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Why Mama June and Her Daughters Want to Quit Reality TV But Won’t (Exclusive)

JUL 14,2023

Prince Louis Covers Ears and Screams at Planes During Royal Air Show Visit

Prince Louis Covers Ears and Screams at Planes During Royal Air Show Visit

JUL 14,2023

'The Real Housewives of New York City' Stars Spill on Season 14's Reboot! (Exclusive)

‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Stars Spill on Season 14’s Reboot! (Exclusive)

JUL 14,2023

'Die Hard': Bruce Willis on Doing His Own Epic Stunts in 1988 Interview (Flashback)

‘Die Hard’: Bruce Willis on Doing His Own Epic Stunts in 1988 Interview (Flashback)

JUL 14,2023

Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

JUL 14,2023

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is 'Hoarding' All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is ‘Hoarding’ All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

JUL 14,2023

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

JUL 14,2023

SAG-AFTRA Strike: Fran Drescher Reflects on ‘The Nanny’ Picket Line Episode

SAG-AFTRA Strike: Fran Drescher Reflects on ‘The Nanny’ Picket Line Episode

JUL 14,2023

Robert De Niro's Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Shares His Reaction to Her Bell's Palsy Diagnosis

Robert De Niro’s Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Shares His Reaction to Her Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis

JUL 14,2023

Lisa Marie Presley: Inside the Late Star’s Cause of Death

Lisa Marie Presley: Inside the Late Star’s Cause of Death

JUL 14,2023

Fat Joe Reveals 200-Pound Weight Loss

Fat Joe Reveals 200-Pound Weight Loss

JUL 14,2023

'Sister Wives' Stars Mykelti and Tony Padron Reveal Major Weight Loss

‘Sister Wives’ Stars Mykelti and Tony Padron Reveal Major Weight Loss

JUL 14,2023

Watch John Krasinski Crash Wife Emily Blunt's ‘Oppenheimer’ Press Tour

Watch John Krasinski Crash Wife Emily Blunt’s ‘Oppenheimer’ Press Tour

JUL 14,2023

Selena Gomez's Dating Red Flags Make Her Cringe on TikTok

Selena Gomez’s Dating Red Flags Make Her Cringe on TikTok

JUL 14,2023

Aaron Rodgers Says He’s 'Unabashedly a Superfan' of Taylor Swift (Exclusive)

Aaron Rodgers Says He’s ‘Unabashedly a Superfan’ of Taylor Swift (Exclusive)

JUL 14,2023

Joe Jonas Admits He Pooped His Pants on Stage

Joe Jonas Admits He Pooped His Pants on Stage

JUL 14,2023

Hilary Duff's Husband Roasts Her With Her Own Song

Hilary Duff’s Husband Roasts Her With Her Own Song

JUL 14,2023

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Robert De Niro's Grandson Leandro's Death

Suspect Arrested in Connection to Robert De Niro’s Grandson Leandro’s Death

JUL 14,2023

Naomi Osaka Gives First Glimpse at Daughter Since Giving Birth

Naomi Osaka Gives First Glimpse at Daughter Since Giving Birth

JUL 14,2023

Khloé Kardashian Clarifies Why She Called Herself Dream's Third Parent

Khloé Kardashian Clarifies Why She Called Herself Dream’s Third Parent

JUL 13,2023

News

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'The Real Housewives of New York City' Stars Spill on Season 14's Reboot! (Exclusive)

‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Stars Spill on Season 14’s Reboot! (Exclusive)

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Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

1H AGO

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is 'Hoarding' All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is ‘Hoarding’ All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

1H AGO

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

1H AGO

Mama June Shannon Reveals How Bad of a Bridezilla She Was for Wedding With Justin (Exclusive)

Mama June Shannon Reveals How Bad of a Bridezilla She Was for Wedding With Justin (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

'Mission: Impossible 7': Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff on Joining the Hit Franchise

‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff on Joining the Hit Franchise

JUL 13, 2023

Luann de Lesseps & Sonja Morgan on Which ‘Housewife’ They Never Want to See Again (Exclusive)

Luann de Lesseps & Sonja Morgan on Which ‘Housewife’ They Never Want to See Again (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

Gayle King Shares How Robert De Niro and Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Met (Exclusive)

Gayle King Shares How Robert De Niro and Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Met (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

'River Wild' Trailer: Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Face Off in Adventure-Thriller Flick

‘River Wild’ Trailer: Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Face Off in Adventure-Thriller Flick

JUL 13, 2023

2023 Premios Juventud: Shakira Reacts to Agent of Change Award (Exclusive)

2023 Premios Juventud: Shakira Reacts to Agent of Change Award (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

‘Barbie’ London Premiere: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and More Stun on the Pink Carpet

‘Barbie’ London Premiere: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and More Stun on the Pink Carpet

JUL 12, 2023

Go Behind the Scenes of Barbie's World in HGTV’s 'Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge' (Exclusive)

Go Behind the Scenes of Barbie’s World in HGTV’s ‘Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge’ (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Hayley Atwell Shares Sweet Story About How Tom Cruise Surprised Her Grandmother (Exclusive)

Hayley Atwell Shares Sweet Story About How Tom Cruise Surprised Her Grandmother (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

'The Summer I Turned Pretty': Go Behind the Scenes of Season 2 With Lola Tung (Exclusive)

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’: Go Behind the Scenes of Season 2 With Lola Tung (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Marcus Jordan Calls Dad Michael Jordan's Reaction to Larsa Pippen Relationship 'Playful'

Marcus Jordan Calls Dad Michael Jordan’s Reaction to Larsa Pippen Relationship ‘Playful’

JUL 11, 2023

Lola Consuelos on New Music and Her Parents Knowing Not to Cross the Line! (Exclusive)

Lola Consuelos on New Music and Her Parents Knowing Not to Cross the Line! (Exclusive)

JUL 11, 2023

‘Barbie’: How Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera's Kids Reacted to Them Starring in Movie (Exclusive)

‘Barbie’: How Ryan Gosling and America Ferrera’s Kids Reacted to Them Starring in Movie (Exclusive)

JUL 11, 2023

Watch Tiffany Haddish Go on a Haunted Ghost Tour in New Orleans (Exclusive)

Watch Tiffany Haddish Go on a Haunted Ghost Tour in New Orleans (Exclusive)

JUL 11, 2023

'Blue Beetle': Watch Trailer No. 2

‘Blue Beetle’: Watch Trailer No. 2

JUL 11, 2023

'Ahsoka' Trailer No. 2

‘Ahsoka’ Trailer No. 2

JUL 11, 2023

TV

Why Mama June and Her Daughters Want to Quit Reality TV But Won't (Exclusive)

Why Mama June and Her Daughters Want to Quit Reality TV But Won’t (Exclusive)

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'The Real Housewives of New York City' Stars Spill on Season 14's Reboot! (Exclusive)

‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Stars Spill on Season 14’s Reboot! (Exclusive)

1H AGO

Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

Melissa Joan Hart Celebrates Her 20th Wedding Anniversary by Giving Back With Her Family (Exclusive)

1H AGO

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is 'Hoarding' All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

Colin Jost Jokes Scarlett Johansson Is ‘Hoarding’ All the Golf Skills (Exclusive)

1H AGO

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

Jimmie Allen Countersues Women Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault

1H AGO

SAG-AFTRA Strike: Fran Drescher Reflects on ‘The Nanny’ Picket Line Episode

SAG-AFTRA Strike: Fran Drescher Reflects on ‘The Nanny’ Picket Line Episode

1H AGO

Robert De Niro's Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Shares His Reaction to Her Bell's Palsy Diagnosis

Robert De Niro’s Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Shares His Reaction to Her Bell’s Palsy Diagnosis

1H AGO

SAG-AFTRA Actors on Strike! What It Means for Movie and TV

SAG-AFTRA Actors on Strike! What It Means for Movie and TV

JUL 13, 2023

Mama June Shannon Reveals How Bad of a Bridezilla She Was for Wedding With Justin (Exclusive)

Mama June Shannon Reveals How Bad of a Bridezilla She Was for Wedding With Justin (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

'Mission: Impossible 7': Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff on Joining the Hit Franchise

‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff on Joining the Hit Franchise

JUL 13, 2023

Luann de Lesseps & Sonja Morgan on Which ‘Housewife’ They Never Want to See Again (Exclusive)

Luann de Lesseps & Sonja Morgan on Which ‘Housewife’ They Never Want to See Again (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

Gayle King Shares How Robert De Niro and Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Met (Exclusive)

Gayle King Shares How Robert De Niro and Girlfriend Tiffany Chen Met (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Film 'Vanderpump Rules' as Raquel Leviss Negotiates Return

Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix Film ‘Vanderpump Rules’ as Raquel Leviss Negotiates Return

JUL 13, 2023

Alfonso Ribeiro Admits He Didn’t Know Who ‘DWTS’ Contestant Ariana Madix Was (Exclusive)

