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A lot less boozy than the Golden Globes at its traditional best, the return of the once flatlining ceremony to broadcast TV tonight proves what every 12-step program participant knows: You got to start somewhere some day, but don’t get on Taylor Swift’s bad side. Shifting to CBS after decades on NBC, and up against

Donald E. Wildmon, whose American Family Association led boycotts over sexuality and gay themes in American TV shows and in the arts, died on Dec. 28 in Tupelo, Miss. He was 85. The cause was Lewy body dementia, according to a statement posted by the American Family Association. Wildmon-led groups ran full-page advertisements denouncing the 1990s police

Taraji P. Henson is opening up about her time filming The Color Purple and is criticizing that production had the cast drive themselves to the set. In a new interview, the Empire alum revealed that producers of the film gave the cast rental cars to take themselves to the set of the production. However, Henson

In a nine-minute video posted to social media, Ice Cube has responded to Katt Williams’ viral Club Shay Shay YouTube show interview, in which he attacked Kevin Hart, Cedric the Entertainer, and discussed a potential bathroom rape scene in the Ice Cube film, Friday After Next, among other topics. Hart has already responded, calling the

Peloton instructor Jenn Sherman is trying to make amends for dissing Christopher Nolan’s film, Tenet, in a workout video that he was attending. Sherman is now inviting Nolan to take one of her classes “insult-free.” The cyclist posted a video on Instagram in response to finding out that Nolan took her class from December 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a January 29 streaming premiere date for The Greatest Night in Pop, a feature doc just announced as world premiering at the Sundance Film Festival on the 19th of this month. Directed by award winner Bao Nguyen (Be Water), the film takes viewers back to January 25, 1985, when dozens of

Don’t X him out of the picture just yet. In a new interview with Happy Sad Confused host Josh Horowitz, Stewart hinted that Professor X is “still around,” and he has “every confidence” in that fact. The good Professor has been killed off a few times in the Marvel films, but always seems to return

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has taken exclusive worldwide rights to Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy adventure movies Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, as part of a new multi-year distribution alliance with The Jim Henson Company, Deadline has learned. Under the pact, which went into effect on January 1st, Shout! holds rights to the titles in the arenas

EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has taken exclusive worldwide rights to Jim Henson’s beloved fantasy adventure movies Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, as part of a new multi-year distribution alliance with The Jim Henson Company, Deadline has learned. Under the pact, which went into effect on January 1st, Shout! holds rights to the titles in the arenas

We remember the Alamo. Now, the Alamo Drafthouse is going to remember for you. The movie chain is undertaking a year-long “Time Capsules” program, featuring curated films from 1974 to 1999. Alamo Time Capsules is “a yearlong trek back through time that revisits both beloved blockbusters and forgotten favorites spanning six landmark cinema years —

EXCLUSIVE: Carly Hoogendyk has joined Omnipop Talent Group, the New York-headquartered management and production company known for its work with comedic multi-hyphenates, as a talent manager. She’ll be based out of the company’s West Coast office, there joining partners Bruce Smith and Zack Freedman. Hoogendyk established her knack for identifying rising comedic talent as the

The list of feature documentaries still in contention for the Oscars has been cut to 15 finalists, a brutal culling from a contingent of 167 qualifiers. The annual shortlist announcement leaves a handful of filmmakers celebrating, many more disappointed, and documentary watchers with much to debate.  from Oscar winners Davis Guggenheim and Roger Ross Williams,

Jason Blum’s Blumhouse and James Wan’s Atomic Monster, the two preeminent production companies working in horror, have completed their long awaited merger, Blum announced on Tuesday. “Our deal is …. Done. @blumhouse and #AtomicMonster have officially joined forces,” the producer wrote on X, in a message accompanied by a reel showcasing both companies’ libraries. “The

Mickey Cottrell, the PR executive who specialized in the indie film business and worked both as an actor and a producer, died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills. He was 79. His death was confirmed by his sister, Suzie Cottrell-Smith, who told Deadline he suffered from Parkinson’s

Steven Yeun is falling out of Marvel Studios‘ Thunderbolts pic due to scheduling issues after production was pushed on the film because of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Deadline has confirmed. Deadline first reported Yeun’s involvement in the film last year (though the studio never officially confirmed) and Yeun was expected to star opposite Florence

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a two-time Oscar winner and the first female director of a Star Wars film. Having an iconic franchise in her hands thrills the filmmaker as she says it was “about time” a woman took the reigns of a project in the Star Wars universe. “I’m very thrilled about the project because I

Adam Driver is opening up about his career and how he has not been strategic in booking his role and instead going by instinct to work with great filmmakers. The actor made an appearance on the SmartLess podcast, which is hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, where the topic of playing Italian

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based cultural institution Villa Albertine and Unifrance have announced the selection of French features due to be showcased in the 9th edition of their joint Young French Cinema program. The initiative aimed at promoting films in the U.S. by emerging French filmmakers without domestic distribution will showcase 11 titles this year. They include

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has set 16 alums from past editions to serve on its Competition Jury, also announcing the set of five set as jurors for the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The list includes Debra Granik, Adrian Tomine, and Lena Waithe in U.S. Dramatic Competition; Shane Boris, Nicole Newnham, and Rudy

Amanda Seyfried, Angela Bassett, Suits stars Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams, George Lopez, Julia Garner, Justin Hartley, Michelle Yeoh and Will Ferrell make up the first list of presenters for Sunday’s 81st Golden Globe Awards. Jo Koy is hosting the Golden Globes, which will honor the year’s best in motion pictures and TV. The ceremony