Plot: A young girl (Cailey Fleming) going through a difficult life experience discovers that she can see a whole world of IFs (imaginary friends) who’ve been forgotten by their childhood friends as they grew older. Now, with the help of their mysterious adult named Cal (Ryan Reynolds), she seeks to unite these IFs with new children.
Review: One cannot fault writer-director-star John Krasinski for a lack of ambition. He’s parlayed the success of his A Quiet Place franchise into this big-budget family film, which seems to aspire to be a live-action Pixar flick. However, in attempting to appeal to both children and adults, he’s made a movie targeting too vague an audience. If is too childish for adults, but it is also likely too serious and dramatic to keep kids entertained.
As such, If could be categorized as an interesting failure. Like Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland, which also seemed inspired by Pixar,...
Review: One cannot fault writer-director-star John Krasinski for a lack of ambition. He’s parlayed the success of his A Quiet Place franchise into this big-budget family film, which seems to aspire to be a live-action Pixar flick. However, in attempting to appeal to both children and adults, he’s made a movie targeting too vague an audience. If is too childish for adults, but it is also likely too serious and dramatic to keep kids entertained.
As such, If could be categorized as an interesting failure. Like Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland, which also seemed inspired by Pixar,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
After taking us into A Quiet Place in two box office hits (with a prequel arriving very soon), actor/director/writer John Krasinski now guides us into a fairy noisy place, namely the inner life and fantasies of children. And going from sci-fi thrills to whimsey is quite the “lane change”, one that could end in disaster if not properly planned. Luckily he’s crafted a story and has enlisted a talented cast in front of the camera and the microphone. Yes, this is perhaps the most ambitious cartoon/live-action feature since the pairing of private eye Eddie Valiant and Roger Rabbit. And since it uses computer-generated “beasties” (rather than the 2-D classic style), Krasinski is touting it as a “live-action Pixar flick” (quite a goal). And he’s really putting those tech wizards to work in showing us the often unseen children’s side-kick, the invisible friend, here shortened to If.
- 5/17/2024
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Yellowjackets knows viewers are literally starving for season three.
So on Tuesday, the hit Showtime series played on its cannibalistic (er, survivalist) series theme by sharing a coy announcement that production has begun on the forthcoming third season.
“We know you’re starving… #Yellowjackets Season 3 is officially in production,” read a caption on Instagram (below). Among the series of photos is a shot of the episode 301 script.
The premiere of season three is written by the showrunning trio of co-creators Bart Nickerson and Ashley Lyle with Jonathan Lisco. Nickerson, making his directorial debut, helms the episode. Lisco will also be making his debut behind the camera when he directs episode 303.
Other shots in the set indicate a return to the wilderness, which is where the past timeline in the dual timeline series will continue to play out. Season three picks up after the shocking cliffhanger ending that saw the survivors...
So on Tuesday, the hit Showtime series played on its cannibalistic (er, survivalist) series theme by sharing a coy announcement that production has begun on the forthcoming third season.
“We know you’re starving… #Yellowjackets Season 3 is officially in production,” read a caption on Instagram (below). Among the series of photos is a shot of the episode 301 script.
The premiere of season three is written by the showrunning trio of co-creators Bart Nickerson and Ashley Lyle with Jonathan Lisco. Nickerson, making his directorial debut, helms the episode. Lisco will also be making his debut behind the camera when he directs episode 303.
Other shots in the set indicate a return to the wilderness, which is where the past timeline in the dual timeline series will continue to play out. Season three picks up after the shocking cliffhanger ending that saw the survivors...
- 5/14/2024
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Roman Polanski was cleared of defamation charges in France in a case tied to a rape allegation brought by the British actress Charlotte Lewis.
As The New York Times reports, Lewis accused Polanski of raping her in 1983, when she was 16, during a casting session for the film Pirates at his home in Paris (Lewis later appeared in the film). In a 2019 interview with the French magazine Paris Match, Polanski denied Lewis’ allegation, calling it an “odious lie”; he also brought up an old 1999 tabloid interview in which Lewis spoke positively about him.
As The New York Times reports, Lewis accused Polanski of raping her in 1983, when she was 16, during a casting session for the film Pirates at his home in Paris (Lewis later appeared in the film). In a 2019 interview with the French magazine Paris Match, Polanski denied Lewis’ allegation, calling it an “odious lie”; he also brought up an old 1999 tabloid interview in which Lewis spoke positively about him.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
A French court has dismissed charges against French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski that he defamed UK actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of sexually assaulting her as a teenager.
Lewis told a Paris court in March that she had been subjected to a “smear campaign” after speaking up about alleged sexual abuse by Polanski in the 1980.
The actor originally made her allegations in a press conference in Cannes in 2010, saying Polanski had taken advantage of her in the worst possible way during a casting meeting in Paris in 1983 when she was 16 years old. She would later go on to star in his 1986 film Pirates.
Polanski denied the accusations in an interview in French celebrity magazine Paris Match in 2019, calling them a “heinous lie.”
He also cited a 1999 News of the World interview in which Lewis was quoted as saying that she desired the director more than he had her.
Lewis,...
Lewis told a Paris court in March that she had been subjected to a “smear campaign” after speaking up about alleged sexual abuse by Polanski in the 1980.
The actor originally made her allegations in a press conference in Cannes in 2010, saying Polanski had taken advantage of her in the worst possible way during a casting meeting in Paris in 1983 when she was 16 years old. She would later go on to star in his 1986 film Pirates.
Polanski denied the accusations in an interview in French celebrity magazine Paris Match in 2019, calling them a “heinous lie.”
He also cited a 1999 News of the World interview in which Lewis was quoted as saying that she desired the director more than he had her.
Lewis,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Brie Larson and her Lessons in Chemistry co-stars are stunning at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards!
The 34-year-old actress was joined by Lewis Pullman and Aja Naomi King on the red carpet on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
Lessons in Chemistry is nominated for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television. Brie is up for Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for her lead role in the Apple TV+ show.
Fyi: Brie is wearing custom Prada and Neil Lane. Lewis is wearing Ralph Lauren. Aja is wearing Oscar de la Renta.
The Critics Choice Awards show is being hosted by Chelsea Handler this year, marking her second year in a row as host. The ceremony airs on The CW starting at 4pm Pt/7pm Et and is airing live on both coasts. Make sure...
The 34-year-old actress was joined by Lewis Pullman and Aja Naomi King on the red carpet on Sunday (January 14) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
Lessons in Chemistry is nominated for Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television. Brie is up for Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for her lead role in the Apple TV+ show.
Fyi: Brie is wearing custom Prada and Neil Lane. Lewis is wearing Ralph Lauren. Aja is wearing Oscar de la Renta.
The Critics Choice Awards show is being hosted by Chelsea Handler this year, marking her second year in a row as host. The ceremony airs on The CW starting at 4pm Pt/7pm Et and is airing live on both coasts. Make sure...
- 1/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Cinema completionists and fans of unreleased movies appeared to receive their Holy Grail last week when reports began to circulate that “The Day the Clown Cried,” Jerry Lewis’ infamous Holocaust movie that has never seen the light of day, would be screened at the Library of Congress in 2024.
Lewis spent decades disavowing the film, which he directed and stars in as a circus clown imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, but ultimately donated his footage from it to the Library of Congress in 2014. The deal stipulated that the footage could not be screened for 10 years, meaning that 2024 would be the first year that it could be made public. Lewis died in 2017.
However, a representative for the Library of Congress confirmed to IndieWire that no public screenings are planned, as the archive does not possess a complete cut of the film. The footage donated by Lewis contains several unedited scenes from...