Alfonso Ribeiro Admits He Didn’t Know Who ‘DWTS’ Contestant Ariana Madix Was (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

'River Wild' Trailer: Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Face Off in Adventure-Thriller Flick

‘River Wild’ Trailer: Adam Brody and Leighton Meester Face Off in Adventure-Thriller Flick

JUL 13, 2023

'Sister Wives' Season 18 Trailer: Kody Storms Out During Explosive Fight With Janelle

‘Sister Wives’ Season 18 Trailer: Kody Storms Out During Explosive Fight With Janelle

JUL 13, 2023

2023 Premios Juventud: Shakira Reacts to Agent of Change Award (Exclusive)

2023 Premios Juventud: Shakira Reacts to Agent of Change Award (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

'RHONY's Erin, Jessel and Brynn on Which Housewives They're Most Like (Exclusive)

‘RHONY’s Erin, Jessel and Brynn on Which Housewives They’re Most Like (Exclusive)

JUL 13, 2023

Mama June’s Daughter Jessica on Sharing Her Coming Out Story on TV (Exclusive)

Mama June’s Daughter Jessica on Sharing Her Coming Out Story on TV (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

‘Barbie’ London Premiere: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and More Stun on the Pink Carpet

‘Barbie’ London Premiere: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and More Stun on the Pink Carpet

JUL 12, 2023

Awards

ESPY Awards: Damar Hamlin Dances the Night Away as Shawn Johnson Shows Off Baby Bump

ESPY Awards: Damar Hamlin Dances the Night Away as Shawn Johnson Shows Off Baby Bump

JUL 13, 2023

Shawn Johnson Kisses Husband Andrew East on ESPYs Red Carpet After Baby No. 3 Announcement

Shawn Johnson Kisses Husband Andrew East on ESPYs Red Carpet After Baby No. 3 Announcement

JUL 12, 2023

H.E.R. Describes ‘Inspiring’ Advice From Oprah on ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Set (Exclusive)

H.E.R. Describes ‘Inspiring’ Advice From Oprah on ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Set (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Megan Rapinoe’s Partner Sue Bird on What's Next for the Soccer Star After Retirement (Exclusive)

Megan Rapinoe’s Partner Sue Bird on What’s Next for the Soccer Star After Retirement (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Why Nikki and Brie Garcia Will Never Be the ‘Bella Twins’ Again (Exclusive)

Why Nikki and Brie Garcia Will Never Be the ‘Bella Twins’ Again (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Coco Jones on New Collab With Justin Timberlake for Song ‘ICU’ Remix (Exclusive)

Coco Jones on New Collab With Justin Timberlake for Song ‘ICU’ Remix (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

Mike Tyson on Dad Jokes and Who His Daughter Thinks Is Cooler Than Him (Exclusive)

Mike Tyson on Dad Jokes and Who His Daughter Thinks Is Cooler Than Him (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

How Becky Lynch Played a Part in Making Women's Wrestling the 'Coolest Thing' on TV (Exclusive)

How Becky Lynch Played a Part in Making Women’s Wrestling the ‘Coolest Thing’ on TV (Exclusive)

JUL 12, 2023

75th Primetime Emmy Awards: Watch the Nominee Reveals!

75th Primetime Emmy Awards: Watch the Nominee Reveals!

JUL 12, 2023

2023 BET Awards: Best Performances of the Night

2023 BET Awards: Best Performances of the Night

JUN 26, 2023

BET Awards: Busta Rhymes Gets Emotional Reflecting on Fatherhood After Lifetime Achievement Win

BET Awards: Busta Rhymes Gets Emotional Reflecting on Fatherhood After Lifetime Achievement Win

JUN 25, 2023

Patti LaBelle on 'Giving It Up’ for Tina Turner During BET Awards Tribute Performance (Exclusive)

Patti LaBelle on ‘Giving It Up’ for Tina Turner During BET Awards Tribute Performance (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

How Latto’s Getting Sexy With Her ‘Man’ After Best Female Hip Hop Artist Win (Exclusive

How Latto’s Getting Sexy With Her ‘Man’ After Best Female Hip Hop Artist Win (Exclusive

JUN 25, 2023

Why Ray J and Princess Love Couldn’t Go Through With Divorce (Exclusive)

Why Ray J and Princess Love Couldn’t Go Through With Divorce (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

BET Awards 2023: Quavo and Offset React to Surprise Onstage Reunion (Exclusive)

BET Awards 2023: Quavo and Offset React to Surprise Onstage Reunion (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

Coco Jones Shares Emotional Reaction After Winning Best New Artist at BET Awards (Exclusive)

Coco Jones Shares Emotional Reaction After Winning Best New Artist at BET Awards (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

BET Awards: How GloRilla Feels After Being Honored With Six Nominations (Exclusive)

BET Awards: How GloRilla Feels After Being Honored With Six Nominations (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

Jamie Foxx's Co-Star Porscha Coleman Gives Update on His Recovery After Medical Emergency

Jamie Foxx’s Co-Star Porscha Coleman Gives Update on His Recovery After Medical Emergency

JUN 25, 2023

Diddy’s Son King Combs Dishes on Family’s Upcoming Reality Show (Exclusive)

Diddy’s Son King Combs Dishes on Family’s Upcoming Reality Show (Exclusive)

JUN 25, 2023

How Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James Is ‘Standing in Solidarity’ With Writers Amid Strike

How Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James Is ‘Standing in Solidarity’ With Writers Amid Strike

JUN 25, 2023

Royals

Prince George Eats Pizza and Smiles With Dad Prince William During Cricket Match

Prince George Eats Pizza and Smiles With Dad Prince William During Cricket Match

JUL 2, 2023

Meghan Markle Accused of Faking Spotify Interviews After $20M Deal Abruptly Ends

Meghan Markle Accused of Faking Spotify Interviews After $20M Deal Abruptly Ends

JUN 20, 2023

Prince William Responds After Troops Faint During Outdoor Rehearsal Ceremony

Prince William Responds After Troops Faint During Outdoor Rehearsal Ceremony

JUN 12, 2023

Watch Prince William's Reaction to a Man's Cheeky Comments About Kate Middleton

Watch Prince William’s Reaction to a Man’s Cheeky Comments About Kate Middleton

JUN 9, 2023

Prince Harry Gets Visibly Choked Up After Second Day of Testifying in Court

Prince Harry Gets Visibly Choked Up After Second Day of Testifying in Court

JUN 7, 2023

Prince Harry and Meghan's Daughter Lilibet's Birthday Was Not Publicly Acknowledged by Royal Family

Prince Harry and Meghan’s Daughter Lilibet’s Birthday Was Not Publicly Acknowledged by Royal Family

JUN 5, 2023

Prince Harry Loses Legal Challenge to Pay for Police Protection When He Visits the U.K.

Prince Harry Loses Legal Challenge to Pay for Police Protection When He Visits the U.K.

MAY 23, 2023

How Lionel Richie Pulled Off King Charles and Camilla's 'American Idol' Cameo (Exclusive)

How Lionel Richie Pulled Off King Charles and Camilla’s ‘American Idol’ Cameo (Exclusive)

MAY 15, 2023

Sir Karl Jenkins Speaks Out After Internet Thought He Was Meghan Markle in Disguise at Coronation

Sir Karl Jenkins Speaks Out After Internet Thought He Was Meghan Markle in Disguise at Coronation

MAY 10, 2023

Ryan Seacrest and Luke Bryan React to Katy Perry's Viral Moment at King's Coronation (Exclusive)

Ryan Seacrest and Luke Bryan React to Katy Perry’s Viral Moment at King’s Coronation (Exclusive)

MAY 8, 2023

Prince Harry's Facial Expressions Steal the Spotlight During King Charles' Coronation

Prince Harry’s Facial Expressions Steal the Spotlight During King Charles’ Coronation

MAY 8, 2023

Pretty Yende Reflects on ‘Wonderful’ Experience at King Charles’ Coronation (Exclusive)

Pretty Yende Reflects on ‘Wonderful’ Experience at King Charles’ Coronation (Exclusive)

MAY 6, 2023

King Charles' Coronation Composer 'Pinching' Himself Over 'Incredible Occasion' (Exclusive)

King Charles’ Coronation Composer ‘Pinching’ Himself Over ‘Incredible Occasion’ (Exclusive)

MAY 6, 2023

Prince Harry Leaves Coronation Alone, Skips Royal Family Procession

Prince Harry Leaves Coronation Alone, Skips Royal Family Procession

MAY 6, 2023

Watch King Charles and Queen Camilla Greet the Crowd After Coronation Ceremony

Watch King Charles and Queen Camilla Greet the Crowd After Coronation Ceremony

MAY 6, 2023

Watch Queen Camilla Get Crowned at Coronation

Watch Queen Camilla Get Crowned at Coronation

MAY 6, 2023

Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton Share Sweet Moment While Singing at King Charles’ Coronation

Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton Share Sweet Moment While Singing at King Charles’ Coronation

MAY 6, 2023

Watch Prince William, Kate and Kids Proclaim 'God Save the King' at King Charles' Coronation

Watch Prince William, Kate and Kids Proclaim ‘God Save the King’ at King Charles’ Coronation

MAY 6, 2023

King Charles Ascends the Throne at Coronation

King Charles Ascends the Throne at Coronation

MAY 6, 2023

King's Coronation: Charles Is Crowned

King’s Coronation: Charles Is Crowned

MAY 6, 2023

Movies

'Die Hard': Bruce Willis on Doing His Own Epic Stunts in 1988 Interview (Flashback)

‘Die Hard’: Bruce Willis on Doing His Own Epic Stunts in 1988 Interview (Flashback)

1H AGO

Tom Cruise Surprises 'Mission: Impossible' Audience -- Watch!

