The Oscars group has been fairly successful in dropping a veil of secrecy over its internal deliberations. Committee debates are closely held. What passes for transparency is the occasional “Dear Member” email, usually sent after a policy has been set. It wasn’t always that way —at least, not officially.
ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud saw a boost in ratings from last week, ticking up to a 0.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.5 million viewers Sunday in primetime. Meanwhile, CBS’ reality competition Big Brother (1.1, 4.36M) also gained a tenth, keeping its spot as the night’s top-rated show.
Still, it was ABC that…
Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures have shifted the release date for the forthcoming ninth installment to the Saw film franchise from October 23, 2020, to May 15, 2020. Long-time franchise fan Chris Rock came up with the idea for the still-untitled reimaging, which is being described as "Saw on steroids.” He’ll star…
UPDATE, 10:58 AM:Avatar director James Cameron paid tribute online earlier today to Avengers: Endgame moving past his Pandora epic this weekend to become the highest-grossing movie ever worldwide.
Now Endgame directors the Russo Brothers have paid tribute back to the record-breaking Oscar winner with a powerfully…
Jonathan Groff is, suddenly, Seymour with this fall’s Off Broadway return of the beloved Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical Little Shop of Horrors. Co-starring with Mindhunter‘s Groff in the Michael Mayer-directed revival will be Tammy Blanchard and Christian Borle.
The production and casting was announced today by…
In the latest link between the White House and Fox Corp., former White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah has taken a senior vice president position at the media company.
Shah will continue to be based in Washington and will report to Fox Chief Legal and Policy Officer Viet Dinh. He had left the White House early…
EXCLUSIVE:Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black) is set for a recurring role on Hulu’s upcoming femme fatale thriller series Reprisal, from The Handmaid's Tale executive producer Warren Littlefield and A+E Studios.
Created, written and executive produced by Josh Corbin (StartUp), Reprisal is a hyper-noir story that…
An injury to a stuntman on the set of Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 at Leavesden studios in the UK halted production Monday. A studio spokesperson confirmed the news.
“We had an injury on the set of Fast 9 today in Leavesden with one of our stuntmen,” the studio said. “We have halted production for the day to focus on…
David Hedison, an actor who appeared in Off Broadway productions by Clifford Odets and in the original version of horror sci-fi classic The Fly but is best known for his starring role in the popular ’60s adventure seriesVoyage To The Bottom of The Sea, died July 18 in Los Angeles. He was 92.
His death was announced…
Membership First, the "loyal opposition" at SAG-AFTRA, has unveiled its slate of candidates in the upcoming elections. Patricia Richardson is running for president of the guild's Los Angeles local, and Frances Fisher and David Jolliffe are vying for two local vice president slots. As previously reported, Matthew Modine…
Netflix on Monday unveiled seven new original preschool series in the works at the streaming company, including a CG animated comedy adventure to premiere this year that serves as an expansion of DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon franchise.
The new series — five animated, one nonfiction, one live-action…
Fourward, the management, production, and investment company launched last year by Will Ward and 13 others who exited Roar, has promoted Christopher Burbidge to head its expanding Talent division. The company also promoted Brooke Blann to manager in the company's Music division. Both are based in Fourward’s Los…
WGN America has set Wednesday, September 4, 9/8c for the premiere of new unscripted bounty-hunting series Dog’s Most Wanted.
In the series, Duane “Dog” Chapman and the late Beth Chapman, and a ferocious team of hunters Dog calls "The Dirty Dozen”, go on a cross-country manhunt to track down a carefully curated list…
