September 22, 2018 11:54AM PT The Senate Judiciary Committee is finalizing an agreement that will allow Dr. Christine Blasey Ford to testify about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. According to emails made public between Blasey’s lawyers and the committee’s counsel, Ford accepted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s request to testify, but details
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Comcast has beaten 21st Century Fox in the high-stakes auction of European pay-TV giant Sky, coming out on top Saturday with a bid of £30 billion ($39 billion). The victory paves the way for the U.S. cable giant to put a leading offer to Sky shareholders and, if it’s accepted, to bolster significantly its international
“The House With a Clock in Its Walls” is on its way to a No. 1 debut at the box office with an estimated $24 million from 3,592 North American locations. The remaining top five slots should go to box office holdovers, with three other R-rated films opening in the $1 million to $3 million
Cardi B, Nicki Minaj Take Their Feud on the Road … Both in Milan 9/22/2018 8:31 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Cardi B has just flown thousands of miles and landed in Milan where a possible re-match with her mortal enemy, Nicki Minaj, could happen … TMZ has learned. Cardi showed up in Milan for Fashion Week. Nicki
Tiffany Haddish Mixed Signals Katt Beef Squashed, But What About Kevin? 9/22/2018 6:58 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Tiffany Haddish may have nodded her head in agreement Friday as Kevin Hart railed on Katt Williams, but she says that doesn’t mean she’s co-signing on Kevin’s message. We got Tiffany Friday as she arrived at LAX, and posed
SAN SEBASTIAN — Swiss filmmaker Hannes Baumgartner’s debut feature “Midnight Runner” headed into its San Sebastian’s New Directors world premiere on Saturday afternoon buzzing off a series of international press screenings held the week prior. The film’s protagonist, Jonas Widmer, seems to have it all together. He’s his country’s most impressive young distance runner and
World premiering in New Directors at San Sebastian in 2014, Simon Jaquemet’s first feature, “Chrieg” (War), a nuanced portrait of disaffected Swiss youth, established Jaquemet as one of the most prominent voices in a new generation of Swiss directors, questioning Switzerland’s status quo and aura of democratic civility. Four years later, Jaquemet is back. But,
September 22, 2018 1:36AM PT The Film Federation of India has chosen Rima Das’ “Village Rockstars” as the country’s entry to the Oscars foreign-language category. The film follows a 10-year-old growing up in straitened circumstances in a flood-prone village in the state of Assam, with ambitions of starting her own rock band. “Rockstars’ premiered at
Bill Cosby Lock Him Up Monday After Sentencing … Prosecutors Say 9/22/2018 1:00 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Bill Cosby better enjoy what little freedom he’s got left, ’cause prosecutors in his sexual assault case want him locked behind bars Monday morning. Authorities connected to the case tell TMZ … prosecutors will push for the disgraced comedian/felon to
UPDATED: Minutes before Sam Smith was due to take the stage at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena for his set at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, an announcement was heard from the stage. “Due to unforeseen circumstances which transpired after his rehearsal, it became clear that Sam Smith would unfortunately not be able to perform tonight,” said
Oscar winner Meryl Streep has called British comedienne Tracey Ullman a friend for more than three decades, but she would also like to call her something more formal. “The sources of what you do are ultimately kind of mysterious, and, we are so lucky that you have that genuine imagination, desire, heart and soul. You
The phenomenon of treating anthology series as collections of films is a fairly recent invention — episodes of “Sherlock” and “Black Mirror” have won the past three best TV movie Emmys, beating out genuine-article made-for-TV movies. It’s easy to be dubious about the treatment of these shows, whose episodes share a united sensibility as well
September 21, 2018 7:16PM PT Everyone’s having a bad day in this misfired ensemble comedy, and viewers will share the feeling. Some projects presumably gather their own momentum heedless of whether they ought to have gotten rolling in the first place. A first directorial and screenplay feature for actors Judy Greer and Gary Lundy, respectively,
In a pop-culture era rife with cleverness for its own sake, how did Rowan Atkinson’s new spy-spoof sequel wind up with a title as retro bland as “Johnny English Strikes Again”? Was “Johnny English Is Back!” already taken? How about “The Return of Johnny English”? “Johnny English Strikes Again” is the third in the series
Bob Greenblatt is preparing to leave his post as NBC Entertainment chairman after leading the network’s turnaround during the past eight years. Greenblatt, who renewed his contract with NBC last fall, is in the process of negotiating his exit plan at NBC after making the decision that the time is right for him to make
