The greatly delayed 75th annual Primetime Emmys are only a month away, but the ceremony finally has a host: Anthony Anderson. The “Black-ish” star will helm the January 15, 2024, telecast on Fox, live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from downtown Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater (formerly the Microsoft) at the L.A. Live complex. “With
Month: December 2023
When “America’s Most Wanted” returns to Fox next year, it will do so with familiar face at the helm/ John Walsh, the anti-crime activist and creator of the program, will resume hosting duties when Fox launches a new season series in 2024. He will do so with his son, Callahan Walsh, a child advocate for
U2 spent the better part of four decades crushing the expectations of concertgoers, each time reimaging the tech available to them as artists and pushing so far into the breach that it would be easy to wonder what’s left for them. Enter the longtime U2 collaborator and technical director Stefaan “Smasher” Desmedt, and technology partner
The Dragon Warrior has returned. DreamWorks has released the trailer for “Kung Fu Panda 4,” set for release on March 8. The franchise follows a panda named Po (Jack Black), who, in the first film, is fated to become the prophesied Dragon Warrior, the only kung fu master capable of defeating the evil Tai Lung.
Why did Netflix just drop a huge dump of viewing stats? In a nutshell: Because it can. The streaming giant this week released its first “Netflix Engagement Report,” inclusive of more than 18,000 titles and nearly 100 billion hours viewed between January-June 2023 — representing 99% of all viewing during that period. And notably, for
It’s a “Barbie” awards world. Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar sensation leads the Critics Choice Awards nominations for film with a record-breaking 18, the most of any film in the organization’s 29 years, surpassing “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Shape of Water” which landed 14 during their respective years. Among its mentions were for best
Cable giant Comcast, hoping to build a new bridge to the streaming-centric video landscape, this week announced the availability of the Xumo Stream Box — a device it’s providing for no extra monthly charge to Xfinity Internet broadband subscribers across the U.S. Comcast is charging a one-time “activation fee” of $15 (plus tax) for the
Kathy Chow, a leading Hong Kong acting star of the 1990s, has died. She was 57. The news was carried by Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK and in a Weibo social media posting by Chow mother. She died on Monday from Lupus Erythematosus. Chow (aka Chow Hoi Mei and Zhou Hai-mei) claimed to be of
The Library of Congress announced the 25 features joining the National Film Registry for 2023, with titles including “12 Years a Slave,” “Home Alone,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day.” Selected films must be more than 10 years old and are selected each year for their cultural, historic or aesthetic significance to
Production in Western Australia has wrapped on psychological thriller “The Surfer,” starring Nicolas Cage. Producers have released a first-look image of a tousled and confused-looking Cage inside a car that his character may have slept in. When a man returns to Australia to buy back his family home after many years in the U.S., he
Play video content TMZSports.com Pardison Fountaine is officially putting the Hottie era behind him after his split with Megan Thee Stallion — he’s got a new girl, new music and even new listening habits!!! TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with the versatile artist/songwriter Tuesday, and he got a kick out of being labeled in
Elliot Page, and Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey of Page’s production company Pageboy Productions, have joined writer-director Ary Zara’s short “An Avocado Pit” as executive producers. The film follows the meeting of Larissa, a trans woman and Claudio, a cis man. The two polar opposites come together to enjoy an evening side by side,
U.S. outfit Parmar Entertainment’s Daljit DJ Parmar along with Samir Gupta from India’s Impact Films and filmmaker Mohit Ramchandani (“Dreamer”) have acquired film adaptation rights to upcoming novel “The Muziris Empire” by U.K. author Hamish Morjaria. The first in a trilogy, the book is set to be released by Pan Macmillan in summer 2024. It
Magnify, which was formally known as Magnolia Pictures International, has acquired global and U.S. sales rights to “Veni Vedi Vici,” an Australian social satire from directors’ Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann. Written by Hoesl, the film will debut in the World Dramatic Competition section of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. It marks the first title acquired for sales
Prominent local producer Jeremy Chua has been appointed as general manager of the Singapore International Film Festival. He takes up the post from Jan. 1, 2024. Emily J. Hoe, who led the festival for the past four years as its executive director, is stepping down and is understood to be relocating to Australia. Thong Kay
