Universal’s Oscar-buzzed, throwback, big-scale Western, now the only major studio theatrical release on Christmas Day, holds eerie parallels to many hot-button topics that have divided this country today, from fears of a pandemic to fake media and racism. In his first major interview in the run-up to release, the director describes how the Tom Hanks-starring movie was constructed to convey hope in difficult times.
The UK is set to become the first western country to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine after it was authorized for emergency use by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority (MHRA).
Initial doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, which has been shown to be 95% effective in trials, will arrive in the UK in the…
Global streamer Starz has launched independent direct-to-consumer OTT app Lionsgate Play in India, which will make Hollywood content available locally in multiple Indian languages.
The service enters a booming streaming market where the likes of Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon and Netflix have been making waves in 2020…
President Donald Trump and his campaign have raised more than $170 million dollars from supporters since Election Day alone, CNN reported. But with Trump’s days in the White House winding slowly to an end, that money may fund more than just the campaign’s efforts, Trevor Noah joked on Tuesday.
During The Daily Show…
As SAG-AFTRA seeks to modify its healthcare plans for the New Year, a number of notable union members including Clancy Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, Mark Hamill and Morgan Freeman voiced their concerns with the changes in a social media video.
“Have you heard of a union doing union busting in a pandemic? It’s obscene,” a…
The Umbrella Academy and Juno star Elliot Page came out as transgender and non-binary on Tuesday. Page long has been an outspoken proponent of LGTBQ rights, including an emotional speech in which he came out as gay. He’s given candid interviews about the issues confronting him personally and the LGTBQ community as a…
Vivica A. Fox fans can get their fix during this holiday season with Ion Television’s newly announced movie marathon “A Very Vivica Christmas.” On Tuesday, the broadcaster said it will feature an all-day slate of the actress’ recent Ion holiday flicks on December 6, leading to the premiere of her latest holiday…
Late-night will undoubtedly be a bit different under a Joe Biden presidency, and Stephen Colbert has started to think what that might envision.
In a wide-ranging interview for the cover of Vanity Fair, The Late Show host talked about what he thinks the CBS show will look like. He also revealed that he has been…
Brad Parscale, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, gave his first post-election interview to Fox News Channel’s Martha MacCallum, and he offered some criticism of the president for not expressing empathy on Covid-19.
He said that the decision to “go for opening the economy versus public empathy” cost Trump support…
Following strong Live+3 ratings lifts, the series premiere of ABC’s new drama Big Sky, featuring that shocking ending, has set new delayed viewing high marks.
After seven days of viewing on linear and digital platforms — with most of the digital consumption coming from Hulu —Â the viewership for the Big Sky premiere…
Nearly 20 years after the September 11 attacks, Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian takes a deeper look into the legal aftermaths following the years-long trial of the once-accused Mohamedou Ould Slahi.
In the trailer for STXfilms title that dropped today, Jodie Foster’s Nancy Hollander attempts to do the difficult…
“Today, Tuesday, December 1, 2020, is the worst day thus far of the Covid-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County,” county health director Barbara Ferrer said today. “However, it will likely not remain the worst day of the pandemic in Los Angeles County. That will be tomorrow, and the next day and the next as cases…
Members of Hollywood's Teamsters Local 399 and the Basic Crafts unions have been given an extension of the deadline to complete a 30-minute Covid-19 training course. The on-line course, which is offered by the Contract Services Administration Trust Fund, must now be completed by Dec. 24 in order for those union…
