Demi Moore might have been an icon of 90s Hollywood. However, the 61-year-old faced her fair share of problems, both on and off-screen. From problems with her co-stars to the disparity between her earnings, the actress faced a lot of issues. But things got worse for her at the height of her career. Despite being one of the most prominent and highest-paid actresses of her time, her compensation paled in comparison to the earnings of her male counterparts, including her now ex-husband, Bruce Willis.
Demi Moore in the 1986 rom-com About Last Night | Credits: TriStar Pictures
Moore has always been rather vocal about the pitfalls of the industry. However, it once ended up getting to her in a way she never expected.
Demi Moore opens up about the backlash from Striptease
In 1996, Demi Moore reached a brand new level of financial success with her film, Striptease. Although her role in the movie was a bit controversial,...
Demi Moore in the 1986 rom-com About Last Night | Credits: TriStar Pictures
Moore has always been rather vocal about the pitfalls of the industry. However, it once ended up getting to her in a way she never expected.
Demi Moore opens up about the backlash from Striptease
In 1996, Demi Moore reached a brand new level of financial success with her film, Striptease. Although her role in the movie was a bit controversial,...
- 9/24/2024
- by Prathika Prashant
- FandomWire
“I’m warning you: She loves to dominate a teddy bear,” Demi Moore says as her teacup Chihuahua, Pilaf, toddles into the room. Moore, perched on a kitchen stool in her Los Angeles home, watches her dog with a sly smile. “You’re going to see some humping.”
Pilaf has had a busy year — she was featured in Vogue, and seen in the front rows of Paris Fashion Week — so bringing her to the Cannes Film Festival in May was a risk: Would the pint-size bundle of cuteness upstage her owner at the premiere of her blood-drenched horror film “The Substance”? Perhaps Moore knew the role was more beastly than her little pet could ever be.
“I didn’t know how the movie was going to go,” Moore admits as Pilaf, now in the family room, ravages her stuffed animal in a patch of sunlight. “It’s so out of the box.
Pilaf has had a busy year — she was featured in Vogue, and seen in the front rows of Paris Fashion Week — so bringing her to the Cannes Film Festival in May was a risk: Would the pint-size bundle of cuteness upstage her owner at the premiere of her blood-drenched horror film “The Substance”? Perhaps Moore knew the role was more beastly than her little pet could ever be.
“I didn’t know how the movie was going to go,” Moore admits as Pilaf, now in the family room, ravages her stuffed animal in a patch of sunlight. “It’s so out of the box.
- 9/3/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
John Carpenter's 1986 action-comedy "Big Trouble in Little China" is an odd duck. The plot involves an ancient wizard named Lo Pan (James Hong) who aims to kidnap, marry, and then sacrifice a green-eyed woman to break a curse he is under. The woman in question is Miao Yin (Suzee Pai), the fiancée of Wang Chi (Dennis Dun), who, fortunately, knows a little bit about evil wizards and ancient Chinese warriors. It will be up to Wang to rescue Miao Yin from Lo Pan. Also kidnapped is the green-eyed Gracie (Kim Cattrall), beloved by the dumb-as-rocks blowhard Jack Burton (Kurt Russell), essentially Wang's sidekick.
The gag of the movie is that Jack doesn't really seem to understand that he's a sidekick, and behaves like the action hero. Indeed, the whole movie seems to be a martial arts movie told from the perspective of the American guest star. Russell was featured...
The gag of the movie is that Jack doesn't really seem to understand that he's a sidekick, and behaves like the action hero. Indeed, the whole movie seems to be a martial arts movie told from the perspective of the American guest star. Russell was featured...
- 8/26/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Creative partners Adam Pally and David Caspe didn’t anticipate that the “third in the Pally-Caspe trilogy” would star one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Pally, a dedicated member of his own rec league basketball team, and Caspe, an “enormous basketball fan and even bigger Stephen Curry fan,” could not believe that the four-time NBA champion wanted to work on a show with them.
“I would not be shocked if we just got a phone call Thursday morning when the show’s supposed to premiere. That’s like, ‘Yeah, Stephen decided not to do it,’” Caspe told TheWrap. “I’d be like, ‘That makes sense. God bless him.’”
The idea for the duo’s mockumentary series “Mr. Throwback” came after an appearance on Ayesha Curry’s HBO Max game show, “About Last Night.”
Caspe and Pally appeared on separate episodes with their wives — “Happy Endings” and “Marry Me...
Pally, a dedicated member of his own rec league basketball team, and Caspe, an “enormous basketball fan and even bigger Stephen Curry fan,” could not believe that the four-time NBA champion wanted to work on a show with them.
“I would not be shocked if we just got a phone call Thursday morning when the show’s supposed to premiere. That’s like, ‘Yeah, Stephen decided not to do it,’” Caspe told TheWrap. “I’d be like, ‘That makes sense. God bless him.’”
The idea for the duo’s mockumentary series “Mr. Throwback” came after an appearance on Ayesha Curry’s HBO Max game show, “About Last Night.”
Caspe and Pally appeared on separate episodes with their wives — “Happy Endings” and “Marry Me...
- 8/8/2024
- by Tess Patton
- The Wrap
When Steph Curry Wanted to Become a Sitcom Star, the Minds Behind ‘Happy Endings’ Sprung Into Action
What do you do when one of the biggest sports stars on the planet asks you to write a role for him? If you’re David Caspe and Adam Pally, you think quickly.
The duo — who first worked together on the cult ABC sitcom “Happy Endings,” created by Caspe and starring Pally as Max Blum, a disheveled gay man making ends meet as an unlicensed limousine driver while mooching off his ensemble of Chicago friends — never expected to find themselves writing a mockmentary about Steph Curry. But when the Golden State Warriors star teamed up with his wife Ayesha Curry to host the game show “About Last Night” on what was then called HBO Max in 2022, their comedic fates changed forever.
Each episode of the show featured different celebrity couples answering embarrassing questions about each other, and both Pally and Caspe appeared as guests along with their respective partners. They...
The duo — who first worked together on the cult ABC sitcom “Happy Endings,” created by Caspe and starring Pally as Max Blum, a disheveled gay man making ends meet as an unlicensed limousine driver while mooching off his ensemble of Chicago friends — never expected to find themselves writing a mockmentary about Steph Curry. But when the Golden State Warriors star teamed up with his wife Ayesha Curry to host the game show “About Last Night” on what was then called HBO Max in 2022, their comedic fates changed forever.
Each episode of the show featured different celebrity couples answering embarrassing questions about each other, and both Pally and Caspe appeared as guests along with their respective partners. They...
- 8/8/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
“The only premise I could ever really give to people for this show is it’s like if Christopher Guest directed ‘Uncut Gems,’” Adam Pally says, previewing his new series “Mr. Throwback.” The mockumentary show does have a similar shape to Josh and Benny Safdie’s modern crime classic: a so-sad, so-fucked-up Jewish businessman takes on life-threatening mob debts and, in a shameless act of survivalist drive, dogs an NBA star and extracts money from him through a bombardment of white lies.
Only in “Mr. Throwback,” Pally’s character, Danny Grossman, is a former basketball prodigy, the “Jewish Jordan” that once went “100 and 100”. Stephen Curry was his back-up in middle school. But Danny’s career ended early after his alcoholic father and coach (Tracy Letts) is caught in an elaborate lie. Two decades and a failed marriage later, an in-debt Danny is forced to follow in his old man’s footsteps,...
