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“Saturday Night Live” veteran Kenan Thompson weighed in on Shane Gillis’ controversial monologue, which sparked social media outrage due to a joke about women dressing like “whores” at the gym. “I know Shane, and I don’t know him to be a mean person, necessarily,” Thompson said at the Axios Media Trends Live summit. “But if […]
After a busy year that’s seen the Canal+ Group complete a wave of acquisitions across two continents, Anna Marsh, the CEO of Studiocanal and the deputy CEO and chief content officer for Canal+, insisted such moves have been instrumental in strengthening the position of the French media giant at a time of unprecedented industry disruption. […]
Another Batman villain may be getting their own TV series. A Poison Ivy TV show is in the works at HBO with “The Penguin” showrunner Lauren LeFranc as a producer, Variety has confirmed. LeFranc’s “The Penguin” marked the first live-action spinoff from a Batman movie, after Colin Farrell originated his villain in Matt Reeves’ “The […]
Brandi Carlile will be the recipient of the Los Angeles Press Club’s annual Visionary Award for Humanitarian Work, to be given out at the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards Gala in December, the organization has announced. Carlile’s honor will be part of the dinner and awards show that takes place Dec. 6 at downtown […]
Keep on laughing: BET’s “ComicView” reboot has been renewed for Season 2. BET has ordered 20 more episodes of the revived stand-up franchise, which premiered in June as “ComicView: Rooftop Series.” Chris “CP” Powell returns as host of the program, which will see 60 comedians performing on a Hollywood rooftop. Veteran comics Affion Crockett, Cocoa […]
Olfa Hamdi, a US-Tunisian national, was convicted of 'plotting' and 'inciting' military to disobey orders.
The UK's Conservatives suspend former candidate Jack Ross after he was filmed discussing hiring contract killers.
Teachers joined nationwide student protests amid growing youth-led demonstrations in Europe.
Critics have accused the tech giant Meta of censoring the political campaign of President Lula and favouring Bolsonaro.
Dozens of leading figures term the UK law banning Palestine Action a ‘repressive absurdity’.
Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut” snagged the top prize at the Middleburg Film Festival, which ran Oct. 15-18. Starring Julianne Moore, Eisenberg’s third directorial outing won the audience award at the Virginia festival, which held its 14th edition over the weekend. Ava Duvernay’s “14th” took home the prize for best documentary feature, while “La Bola Negra” […]
J.K. Rowling has written a new essay about her political views, noting they have not changed despite the harassment and death threats she has received. “It’s been six years since I wrote my essay explaining why I chose to speak up on the issue of trans activism and the risk I believe it poses to […]
Ron Funches is back with another stand-up comedy special. The comic, actor and fan-favorite from “The Traitors” will debut his new hour, “Eat Cookies & Die,” on the indie comedy streamer Gorilla Comedy+ on Nov. 2. The special will then launch on YouTube on Dec. 1. Funches is in “top form” in “Eat Cookies & […]
‘Tis the season! “The Holiday” is returning to theaters on Dec. 11 to celebrate the romantic comedy’s 20th anniversary. Starring Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Jack Black, the official logline for the 2006 holiday classic reads: “Iris (Winslet) is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the […]
Billie Eilish and Finneas have spent much of their careers making music together. Now, the Grammy-winning siblings are bringing their creative partnership into to the jewelry business. The pair have teamed up with luxury jewelry house John Hardy on their first co-designed collection, launching Wednesday, Oct. 21, with two lines that reflect their “contrasting personal […]
Neon has joined with The Guardian, MK2, James Wilson and Jonathan Glazer to bring “NAZA” to wider audiences and expand the footprint of the Venice prize-winning documentary. In the U.S., “NAZA” was originally released independently on Sept. 30 in 85 theaters across 30 cities, and has grossed more than $700,000. Overseas, the doc has theatrical […]
Kid Cudi has announced that he will star as famed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in “Jean,” a film that he also wrote and directed. The musician made the announcement on social media, posting images of himself in character and revealing that the film will begin shooting in 2027. “For years people have asked me about playing […]
Was John Malone just spit-balling — or does he have some inside info about some financial machinations brewing among the Ellisons, Skydance and Elon Musk’s SpaceX? Malone, the media mogul known as “The Cable Cowboy” for his investments across the cable and telecom sector over many decades, suggested there will be a sizable investment coming […]
Mexican production company Península Films & Entertainment has boarded “Insectario,” the debut feature of stop-motion animation wunderkind Sofía Carrillo (“Cerulia”). Eduardo Díaz Casanova of Península and Nicolás Celis of Pimienta Films, producer of “Roma,” finalized the co-production agreement at the ongoing 24th Morelia Film Festival. “’Insectario’ is a wonderful opportunity to tell a magical story […]
French president meets Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh to discuss energy, security, and infrastructure.