Lewis spent decades disavowing the film, which he directed and stars in as a circus clown imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, but ultimately donated his footage from it to the Library of Congress in 2014. The deal stipulated that the footage could not be screened for 10 years, meaning that 2024 would be the first year that it could be made public. Lewis died in 2017.
However, a representative for the Library of Congress confirmed to IndieWire that no public screenings are planned, as the archive does not possess a complete cut of the film. The footage donated by Lewis contains several unedited scenes from...
- 1/13/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
U.K.-headquartered TV-based music streaming service Roxi, backed by such investors as Simon Cowell, Kylie Minogue and Sheryl Crow, is ready to move into the U.S. during the first quarter of 2024. The company recently unveiled partnerships with TV and set-top box makers, as well as TV station giant Sinclair.
Consumers can use the Roxi app free with ads under the Roxi Standard plan or for $8.99 per month in the U.S. (after a free 30-day trial) or £6.99 ($8.85) in the U.K. The firm also offers interactive music channels to the likes of Sinclair.
CEO Rob Lewis leads the company, founded in 2017, which has deals with all major labels and touts that it offers its partners “a unique full-catalog music video service – all the original music videos plus over 100 million Roxi virtual music videos.” The serial entrepreneur formerly founded Omnifone, a provider of cloud-based unlimited music services, among others.
Consumers can use the Roxi app free with ads under the Roxi Standard plan or for $8.99 per month in the U.S. (after a free 30-day trial) or £6.99 ($8.85) in the U.K. The firm also offers interactive music channels to the likes of Sinclair.
CEO Rob Lewis leads the company, founded in 2017, which has deals with all major labels and touts that it offers its partners “a unique full-catalog music video service – all the original music videos plus over 100 million Roxi virtual music videos.” The serial entrepreneur formerly founded Omnifone, a provider of cloud-based unlimited music services, among others.
- 1/11/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ROXi Music offers access to 100 million music videos, music video karaoke, games, and more.
ROXi Music is hoping you’ll kiss your smart speaker goodbye when the service launches in the United States in the first quarter of 2024. The company’s free voice-controlled music video streaming app is compatible with most smart TVs and provides access to an extensive catalog of music videos. The service is hoping to challenge the dominance of smart speakers with music that’s visually engaging, easy to control, and more fun to play. But the real question is whether this is something that consumers actually want.
ROXi’s free music video streaming app will offer 100 million music videos on over 90% of smart TVs. The service integrates with TV interfaces, enabling voice and remote control searches, aiming to replace traditional smart speakers with a more engaging, visual music experience. Celebrities like Simon Cowell, Kylie Minogue, and...
ROXi Music is hoping you’ll kiss your smart speaker goodbye when the service launches in the United States in the first quarter of 2024. The company’s free voice-controlled music video streaming app is compatible with most smart TVs and provides access to an extensive catalog of music videos. The service is hoping to challenge the dominance of smart speakers with music that’s visually engaging, easy to control, and more fun to play. But the real question is whether this is something that consumers actually want.
ROXi’s free music video streaming app will offer 100 million music videos on over 90% of smart TVs. The service integrates with TV interfaces, enabling voice and remote control searches, aiming to replace traditional smart speakers with a more engaging, visual music experience. Celebrities like Simon Cowell, Kylie Minogue, and...
- 1/9/2024
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
ROXi, a music video streaming app for TVs whose backers include Simon Cowell and Kylie Minogue that was first launched in the U.K., is coming to the United States.
The service promises American viewers access to some 100 million music videos — including the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé — plus hundreds of curated music video channels, karaoke and music games. ROXi’s services are available free with ads, or without ads for a monthly subscription fee.
ROXi will be available in the first quarter of 2024 on multiple connected-tv platforms. In addition, in partnership with TV broadcaster Sinclair, the company plans to launch what it claims will be the U.S.’s first fully interactive broadcast TV channels, allowing viewers to pause, play and skip content on compatible TV sets. ROXi plans to launch three interactive music channels — the ROXi Music Channel, the ROXi Music Karaoke Channel and the...
The service promises American viewers access to some 100 million music videos — including the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé — plus hundreds of curated music video channels, karaoke and music games. ROXi’s services are available free with ads, or without ads for a monthly subscription fee.
ROXi will be available in the first quarter of 2024 on multiple connected-tv platforms. In addition, in partnership with TV broadcaster Sinclair, the company plans to launch what it claims will be the U.S.’s first fully interactive broadcast TV channels, allowing viewers to pause, play and skip content on compatible TV sets. ROXi plans to launch three interactive music channels — the ROXi Music Channel, the ROXi Music Karaoke Channel and the...
- 1/9/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
This Sunday October 1 2023, CBS broadcasts a brand new episode of “60 Minutes“.
The Attorney General
In this segment, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. The interview covers topics such as the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the Jan. 6 indictments. Aaron Weisz and Pat Milton are the producers of this segment.
The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
This double-length segment features the exclusive first interview with author and financial journalist Michael Lewis. Lewis discusses his upcoming book, “Going Infinite,” and provides insights into the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the Ftx cryptocurrency exchange. Correspondent Jon Wertheim conducts the interview, exploring Bankman-Fried’s empire at its peak, the crypto market’s collapse, and the question of whether Bankman-Fried believes he’s innocent. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer of this segment.
The Attorney General
In this segment, “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in Washington D.C. The interview covers topics such as the indictments of former President Donald Trump, the Hunter Biden probe, and the Jan. 6 indictments. Aaron Weisz and Pat Milton are the producers of this segment.
The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried
This double-length segment features the exclusive first interview with author and financial journalist Michael Lewis. Lewis discusses his upcoming book, “Going Infinite,” and provides insights into the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the Ftx cryptocurrency exchange. Correspondent Jon Wertheim conducts the interview, exploring Bankman-Fried’s empire at its peak, the crypto market’s collapse, and the question of whether Bankman-Fried believes he’s innocent. Draggan Mihailovich is the producer of this segment.
- 9/30/2023
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Paramount+ just released the trailer for Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders, a five-part documentary series that takes a deep dive into the 1982 Tylenol murders. The docuseries premieres on October 10, 2023 and examines the tragic deaths of seven people in Chicago after they purchased bottles that contained pills laced with poison.
The seven innocent victims ranged from 12 (Mary Kellerman) to 35 years old. Three of the unfortunate victims were members of the same family.
Nurse Helen Jensen discovered the thread between the victims, and it was determined someone had opened the packaging, injected captures with cyanide, and then resealed the bottles. The discovery forced stores across the U.S. to remove Tylenol from their shelves, and Johnson & Johnson initiated a recall of all Tylenol capsules.
The FBI and multiple law enforcement agencies investigated, but the person or persons responsible was never apprehended.
‘Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders’ poster (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Paramount+)
The Plot,...
The seven innocent victims ranged from 12 (Mary Kellerman) to 35 years old. Three of the unfortunate victims were members of the same family.
Nurse Helen Jensen discovered the thread between the victims, and it was determined someone had opened the packaging, injected captures with cyanide, and then resealed the bottles. The discovery forced stores across the U.S. to remove Tylenol from their shelves, and Johnson & Johnson initiated a recall of all Tylenol capsules.
The FBI and multiple law enforcement agencies investigated, but the person or persons responsible was never apprehended.
‘Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders’ poster (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Paramount+)
The Plot,...
- 9/29/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
1957 was a big year for David McCallum, the respected Glasgow-born actor known for “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Great Escape” and his 20-year run on “NCIS” as quirky pathologist Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard.
From the Oct. 23, 1957, edition of weekly Variety
The actor, who died Sept. 25 at the age of 90, logged six mentions in Variety that year, starting with a review in the March 20 edition of weekly that listed him in the cast of the British “crime meller” (aka crime melodrama) “The Secret Place.” From then on, McCallum was a staple in our pages, boarding movies, TV shows and legit stages in the U.S. and U.K. He never stopped working.
