The Toronto Film Festival kicked off September 5 with a multi-move opening night that included David Gordon Green’s family comedy Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller. It kicked off a slate of world premieres and buzzy movies across 11 days for the 49th edition of one of North America’s biggest film festivals. Other key titles making their […]
Media deals are having a moment and now a leading player, Fox, is looking to jump in as CEO Lachlan Murdoch told investors at a conference today that the company will train its solid balance sheet on M&A. That’s an unusual statement. CEOs are always asked this but tend to say – true or not […]
Hugh Grant has been doing a lot to dismantle his dashingly dishevelled ’90s romcom image in the last 15 years or more, but Heretic might be the film to blow it all to kingdom come. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods — a key part of the creative team behind the thoughtfully […]
It appears The Deliverance is picking up steam on Netflix, putting up 21.8M views from September 2 to 8, marking a significant increase from the week prior. The film has taken a minute to break through with audiences since premiering on August 16, but after marching its way to third place in the last week of […]
The first and only currently scheduled debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and now Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris will take place on Sept. 10, one of the dates originally blocked off for Trump to debate President Joe Biden when he was still running for a second term. MSNBC, NBC and many other networks […]
Giancarlo Parretti, who was central to one of Hollywood’s greatest scandals, will reflect on his tumultuous days running MGM for the first time in a new feature doc from the BBC, Fifth Season and Wonderhood Studios. In The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood from BAFTA-winning Lockerbie director John Dower, Parretti will give his own […]
Peacock continues to staff up its new Office. Melvin Gregg (American Vandal, Snowfall), Chelsea Frei (Poker Face, The Cleaning Lady) and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever, Santa Clarita Diet) have been cast in Peacock’s upcoming Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman mokumentary which is set in the same universe as Daniels’ NBC hit The Office. The […]
The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whopping $746,230. Ayad Akhtar’s play, directed by Bartlett Sher, staged its first preview last Thursday, September 5, and stars Downey as a revered but […]
The first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be available for DirecTV customers tonight despite the carriage battle between the company and Disney – if the satellite cable company accept the Mouse House’s offer. “As we announced in May, the ABC News presidential debate will be widely available across broadcast, cable and streaming,” […]
A Happy Gilmore sequel is coming thanks to Netflix, Adam Sandler and others. The actor, who will reprise his role as the titular former hockey player-turned-golfer, also has hinted at several special guest stars who may appear in the sequel film. Christopher McDonald, who played antagonist Shooter McGavin in the 1996 original film, first teased […]