Only in “Mr. Throwback,” Pally’s character, Danny Grossman, is a former basketball prodigy, the “Jewish Jordan” that once went “100 and 100”. Stephen Curry was his back-up in middle school. But Danny’s career ended early after his alcoholic father and coach (Tracy Letts) is caught in an elaborate lie. Two decades and a failed marriage later, an in-debt Danny is forced to follow in his old man’s footsteps,...
- 8/7/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, and the original MTV VJs will host “Brat Pack Weekend” on 80s on 8 (Ch. 8) in celebration of this summer’s hottest 80s documentary, “Brats.” Starting Friday, July 26, tune in to 80s on 8 as Andrew, who directed “Brats,” and Rob handpick their favorite 80s songs and provide behind-the-scenes stories about the documentary now streaming on Hulu.
80s on 880s pop, the original MTV VJs, and moreListen on the App
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“When we were making ‘Pretty in Pink,’” McCarthy says during the special, “John Hughes used to come to the set with a cassette recorder. And he’d have these little cassettes that he would just play. ‘Hey, guys, what do you think of this?’ And he did play. And he’d just play snippets of these songs. And we’d either give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. And a lot of those...
80s on 880s pop, the original MTV VJs, and moreListen on the App
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“When we were making ‘Pretty in Pink,’” McCarthy says during the special, “John Hughes used to come to the set with a cassette recorder. And he’d have these little cassettes that he would just play. ‘Hey, guys, what do you think of this?’ And he did play. And he’d just play snippets of these songs. And we’d either give it a thumbs up or thumbs down. And a lot of those...
- 7/24/2024
- by Matt Simeone
- SiriusXM
Leslye Headland, creator of the new Disney+ series Star Wars: The Acolyte, will make her Broadway debut this fall with the Second Stage Theater production of her play Cult of Love. Trip Cullman will direct.
Headland’s play, making its New York premiere, begins performances at the Hayes Theater on Wednesday, November 20, with opening night set for Thursday, December 12.
Cult of Love will be part of the 46th anniversary season of Second Stage, which just won the Tony Award for Best Revival/Play for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate.
The company also announced today that its upcoming Off Broadway slate will include the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies’ Lunar Eclipse, directed by Kate Whoriskey and starring Reed Birney and Lisa Emery.
Previews of Lunar Eclipse begin Wednesday, October 9, at the Tony Kiser Theater, with opening night on Wednesday, October 30.
Additional casting and full creative teams...
Headland’s play, making its New York premiere, begins performances at the Hayes Theater on Wednesday, November 20, with opening night set for Thursday, December 12.
Cult of Love will be part of the 46th anniversary season of Second Stage, which just won the Tony Award for Best Revival/Play for Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Appropriate.
The company also announced today that its upcoming Off Broadway slate will include the New York premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies’ Lunar Eclipse, directed by Kate Whoriskey and starring Reed Birney and Lisa Emery.
Previews of Lunar Eclipse begin Wednesday, October 9, at the Tony Kiser Theater, with opening night on Wednesday, October 30.
Additional casting and full creative teams...
- 6/25/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Studiocanal exec Dominique Jubin has been named Head of French Drama at the French content house’s Canal+ Group cousin, Ciné+ Ocs.
Jubin will exit her post as Managing Director of Studiocanal Original, Studiocanal’s French TV series production unit, to take up her new role on July 1. That is two days before the launch of Ciné+ Ocs, which combines elements of the Ciné+ service and premium pay-tv bouquet Ocs.
Her role will be to develop a range of series for Ciné+ Ocs’s pay-tv channels and streaming service. She will report to Olivier Bibas, Head of Canal+ Création Originale, who said: “I’m delighted to hand over this new responsibility to Dominique Jubin. Her proven experience will be an important asset in maintaining and renewing drama on Ciné+ Ocs. I wish her every success in her new position.”
Jubin previously spent ten years as Deputy Director of French TV...
Jubin will exit her post as Managing Director of Studiocanal Original, Studiocanal’s French TV series production unit, to take up her new role on July 1. That is two days before the launch of Ciné+ Ocs, which combines elements of the Ciné+ service and premium pay-tv bouquet Ocs.
Her role will be to develop a range of series for Ciné+ Ocs’s pay-tv channels and streaming service. She will report to Olivier Bibas, Head of Canal+ Création Originale, who said: “I’m delighted to hand over this new responsibility to Dominique Jubin. Her proven experience will be an important asset in maintaining and renewing drama on Ciné+ Ocs. I wish her every success in her new position.”
Jubin previously spent ten years as Deputy Director of French TV...
- 6/19/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
In June 1985, a young group of talented actors was ready to take the world by storm as the release of Joel Schumacher‘s “St. Elmo’s Fire” approached. Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, and Demi Moore had already done fine work in other films both together and apart, but “St. Elmo’s Fire” was the best showcase any of them had ever gotten, in an era when youth movies were better and more numerous than they had ever been before. Nothing stood in the way of their becoming the next generation of great American screen actors — except for a New York magazine writer named David Blum.
Blum spent a night out with Estevez and several of his friends for what was supposed to be a simple profile of the actor but turned into a cover story in which the journalist dubbed the entire group the “Brat Pack...
Blum spent a night out with Estevez and several of his friends for what was supposed to be a simple profile of the actor but turned into a cover story in which the journalist dubbed the entire group the “Brat Pack...
- 6/12/2024
- by Jim Hemphill
- Indiewire
Demi Moore suffered from substance addiction during her younger years, but this was kept secret for a while especially when she got into a relationship with Two and a Half Men actor Jon Cryer. He admitted not having any idea about his ex-girlfriend’s situation.
Demi Moore and Jon Cryer in No Small Affair / Columbia Pictures
After rehabilitation, Moore remained sober for 20 years, but she experienced a relapse in 2012 hence going back into treatment again. She also dealt with eating disorders apart from her addiction.
Jon Cryer Wasn’t Aware Of Ex-Girlfriend Demi Moore’s Addiction Struggles
In the new documentary helmed by Andrew McCarthy entitled Brats, actor Jon Cryer shared via People his short-lived romance with Demi Moore.
We dated for a short time while we were working on No Small Affair, but I guess our particular affair was, in fact, pretty small. She was already struggling with a drug problem.
Demi Moore and Jon Cryer in No Small Affair / Columbia Pictures
After rehabilitation, Moore remained sober for 20 years, but she experienced a relapse in 2012 hence going back into treatment again. She also dealt with eating disorders apart from her addiction.
Jon Cryer Wasn’t Aware Of Ex-Girlfriend Demi Moore’s Addiction Struggles
In the new documentary helmed by Andrew McCarthy entitled Brats, actor Jon Cryer shared via People his short-lived romance with Demi Moore.
We dated for a short time while we were working on No Small Affair, but I guess our particular affair was, in fact, pretty small. She was already struggling with a drug problem.
- 6/9/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Sandra Bullock Once Revealed BTS Details About Her Nak*d Scene With Ryan Reynolds From The Proposal( Photo Credit – Instagram )
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are unparalleled in the comedy genre, and when they came together on screen for The Proposal, it was a blast. It had a lot of funny moments, and filming them was also a lot of fun for the actors. The Speed star once shared a behind-the-scenes detail from the rom-com when they had to film a sequence where Ryan was nak*ed. Scroll below to know more.