Wedding announcement for David McCallum and Jill Ireland from the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly Variety
1957 was also the year McCallum married actor Jill Ireland in London, an event commemorated with a wedding announcement in the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly.
From the Oct. 23, 1957, edition of weekly Variety
The actor, who died Sept. 25 at the age of 90, logged six mentions in Variety that year, starting with a review in the March 20 edition of weekly that listed him in the cast of the British “crime meller” (aka crime melodrama) “The Secret Place.” From then on, McCallum was a staple in our pages, boarding movies, TV shows and legit stages in the U.S. and U.K. He never stopped working.
Wedding announcement for David McCallum and Jill Ireland from the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly Variety
1957 was also the year McCallum married actor Jill Ireland in London, an event commemorated with a wedding announcement in the May 22, 1957, edition of weekly.
- 9/29/2023
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Disney Branded Television announced today that Danny Glover will play Santa Claus in its forthcoming original movie, The Naughty Nine. The teaser for the project, which will be released on the Disney Channel annd Disney+, and the first photo of Glover in character were also released. See below for those.
In “The Naughty Nine,” mischievous fifth grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty listers to help him execute an elaborate heist in Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve. Along the way, the group comes to realize that the very best way off the naughty list is to redirect their unique talents for good ― instead of mischief.
Danny Glover in ‘The Naughty Nine...
In “The Naughty Nine,” mischievous fifth grader Andy (Winslow Fegley) finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other naughty listers to help him execute an elaborate heist in Santa’s Village at the North Pole to get the presents they feel they deserve. Along the way, the group comes to realize that the very best way off the naughty list is to redirect their unique talents for good ― instead of mischief.
Danny Glover in ‘The Naughty Nine...
- 9/28/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor's Note: This article was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being discussed here wouldn't exist.]
“Joe Lynch is no Stuart Gordon!” That’s what many horror fans (yours truly included) have been shouting to the heavens since it was announced that the Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) and Mayhem (2017) director was helming the late master of horror and his frequent collaborator Dennis Paoli’s long-unproduced adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1933 short story, The Thing On the Doorstep. Famous for their work together on Re-Animator, From Beyond, Castle Freak, and Dagon, finding a suitable fit to bring the project to the screen after decades of false starts and the death of the maestro would seem a fool’s errand, but Barbara Crampton, the actor most associated with Gordon’s body of work, was up to the task. She hand-picked Lynch, and right she was to do so, because, wonder of wonders Suitable Flesh is less suitable than it is superlative: a playful, gleefully horny Lovecraftian thriller...
“Joe Lynch is no Stuart Gordon!” That’s what many horror fans (yours truly included) have been shouting to the heavens since it was announced that the Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) and Mayhem (2017) director was helming the late master of horror and his frequent collaborator Dennis Paoli’s long-unproduced adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1933 short story, The Thing On the Doorstep. Famous for their work together on Re-Animator, From Beyond, Castle Freak, and Dagon, finding a suitable fit to bring the project to the screen after decades of false starts and the death of the maestro would seem a fool’s errand, but Barbara Crampton, the actor most associated with Gordon’s body of work, was up to the task. She hand-picked Lynch, and right she was to do so, because, wonder of wonders Suitable Flesh is less suitable than it is superlative: a playful, gleefully horny Lovecraftian thriller...
- 9/25/2023
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- DailyDead
Lewis Capaldi had an emotional moment at Glastonbury as his fans helped him to finish a song after he experienced some difficulties on stage.
On Saturday, the singer was performing “Someone You Love”, when his voice began breaking and he appeared to experience twitches synonymous with Tourette syndrome.
Read More: Lewis Capaldi Welcomes Chad Kroeger Onstage At Vancouver Concert
At that moment, the entire audience stepped in to help Capaldi to complete the song by singing every lyric of the hit ballad.
We love you Lewis Capaldi
Glastonbury crowds are the best. pic.twitter.com/x6ZnIIgRpP
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) June 24, 2023
“Glastonbury, thank you so much,” said Capaldi as he finished his set. “If I never get to do this again, this has been amazing.”
Capaldi shared his Tourette syndrome diagnosis back in September.
Earlier this month, the Scottish star took to Instagram to tell fans that he would...
On Saturday, the singer was performing “Someone You Love”, when his voice began breaking and he appeared to experience twitches synonymous with Tourette syndrome.
Read More: Lewis Capaldi Welcomes Chad Kroeger Onstage At Vancouver Concert
At that moment, the entire audience stepped in to help Capaldi to complete the song by singing every lyric of the hit ballad.
We love you Lewis Capaldi
Glastonbury crowds are the best. pic.twitter.com/x6ZnIIgRpP
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) June 24, 2023
“Glastonbury, thank you so much,” said Capaldi as he finished his set. “If I never get to do this again, this has been amazing.”
Capaldi shared his Tourette syndrome diagnosis back in September.
Earlier this month, the Scottish star took to Instagram to tell fans that he would...
- 6/25/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Season 5 of “Love Island USA” is set to premiere on July 18 exclusively on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.
The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.
“Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment.
Watch the concept trailer below.
Greenlights
Roku greenlit “Empty Nest Refresh,” a new home renovation series hosted by Liza Koshy and featuring design expert Orlando Soria.
The six-episode...
The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.
“Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment.
Watch the concept trailer below.
Greenlights
Roku greenlit “Empty Nest Refresh,” a new home renovation series hosted by Liza Koshy and featuring design expert Orlando Soria.
The six-episode...
- 6/23/2023
- by McKinley Franklin and Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the indie Western, now faces a second charge: tampering with evidence.
The special prosecutors in the case said Thursday in a court filing that the second count alleges “the above-named defendant did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself.”
No other details were provided. Like the involuntary manslaughter charge, the new charge is a fourth-degree felony.
Gutierrez-Reed’s defense team today filed a new motion (read it here) to dismiss the two charges, with attorney Jason Bowles citing a letter sent by the New Mexico District Attorney’s lead investigator in the case raising questions about “the conduct of the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office during and after their initial investigation.”
The letter, sent by outgoing lead investigator Robert Schilling,...
The special prosecutors in the case said Thursday in a court filing that the second count alleges “the above-named defendant did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself.”
No other details were provided. Like the involuntary manslaughter charge, the new charge is a fourth-degree felony.
Gutierrez-Reed’s defense team today filed a new motion (read it here) to dismiss the two charges, with attorney Jason Bowles citing a letter sent by the New Mexico District Attorney’s lead investigator in the case raising questions about “the conduct of the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office during and after their initial investigation.”
The letter, sent by outgoing lead investigator Robert Schilling,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Prosecutors on Thursday accused “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed of tampering with evidence by handing off drugs to another person on the day of the fatal shooting on set.
Gutierrez Reed’s lawyer, Jason Bowles, said the new charge came without prior notice or evidence to support it.
“Something is rotten in Denmark,” Bowles said in an email. “This stinks to high heaven and is retaliatory and vindictive.”
Gutierrez Reed is already facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The special prosecutors assigned to the case filed an amended complaint adding the additional charge.
Also Thursday, Bowles revealed in a court filing that he had been accidentally copied on an email from the D.A.’s lead investigator, in which the investigator disparaged the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office and its handling of the “Rust” case.
“The conduct of the Santa Fe...
Gutierrez Reed’s lawyer, Jason Bowles, said the new charge came without prior notice or evidence to support it.
“Something is rotten in Denmark,” Bowles said in an email. “This stinks to high heaven and is retaliatory and vindictive.”
Gutierrez Reed is already facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The special prosecutors assigned to the case filed an amended complaint adding the additional charge.