Tom Cruise Surprises ‘Mission: Impossible’ Audience — Watch!

JUL 12, 2023

Why Pom Klementieff's 'Misson Impossible' Character is the Complete Opposite of MCU’s 'Mantis'

Why Pom Klementieff’s ‘Misson Impossible’ Character is the Complete Opposite of MCU’s ‘Mantis’

JUL 11, 2023

'Mission: Impossible 7': Tom Cruise Shares What Ethan Hunt Taught Him (Exclusive)

‘Mission: Impossible 7’: Tom Cruise Shares What Ethan Hunt Taught Him (Exclusive)

JUL 11, 2023

How Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby Kept Up With Tom Cruise for Mission Impossible Stunts (Exclusive)

How Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby Kept Up With Tom Cruise for Mission Impossible Stunts (Exclusive)

JUL 11, 2023

Margot Robbie's 'Barbie' Fashions: All the Real Dolls She Channeled

Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ Fashions: All the Real Dolls She Channeled

JUL 11, 2023

'Wonka' Official Trailer

‘Wonka’ Official Trailer

JUL 11, 2023

Hayley Atwell Reveals Tom Cruise's Surprising Secret Weapon for 'Mission: Impossible' Stunts!

Hayley Atwell Reveals Tom Cruise’s Surprising Secret Weapon for ‘Mission: Impossible’ Stunts!

JUL 10, 2023

'Mission: Impossible': How Tom Cruise Feels About Those Ethan Hunt Run Comments (Exclusive)

‘Mission: Impossible’: How Tom Cruise Feels About Those Ethan Hunt Run Comments (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

'Deadpool 3': Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Suit Up as Wolverine and Deadpool

‘Deadpool 3’: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds Suit Up as Wolverine and Deadpool

JUL 10, 2023

‘Barbie’ Cast Gets Quizzed on Their Knowledge of Doll’s Trivia (Exclusive)

‘Barbie’ Cast Gets Quizzed on Their Knowledge of Doll’s Trivia (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

Christina Hall Celebrates 40th Birthday at 'Barbie' Premiere Following Champagne Party (Exclusive)

Christina Hall Celebrates 40th Birthday at ‘Barbie’ Premiere Following Champagne Party (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

Xolo Maridueña Wants His 'Blue Beetle' to Team Up With Batman and Peacemaker (Exclusive)

Xolo Maridueña Wants His ‘Blue Beetle’ to Team Up With Batman and Peacemaker (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

Simu Liu Admits ‘Barbie’ Choreography Is Tougher Than ‘Shang-Chi’ Fight Scenes! (Exclusive)

Simu Liu Admits ‘Barbie’ Choreography Is Tougher Than ‘Shang-Chi’ Fight Scenes! (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

‘Oppenheimer’: Go Behind the Scenes With the Cast!

‘Oppenheimer’: Go Behind the Scenes With the Cast!

JUL 10, 2023

How Ariana Greenblatt Feels About ‘Telling Off’ Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ (Exclusive)

How Ariana Greenblatt Feels About ‘Telling Off’ Margot Robbie’s ‘Barbie’ (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

America Ferrera Reacts to ‘Barbie’ Fans Catching Onto Her Not Wearing Pink for Promo Tour (Exclusive)

America Ferrera Reacts to ‘Barbie’ Fans Catching Onto Her Not Wearing Pink for Promo Tour (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

‘President Barbie’ Issa Rae Thinks She ‘Would Make a Terrible President in Real Life’ (Exclusive)

‘President Barbie’ Issa Rae Thinks She ‘Would Make a Terrible President in Real Life’ (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

'Barbie': Watch Ryan Gosling BELT Emotional Ken Ballad!

‘Barbie’: Watch Ryan Gosling BELT Emotional Ken Ballad!

JUL 10, 2023

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie on Going All In For 'Barbie' (Exclusive)

Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie on Going All In For ‘Barbie’ (Exclusive)

JUL 10, 2023

Inside Black Hollywood

Watch Tia Mowry's Brother React to Surprise Visit With Their Father

Watch Tia Mowry’s Brother React to Surprise Visit With Their Father

JUN 28, 2023

Kevin Hart's Daughter Heaven Cries After He Gifts Her a Car for Graduation

Kevin Hart’s Daughter Heaven Cries After He Gifts Her a Car for Graduation

MAY 26, 2023

Pretty Yende Reflects on ‘Wonderful’ Experience at King Charles’ Coronation (Exclusive)

Pretty Yende Reflects on ‘Wonderful’ Experience at King Charles’ Coronation (Exclusive)

MAY 6, 2023

'College Hill' Trailer: Ray J, Amber Rose and More Get Schooled in Season 2 of Celebrity Edition (Exclusive)

‘College Hill’ Trailer: Ray J, Amber Rose and More Get Schooled in Season 2 of Celebrity Edition (Exclusive)

APR 25, 2023

Tupac Shakur Talks Music, Acting and Public Image in Rare Interviews (Flashback)

Tupac Shakur Talks Music, Acting and Public Image in Rare Interviews (Flashback)

APR 21, 2023

Sonequa Martin-Green on Michael's Future After 'Star Trek: Discovery’s Final Season (Exclusive)

Sonequa Martin-Green on Michael’s Future After ‘Star Trek: Discovery’s Final Season (Exclusive)

MAR 10, 2023

'Abbott Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams React to SAG Awards Win (Exclusive)

‘Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams React to SAG Awards Win (Exclusive)

FEB 26, 2023

Sheryl Lee Ralph on Twinning With Rihanna During Super Bowl Performance (Exclusive)

Sheryl Lee Ralph on Twinning With Rihanna During Super Bowl Performance (Exclusive)

FEB 13, 2023

Super Bowl LVII: Babyface Reflects on 'America the Beautiful' Performance (Exclusive)

Super Bowl LVII: Babyface Reflects on ‘America the Beautiful’ Performance (Exclusive)

FEB 12, 2023

Babyface on Taking Super Bowl and 'America the Beautiful' Performance 'Very Seriously' (Exclusive)

Babyface on Taking Super Bowl and ‘America the Beautiful’ Performance ‘Very Seriously’ (Exclusive)

FEB 8, 2023

GRAMMYs: Questlove Says Will Smith Dropped Out of Hip Hop 50 Tribute Last Minute (Exclusive)

GRAMMYs: Questlove Says Will Smith Dropped Out of Hip Hop 50 Tribute Last Minute (Exclusive)

FEB 5, 2023

'Golden Globes': Janelle James on Sitting Near Brad Pitt and 'Abbott Elementary's Win (Exclusive)

‘Golden Globes’: Janelle James on Sitting Near Brad Pitt and ‘Abbott Elementary’s Win (Exclusive)

JAN 10, 2023

Angela Bassett Used to Send Handwritten Cards to Promote Early Acting Gigs (Exclusive)

Angela Bassett Used to Send Handwritten Cards to Promote Early Acting Gigs (Exclusive)

JAN 6, 2023

Remembering Whitney Houston: Inside Her Rise to Fame

Remembering Whitney Houston: Inside Her Rise to Fame

DEC 16, 2022

Angela Bassett on Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Black Panther’ Cameo and Her Possible Oscar Nom (Exclusive)

Angela Bassett on Michael B. Jordan’s ‘Black Panther’ Cameo and Her Possible Oscar Nom (Exclusive)

NOV 21, 2022

'Black Panther': Danai Gurira on Okoye's MCU Future With Midnight Angels (Exclusive)

‘Black Panther’: Danai Gurira on Okoye’s MCU Future With Midnight Angels (Exclusive)

NOV 21, 2022

'Black Panther’s Winston Duke Shares Message About Grief Following His Mother's Death (Exclusive)

‘Black Panther’s Winston Duke Shares Message About Grief Following His Mother’s Death (Exclusive)

NOV 1, 2022

'Black Panther': Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli on 'Wakanda Forever's Latinx Influence (Exclusive)

‘Black Panther’: Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli on ‘Wakanda Forever’s Latinx Influence (Exclusive)

OCT 31, 2022

Michaela Coel on How 'Black Panther 2' Explores Grief Following Chadwick Boseman's Death (Exclusive)

