“Game of Thrones” star Iain Glen has lifted the lid on the efforts of the show’s producers to avoid spoilers and leaks from the eagerly anticipated final season. “They’re absolutely paranoid now about anyone finding out anything about the series and spoiling it,” he said in a BBC radio interview to be broadcast Friday. “We
December 19, 2018 3:34PM PT Netflix has confirmed that it’s moving ahead with a sequel to the romantic comedy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” re-teaming stars Lana Condor and Noah Centineo. The movie is based on Jenny Han’s “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy. The production companies are Awesomeness Films, Ace
December 19, 2018 3:20PM PT UTA has signed Mexican actress Marina De Tavira in all areas. Most recently, she starred in Alfonso Cuaron’s critically acclaimed movie “Roma,” playing the mother Sofia. “Roma,” which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was named best film by the New York Film Critics Circle, was
December 19, 2018 3:13PM PT WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled in favor of BuzzFeed in a defamation lawsuit over its publication of the so-called “Steele dossier” in January, 2017, ruling that because the document was part of an official proceeding, the site was protected by fair reporting privilege. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro wrote
Janet & Randy Jackson Sued Ex-Tour Manager Says … You Owe Me $300k!!! 12/19/2018 2:22 PM PST EXCLUSIVE Janet and Randy Jackson have a payroll problem … because they’re being sued by a former manager claiming they didn’t pay him for his services. Danny O’Donovan has filed new legal docs claiming Janet and Randy hired him
Staffers at the website the Dodo have voted unanimously in favor of ratifying their first union contract, negotiated by the Writers Guild of America East. The Dodo is the second Group Nine Media subsidiary to unionize with the WGA East following ratification by staffers at Thrillist of their first ratified guild contract in October. The
Samsung, SodaStream and Pfizer Inc. joined the list of advertisers cutting ties with Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Channel program in the wake of the host’s recent charged comments about immigration, increasing pressure on the 21st Century Fox-owned cable outlet, which has grappled for months with offensive remarks from several of its guests and hosts. Approximately
Bloomberg Media thinks its one-year-old TicToc news brand has cracked the code on delivering bite-size chunks of news and analysis to a millennial-skewing mobile crowd on Twitter. Now it is taking TicToc to other platforms and screens — including plans to launch TicToc on dedicated apps and connected TVs. There was no guarantee when TicToc
BMG has named Jonathan Palmer senior vice president of creative synch, the company announced Wednesday. Based in Los Angeles, Palmer will lead the creative synch teams in both New York and Los Angeles, while working alongside the U.S. and international synch licensing teams. He will report directly to Patrick Joest, global EVP, marketing & licensing.
As the daughter of a music industry lifer, I first noticed the music business was a boys club at a very young age. My father, Charles Chavez, had been in radio for years, and later went into management, representing Pitbull, MAGIC! and Ally Brooke. Over the years, he would introduce me to women executives and
Actor Eliza Dushku has slammed CBS and her former “Bull” co-star Michael Weatherly in a scathing story for the Boston Globe that details the allegations of harassment that led to her $9.5 million settlement with the network earlier this year. “I took a job and, because I did not want to be harassed, I was
December 19, 2018 12:42PM PT [embedded content] The forces of darkness meet some light comedy and Billy Idol’s”Mony Mony” in the latest trailer for Neil Marshall’s “Hellboy” reboot. Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, “Hellboy” follows the powerful demon Anung Un Rama (aka Hellboy) as he fights monsters and other demonic creatures while working
Bruce Springsteen called in to E Street Radio on Sirius XM Wednesday morning to talk about the release of the “Springsteen on Broadway” Netflix special, and what’s next on his agenda, with hosts Dave Marsh and Jim Rotolo and director Thom Zimny. In the interview, Springsteen said he is going to focus on making “new music”
December 19, 2018 12:23PM PT Ben Affleck and Universal are partnering on a film adaptation of “I Am Still Alive.” Affleck will star in the wilderness drama and is in talks to produce through his Pearl Street Films. Universal won the bidding for the movie rights to the Kate Allie Marshall novel “I Am Still
IN: Craftwork As the temperature heats up, expect to see more artisanal craft details, experts say. “But on very minimalist silhouettes like at Loewe, JW Anderson, Victoria Beckham, and Jacquemus,” says Tiffany Hsu, Mytheresa Fashion Buying Director. Barneys New York Fashion Director, Marina Larroude agrees: “Nothing screams summer more than crochet and macramé. From Missoni
December 19, 2018 12:00PM PT Timothee Chalamet will receive the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s spotlight award for an actor for his role in “Beautiful Boy.” He will be honored at the festival’s film awards gala on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The festival, now in its 30th year, runs from Jan.
