The Oscar-nominated documentarian took Deadline’s Mike Fleming Jr. on a detailed tour of his self-inflicted trip down the rabbit hole, recounting the pain his decision to use social media as a confessional caused his family, friends and colleagues, and his career.
Jan Merlin, an Emmy-award winning writer and actor, has died at the age of 94.
Merlin’s death was confirmed by his family and collaborator William Russo, with whom he wrote books about Hollywood.
Merlin won an Emmy in 1975 for daytime NBC soap opera Another World, which told the story of the Midwestern town of Bay…
EXCLUSIVE: UK-U.S. documentary On The President’s Orders, which chronicles Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s violent ‘war on drugs’, is to be used as evidence by the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its ongoing investigation into the government-sanctioned killings.
The film’s Emmy-winning…
After an underwhelming performance last week on his Dancing With the Stars debut, Sean Spicer has a plan to stay in the competition — a campaign for votes.
The former White House press secretary made the announcement on tonight’s episode of the ABC competition series.
“We’re going to run this like a campaign,” he…
J. Michael Mendel, an Emmy-winning animation producer best known for his work on The Simpsons and Rick and Morty has died. He was 54.
Mendel began working on popular Adult Swim series Rick and Morty when it launched in 2013. The cable network released a statement Monday calling him the “heart” of the show’s production…
Catherine Powell, president of Disney Parks Western Region, is leaving the company after more than a decade.
Powell oversaw Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Disneyland Paris, but her position is being eliminated, Bloomberg reported Monday. The heads of each resort will now report to Bob Chapek, chairman of Disney's…
Audiences may have not tuned into the actual ceremony for the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, but they certainly were tuning in for the action happening on this year’s red — er, I mean purple — carpet. E!’s Live From the Red Carpet: The 2019 Emmy Awards served up some top-notch ratings Sunday as it saw a noteworthy uptick…
EXCLUSIVE:Â Michole Briana White and Jacqueline McKenzie have joined the growing ensemble cast of James Wan’s untitled Atomic Monster film, which marks a return to his indie horror roots.
They join already-cast Annabelle Wallis, Jake Abel, George Young and Maddie Hasson. The pic is in production in Los Angeles, a…
EXCLUSIVE: We are getting word from sources that Warner Bros is rebooting its 1991 neo-noir gangster film New Jack City, and that multi-hyphenate Snowfall actor and filmmaker Malcolm M. Mays is writing.
The original movie, directed by Mario Van Peebles and written by Thomas Lee Wright, boasted a star cast that…
The new NFL season is well underway and the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards have come and gone. Now comes the kickoff of the fall TV season beginning tonight.
With more than a dozen new shows on CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox over the next couple of weeks plus more on cable and streaming, panning for gold in the river of content…
When CNN telecasts the next Democratic presidential debate in October, 10 or more candidates are likely to qualify and make it to the stage. But based the Democratic National Committee’s new qualifying criteria announced Monday, it’s the November debate that is very likely to feature a pared down set of…
The new film Judy chronicles Judy Garland in her final months as the troubled star performs her last set of concerts at London’s Talk of the Town. But what it really does, thanks to star Renee Zellweger’s simply remarkable performance in the title role, is to dig deep into the soul of this legendary superstar to…
EXCLUSIVE: ABC has given a put pilot commitment to Mourning Songs, a musical family comedy from former New Girl executive producers/co-showrunners Dave Finkel and Brett Baer; Michael Seitzman and Christina Davis’ Maniac Prods; and ABC Studios, where the company is based.
Mourning Songs is based on the life and…