Michaela Coel on How ‘Black Panther 2’ Explores Grief Following Chadwick Boseman’s Death (Exclusive)

OCT 27, 2022

Ryan Coogler on Honoring Chadwick Boseman in 'Wakanda Forever' and Rihanna's New Single (Exclusive)

Ryan Coogler on Honoring Chadwick Boseman in ‘Wakanda Forever’ and Rihanna’s New Single (Exclusive)

OCT 26, 2022

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Why Mama June and Her Daughters Want

Get in, Jenny Han stans. We’re going to the beach! Prime Video’s hit series The Summer I Turned Pretty is back for its highly-anticipated second season, but everything has changed for Belly (Lola Tung), Conrad (Christopher Briney), Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno), Steven (Sean Kaufman), and Taylor (Rain Spencer) in the year since Season 1’s eventful finale. With everyone mourning the loss of a loved one, the Fisher fam in danger of losing the Cousins beach house, and love triangles bringing out the worst in people, Season 2’s eight episodes take viewers on an emotional roller coaster. A flood flashbacks help fill in the blanks, and returning favorites and new characters like Conrad and Jer’s cousin Skye (Elsie Fisher) help make an especially cruel summer more fun. As Decider’s review notes, TSITP remains a quintessential summer watch, exuding Han’s signature charm with picturesque settings, intense young love, and intimate friendships that capture all the enchantment of a Taylor Swift song — or nine!

Photo: Erika Doss/Prime Video

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Patrick Wilson is looking back at Watchmen and praising director Zack Snyder for being “ahead of the curve,” which he says ultimately led the way for films like The Avengers.

“Watchmen is the only movie of mine that I have watched front to back since a premiere — that movie is awesome,” Wilson said in an interview with ReelBlend.

Wilson joked that he wanted to share the film with his son “to fast forward through the scene with Malin Akerman in the ship.”

“I just wanted to look at it as an older guy, as a filmmaker. I knew Zack was ahead of the curve,” he added. “It’s weird to say that audiences weren’t ready for it. But you need a movie like that. You need movies to go so dark that then Avengers can go so light. I do believe in that.”

Wilson says that he would “love to do that movie now” and would “be so awesome” to get back into the Watchmen world.

Watchmen was a 2009 superhero film based on DC Comics characters starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Wilson as Nite Owl II. Snyder directed the film from a screenplay by David Hayer and Alex Tse.

Watchmen would return in 2019 as a limited series for HBO by Damon Lindelof. The nine-episode series starred Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Andrew Howard, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Louis Gossett Jr., Jeremy Irons, Jean Smart and Hong Chau.

Nite Owl, the character Wilson played in the 2009 film, was not included in the TV series adaptation.

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The first major studio premiere since the strike took place without its cast on Saturday at Disneyland

The show must go on apparently for Disney’s Haunted Mansion, as the premiere at Disneyland continued to take place on Saturday, despite SAG-AFTRA voting to strike on Thursday morning.

As Variety reported earlier in the week, the film’s debut was going to happen regardless of how the strike vote landed. On Saturday, instead of the usual interviews with actors and actresses as they walked the red carpet, the press was met with Disneyland characters strutting their stuff as “guests,” as Variety shared. There were appearances by Cruella de Vil, Maleficent, and Mickey and Minnie Mouse, among others.

Media was also told there would be no interviews with the stacked cast — including LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hasan Minhaj, Marilu Henner and Lindsay Lamb — who did not attend in solidarity with the strike. While press was also told the director Justin Simien would not be giving any interviews, either, he did tell Variety that he was “sad” the cast couldn’t attend, but that he understood why.

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“It’s so surreal, it’s so sad and disappointing, but I’m not disappointed in this cast. I’m disappointed in the conditions that have brought about this situation,” he told Malkin.

Haunted Mansion, which is inspired by the theme park ride of the same name, hits theaters on July 28.

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The loss of a loved one is an experience everyone must go through at some point in their lives. Some losses are harder to cope with than others and can even leave us with emotional or psychological scars that linger. Paralysis, by writer-director Levi Austin Morris, is a psychological horror film that explores that very subject.

Haley (Allison Lobel) is experiencing mental distress that is manifesting into physical discomfort. While living with her brother, a broken relationship with her family and self-distancing from her mother is causing this stress. Her brother Nicky (Levi Austin Morris) seems to also be suffering from past trauma caused by a strained family relationship. Haley is trying to help her brother while also keeping her personal suffering at bay. Unfortunately, Haley suffers from night terrors, hallucinations, and episodes of sleep paralysis.

After finding bruises on her body following a nightmare episode, Haley believes that the cause of her distress is external and seeks help. She gets in contact with Anissa (Lisagaye Tomlinson), a self-proclaimed investigator of paranormal phenomena. Together they survey Haley’s home in search of any evidence that confirms Haley’s suspicions.

“…find[s] bruises on her body following a nightmare episode…”

Paralysis was shot entirely on an iPhone, which at first made me quite hesitant in expecting good quality. But I have to say, about halfway through, I forgot I was watching something that was filmed entirely on a digital camera that can fit completely in a pocket. Morris and Emerson Gregori both served as directors of photography, and they went to great lengths to create captivating and interesting frames with the minimal focal variety offered by an iPhone. Careful camera blocking and effective planning made the most of what the iPhone had to offer. In addition, the heavy use of practical effects and costuming replaces the presence of CGI. The postproduction effects are minimal but effective when used.

Admittedly, the movie starts a bit slow. However, it picks up speed as it reaches the halfway point and powers through for a dramatic conclusion. The story is psychological horror at its core but taps on the shoulders of themes that nearly everyone can relate to. These themes include grief, loss, and mental stress. In a time where Hollywood is going all out with CGI and special effects ad nauseam, Morris proves that a good movie can be made with a little money and a lot of effort without the need for expensive bells and whistles. Rather, the filmmaker focuses on sticking to a good script and telling a meaningful and relatable story.

If you have a soft spot for psychological horrors like The Sixth Sense or Jacob’s Ladder, as I do, Paralysis is definitely worth checking out. I am continually impressed by filmmakers like Morris. Such artists are able to push the medium forward in their own way with the tools that they have at hand.

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Shayheid Douglas says he will not forget what he says happened on de la Montagne near Ste-Catherine Street in Montreal, any time soon.

The 18-year-old says just before 4 a.m. June 29th, he was stopped by police while walking with friends, coming from a downtown bar.

“The police officer got out the car and then the other police officer told me ‘You’re under arrest,’ ” he told reporters at a press conference Saturday, flanked by family members.

According to Douglas, the officers did not ask him for identification or say what he had done wrong.

“While they were arresting me, my friends asked them what my name was.”

He alleges that the officers did not respond, but then other police officers arrived and asked the first officers the teen’s identity.  It was when they gave someone else’s name that Douglas says he told them they had the wrong person.

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“They checked my ID and saw I wasn’t the person they were looking for,” he said.  “They still arrested me and put me in the car.”

Douglas claims that after about 20 minutes, the officers drove him to Guy Street and de Maisonneuve Boulevard and dropped him off, with no charges. He alleges some of the same officers have been harassing him for months.

“Ever since I got my license,” he said. “I’ve had my license for a year and a bit.”

Douglas plans to file a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission, as well as the Police Ethics Commission.

“We want to know what the suspect description is and whether he matches that suspect description,” explained Fo Niemi, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Research-Action on Race Relations (CRARR), a civil rights organization that is helping Douglas. “The family takes issue with the officers’ alleged conduct once they found out that they had the wrong person.”

Global News did not get a response from Montreal police about the allegations in time for deadline Saturday.

Douglas’ mother Talea Francis is concerned about what they see as police heavy-handedness and racial profiling.

“It’s a stressful situation,” she pointed out.  “I have other children, I have grandchildren, I have nieces, nephews, and that’s who I worry about.”

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They encourage anyone who thinks they have been profiled by police to report it.

 

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke is officially engaged to Jennifer Spinner amid her ongoing divorce from estranged husband Sean Burke.

“Today is one year since I met the love of my life. Today is also the day that @braunwynwindhamburke asked me to marry her and, of course, I said ‘hell yes,’” Spinner, 39, shared via Instagram on Saturday, July 15 along with photos of the proposal.

She continued: “Our love is fast, messy, pure, real, and made up of all of the things I used to dream about having when I would daydream during 7th period math. Braunwyn, Sean, and the kids have brought things into my life that I never even knew I was missing, and tomorrow looks so much brighter with all of this love and light in it. Yes today. Yes tomorrow. Yes forever my love.”

Windham-Burke, 45, also shared photos from their proposal, which included a dreamy picnic with light-up letters reading “Marry Me.”

“She said ‘YES!’ Happy Anniversary @hashtag_blehssed, I couldn’t imagine a more perfect place then where we first met to ask you to be my wife and spend your life with me!” she wrote via Instagram. “You truly are my person, I love you in all the ways, big and small, and I can’t wait to marry you (yes we have a date!!) xoxo I HAVE A FIANCÉ !!!

