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.
CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who built a reputation as a bulldog at White House Press briefings during the Trump administration, got a taste of his own medicine Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla.
A conservative journalist confronted Acosta over the network’s coverage of New…
Republican Senators have asked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in a letter why a book that “challenges the transgender movement” was pulled from sale on the website.
The book, When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. Anderson, was an Amazon bestseller. Its description says it provides “thoughtful answers to questions arising from our…
The concert industry clearly wants to get back to work, as a flurry of announcements on Friday proved. But what those announcements also proved is that getting back to work will require a leap of faith by all involved, most prominently, the government.
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, speaking during an earnings call…
The Shark Tank tag team of Mark Cuban, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John again proved to be the gods of Friday demo ratings, pulling in an 0.7 to lead the parade.
The Sharks heard pitches on bed-making, a plant-based food, germ-free dog walking, and an app that teaches children to…
Warner Bros. day and date theatrical release of Tom & Jerryin theaters and on HBO Max had what would be considered a very solid day during the pandemic, with $4M on Friday and an expected $12.5M over three days at 2,475 theaters, according to Warner Bros. That’s a number that beats the 3-day of Universal/Dreamworks…
The stimulus bill passed by the House of Representatives early on Saturday should be signed by President Joe Biden before the March 14 end of current federal benefits, according to reports.
The new Covid-19 relief bill passed by the House contains relief in the form of extended unemployment benefits for more than…
UPDATE: The House of Representatives early on Saturday passed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a Covid-19 relief and recovery bill that would be Joe Biden’s first legislative achievement if it reaches his desk.
The massive piece of spending legislation now goes to the Senate.
The bill passed narrowly in the…
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…
