Cameras are set to roll in the Big Apple again. Film and television production in New York City can resume on July 20, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference on Friday. The restrictions of shooting were part of a city-wide shutdown in March — a period of time in which the city
Month: July 2020
“Briarpatch,” the Rosario Dawson-led anthology series, has been canceled after only one season at USA Network. The cancelation was confirmed by showrunner Andy Greenwald, who posted the news on Twitter. “Briarpatch” finished its brief 10-episode run back in April. “Just wanted to let you know some disappointing news before you hear it from anyone else:
NBC aired its hour-long reunion special “episode” on Thursday night to un-spectacular numbers. The special, which doubled as a lengthy ad for NBCUniversal and its new streaming service, Peacock, averaged a 0.4 rating among adults 18-49 and only 2.5 million viewers across its runtime. It’s of course worth nothing that multiple NBC affiliates (namely Gray
Restrictions may be slowly easing in the U.K., but drama producers are beginning to feel the full force of the vast domino effect triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. Crucial components of the production process, such as casting and scouting, are becoming arduous as productions fish from the same pool of bankable actors and attractive locations
An open letter calling for the immediate release of Egyptian film producer Moataz Abdelwahab was published Friday, cosigned by the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) and its founding institutions, which include the European Film Academy, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Human Rights Film Network, among others. The
Throughout the U.S.’s decades-long war in Afghanistan, Americans have seen (perhaps even been part of) a scene played out thousands of times in airport terminals and on military tarmacs. While the permanent fixture aspect of the airport reunion should vex, the emotion of it never gets old. It gets another powerful closeup in “Father Soldier
Producer and music supervisor Randall Poster has partnered with Loudon Wainwright III and big band leader/Prohibition-era scholar Vince Giordano for “I’d Rather Lead a Band,” a new project based around the Great American Songbook. Poster has provided music for over 100 films including “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Boyhood” and “Skyfall.” His earliest credits featured on
Check out the official The Old Guard Featurette starring Charlize Theron! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit FandangoNOW: http://www.fandangonow.com/?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: July 10, 2020
In “Cursed,” a new Netflix series that restages the Arthurian legend with a contemporary sensibility, Katherine Langford plays Nimue, a young woman whose sense of righteousness is inflected by, and inflamed with, a destiny to lead her people through a time of upheaval. At one point, a rival of sorts refers to her by the
Jesus and Mary Chain, Royal Trux and Spacemen 3 aren’t evoked by many albums these days, but they’re present in glorious splendor on “Flower of Devotion,” the third full-length from Chicago trio Dehd. With singers Emily Kempf and Jason Balla trading snarling, sneering, drawling vocals over twanging, heavily reverbed guitars and echo-laden drums (with the
The Rome Film Festival has announced plans to hold a physical edition from Oct. 15-25, featuring several titles from the Cannes Film Festival’s Official Selection, alongside a roster of other pics including David Bowie origin pic “Stardust” and local crowdpleaser “Mi Chiamo Francesco Totti” (“My Name is Francesco Totti”), a doc about the A.S. Roma
The Twitter hackers behind the unprecedented coordinated July 15 attack on high-profile accounts of multiple celebrities, politicians, tech titans and Silicon Valley companies went after about 130 separate accounts, the company said late Thursday. The FBI and the New York Attorney General announced probes of the security incident. The scammers hijacked accounts with tens of
Robert Irvine will add some new ingredients to Food Network as part of a new two-year deal with the Discovery-owned cable outlet. Irvine will lead new episodes of his series “Restaurant: Impossible” and develop mid- and short-form video segments for both linear and digital venues, including Food Network’s Kitchen app. He will also work to
Interscope Records has promoted Laura Carter to the position of senior vice president and head of urban marketing at the label. Carter joined Interscope in 2008 after interning with producer Polow Da Don. Over the next 12 years she has moved up the ranks, working closely with J. Cole and Dreamville and its deep roster of artists on their “Revenge of
Keith Urban is given the superpower of coexisting with a lot of animation in “Superman,” his new video, which Variety is exclusively premiering. “Superman” is the fourth song Urban is releasing from his upcoming album, “The Speed of Now Part One,” which comes out Sept. 18 — a delayed release date that gave Urban a
