Новости за 22.08.2021

William Petersen, a longtime ‘CSI’ player and star of CSI Vegas, was taken by ambulance to the hospital Friday after falling ill on the set. TMZ reports that Petersen was working when he began to feel ill, and asked for a break. But he apparently took a turn for the worse, and was rushed by […]

Some say CinemaCon shouldn’t even be taking place this week. That Las Vegas is a hotbed for the virus. How the whole conference should have been virtual (actually, some studio presentations were entirely filmed). That exhibition and the domestic box office aren’t even back to form yet, with the year-to-date total at $1.964 billion as […]

Sean Penn’s Flag Day raised a $1,656 per screen average from 24 runs this weekend, a glum opening for the father-daughter family drama from United Artists Releasing. The film, directed and starring Penn as the most notorious counterfeiter in U.S. history, along with daughter Dylan Penn, targeted an older, sophisticated demo that’s proving hard to […]

There is a glut of great TV, movies and music to celebrate in 2021. But it’s been a bumpy ride for awards shows, with many canceled, moved or modified in 2020 as the pandemic waxed and waned. In 2021, the schedule seems a little more steady and awards organizations a little more savvy. The fall […]

Fox News Media said today that it successfully evacuated three Afghan nationals who have worked alongside its correspondents as fixers and assistants throughout coverage over the years. They also said they retrieved a colleague from a regional media company and the families of all. The affected includes producers, translators, drivers and security personnel. A total […]

It may be more than six years since Daveed Diggs made his entrance in the first performance of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, but the Oakland-born artist is still collecting praise for it today. The production took him from substitute teaching to pursuing his twin passions of acting and rapping full-time, and now, the film version […]

One of the greatest boxers of all-time may have reached the end of his career. Manny Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, lost to Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night by unanimous decision, with Ugas retaining his super welterweight title. At age 42, it was a disheartening loss for Pacquiao, who was the heavy favorite. Fans attempting […]

Refresh for latest…: Disney/20th Century Studios’ Free Guy leveled up to take the No. 1 spot at the international box office in its sophomore session with $17.1M from 46 markets for a $53.1M cume to date. The overseas drop was a very strong 26%, with some markets seeing increases and amid No. 1 openings in […]

The chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal has led to “no good options” for the US, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on ABC’s This Week show on Sunday. “At the end of the day the president made his decision,” Austin said in an interview with ABC’s This Week. But again, he was faced with a situation where there were no […]

Don Everly, who along with his brother, Phil was part of the Everly Brothers, a huge chart success in the late 1950s and early 1960s that grew into Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, died on Saturday at his home in Nashville. He was 84. A family spokesman confirmed the death to The Los Angeles […]

Phil Valentine, the Nashville-based radio talk show host known for his skepticism of Covid-19 vaccines, has died following a battle with the virus. He was 61. His station, SuperTalk 99.7 WTN, confirmed the news in a statement posted to Twitter on Saturday afternoon. “We are saddened to report that our host and friend Phil Valentine […]

UPDATE After a two-hour rain and lightning interruption, the “We Love NYC Homecoming Concert” staged in Central Park and airing on CNN has officially been canceled. Despite the best intentions of CNN host Anderson Cooper vamping for time and phone interviewing Barry Manilow, The Killers (both of whom performed impromptu backstage musical numbers), Steven Colbert […]

During the Stand Up To Cancer telethon on Saturday, Simone Boseman paid tribute to her husband, the late actor Chadwick Boseman, with an emotional performance of the song, “I’ll Be Seeing You.” The 1938 classic penned by Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal is “a song about living with the reality of loss and finding a way […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19, according to multiple reports. The famed civil rights leader’s Chicago-based nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, told CNN that he and his wife have been admitted to Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital. More information on their conditions has not yet been disclosed, though it’s […]

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 32 new deaths from Covid-19, and 3,891 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases announced today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But today’s data brings the County to a total of 25,061 deaths and 1,380,415 positive cases. At time of […]

Ryan Reynolds has thrown his support behind LeVar Burton’s ongoing campaign to host Jeopardy!, following EP Mike Richards’ exit from the podium. The actor said as much—albeit in oblique fashion—in a post published to Twitter on Friday. In it, he shared how he relates to Burton’s experience, given the time he himself spent as an […]

A quarter century after the passing of HIV-AIDS activist Connie Norman, she’s being remembered for her relentless battle to curtail the disease and to combat homophobia and transphobia. The outspoken figure in ACT UP/LA is the subject of the new documentary AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman, which made its Los Angeles premiere Saturday […]

Nickolas “Nick” Davatzes, CEO Emeritus of A+E Networks who developed and launched A&E Network and History Channel, died Aug. 21 at his home in Wilton, CT at the age of 79. His cause of death is not being disclosed. Davatzes, one of the architects behind the boom of the cable network business in the 1980s, […]

Country singer Morgan Wallen, whose career imploded when he was caught on tape making a racial slur, is attempting a return to music. Wallen’s label, Big Loud, will issue a new single, “Sand In My Boots,” taken from his successful album, Dangerous: The Double Album. The single still faces an uphill battle, as many radio and […]

Add Schitt’s Creek: The Farewell Tour to the list of anticipated events canceled, due to the surge in Covid-19 seen across North America. The Pop TV series’ creators and stars, Dan and Eugene Levy, broke the bad news to their “incredible” fans on Friday night, in a joint statement published to Twitter. “When we postponed […]

A 46-year-old man died on Friday, after falling from a balcony during a Dead & Company concert at New York’s Citi Field, Deadline can confirm. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department tells us that the man’s injuries were “consistent with falling from an elevated position.” After first responders arrived on the scene, they transported him […]

Hannah Einbinder is one half of Hacks’ dynamic duo, starring as Ava, a punchy, down-on-her-luck TV writer drafted in to freshen up the act of old-school Vegas stand-up Deborah Vance (Jean Smart). Einbinder admits she initially found the job “intimidating.” which seems more than fair, given it was her first ever major acting role. But […]