The Real Housewives of Orange County alum got down on one knee at Little Island park in New York City. After getting coffee at Penn Station, the duo weren’t ready for their date to end so they walked the High Line together. They ended up at Little Island, a park on the remnants of Pier 54, which is where they had their first kiss.

The engagement comes six months after the duo shared photos of themselves in front of the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

Before Windham-Burke can officially tie the knot, she needs to be declared legally single. She wed Sean Burke in 2000, about 20 years before she came out as a lesbian. At the time, she said they would remain married.

“We really are nailing the coparenting thing. We are best friends,” Windham-Burke exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2021. “We’ve been together for 26 years. He understands that, like, this has been a dream of mine forever, so he’s supportive!”

The duo share children Bella, 22, Rowan, 20, Jacob, 17, twins Caden and Curren, 9, Koa, 7, and Hazel, 4.

Windham-Burke filed for divorce from Burke in October 2022, two months after taking her romance with Spinner public. Documents obtained by Us Weekly in December 2022 stated that she was “unable to provide” for her children amid their split. The former Bravo star was seeking at least $10,000 per month in spousal support from Burke.

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Dr. Dre is revealing why he turned down the opportunity to work with music icons Michael Jackson, Prince and Stevie Wonder.

While appearing on a recent episode of the Hart to Heart show, the rapper and music producer shocked host Kevin Hart when he told him that he “bowed out” a couple of times from working with some of the most legendary artists in music’s history.

“They just asked me to work with them and I just was like, ‘What the fuck am I going to do with them?’” he explained. “Those are my fucking heroes.”

After Hart reminded him, “You’re Dr. Dre,” the multi-Grammy winner admitted that Wonder was one of the most recent artists who he passed on collaborating with. He said the “Superstition” singer had called him up, asking to work on a song together.

But Dr. Dre said he likes “the way I feel about Stevie, Prince, Michael, Bruce Springsteen and all of these amazing artists,” which “could change by working with them.”

He added, “These are my fucking heroes. … I like the idea of what I grew up listening to and I want to keep it like that. And I don’t want to fuck up that idea and that look.”

Dr. Dre, who has played a big role in the careers of several successful artists, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar, went on to explain that he prefers to work with newer artists.

“My entire life and career has been dealing with and working with new artists. That’s what I like. Nobody comes in with an agenda,” the record producer said. “It’s a ball of clay when they walk in the room. You can just form it and do what you want. That’s what I want. Everybody else, especially my heroes, they’re coming in and there’s a set plan as to how the shit should sound, ya know. I can’t, I can’t explore.”

Dr. Dre previously revealed in an interview before Jackson’s death in 2009 that he declined to work with the “Beat It” singer because “I like working with new artists. Unless it’s just somebody that, you know, I’m really feeling comfortable with in the studio. I can’t picture myself in the studio like, ‘Yo Mike, do that again.’”

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“Guardians of the Galaxy” star Sean Gunn posted a video to Twitter Saturday clarifying comments made to The Hollywood Reporter about the SAG-AFTRA strike, his work on “Gilmore Girls” and residuals he receives from that series’ Netflix streams.

The publication removed his interview from the social network on Friday “because it did not note that the residuals Gunn was referencing are paid by the studio [Warner Bros. Discovery] and not the streamer, Netflix” — a move Gunn said was “absolutely absurd.”

“I never even used the word ‘residuals’ in my interview. The point I was making is that we don’t see any residuals for number of views on Netflix. Instead, we see a very meager amount from WB based on the licensing. Do better @THR,” Gunn wrote before posting a more expansive video response.

“The important thing is that the whole point of my interview is that Netflix doesn’t pay residuals to the actors, so there’s no sharing in the success of a show with Netlfix,” he said in the video, which you can watch below. “It’s true that they pay a licensing fee to Warner Bros. and that Warner Bros. then pays residuals from that licensing fee, which is a very small amount, particularly for a show that’s been off the air for a long time. But when the show is a huge success and they generate millions of dollars of profits for Netflix, we don’t share in any of that, in large part because there’s no transparency with their numbers.”

He continued: “But really, this is about fairness for everybody, and we just want to make sure we have a fair deal. If a show’s a success, we should participate in that. That seems totally reasonable, I think anybody can relate to it.”

Gunn interviewed with The Hollywood Reporter while picketing with fellow SAG-AFTRA members outside Netflix in Los Angeles on Friday, saying he “particularly wanted to come out and protest Netflix.”

“I was on a television show called ‘Gilmore Girls’ for a long time that has brought in massive profits for Netflix,” Gunn said. “It has been one of their most popular shows for a very long time, over a decade. It gets streamed over and over and over again, and I see almost none of the revenue that comes into that.”

After Netflix began streaming “Gilmore Girls” (which originally ran from 2001-2007 on The WB, now The CW), the show became so popular that the streamer greenlit a revival called “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.” Gunn was hired to reprise his role of Kirk, but he explained that regardless of how many millions of streams the show receives on Netflix, the actors get the same amount of residuals via the licensing agreement payments that Warner Bros. Discovery receives.

Gunn then went on to take direct aim at Netflix’s CEOs Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings, questioning why they don’t share some of “the “tens of millions of dollars” they give each other. 

“Ted Sarandos made $40 million with the bonuses that they made with their corporate profits. I don’t understand why they can’t lessen those bonuses to share the wealth more with the people who have created the content that has gotten them rich. It really is a travesty,” Gunn contended. “And if the answer is, ‘Well, this is just how business is done, this is just how corporate business works,’ that sucks. That makes you a bad person. And you really need to rethink how you do business and share the wealth with people, otherwise this is all going to come crashing down. I’m happy to be out here, and we need a fair deal.” 

According to additional reports and SEC filings, Sarandos and Hastings’ salaries in 2022 came from stock options. Sarandos earned $50.3 million while Hastings took in $51.1 million, which bonuses did not factor into. 

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Disney’s Haunted Mansion premiere, held at Disneyland on Saturday night, looked a little different from what the studio originally planned as it became the first major Hollywood event to take place after SAG-AFTRA took to the picket lines.

Stars Tiffany Haddish, LaKeith Stanfield, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Chase W. Dillon, Daniel Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hasan Minhaj, Marilu Henner, Lindsay Lamb, director Justin Simien, producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, executive producers Nick Reynolds and Tom Peitzman and composer Kris Bowers were initially scheduled to walk the red carpet, held in front of the theme park’s Haunted Mansion ride. But when the actors strike was called on Thursday, the stars were no longer able to attend the event. Strike guidelines prohibit not only on-camera work but also promotional activity, including premieres, interviews, festivals, FYC events, award shows and podcasts.

While several studios and streamers have opted to cancel their upcoming events — most notably the Oppenheimer red carpet in New York set for Monday — Disney moved forward with the premiere, leaning on its theme park characters in the absence of the actors.

Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Maleficent, Snow White‘s Evil Queen and Cruella posed for photos with fans throughout the two-hour red carpet, as influencers and other guests also got private access to ride the Haunted Mansion attraction. Producers, as well as Simien, arrived about halfway through the event, stopping for group photos before the director briefly talked to press.

“I feel very ambivalent about it, but at the same time, I’m just so proud of this cast and I’m so, so proud of Katie Dippold who wrote the script, and so much of why I did this was to honor her words and to honor their work,” Simien told The Hollywood Reporter on the carpet. “If they can’t be here to speak for it, I felt like I had to be here to speak for it. It’s sad that they’re not here, at the same time, I totally support the reason why they’re not here. And I’m happy to be the one to ring the bell in their stead.” He also noted that he finds the AI issues coming up in SAG-AFTRA’s negotiations to be “a very important thing to hammer home and to figure out.”

SAG-AFTRA announced the work stoppage after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers faltered on Wednesday night.

The group representing studios and streamers said it “presented a deal that offered historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods, and a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses.” SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher called the offer “insulting and disrespectful of our massive contributions to this industry,” criticizing, “how they plead poverty when giving hundreds of millions of dollars to their CEOs. It’s disgusting. Shame on them. They stand on the wrong side of history at this very moment.”

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas are currently in London.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas got married on December 1, 2018.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas are undoubtedly one of the most loved couples in tinsel town. The duo recently attended the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London. Post their ‘beautiful day out, the singer dropped in a bundle of happy photos with his lady love and also added a heartwarming note summing up his day.

The note read, “Beautiful day out at the tennis with my ❤️. Such an honor to sit in the Royal box and watch @marketavondrousova win her first grand slam.”

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Now, Priyanka too shared a hilarious video, of themselves post their public appearance at the tournament. As much as attending events are fun, wardrobe struggles are sometimes difficult to ignore. Well, later when the couple were on their way back, Nick tried to untie Priyanka’s hair, which was tied into a neat ponytail. Priyanka shared a fun video of the same from their car. She wrote, “Ponytails are complicated.”

