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Mark Hamill, Kathy Griffin, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and More Hollywood Reactions to President Biden’s Decision to Drop Out: ‘He Restored Honesty’
President Biden’s decision to step down from the 2024 presidential campaign has elicited a wave of support from Hollywood. Familiar faces from Biden’s campaign trail resurfaced to show their agreement with the President’s decision and reinforce their support of the Democratic party. Joe Scarborough Says Donald Trump and Republicans Are 'Freaking Out' Over Joe Biden's Withdrawal: 'Suddenly, He's the Oldest Guy in the Race by a Long Shot' Many were exceedingly vocal about their desire for him to step aside and let a younger candidate take over, including the host of “Pod Save America,” Jon Favreau, who recently called out Biden’s...
Biden Decision Surprised Most TV News Networks: How CBS, MSNBC and More Scrambled to Cover Bombshell
Many of them knew it was coming, but not exactly when.Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: 'My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination' The nation’s big TV-news outlets appear to have been caught flat-footed by President Joe Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would end his 2024 campaign for the White House, with many top anchors not visible on screen in the minutes after the president dropped his bombshell. Broadcast networks fielded faces that were not as familiar. CBS News broke into programming at 2:02 p.m. with coverage lead by Kristine Johnson, an anchor at WCBS, the company’s New York station, suggesting...
Donald Trump Reacts to Joe Biden Dropping Out of Presidential Race: He Is ‘Certainly Not Fit to Serve — And Never Was’
Former President Donald Trump reacted to Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, following Biden’s inability to recover from a series of missteps and a poor debate performance on June 27 and a loud vocal call from politicians and even celebrities such as George Clooney. Donald Trump Speech Powers Most-Watched RNC Coverage, Peaking at 28.4 Million Viewers “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve – And never was! He only attained the position of President by lies, Fake News, and not leaving his Basement,” Trump...
Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race
President Joe Biden has decided not to seek re-election, having failed to salvage his campaign after a disastrous debate performance on June 27 and a series of televised gaffes.Kamala Harris Launches Presidential Bid: 'My Intention Is to Earn and Win This Nomination' “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden said in a statement released on Sunday. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties...
Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Hits $123 Million Globally, ‘Despicable Me 4’ Surpasses $500 Million Mark
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm, though it’s not resonating quite as strongly with international audiences.'Twisters' Cut a Kiss Between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Due to Steven Spielberg's Advice; Powell Explains Why 'It's a Good Spielberg Note' The film, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic “Twister,” has whipped up $27.1 million from 76 foreign territories over the weekend and $42 million overseas in total. “Twisters” has been far more powerful at the domestic box office, though, where ticket sales ignited to $80.5 million. Globally, the movie has grossed $123.2 million to date. Outside of the U.S. and...
‘Faye’ Review: An Enticing Portrait of Faye Dunaway Looks at Where Acting Meets Life Meets ‘Difficulty’
Connecting an actor’s onscreen personality with his or her offscreen reality tends to be a dicey proposition. But in “Faye,” an addictive and essential portrait of Faye Dunaway, it turns out to be the right thing to do. Dunaway, now in her early 80s, is interviewed throughout this HBO documentary, and there’s a knowing snap to her self-reflections that grabs you. Seated on a couch in her New York apartment, she starts off by chastising someone for bringing her water in a bottle instead of a glass — a sign that the movie is going to have fun with what...
Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Actor, Dies at 51
Esta TerBlanche, best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy on “All My Children,” has died. She was 51. Nancy Frangione, Soap Opera Actor in 'Another World' and 'All My Children,' Dies at 70 TerBlanche died on Thursday at her home, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. Her cause of death is under investigation. Her talent manager, Annie Spolianky, also confirmed the news to Variety, saying that TerBlanche was a “wonderful, kind and loving person.” TerBlanche played Gillian, a troublesome Hungarian princess, on “All My Children” from 1997 to 2001. Her character was married to Ryan Lavery (Cameron...
‘Twisters’ Rocks Box Office With Powerful $80.5 Million Opening Weekend
“Twisters” is taking the box office by storm.'Twisters' Cut a Kiss Between Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones Due to Steven Spielberg's Advice; Powell Explains Why 'It's a Good Spielberg Note' The movie, a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster epic “Twister,” has collected a massive $80.5 million from 4,151 North American theaters in its debut. Heading into the weekend, the follow-up film was projected to generate $50 million to $55 million. It’s the third-biggest opening weekend of the year behind “Inside Out 2” ($154 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($82 million). Directed by “Minari” filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung, “Twisters” stars Daisy Edgar-Jones,...