Also Thursday, Bowles revealed in a court filing that he had been accidentally copied on an email from the D.A.’s lead investigator, in which the investigator disparaged the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office and its handling of the “Rust” case.
“The conduct of the Santa Fe...
- 6/22/2023
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Feelings are hurt and communication lines are crossed when Dede Lewis tries to get to know Devon Wright on the reality tv show The Big D.
In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, ex-husband Thakur Wint interrupts the conversation. He’s not completely ready to walk away from his marriage to Lewis. She’s not amused and he’s hurt. Can these exes come to a resolution on this season of The Big D?
Dede is interrupted by Thakur on ‘The Big D’
Wright is literally in mid-sentence when Wint sits down next to Lewis and asks to talk to her. She notes that every time she sits somewhere, Wint is suddenly by her side.
Thakur Wint, Dede Lewis | Paul A. Hebert/USA Network
“I haven’t had the ability to make connections with other people because I’ve been so hung up on the drama between Thakur and I,...
In an exclusive clip shared with Showbiz Cheat Sheet, ex-husband Thakur Wint interrupts the conversation. He’s not completely ready to walk away from his marriage to Lewis. She’s not amused and he’s hurt. Can these exes come to a resolution on this season of The Big D?
Dede is interrupted by Thakur on ‘The Big D’
Wright is literally in mid-sentence when Wint sits down next to Lewis and asks to talk to her. She notes that every time she sits somewhere, Wint is suddenly by her side.
Thakur Wint, Dede Lewis | Paul A. Hebert/USA Network
“I haven’t had the ability to make connections with other people because I’ve been so hung up on the drama between Thakur and I,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Netflix and NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization, have announced the four recipients of its second-ever New Voices Filmmaker Grant.
Terrance Daye, Drew de Pinto, Emily May Jampel and Laquan Lewis are among this year’s cohort who will receive $25,000 in grant support for professional development and creating new work. The filmmakers will also have access to industry events and a mentorship track facilitated by NewFest, which will assist them with their network-building.
“Now, more than ever, it is essential to amplify LGBTQ voices, so we were incredibly excited by the volume and strength of applications received,” David Hatkoff, NewFest executive director, said. “We saw in this program’s first year that it has the power to change careers and lives, and can’t wait to see how the 2023 recipients utilize the resources and guided mentorships to make an impact in the industry. We continue to...
Terrance Daye, Drew de Pinto, Emily May Jampel and Laquan Lewis are among this year’s cohort who will receive $25,000 in grant support for professional development and creating new work. The filmmakers will also have access to industry events and a mentorship track facilitated by NewFest, which will assist them with their network-building.
“Now, more than ever, it is essential to amplify LGBTQ voices, so we were incredibly excited by the volume and strength of applications received,” David Hatkoff, NewFest executive director, said. “We saw in this program’s first year that it has the power to change careers and lives, and can’t wait to see how the 2023 recipients utilize the resources and guided mentorships to make an impact in the industry. We continue to...
- 6/21/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals.
PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals.
PETA’s animal protection work brings together members of the scientific, judicial, and legislative communities to stop abusive practices. Aided by thorough investigative work, congressional involvement, consumer boycotts, and international media coverage, PETA achieves long-term changes that improve the quality of life for, and prevent the deaths of, countless animals.
How you can help
Check out the Action Center on PETA’s home page to find out what you can do to help animals.
Celebrity supporters
PETA has 269 known supporters, including Bill Clinton, Sting, and Paul McCartney
Areas of work Animals Read more about PETA's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Jamelia Launches Fragrance,...
PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes kind treatment of animals.
PETA’s animal protection work brings together members of the scientific, judicial, and legislative communities to stop abusive practices. Aided by thorough investigative work, congressional involvement, consumer boycotts, and international media coverage, PETA achieves long-term changes that improve the quality of life for, and prevent the deaths of, countless animals.
How you can help
Check out the Action Center on PETA’s home page to find out what you can do to help animals.
Celebrity supporters
PETA has 269 known supporters, including Bill Clinton, Sting, and Paul McCartney
Areas of work Animals Read more about PETA's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Jamelia Launches Fragrance,...
- 6/21/2023
- Look to the Stars
Exclusive: As Deadline revealed in May, Warner Bros. Discovery is undergoing another round of layoffs in its television business and it’s starting today.
The layoffs, which were described by insiders as “pockets of refinement” rather than wholesale cuts, are happening in its cable TV business, which includes the Discovery-branded cable networks and Turner networks.
Warner Bros. Discovery operates cable networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel and Animal Planet as well as the former Scripps networks such as Food Network and HGTV. It also operates the former Turner-branded networks such as TNT, TBS and truTV.
The division is run by Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group Kathleen Finch.
The biggest departure is Amy Introcaso-Davis, who is EVP, Development and Production, Factual Programming, Discovery.
Amy Introcaso-Davis (Discovery)
Introcaso-Davis oversaw all aspects of Discovery’s factual development, including for Discovery+, and development and production for Animal Planet.
The layoffs, which were described by insiders as “pockets of refinement” rather than wholesale cuts, are happening in its cable TV business, which includes the Discovery-branded cable networks and Turner networks.
Warner Bros. Discovery operates cable networks including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel and Animal Planet as well as the former Scripps networks such as Food Network and HGTV. It also operates the former Turner-branded networks such as TNT, TBS and truTV.
The division is run by Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group Kathleen Finch.
The biggest departure is Amy Introcaso-Davis, who is EVP, Development and Production, Factual Programming, Discovery.
Amy Introcaso-Davis (Discovery)
Introcaso-Davis oversaw all aspects of Discovery’s factual development, including for Discovery+, and development and production for Animal Planet.
- 6/20/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Humane Society International and our partner organizations together constitute one of the world’s largest animal protection organizations-backed by 11 million people. Hsi works to protect all animals-including animals in laboratories, farm animals, companion animals, and wildlife-and our record of achievement demonstrates our dedication and effectiveness. With the support of our advocates and donors, we have advocated for strong legislation to protect animals. For example, in 2009 we helped achieve a European Union ban on trade in seal products, a major step toward ending the annual commercial seal slaughter in Canada. We work with local animal organizations in countries all over the world to provide direct, hands-on care to animals in need and spread the culture of compassion. Our campaigns strike at the root of problems affecting animals by providing the tools and resources to prevent animal suffering both now and in the future.
Sir Paul McCartney – has actively supported Hsi’s...
Sir Paul McCartney – has actively supported Hsi’s...
- 6/19/2023
- Look to the Stars
[This story contains major spoilers from the season two finale of Yellowjackets, “Storytelling.”]
The second season of Yellowjackets brought with it a tragic ending for one of the core castmates of the Showtime survival series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
In the season finale, which released May 25, Juliette Lewis’ character, adult Natalie, was accidentally killed by Misty (Christina Ricci) during a wilderness reunion gone very wrong between the adult survivors of the 1996 plane crash that stranded the Yellowjackets soccer team when they were teenagers for 19 months, pushing them to cannibalism and other violence in order to survive. The series, which flips back and forth from 1996 to present day (and briefly introduced a third timeline of when the team is rescued), has featured Lewis as a series regular from the start. She makes up the core foursome of Natalie (Lewis), Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), Taissa (Tawney Cypress) and Misty, with Lottie (Simone Kessell) and Van (Lauren Ambrose) having expanded the adult survivors in season two.
The second season of Yellowjackets brought with it a tragic ending for one of the core castmates of the Showtime survival series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
In the season finale, which released May 25, Juliette Lewis’ character, adult Natalie, was accidentally killed by Misty (Christina Ricci) during a wilderness reunion gone very wrong between the adult survivors of the 1996 plane crash that stranded the Yellowjackets soccer team when they were teenagers for 19 months, pushing them to cannibalism and other violence in order to survive. The series, which flips back and forth from 1996 to present day (and briefly introduced a third timeline of when the team is rescued), has featured Lewis as a series regular from the start. She makes up the core foursome of Natalie (Lewis), Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), Taissa (Tawney Cypress) and Misty, with Lottie (Simone Kessell) and Van (Lauren Ambrose) having expanded the adult survivors in season two.
