Variety

Kirk Franklin Signs With Uptown Records (EXCLUSIVE)

The recently relaunched Uptown Records has entered into a partnership with 20-time Grammy-winning artist-songwriter-producer and gospel music superstar Kirk Franklin, in conjunction with Fo Yo Soul Entertainment and TRIBL Music Group, the companies announced on Monday. (Pictured above, L-R: Brandon Amie, Ron Hill, Natina Nimene, Kirk Franklin, Danielle Price Sanders, Phil Thornton.) To celebrate the […]

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Variety

David Jonsson, Olivia Colman and Kunal Nayyar to Lead Voice Cast of Animated Family Movie ‘Bollywoof’ (EXCLUSIVE)

David Jonsson, recently unveiled as Marvel’s next Black Panther, is set to lead to voice cast of upcoming animated family feature “Bollywoof” alongside Oscar winner Olivia Colman and “The Big Bang Theory” star Kunal Nayyar. The three will be joined by Rhys Ifans (“Notting Hill”), Sanjeev Bhaskar (“Unforgotten”), and Ambika Mod (“One Day”) in the film, from Prime […]

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Variety

June Squibb, Linda Hamilton, Caroline Aaron and Jayne Eastwood Team for New Zealand Sports Comedy ‘Hot Curlers’

Oscar nominee June Squibb (“Eleanor the Great,” “Thelma”), Linda Hamilton (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), Jayne Eastwood (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) and Caroline Aaron (“Bookends,” “21 Jump Street”) are teaming up for”Hot Curlers,” a New Zealand sports comedy inspired by a true story. Cornerstone Pictures has come on board to handle worldwide sales on the […]

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Variety

MS NOW’s New ‘Membership’ Service Lets Users Talk to Rachel Maddow, ‘Morning Joe’

Most TV viewers know MS NOW as a cable network. What if it were a social one, too? When the Versant Media-backed outlet launches a new subscription-based app this week, it does so with the vow to help new members communicate not only with MS NOW anchors and correspondents, but with each other. The MS […]

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Variety

Documentary About Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda to Be Directed by James Erskine, WestEnd Films Handling World Sales

WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on James Erskine’s “Lauda,” a feature documentary about three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda. WestEnd will launch sales at the Toronto Film Festival, where it will unveil first footage to buyers. “Lauda,” which is in production, tells the story of his rise to the pinnacle of motorsport and […]

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Hollywood Reporter

German Police Rush to Prevent an Islamic Terror Attack in ‘Blindspot Berlin’ (Exclusive Trailer)

Albrecht Schuch and Bayan Layla star in the true-crime thriller series, which will have its world premiere at TIFF.

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Hollywood Reporter

Javier Bardem Feels a “Responsibility” to Speak Out on Political Issues: “I Have You Guys Listening to Me”

Bardem's wife, Penelope Cruz, admitted she worries about the role of women today as the couple joined director Florian Zeller and co-stars Stephen Graham, Paul Dano and Paul Schwarzenegger ahead of the Venice premiere of 'Bunker.'

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Variety

Penélope Cruz Says It Would Be ‘Very Contradictory’ to Star in ‘Bunker’ and Refuse to Talk About Politics: It ‘Involves So Many Aspects of Where the World Is Right Now’

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have proven that they aren’t afraid to speak out about politics, with the power couple being especially vocal about their support of Palestine. It was inevitable that the topic would come up at the Venice Film Festival press conference for their new film “Bunker,” which also doesn’t dance around timely […]

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Hollywood Reporter

How to Write Chad Powers: Go With “Your First, Stupidest Thought”

Michael Waldron and Glen Powell lay out their third-season plan to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Hollywood Reporter

Inside ‘DAU,’ the 20-Year Soviet Simulation That Became Cinema’s Strangest Ghost Story

Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky built a sealed Soviet world in Ukraine, populated it with thousands of participants and filmed them for three years. Two decades, 14 films and innumerable scandals later, his original epic is finally coming to Venice — amid a new geopolitical firestorm.