The 2009 movie starred Betty White, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, and others in the supporting cast. According to Box Office Mojo, it had a production budget of $40 million and earned $317.3 million worldwide.
There is a sequence in the film where Sandra Bullock attempts to find a towel after showering, leading her outside the bathroom. Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds’ character strips...
Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are unparalleled in the comedy genre, and when they came together on screen for The Proposal, it was a blast. It had a lot of funny moments, and filming them was also a lot of fun for the actors. The Speed star once shared a behind-the-scenes detail from the rom-com when they had to film a sequence where Ryan was nak*ed. Scroll below to know more.
The 2009 movie starred Betty White, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, and others in the supporting cast. According to Box Office Mojo, it had a production budget of $40 million and earned $317.3 million worldwide.
There is a sequence in the film where Sandra Bullock attempts to find a towel after showering, leading her outside the bathroom. Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds’ character strips...
- 6/5/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Hulu has to be pretty pleased with its list of new releases for June 2024. That’s because it’s about to be the summer of The Bear once again.
The Bear season 3 premieres all of its episodes on June 27 on Hulu. This FX dramedy has proven to be one of the most successful shows of its era. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, a world-famous chef who returns home to Chicago to help his floundering family restaurant after the death of his brother. Season 2 saw The Original Beef of Chicagoland crew transform the spot into fine dining establishment The Bear. It ruled. So will season 3 probably.
FX is responsible for the other major TV release on Hulu this month. Clipped premieres on June 4 and is about the scandalous real life story of Donald Sterling, the awful owner of the basketball team the Los Angeles Clippers. Another intriguing TV option...
The Bear season 3 premieres all of its episodes on June 27 on Hulu. This FX dramedy has proven to be one of the most successful shows of its era. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, a world-famous chef who returns home to Chicago to help his floundering family restaurant after the death of his brother. Season 2 saw The Original Beef of Chicagoland crew transform the spot into fine dining establishment The Bear. It ruled. So will season 3 probably.
FX is responsible for the other major TV release on Hulu this month. Clipped premieres on June 4 and is about the scandalous real life story of Donald Sterling, the awful owner of the basketball team the Los Angeles Clippers. Another intriguing TV option...
- 6/1/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: This year, comedian Adam Ray has something special in store for his June 16 birthday — the introduction of his third special, Like and Subscribe, which will debut on YouTube on that date before arriving on VOD platforms June 18.
Filmed in Madison, Wi, the special comes at a time when Ray’s popularity has reached new heights, in part due to his success with a satirical take, in full prosthetics, on daytime talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw — as seen in his digital series, Dr. Phil Live!. Produced by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, his new hour covers everything from awkward flight to his rapper brother-in law, Disneyland etiquette, and his childhood dream.
Currently picking up close to 20,000 new YouTube subscribers per month, and over one million views the week of new releases, Ray has garnered over 50 million views across multiple platforms since the launch of Dr. Phil Live! in August 2023. The consummate character actor,...
Filmed in Madison, Wi, the special comes at a time when Ray’s popularity has reached new heights, in part due to his success with a satirical take, in full prosthetics, on daytime talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw — as seen in his digital series, Dr. Phil Live!. Produced by 800 Pound Gorilla Media, his new hour covers everything from awkward flight to his rapper brother-in law, Disneyland etiquette, and his childhood dream.
Currently picking up close to 20,000 new YouTube subscribers per month, and over one million views the week of new releases, Ray has garnered over 50 million views across multiple platforms since the launch of Dr. Phil Live! in August 2023. The consummate character actor,...
- 5/31/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
June is busting out all over, especially on streaming. Whether it’s hiding from the heat or taking a break from school and work, Disney+ and Hulu are here to satisfying your mid-year entertainment needs.
Disney+ will premiere the first new live-action Star Wars since 2023’s middling to “The Mandalorian” Season 3 and “Ahsoka” with “The Acolyte,” starring “Squid Game” breakout Lee Jung-jae. The series is set before the events of “The Phantom Menace” with a familiar master-padawan storyline but new characters and a new era where that dynamic unfolds. The streamer will also premiere various new options for kids and family-friendly programming, as well as new episodes of “Doctor Who” starring Ncuti Gatwa.
On Hulu, FX comes in hot for the summer, along with an adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’s “Queenie,” the brat-pack documentary “Brats,” and yes — more “Love Island.” The TV and film library continues to shift with new and expiring titles,...
Disney+ will premiere the first new live-action Star Wars since 2023’s middling to “The Mandalorian” Season 3 and “Ahsoka” with “The Acolyte,” starring “Squid Game” breakout Lee Jung-jae. The series is set before the events of “The Phantom Menace” with a familiar master-padawan storyline but new characters and a new era where that dynamic unfolds. The streamer will also premiere various new options for kids and family-friendly programming, as well as new episodes of “Doctor Who” starring Ncuti Gatwa.
On Hulu, FX comes in hot for the summer, along with an adaptation of Candice Carty-Williams’s “Queenie,” the brat-pack documentary “Brats,” and yes — more “Love Island.” The TV and film library continues to shift with new and expiring titles,...
- 5/23/2024
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Demi Moore was one of the members of the Hollywood group The Brat Pack, a bunch of Hollywood actors who broke out in acting and started together in coming-of-age films in the 90s. She rose to prominence with the 1990 supernatural romance film Ghost. The 90s was her best decade, when she became an A-list actress, while also being deemed one of the most beautiful movie stars in the industry.
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in 1990’s Ghost | Paramount Pictures
Despite her illustrious career, the actress has had problems maintaining her body image and has suffered from weight issues. In her memoir, Inside Out, Moore detailed the extent to which she went to shed her weight for a film and the pain it caused to her body. The actress clearly had a love-hate relationship with her body all her life.
Demi Moore’s Unhealthy Relationship With Her Body Affected Her Life...
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in 1990’s Ghost | Paramount Pictures
Despite her illustrious career, the actress has had problems maintaining her body image and has suffered from weight issues. In her memoir, Inside Out, Moore detailed the extent to which she went to shed her weight for a film and the pain it caused to her body. The actress clearly had a love-hate relationship with her body all her life.
Demi Moore’s Unhealthy Relationship With Her Body Affected Her Life...
- 5/21/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Kevin Hart has become a popular face in the world of comic actors and is one of the most prolific comedians currently. The actor has entertained audiences over the years with his impeccable comic timing and unique humor. The success of his films in the 2010s like About Last Night, Get Hard, Central Intelligence, the Ride Along films, and the Jumanji franchise have made him a big star.
Kevin Hart in 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The actor has amassed a great fortune over the years with many box office hits. The actor was recently interviewed by 60 Minutes about his life and career. When asked whether he was a billionaire, Hart put on his sarcastic wit and provided a hilarious yet sensible answer to the question.
Kevin Hart Sets The Record Straight When Asked Whether He’s a Billionaire
In addition to films, Kevin Hart also hosts the...
Kevin Hart in 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
The actor has amassed a great fortune over the years with many box office hits. The actor was recently interviewed by 60 Minutes about his life and career. When asked whether he was a billionaire, Hart put on his sarcastic wit and provided a hilarious yet sensible answer to the question.