- 5/29/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Vertical has snapped up North American rights out of Cannes to Hot Mess, a new comedy starring Emma Roberts (Madame Web) which is in pre-production for a shoot early next year.
The film repped internationally at Cannes by Mister Smith Entertainment has also already locked in distribution agreements with Idc in Latin America, Capelight in Germany, Ascot Elite in Switzerland and Nordisk in Scandinavia, with deals for other major territories in closing discussions at present.
Hot Mess marks the feature directorial debut of Katie Locke O’Brien, whose 2018 short film Have It All was a finalist for HBO’s Insider Comedy Short Challenge and a semi-finalist of the NBC Short Film Competition. Written by Gabrielle D’Amico, the film follows Laurel Mack (Roberts), who, after imploding in the worst way possible on a wildly popular American dating show, must do the ultimate walk of shame…back to her hometown. Having failed...
The film repped internationally at Cannes by Mister Smith Entertainment has also already locked in distribution agreements with Idc in Latin America, Capelight in Germany, Ascot Elite in Switzerland and Nordisk in Scandinavia, with deals for other major territories in closing discussions at present.
Hot Mess marks the feature directorial debut of Katie Locke O’Brien, whose 2018 short film Have It All was a finalist for HBO’s Insider Comedy Short Challenge and a semi-finalist of the NBC Short Film Competition. Written by Gabrielle D’Amico, the film follows Laurel Mack (Roberts), who, after imploding in the worst way possible on a wildly popular American dating show, must do the ultimate walk of shame…back to her hometown. Having failed...
- 5/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
It seems that with the toning down of censorship in Indonesia, filmmakers are now free(er) to deal with issues that could not be touched before, such as female desire, the harshness of the school system and the blight of social media, through realistic approaches. The recent “Like & Share” and “Photocopier” are two of the most renowned samples, with Lucky Kuswandi's latest work, “Dear David” also moving in the same direction.
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Laras, despite being the second child of a poor family along with her brother and mother, is the student body president at an expensive private school, which she is able to attend due to a scholarship. Both the aforementioned facts (that she is poor and a straight A student) have not helped her in the school environment, with her frequently getting bullied, even more so since she is the principal,...
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Laras, despite being the second child of a poor family along with her brother and mother, is the student body president at an expensive private school, which she is able to attend due to a scholarship. Both the aforementioned facts (that she is poor and a straight A student) have not helped her in the school environment, with her frequently getting bullied, even more so since she is the principal,...
- 5/24/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
For as long as American media has existed, so too has the allure of a Western. Stories set in the Wild West play an outsized role in the country’s self-mythology, and one of the genre’s favorite tropes is the duel between two opposing gunfighters. These duels often came down to one simple question: who was the fastest in the West? It turns out that few had the reflexes or mental sharpness of Nick Barkley, a character on the show The Big Valley played by Peter Breck.
Breck was one of many actors who learned to fire their weapons accurately in no time. But who was the quickest? It’s a question without a definitive answer.
Peter Breck played the young hothead in ‘The Big Valley’
The Big Valley took place in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The show followed the lives of the Barkley family. They were wealthy owners...
Breck was one of many actors who learned to fire their weapons accurately in no time. But who was the quickest? It’s a question without a definitive answer.
Peter Breck played the young hothead in ‘The Big Valley’
The Big Valley took place in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The show followed the lives of the Barkley family. They were wealthy owners...
- 4/16/2023
- by Sam Hines
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“It really is a show about friendship against the backdrop of espionage,” A Spy Among Friends creator Alexander Cary said at a panel for Deadline’s Contenders TV event. Cary was joined by star Damian Lewis to discuss the MGM+ series.
Set in England in 1963, the espionage thriller A Spy Among Friends centers around Nicholas Elliot (Damien Lewis), an MI6 intelligence officer who is distraught when he discovers that his close friend, Kim Philby (Guy Pearce), is a double agent working for the Soviet Union. It also stars Anna Maxwell Martin and Adrian Edmondson.
Related: Deadline Contenders Television 2023 Arrivals & Panels Gallery
“One of the brilliant things about spy stuff,” said Cary, “is that so much of it is secret, so much of it is left to the imagination. That opens the door for people like me to come in… and fill in the blanks.”
“[Nicholas Elliot] was an interesting way into an otherwise quite well-known story,...
Set in England in 1963, the espionage thriller A Spy Among Friends centers around Nicholas Elliot (Damien Lewis), an MI6 intelligence officer who is distraught when he discovers that his close friend, Kim Philby (Guy Pearce), is a double agent working for the Soviet Union. It also stars Anna Maxwell Martin and Adrian Edmondson.
Related: Deadline Contenders Television 2023 Arrivals & Panels Gallery
“One of the brilliant things about spy stuff,” said Cary, “is that so much of it is secret, so much of it is left to the imagination. That opens the door for people like me to come in… and fill in the blanks.”
“[Nicholas Elliot] was an interesting way into an otherwise quite well-known story,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: A Spy Among Friends, the story of British spies Kim Philby and Nicholas Elliott that stars Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce, recently premiered on MGM+.
The series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television, is based on Ben Macintyre’s eponymous book. Alexander Cary, who exec produced Lewis-fronted Homeland, created the A Spy Among Friends TV series.
Cary and Lewis, who also exec produced the MGM+ period drama, were at Deadline TV Contenders to talk up the show. They are now turning their attention to more Macintryre books for the small screen.
First up is an adaptation of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. The book tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, a former Kgb colonel who became a bureau chief in London and was a double agent, providing information to the British secret intelligence service MI6.
It tells the story of how,...
The series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television, is based on Ben Macintyre’s eponymous book. Alexander Cary, who exec produced Lewis-fronted Homeland, created the A Spy Among Friends TV series.
Cary and Lewis, who also exec produced the MGM+ period drama, were at Deadline TV Contenders to talk up the show. They are now turning their attention to more Macintryre books for the small screen.
First up is an adaptation of The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. The book tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, a former Kgb colonel who became a bureau chief in London and was a double agent, providing information to the British secret intelligence service MI6.
It tells the story of how,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon, the new owners of the entire MGM film library, are developing a new "RoboCop" TV series as a direct sequel to director Paul Verhoeven's 1987 satirical, ultra-violent feature:
"In the original film, Detroit is on the verge of collapse due to financial mismanagement and a high crime rate. The city signs a deal with the mega-corporation 'Omni Consumer Products' (Ocp) to run Detroit's police department in exchange for letting Ocp rebuild run-down sections of the city into a high-end utopia. Senior Vice President 'Dick Jones' demonstrates a new law enforcement robot, 'Ed-209'.
"However, the robot malfunctions, killing an executive. 'Bob Morton', an ambitious executive, uses the opportunity to introduce his own experimental cyborg design, 'RoboCop'. The chairman, aka 'The Old Man' is dismayed at the Ed-209 failure and approves Morton's plan, to Jones's anger.
"On patrol in the violent 'Metro West' precinct,...
"In the original film, Detroit is on the verge of collapse due to financial mismanagement and a high crime rate. The city signs a deal with the mega-corporation 'Omni Consumer Products' (Ocp) to run Detroit's police department in exchange for letting Ocp rebuild run-down sections of the city into a high-end utopia. Senior Vice President 'Dick Jones' demonstrates a new law enforcement robot, 'Ed-209'.
