Ben Stiller to Lead HBO Series ‘The Band’ from ‘Search Party’ Co-Creators
This will be Stiller’s second main TV role after his 1990 sketch series, “The Ben Stiller Show.”
What Film Gets the Best Awards Boost at iTunes? That’s ‘Anora’
Amy Schumer’s “Kinda Pregnant” leads Netflix. “September 5” does better at home than in theaters, while “Sing Sing” doesn’t.
The Oscar ‘Nominees to Be Determined’ Have Been Determined
Producers have been announced for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Documentary Feature — with notable names like ‘The Brutalist’ co-writer and producer Mona Fastvold left out.
Fox Says Super Bowl LIX Delivers Record 126 Million Viewers
Though most of them probably wish they hadn’t watched the ugly blowout.
Ben Stiller to Lead Dramedy Series ‘The Band’ in Development at HBO
Ben Stiller is attached to lead a dramedy series set in the music industry currently in the works at HBO, Variety has confirmed. Titled “The Band,” the official logline of the series states that it “offers an inside look at the music industry centered on Oscar (Stiller), a pop impresario and talent mogul beset by […]
Open AI Chief Sam Altman Rejects $97.4 Billion Offer From Elon Musk, Ari Emanuel and Other Investors for Control of AI Giant
Open AI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk sparred publicly Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Musk and other investors have fielded a $97.4 billion offer to take control of the AI giant. The Journal published a story on the deal Monday. By midday, Altman sent his succinct rejection of the offer in […]
Jeremy O. Harris, Raphael Picciarelli on Reinventing the Williamstown Theatre Festival With a Bold 2025 Season
When Jeremy O. Harris was tapped to help reinvigorate the Williamstown Theatre Festival, he didn’t just think about traditional showcases for plays and musicals. “The American festivals that work the best and that people are most thrilled by are our music festivals,” he says. “Like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza. They do a really good job of […]
In Procedural Move, Judge Denies CBS Motion to Dismiss Trump ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
In a procedural move, a federal judge on Monday denied CBS’ motion to throw out President Trump’s lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” broadcast. Trump amended his suit on Friday, adding a new plaintiff and arguing that he suffered $20 billion in damages — up from $10 billion — when the network edited an interview with […]
Ivors Academy Backs Chappell Roan and Raye, Calls for Industry and Government Action for Fairer Pay
Chappell Roan’s statement at the Grammys, in which she demanded labels should provide artists with “a livable wage and health insurance,” continues to be the topic of heated debates. The latest comes from the Ivors Academy, a London-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting music writers and their rights. The Ivors Academy also hosts an annual awards […]
Ke Huy Quan Got ‘So Scared’ on ‘Indiana Jones’ Set as a Child and Cried; Then Harrison Ford Kneeled Down to Tell Him: ‘I Will Never Hurt You’
Ke Huy Quan told Entertainment Weekly that Harrison Ford calmed his nerves when he got scared on the set of Steven Spielberg’s 1984 adventure “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” which marked Quan’s first acting job. He was just a child at the time. “When we shot this sequence, I was so scared,” Quan […]