The U.K. government has announced that indoor performances in theaters and other venues in England can take place from Aug. 1, and business events and conferences can resume from Oct. 1. Social distancing rules will have to be observed. The announcement was made Friday on Twitter by Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture,
Leading television industry event the Edinburgh TV Festival has added two sessions to its lineup, with “Succession” writer Lucy Prebble and Russell T. Davies, the former “Doctor Who” showrunner, among the speakers. Davies, executive producer and writer of “Doctor Who,” “Years and Years” and “A Very English Scandal,” will be joined by “Bulletproof,” “The Corrupted”
In “Showbiz Kids,” a rambunctious and revealing documentary about what it’s like to be a child star in Hollywood, Henry Thomas, from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (he was 10 then — he’s now 48), tells a terrific story about what it feels like to learn that your days as a movie star are numbered. Early on,
The Australian federal government will offer some $280 million ($400 million AUD) to attract large inbound foreign film productions. The measure was announced Friday local time by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The new Location Incentive plan will provide cash grants over the next seven years. It is in addition to Australia’s Location Offset system, under
Scripted by “30 Rock” co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, the hour-long reunion special “episode” that aired Thursday on NBC (and some of its affiliate stations) brought the cast back together via Zoom calls and side plots with impressively high production values as everyone unites for the common cause of praising NBCUniversal and its new
Don Johnson and Chris Redd have signed onto a starring role in “Kenan,” the upcoming NBC series starring Kenan Thompson. “Kenan” was originally ordered to series last year for a spring 2020 debut, but NBC announced in January that the show was being pushed to the 2020-2021 season to continue developing it. Johnson will play
“Jeopardy!” has announced that it will air a retrospective series starting July 20, rebroadcasting memorable moments from throughout the show’s 36 years on air. The popular quiz show’s four-week series will feature 20 episodes, including the show’s 1984 premiere, which features Alex Trebek. The beloved gameshow host has been on board for all of the
Ronald L. Schwary, who won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Robert Redford’s “Ordinary People,” died on July 2 in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 76. Schwary, an Oregon native, had broken into the entertainment business through his friendship with John Wayne while working as a manager of the USC football team. Wayne
Check out the official Hard Kill trailer starring Bruce Willis! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Hard Kill: https://www.fandango.com/hard-kill-2020-223200/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date.
When Tina Fey and Robert Carlock first came up with “30 Rock,” Fey writes in her memoir “Bossypants,” they “weren’t trying to make a low-rated critical darling.” They just botched their version of “a hit show” like “Home Improvement.” Looking back at the series, their failure to recreate sitcom normalcy is absolutely for the better.
Galyn Görg, known for her roles in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “RoboCop 2,” died on Tuesday. She was 55. According to a Facebook post made by her sister, Tagi Görg, the actor died Tuesday morning. Görg had been dealing with cancer. “Soar high with the birds and dance with the angels beautiful shining starlight,”
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix reveals a first look at Season 5 of “Last Chance U,” and Telemundo brings back a third season of “La Reina del Sur” starring Kate del Castillo. RENEWALS Telemundo has greenlit a third season of its original series “La Reina del Sur,” starring Kate del Castillo as Teresa Mendoza.
Breaking News A$AP Rocky fears for his life due to a woman who he claims has been making his life a living hell for 2 years now. The rapper beelined it to court requesting a temporary restraining order against an L.A. woman named Micaela Jimenez, who A$AP claims has shown up uninvited to his crib
Unlike much of the rest of the media industry, the world of publishing enjoyed a rise in sales as summer reading season kicked into gear in June. But one of the most successful authors of fiction in publishing history, J.K. Rowling, was an exception to that growth, just as she plunged herself into a firestorm
The “30 Rock” reunion airs this Thursday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET, but NBC’s affiliate stations have opted out of broadcasting the special. The 12 NBC-owned stations, including those in New York and L.A., will air the special on Thursday. On Friday morning, NBC will post the full special to NBC.com, cable video on
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