"However, the robot malfunctions, killing an executive. 'Bob Morton', an ambitious executive, uses the opportunity to introduce his own experimental cyborg design, 'RoboCop'. The chairman, aka 'The Old Man' is dismayed at the Ed-209 failure and approves Morton's plan, to Jones's anger.
"On patrol in the violent 'Metro West' precinct,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
I haven’t got to the point where any of this feels normal to me yet,” says Lewis Capaldi. He points out that we’re speaking “six years, to the day” since he released his first single, “Bruises”, which quickly racked up 28 million plays on Spotify, making the Glaswegian the fastest unsigned artist to reach 25 million streams on the platform. The following year he wrote a song about the loss of his grandmother – “Someone You Loved” – that would be streamed a staggering 2.8 billion times.
Now “Forget Me” – the lead single from his second album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent – has turned platinum in the UK, and he’s still finding his success “just... pfffft... just f***ing bizarre, y’know? I don’t think it will ever feel normal.”
Video-calling from a hotel room in Atlanta in the middle of his US tour, Capaldi seems more settled in...
Now “Forget Me” – the lead single from his second album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent – has turned platinum in the UK, and he’s still finding his success “just... pfffft... just f***ing bizarre, y’know? I don’t think it will ever feel normal.”
Video-calling from a hotel room in Atlanta in the middle of his US tour, Capaldi seems more settled in...
- 4/15/2023
- by Helen Brown
- The Independent - Music
Lewis Capaldi has opened up about his attitude towards his appearance in a recent interview with The Independent.
The Scottish singer-songwriter, 26, was involved in a number of candid conversations about his health and self-image in his new Netflix documentary, How I’m Feeling Now.
Viewers and fans have praised Capaldi for his honesty about his personal struggles with issues such as anxiety. The “Before You Go” vocalist has Tourettes, which can result in tics – sudden and involuntary twitches, movements, or repeated sounds, and also suffers from panic attacks.
In a new interview with The Independent, Capaldi spoke out about his image being a topic of public scrutiny and described how people “feel an affinity” with the way he looks.
“I exist as I am,” Capaldi said in the conversation, published on Saturday (15 April).
“Don’t get me wrong, I am a bit heavier than I would like to be right now.
The Scottish singer-songwriter, 26, was involved in a number of candid conversations about his health and self-image in his new Netflix documentary, How I’m Feeling Now.
Viewers and fans have praised Capaldi for his honesty about his personal struggles with issues such as anxiety. The “Before You Go” vocalist has Tourettes, which can result in tics – sudden and involuntary twitches, movements, or repeated sounds, and also suffers from panic attacks.
In a new interview with The Independent, Capaldi spoke out about his image being a topic of public scrutiny and described how people “feel an affinity” with the way he looks.
“I exist as I am,” Capaldi said in the conversation, published on Saturday (15 April).
“Don’t get me wrong, I am a bit heavier than I would like to be right now.
- 4/15/2023
- by Eoghan O'Donnell
- The Independent - Music
Alec Baldwin won’t be showing up next month for the New Mexico mini-trial over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins, and he doesn’t believe he should be a defendant in the lawsuit the parents and sister of slain Rust cinematographer have filed in Los Angeles.
Acknowledging the horror of the October 2021 shooting and that “the loss of a daughter and sister is undoubtedly painful in any circumstance,” Baldwin’s bicoastal Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan defense team also assert that Ukrainian-based Olga Solovey, Anatoli Androsvych and Svetlana Zemko have “been distanced from Halyna physically, financially, and emotionally for years before her death” and “have no viable cause of action against Defendants” (read it here).
Filed on April 13, the demurrer by the indie Western star/EP and El Dorado Picture goes on to state of the February 9 negligence and battery civil complaint by Hutchins’ parents and sister:
This action is especially misguided.
Acknowledging the horror of the October 2021 shooting and that “the loss of a daughter and sister is undoubtedly painful in any circumstance,” Baldwin’s bicoastal Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan defense team also assert that Ukrainian-based Olga Solovey, Anatoli Androsvych and Svetlana Zemko have “been distanced from Halyna physically, financially, and emotionally for years before her death” and “have no viable cause of action against Defendants” (read it here).
Filed on April 13, the demurrer by the indie Western star/EP and El Dorado Picture goes on to state of the February 9 negligence and battery civil complaint by Hutchins’ parents and sister:
This action is especially misguided.
- 4/15/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Scientology has long been a source of intrigue and controversy in the media.
Though categorised as a cult in Germany, the Church of Scientology is considered a religion by others and has generated headlines about teachings that many deem restrictive.
This, however, hasn’t stopped several Hollywood actors from advocating for the religion.
Recently, Alex Gibney, the filmmaker behind the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, expressed shock that Tom Cruise, a famed Scientologist, has not been called out for his involvement.
“There hasn’t been any reckoning for him, it surprised me,” Gibney told Rolling Stone.
Whether it’s through Louis Theroux’s exploration into the Church or rumours of John Travolta’s attempted uncoupling from it, Scientology’s position in popular culture cannot be denied.
Here is a rundown of some of the best-known Hollywood stars who have been affiliated with the Church.
Tom Cruise...
Though categorised as a cult in Germany, the Church of Scientology is considered a religion by others and has generated headlines about teachings that many deem restrictive.
This, however, hasn’t stopped several Hollywood actors from advocating for the religion.
Recently, Alex Gibney, the filmmaker behind the documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, expressed shock that Tom Cruise, a famed Scientologist, has not been called out for his involvement.
“There hasn’t been any reckoning for him, it surprised me,” Gibney told Rolling Stone.
Whether it’s through Louis Theroux’s exploration into the Church or rumours of John Travolta’s attempted uncoupling from it, Scientology’s position in popular culture cannot be denied.
Here is a rundown of some of the best-known Hollywood stars who have been affiliated with the Church.
Tom Cruise...
- 4/14/2023
- by Gabby Colvin
- The Independent - Film
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Lando Norris is known for making moves on the track, but the Formula 1 star is turning heads off the track as well as part of a new collection with travel accessories brand, Tumi.
Norris is the face of the Tumi | McLaren 60th Anniversary collection, which celebrates six decades since the founding of the elite motorsports team and supercar maker McLaren. Part of Tumi’s spring campaign, Norris...
Lando Norris is known for making moves on the track, but the Formula 1 star is turning heads off the track as well as part of a new collection with travel accessories brand, Tumi.
Norris is the face of the Tumi | McLaren 60th Anniversary collection, which celebrates six decades since the founding of the elite motorsports team and supercar maker McLaren. Part of Tumi’s spring campaign, Norris...
- 4/14/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
[This story contains major spoilers from the fourth episode of Yellowjackets season two, “Old Wounds.”]
In the latest episode of Yellowjackets, there’s an argument over divine intervention or coincidence in the 1996 storyline. The Yellowjackets soccer team and their fellow survivors are starving in the wilderness, and they argue over young Lottie’s (Courtney Eaton) role in the game that has — and hasn’t — materialized in order for them to be able to eat and survive winter.
The teammates who believe that Lottie has developed some sort of powers during their time out in the wilderness argue that the bear and flock of birds that showed up at their cabin door were fateful occurrences, brought on by their newfound spiritual leader and her blood sacrifices. The dissenters to Divine Lottie counter that those events were coincidences, and balk at the opinion that Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) can’t find any meat because they won’t let Lottie “bless” their hunts.
In the latest episode of Yellowjackets, there’s an argument over divine intervention or coincidence in the 1996 storyline. The Yellowjackets soccer team and their fellow survivors are starving in the wilderness, and they argue over young Lottie’s (Courtney Eaton) role in the game that has — and hasn’t — materialized in order for them to be able to eat and survive winter.