Fans on seeing the video dropped in comments cheering for Nick dishing out major husband goal. One of the fans wrote, “Wish we all get a Nick Jonas.” Another one read, “Aww what a caring husband ?.” “Yikes this is true love❤️❤️???? definitely a great couple together,” read another one. Another comment read, “Nick jiju jaisa koii nahi?.”

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For the tournament, Priyanka looked stunning in a frilled gown with shades of green, black and white. She completed her look with chunky earrings and well-defined eyes. Nick on the other hand looked dapper in a checkered blazer. They surely dished out major couple goals.

Earlier, in the month of April, Priyanka shared with India TV, how Nick is one of her biggest cheerleaders in her life and has constantly helped her in bringing out her best. Priyanka said that her husband is just as passionate about her career as she is and takes pride in her accomplishments, despite coming from different backgrounds. “I see a lot of my father in Nick. My father was very respectful to my mother as she was a working woman. It was during the 70s’ when my father told my mom that ‘Neither of us will bring anything from our houses and we will make our own home’.”

Furthermore, talking about how Nick being her cheerleader, Priyanka said, “Whenever I pose on the red carpet, he stands there staring at me and even clicks my pictures. He’s so much invested in my success and he has no insecurity about it which is so beautiful.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Priyanka Chopra will soon be sharing the screen space with John Cena and Idris Elba in the upcoming movie Heads Of State.

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SAG-AFTRA and the major studios remain at odds on a dizzying array of issues, as film and TV actors hit the picket lines Friday for the first time since 1980.

According to sources on both sides, the biggest sticking point is the union’s demand for 2% of the revenue generated by streaming shows. The two sides also remain far apart on basic increases in minimum rates, with the studios offering 5%, 4% and 3.5% across the three years of the contract, while the union is demanding 11%, 4% and 4%.

But that only scratches the surface. The parties are at odds on dozens of issues, only a handful of which have been publicly reported.

In some cases, the two sides don’t even agree on what the disagreements are. They engaged in a rare public back-and-forth Thursday over the use of artificial intelligence to replicate background actors.

Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s executive director, alleged that the studios want to pay an extra for one day of work to be scanned, and then reuse that likeness forever. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hotly disputed that, saying that its proposal explicitly limits the reuse to the project for which the extra was hired.

Here is a breakdown of the disagreements — both major and minor — that led to the strike.

SAG-AFTRA wants 2% of the revenue that each show generates for a streaming platform to be paid to performers. The union would use Content Valuation, a measurement tool introduced last fall by Parrot Analytics, to determine how much each show is worth to the platform.

Parrot Analytics uses Google searches, social media mentions, and other data sources to measure demand for each show. The metric is not trying to determine viewership, but rather the impact of each show on a company’s revenue. To estimate that, it uses quarterly earnings data and apportions revenue — including subscriptions and ads — to each show on the platform.

SAG-AFTRA — led by union president Fran Drescher — argues that it is essential to pay performers for the success of a show. The union says it is not wedded to Parrot Analytics, but that the studios have not countered with any other way to measure performance. The studios say they explained early and often that the whole concept is unworkable given the challenges of accurately measuring success.

Drescher was the “inspiration” behind the proposal, according to Crabtree-Ireland. Discussing the subject in the room, she told AMPTP negotiators that her father, Morty, is a systems analyst, and that she “sees systems.” She also made it clear that this contract issue is her top priority.

The AMPTP has offered the same economic terms to SAG-AFTRA that were approved by the Directors Guild of America. That includes a 5% increase to most minimum rates in the first year of the contract, followed by increases of 4% and 3.5%. SAG-AFTRA argues that does not keep pace with inflation, and has demanded 11%, 4% and 4%.

The AMPTP also offered additional increases for certain categories of performers: 11% for background actors and 58% for guest stars on streaming shows. (On the latter item, SAG-AFTRA accepted the increase.)

SAG-AFTRA is also seeking a 230% increase in foreign streaming residuals, according to a studio source. The AMPTP is offering the same increase provided to the DGA: 76%.

SAG-AFTRA is not seeking to ban AI, but wants to make sure that any use of a performer’s likeness to generate a new performance is done with compensation and consent. The AMPTP says it has agreed to that, but Crabtree-Ireland said the devil is in the details.

“It is a very craftily put together proposal that a layperson looking at it might not see all the holes in it,” he said. “There are huge gaps you can drive a Mack truck through.”

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The union wants to require that a performer has to consent to any use of their performance to train an AI system. The AMPTP would accept that for AI training used to alter or recreate that performer’s likeness. But according to Crabtree-Ireland, the AMPTP would give studios carte blanche to train AI systems to create “synthetic” performers, or for other purposes.

SAG-AFTRA also wants studios to get union consent on individual uses of AI, which the studios have refused to grant. There is also the dispute over background actors.

SAG-AFTRA wants to limit the use of self-taped auditions, which have become the industry standard in the wake of the pandemic. The union wants to limit such auditions to no more than five pages of material. The AMPTP has offered an eight-page limit. The two sides are also working on terms about turnaround times and a provision that would clarify no special lighting or equipment is needed.

  • Pension and health contributions

Producers pay contributions to the pension and health plans based on performers’ earnings up to a certain threshold. For a half-hour episode, the ceiling is $15,000; for an hour it’s $24,500. SAG-AFTRA wants to increase those ceilings to $45,000 and $75,000, respectively, to account for 40 years of inflation. The AMPTP has agreed to increase the ceilings to $20,000 and $30,000.

Actors Access is a website that holds a virtual monopoly on the posting of casting notices. Actors can sign up and post their bios and audition materials and get connected to jobs. The site has both a free tier and a premium tier, and there is a fee to upload reels. SAG-AFTRA argues that those who pay for the premium tier get preferential treatment. The union would mandate that actors seeking work under the contract would not have to pay for access to jobs.

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Gary Marsh, who runs the company, said that actors do not have to pay to upload audition materials. He said he was not familiar with how his company was implicated in the negotiation. The AMPTP has argued that it can’t agree to a provision targeted at a third party who is not part of the negotiation.

  • Option periods for TV actors

In the streaming era, actors have been forced to wait for longer and longer periods to hear whether their show has been renewed. This is one of the primary ways in which the shift to streaming has affected actors’ pay. SAG-AFTRA struck a deal with Netflix last year that limits option periods to 18 months from the start of production on a season. The union would like to get the same deal with the rest of the companies represented by the AMPTP. The studio group says it has agreed to do so for actors earning less than $65,000 an episode on half-hour shows and less than $70,000 an episode on one-hour shows.

  • Background actors outside Los Angeles and New York

The SAG-AFTRA contract covers background actors only in a handful of places around the country — most importantly, New York and Los Angeles. The union would like to represent extras throughout the U.S. The AMPTP argued that it cannot use the contract negotiation to expand its jurisdiction, and that is a non-mandatory subject of bargaining. SAG-AFTRA withdrew the proposal.

SAG-AFTRA also argues that its contract should cover performance-capture acting. Performance-capture is not explicitly covered, though much of that work is done under contract terms anyway. As with the background actor issue, the AMPTP has said that the union is improperly using the negotiation to expand its jurisdiction.

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One of the Avengers: Endgame cast members reflected on the surprising Skrull reveal in the latest episode of Secret Invasion on Disney+.

Secret Invasion is filled with shocking revelations poised to impact the rest of the MCU. 

The show’s debut episode killed off Colbie Smulders’ Maria Hill while the other installments confirmed that Nick Fury is married to a Skrull and that there are Super Skrulls waiting to strike. 

Avengers: Endgame Opens up About Shocking Skrull Reveal

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Warning – The rest of this article contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Episode 4.

Speaking with Marvel Entertainment, Avengers: Endgame star Don Cheadle, who portrays the MCU’s James Rhodes aka War Machine, discussed Secret Invasion‘s latest reveal of him being a Skrull. 

Cheadle first admitted that “it’s fun to fold that [Skrull reveal]:”  

“It’s fun to fold that in and know that that’s what’s happening underneath all of these Rhodey scenes. Rhodes is not who he appears to be.”

In Secret Invasion Episode 4 “Beloved,” it was revealed that Rhodey is being impersonated by a female Skrull named Raava (played by Nisha Aaliya). 

It is unknown how long Rhodey has been a Skrull, but Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige teased that fans will come to “understand exactly how long he’s been a Skrull” before hinting that he has been a Skrull in “some” of his previous MCU appearances. 

In the latest MCU crossover series, Rhodey is a trusted envoy and adviser to United States President Ritson. 

Aside from the character’s important government role, Secret Invasion Episode 4 further proved that not everything is what it seems to Rhodey when he asks Nick Fury’s wife, Priscilla, to kill the former SHIELD director. 