December 19, 2018 11:54AM PT OWN has canceled “Love Is__,” the relationship drama from husband-and-wife team Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil. The move comes just weeks after Salim Akil was sued by a woman claiming that the producer abused her during an extramarital affair. Sources tell Variety that Warner Bros. Television, which produces “Love
Mariah Carey’s 1994 Christmas classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is the most-viewed holiday song in the United States and globally throughout December, YouTube has reported. It received increased views in the past few months, with the tune spiking Nov. 1, the day following Thanksgiving, and Dec. 1. Daily views of the song
A collective sigh by critics greeted Monday’s announcement of the nine films shortlisted for this year’s foreign-language film Oscar. For once, though, it was a sigh of relief rather than exasperation, with few complaints arising over the chosen titles, which were broadly acclaimed. Controversy over prominent omissions is practically an annual tradition. Last year, critics
The first images of Will Smith as the Genie in the upcoming “Aladdin” remake have been revealed, along with a glimpse of Mena Massoud as the titular street urchin and Naomi Scott as Princess Jasmine. The three stars appear on the cover of Entertainment Weekly’s First Look issue in their Aladdin attire, with Smith donning
CBS is considering ending its longstanding contract with TV ratings provider Nielsen as it looks for new ways to measure audiences in the multiplatform universe. The nation’s most-watched TV network is prepared to drop Nielsen’s measurement services if the two sides can’t come to an agreement by the end of this month, according to a
Some were launched with mega-hype, only to wind up branded as financial disappointments. Others were indie-produced Cinderellas that got lost on their way to the ball. And one was a legendary film maudit that appears well on its way to becoming a footnote. What do they all have in common? Their inclusion on this list
Check out the official Hellboy trailer starring Milla Jovovich! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Hellboy: https://www.fandango.com/hellboy-2019-214869/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: April 12, 2019 Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, David Harbour Directed By: Neil Marshall Synopsis: Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the
Aleksandra Terpinska’s “Other People” and Peter Dourountzis’s “Rascal” won the inaugural Arte Kino International Prize at the 10th edition of Les Arcs Film Festival’s Co-Production Village. The award was given by Remi Burah, who runs Arte France Cinéma and launched in 2016 ArteKino Festival, a European online festival in partnership with the digital service Festival
Merry doesn’t even begin to describe the crowd gathered at UTA on Tuesday night for the fourth annual Holiday Soul Party. Organized by the Committee of Black Writers of the WGA, the African-American Steering Committee of the DGA and the African-American Film Critics Association, and hosted by the Ghetto Film School Roster, the networking event
WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.’s attorney general filed suit against Facebook on Wednesday over a third party app’s sale of users’ personal data to Cambridge Analytica, which used the information to target voters during the 2016 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, claims that Facebook failed to protect the privacy of its users and
“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Chelsea Peretti will host the 2019 Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 17. The show will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. “I’m excited for people to judge the writing of my jokes!” Peretti said. “Chelsea Peretti is hosting the Writers Guild Awards, and she will do a
Actress-producer Kerry Washington and leaders behind Time’s Up joined a $75 million funding round in The Wing, a startup that runs a network of work and community spaces designed for women. The Series C round was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from new investors Upfront Ventures, Airbnb and existing investors NEA and WeWork, a
Black Sabbath, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam & Dave and Dionne Warwick will receive Lifetime Achievement Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy announced today. It also announced that impresario Lou Adler, legendary songwriting and performing duo Ashford & Simpson, and Oscar-winning songwriter and arranger Johnny Mandel are Trustees Award honorees; and Saul Walker is the Technical GRAMMY Award recipient.
Check out the official Destroyer trailer starring Nicole Kidman! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Destroyer: https://www.fandango.com/destroyer-2019-215049/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: December 25, 2018 Starring: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany Directed By: Karyn Kusama Synopsis: A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her