President Trump hit the retweet button on a call to fire Dr. Anthony Fauci — which seems to indicate a growing rift between Trump and his pandemic right-hand man. Trump’s promotion of a #FireFauci tweet comes in response to the infectious disease expert’s CNN interview Sunday … where he said the U.S might have prevented
Joel McHale isn’t surprised that Carole Baskin, one of the key subjects in Netflix’s smash hit docuseries “Tiger King,” refused to appear in his reunion special, “The Tiger King and I.” Baskin has heavily criticized her portrayal on “Tiger King,” which pretty substantially laid out the case for why many people believe she was involved
Governors in the West and Northeast banded together on Monday to create regional planning systems for restarting economic activity while also assuring residents that the timeline for doing so will be determined by governors, not President Donald Trump. The leaders of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island established a multi-state council
Johanna Fuentes has been named executive VP of worldwide corporate communications at Warner Bros., CEO and chair Ann Sarnoff announced on Monday. Fuentes joins the company from a senior position at Showtime, where she served as executive VP and had oversight of Showtime Networks, Pop TV and the Smithsonian Channel. Fuentes replaces Dee Dee Meyers
There could certainly be worse times for a bubbly, ebullient new romantic comedy to hit the airwaves. ABC’s “The Baker and the Beauty” is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: An archetype-heavy story of Daniel, an industrious young man (Victor Rasuk) and Noa, a starlet (Nathalie Kelley). After a chance meeting in Daniel’s home
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The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit Monday against an NBC affiliate in rural Wisconsin, arguing that the president had been defamed by a political attack ad about his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Priorities USA Action, a pro-Democratic Super PAC, produced the ad, which is dubbed “Exponential Threat.” In it, audio clips of Donald Trump
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much I miss movie theaters. I don’t just mean that I miss watching eye-zapping sensory-overload spectacles on the big screen. I don’t just mean that I miss watching vibrant life-size dramas that, by virtue of being on the big screen, become a kind of spectacle, one that’s larger-than-life in
I met Susanna Merrick-Klinkbeil while waiting for the phone booths at The Wing in New York’s SoHo. I asked her what kind of work she did, but she demurred, implying that she didn’t have time to explain just then, but I could come find her later if I was still curious. This reticence piqued my
Vince McMahon’s XFL has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that had been expected after the startup football league was forced to cut short its comeback season amid the coronavirus lockdown. In a Delaware bankruptcy court filing, the XFL listed $10 million-$50 million in debts and an equal amount in assets. When the XFL
Fox has renewed “9-1-1” for Season 4 and “9-1-1: Lone Star” for Season 2. The pair of shows hail from creators and executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear. Both shows have done incredibly well for Fox, with the original show averaging 16 million viewers per episode in multiplatform viewing and the recently
One year after a mass exodus of TV and film writers from Hollywood’s largest talent agencies, the Writers Guild of America and the industry’s Big Four talent agencies are still nowhere near settling the impasse over packaging fees and affiliated production entities. The shock of the coronavirus-related shutdown of dozens of productions in recent weeks
The Screening Room, the technology company that threatened to upend theatrical distribution by offering new releases in the home, has been rechristened SR Labs. It also appointed a new CEO — former Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president Man Jit Singh. Prem Akkaraju, who founded the company with Sean Parker, will assume the role of executive
France president Emmanuel Macron said the lockdown will be extended to May 11 in a televised interview on Monday. He said that no festivals or events drawing large crowds will be allowed to take place until at least mid-July. That clearly puts Cannes Film Festival on ice – organizers had been planning to postpone the
Netflix has signed a first look television deal with comic book and graphic novel publisher BOOM! Studios. Under the deal, BOOM! will develop live action and animated series. BOOM! Studios CEO and founder Ross Richie and president of development Stephen Christy will executive produce all shows developed through the pact.The company is behind comic book