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This led to an intense confrontation between Rhodey and Fury inside the former’s hotel room. After sneaking in, Fury strongly hints at Rhodey that he is aware that he isn’t who he appears to be, but the fake Avenger refuses to acknowledge it. 

Cheadle described the relationship between Rhodey and Fury as a “sort of [a] cat-and-mouse game:” 

“It becomes sort of a cat-and-mouse game between the two of them, about what he has on Fury and if he’s going to release information about Fury. Fury has to play it the right way while still trying to protect and save the planet.”

When Did the Skrulls Replace the MCU’s James Rhodes?

Don Cheadle’s latest comments combined with Kevin Feige’s previous remarks suggest that James Rhodes aka Rhodey has been a Skrull for a while, potentially even during the events of the Infinity Saga. 

Some have claimed that the Skrulls replaced Rhodey after the Avengers’ airport battle in Captain America: Civil War. This theory makes sense, considering that Rhodes was in a vulnerable position after being paralyzed from the waist down. 

Others have speculated that the Skrulls abducted Rhodey sometime before the events of Avengers: Infinity War or even during the five-year gap between that movie and Avengers: Endgame. 

The reveal of when and how Rhodey was replaced is essential since it will allow fans to have a different viewing experience when rewatching certain MCU movies that feature War Machine.

Hopefully, Secret Invasion will eventually reveal when the Skrulls replaced Don Cheadle’s James Rhodes sooner rather than later.

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The Batman – Part II is just one of many projects that could be part of Matt Reeves’ The Batman universe, which is an exciting but risky strategy. The Batman and its sequel, The Batman – Part II, will not be part of James Gunn’s DC Universe. Instead, Reeves’ Batman franchise is to be considered DC Elseworlds, which means that it does not share a continuity with the new DC Universe’s movies and TV shows. In other words, Robert Pattinson will not play Batman in The Brave and the Bold, nor will David Corenswet’s Superman appear in The Batman – Part II.


That said, The Batman has become the beginning of its own shared universe. The Penguin series starring Colin Farrell already released a first trailer, although the MAX show does not have a release date yet. Reeves had also previously discussed an Arkham spinoff show, which evolved from the original Gotham P.D. project. Matt Reeves’s The Batman saga is also expected to involve Batman villain spinoff movies.


The Batman’s Spinoff Series Need To Match The Batman 2

As exciting as having a “Bat-verse” of movies and TV shows is, the idea of expanding Matt Reeves’ The Batman into a cinematic universe across different media is challenging. Those projects, from the Penguin spinoff series to the rumored villain spinoff movies, will have to match The Batman 2’s tone. That is not to say every The Batman spinoff has to emulate what the Matt Reeves movies are doing. However, what made The Batman more than just another Batman reboot was the fact that it had a unique, distinct tone that separated Robert Pattinson’s Batman from other iterations.

The Batman would not fit into the original DCEU, for example. Instead of a small part of a larger DC Universe, The Batman was Bruce Wayne-character study in which Reeves’ vision for the character explained everything on screen – from Pattinson’s Batman costume to how Gotham City looked. Keeping that same vision for different projects is difficult, as those would not necessarily be directed by Matt Reeves. Cinematic universes and spinoffs are nothing new, but The Batman’s universe must avoid losing track of what made the first film so special ahead of the upcoming The Batman 2.

The Batman Spinoffs Could Make The Sequel Better

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Of course, The Batman spinoffs can make The Batman 2 and future sequels better. Batman’s lore is incredibly rich, and there is more than enough room for countless Batman-related characters to be explored in film and television. The fact that The Batman’s first spinoff features one of the main characters from The Batman with the original actor reprising his role is also good news for this The Batman universe. It shows that it will be a truly interconnected franchise, and not just something that uses the Batman IP to tell an isolated story. Therefore, a Smallville or Gotham scenario, in which several major characters could not appear, won’t happen.

The Batman 2 is currently slated to premiere on October 3, 2025, more than three years after The Batman hit theaters. Having something like the Penguin TV show, which continues the story from The Batman, helps keep the franchise momentum until The Batman – Part 2. In addition, several Batman villains and sidekicks, from well-known names like the Joker to not-so-famous characters like Clayface, could be introduced or fleshed out between the movies. This would be a first for the Batman movie franchise, which never really had official spinoffs set in the same continuity as the films.

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A look behind-the-scenes of how Oppenheimer’s production blows past any previous IMAX film.

Look, it’s certainly no surprise that Christopher Nolan chose to shoot his latest (and perhaps his most ambitious) film in IMAX format. He’s shot IMAX for many of his films over the years (like Dunkirk for example). However, Nolan and his team have pulled out all of the stops for Oppenheimer.

We’ve already heard about how they had to invent a new IMAX film for Oppenheimer, as well as prints reportedly being 11 miles long and weighing over 600 pounds. Yet, these facts alone can not fully prepare audiences for what Nolan has up his sleeves for this epic biopic.

Let’s look behind the scenes of Oppenheimer to explore how Nolan, along with his cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema, has set Oppenheimer up to be his most ambitious IMAX format project yet.

Getting the IMAX Camera Close and Intimate

Let’s get this out of the way upfront here—it’s no small feat to shoot any film for IMAX. It takes humongous cameras, huge rolls of film, and gear that many production houses have never stocked before. Yet, the results speak for themselves and Nolan in particular knows the absolute power of the big and immersive IMAX screen.

From reports to the Associated Press, Oppenheimer was shot on an array of cameras including the IMAX MKII, Panavision Sphero 65 with Hasselblad Lenses IMAX MKIV, Panavision Sphero 65 and Hasselblad lenses IMAX MSM 9802, Panavision Sphero 65 and Hasselblad lenses Panavision Panaflex System 65 Studio, and, finally, Panavision System 65.

Yet, despite all of this explosive-minded gear and film, Nolan confesses that the goal of the project was to use this format as a way to better explore the close and intimate nature of the film’s protagonists and story.

Christopher Nolan on set of OPPENHEIMER.Credit: Universal Studios

Juxtaposing Color and Black and White

Another interesting quirk to Oppenheimer, which we’ll learn more about when the film releases here soon, is that a portion (perhaps a substantial part, too) is going to be in black-and-white. As we covered, this IMAX film had to be invented as 65 mm black-and-white IMAX film didn’t exist. It had to be created, tested, and produced for the first time for these sections of Oppenheimer.

In particular, it’s interesting that even Nolan himself and his crew had to test how this new footage was going to look on an actual IMAX screen before going into production. While color is lost, there’s something unique about black-and-white which can make the footage look almost more pristine and refined—if not at the very least timeless.

So, for those preferably sitting in IMAX theaters on July 21st, or even just watching it at home at some point in the future, audiences across the world will be seeing a new cinematic first, which is a rare thing for modern cinema history.

The Immersive Quality of IMAX

Perhaps the most fascinating elements of these behind-the-scenes featurettes coming out in support of Oppenheimer have to do with Nolan and co.’s absolute fanaticism about the immersive quality of IMAX footage being seen on the big screen.

To say there’s something lost when watching an IMAX format-shot film on a non-IMAX screen (or even worse, on your home TV, laptop, or smartphone) would be a huge understatement. (And you might find Nolan coming to your house to fight you.)

From real locations and hand-built sets to tons of practical effects and actual explosions, the focus of Oppenheimer’s production has been set on creating as much fantastic and realistic footage as possible. If Nolan’s track record is any indication, this new film with its new IMAX format footage behind it should be his most explosive yet.

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Dolly Parton is not ready to retire and she recently opened up that she doesn’t plan on ever doing it. In fact, Parton talked about how she would like to do and she hopes it happens while she’s performing.

“I would never retire,” she told Ken Bruce during an interview on Greatest Hits Radio. “I’ll just hopefully drop dead in the middle of a song onstage someday, hopefully, one I’ve written. But anyway, that’s how I hope to go because we don’t have much of a choice in that.”

The singer continued, “As long as I’m able to work, as long as my health is good and my husband is good, the only way that I would ever slow down would be for that reason.”

Parton then added that “In the meantime, I’m going to make hay while the sun shines.”

The “Jolene” singer recently also shared her thoughts on AI and continuing to carry on her work via a hologram once she dies, something that the star doesn’t agree with.

“I think I’ve left a great body of work behind,” Parton said in an interview with The Independent. “I have to decide how much of that high-tech stuff I want to be involved [with] because I don’t want to leave my soul here on this earth.”

She added, “I think with some of this stuff I’ll be grounded here for ever… I’ll be around, we’ll find ways to keep me here.”

Parton is working on the release of Rockstar, her first rock album that is scheduled to be released November 17.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene took aim at Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Saturday during the Turning Point Action Conference, saying she believes his anti-vaccine stance is a Trojan horse for some of his more “far, far left” policies.

“There’s a lot of Republicans that have been fooled by him,” she said, speaking with Right Side Broadcasting at the West Palm Beach, Florida, convention ahead of appearances from Tucker Carlson and former President Donald Trump. Watch the video here.

