Новости за 02.10.2021

EXCLUSIVE: Julia Ducournau, Agathe Rousselle, and Vincent Lindon were met with a five-minute standing ovation after the premiere of Ducournau’s second feature film Titane at the 57th annual York Film Festival. I could see emotion wash over the trio from where I was sitting, as they became overwhelmed by the moment.  The next day, I […]

Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown once again topped the demo wars last night, coming in with an 0.6 to beat the field. But just behind the perennial Friday night wrestling winner was ABC’s two-hour special, The Most Magical Story on Earth, a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Walt Disney World Resort hosted by The […]

Sid Krofft has had many milestones in his long career. He was the opening act for Judy Garland and Liberace, had his own theme park, joined the circus and appeared on Broadway. Not to mention, he was the mastermind with brother Marty behind the TV and movies for H.R. Pufnstuf, Land of the Lost, Sigmund […]

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request to block New York City’s vaccination mandate for all Department of Education employees. Four city teachers petitioned Sotomayor to intervene on Thursday. On Friday, she rejected their request, clearing the way for city enforcement to begin Monday. UPDATE: A group of New York City public […]

Jerry Seinfeld is having some second thoughts on certain episodes of his classic sitcom. Speaking last week at a press event for the rollout on Netflix of his eponymous comedy show, Seinfeld the man reflected on a few things that haven’t aged well. “There’s a number of them that I would love to have a […]

SATURDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: Exceeding pre-weekend projections and following a trend we’ve seen across the first few days of release, MGM/Eon/Universal’s James Bond pic No Time To Die is now poised for a $112.9M opening weekend at the international box office. Should that estimate hold through Sunday as expected, the Daniel Craig-starrer will become […]

Regrets, he’s had a few. But then again, one stands out for Will Smith in his review of his film career. Smith participated in GQ‘s “Actually Me” series, going undercover online to talk with social media commenters. On Quora, Smith was asked, “In your opinion, what is the worst and best movie of Will Smith?” […]

It was a mixed bag of nuts on Friday night for HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Rock ‘n roll, budgets, Covid-19 and even a put-down of van life were all on the menu. The man Maher called “The ultimate rock ‘n roll rebel,” Little Steven Van Zandt, was the first guest, plugging his new […]

Just one week after he became only the third contestant in Jeopardy! history to win more than $1 million, Matt Amodio took ownership of another record. Tonight, he became the player with the second-highest number of consecutive wins in the show’s history. Amodio’s streak is now 33, placing him behind only Ken Jennings, who remains […]

With the 2021 Emmys in the rear view and the Fall television season is in full swing, what better time is there to look forward and make a few bold predictions about what we might see being honored when the Emmys roll around again come September of 2022? If this sounds like fool’s folly, think […]

UPDATED with latest: After 24 hours of turmoil involving detailed allegations of sexual coercion and misconduct against a former coach, National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Lisa Baird has stepped down. An official statement posted to the league’s Twitter account late Friday read, “The National Women’s Soccer League has received and accepted Lisa Baird’s resignation as […]

With three days of playback factored in Premiere Week rankings have shifted a bit, with a number of popular returning series getting strong lifts. NCIS remained the second most-watched program of premiere week behind NBC’s Sunday Night Football, seeing the largest absolute gain in total viewers from Live+Same Day to L+3, 3.2 million (38%) to […]

Political pressure is mounting on the AMPTP to negotiate a fair deal with IATSE. In the past two days, more than 200 state and federal Democratic lawmakers have signed letters to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini, urging her to bargain fairly and avert a labor stoppage during the pandemic. The union’s members began voting for strike […]

Nia Vardalos reunited with her My Big Fat Greek Wedding costars Louis Mandylor, Lainie Kazan, and Gia Carides to tribute their costar Michael Constantine who died on Aug. 31 at the age of 94. “Friends in real life are why our films are so much fun to make,” she wrote. “Cousin Nikki @gia.carides & brother […]

Amazon Studios and Howard University have once again banded together for the Howard Entertainment program. The effort is meant to diversify the entertainment industry by creating a pipeline for Black and other underrepresented students into its ranks, according to a statement from the partners. This marks the program’s third year. The window for applications opened […]

NBCUniversal and YouTube TV have reached a carriage agreement a day after the previous one expired, enabling 14 NBCU networks to avoid going dark. The companies had been at odds in recent days over a number of networks, including regional sports outlets, the broadcast mother ship and local stations. Late Thursday, they agreed to a […]

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has opted not to order a second season of Mr. Corman, A24’s half-hour schoolteacher comedy-drama created, written, directed, executive produced and headlined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The series’ final episode, “The Big Picture”, was released earlier today. Mr. Corman premiered Aug. 6 to mostly solid reviews (70% on Rotten Tomatoes) but did not […]

The DGA’s current film and TV pact doesn’t expire until June 30, 2023, but the guild is already gearing up for those contract negotiations. Director Jon Avnet has been named chair of the negotiating committee, and directors Karen Gaviola and Todd Holland have been named co-chairs. The DGA National Board unanimously approved their appointments. DGA […]

Embattled digital firm Ozy Media said it will shut down, just days after a New York Times column exposed a range of dubious and even potentially criminal behavior by its executives. Since the column by Ben Smith was published online last Sunday, a drip-drip series of events has ensued, with board chairman Marc Lasry and […]

Joe Biden visited Capitol Hill on Friday to meet with House Democratic lawmakers to press them to pass two key parts of his agenda, as the legislation has stalled amid an effort to find common ground between the party’s progressive and moderate wings. “We’re going to get this done,” Biden told reporters afterward. “It doesn’t […]