Ross Crystal

The record deep freeze that has taken hold of the Midwest has affected production on several TV shows that film in Chicago. NBC’s Chicago P.D halted production for today and tomorrow due to the polar vortexthat has dropped temperatures well below zero over a wide swath of the country. Current temperature in Chicago is -10 with a wind […]

“The Power of Love,” a $23 million music-filled film about Canadian singer Celine Dion, is in the works from French studio Gaumont. One of the highest-profile French films slated for 2020, “The Power of Love” is the latest project to tell the story of a celebrity singer, following smash hit “Bohemian Rhapsody,” about the late Freddie Mercury, […]

Universal Studios has become the first major Hollywood studio to accept the 4 Percent Challenge to hire more female directors in 2019. In the wake of the sordid revelations regarding film producer Harvey Weinstein that emerged in 2017, and the subsequent accusations of sexual abuse, misconduct and gender discrimination involving various other figures in the movie industry, the Time’s Up […]

Netflix is offering a mix of classics and new titles to watch from the comforts of your home. Starting in February, subscribers can laugh with a few “American Pie” movies, enjoy a scare with the “Jaws” franchise, and sing along to “Hairspray.” Several original shows and movies are debuting in February as well, including Dan Gilroy’s horrifying […]

 Maroon 5 has canceled its news conference to discuss the band’s Super Bowl halftime performance, choosing to not meet with reporters as most acts have done. The NFL announced Tuesday that “the artists will let their show do the talking as they prepare to take the stage this Sunday.” Maroon 5, with frontman Adam Levine, will be […]

CBS is working on a spinoff of the freshman drama “FBI,” Variety has learned. The new series would be titled “FBI: Most Wanted.” It would follow the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. It will air as a planted spinoff episode, or backdoor pilot, of “FBI” […]

Finally the Rock has come to Sundance, and not to snowboard but to show festival attendees the passion project he executive produced, developed and co-stars in: Fighting With My Family.  And there weren’t just cheers at the end of tonight’s premiere at the Ray Theater in Park City, but tears for this triumphant tale about Norwich, UK born […]

Christina Aguilera has announced a Las Vegas residency, which will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater. Dubbed “Christina Aguilera: The Xperience.” She unveiled the news on The Ellen Show on Tuesday, where she also discussed her first major tour in more than a decade in support of Liberation, which recently wrapped. “I’m a mama bear, I […]

Embed from Getty Images   Former Fugees rapper Pras has become the latest American celebrity to find himself tangled up in a massive Malaysian embezzlement scandal. Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel, a founding member of the hit 1990s group, is now fighting the US government over a $38 million civil forfeiture complaint. The complaint says Michel was engaged […]

CBS has renewed the freshman drama “God Friended Me,” the network announced on Tuesday. Led by Brandon Micheal Hall, the Sunday night drama centers on an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from “God” and unwittingly becomes an agent of change in the lives […]

Disney has set a one-week engagement for “Black Panther” to return to theaters to celebrate Black History Month during Feb. 1-7 at 250 participating AMC locations. Tickets are free for everyone, and there will be two showings per day at each participating theater. Disney will also give a $1.5 million grant to support the United Negro College Fund […]