Новости за 07.02.2020

3RD UPDATE, 12:30 PM: The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others last month found no evidence of engine failure. Read the report here. “Viewable sections of the engines showed no evidence of an uncontained or catastrophic internal failure,” the report states. “The […]

Warner Bros’ Birds Of Prey winged its way to 51 overseas markets on Wednesday and Thursday, grossing $7.8M at the international box office through those first two days. The Cathy Yan-directed DC spinoff has opened to No. 1 in its major plays, save Korea and Italy where local titles are dominating. Ahead of the weekend, […]

An emotional Oprah Winfrey said her friend Gayle King “is not doing well” amid the backlash she has received over her recent interview with former WNBA star Lisa Leslie following the death of Kobe Bryant, in which she asked Leslie about Bryant’s 2003 rape case. “She is not doing well,” Winfrey told Today‘s Hoda Kotb […]

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has hatched Monster Mash, an original musical film for Matt Stawski to direct, with Will Widger writing the script. Temple Hill Entertainment’s Marty Bowen is producing. The idea is being kept close the vest, but it was hatched by Stawski to make his feature directing debut. He is a Grammy nominated music […]

EXCLUSIVE: Turns out Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret isn’t the only hot property on the auction block this week. Another is The Elf on the Shelf, pitched this week by co-creator Chanda Bell, and Vertigo producers Roy Lee and Miri Yoon. Chanda Bell is co-CEO with sister Christa Pitts of CCA&B, […]

Here it is. The moment you have been waiting for. All 24 categories for the 92nd Oscars analyzed and predicted just in time to enter your office pools (just don’t blame me if you don’t win). Some of these categories could produce surprising results, others you can take to the bank right now, and I […]

Comedian and nine-time Oscar host Billy Crystal and Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the show twice, commiserated about being made obsolete during a less-than-promotional segment on Kimmel’s ABC late-night show Thursday. (Click above for the full segment, which starts with a few minutes of Oscar talk.) “This year is another no-host show, which is like having […]

The Manhattan courtroom where Harvey Weinstein is being tried for rape and sexual misconduct took on the aura of a college psychology classroom today as a high-profile cognitive psychologist and defense witness Dr. Elizabeth Loftus testified about false memories and the ways in which misinformation, media coverage and leading questions from police investigators can warp […]

NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine returned Thursday for its Season 7 premiere, topping a slew of newcomers to the midseason landscape including the series debuts of CBS’ Edie Falco cop drama Tommy, NBC’s Fran Drescher comedy Indebted and the CW’s Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene. Overall, Grey’s Anatomy was the night’s top-rated show, scoring a 1.1 rating in the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fuse has acquired the broadcast and streaming rights to Campanario Entertainment’s immigration documentary Colossus directed by Jonathan Schienberg. It is set to make its broadcast premiere on February 26 as part of Fuse’s Peabody and Emmy award-winning Fuse Docs franchise. At a time when children are being put in cages, families are being separated at […]

EXCLUSIVE: Storyglass, the scripted podcast label set up by American Gods producer Fremantle, is developing an international audio series based around the controversial Project MK-Ultra. The company has partnered with Easy Tiger, a Fremantle-backed production company from Australia, on six-part series Ultra. The show, which is expected to air later this year, is set in […]

Phillip Schofield, one of the UK’s best-known television presenters, has revealed that he is gay. In a heartfelt Instagram post, the married father of two daughters said questions about his sexuality had been “consuming him” for years. “With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, I have been coming to terms with […]

EXCLUSIVE: Bait, Mark Jenkin’s low budget indie feature that was a BAFTA winner on Sunday, has begun racking up international sales following its successful UK theatrical run last year. The Festival Agency (TFA) has now inked deals on the title for Australia and New Zealand (Vertigo Releasing/Rialto), Scandinavia (Folkets Bio) and Poland (New Horizons Association). […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kew Media Distribution, the British sales arm of the beleaguered Canadian TV group Kew Media, is on the precipice of closure as it stares down the barrel of a winding-up order. Kew Media Distribution represents high-profile shows including HBO’s Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, made by Amos Pictures, and World Productions’ hit BBC drama […]

The eighth debate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary cycle is Friday beginning at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT live on ABC from New Hampshire, five days before that state’s primary and less than a week after the Iowa Caucuses and their still-up-in-the-air results. Tonight’s debate, expected to last three hours, is at Saint Anselm […]

The street artist known as Plastic Jesus has struck again, installing a walker on Hollywood Blvd. and proclaiming it eligible for the “Best Supporting Role.” In what’s becoming a pre-Oscars tradition, the guerrilla artist – who has previously put up art objects mocking Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Hart, among others – has installed a red […]

UPDATE: Joyce Mitchell, the 55-year-old prison tailor who was a key to helping two convicted killers break out of a maximum-security New York prison, has been paroled. The incident served as the inspiration for the 2018 Showtime miniseries, Escape at Dannemora, which starred Patricia Arquette, who won a Golden Globe, SAG and Critics Choice awards […]

Stephen Colbert was going over the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s Senate acquittal, focusing on the gathering at the White House, which some called a victory lap. Colbert referred to it as a “Presidential pity party,” and said that the President claimed everyone had it in for him from the very beginning, “…from the day […]

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros.’ R-rated Suicide Squad DC spinoff Birds of Prey is eyeing an estimated $4M-$5M in previews tonight, according to industry estimates. Showtimes that began at 6 p.m.. Although much lower than such R-rated superhero fare as Joker ($13.3M), Deadpool ($12.7M) and Logan ($9.5M), Birds of Prey is more female-skewing. Hopefully the under 25 female set, which is known to […]

Gareth Edwards has found his next film after his success directing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The helmer is teaming with New Regency on an untitled sci-fi film that he wrote and will direct, Deadline has confirmed. Plot details are under wraps, but is based on an original idea by Edwards and is set […]

Months after the 25th anniversary of its launch, the cast of the iconic comedy series Friends is expected to get together for an unscripted reunion special. It will help launch the upcoming streaming platform HBO Max, where the Friends library is one of the main attractions. Following tough negotiations, I hear Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney […]

Claws star Niecy Nash served up some truth while accepting the Ford Vanguard Award at Essence’s 13th annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards luncheon. “My hope is to be of service in the world. So today I want to serve you with my truth,” said Nash, encouraging the crowd at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel to […]

EXCLUSIVE: We have learned that Chris Meledandri’s animation studio Illumination has struck an overall writing deal with award-winning playwright and screenwriter Greg Kalleres. Kalleres has a number of projects already in the works. He’s currently writing the feature project The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up based on the New York Times bestselling novel, at Sony with […]

The writer seated across from me seemed at once pleased but tense. “I want to be sure you understand that I have no personal knowledge of the characters I’ve written about,” he cautioned. “I have never met a member of the Mafia. I come from an Italian family but we talk about books, not hit […]

Netflix has heard the people, and will now allow its users to turn off the autoplay previews on the service. Videos and films won’t begin to play trailers or video clips as you browse the service. Before, the service would begin playing a trailer or video clip if you hovered over it while surfing for […]