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The Year In Review

Look Back 2021 Movies Of The Year, Broadway’s Best, Media M&A, Cable News Ratings, More

Deadline is looking back at a wild year. Click above to launch our series of analyses, best-of lists and galleries.

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Allan Larson Dies: Father Of Playwright Jonathan Larson And Caretaker Of Legacy

Allan Larson, father of Jonathan Larson and a dedicated caretaker of the Rent playwright’s legacy, has died. His death was announced last night on Twitter by Lin-Manuel Miranda, director of the 2021 Netflix adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical Tick, Tick…Boom! Additional details were not…

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Destined For $600M+ Running Domestic B.O. By End Of New Year’s Weekend – Saturday AM Update

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: The first weekend of 2022 for all movies is looking at $100.6M, an amount that’s 700% ahead of New Year’s weekend 2021 when most theaters where closed due to Covid, but behind 29% two years ago in 2020 when Covid didn’t seem to be a threat stateside. A handful of adult-skewing and family titles saw…

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A Look Ahead For The News Media: Ten Things To Watch In 2022

As we head into 2022, the news is filled with uncertainties — when the pandemic ends and whether inflation ebbs, to name just a few. The same is true in the business of news, as the past year saw disruption, what with the surprise departures of a number of news personalities and the prospect of more in the coming…

Ricky Gervais’ ‘After Life’ Debuts New Trailer Before Its Season 3 Premiere

Ricky Gervais is back for his third season of After Life, and brought a new trailer in advance of the series’ Jan. 14 renewal on Netflix. Set in the small fictitious town of Tambury, the show follows Tony, a writer for the local newspaper whose life is upended after his wife dies from cancer. While still struggling…

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Miley Cyrus Handles Live TV Wardrobe Malfunction With A Quick Change

Miley Cyrus almost wore a costume more fitting for the New Year’s baby. During her live New Year’s Eve television show from Miami, the singer lost her skimpy top while strutting onstage at the start of the song “Party in the U.S.A.” Realizing that she was about to see more than the ball drop, she turned and headed…

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‘Impractical Jokers’ Star Joe Gatto Announces He’s Leaving Troupe After A Long Run

One of the stars of the TruTv franchise series Impractical Jokers is leaving the comedy troupe after a decade-long run. Joe Gatto posted the stunning news on Instagram tonight in a note that alluded to “the challenges I am facing” and a promise to “create new ways to entertain you.” “Sorry in advance for the long and…

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Anderson Cooper To Host New Series For CNN+

Anderson Cooper will host a new parenting show for CNN+, the upcoming subscription streaming service from CNN, while a current online series will move to the new platform. Parental Guidance with Anderson Cooper, to air weekly, will feature Cooper consulting with experts on navigating the challenges of life as a…

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NASCAR’s Brandon Brown Embraces His Controversial Chant With New Crypto Deal

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown, whose interview led to the popular “Let’s go, Brandon” chant that is bedeviling President Joe Biden and his supporters, has decided to embrace the controversy. After initially claiming that he was not political and was having trouble finding a sponsor because of the chant’s dubious…

Business

Media And Entertainment Stocks Close The Book On Mixed 2021

Covid, neither gone nor forgotten in 2021, batted investors and markets for another year as attempts at business as usual were stymied by cycles of angst and rebound. Defensive stocks, growth stocks, value stocks, stay-at-home stocks were in one day, out the next. After a volatile year of ups and downs, broader…

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UK’s New Year’s Honours List Includes James Bond Team, Vanessa Redgrave, Paul Greengrass, More

Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, the producer/caretakers of the James Bond movie franchise including this year’s No Time to Die, and its star Daniel Craig were among the entertainment and media figures recognized Friday on the UK’s New Year’s Honours List. Other British arts and media figures named today included…

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CES Shortened By One Day Amid Covid Case Records Across The U.S.

UPDATED: The Consumer Technology Association announced late today that its CES trade show next week in Las Vegas will end one day early. The move comes amid record-setting Covid counts in many states across America. “The step was taken as an additional safety measure to the current health protocols that have been put…

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Memories Of Betty White As Mary Tyler Moore Tells Her How She Became Sue Ann Nivens – Watch

What can you say about Betty White that isn’t already being said around the world today? Her death at age 99 was announced on New Year’s Eve, just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday. It’s somehow hard to believe she’s gone, even at that ripe old age. She’s always been with us. Just this morning, GMA did a…