Kevin Hart Sets The Record Straight When Asked Whether He’s a Billionaire
In addition to films, Kevin Hart also hosts the...
- 4/22/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
Director Ed Zwick has been talking about making the film Blood Diamond in his new memoir – and it marked a sad turning point for Warner Bros.
Director Ed Zwick has recently published his memoir of sorts, going by the name Hits, Flops And Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years In Hollywood. It’s a really entertaining and also quite candid account of a directing career that’s seen him steer films such as Glory, About Last Night, The Last Samurai and – relevant specifically to this story – Blood Diamond.
You might remember that one. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, it was released in 2006 to reasonable success. Costing around $100m of Warner Bros’ money to make, it grossed $171m worldwide, earning five Academy Award nominations in the process.
Yet as Zwick reveals in his book, the film was not just a turning point in his own career, but that of Warner Bros too.
Director Ed Zwick has recently published his memoir of sorts, going by the name Hits, Flops And Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years In Hollywood. It’s a really entertaining and also quite candid account of a directing career that’s seen him steer films such as Glory, About Last Night, The Last Samurai and – relevant specifically to this story – Blood Diamond.
You might remember that one. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou, it was released in 2006 to reasonable success. Costing around $100m of Warner Bros’ money to make, it grossed $171m worldwide, earning five Academy Award nominations in the process.
Yet as Zwick reveals in his book, the film was not just a turning point in his own career, but that of Warner Bros too.
- 4/2/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Washington, D.C. — Kevin Hart was feted Sunday with the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize in a traditionally raucous affair that drew praise and flak in equal measure from a handful of comedic colleagues on hand for the occasion. The ceremony will air later this year on Netflix as part of the streamer’s multiyear deal with the Kennedy Center event.
Previous Twain honoree Dave Chappelle was on hand to salute the multifaceted entertainer whose standup comedic talents are matched by his prowess as film actor, producer, restauranteur and beverage magnate. So was Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Tiffany Haddish, among other friends and fellow comedians.
That extensive resume was ample grist for colleagues who trooped onto the Center’s Concert Hall stage as Hart and his family sat in a nearby box. The show concluded with the presentation of the award, a miniature Twain bust, by Kennedy Center chairman David Rubenstein.
Previous Twain honoree Dave Chappelle was on hand to salute the multifaceted entertainer whose standup comedic talents are matched by his prowess as film actor, producer, restauranteur and beverage magnate. So was Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Tiffany Haddish, among other friends and fellow comedians.
That extensive resume was ample grist for colleagues who trooped onto the Center’s Concert Hall stage as Hart and his family sat in a nearby box. The show concluded with the presentation of the award, a miniature Twain bust, by Kennedy Center chairman David Rubenstein.
- 3/25/2024
- by Paul Harris
- Variety Film + TV
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 The Women's Cancer Research Fund (Wcrf) Honorary Chairs Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks, along with Gala Chairs Quinn Ezralow, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and Anastasia Soare, and Co-Chairs NJ Falk, Tom Ford, Judy & Leonard Lauder, Kris Levine, Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson & Richard J Stephenson, Steve Tisch and Lori Kanter Tritsch & William P. Lauder will welcome guests to the 25th edition of An Unforgettable Evening.
The gala will return to the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf). Wcrf was founded by Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and the late Anne Douglas and Renette Ezralow.
This year’s gala will recognize trailblazing actress Demi Moore with the Courage Award for her unwavering support and dedication to raising awareness for breast cancer. Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg,...
The gala will return to the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf). Wcrf was founded by Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and the late Anne Douglas and Renette Ezralow.
This year’s gala will recognize trailblazing actress Demi Moore with the Courage Award for her unwavering support and dedication to raising awareness for breast cancer. Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg,...
- 3/25/2024
- Look to the Stars
Tubi, Fox’s free streaming service, has announced its list of April titles. The April 2024 slate features new Tubi Originals as well as numerous action, Black cinema, comedy, documentary, drama, horror, kids and family, romance, sci-fi and fantasy, thriller, and Western titles.
As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library, which includes over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.
You can watch the Tubi April 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.
You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the web at Tubi.tv.
Tubi Originals
Documentary
Behind...
As a leading ad-supported video-on-demand service, Tubi engages diverse audiences through a personalized experience and the world’s largest content library, which includes over 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a growing collection of Tubi Originals, and nearly 250 Fast channels.
You can watch the Tubi April 2024 lineup for free on Android and iOS mobile devices, Amazon Echo Show, Google Nest Hub Max, Comcast Xfinity X1, and Cox Contour.
You can also watch the service on connected television devices such as Amazon Fire TV, Vizio TVs, Sony TVs, Samsung TVs, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and on the web at Tubi.tv.
Tubi Originals
Documentary
Behind...
- 3/19/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Filmmaker Edward Zwick, whose credits include About Last Night, Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Siege, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, Defiance, Love & Other Drugs, Pawn Sacrifice, and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (not to mention co-creating Thirtysomething), recently published a memoir called Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood (pick up a copy Here). This book contains some very interesting passages – like the one on Zwick’s Jack Reacher regrets, and another where he reveals how impressed Denzel Washington was by Matt Damon’s performance when they were on the set of Zwick’s 1996 film Courage Under Fire.
Zwick wrote, “As we finished Matt’s coverage, Denzel caught my eye and nodded approvingly. Later, he took me aside. ‘Who is that kid?’ he asked. I told him it was Matt’s first big role. ‘Damn,’ he said. ‘Better get my game on. He almost blew me off the screen.
Zwick wrote, “As we finished Matt’s coverage, Denzel caught my eye and nodded approvingly. Later, he took me aside. ‘Who is that kid?’ he asked. I told him it was Matt’s first big role. ‘Damn,’ he said. ‘Better get my game on. He almost blew me off the screen.
- 3/6/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
About 20 notebooks are socked away in producer-director-writer Edward Zwick’s office in no particular order, full of odd magazine clippings and notes. During the pandemic he rooted through them and rewatched his work, looking for the nuggets and details that would become his memoir “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.”
He chronicles a television career with longtime Bedford Falls partner Marshall Herskovitz — together they created “Thirtysomething,” “Once and Again,” and “My So-Called Life” — but much of the book tracks Zwick in the movie business, from Demi Moore and Rob Lowe in “About Last Night” in 1986, “Legends of the Fall” with Brad Pitt in 1994, “The Last Samurai” with Tom Cruise in 2003, “Blood DIamond” with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2006, and his last outing with Cruise, “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” in 2016.
Zwick and I have talked many times over the years; we reconvened over Zoom to parse his book,...
He chronicles a television career with longtime Bedford Falls partner Marshall Herskovitz — together they created “Thirtysomething,” “Once and Again,” and “My So-Called Life” — but much of the book tracks Zwick in the movie business, from Demi Moore and Rob Lowe in “About Last Night” in 1986, “Legends of the Fall” with Brad Pitt in 1994, “The Last Samurai” with Tom Cruise in 2003, “Blood DIamond” with Leonardo DiCaprio in 2006, and his last outing with Cruise, “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” in 2016.
Zwick and I have talked many times over the years; we reconvened over Zoom to parse his book,...
