At the TCA press day for the upcoming PBS series The Great American Read, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon was part of a panel (which also included Meredith Viera and Nicholas Sparks) to talk about becoming an author, seeing her work adapted for television, and some of her own favorite literature. In the eight-part PBS series, Viera will go through the America’s 100 best-loved […]
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In honor of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, The Daily Beast grades perhaps the most underrated aspect of the Grateful Dead’s legacy: their studio albums. When a casual music listener thinks of the Grateful Dead, they likely think of three things: the marathon live shows; the long and winding improvisations (sigh—yes, “jamming”) that defined those performances; and the cult-like […]
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When Bethenny Frankel signed on to do “The Real Housewives of New York,” she accepted a contract for less than what she had in the bank, she said on an episode of Business Insider’s podcast ” This Is Success ” (formerly “Success! How I Did It”). Frankel, now the CEO of Skinnygirl , wanted to be a natural-food chef, she said, […]
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Fox has ordered Mental Samurai, hosted and produced by Rob Lowe, described as the first-ever obstacle course for the mind. The series, which hails from Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television (Ellen’s Game of Games, The Voice) and Arthur Smith’s A. Smith & Co. Productions (Hell’s Kitchen, American Ninja Warrior, The Titan Games), is scheduled to premiere during the 2018-2019 […]
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Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain killed himself in France while filming his hit series “Parts Unknown.” But his presence at the network hasn’t diminished. There are still pictures and posters of the dynamic, globe-trotting chef throughout the cable news network’s headquarters overlooking Columbus […]
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Could there be anymore reboots? As revivals and reimaginations of classic TV shows become more and more of a hot commodity in Hollywood, fans often fantasize of having their favorite series return. Jennifer Aniston isn’t any different. In a recent interview in InStyle magazine’s September issue, the actress who many remember as Rachel Green on the NBC sitcom Friends admitted that she wouldn’t mind […]
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Annapurna has tapped another A-list actress for its untitled movie about the women of Fox News. Margot Robbie is in talks to join Charlize Theron and Nicole Kidman in the project that centers on the women who took on the toxic male culture of the news network and chief Roger Ailes. Theron will take on […]
Read moreWhy on Earth didn’t they leave these scenes in the movie? From pre-production to post-production movies are constantly changing. Scripts change, stories change, and budgets change, all having an effect on the final outcome of a movie. To help reduce runtimes, some movies eliminate scenes which slow plots down or create issues with the flow […]
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator famously declared to the world that he would be back — but it’s Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor who’s making a badass return. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions just dropped the first official photo from Terminator 6, sending franchise fans across the globe into fits of fist-pumping glee. Sarah Connor is back, gang, and we’re […]
Read moreDisney has owned Marvel since 2009. Since then, we’ve been breathing a nearly decade-long sigh of relief. This could have been so much worse. Just take a look at those Batmobile wheels spinning over at DC. The Dark Knight and Wonder Woman were great, but otherwise, they’ve been having trouble making their films stick. What […]
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Dave Bautista will star in a family-friendly action-comedy called My Spy, which will be directed by Get Smart and Tommy Boy’s Peter Segal. Dave Bautista is showing some real-life nerve these days after recently enjoying action-centric roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Blade Runner 2049, and Spectre. Just today, one senses he helped lead all the cast of […]
Read moreAmblin TV has optioned the rights to Elaine Weiss’ ‘The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote,” with the former secretary of state and first lady attached as an executive producer. The former secretary of state is teaming with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television to bring Elaine Weiss’ critically acclaimed book The Woman’s Hour: […]
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Netflix will not release a documentary about the life of Louis Farrakhan after all, despite the controversial Nation of Islam leader’s claim that it would hit the streaming giant on Wednesday, a company spokesperson told Fox News on Tuesday. “This film will not be released on Netflix. Due to an internal miscommunication, it appeared to […]
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Less than a week after AMC revealed it was reinstating Chris Hardwick as host of Talking Dead, the comedian and television personality is set to return as a host for NBC’s The Wall and will also appear as a guest judge on America’s Got Talent, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The news follows the conclusion of AMC’s investigation into Hardwick after he was […]
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Kiersey Clemons is in talks to join Disney’s live-action “Lady and the Tramp” movie, in which she would play Darling, the human owner of Lady, sources tell Variety. Justin Theroux is on board to voice the Tramp who falls for the upper-class Cocker Spaniel, with Ashley Jensen to play Scottish Terrier Jackie. Clemons will play one of the […]
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Variety brings word that NBC is planning on bringing back the recently canceled series Timelessfor a two-part series finale. The series finale will allow the massive cliffhanger at the end of the second season to be resolved as well as giving fans a proper conclusion as the story finally wraps up. Lisa Katz, co- brings word that NBC […]
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Stormy Daniels is getting glossy. The porn star is expected to appear in either the September or October issue of Vogue, according to the Huffington Post. Iconic shutterbug Annie Leibovitz is reportedly the photographer for the shoot. As Page Six exclusively reported, Beyoncé will cover the September issue of Vogue, which also could be Anna Wintour’s […]
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Actor Alan Alda revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The 82-year-old, who’s best known for his role as Army Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce in the TV series “M*A*S*H,” shared the news on CBS, saying he was diagnosed three and a half years ago but only decided now to go public about it […]
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“24” could once again live another day. Sources confirmed to Variety that showrunner Howard Gordon and original series co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran are working on a new iteration of the series, with this one set to focus on a young Jack Bauer. The project is in the early phases of development with no word yet on […]
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What is 50-50? Answer: Alex Trebek’s chances of remains as host of Jeopardy! when his contract’s up in 2020. The 78-year-old game show host, who’s been revealing questions to the answers since 1984, told Fox News Channel’s OBJECTified that he puts his odds of staying aboard at 50-50 (“and a little less”) when his current contract expires in two years. Asked […]
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Netflix announced the premiere date for multiple shows at the TCA summer press tour on Sunday. The 10-episode limited series will launch Sept. 21. The series tells the stories of Annie Landsberg (Emma Stone) and Owen Milgrim (Jonah Hill), two strangers drawn to the late stages of a mysterious pharmaceutical trial, each for their own reasons. Annie’s disaffected […]
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Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer is set to star in Netflix’s Madam C.J. Walker, a limited series based on the titular black hair care pioneer, TVLine has learned. The announcement was first made during the streaming service’s portion of the Television Critics Association summer press tour on Sunday. The series, based on the book On Her Own Ground by A’Lelia Bundles, […]
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There’s a moment in Mission: Impossible — Fallout after a particularly nice twist, in which IMF secretary Alan Hunley (Alec Baldwin) says, “I’m starting to see why you guys enjoy this so much.” He’s addressing his field agents, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames), and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg). But the remark is meant more […]
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As Sarah Silverman was being attacked for a 2009 Twitter joke about child molestation, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson was purging 20,000 tweets from his own account as a pre-emptive defense. While he hasn’t been targeted for anything yet, and doesn’t think he has anything problematic in his Twitter past, Johnson decided that it’s better to be safe […]
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Amazon Studios has greenlit new drama “The Expatriates” from Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, two seasons of horror event series “THEM” from Lena Waithe, and a new comedy from “The Office’s” Greg Daniels, entitled “Upload.” “The Expatriates” is based on the best-selling novel by Janice Y.K Lee and award-winning screenwriter Alice Bell. And after announcing a first-look deal with Blossom […]
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