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If Fox NFL analysts Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman ever want to segue into a new music career, singing might be their jam. To promote their new Fox Sports digital series “The Gronk & Jules Show” (produced by Shadow Lion), the hosts have released a music promo — but let’s just say the caliber of […]
“Entertainment Tonight” hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will serve as grand marshal’s of this year’s Hollywood Christmas Parade. The parade, taking place Nov. 29 and presented by Associated Television International in association with The City of Los Angeles, will be hosted by Erik Estrada and Laura McKenzie, along with parade co-hosts Montel Williams and […]
Ahead of the American Film Market, Studio Dome has snatched up worldwide sales and distribution rights to “Out of Order!,” a legal comedy starring Brandon Routh, Brooke Shields and Luis Guzmán. Guy Jacobson directed and co-wrote the film with Megan Freels Johnston. An official logline for “Out of Order!” reads, “A lawyer trying to turn […]
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for its 2027 class, a genre- and generation-spanning list led by stars like Lady Gaga, Jack White, Boy George, Deborah Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, Sia, Vince Gill and Grandmaster Melle Mel as well as “non-performing” songwriters like disco titan Pete Belotte, Scandinavian pop powerhouses […]
Gay men love the Oscars. But the Oscars haven’t always shown the same love back. It’s been more than 20 years since “Brokeback Mountain,” after a charmed precursor season, lost the best picture trophy to “Crash,” and though there have been breakthroughs since then — “Moonlight,” to name the most famous of them — there […]
Nate Bargatze is back with another Netflix special. The Grammy-winning comedian will debut his fourth stand-up hour for the streamer, titled “Good for Nathan,” on Nov. 24. “The beloved master of the deadpan story is back,” per the logline, “this time questioning fitness tractors, smart stoves, the brilliance of food delivery and much more.” Bargatze […]
Gaming and digital media veterans Mike Lee and Darren Yan have joined together to launch ISO, a talent management firm that specializes in representing the hottest commodities in marketing and media these days: creators and livestreaming personalities. Based in Los Angeles, Lee and Yan have quietly been building ISO’s operations for about a year, with […]
The group Rush, which undertook a highly successful reunion tour this year, has announced a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere for May 2027, with five dates set to take place under the banner of “Elevate From the Norm.” The 2027 Sphere shows are set for May 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30. Tickets for the […]
Wunmi Mosaku, the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning star of Ryan Coogler’s 2025 hit “Sinners,” has come aboard British documentary short “Swim Sistas” as executive producer. The film, celebrating Black women’s relationship with swimming, was directed by Catherine Joy White (“Bridgerton,” “Fifty-Four Days”), with Naomie Harris (“Moonlight”) narrating. After premiering at DOC NYC and winning several awards […]
The singer from Pontypridd told the audience just how serious his "bad case of the flu" was.
Brand stood upright in the dock as the verdicts were read out in court - ending this sometimes surreal trial.
Since the mid-’80s, Spike Lee has been making commercials for Nike and Michael Jordan’s Air Jordan sneakers. In fact, one of the director’s most iconic characters, Mars Blackmon from “She’s Gotta Have It,” has appeared in many commercials for the sports apparel company. And since the mid-2000s, Jordan Brand has paid tribute to Spike Lee […]
In August 2024, three dates of Taylor Swift’s epic global “Eras” tour were canceled in Vienna after authorities were warned of a terrorist plot. The in-depth story of this planned jihadist attack — which was thwarted by Austrian authorities, thanks in part to a tip-off from U.S. intelligence — is now the subject of a […]
Tim Burton is bringing Halloween Town to the luxury fashion world. Loewe has teamed up with the filmmaker and Disney for a new capsule collection inspired by the 1993 stop-motion classic “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” marking the Spanish fashion house’s latest foray into Hollywood-inspired fashion. The collection, launching Nov. 12, will span handbags, ready-to-wear, leather […]
Fresh from landing eight nominations from the British Independent Film Awards earlier this week, Clio Barnard’s critically acclaimed “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” has landed theatrical distribution in the U.S. Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to the film, starring fast-rising U.K. and Irish actors Anthony Boyle (“Manhunt”), Joe Cole (“Gangs of […]
Concourse Media has boarded sales on the psychological thriller “Strobe” starring Suzanna Son (“Red Rocket,” “Monster: The Ed Gein Stor”y), Chace Crawford (“The Boys,” “Gossip Girl”), Rohan Campbell (“The Monkey”), Laura Harrier (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”), Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) and Grace Van Dien (“Stranger Things”). The company will introduce the film to buyers at the upcoming […]
Russell Brand, the former actor and comedian, was convicted Thursday on three counts of sexual assault and one count of rape in his London criminal trial. He was found not guilty of two other rape charges and a count of attempted indecent assault. Mr Justice Bennathan informed Brand that “obviously a custodial sentence of some […]
After a record-breaking summer season, Imax swung to its best-ever revenue and profits during the third quarter of 2026. Fueled by Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” the company’s highest grossing release of all time, Imax logged $175 million in revenue during Q3, up 64% from the $106.7 million reported in the same three-month period in 2025. […]
There’s political upheaval in Khazad-dûm. Following the seismic events that shook the Dwarven underground kingdom in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” season 2 finale, which saw King Durin III sacrifice himself in order to deal with an unruly Balrog he’d accidentally awoken, Prince Durin IV was anointed his successor. But in […]
Jimmy Kimmel predictably roasted U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republican party in his late-night monologue on Wednesday following the Democrats’ big win in the midterm elections. In what’s been coined a “blue wave,” the Democratic party took control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in Tuesday’s elections, and also flipped governorships […]