A New York judge on Monday denied AMC’s motion to throw out one of two profit-participation lawsuits filed by “The Walking Dead” creator Frank Darabont, and set a trial on the long-running case for November. Darabont — who was fired after the first season of the show, back in July 2011 — has filed two
David Levy, the former president of WarnerMedia’s cable and sports assets, has joined The Raine Group, an investment bank that specializes in the technology, media and telecommunication sectors. He is expected to help Raine identify and execute investment and advisory opportunities, and will be based in New York. “The Raine Group is a leader in
Cleaning closets, teaching yourself piano, finally reading “Moby Dick” … as more time goes by, the harder it seems to find ways to make your coronavirus-mandatory time at home productive. Well, Songtrust is presenting a way for songwriters, music industry execs and anyone with an interest to hone their business chops with a “Music Publishing
Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden for president in a livestream conversation between the two Democratic rivals on Monday. “We’ve got to make Trump a one-term president, and we need you in the White House,” Sanders said. “I will do all that I can to see that that happens, Joe… It’s imperative that all of
Disney has postponed the theatrical release of “Soul,” an existential animated adventure from Pixar, since cinemas are still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The movie was originally set to open June 19 and will now debut Nov. 20, 2020. The studio also announced Monday that “Raya and the Last Dragon,” an original fantasy film,
ESPN, struggling to keep fresh programming on its schedule with live sports sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, is asking some of its best-known personalities to take pay cuts. “We are asking about 100 of our commentators to join with our executives and take a temporary salary reduction. These are challenging times and we are all
There may or may not be a full-fledged NFL season this year, but there will at the very least be an NFL Draft. Disney will for a second year televise the annual event across ESPN and ABC, which organizers hope will prove an attractive draw to sports fans who have few new games to watch
Universal announced Monday that “Trolls World Tour” landed the biggest debut for a digital release after the animated sequel launched last weekend on premium video on demand and in a handful of drive-in cinemas. It’s the first film from a major studio to break the traditional theatrical window and open simultaneously on home entertainment platforms
Motion Picture Industry Pension & Health Plans has revised eligibility rules for members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees who are not working due to the coronavirus crisis. The plan‘s board of directors has voted to credit up to 300 hours toward the next eligibility period for members who are actively enrolled in its health plan
Matt Holzman, who produced shows including “The Business” and “The Document” for Los Angeles-area public radio station KCRW, died Sunday of lung cancer. He was 56. Holzman was widely respected as a tireless booster of KCRW, a mentor and generous co-worker. A KCRW spokesperson said he died of stage four metastatic cancer, which was diagnosed
Artists are coming up with all kinds of ways to approximate the concert experience while the world is in coronavirus lockdown, and today New York indie quintet Real Estate have launched their “Quarantour,” an augmented-reality experience with the goal of bringing fans “as close to a live concert as possible without having to leave home.”
Cinemark is launching an offering of $250 million in senior secured notes. The theater chain said the debt securities will be used for “general corporate purposes,” which include enhancing its liquidity at a time when cinemas have been closed indefinitely due to the coronavirus. Cinemark, which is the third largest exhibitor, said the debt will
Deirdre Bolton, who has for the past few years worked as an anchor at Fox Business Network, is joining ABC News as a New York-based business correspondent. “As an accomplished reporter, Deirdre is adept at translating complex financial concepts into understandable ideas and facts,” said ABC News President James Goldston in a statement Monday. “.
In the wake of the steep challenges the live-entertainment industry faces due to the coronavirus pandemic, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino will forego his 2020 salary and senior executives will see their salaries reduced by up to 50%, amid other cost-cutting moves and an amendment to its existing credit agreement that includes a new $120
Quibi, the mobile-only streaming service from Jeffrey Katzenberg, surpassed 1 million installations within the first week of launch. According to analysts, the big-budget, short-form video streamer has had a relatively tepid reception in part because of the coronavirus pandemic. As of Sunday, April 12, the Quibi app had been downloaded and installed 1.15 million times,