Italian Drama ‘Nonostante,’ Munich Olympics Massacre Drama ‘September 5’ Set as Venice Horizons and Horizons Extra Openers
Italian drama “Nonostante” by actor-director Valerio Mastandrea, and 1972 Munich Summer Olympics drama “September 5″ – helmed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard – have been set as openers of the Venice Film Festival’s cutting edge Horizons and Horizons Extra sections respectively.Republic Pictures Acquires Munich Massacre Drama 'September 5,' Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE) The timely “September 5,” which has been picked up by Republic Pictures, reconstructs tough decisions made by an American sports broadcasting team that rapidly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. “Through this lens, ‘September 5’ provides a powerful new perspective on...
‘Widow Clicquot’ Review: Haley Bennett Plays a Champagne Trailblazer In a Biopic More Still Than Sparkling
Amid the glut of corporate biopics we’ve had on our screens of late — “Air,” “BlackBerry,” “Flamin’ Hot” and so on — one for leading French champagne house Veuve Clicquot is more appealing than most. Champagne itself is sexier than a running shoe or a smartphone, for one thing, while the sinuous vineyards of 19th-century Reims are a more seductive setting for a brand-building story than a squat office block in Beaverton. “Widow Clicquot” certainly makes a virtue of its milieu and rolling landscape, richly shot throughout in dusky earth tones, and more substantively, of the rather romantic lore surrounding...
Republic Pictures Acquires 1972 Munich Olympics Drama ‘September 5,’ Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired global sales rights – apart from Germany, Switzerland and Austria – to Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5,” which stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch, who broke out last year with the Oscar nominated “The Teachers’ Lounge.”Peter Sarsgaard Wanted 'Memory' to Be a Positive Portrayal of Dementia The film, which has Sean Penn as one of its producers, will open Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Extra competition section on Aug. 29. Sarsgaard won best actor at Venice last year for “Memory.” “September 5” is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, and follows an American sports...
Republic Pictures Acquires 1972 Munich Olympics Drama ‘September 5,’ Starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch (EXCLUSIVE)
Paramount’s Republic Pictures has acquired global sales rights – apart from Germany, Switzerland and Austria – to Tim Fehlbaum’s “September 5,” which stars Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin and Leonie Benesch, who broke out last year with the Oscar nominated “The Teachers’ Lounge.”Peter Sarsgaard Wanted 'Memory' to Be a Positive Portrayal of Dementia The film, which has Sean Penn as one of its producers, will open Venice Film Festival’s Horizons Extra competition section on Aug. 29. Sarsgaard won best actor at Venice last year for “Memory.” “September 5” is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, and follows an American sports...
African Noir Series ‘Acts of Man,’ Inspired by Real-Life Occult Crime Unit, Attracts Canadian, U.K. Partners (EXCLUSIVE)
South African filmmakers Sheetal Magan (“Paraya”) and Sean Drummond (“Five Fingers for Marseilles”) are teaming up on what they’ve dubbed an “African noir” series inspired by the incredible true story of an “X-Files”-style occult crime unit born in the dying days of apartheid. The duo is pitching the 8 x 60′ series this week at the Durban FilmMart.Netflix's Africa Content Head Dorothy Ghettuba Maps Out Streamer's Local-First Strategy for Continent: 'We Don't Aim for Global Hits' “Acts of Man” is created by Magan, whose short film “Paraya” premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, and Drummond, who wrote and produced the genre-bending Western...
Netflix’s Africa Content Head Dorothy Ghettuba Maps Out Streamer’s Local-First Strategy for Continent: ‘We Don’t Aim for Global Hits’
Netflix’s director of content for Africa Dorothy Ghettuba laid out the streamer’s strategy for the continent this week at the Durban FilmMart, telling a standing-room-only session that the key to launching the next global sensation is to first capture the hearts of local audiences.South African Industry Ponders Its Future as Challenges Mount: 'We're Not Cultivating a New Generation' “We want to entertain the world. We want to tell them African stories,” said Ghettuba. “But our focus first has got to be local, and then it goes global. We don’t aim for global hits. Shows like ‘Casa de Papel,’ ‘Burning Body,’ ‘Squid...
