Month: February 2024

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Backstab and Betrayal,” the sixth episode of “The Traitors” Season 2, now streaming on Peacock. Not once in his two-season run on CBS’ “Big Brother” did legendary player Dan Gheesling see his name written down for eviction. More than a decade later, it is still an impressive feat in the
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Sylvester Stallone is paying tribute to his longtime friend and “Rocky” co-star Carl Weathers, who died Thursday at age 76. Speaking through a video posted to his Instagram Friday evening, Stallone recalled his longtime partnership with Weathers, through the “Rocky” series and their decades-long friendship. The star gave the message while standing in front of
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“True Detective: Night Country” is the first season of the HBO anthology series not created by Nic Pizzolatto, who up until now had a writing credit on every episode across the show’s first three seasons. The show’s fourth season, “Night Country,” hails from Issa López, whose 2017 horror movie “Tigers Are Not Afraid” served as
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HBO has cut Miloš Biković from the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3 following a callout from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — a move that Biković says “can create a disturbing precedent shadowing the essence of artistic freedom.” “We have decided to part ways with Miloš Biković and the role will be recast,”
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Megan Thee Stallion and Warner Music Group have announced a new agreement that will enable the “Savage” rapper to remain an independent artist while also having access to the music company’s global services, ranging from distribution and radio promotion to marketing. Megan has full ownership of her masters and publishing and will release all future
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Seven years after his mesmerizing sci-fi drama on extraterrestrial sex, “The Untamed,” genre-defying Mexican auteur Amat Escalante switches gears once again to try his hand at a sharp-edged, quasi-detective story with “Lost in the Night.” His approach expectedly deviates from a straightforward whodunit. Escalante rejects both simplified villainy and stainless heroism, crafting individuals with clear
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On this episode of “On the Street,” we ask fans what they think the best movie of 2023 was. ► Learn more: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/best-2023-movies/?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M Music: Courtesy of Extreme Music Watch More: ► Rotten
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Pamela Anderson … mogul? The “Baywatch” icon has taken an ownership stake in a soon-to-launch free ad-supported streaming channel on Pluto TV dedicated to environmental-themed content. EarthDay 365 channel makes its debut on Feb. 5 exclusively on the leading free streaming TV service in the “Animals + Nature” category. The channel marks a partnership between Anderson
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Adam Sandler and more are paying tribute to veteran actor Carl Weathers following his death on Feb. 1 at the age of 76. Among many notable roles in “Happy Gilmore,” “The Mandalorian,” “Predator” and more, Weathers is known for playing boxer Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” franchise. “A true great man. Great dad. Great actor.
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It’s a huge month on streaming thanks to the long-awaited arrival of Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” on Peacock. The atomic bomb epic, led by Cillian Murphy, grossed more than $950 million at the worldwide box office during a lengthy theatrical run that made “Oppenheimer” the highest-grossing biographical drama in history. It then became an awards season
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Although the Grammys are still a couple of days away, Victoria Monét came out a winner on Thursday night as the music industry elite gathered to toast the singer-songwriter’s career and long-deserved laurels. Up for seven awards at the 66th annual Grammys on Feb. 4, Monét was celebrated at the inaugural Variety Grammys Cover Party presented
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Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” films opposite Sylvester Stallone, died Thursday, his manager Matt Luber confirmed to Variety. He was 76. Weathers also starred in 1987’s “Predator” and had a memorable role in Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore.” He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest
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Check out the official trailer for Longlegs directed by Oz Perkins! ► Buy Tickets on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/longlegs-2024-235049/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M US Release Date: July 12, 2024 Starring: Alicia Witt, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage Director: Oz
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Tanaka Toshihiko’s “Rei” was awarded the Tiger Award, the top prize of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, on Friday. Toshihiko’s feature debut chronicles a woman in her early 30s employed in a corporate job in Tokyo who meets a deaf landscape photographer living deep in the mountains of Hokkaido. Toshihiko worked with a cast and
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The series adaptation of the upcoming novel “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” has landed a straight-to-series order at Apple TV+ in a competitive situation. Elle Fanning will lead the series alongside Nicole Kidman, with David E. Kelley attached to write and showrun. A24 is the studio. The novel, written by Rufi Thorpe, is due to be
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It’s the eve of the long-awaited release of the Last Dinner Party’s debut album, but lead singer Abigail Morris is thinking about the Brixton-born band’s first single, “Nothing Matters.” Released in April of last year, the anthemic tune — complete with Kate Bush-esque vocals, an earworm hook and a killer guitar solo — is on
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If something about this weekend’s 66th annual Grammys look familiar to you, credit Jon Batiste and his armful of nominations. Same goes for March 10’s Oscars ceremony. In the run-up to the 2024 Grammys, the New Orleans native has again bolstered his Technicolor brand of R&B jazz fusion with gospel, hip-hop, dancehall and beyond for
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Clive Davis has been holding one of the most legendary parties in entertainment history, the Pre-Grammy Gala — aka “The Clive Party” — the night before the ceremony, every year since 1976, complete with virtual editions during lockdown. It is truly fete like no other, a place where you can see Bey and Jay at one
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Writer, director and actor Bradley Cooper began working on “Maestro” years before the film went into pre-production. One person he turned to early on in that process was his collaborator on his directorial debut (“A Star is Born”), cinematographer Matthew Libatique. On this episode of the award-winning Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, Libatique discusses his process
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After avoiding the spotlight for several months, the talk show TV host and New York City icon Wendy Williams has returned in the Lifetime two-part series, “Where is Wendy Williams?” Produced by Williams, this emotional look inside her current life just dropped the first trailer for the two-part, Lifetime documentary. The footage follows Williams from
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