Missy Peregrym will be back chasing bad guys this fall, exact date TBD, she wrote Friday on Instagram.. Her return is expected to air before FBI‘s fall finale. Peregrym’s second child with husband Tom Oakley, Mela Joséphine Oakley, arrived June 6. She will still be on maternity leave until September, but will return to work […]
Whether you’ve moved out of the city, or your friends have, there’s much to relate to in You Have To Come And See It (Tenéis Que Venir A Verla). This Spanish film from Jonás Trueba (The August Virgin) is an enjoyable entry into the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Competition, centering on two couples in their thirties, […]
Vernon Winfrey, the father of media mogul Oprah Winfrey, died Friday in Nashville, Tenn. at 89. No details on the cause were revealed. Oprah Winfrey confirmed the death with an Instagram post. “Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,”Oprah […]
Sadaf Foroughi’s Iran-set feature Summer With Hope has clinched the Grand Prix award in the main Crystal Globe Competition of the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, running July 1-9. The social drama revolves around a young swimming champion whose close bond with his trainer sparks disapproval from people around them. Summer With Hope is […]
The harassment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at a Washington, D.C. steakhouse may only be the appetizer to further incidents, if an activist group has its way. ShutDownDC is promising a bounty of $50 to anyone who provides a “confirmed sighting” of Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett […]
A couple try the swinging lifestyle in Borders Of Love, a Czech-set drama that premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Hana (Hana Vagnerová) and Petr (Matyáš Řezníček) have a loving relationship that’s tested when they open things up, inspired by friends who evangelize about the experience. While Hana thrives on exploring her sexuality […]
SATURDAY UPDATE: Now out in a total 47 material international box office markets, Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder has grossed $79.4M through Friday. That sets it on track to reach, and likely surpass, the pre-weekend offshore debut projection of $150M. Coupled with domestic through Friday, the global gross is $149M. Hopes are to hit $300M […]
Mohammad Rasoulof was one of two film directors arrested by Iranian authorities on Friday, the country’s state media reports. Berlin Golden Bear winner Rasoulof and his colleague Mostafa Aleahmad were arrested following the collapse of a building, killing 43, in the country’s southwest back in May. The tragedy sparked angry protests in solidarity with victims’ […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that the Venice Film Festival will receive the Gotham Impact Salute during its 2022 Gotham Awards Ceremony, taking place live and in person in New York City on November 28. The Gotham Awards provide acknowledgement to groundbreaking independent films and television series, as the first major […]
Jane Campion has spoken for the first time about her ‘snub’ at this year’s Oscars – when her film The Power of the Dog was nominated for 12 awards but won just one, for Campion herself as best director. Campion was diplomatic about Coda, the film that trumped hers to best picture, telling the BBC: […]
BBC political reporter Adam Fleming will be debuting a podcast ‘Boris,’ dedicated to the life and times of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson on Saturday 9 July, just two days after Johnson quit Downing Street. Fleming, who hosts hit BBC podcast ‘Newscast,’ and his guests will tell the story of Johnson – the man […]
Last December 15, as the original Omicron wave gained serious momentum, California reinstituted a statewide indoor mask mandate. State Public Health Officer Tomás Aragón said the move was “to add a layer of mitigation as the Omicron variant, a Variant of Concern as labeled by the World Health Organization, increased in prevalence across California, the […]
Singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes is taking some time away from the road to prioritize his mental health. Mendes made the announcement via Instagram to his more than 69 million followers, saying he would be off for three weeks. “This breaks my heart to have to say this, but unfortunately I’m going to have to postpone the […]
UPDATE, FRIDAY, JULY 8: Carlos Santana, the virtuoso guitarist who turns 75 this month, will postpone his next six shows to recover after collapsing on stage earlier this month. “I regret to inform you that the Santana band has postponed tonight’s show at Ruoff Music Center Noblesville, Indiana. And, we are postponing the July 9 […]
SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new Network Television Code, which generates more than $200 million a year in covered earnings for members working on nearly all non-primetime and all non-dramatic primetime television shows, as well as digital media. The vote was 94.67% in favor of ratification. The new agreement with the major […]
EXCLUSIVE: We told you earlier this week that Mark Wahlberg and his Unrealistic Ideas is in early development on a documentary about USC football player turned drug kingpin Owen Hanson who was arrested by the FBI in 2015 and sentenced in 2017 for operating an empire that spanned the U.S., Latin America and Australia. Now, Deadline […]
Jennifer Aniston is using her star power to draw attention to a GoFundMe page for The Morning Show camera assistant Gunnar Mortensen, who died in a motorcycle accident on July 4 at age 39. Aniston shared a post on her Instagram Stories, calling Mortensen “one of the bright lights” on the set of the AppleTV+ series. […]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of The Boys Season 3 finale that dropped on Prime Video today. “You’re a f*cking disappointment,” a vengeful Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) tells offspring Homelander (Anthony Starr) in the final battle of The Boys’ Season 3 finale. If those harsh cross-generational words from one despicable supe to another weren’t […]
The cast of The Sopranos has paid tribute to Tony Sirico, who played Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri in the classic HBO series. Michael Imperioli, who played Christopher Moltisanti, called him “truly irreplaceable”. Imperioli and Sirico are best known for one of the most critically acclaimed episodes of the gangster drama – Pine Barrens – when their […]
Tony Sirico, who played Peter Paul “Paulie Walnuts” Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died today, his family announced. The actor would have turned 80 this month. “It is with great sadness, but with incredible pride, love and a whole lot of fond memories, that the family of Gennaro Anthony ‘Tony’ Sirico wishes to inform you of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Wanda De Jesus (Sons of Anarchy) is set for a major recurring role on Fatal Attraction, Paramount+’s series reimagining of the classic 1980s psychosexual thriller film. Written by Alexandra Cunningham from a story she co-wrote with Kevin J. Hynes, the Paramount Television Studios and Amblin Television series explores the timeless themes of marriage and […]
Candice Patton has played the female lead on The Flash since the show’s inception in 2014. That’s a long time in the evolution of a TV show. It’s an even longer time in the evolution of how social justice issues are addressed in some parts of Hollywood, according to Patton. The actress, who plays journalist […]
UPDATED, Friday afternoon: Disney/Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder looks to be arriving around $70M for Friday on its way to a $130M-$140M opening weekend. If those estimates stick, that’s a fantastic opening. There’s nothing to be cynical about here, especially with the fourquel beating Thor: Ragnarok‘s opening Friday of $46.4M by 51% and its 3-day […]
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Raymond-Jamesn (Sweet Girl) has been tapped for the key role of mob boss Joe Colombo opposite Forrest Whitaker in the upcoming third season of Epix drama series Godfather of Harlem. Created by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, Godfather of Harlem tells a story inspired by infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson (Whitaker), who in […]
Author George R.R. Martin has dropped a few hints on how he’s coming with his new novel, The Winds of Winter, the sixth in the A Song of Ice and Fire saga that formed the basis of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Writing on his website, Martin talked about his creative process, but made one big point: […]