Foo Fighters Make Up for Weather-Shortened Set With High-Energy, Jam-Heavy New York Show
Foo Fighters opened their Friday night encore at Citi Field in Queens with the penultimate track from their most recent album, the 10-minute plus “The Teacher.” The song is a bit of an outlier for the group, with frontman Dave Grohl favoring a Gibson double neck for the proggy journey. While the song is dedicated to both his late mother (a teacher) and late former Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins, the title could easily apply to Grohl’s current approach to live shows: A rock ‘n’ roll professor sharing everything he knows about the craft in one blowout three-hour class.Taylor Swift Says...
Jerry Fuller, Songwriter-Producer Whose Dozens of Hits Include ‘Young Girl,’ ‘Travelin’ Man’ and ‘Show and Tell,’ Dies at 85
Jerry Fuller, a songwriter and producer whose No. 1 hits included Ricky Nelson’s “Travelin’ Man,” Gary Puckett & the Union Gap’s “Young Girl,” Al Wilson’s “Show and Tell” and the Knickerbockers’ U.K. chart-topper “Lies,” has died at 85. He died at home in Sherman Oaks Thursday night, where he was said to have been surrounded by family and loved ones; the cause was complications from lung cancer.Estate of Pop Star Rick Nelson Slams Sony With Class Action Lawsuit The Texas-born Fuller also had a short career as a recording artist himself, releasing a lone solo album and several modestly charting singles...
Who Is Pretending Carrie Bradshaw Got Hit by a Citi Bike in Fake ‘And Just Like That’ Filming Notices?
And just like that… Carrie Bradshaw was hit by a Citi Bike? 'And Just Like That' Season 3 Casts Logan Marshall-Green, Mehcad Brooks and Jonathan Cake A series of fake filming notices for Max’s “And Just Like That” have been recently popping up in New York City. These notices, which are circulating on social media, feature bogus plot details about the upcoming third season of the “Sex and the City” reboot. “AFTER GETTING HIT BY A CITIBIKE, CARRIE RETAINS FLETCHER REEDE (JIM CARREY) FROM ‘LIAR, LIAR’ AS HER LAWYER,” one filming notice reads. Another includes a fake plot about Carrie (Sarah...
Kate Hudson Says She and Matthew McConaughey Are ‘Both Totally Open’ to a ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Sequel: ‘All That Matters Would Be the Script’
Kate Hudson said she and Matthew McConaughey are both open to starring in a sequel to the 2003 rom-com “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.”Matthew McConaughey Stopped Acting for Two Years and Thought About Becoming a Teacher or Wildlife Guide Due to Rom-Com Fame: 'It Was Scary' During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on Wednesday, Hudson revealed that she and McConaughey have spoken about returning to the love-torn streets of Manhattan for an encore, saying, “I think they [studios] are always thinking about that.” Hudson stressed that she’d only consider taking on the role if there was a...
Emmy Nominees Analysis: Diving Deeper Into the Sleeper Hits and Bizarre Landscape Ahead of the Second 2024 Ceremony
Peak TV may be over, but the television landscape is hardly at a standstill. In fact, this Emmy season has delivered the most eclectic list of nominees from the widest variety of platforms in TV history. The lineup of contenders runs the gamut from the spectacle of “Shōgun” to the slow burn of “Slow Horses” to the out-of-nowhere sleeper stalker story of the year, “Baby Reindeer.”Maya Rudolph Is Emmys MVP, 'The Simpsons' Gets a 'The Bear' Halo -- and Other Trivia From 2024's Nominations By any definition, nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards, unveiled July 17, were well outside...
Anna Faris Would Return to the ‘Scary Movie’ Franchise Under Two Conditions: ‘Money’ and Regina Hall
Anna Faris would reprise her role as Cindy Campbell in the “Scary Movie” franchise, so long as a few conditions are met.'Scary Movie' Franchise Getting Rebooted by Paramount, Miramax and 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Producer Neil H. Moritz In an interview with People, Farris was asked what it would take for her to return to the franchise for a new installment, to which she emphatically replied, “Well, money!” She went on to say that she’d “love to reprise her role” if she could star alongside her former “Scary Movie” co-star, Regina Hall, who played Brenda in the horror parody film series. “I would...
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