- 2/9/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The closest comp to Ed Zwick’s new memoir Hits, Flops And Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood is William Goldman’s Adventures in the Screen Trade, where he posited a definitive piece of advice on the elusive formula for hit making: “Nobody knows anything.” Although he didn’t create the “if you want to send a message, try Western Union” line that has many authors, Zwick spent a career trying to defy that adage, in directing, writing and producing a long list of great and meaningful films and TV series topped by the Oscar winning Shakespeare in Love and Traffic, to Glory, Blood Diamond, About Last Night, Defiance, The Last Samurai, The Siege, thirtysomething, My So Called Life and many others.
Comparing his book to Goldman sets a high bar. Like the scripter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid did, Zwick might fawn over great actors like Denzel Washington,...
Comparing his book to Goldman sets a high bar. Like the scripter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid did, Zwick might fawn over great actors like Denzel Washington,...
- 2/7/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
This coming month, the free streamer Tubi is adding dozens of new titles to its library, from Academy Award-nominated genre-bending thrillers like 2019’s “The Lighthouse” to rom-coms that have dominated culture for decades, such as Nora Ephron’s quintessential “When Harry Met Sally.”
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of Tubi’s February additions, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!
Watch Now Free TubiTV.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Tubi in February 2024? “If Beale Street Could Talk” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning “Moonlight” with another Oscar nominee in this adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the same name. KiKi Layne and Stephan James lead the cast as Tish and Fonny a devoted couple who have been friends since childhood who dream of a future together but whose plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested...
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of Tubi’s February additions, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!
Watch Now Free TubiTV.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Tubi in February 2024? “If Beale Street Could Talk” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning “Moonlight” with another Oscar nominee in this adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the same name. KiKi Layne and Stephan James lead the cast as Tish and Fonny a devoted couple who have been friends since childhood who dream of a future together but whose plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested...
- 1/26/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
With the Screen-to-Stage-back to Screen adaptation of Mean Girls landing in first place this weekend, we wanted to know what film based on a play has been your favorite? Are Oscar winning musicals such as Chicago or Amadeus your favorite? Maybe the classics like Grease or Little Shop of Horrors are more your speed? Or perhaps a nice court room drama such as A Few Good Men ranks number one for you? If you don’t see your favorite listed click the “Other” button and let us know what your favorite is in the comments.
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
Favorite Stage-to-Screen AdaptationCasablanca (1943)West Side Story (1961)My Fair Lady (1964)The Sound of Music (1965)A Man For All Seasons (1966)Oliver! (1968)Amadeus (1984)Driving Miss Daisy (1989)Chicago (2002)Alfie (1966)American Buffalo (1996)Annie (1982)Annie Get Your Gun (1950)A Bronx Tale (1993)Bug (2007)Cabaret (1972)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Children of a Lesser God (1986)Closer (2004)The Crucible (1996)Cyrano (2021)Dear Evan Hansen...
- 1/14/2024
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
New year, new month, new titles to watch at Prime Video! The streamer has kicked off January 2024 in fashion with plenty of classic titles that were released on the first of the month, including 2007’s “No Country for Old Men” and Quentin Tarantino’s hit “Pulp Fiction,” but the best is still yet to come this month, including Lula Wang’s highly anticipated miniseries “Expats,” the A24-produced adult animated musical comedy series “Hazbin Hotel,” and much more.
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of January, and continue below for everything coming to the streamer this month!
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The new action-thriller comedy stars Kaley Cuoco as Emma, a suburban New Jersey woman with a wonderful husband, two kids, and a secret life as an assassin for hire.
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of January, and continue below for everything coming to the streamer this month!
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The new action-thriller comedy stars Kaley Cuoco as Emma, a suburban New Jersey woman with a wonderful husband, two kids, and a secret life as an assassin for hire.
- 1/3/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Zorro and Expats are the big shows coming to Prime Video in January. The former is what Amazon are calling a “bold reinterpretation” of the classic hero El Zorro for 2024. Starring Miguel Bernardeau as Diego de la Vega and Renata Notni as Lolita Marquez, it’s definitely an intriguing-sounding action-adventure series, with a ten-episode first season based on the iconic character originally created by Johnston McCulley all the way back in 1919.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
Meanwhile, upcoming drama series Expats is based on the bestselling 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee, and follows “the vibrant lives of a close-knit expatriate community” in Hong Kong. Nicole Kidman has been known for picking the right kind of shows to lead in the past, so let’s hope this is another banger for the actress, who is also on board as an executive producer here.
Here’s everything coming to Amazon Prime Video and Freevee this month.
- 1/1/2024
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Ghosts UK fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 2 episode titled About Last Night!
Find out everything you need to know about the About Last Night episode of Ghosts UK, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Ghosts UK About Last Night Season 2 Episode 2 Preview
In the upcoming episode, “About Last Night,” of the hit series “Ghosts UK,” set to air on CBS at 9:30 Pm on December 7, 2023, Alison and Mike find themselves in a comedic frenzy as they attempt to salvage their home after a wild night of partying with their spectral housemates. The aftermath of the festivities has left Button House in disarray, presenting a challenge for the couple as they face a time crunch to clean up.
Complicating matters further, the house is scheduled for a crucial venue viewing, adding a layer of...
Find out everything you need to know about the About Last Night episode of Ghosts UK, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
Ghosts UK About Last Night Season 2 Episode 2 Preview
In the upcoming episode, “About Last Night,” of the hit series “Ghosts UK,” set to air on CBS at 9:30 Pm on December 7, 2023, Alison and Mike find themselves in a comedic frenzy as they attempt to salvage their home after a wild night of partying with their spectral housemates. The aftermath of the festivities has left Button House in disarray, presenting a challenge for the couple as they face a time crunch to clean up.
Complicating matters further, the house is scheduled for a crucial venue viewing, adding a layer of...
- 11/30/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
In the uproarious world of “Ghosts UK,” buckle up for another night of chaos and laughter in the upcoming Season 2 Episode 2, titled “About Last Night,” scheduled to air at 9:30 Pm on Thursday, December 7, 2023, on CBS. Alison and Mike, the resilient couple navigating life with their ghostly roommates at Button House, find themselves in a tight spot after a wild night of revelry leaves the house in disarray.
As the duo races against the clock to clean up the aftermath of the party, viewers can expect a blend of humor and frantic cleaning antics. Adding to the mayhem, the house is slated for a venue viewing, intensifying the time crunch. To make matters more intriguing, Alison takes on the role of an amateur ghost investigator, delving into the peculiar behavior of the supernatural residents. Get ready for another installment of supernatural hilarity and domestic pandemonium in “Ghosts UK.”
Release Date...
As the duo races against the clock to clean up the aftermath of the party, viewers can expect a blend of humor and frantic cleaning antics. Adding to the mayhem, the house is slated for a venue viewing, intensifying the time crunch. To make matters more intriguing, Alison takes on the role of an amateur ghost investigator, delving into the peculiar behavior of the supernatural residents. Get ready for another installment of supernatural hilarity and domestic pandemonium in “Ghosts UK.”
Release Date...
- 11/30/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Back in the soap opera glory days of the 1980s, I remember well Demi Moore‘s short stint on the popular “General Hospital.” With her distinctive gravelly voice, movie star beauty and strong personality, it was obvious that the small screen couldn’t contain her, and that she would go on to bigger things.
