EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK & Irish rights to action-thriller Honest Thief, starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos and Robert Patrick. Directed by Mark Williams, co-creator and producer of Netflix series Ozark and producer of Warner Bros’ The Accountant…

Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren has said that it is time for the BBC to consider other ways of funding itself as a debate rages in the UK about the future of the licence fee. In quotes widely reported in the British press, Mirren told an audience at the Kiln Theatre in London that the licence fee, a…

Block 2 Distribution, the sales outfit founded by Wong Kar Wai, has boarded international rights on Giuseppe Tornatore's feature documentary Ennio: The Maestro ahead of this week’s EFM. The project is the 13th collaboration between Morricone, 91, and Tornatore, a relationship that includes their work on the 1988 Oscar…

Ozzy Osbourne has called off the North American leg of his “No More Tours 2” amid a series of health problems. In a statement shared on social media this evening, the Prince of Darkness said instead of touring, he will undergo medical treatments. “I’m so thankful that everyone has been patient because I’ve had a shit…

Race car driver Ryan Newman was rushed to a hospital Monday, following a fiery crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500. Newman, 42, was leading the signature NASCAR race in the final turn, when his No. 6 Ford Mustang crashed into a wall, flipped over, landed upside down, and burst into flames. The vehicle then…

Apple, which sounded an alarm bell on China in late January, acknowledged Monday the situation had precipitated more quickly than anticipated and it wouldn’t meet revenue forecasts it made then as the coronavirus decimates production and demand for its products in the key nation. “Our quarterly guidance issued on…

Kellye Nakahara Wallett, who played Lt. Kellye Yamato on all 11 seasons of the classic series M*A*S*H and was the cook in the , died Sunday at her home in Pasadena after a brief battle with cancer. She was 72. Her son William Wallett confirmed the news to the Associated Press. Wallet also played the cook in the 1985…

Television’s longest-running game show, CBS’ The Price Is Right, has halted production for the week, its production company said Monday, two days after host Drew Carey’s former fiancée Amie Harwick was killed and an ex-boyfriend arrested on suspicion of murder. Harwick, 38, a well-known Hollywood family and sex…

An executive and director who worked with Hubei Film Studios in Wuhan, China, has died after contracting coronavirus, along with three other members of his immediate family. Chang Kai, 55, succumbed to pneumonia caused by the coronavirus on February 14, Hubei said on social media. His father and mother reportedly died…

Tiffany Boone, the actress who left Showtime’s The Chi in November 2018 after alleging that she was harassed by co-star Jason Mitchell, is speaking out about her reasons for leaving, saying in an Instagram post that “not everyone was interested in creating a work environment that was conducive to each person feeling…