You never see the color blue in “Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies,” an unassuming slice-of-life family drama in brittle black and white. But Edward Burns still dares you to imagine the soothing shade stretching over the nearly identical middle-class homes of a commuter town outside of New York, symmetrically assembled with unexceptional yards rubbing shoulders
September 24, 2019 5:21PM PT After Democratic speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump, celebrities took to Twitter. Pelosi’s impeachment inquiry is in response to a phone call President Trump made with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy where President Trump reportedly used his political position to pressure Ukraine into investigating Vice President
In today’s film news roundup, Paul Feig is honored by exhibitors, the American Film Market unveils its conference schedule, Luke Goss gets cast and “Philophobia: or the Fear of Falling in Love” finds a home. AWARDS The National Association of Theatre Owners has honored filmmaker Paul Feig with its second annual spirit of the industry
September 24, 2019 5:05PM PT The Xx have extended its worldwide publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the company announced on Sept. 24. The UK group has been signed to UMPG since 2009, the same year it released its Mercury Award-winning debut album. The Xx went on to release two additional albums, 2012’s
Check out the official Wounds Trailer starring Armie Hammer! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanAlert for Wounds: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wounds_2019?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release
September 24, 2019 4:00PM PT Kirby Howell-Baptiste has signed on to join Emma Stone in Disney’s live-action “Cruella,” an origin story based on the classic “101 Dalmatians” villain Cruella de Vil. Stone will portray de Vil, the villain who is obsessed with capturing the titular puppies in the 1961 animated classic. Emma Thompson, Paul Walter
In today’s TV news roundup, Blythe Danner has joined the cast of “American Gods” and Showtime debuted a trailer for the seventh season of “Ray Donovan.” CASTING Blythe Danner has joined the third season of Starz’s “American Gods” in a recurring guest role. She will play a Greek goddess named Demeter who is entangled in an
September 24, 2019 3:39PM PT [embedded content] “The Last of Us” fans finally know when the long wait for the sequel to the hit horror survival title will end. Sony revealed during its State of Play announcements on Tuesday that “The Last of Us Part II” will drop for the PlayStation 4 on Feb. 21,
An adorable yeti will help close out a surprisingly promising September at the domestic box office. Universal’s animated adventure “Abominable” is expected to debut in first place and should collect $17 million to $20 million from 4,200 North American theaters this weekend. If estimates hold, those ticket sales would rank as the biggest opening weekend
Paris Fashion Week is in full swing and it is fashion’s raison d’être. As one of the top style capitals in the world it boasts all the chicest brands like Chanel and Christian Dior, and more. Click through to see ELLE.com’s favorite looks, and make sure to check back as we add to our gallery
Plácido Domingo has agreed to withdraw from all future performances at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in the wake of sexual harassment allegations against him made by multiple women, The Associated Press reports. The singer, 78, had been scheduled to sing the title role in the season debut of Verdi’s “Macbeth” on Wednesday, which would have
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, following reports that he pressured Ukraine to investigate his political opponent. “The president must be held accountable,” Pelosi said. “No one is above the law.” Pelosi has faced mounting pressure from her membership, which swung strongly in favor of pursuing impeachment as
With its new season, “Robot Chicken” will be hitting two very special milestones — a 10th season and a 200th episode — but the team behind the Adult Swim show are not focused on such industry markers. “Whenever I see the anniversary episode of a sitcom or anything, the time they take to celebrate the
Two weeks after announcing a mass layoff, WarnerMedia-owned Rooster Teeth is shaking up its management team: Jordan Levin, former CEO of AwesomenessTV and the WB, has been named general manager. With Levin’s appointment, Rooster Teeth co-founder and former CEO Matt Hullum is moving into a newly created role as chief content officer. He will work
There are fewer “Lost”-alikes nowadays than there used to be: Given how frequently hour-long puzzle-box shows seeking to draft off of the ABC smash’s success were met with utter indifference, the networks, give or take an occasional attempt like NBC’s “Manifest” (really more of a procedural than puzzle-box show, despite the mystery at its center)
