Month: February 2025

Alexander Westwood, a 24-year-old British actor who worked on Netflix’s “Sex Education” in the background cast, has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in jail for 26 offenses including rape and sexual assault, according to the BBC. Westwood denied each offense when he was found guilty in December. For 11 of the offenses,
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John Lithgow confirmed in a new interview with ScreenRant that he will be playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series. Variety reported earlier this month that Lithgow was eyeing the role. Lithgow now follows in the footsteps of actors Richard Harris and Michael Gambon, who played the iconic Hogwarts headmaster in the “Harry
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Fumi Kitahara, a respected publicity executive who guided award-winning campaigns for studios including DreamWorks, Aardman, Laika, Netflix and Disney, died Monday of complications related to a rare blood cancer. She was 56. Among the features Kitahara helped publicize are the first three “Shrek” films, “Chicken Run,” “Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,” “How
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Chris Pratt is watching his brother-in-law Patrick Schwarzenegger in “The White Lotus” Season 3, which means he’s also watching his brother-in-law’s nude scenes. “I know where my eyes went — I’m not blood related to him, I was looking at that dick, bro,” Chris joked to E! News. “No, he looks amazing. Obviously, he’s a physical
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My Chemical Romance, Blink-182 and Deftones are scheduled to headline the Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival, taking place September 19-21 in Piedmont Park. Vampire Weekend, Lenny Kravitz, Cage The Elephant, Alabama Shakes, the Black Keys, Sublime, “Weird Al” Yankovic, the Marias, Public Enemy, Lucy Dacus, Devo, Pixies, the Backseat Lovers, TV On The Radio, the
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“Wicked,” “Moana 2” and holiday hits like “Mufasa: The Lion King” lifted quarterly earnings at AMC Entertainment. Revenues at the world’s largest movie chain hit $1.3 billion, up more than 15% from the $1.1 billion that it reported in the year-ago period. Losses at AMC narrowed from $182 million in the prior-year period to $135.6
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Scott Foley will star in Amazon Prime Video’s “It’s Not Like That” as a modern-day minister named Malcolm. Prime Video gave a cast contingent series order to the show, from faith-based content studio Wonder Project, in November. This casting lifts the contingency. The logline for “It’s Not Like That” goes as follows: “Lori is freshly
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For years, fans were left in the dark on whether Marvel Studios would revive “Daredevil” on Disney+ after the end of its Netflix run. The cast grappled with the same crisis of faith. “No, I was a cynic,” Deborah Ann Woll, who plays lawyer Karen Page, told Variety on Monday night when asked if she believed Disney
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Jason Isaacs is currently earning raves for his spiraling performance on HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3, but to many fans around the world he’s still just Lucius Malfoy. Isaacs played the iconic “Harry Potter” villain in six movies, starting with 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” and ending with 2011’s “Deathly Hallows
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CBS has taken a leap of faith, greenlighting the first daytime drama on any network in 25 years, at a time when the genre’s future seems to be hanging by a thread. But “Beyond the Gates” — which had its premiere on Feb. 24 — is not your grandmother’s soap opera. It’s a show centered around
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Kelly Ripa makes for a pretty convincing Glinda. A few weeks ago the host was in costume as the “Wicked” character — as portrayed by Ariana Grande in the film — while taping the opening to the upcoming “Live with Kelly and Mark” post-Oscars episode. “The makeup and hair was so real that I FaceTimed
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Keith Olbermann, who dominated MSNBC as the host of “Countdown” from 2003 to 2011, railed against the network (via The Daily Beast) after it cut ties with hosts Joy Reid, Alex Wagner, Katie Phang, Jonathan Capehart and Ayman Mohyeldin. He posted on X: “An MSNBC purge so brutally racist it makes you think it was
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For the fall/winter 2025 season in London, designers incorporated vibrant shades of color, such as blues and maroons, along with a variety of prints, like bold florals and classic plaids. Even though some key players were missing from the calendar (J.W. Anderson and Molly Goddard, to name a couple), brands managed to bring an exciting
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Anonymous Oscar ballots have become a contentious topic among film pundits. Some consider them a red herring, arguing they distract from a predetermined outcome. There’s some truth to that. I conducted my first batch of casual chats with Oscar voters in 2012, sparked by a conversation with an industry professional at a New York event.
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“Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary, starting April 25. For the re-release event, graphic artist Matt Ferguson has created a new poster to celebrate the film. The film will run in U.S. theaters and select international territories for one week, including new formats like 4DX. “Revenge of
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“The Bear” star Ayo Edebiri is set to write the screenplay for the upcoming live-action “Barney” movie and is also in talks to star in the film. “Barney” will be co-developed and produced by A24 and Daniel Kaluuya’s 59% Productions in partnership with “Barney” IP owner Mattel Films. Kevin McKeon and Andrew Scannell are overseeing
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“I’m a glass half-full motherfucker,” says Bert Kreischer. I can practically hear him smiling through the phone as he discusses his upcoming Netflix special, “Lucky,” an aptly titled hour that sees the notorious party animal turned family man counting his blessings. Just moments after articulating his reverence and appreciation for his fan base, the comedian,
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Millie Bobby Brown may be the star of “Stranger Things,” but she’s never been allowed to watch new episodes before they premiere on Netflix, including the upcoming fifth and final season. “We haven’t done that for 10 years,” she told me Monday night at the premiere of her new movie, “The Electric State.” “I don’t
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