Hollywood is mourning Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning actor known for “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and more, who died on Monday at age 61. “Can’t believe you’re gone so soon,” wrote Terry Crews, who played Terry Jeffords in “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” on Instagram. “I’m honored to have known you, laughed with you, worked with
Apple TV+ has revealed first look images for the upcoming comedy series “Palm Royale” starring Kristen Wiig. The show, which is loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s novel “Mr. and Mrs. American Pie,” is slated to debut on March 20. The series’ description reads: “‘Palm Royale’ is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” took the top prize for best feature at the International Documentary Assn. Awards on Tuesday. Directed by Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo, and produced by Sharp and Oscar-winner John Battsek, the docu follows the attempt by musician Bobi Wine to topple the repressive regime of Ugandan president Yoweri Museven. The
The third season of “Hightown” will be its last, Starz announced on Tuesday. The series, which launched in 2020, follows Jackie Quiñonez’s (Monica Raymund) daily struggle to stay sober while taking on the opioid crisis that is sweeping Cape Cod. Season 2 picked up with Jackie, who sets out to prove herself as a cop
Andre Braugher, the two-time Emmy winning actor who starred in the hit television series “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died Monday after a brief illness. He was 61. Braugher’s publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed the news of his death to Variety. Braugher was known for his role as the upright Captain Raymond Holt
Scott Hendricks, who currently serves as executive vice president of A&R and creative advisor for Warner Music Nashville, is leaving the label at the end of the month. After nearly 16 years overseeing the label’s country music releases, Hendricks will exit his current post and continue working as an independent producer. His work as a
A “Black Panther” animated series is in the works at Marvel Studios. Titled “Eyes of Wakanda,” the new project was teased on Monday night by Marvel executive Brad Winderbaum at an event to promote the second season of the studio’s inaugural animated series, “What If…?”. “Throughout Wakandan history, brave warriors have been tasked to travel
On Tuesday, two NYPD police officers who were present for Jonathan Majors‘ arrest for alleged assault testified in court in his ongoing trial. Officer Erik Lucero and Sergeant Bryan Hanson responded to Majors’ 911 call on March 26 after the actor found his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, unconscious on the floor of a walk-in closet in
James Cameron recently told People magazine that “Avatar 3″ is “right on track” for its December 2025 release date. The film has been worked on since before the second “Avatar” movie, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” opened in theaters in December 2022 and became the third-highest grossing film in history with $2.3 billion worldwide. Cameron
Former film executive Michael Nathanson, who previously served as head of MGM, is joining the nonprofit Rewilding America Now (RAN) as CEO and managing director. The organization is dedicated to preserving the wild horses of the U.S. and advocating for innovative environmental conservation practices. Nathanson will lead RAN’s rebranding and new initiatives. In addition to
There were any number of notable moments in Kanye West’s public listening session for his new album, “Vultures,” in Miami late Monday night — including Nazi imagery, a lyric referencing antisemitism and West donning a black Ku Klux Klansman’s hood — but one was his use of the Backstreet Boys’ 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”
Focus Features’ Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black,” starring “Industry” actor Marisa Abela as the late music icon, will premiere in U.S. theaters on May 10, 2024. According to the distributor, “‘Back to Black’ is a never-before-seen glimpse into Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame and the release of her groundbreaking studio album, ‘Back to Black.’
Mathew Knowles, the prolific music manager and father to artists Beyoncé and Solange, is ready to take his life story to the screen. Knowles has partnered with production company Say Unkel Entertainment to adapt his 2017 memoir “Racism From the Eyes of a Child” into both a feature film and a limited series, Variety can
Anne Hathaway was all signed up and ready to play Felicia Hardy a.k.a. Black Cat opposite Tobey Maguire in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 4,” but the movie fell apart when Sony Pictures decided not to continue the Raimi-Maguire storyline. The studio opted to reboot the Marvel hero instead (Andrew Garfield’s “The Amazing Spider-Man”), but Hathaway is
When “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” hit theaters in 1971, it barely broke even. A decade later, as VCRs became ubiquitous, the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” finally found an audience eager to embrace its off-beat look at a bizarre chocolatier and the “golden ticket” contest he launches.
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