The world’s most irreverent superhero — aka Deadpool, aka Ryan Reynolds — could soon be the newest Christmas tradition. If you thought Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Aquaman would be enough to quench your superhero appetite this December, you might want to reconsider. We can’t forget that the Merc With a Mouth is returning to the big screen, this time with a PG-13 cut of […]
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Ask folks in Hollywood what they think of the Motion Picture Association of America’s Classification & Ratings Administration (CARA), and you’ll get an earful. (Documentarian Kirby Dick made a whole film about it, “This Film Is Not Yet Rated.”) Filmmakers have become so sophisticated about the vagaries of the ratings board (one F-word per PG-13 movie) that they often […]
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When’s the last time you met someone without access to a Netflix account? My parents and grandparents come to mind, but besides that, I draw a blank. Now, ask someone if they have cable. Again, my parents and my grandparents do. Yet, none of my peers, who are in their twenties, have cable. There is […]
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Producer/director Ava DuVernay is working with Netflix on a Princedocumentary, two sources have confirmed to Variety. The project has the full cooperation of the late artist’s estate, which is providing with interviews, archival footage, photos and archive access. The multiple-part documentary will cover the artist’s entire life. “Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” she told Deadline in […]
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Before “Hamilton” or “In the Heights” hit Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda honed many of his artistic skills by performing live, improvisatory hip-hop with a group of like-minded friends. Now Mr. Miranda and his tight cadre of post-college collaborators are bringing that group, Freestyle Love Supreme, back to the stage; Mr. Miranda will be a producer and an […]
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As Hoda Kotb, Craig Melvin and Al Roker — three of NBC’s prominent anchors of color — opened the 9 a.m. hour of Todayon Monday, negotiations between Megyn Kelly’s lawyer and the network kept going. Sources say the talks naturally slowed somewhat over the weekend, but ramped up again on Monday. Among the issues the sides are haggling […]
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The third hour of NBC’s “Today” will look a lot like the first and second hours of “Today.” For today. In the wake of the cancellation of Megyn Kelly’s hour of the program, NBC is planning – for now – to utilize the crew that anchors the first two flagship hours of the show to carry […]
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Producers Sony Pictures Television are making the most (financially) out of Jeopardy. Netflix announced Monday that it has acquired 45 library episodes of the Alex Trebek-hosted quiz show, which will be available to stream for the first time on the service starting Oct. 30. The announcement follows an August deal that Sony Pictures TV made with Hulu for […]
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There was another feud happening at the World Series. On Sunday night, Oscar winner Matt Damon and talk show host Jimmy Kimmel attended the World Series Game 5, between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers, and appeared to be sitting next to each other. Both stars were wearing the same T-shirt. Damon a […]
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An executive from Fox Business Network said the cable outlet would pull from rotation a recent broadcast of “Lou Dobbs Tonight” featuring a guest making remarks about a “Soros-occupied State Department” that has spurred social-media pushback in the wake of Saturday’s shooting tragedy at a Pittsburgh synagogue. “We condemn the rhetoric by the guest on Lou Dobbs Tonight. This episode was […]
Read moreAs the company kills niche services like FilmStruck, observers are skeptical about the attempt to roll out a larger digital platform to rival Netflix. As shares in AT&T tumbled this week after unveiling its third quarter earnings, Wall Street watchers singled out one bright spot: Ma Bell’s legacy phone business. As for AT&T’s closely watched strategy […]
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born soundtrack holds steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third week, earning 109,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Oct. 25 (down 24 percent) according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 61,000 were in traditional album sales (down 30 percent). A Star Is […]
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For over 30 years, “Wheel of Fortune” has entertained audiences and been a mainstay of American TV culture. But you may be surprised at what you don’t know about the long-running game show. From the extraordinary number of dresses Vanna White has worn to the most memorable answer fails, here are some fascinating facts about “Wheel of […]
Read moreAlthough horror isn’t traditionally a genre that depends on digital trickery, thanks to recent advances in technology, our thrills and chills are now more high-tech than ever — but if you see the sets before all the special effects are added, what you’re left with isn’t very scary at all… Resident Evil: Retribution | The […]
Read moreYou know the Academy Awards, aka the Oscars. Did you know that sometimes, the Academy gets it wrong? Shocking, yes. But it happens! Here are a few times the presenters should have been given full leeway to take the Oscars back and give them to other people… Video From: Grunge
Read moreBust out the popcorn; it’s time to revisit some gems of modern cinema. Video From: WhatCulture
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The Britannia Awards, which took place on Friday night at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, were supposed to be a collegial event at which the BAFTA Los Angeles gave its annual honorary awards to a group for actors and filmmakers. But Jim Carrey, who received the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy, had more […]
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NBC News’ Peter Alexander is officially joining Sheinelle Jones and Dylan Dreyer on Weekend Today as co-anchor, the network announced Saturday. On Saturday, Alexander joined the show to announce the news. “We are so excited to announce that Peter is officially joining the Saturday Today team. Congratulations,” co-anchor Jones said. Alexander said that he had been a longtime fan of the show. […]
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TV news outlets scrambled Saturday morning to cover another horrific mass shooting after at least eleven people were slain at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. The suspect, identified as 46 year-old Robert Bowers, surrendered to authorities shortly after 11 a.m. ET and is listed in “fair” condition. The shooting unfolded at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s […]
Read moreOn the heels of country music singer Taylor Swift’s controversial Instagram post on the Senate race in Tennessee and rapper Kanye West’s visit to the White House this week, we wanted to know what people think about Hollywood celebrities and pop stars weighing in on politics. Are Americans too easily influenced by the opinion of […]
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Superstar Johnny Depp has been dropped from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise as Disney Studios plans a major reboot, DailyMailTV can reveal. Depp was the major lead in five Pirates movies over the past 15 years – but it appears Captain Jack Sparrow has made his final voyage on the Black Pearl. Original Pirates script […]
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Bohemian Rhapsody is a film that suffered from a difficult gestation. It was announced in 2010 but, in the intervening eight years, everyone from the lead actor to the screenwriter to the director either bailed or was replaced, in some cases several times. Freddie Mercurywas first to be played by Sacha Baron Cohen, then Ben Whishaw, although […]
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