Mahin’s friend Pouran likes talking about her ailments, real and imagined. More than that, she has something on her phone she is keen to show the ladies gathered for one of their regular lunches at Mahin’s place: the film she made of her colonoscopy. “That’s disgusting,” snorts Mahin (Lily Farhadpour). “I told her to marry! […]
It’s apology time. Tom Sandoval, star of Vanderpump Rules, was the subject of a nearly 7,000 word profile in The New York Times, where he compared his recent cheating scandal to George Floyd and O.J. Simpson. He has now apologized. “My intentions behind the comments I made in New York Times Magazine were to explain the […]
Tony Ganios, the actor who made his film debut in Philip Kaufman’s 1979 coming-of-age comedy-drama The Wanderers and played audience favorite Anthony ‘Meat’ Tuperello in the 1980s Porky’s sex comedy franchise, died Sunday following surgery at a hospital in New York. He was 64. His death was announced on social media by his fiancée, Amanda Serrano-Ganios, […]
Martin Scorsese was presented with the Berlin Film Festival’s Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement on Tuesday evening, with old friend German director Wim Wenders paying a warm personal tribute. In his tribute speech, Wenders described his old friend as “the reigning king of cinema” and said that over half a century of directing, Scorsese […]
Hollywood loves a sequel, but maybe not this one. On the heels of a massive storm that clobbered the region earlier this month with more than 10 inches of rain in some areas, California’s atmospheric river has again brought days of rain to the region, with another band due tonight. “A strong storm will continue […]
The planned sports streamer team-up between Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox may be stuck at the starting line if Fubo TV gets its way in court. Looking at billions in damages, an antitrust lawsuit filed this morning by the nearly decade old live sports platform aims to stymie the trio’s big bundle move ASAP. […]
A Georgia House subcommittee left unchanged a cap on tax credits that can be transferred each year as pols tinker with the 15-year old film and television production incentives prized by the industry that have transformed the state into a major player in the entertainment economy. “It isn’t what we were hoping for, that’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic Media has signed award-winning Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali (Fremont, Land) for management across all media. Most recently, Jalali co-wrote and directed the indie drama Fremont, released by Music Box Films last August. Securing a nomination for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards, following a Jury Prize win in Deauville […]
Saturday Night Live has set its latest tranche of hosts and musical guests. The long-running NBC series returns with three consecutive shows starting on February 24. Controversial comedian Shane Gillis, who was fired from SNL in 2019 five days after securing the job, was previously announced to host that show with musical guest 21 Savage. […]
