Month: January 2025

Lisa Kudrow revealed during an interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show” (via People) that she recently discovered a note the late Matthew Perry left for her inside the “Friends” cookie jar, which he gifted her after they wrapped filming the series finale in January 2004. Kudrow wouldn’t reveal what the letter said but mused: “Timing
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Amazon MGM Studios and Universal Studios have canceled their planned Tuesday night premieres of “Unstoppable” and “Wolf Man,” amid fires in the Pacific Palisades and severe winds. “Unstoppable,” the biographical wrestling drama about Anthony Robles starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival but was set to have a red
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Drew Goddard didn’t have any designs on returning to broadcast. But then ABC asked him to take a look at the French-Belgian series “Haut Potentiel Intellectuel (HPI)” — and it immediately inspired to turn it into the Alphabet primetime procedural “High Potential.” “The last thing I wanted to do at that time was go back to
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“The Brutalist” and “Emilia Pérez” triumphed, “Shōgun” and “Hacks” had big nights, and Nikki Glaser reminded viewers what it’s like to have a host who’s actually funny in the most memorable Golden Globes ceremony since the awards show nearly atomized a few years ago. It was a broadcast notably light on politics (Glaser did have
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“She’s the jewel, and I had to create the jewelry box.” The “jewel” for “Maria” production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas was Angelina Jolie who embodies the famed opera soprano Maria Callas in “Maria,” now streaming on Netflix. That was the directive the film’s Dyas received from director Pablo Larrain when approaching their latest film together.
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Are Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson still feuding? It was one of the biggest questions to emerge out of the 2025 Golden Globes, but Diesel is here to end rampant speculation. The actor posted a friendly throwback photo with Johnson to his Instagram account along with the caption: “All love…always.” Diesel has his arm around
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Project Healthy Minds, a millennial/Gen Z-driven mental health tech non-profit, has tapped Jody Gerson, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), to join the organization’s board of directors. Gerson will help accelerate Project Healthy Minds’ efforts to build deep partnerships across the music, entertainment, and media landscapes to scale the organization’s impact and
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The Directors Guild of America has named the nominees for its 2024 awards in the outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary categories. “Shogun,” “The Bear” and “The Penguin” all lead with three nominations each. The winners will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at The Beverly
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“Carry-On” has entered Netflix’s most popular English-language films list. The action thriller reached the fifth spot Tuesday with 149.5 million views since its release a month ago, according to the streamer. “Red Notice” is currently No. 1 on the list, followed by “Don’t Look Up,” “The Adam Project,” “Bird Box” and “Carry-On.”   “More than
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In the streaming era, physical media continues to become an increasingly rarified collectible. Even if filmmakers work with companies that agree to release copies of their work on disc, the versions that end up on consumers’ shelves are seldom as laden with elaborate packaging and encyclopedic extras as they once did. That said, a quietly
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Ted Farnsworth, the architect of MoviePass‘ doomed $9.95-a-month subscription plan, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defrauding investors in the company. Farnsworth also pleaded to a conspiracy charge for a second scheme involving a non-existent video sharing platform, which the government alleges he secretly organized while under investigation in the MoviePass case. Farnsworth, 62, has been in
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“Nurse Unseen” and “The Glassworker” are both set to screen at the inaugural Napa Valley Asian American Film Festival in the Northern California wine country city. The festival celebrates Asian and Asian American excellence in storytelling and highlights the creativity and innovation at the forefront of contemporary American cinema. This partnership was inspired, in part,
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Scarlett Johansson will appear as a guest co-host on “Today With Jenna & Friends” on NBC, beginning Jan. 21. Jenna Bush Hager shared the news about Johansson’s week-long gig with People magazine. “Scarlett Johansson is the queen!” Bush Hager told the publication. “First of all, I’ve been obsessed with her movies since forever. The ‘Girl With
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The nominations for the 14th annual New York Game Awards were revealed Tuesday. Among the games nominated for the top honor, Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year, are: “Balatro,” “Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth,” “Astro Bot,” “UFO 50,” “1000xResist,” “Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” “Metaphor: ReFantazio” and “EA Sports College Football 25.”
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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the awards for its 18th season, with both “The Brutalist” and “The Substance” continuing to be formidable forces this awards season. Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist” won best film against the likes of “Anora,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Pérez,” “Nickel Boys,” “The Substance,” “Sing Sing” and “Wicked,” another victory in
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