The British documentary filmmaker and journalist found his niche and a place on the A-list with films that work meaningful, topical subject matter into mainstream tapestries. With his Tom Hanks-led western getting Oscar buzz, he talks about his cinematic influences in the latest edition of Deadline’s video series.
UPDATE, 10:11 PM: Battered again today by some of the biggest names in Hollywood for its stupefying lack of Black members, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association tonight responded by repeating a previous pledge to do more and to do it in public at the Golden Globes this weekend.
"We released this statement from the…
Bill Maher sat down with former Fox News and NBC News personality Megyn Kelly for the leadoff interview Friday on HBO’s Real Time, but their discussion didn’t focus on her former employers or her controversial past at all. Instead, they had a frank talk about race, social justice and 21st century “victimhood” in…
After 80 years, Tom and Jerry still have it.
That is the very nice thing to report about the latest reboot of the iconic Hanna-Barbera cartoon superstars, who now headline their first hybrid live-action/animated feature. It might not hit the heights of the brilliance of Who Framed Roger Rabbit in this subgenre of…
Freeform’s Good Trouble “has been so far ahead of the curve in telling the stories that it’s been telling for years,” series’ new recurring guest star/director Constance Zimmer said during the show’s TCA panel Friday, summing up a recurring theme throughout the conversation.
Black Lives Matter co-founder, actor…
Regrets, Charlie Sheen has had a few. But this week, several politicos brought him to mind, causing one outlet to reach out to Sheen to talk about his infamous public media meltdown of 10 years ago.
In a Yahoo! Entertainment interview, Sheen reflected on how he traded early retirement for a hashtag in a series of…
Fred Segal, who was a fashion icon in Los Angeles for more than 60 years, has died because of complications from a stroke, his representatives confirmed Friday. He was 87.
“In 1961, Fred Segal created a retail scene that defined Los Angeles fashion and sparked a revolutionary shift in style that has transcended the…
Screenwriter Nick Schenk has signed with Management 360 for representation.
His next project, Cry Machostarring and directed by Clint Eastwood, wrapped production in December. Schenk is the first writer to pen three projects for Eastwood, his previous screenplays, Gran Torino and The Mule ranking as the veteran…
Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart kicked off its eighth season Sunday night with a bang. The Season 8 premiere averaged three million Total Viewers and 397,000 Women 25-54 in Live+3, making it the most-watched original scripted series on ad-supported cable in the year-to-date among Total Viewers and Women 18+…
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Sabongui (Firefly Lane) is set for a recurring role on the 11th and final season of Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless.
Sabongui will play Martin, a city slicker in a crisp suit; the landlord who has a run-in with Carl.
Starring William H. Macy, the final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family…
The dates are set for the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. But there’s more news than just the September 2-6 run, which expands from three days to four: Organizers are hoping to hold an in-person event in the Colorado resort town.
The hope is that the Covid-19 vaccination process will be far enough along by then and…
Editor’s Note:Rashad Robinson is president of racial-justice organization Color of Change. Founded in 2005, it has more than 7 million members. Last year, it collaborated with actor and producer Michael B. Jordan to create #ChangeHollywood, an initiative that aims to offer tangible ways to invest in anti-racist…
EXCLUSIVE: In this time of global pandemic, the 78th annual Golden Globes intend to spotlight the foreign in Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the bicoastal ceremony Sunday hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Yet, there's still going to be a lot of old-skool shenanigans and glamour onstage at New York City’s…