The teammates who believe that Lottie has developed some sort of powers during their time out in the wilderness argue that the bear and flock of birds that showed up at their cabin door were fateful occurrences, brought on by their newfound spiritual leader and her blood sacrifices. The dissenters to Divine Lottie counter that those events were coincidences, and balk at the opinion that Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) can’t find any meat because they won’t let Lottie “bless” their hunts.
- 4/14/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance are selling the film.
Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries has joined Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in the cast of Freud’s Last Session, which is in its final stages of filming in Ireland.
A first look at the film, in which Oscar-winner Hopkins plays Sigmund Freud and Goode plays author C.S. Lewis, has been released by WestEnd Films, which handles sales alongside US-based CAA Media Finance.
German actress Fries plays Freud’s daughter in the film, which is set on the eve of the Second World War and sees the founder of...
Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries has joined Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in the cast of Freud’s Last Session, which is in its final stages of filming in Ireland.
A first look at the film, in which Oscar-winner Hopkins plays Sigmund Freud and Goode plays author C.S. Lewis, has been released by WestEnd Films, which handles sales alongside US-based CAA Media Finance.
German actress Fries plays Freud’s daughter in the film, which is set on the eve of the Second World War and sees the founder of...
- 4/11/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Westend Films has released the first image of Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in Freud’s Last Session, as the legendary psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and writer and academic C.S. Lewis, prior to his Chronicles Of Narnia fame.
Filming is in its final stages in Ireland.
Set on the eve of the Second World War, the film revolves around a meeting between Freud and Lewis, at the psychoanalyst’s London home, during which they debate the existence of God.
The film also explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna, played by Liv Lisa Fries and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
The film is directed by Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and was written by Mark St. Germain (The God Committee) with revisions by Brown, based on the play of the same name.
Producers are Alan Greisman (The Bucket List...
Filming is in its final stages in Ireland.
Set on the eve of the Second World War, the film revolves around a meeting between Freud and Lewis, at the psychoanalyst’s London home, during which they debate the existence of God.
The film also explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna, played by Liv Lisa Fries and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
The film is directed by Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and was written by Mark St. Germain (The God Committee) with revisions by Brown, based on the play of the same name.
Producers are Alan Greisman (The Bucket List...
- 4/11/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Rob Corddry is set as a lead opposite Terry Crews and Ryan Michelle Bathé in JumpStart, CBS’ multi-camera comedy pilot based on Robb Armstrong’s long-running comic strip, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Wendi Trilling’s TrillTV and CBS Studios. He rounds out the series regular cast of the pilot, which Glynn Turman has joined as a guest star in a recurring role.
JumpStart, whose pilot was written by Wayne Conley and will be directed by Phill Lewis, is set in Philadelphia and follows Joseph L. Cobb (Crews), a cop, his wife Marcy (Bathé), a nurse, and Joe’s partner Crunchy (Corddry).
In addition to being Joe’s police partner, Crunchy is his best friend. They’re so inseparable the Cobb children call him “ Uncle Crunchy”. Marcy calls him Joe’s “ hubby”. Crunchy was “woke” long before the word was a thing. He knows when to be serious...
JumpStart, whose pilot was written by Wayne Conley and will be directed by Phill Lewis, is set in Philadelphia and follows Joseph L. Cobb (Crews), a cop, his wife Marcy (Bathé), a nurse, and Joe’s partner Crunchy (Corddry).
In addition to being Joe’s police partner, Crunchy is his best friend. They’re so inseparable the Cobb children call him “ Uncle Crunchy”. Marcy calls him Joe’s “ hubby”. Crunchy was “woke” long before the word was a thing. He knows when to be serious...
- 4/10/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Chip Gaines and Joanna Gaines have been sued multiple times, and at least one of their lawsuits appears to be ongoing. Here’s why the Fixer Upper stars have been sued in the past and what we know about their most recent legal case.
Chip and Joanna Gaines | NBC/NBCUniversal Chip and Joanna Gaines’ neighbor at Magnolia Market sued the ‘Fixer Upper’ stars
In 2016, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ neighbor at the Magnolia Market sued the Fixer Upper stars for $1 million over the property surrounding the market in Waco, Texas (per Country Living).
The HGTV stars did not own the alley next to Magnolia Market, but the Gainses had a lease agreement with the previous owner allowing customers to park there for free.
When Daron Farmer purchased the land including the alley, the new owner wanted to charge market visitors $10 for parking. Chip installed a metal gate after Farmer and the...
Chip and Joanna Gaines | NBC/NBCUniversal Chip and Joanna Gaines’ neighbor at Magnolia Market sued the ‘Fixer Upper’ stars
In 2016, Chip and Joanna Gaines’ neighbor at the Magnolia Market sued the Fixer Upper stars for $1 million over the property surrounding the market in Waco, Texas (per Country Living).
The HGTV stars did not own the alley next to Magnolia Market, but the Gainses had a lease agreement with the previous owner allowing customers to park there for free.
When Daron Farmer purchased the land including the alley, the new owner wanted to charge market visitors $10 for parking. Chip installed a metal gate after Farmer and the...
- 4/9/2023
- by Grace Turney
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
If you are frustrated with something that has recently transpired in your life, and you want to get rid of that feeling, watch “Bunker.” But keep another film that you like close to you because you will need it after watching this one. You will be surprised at how it shifts your frustration from that thing to itself. The sheer nonsensical presentation of what could have been a sensible plot makes you want to take refuge in a “bunker” rather than wait for the movie to end. The conviction with which the actors play their parts is what further makes the film more ludicrous and irritating. Without any further criticism, let’s see what happens in “Bunker.”
Spoilers Ahead
‘Bunker’ Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
World War I is underway. A group of men led by Lieutenant Turner are in No Man’s Land fighting the Germans. His unit includes Private Segura,...
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‘Bunker’ Plot Synopsis: What Happens In The Film?
World War I is underway. A group of men led by Lieutenant Turner are in No Man’s Land fighting the Germans. His unit includes Private Segura,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Shubhabrata Dutta
- Film Fugitives
Back when "Curb Your Enthusiasm" premiered in 2000, I don't think anyone expected the show would still be going 20+ years later. It's rare for any show to last that long, especially not a live-action one, and the series' cast and crew was already older than you'd expect from a typical sitcom.
It helps that "Curb" was never beholden to the requirements of other network shows of its time, back when 20+ episode seasons were the norm and they were expected to release on a regular basis. The seasons have always been only 10 episodes long and HBO's allowed Larry David and the rest of the cast/crew to take as many breaks as they've needed. But even with all these advantages, the show does have to end eventually -- and if social media posts from the show's cast and crew are anything to go on, that ending might be coming soon.
Unless it's not.
It helps that "Curb" was never beholden to the requirements of other network shows of its time, back when 20+ episode seasons were the norm and they were expected to release on a regular basis. The seasons have always been only 10 episodes long and HBO's allowed Larry David and the rest of the cast/crew to take as many breaks as they've needed. But even with all these advantages, the show does have to end eventually -- and if social media posts from the show's cast and crew are anything to go on, that ending might be coming soon.
Unless it's not.
- 4/5/2023
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Ever since the Garden of Eden when God said, “It is not good that man should be alone,” and transformed one of Adam’s ribs into Eve, the world has known the power of a dynamic duo. From historical pairings like Bonnie and Clyde and Lewis and Clark to fictional duos like Bert and Ernie and Jack and Jill, you can’t…...
- 4/5/2023
- by Matthew Huff
- avclub.com
Perry Cross, who served as Johnny Carson’s first producer on The Tonight Show before he exited to run an ABC program hosted by Jerry Lewis that came and went after 13 episodes, has died. He was 95.