“Bachelorette” Hannah Brown is taking the lead on “Dancing with the Stars,” but she also has another trophy in mind. After “Bachelor in Paradise” was featured during Sunday’s Emmys telecast, Brown put her backing behind the franchise to get real recognition by the Television Academy. “I wish they would be considered because it is a
Hola, Alexa! Univision Communications is one of the first media companies working with Amazon to roll out Spanish-language skills for the Alexa voice assistant. Starting in early October, Alexa users will be able to access Univision’s Spanish-language content on Amazon’s family of Echo products, including live listening on all 58 Uforia radio stations across the
September 24, 2019 1:11PM PT Camerimage, the film festival centered on the art of cinematography, will bestow its Lifetime Achievement Directing Award on helmer Peter Greenaway during its 27th edition, which will take place in Torun, Poland, on Nov. 9-16. Known for his scenic composition and depictions of pleasure and pain, Greenaway has told visually
September 24, 2019 1:10PM PT A24 has tapped up-and-coming filmmaker Chloe Okuno to direct the horror movie “Bodies Bodies Bodies.” The project was originally written by “Cat Person” author Kristen Roupenian, in the company’s first purchase of a spec script. Okuno is the director of the award-winning AFI short film “Slut,” centered on a naive
Warner Bros. has weighed in on the mounting controversy surrounding “Joker,” an R-rated comic book adaptation that is being criticized for offering an in-depth portrait of a mass killer. In a statement on Tuesday, the studio hit back at suggestions that it is glamorizing a mass murderer. “Make no mistake: neither the fictional character Joker,
“Organic” may be Max Gousse’s favorite word. The founder and CEO of Artistry Worldwide Management, home to Saweetie, says it more frequently than a Whole Foods employee, and with valid reason. Not only did he discover and sign Bay Area native Saweetie, Gousse also helped to breathe new life into her hit “My Type,” thanks
SAN SEBASTIAN — “Talent without hard work is nothing,” Cristiano Ronaldo once said. In film, equally, talent without industry support doesn’t go far either. New Talent – its attractions, pitfalls – was addressed Tuesday at lively San Sebastian Industry Club panel, entitled Emerging Talents, co-organized by Variety. Speakers certainly have new talent curriculum: Latido Films’ Antonio
When Matt Ainiwaer visited the West Village building used as the establishing shot of Monica’s apartment on “Friends,” he got “like, very excited,” with the pop culture pilgrimage even bringing him to tears. At least four times a week, he goes to a Central Perk-themed café, modeled off of the sitcom’s fictitious coffeehouse, “just to
Ahead of its milestone 10th season, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” cast and crew assembled at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday night for a special screening of the premiere episode, set to debut on Oct. 6. “I still get nervous at these things,” Norman Reedus told Variety. Following the major character departures
Play video content Exclusive Mark Rypien‘s wife was on the ground gasping for air and choking after the former Super Bowl MVP struck her … and it’s all on new police video obtained by TMZ Sports. Rypien and his wife got into an argument in their car on a busy street in Spokane, Washington on
The Advanced Imaging Society has announced winners of the 2019 Entertainment Technology Lumiere Awards. These include tools used in the production of major motion pictures, including Magnopus’ Tycoon Virtual Production System, which helped create Disney’s “The Lion King,” and Skydance/Paramount Pictures’ multi-format production technology, which was used on Ang Lee’s upcoming “Gemini Man,” starring Will
Comscore, a company that vies with Nielsen to measure media audiences for entertainment companies and advertisers, has paid a $5 million settlement related to charges it overstated revenue and made false statements about performance under a previous CEO. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that the company and its former CEO, Serge Matta,
Robert Hunter, the poet famous for writing many of the Grateful Dead’s best regarded songs, has died at 78. “It is with great sadness we confirm our beloved Robert passed away yesterday night,” Hunter’s family said in a statement released to Rolling Stone. “He died peacefully at home in his bed, surrounded by love. His
The latest entry in Kenya Barris’ televisual “-ish” universe is “Mixed-ish,” ABC’s new sitcom that follows in the footsteps of “Black-ish” as a heartwarming family comedy with built-in lessons about race and the perception thereof. “Mixed-ish,” unlike the 2018 collegiate spinoff “Grown-ish,” travels back to 1985 to tell a story of family members grappling with
After six seasons and a historic Emmy win under its belt, “How To Get Away With Murder” will be signing off of ABC. The Shondaland drama is one of only three left on the broadcaster, and one that has left an indelible mark not only on that network’s schedule but also on the landscape of