Demi Gene Guynes was born on November 11 in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Following a difficult childhood, she left school her junior year and did some modeling before meeting and marrying musician Freddy Moore, with whom she co-wrote three songs. She had a couple of small film roles before landing the “General Hospital” gig in 1983. Then a series of popular films beginning with “Blame It On Rio” in 1984 led to an impressive string of blockbuster films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, making her one of the biggest stars of the era.
Moore’s star was on the...
Demi Gene Guynes was born on November 11 in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Following a difficult childhood, she left school her junior year and did some modeling before meeting and marrying musician Freddy Moore, with whom she co-wrote three songs. She had a couple of small film roles before landing the “General Hospital” gig in 1983. Then a series of popular films beginning with “Blame It On Rio” in 1984 led to an impressive string of blockbuster films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, making her one of the biggest stars of the era.
Moore’s star was on the...
- 11/3/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
After news broke that “Friends” star Matthew Perry died on Saturday, his co-stars on the iconic sitcom started to pay tribute to the Chandler Bing actor.
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss,” Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer wrote in a statement to People on Monday. “In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”
Some of Perry’s scene partners on the show also paid tribute. Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice on the first four seasons of “Friends,...
“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family. There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss,” Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer wrote in a statement to People on Monday. “In time we will say more, as and when we are able. For now, our thoughts and our love are with Matty’s family, his friends, and everyone who loved him around the world.”
Some of Perry’s scene partners on the show also paid tribute. Maggie Wheeler, who played Chandler’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Janice on the first four seasons of “Friends,...
- 10/30/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Stuart Gordon is known as a master of horror, earning the title from his work on such seminal 1980s genre films as “Re-Animator,” “From Beyond” and “Dolls.” But the director, who died in March 2020, was also a master storyteller — so his family can be forgiven for sometimes wondering if he was prone to fabulation.
“I would compare it to the movie ‘Big Fish’ in how someone might exaggerate,” recalls Jillian Gordon, one of his three daughters. “He would tell you these stories and you’d think, ‘Is that really what happened?’ It was only after he passed and I was going through his emails and archives that I realized it was all true.”
Indeed, Gordon made movies, but his own life had enough twists, turns and serendipitous encounters to be its own film. And now those stranger-than-fiction tales will be shared with audiences when his memoir, “Naked Theater and & Uncensored Horror,...
“I would compare it to the movie ‘Big Fish’ in how someone might exaggerate,” recalls Jillian Gordon, one of his three daughters. “He would tell you these stories and you’d think, ‘Is that really what happened?’ It was only after he passed and I was going through his emails and archives that I realized it was all true.”
Indeed, Gordon made movies, but his own life had enough twists, turns and serendipitous encounters to be its own film. And now those stranger-than-fiction tales will be shared with audiences when his memoir, “Naked Theater and & Uncensored Horror,...
- 9/20/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
Rob Lowe, 59, is reminiscing about his golden days.
Lowe posted a throwback photo of himself from the 80s with actress Demi Moore and late Wham’s singer George Michael. The nostalgic shot shows Lowe standing between Moore and Michael backstage at Michael’s Faith tour, which ran between 1988 and 1989.
“When you say: ’80s,’ I say…” wrote in the caption, welcoming others to finish the sentence.
One notable comment came from his son, John Owen, 28, who he shares with his wife of 32 years, Sheryl Berkoff. While John Owen is following in his father’s footsteps as an actor, Lowe’s and Berkoff’s eldest, Matthew Edward, 29, is a businessman.
“You’re old,” the 28-year-old left in the comments.
Lowe and Moore acted in two films together in the 80s, St. Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night.
In 2019, Lowe told The View that Moore influenced his journey to sobriety. As a teenager,...
Lowe posted a throwback photo of himself from the 80s with actress Demi Moore and late Wham’s singer George Michael. The nostalgic shot shows Lowe standing between Moore and Michael backstage at Michael’s Faith tour, which ran between 1988 and 1989.
“When you say: ’80s,’ I say…” wrote in the caption, welcoming others to finish the sentence.
One notable comment came from his son, John Owen, 28, who he shares with his wife of 32 years, Sheryl Berkoff. While John Owen is following in his father’s footsteps as an actor, Lowe’s and Berkoff’s eldest, Matthew Edward, 29, is a businessman.
“You’re old,” the 28-year-old left in the comments.
Lowe and Moore acted in two films together in the 80s, St. Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night.
In 2019, Lowe told The View that Moore influenced his journey to sobriety. As a teenager,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Rose Anne Cox-Peralta
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo looks to have found a director as sources tell Deadline, Leslye Headland is on board to helm. Liz Tigelaar penned the script with Liza Chasin producing for 3Dot Productions while Brad Mendelsohn will produce for Circle of Confusion. Jenkins Reid and Margaret Chernin will exec produce.
The book, which has spent 100 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller Paperback, six years after publishing, and has turned into a TikTok book phenomenon before Netflix landed the rights. The story is set during a long awaited interview with a young journalist, where Evelyn Hugo, an aging Hollywood starlet, pulls back the curtain on her seven marriages, and as she tells tales of Hollywood scandals, betrayals, and woe, she unveils shocking truths about her own life and the lives of everyone around her.
The project...
The book, which has spent 100 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller Paperback, six years after publishing, and has turned into a TikTok book phenomenon before Netflix landed the rights. The story is set during a long awaited interview with a young journalist, where Evelyn Hugo, an aging Hollywood starlet, pulls back the curtain on her seven marriages, and as she tells tales of Hollywood scandals, betrayals, and woe, she unveils shocking truths about her own life and the lives of everyone around her.
The project...
- 6/29/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
One was fiercely focused, the other accident-prone. They both made it.
The careers of Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise first collided exactly 40 years ago when the two very young but ambitious actors showed up at an Oklahoma location to assume their roles in The Outsiders, directed by Francis Coppola.
Although thrilled by the opportunity, they didn’t exactly click: Asked to share hotel rooms, Cruise had his agent demand a single because the actor wanted to study his script each night. Lowe found another roommate for camaraderie.
On opening night, Lowe angrily discovered most of his scenes had been cut while Cruise’s had survived. It was an ominous portent because Cruise soon moved on to hits like Risky Business and Top Gun. Lowe struggled with early disappointments like Class and Masquerade.
(L-r) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise in ‘The Outsiders’
Now circling...
The careers of Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise first collided exactly 40 years ago when the two very young but ambitious actors showed up at an Oklahoma location to assume their roles in The Outsiders, directed by Francis Coppola.
Although thrilled by the opportunity, they didn’t exactly click: Asked to share hotel rooms, Cruise had his agent demand a single because the actor wanted to study his script each night. Lowe found another roommate for camaraderie.
On opening night, Lowe angrily discovered most of his scenes had been cut while Cruise’s had survived. It was an ominous portent because Cruise soon moved on to hits like Risky Business and Top Gun. Lowe struggled with early disappointments like Class and Masquerade.
(L-r) Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise in ‘The Outsiders’
Now circling...
- 4/6/2023
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The roster of talent set for Prime Video‘s Paul Feig-helmed action comedy Grand Death Lotto has continued to expand with the addition of Michael Hitchcock (Your Place or Mine), Becky Ann Baker (Girls), Sam Asghari (Lioness), Leslie David Baker (The Office), Murray Hill (Life & Beth), Adam Ray (Young Rock), Taylor Ortega (Welcome to Flatch) and Holmes (Welcome to Flatch).
