Month: July 2020

The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations will be revealed on Tuesday, dropping the prestigious list of names that will compete for the Television Academy’s top honors. And, as with many pandemic-era announcements, TV buffs can watch nominations from the comfort of their own homes. The announcement will take place over a live-stream in accordance
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Twitter restricted the ability of Donald Trump Jr. to tweet for a 12-hour period, after the president’s son posted a video spreading misinformation about the effects of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19. The social network has required Trump Jr. to delete the tweet with the video, which violated Twitter’s rules about sharing harmful info related to
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The Venice Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled a rich roster of films by prominent auteurs spanning the globe, such as Mexico’s Michel Franco, France’s Nicole Garcia, Japan’s Kurosawa Kiyoshi, and from the U.S., Oscar-winning veteran Fredrick Wiseman, all set to grace the lineup of the Lido’s watershed 77th edition.  The fest is on track with
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The Venice Film Festival is unveiling the lineup of its 77th edition, which, barring complications, will be the first major international film event to hold a physical edition following the coronavirus crisis. Previously announced titles include Chloé Zhao’s road drama “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, which will screen at Venice and Toronto simultaneously on Sept. 11,
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Sony Pictures Television has announced an overall development deal with British historian Dan Jones, author of bestsellers such as “The Plantagenets,” “The Hollow Crown” and “The Templars.” The deal will see Jones develop adaptations of his works for option by Sony Pictures Television’s stable of international scripted production companies, including Left Bank Pictures and Eleven.
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Lollapalooza unveiled “Lolla2020,” a four-night virtual music event to take place July 30 through Aug. 2, during the original Lollapalooza festival dates. The event’s original content will include new performances from the likes of H.E.R., Kali Uchis, Louis the Child, Yungblud and more. Past shows that will be included come from old Lollapalooza sets from
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Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes is set to write “Life Is a Carnival,” a Latin music-infused new film for Warner Bros. The movie will mark her second collaboration with “In the Heights” producers Scott Sanders and Mara Jacobs after Hudes wrote the book for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical as well as the screenplay for
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Where there’s smoke, there’s definitely the fire of social media reaction, at least, as the Chainsmokers are taking heat for a controversial charity fundraiser held in the Hamptons at a 100-acre lot transformed into a drive-in for the concert. As a result of the concern over the “Safe & Sound” fundraiser, one state official has
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The latest Netflix obsession is “Indian Matchmaking,” centering on Sima Taparia, a Mumbai woman who helps Indian singles find potential spouses, with plenty of input from their extended families. The internet is abuzz over the show’s subjects including opinionated Houston attorney Aparna, lovable Austin nerd Vyasar and Mumbai businessman Akshay, who wants to find a
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Regal Cinemas, the nation’s second largest cinema chain, has announced that it will begin to reopen its U.S. locations on Aug. 21. Regal’s U.K. parent Cineworld made the announcement on Monday afternoon following Warner Bros. disclosure that it will open Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller “Tenet” in international markets on Aug. 26 with a Sept. 3
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