The iconic festival, which had to shutter its physical event this year because of coronavirus, has revealed the 56 movies chosen for its Official Selection as a badge of honor for the movies and in a bid to boost their distribution credentials. Check out the list of films here.
The NBA is poised to confirm its return to the court in July, setting up a dramatic revival months after the league’s abrupt shutdown due to COVID-19 became an instant symbol of the chaotic sweep of the virus.
According to recent media reports (one of which was posted Wednesday on NBA.com), owners will vote on a…
James Mattis, the former secretary of defense under Donald Trump, wrote a blistering statement criticizing his former boss, writing that he is “the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us.”
“We are witnessing the…
Chris Trousdale, a singer with boy band Dream Street and later an actor, died Tuesday at a Burbank, Calif. hospital from COVID-19 complications, according to a family member. He was 34.
“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm the passing of Chris Trousdale on June, 2, 2020 from an undisclosed illness,” his rep for…
A social media campaign encouraging shutdown New York City theaters to open their lobbies – and restrooms – to protesters is gaining traction among Manhattan’s Off Broadway venues and spaces in Brooklyn: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, A.R.T./New York, IRT Theater and Irondale Center are among the first to…
"It is very important for us to take the momentum that has been created, as a society, as a county and say let's use this to finally have an impact," said Barack Obama today on the protests that have taken to the streets across the nation in response to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis cops on Memorial…
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the way that U.S. Park Police cleared protesters on Monday from the area near Lafayette Square Park in advance of Donald Trump’s visit to an historic church in the area.
“I think the U.S. Park Service, with having bricks thrown at them and frozen water bottles, had the right…
Mary Pat Gleason, a prolific character actress with more than 100 TV and film credits, including CBS’ sitcom Mom and A Cinderella Story, died of cancer June 2, according to a post on her Facebook page. She was 70.
Born in Lake City, MN, Gleason began her decades-long career in 1982 with a role in NBC soap opera Texas…
June marks Pride Month, a time where the LGTBQ+ community celebrates unity and L.A. Pride usually holds its annual parade and festival but had to cancel it this year because of COVID-19. However, Christopher Street West, the nonprofit that produces the fest, announced that on the weekend the Pride parade was supposed…
In this week’s episode of my Deadline video series The Actor’s Side, I start out by asking Gugu Mbatha-Raw about her full name and the meaning behind it. You can imagine that with such a distinct name she is asked often, and indeed she says she is. Gugulethu, her full first name, means “our pride.” That seems fitting…
Edward James Olmos has been acting, directing and producing film and television for 45 years, establishing himself as an iconic Latino actor when there weren’t many of them. Films from Blade Runner to Zoot Suit, Selena, My Family and American Me, and TV work including his Emmy-winning turn as Lt. Castillo in Miami Vice…
The CW has picked up Sky Italia original Devils, starring Patrick Dempsey, as it continues its acquisition of international shows for its fall schedule.
The move means a slight schedule change to accommodate the hour-long drama with Two Sentence Horror Stories and Dead Pixels moving from their previously announced…
Some good news here, especially on the AMC Theatres front. The Leawood, Kansas-based chain–the No. 1 circuit in U.S and Europe–is reopening three Odeon Cinemas in Norway effective today.Â
Odeon Cinemas Oslo Storo 14, Sandvika 8 and Lillestrøm 7 are the first three locations within the AMC and Odeon cinemas circuit to…