The actors join an ensemble led by John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu which also includes Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon and Donald Elise Watkins, as previously announced.
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The actors join an ensemble led by John Cena, Awkwafina and Simu Liu which also includes Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon and Donald Elise Watkins, as previously announced.
Related Story ‘Lilo & Stitch’: Maia Kealoha To Lead Disney+ Live-Action Take On Hawaii-Set Toon Related Story 'Grand Death Lotto': Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly De Leon & Donald Elise Watkins Join Amazon Action-Comedy Related Story John Cena, Awkwafina & Simu Liu Set For 'Grand Death Lotto' Action-Comedy From Amazon; Paul Feig Directing...
- 4/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Bobby Caldwell, the soulful singer-songwriter who scored a top 10 hit with “What You Won’t Do for Love” and wrote “The Next Time I Fall,” a No. 1 hit for Amy Grant and Peter Cetera, died today at his home in New York City after a long illness. He was 71.
His wife, Mary Caldwell, announced the news on social media, saying: “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years.” She added that his health had deteriorated for more than six years since suffering an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.
Bornon August 15, 1951, in Manhattan and raised in Miami, Caldwell’s parents were singers who hosted a musical/variety TV Show called Suppertime. He was a multi-instrumentalist whose teenage band gigged in Las Vegas before he relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a...
His wife, Mary Caldwell, announced the news on social media, saying: “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years.” She added that his health had deteriorated for more than six years since suffering an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.
Bornon August 15, 1951, in Manhattan and raised in Miami, Caldwell’s parents were singers who hosted a musical/variety TV Show called Suppertime. He was a multi-instrumentalist whose teenage band gigged in Las Vegas before he relocated to Los Angeles, where he became a...
- 3/15/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Die Hart: The Movie is a comedy movie directed by Eric Appel
Kevin Hart pokes fun at his supporting role in action movies and signs up for an action actor’s school with John Travolta as his instructor.
Funny… but only just
And if we were worse people we’d say it’s almost close to a B-movie that doesn’t deserve its stars.
With John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Josh Hartnett and Jean Reno.
Movie Review
A film that looks promising but disappoints you very quickly.
It barely holds up for the first ten or fifteen minutes, when Hart is interviewed. Then, it becomes not much or even just nothing at all, an anecdotal film, video-club fodder in bygone times, one of those movies that no one had heard of and that were rented without thinking too much about it and from which little was expected anyway.
Other than someone learning what Chrome Keying is…...
Kevin Hart pokes fun at his supporting role in action movies and signs up for an action actor’s school with John Travolta as his instructor.
Funny… but only just
And if we were worse people we’d say it’s almost close to a B-movie that doesn’t deserve its stars.
With John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Josh Hartnett and Jean Reno.
Movie Review
A film that looks promising but disappoints you very quickly.
It barely holds up for the first ten or fifteen minutes, when Hart is interviewed. Then, it becomes not much or even just nothing at all, an anecdotal film, video-club fodder in bygone times, one of those movies that no one had heard of and that were rented without thinking too much about it and from which little was expected anyway.
Other than someone learning what Chrome Keying is…...
- 2/25/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Among the sixty screen acting roles Regina Hall has racked up over the last couple decades are appearances in four of the five films in the Scary Movie horror spoof franchise. Now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Hall is returning to horror comedy territory, signing on to star in writer/director Jim Strouse’s Breitenbush.
Hall will be taking on the role of aspiring district attorney Kate, who, after her husband vanishes on a camping trip during which everyone ingests a powerful hallucinogen and summons an angry prehistoric creature, must return to the site of the ill-fated trip with her friends to face the forces that led to his disappearance.
Hall will also be producing Breitenbush with her producing partner Tom Heller through their company Rh Negative Entertainment banner, as well as Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment. Yale’s sales division Great Escape will be...
Hall will be taking on the role of aspiring district attorney Kate, who, after her husband vanishes on a camping trip during which everyone ingests a powerful hallucinogen and summons an angry prehistoric creature, must return to the site of the ill-fated trip with her friends to face the forces that led to his disappearance.
Hall will also be producing Breitenbush with her producing partner Tom Heller through their company Rh Negative Entertainment banner, as well as Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment. Yale’s sales division Great Escape will be...
- 2/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn, who previously oversaw unscripted content at HBO Max, are moving into the production business.
O’Connell, who was EVP, Non-Fiction and Live-Action Family Originals, and Quinn, who was SVP, Non-Fiction Original Programming, have launched Vhm (Velvet Hammer Media).
The company will produce premium original non-fiction content with a focus on formats, special-event programs and documentaries.
It comes after the pair left last year after Warner Bros. Discovery axed non-scripted from its streaming service.
Based in L.A., the pair, who were responsible for shows such as Selena + Chef, Fboy Island and The Way Down, will serve as Co-CEOs and executive producers. They will be joined by Nick Alarcon, who previously oversaw unscripted development for Pulse Creative under the company’s overall deal with Lionsgate, as VP.
Vhm is also launching an Inside Access program, which will bolster diversity behind the camera. The program will ensure...
O’Connell, who was EVP, Non-Fiction and Live-Action Family Originals, and Quinn, who was SVP, Non-Fiction Original Programming, have launched Vhm (Velvet Hammer Media).
The company will produce premium original non-fiction content with a focus on formats, special-event programs and documentaries.
It comes after the pair left last year after Warner Bros. Discovery axed non-scripted from its streaming service.
Based in L.A., the pair, who were responsible for shows such as Selena + Chef, Fboy Island and The Way Down, will serve as Co-CEOs and executive producers. They will be joined by Nick Alarcon, who previously oversaw unscripted development for Pulse Creative under the company’s overall deal with Lionsgate, as VP.
Vhm is also launching an Inside Access program, which will bolster diversity behind the camera. The program will ensure...
- 2/10/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The new stand-up comedy special Marcella Arguello: Bitch Grow Up! debuts on Friday, February 10 on HBO Latino and will be available to stream on HBO Max. This Galentine’s Day, tune in to watch Marcella Arguello, one of Los Angeles’ most exciting Latinx comedians, deliver a night of unadulterated laughter.
In Bitch, Grow Up!, Arguello couples her larger-than-life stage presence with her brutally honest take on post-pandemic hook ups and why broke men are better in bed, an exploration of how “Beauty and the Beast” triggered an epiphany, and a self-reflection on her middle school D.A.R.E. essay. Marcella Arguello makes her standalone debut with this hilariously relatable stand-up comedy special taped at the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York.
HBO’s beloved “Entre Nos” franchise has showcased dozens of incredibly talented Latino comedy performers including Gina Brillon, Chris Estrada, and Shayla Rivera. The eight standalone comedy specials...
In Bitch, Grow Up!, Arguello couples her larger-than-life stage presence with her brutally honest take on post-pandemic hook ups and why broke men are better in bed, an exploration of how “Beauty and the Beast” triggered an epiphany, and a self-reflection on her middle school D.A.R.E. essay. Marcella Arguello makes her standalone debut with this hilariously relatable stand-up comedy special taped at the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York.
HBO’s beloved “Entre Nos” franchise has showcased dozens of incredibly talented Latino comedy performers including Gina Brillon, Chris Estrada, and Shayla Rivera. The eight standalone comedy specials...
