy group The Whitest Kids U Know, died Friday evening at 41 from an accident. His death was confirmed by his manager, who issued this statement on behalf of his wife Aimee Carlson and the Moore family: “We are devastated by the loss of […]

Jessica Springsteen won a silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics’ equestrian team jumping final, which took place in the Japanese capital on Saturday, at Equestrian Park. This was the first Olympic medal for the daughter of music legends Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, who rode on Saturday atop her 12-year-old stallion, Don Juan van de […]

Dick Farrel, a former fill-in anchor for Newsmax and a conservative talk show host in South Florida, has died. He was 65 and reportedly passed from complications of Covid-19. Farrel worked as a Newsmax fill-in host in 2018. Farrel, whose real name is Farrel Austin Levitt, also anchored for Newsmax after the radio station where he […]

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from Friday’s episode of Dynasty. In the latest episode of The CW’s Dynasty, we finally learned who is being mourned at the funeral, which has been teased since the season premiere. That would be Joseph Anders, the beloved majordomo of the Carrington family, played by Alan Dale. According to TVLine, […]

After weathering a pandemic, a tsunami, an earthquake and blistering heat, the Tokyo Olympics are coming to a close on Sunday. When: The Closing Ceremony will take place on Sunday, August 8, 2021. The final day will also feature medal-round competitions in Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Boxing, Handball and Basketball. Where: The National […]