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Variety

Watch Brad Pitt Talk to Dogs in New De’Longhi Espresso Maker Ad Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)

Brad Pitt is in the doghouse. In a new video ad spot for the De’Longhi Magnifica Duo espresso maker, the Oscar winner is roommates with and talks to a pack of 16 dogs. Yes, he talks with the dogs. The pooches’ barks are subtitled. Pitt appears in the ad, which was directed by Spike Jonze, […]

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Variety

John Turturro to Receive Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award

The Zurich Film Festival will honor John Turturro with the Golden Eye Award at the 22nd edition, which runs from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4. Turturro will receive the award for his performance in “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” written and directed by Noah Segan. He will accept the award on Sept. 26, […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Carly Rae Jepsen Could’ve Been a One-Hit Wonder or a Mainstream Megastar. Instead, She Became Far More Interesting

The pop star opens up about her upcoming album 'Day and Night' and what she's learned since her breakout hit nearly 15 years ago: "Where I've landed now in my career is the sweet spot."

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Hollywood Reporter

John Turturro “Grateful” to Zurich Film Festival for Golden Eye Award Honor

The U.S. star is being recognized for his decades-spanning career and latest performance in Noah Segan's 'The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.'

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Variety

Stevie Wonder Announces ‘Songs in the Key of Life’ 50th Anniversary Tour Dates

Stevie Wonder has announced dates for his “Songs in the Key of Life Performances – 50th Anniversary Tour,” a celebration of his generation-defining 1976 double album. The tour, promoted by Live Nation and produced by Wonder Productions, will see the iconic album performed in its entirety by the 25-time Grammy-winning artist. The tour opens Oct […]

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Variety

Tom Jones Alleges ‘The Voice U.K.’ Fired Him at 86 Years Old Due to ‘Financial Difficulty With Insurance’

Singer Tom Jones has claimed he was fired as a judge from singing competition show “The Voice U.K.” due to “financial difficulty with insurance.” “To be clear, I did not want to leave ‘The Voice’ as I love the show and really appreciate the audience,” Jones posted on social media. “ITV made this decision — […]

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The Guardian Culture

Freiburg Baroque Orch/Rattle/Faust review – ‘problem’ Schumann works shine in exceptional evening

Royal Albert Hall, LondonSimon Rattle, guest conducting the period instrument ensemble, brought insights and detail to these three lesser known works by Schumann. Isabelle Faust was a spirited and graceful soloist in the Violin ConcertoSimon Rattle sure loves a challenge. This all-Schumann evening featured three “problem” works: the overture to a failed opera, a violin concerto deemed sufficiently disappointing that the composer’s executors ordered it locked away for a century, and a symphony wr

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The Guardian Culture

Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years

Final series to be hosted by the ‘utterly unique’ presenter will continue to be broadcast until later this yearMonty Don, the longest serving head gardener on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World programme, will step down at the end of the current series.After 23 years leading the show, which he has hosted from his own garden in Herefordshire since 2011, Don said it was “the right time for a change”. He will continue working with the BBC on other programmes, as well as pursuing his own projects, such as w

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The Guardian Culture

Monty Don is quitting Gardeners’ World – and you’re right to be devastated about it

Handsome, charming and vulnerable, the host made horticulture TV hotter than ever. What a huge hole he will leaveAfter 23 years at the helm, Monty Don has announced that he is leaving Gardeners’ World at the end of the series. All said, you are right to be distraught about it.Gardeners’ World is a show with a long history – it was commissioned by David Attenborough as a way to showcase the potential of colour television – but Don arguably did the show better than anyone. Under his watch, the sho

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Hollywood Reporter

Omaha Pulls Off a Star-Studded Hollywood Heist for the ‘Manningcast’ Schedule Release (Exclusive)

In a 15-minute film with cameos from Glen Powell, Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd, Larry David, Jon Hamm, and many more, the Peyton and Eli Manning break into NFL HQ in an 'Ocean's 11'-style heist.

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