- 2/3/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Four of the 2023 DGA Awards nominees will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, January 31, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Christopher Rosen and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Directors Guild contenders:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Synopsis: After her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam “Midge” Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy.
Bio: Amy Sherman-Palladino now has her fourth career DGA nomination for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Directors Guild contenders:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Synopsis: After her husband leaves her, young mother of two Miriam “Midge” Maisel discovers that she has a talent for stand-up comedy.
Bio: Amy Sherman-Palladino now has her fourth career DGA nomination for “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
- 1/25/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
“Irish Wish,” a romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan, has rounded out its call sheet.
Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos (“Outlander”), Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan (“Emily in Paris”) and Jane Seymour have joined the cast of the Netflix movie, though it’s unclear who anyone is playing in “Irish Wish.”
The movie centers on Lohan’s character Maddie, who has to put aside her feelings when the love of her life gets engaged to another woman… who happens to be her best friend. Days before the couple is set to marry in Ireland, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. With her dream seeming to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.
Janeen Damian, who is partnering with Lohan on the upcoming Netflix rom-com “Falling for Christmas,” is directing the movie from a script by Kirsten Hansen.
“Irish Wish...
Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos (“Outlander”), Ayesha Curry, Elizabeth Tan (“Emily in Paris”) and Jane Seymour have joined the cast of the Netflix movie, though it’s unclear who anyone is playing in “Irish Wish.”
The movie centers on Lohan’s character Maddie, who has to put aside her feelings when the love of her life gets engaged to another woman… who happens to be her best friend. Days before the couple is set to marry in Ireland, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. With her dream seeming to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.
Janeen Damian, who is partnering with Lohan on the upcoming Netflix rom-com “Falling for Christmas,” is directing the movie from a script by Kirsten Hansen.
“Irish Wish...
- 9/14/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
David Zaslav is fond of his motor racing analogies.
The Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO recently said, “If the linear business is a racecar, we’ve got a team of racecar drivers”. “When we hear a noise or it’s in third gear, we know how to fix it. It’s a business we know well,” he said on the company’s Q2 earnings call.
He believes the same applies to the unscripted television business, Discovery’s bread and butter, which is one of the reasons that HBO Max’s non-scripted division, led by Jennifer O’Connell, was axed as part of the latest round of layoffs.
The non-scripted community, however, is upset that he’s taken this particular car off the road.
HBO Max has had success in its short time commissioning original reality series; FBoy Island, a dating show hosted by Nikki Glaser, is widely considered a hit.
The Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO recently said, “If the linear business is a racecar, we’ve got a team of racecar drivers”. “When we hear a noise or it’s in third gear, we know how to fix it. It’s a business we know well,” he said on the company’s Q2 earnings call.
He believes the same applies to the unscripted television business, Discovery’s bread and butter, which is one of the reasons that HBO Max’s non-scripted division, led by Jennifer O’Connell, was axed as part of the latest round of layoffs.
The non-scripted community, however, is upset that he’s taken this particular car off the road.
HBO Max has had success in its short time commissioning original reality series; FBoy Island, a dating show hosted by Nikki Glaser, is widely considered a hit.
- 8/20/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s a dark cloud hanging over Sesame Street‘s famously sunny days.
As part of HBO Max’s ongoing, wide-ranging and apparently merciless purging of many library tiles — all as part of WarnerBros. Discovery’s ambitious plan to winnow down 3 billion (with a B) in debt — nearly 200 Sesame Street episodes have been pulled from the streamer.
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As part of HBO Max’s ongoing, wide-ranging and apparently merciless purging of many library tiles — all as part of WarnerBros. Discovery’s ambitious plan to winnow down 3 billion (with a B) in debt — nearly 200 Sesame Street episodes have been pulled from the streamer.
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- 8/19/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Streaming service HBO Max will begin removing up to 36 titles, many of which are originals, from its digital library this week.
Earlier in August, HBO Max removed six film titles and also announced that it would no longer be releasing DC’s “Batgirl” or the animated “Scoob! Holiday Haunt.” The strategy is driven by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ next summer.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement Wednesday. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
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Earlier in August, HBO Max removed six film titles and also announced that it would no longer be releasing DC’s “Batgirl” or the animated “Scoob! Holiday Haunt.” The strategy is driven by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ next summer.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” HBO Max said in a statement Wednesday. “That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
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- 8/18/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
An ongoing story as of late is the impact of the recent merger of Warner Bros Studios and Discovery. The new CEO, David Zaslav, has already made several controversial decisions that are currently being met with criticism. One big note is the canceling of two features that were near completion. DC’s Batgirl, and the animated film Scoob! Holiday Haunt was shelved with no intention of ever being released so the company could claim them as tax write-offs.
Another big money-saving decision was to pull movies and shows from their streaming platform, HBO Max, that were underperforming so they could save on residuals. The company had already silently pulled a few titles — as recent as the pandemic-shot 2021 film, Locked Down. But they have announced the removal of around 40 titles as early as this week.
A spokesperson for the company cites the pending merge of the streaming service with Discovery+ as...
Another big money-saving decision was to pull movies and shows from their streaming platform, HBO Max, that were underperforming so they could save on residuals. The company had already silently pulled a few titles — as recent as the pandemic-shot 2021 film, Locked Down. But they have announced the removal of around 40 titles as early as this week.
A spokesperson for the company cites the pending merge of the streaming service with Discovery+ as...
- 8/18/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
HBO Max is, once again, switching things up.
The streaming service will remove 36 titles from its service this week, including 20 Max originals, according to Variety.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” the streamer said in a statement Wednesday.
“That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
The Max originals losing their home on the service include teen drama Genera+ion, which was canceled last year following a 16-part freshman season.
Close Enough, The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo, and a wave of reality TV series are also getting the boot.
Below is the full list of shows losing their place in the world of streaming.
Max Originals
12 Dates of Christmas
About Last Night
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Close Enough
Ellen’s Next Great Designer
Esme & Roy
The Fungies!
The streaming service will remove 36 titles from its service this week, including 20 Max originals, according to Variety.
“As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+,” the streamer said in a statement Wednesday.
“That will include the removal of some content from both platforms.”
The Max originals losing their home on the service include teen drama Genera+ion, which was canceled last year following a 16-part freshman season.
Close Enough, The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo, and a wave of reality TV series are also getting the boot.
Below is the full list of shows losing their place in the world of streaming.
Max Originals
12 Dates of Christmas
About Last Night
Aquaman: King of Atlantis
Close Enough
Ellen’s Next Great Designer
Esme & Roy
The Fungies!
- 8/18/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
After Netflix gutted their animation department and canceled a slew of their announced projects back in May, HBO Max appears to have taken the "hold my beer" approach and followed suit by absolutely gutting their own animated offerings on the platform. The streamer has already been quietly removing a number of films and series since the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery, but today's announcement was an absolute bloodbath, with animated projects taking the brunt of it all. Nearly 40 titles either already have been or will be removed from HBO Max by the end of the week, including 20 HBO Max originals.
"As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+," the streamer said in a statement. "That will include the removal of some content from both platforms."
Yeah, yeah, the official statement is cute and all,...
"As we work toward bringing our content catalogs together under one platform, we will be making changes to the content offering available on both HBO Max and discovery+," the streamer said in a statement. "That will include the removal of some content from both platforms."
Yeah, yeah, the official statement is cute and all,...
- 8/18/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
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