Cross died March 9 of kidney cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son, Larry Cross, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Cross started out producing Ernie Kovacs’ CBS weekday morning show in 1952 and also worked on The Red Skelton Hour, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Soupy Sales Show, Life With Linkletter, The Garry Moore Show and several Jonathan Winters live specials during his career.
Cross had been producing The Tonight Show in the immediate aftermath of host Jack Paar’s departure on March 30, 1962, guiding the NBC program in Hollywood and New York that featured guest hosts for six months until Carson took over.
NBC wanted Cross to be Carson’s producer,...
Cross died March 9 of kidney cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles, his son, Larry Cross, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Cross started out producing Ernie Kovacs’ CBS weekday morning show in 1952 and also worked on The Red Skelton Hour, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, The Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The Soupy Sales Show, Life With Linkletter, The Garry Moore Show and several Jonathan Winters live specials during his career.
Cross had been producing The Tonight Show in the immediate aftermath of host Jack Paar’s departure on March 30, 1962, guiding the NBC program in Hollywood and New York that featured guest hosts for six months until Carson took over.
NBC wanted Cross to be Carson’s producer,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lewis Capaldi is opening up about his struggles with Tourette’s syndrome in a new interview with the Times.
The “Someone You Loved” hitmaker admits there might come a time when he’s left with no choice but to quit music.
He tells the paper, according to People, “My tic is getting quite bad on stage now.
“I’m trying to get on top of that. If I can’t, I’m f**ked. It’s easier when I play guitar, but I hate playing guitar. I know, I’m a walking contradiction.”
Read More: Lewis Capaldi Fans Take Over Singing ‘Someone You Loved’ In Touching Moment As He Experiences Tourette’s Tics On Stage
Capaldi also discusses his battle with imposter syndrome.
“It’s only making music that does this to me,” he explains of his mental health struggles. “Otherwise, I can be fine for months at a time.
The “Someone You Loved” hitmaker admits there might come a time when he’s left with no choice but to quit music.
He tells the paper, according to People, “My tic is getting quite bad on stage now.
“I’m trying to get on top of that. If I can’t, I’m f**ked. It’s easier when I play guitar, but I hate playing guitar. I know, I’m a walking contradiction.”
Read More: Lewis Capaldi Fans Take Over Singing ‘Someone You Loved’ In Touching Moment As He Experiences Tourette’s Tics On Stage
Capaldi also discusses his battle with imposter syndrome.
“It’s only making music that does this to me,” he explains of his mental health struggles. “Otherwise, I can be fine for months at a time.
- 4/3/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
It's important not to mix up the 1959 John Wayne film "Rio Bravo" with the 1966 John Wayne film "El Dorado." As cinephile Chilli Palmer (John Travolta) points out in the 1995 film "Get Shorty," Dean Martin played the drunk in "Rio Bravo," while Robert Mitchum played the drunk in "El Dorado." Basically the same part. Chilli Palmer also points out that John Wayne played the same role in both films: he played John Wayne.
Dean Martin was no stranger to cinema by 1959, having already appeared in a dozen short films. The bulk of his output, however, was playing more or less himself opposite his comedy partner Jerry Lewis. His first feature film didn't come until 1957, in the Richard Thorpe rom-com "Ten Thousand Bedrooms," coming after splitting with Lewis. Immediately diversifying, Martin went on to star in the war film "The Young Lions" and Vincente Minnelli's "Some Came Running" before appearing in "Rio Bravo.
Dean Martin was no stranger to cinema by 1959, having already appeared in a dozen short films. The bulk of his output, however, was playing more or less himself opposite his comedy partner Jerry Lewis. His first feature film didn't come until 1957, in the Richard Thorpe rom-com "Ten Thousand Bedrooms," coming after splitting with Lewis. Immediately diversifying, Martin went on to star in the war film "The Young Lions" and Vincente Minnelli's "Some Came Running" before appearing in "Rio Bravo.
- 3/25/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Emmy-nominated actress Melanie Lynskey said she’s tired of being asked about body-shaming at the Season 2 premiere of “Yellowjackets” on Wednesday at the Tcl Chinese Theatre.
Lynskey, who previously revealed that someone on the set of the Showtime series commented that they expected her to lose weight for a scene in which she strips to her underwear and jumps in the water, said the conversation has gotten “exhausting.”
“I’m tired of it. I wish I could just talk about my acting. Or even, I dunno, my husband or what cereal I like,” she told TheWrap on the red carpet. “It’s a bit exhausting to have to keep saying, ‘Yes, it’s my body…'” Lynskey is married to “Parenthood” star Jason Ritter, whose father was comedian John Ritter.
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She added, “It’s a very particular obsession.
Lynskey, who previously revealed that someone on the set of the Showtime series commented that they expected her to lose weight for a scene in which she strips to her underwear and jumps in the water, said the conversation has gotten “exhausting.”
“I’m tired of it. I wish I could just talk about my acting. Or even, I dunno, my husband or what cereal I like,” she told TheWrap on the red carpet. “It’s a bit exhausting to have to keep saying, ‘Yes, it’s my body…'” Lynskey is married to “Parenthood” star Jason Ritter, whose father was comedian John Ritter.
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She added, “It’s a very particular obsession.
- 3/23/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Phoenix have shared their second-ever formal collaboration today, recruiting Clairo for a remix of “After Midnight,” a standout track from the band’s recent album Alpha Zulu.
Though the two artists are longtime fans of each other, it took a few connections before they finally crossed paths: Phoenix met Clairo through Rostam Batmanglij, who produced the indie pop star’s debut album Immunity and whose former Vampire Weekend bandmate Ezra Koenig contributed vocals to the Alpha Zulu single “Tonight” (which we named Song of the Week).
“We’ve loved Claire since day one!” Phoenix share in a press release. “What a treat it is to have her sing with us! We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.” Clairo adds: “I’ve been a massive fan of Phoenix for as long as I can remember, and I’m very grateful that they asked me to sing on this remix.
Though the two artists are longtime fans of each other, it took a few connections before they finally crossed paths: Phoenix met Clairo through Rostam Batmanglij, who produced the indie pop star’s debut album Immunity and whose former Vampire Weekend bandmate Ezra Koenig contributed vocals to the Alpha Zulu single “Tonight” (which we named Song of the Week).
“We’ve loved Claire since day one!” Phoenix share in a press release. “What a treat it is to have her sing with us! We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.” Clairo adds: “I’ve been a massive fan of Phoenix for as long as I can remember, and I’m very grateful that they asked me to sing on this remix.
- 3/16/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Basketball Wives alum Evelyn Lozada has found love. The 47-year-old is newly engaged to a suitor she met on a new reality series. The proposal comes after several heartbreaks for the reality star, including an infamous domestic violence incident. Now, she’s ready to settle down with her new man.
Evelyn Lozada via Jc Olivera/Getty Images The ‘Basketball Wives’ alum met her new fiance on a dating reality series
Lozada starred on the Peacock dating series Queen Court alongside singers Tamar Braxton and Nivea. The show is executive produced by Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, Rodney Peete. Over ten 60-minute episodes chronicling the women’s quest for love, The Peetes give their advice on suitors and what it takes to make a relationship work. Braxton, Lozada, and Nivea will also lean on one another in the process and develop a sisterhood. While it’s the first dating show for all three women,...
Evelyn Lozada via Jc Olivera/Getty Images The ‘Basketball Wives’ alum met her new fiance on a dating reality series
Lozada starred on the Peacock dating series Queen Court alongside singers Tamar Braxton and Nivea. The show is executive produced by Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, Rodney Peete. Over ten 60-minute episodes chronicling the women’s quest for love, The Peetes give their advice on suitors and what it takes to make a relationship work. Braxton, Lozada, and Nivea will also lean on one another in the process and develop a sisterhood. While it’s the first dating show for all three women,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Brenda Alexander
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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