A new report alleges NBC News Chairman Andrew Lack has a history of not acting decisively on allegations of sexual harassment, the latest assertion that the NBC Universal news division has not taken as seriously as it could several bombshell revelations in recent months about its internal culture and its handling of stories related to
“It’s important to understand how memory works in a traumatic event,” Patti Davis said Friday in an op-ed for the Washington Post in which she defends Christine Blasey Ford and comes forward with her own story of sexual assault. As more and more women are tweeting stories with the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport in the wake of the assault
September 21, 2018 3:16PM PT Prosecutors on Friday declined to file charges against Benny Medina, the music manager best known for representing Jennifer Lopez. Medina was accused of sexually assaulting a man in 2004. According to the District Attorney’s office, the case fell outside the statute of limitations. Complicating matters further, the D.A. said the
Check out the official Halloween trailer starring Jamie Lee Curtis! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Halloween: https://www.fandango.com/halloween-2018-209222/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: October 19, 2018 Starring: Judy Greer, Jamie Lee Curtis, Virginia Gardner Directed By: David Gordon Green Synopsis: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael
September 21, 2018 2:50PM PT Just days after J. Cole was forced to cancel his inaugural Dreamville Festival in North Carolina due to Hurricane Florence, he has announced a rescheduled date: Saturday, April 6, at Dorothea Dix Park near downtown Raleigh, NC. J. Cole will headline the festival, with the full lineup to be announced
Director Todd Phillips released the first look of his ‘Joker’ movie with a camera test starring Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Joker: https://www.fandango.com/joker-2019-214548/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: October 4, 2019 Starring: Zazie Beetz, Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro Directed By: Todd Phillips
France has selected Emmanuel Finkiel’s “A Memoir of War” (“La Douleur”) as its official entry for the foreign-language Oscar race. The French Oscar committee’s choice was announced late Friday amid a dust-up over the ineligibility of Olivier Assayas’ new film, “Non-Fiction,” which did not meet the French National Film Board’s theatrical release criteria for consideration as
Asia Argento Watch Your Mouth, Jimmy … Or Else 9/21/2018 2:08 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Asia Argento‘s attorney fired off a stern warning to Jimmy Bennett — be very careful with what you say about me … or you’re gonna regret it. Asia’s attorney, Mark Heller, fired off a letter to Jimmy’s lawyer Thursday — obtained
Jack Black’s “The House With a Clock in Its Walls” is ticking to a U.S. opening of $20 million-plus, early estimates showed on Friday. Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s fantasy film is expected to debut at the higher end of estimates, which were projected to be between $18 million and $20 million at 3,500 North American locations.
Getty ImagesSteve Granitz In case you forgot, Cardi B pulled a fast one on fans when she secretly married Offset back in September 2017. The two kept their marriage under lock and key for eight whole months (!!!) before spilling the beans, and even then managed to keep any photos from the ceremony private. But
September 21, 2018 1:29PM PT The group will perform the album two more times this weekend. Arcade Fire’s show at the Greek Theater last night may have been billed as an extension of their ongoing tour in support of 2017’s divisive “Everything Now,” but the show ended up as something else entirely: a celebration of
In case you haven’t been pulled into the sneakerhead vortex before, here’s a quick catch-up of what happens when Yeezy sneakers drop: Super-duper limited amounts of pairs are typically released, causing people to queue up, stalk the internet, and refresh-refresh-refresh websites and Twitter feeds. Those lucky enough to make it to a “complete purchase” button
When Andrew Slater set out to make a music documentary, he intended to focus on the electrification of folk music. But through interviews with the likes of David Crosby and Eric Clapton, he ended up creating a film about artists of the 1960s Laurel Canyon music scene and how they impacted one another and the
For obvious reasons, posthumous releases are perhaps the most difficult to approach with an objective ear and eye. Whether or not the artist’s death was a natural one, it’s hard not to look for foreshadowing or references to mortality, or easter eggs like the ones David Bowie left in “Blackstar,” perhaps the most remarkable example
Oprah Winfrey. John Legend. Constance Wu. Diego Luna. Baobab Studios’ latest animated VR film “Crow: The Legend” has an almost outrageous lineup of A-list talent attached to it. Even Eric Darnell, Baobab’s chief creative officer and writer-director of the film, still has to pinch himself sometimes. “For a tiny little startup, how the heck did this