Asked about Kennedy’s position in the Democratic Party, as well as some bubbling support in the Republican Party, Greene said, “I really agree with his position on the vaccines, it’s been my position all along. I have been totally against the COVID vaccines from Day 1… So I agree with Bobby Kennedy on a lot of things. But I tell you what, I think there’s a lot of Republicans that have been fooled by him. He’s not a Republican, everyone! He’s very much a Democrat.”

The Georgia congresswoman continued, saying that “some of his policies are far, far left.”

“They’re not the policies I want. They should not be the policies that you want. But everyone does like some things about him, like his positions on the COVID-19 vaccines, his position on holding the CIA and other agencies accountable,” Greene concluded.

Kennedy has apparently gained some traction from Republicans for his stance on COVID-19 vaccines, as well as some of foreign policy positions, namely opposition to President Biden’s military support of Ukraine. 

Greene, who is gunning for a Trump reelection in 2024, just this past week called for Biden to pull out of NATO, saying they weren’t a reliable “supporter.” 

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Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Flash,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Speeding straight into your TVs, DC’s latest Superhero movie ‘The Flash’ is expected to be available on PVOD on July 18th.

The film is set after the events ‘Justice League,’ where Barry Allen decides to travel back in time to save his mother – a storyline adapted from the ‘Flashpoint’ comic. Filled with action, cameos, easter eggs, and more.

The official synopsis for ‘The Flash’ is below:

“Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian… albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?”

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Flash,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Flash,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

‘The Flash’ opened in theaters on June 16, 2023. Initially, the movie was slated to release in July of 2022, but due to the shifting of schedules at Warner Bros., the movie was moved to its 2023 release date. ‘The Flash’ opened to $55 million domestically and so far has grossed $102.9 since its release. Worldwide, the movie has earned $249.1 million.

Directed by Andy Muschietti (‘It’) and penned by Christina Hodson (‘Birds of Prey’), the movie stars Ezra Miller (‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’), who reprised their role as Barry Allen/The Flash, Michael Keaton (‘Morbius’) as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ben Affleck (‘Air’) as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Sasha Calle (‘The Young and the Restless’) as Supergirl, Michael Shannon (‘Amsterdam’) as General Zod, Ron Livingston (‘The Estate‘) as Henry Allen, Maribel Verdú (‘Death’s Roulette’) as Nora Allen, and Kiersey Clemons (‘Somebody I Used to Know’) as Iris West.

Two Barry Allens

Ezra Miller as The Flash, Michael Keaton as Batman and Ezra Miller as The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The FLASH,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

(L to R) Ezra Miller as The Flash, Michael Keaton as Batman and Ezra Miller as The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The FLASH,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

Longtime comic book fans knew we would be getting the Flashpoint story in ‘The Flash’, which director Andy Muschietti does a great job of adapting. When it comes to the speedster, time travel and meeting one’s younger self is imminent. Ezra Miller plays two Barry Allens in the movie, one that we have met already through previous DC films like ‘Batman v. Superman’ and ‘Justice League.’ The other Barry is younger and has not become The Flash in their timeline, which makes a lot of the scenes and conversation interesting and funny.

The juxtaposition of the two Barrys really makes their interaction fun to watch, especially in scenes with Micheal Keaton’s Batman and Sasha Calle’s Supergirl. On top of the humorous scenes, the movie serves up many emotional moments as well when it comes to Barry and their mom.

Speeding Across The Multiverse

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl and Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure 'The Flash,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

(L to R) Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash, Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl and Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Flash,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC

It feels like we are in the multiverse of multiverse movies right now. From ‘The Flash’ to ‘Spider-man: Across the Spiderverse, ‘ Everything Everywhere All At Once’ to ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness.’

DC has always dealt with the multiverse in shows like CW’s ‘The Flash’ and ‘Crisis on Infinite Earth,’ but in Muschietti’s film, we’re seeing the multiverse on a grander scale. We won’t spoil too much just in case you haven’t had the chance to see the movie, but multiverse and dimensional travel means jaw-dropping cameos aplenty.

For example, seeing Michael Keaton putting the cape on once again as Batman, with iconic one-liners like, “I’m Batman,” and “You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts.” makes an extremely satisfying moment for the fans. Ben Affleck also appears as his version of the Batman.

Related Article: Movie Review: ‘The Flash’

Where Can I Watch ‘The Flash’?

Michael Keaton attends a double bill screening of Tim Burton's 'Batman' followed by 'The Flash,' in London, England.

Michael Keaton attends a double bill screening of Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ followed by ‘The Flash,’ in London, England. Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images for Warner Bros Discovery.

While the film was initially screened at CinemaCon, it was an unfinished version and ‘The Flash’ officially premiered on June 12th, 2023, at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Since the movie has only been out for 4 weeks, it is still playing in theaters, so be sure to check with Moviefone below for showtimes in your area. ‘The Flash’ has a total runtime of 2 hours and 24 minutes.

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Watch the official trailers for ‘The Flash’ below:

Can’t make it out to the theater? You will soon have the option to rent or purchase the movie on VOD. Services such as Prime Video, Apple TV, and Google Play will have the movie available digitally for $24.99 on July 18th, 2023. There has been no official word yet on when ‘The Flash’ will stream on Max.

Where To Watch: ‘The Flash’ Online

For those who prefer physical copies, ‘The Flash’ should become available on DVD/Blu-Ray by September in formats such as 4K Ultra HD, Blu-Ray, and DVD. Collectors can look forward to an exclusive steelbook edition from Best Buy and an Icon Edition digi-pack set from Walmart. Both are available for pre-order now.

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James Cameron has visited the wreckage of the Titanic more than 30 times and directed an Oscar-winning romance about the doomed vessel — but he’s not planning on exploring the latest disaster connected to the ship that couldn’t sink. The director has denied rumors that he is in talks to helm a feature about the OceanGate submarine that is believed to have imploded on a deep sea voyage to explore the Titanic wreck, killing its five passengers.

“I don’t respond to offensive rumors in the media usually, but I need to now,” James Cameron wrote in a blunt post on Twitter Saturday morning. “I’m NOT in talks about an OceanGate film, nor will I ever.”

It’s not necessarily surprising that some would believe that Cameron would become attached to an OceanGate film. The 68-year-old filmmaker has become a public expert on all things Titanic since he was in production on his 1997 epic. After authorities discovered “likely human remains” from the Titan submersible, Cameron appeared for an interview on ABC News to criticize OceanGate and offer his thoughts on the disaster.

“A number of the top players in the deep submergence engineering community even wrote letters to the company, saying that what they were doing was too experimental to carry passengers and that it needed to be certified,” Cameron said. “I’m struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship, and yet he steamed at full speed into an ice field on a moonless night and many people died as a result. For us, it’s a very similar tragedy where warnings went unheeded.”

In June, the U.S. Coast Guard discovered new debris around the Titanic shipwreck. Within hours, it was confirmed that those onboard the missing Titan submersible were believed to have died in a “catastrophic implosion” of the vessel.

Cameron, of course, has his hands full with the population of Pandora, currently tinkering away on a third “Avatar” entry after the superlative box office success of “The Way of Water.” The threequel is set to hit theaters on Dec. 19, 2025, with two more follow-ups slated to follow after.

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Christopher Nolan expressed caution about artificial intelligence after a special screening of “Oppenheimer,” drawing a comparison between the rapidly developing technology and his new dramatic feature about the creation of the atomic bomb.

Nolan’s remarks came during a conversation following a preview screening of “Oppenheimer” in New York. Moderated by “Meet the Press” anchor Chuck Todd, the panel included Nolan, as well as Los Alamos National Laboratory director Dr. Thom Mason, physicists Dr. Carlo Rovelli and Dr. Kip Thorne, plus author Kai Bird, who co-wrote “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” which Nolan’s film is based on.

“The rise of companies in the last 15 years bandying words like algorithm — not knowing what they mean in any kind of meaningful, mathematical sense — these guys don’t know what an algorithm is,” Nolan shared at the screening. “People in my business talking about it, they just don’t want to take responsibility for whatever that algorithm does.”

“Applied to AI, that’s a terrifying possibility. Terrifying,” Nolan continued. “Not least because, AI systems will go into defensive infrastructure ultimately. They’ll be in charge of nuclear weapons. To say that that is a separate entity from the person wielding, programming, putting that AI to use, then we’re doomed. It has to be about accountability. We have to hold people accountable for what they do with the tools that they have.”

Nolan’s new feature retells how J. Robert Oppenheimer was tapped by U.S. military powers to develop the atomic bomb during World War II. Cillian Murphy plays the theoretical physicist, leading a cast that includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh.

Nolan’s comments come as the entertainment industry is at a near-complete halt, with SAG-AFTRA ordering a strike on Thursday to join WGA members on the picket lines. Among numerous other disagreements with studios, a primary issue for both unions is the matter of AI and its potential existential impact on labor practices in the entertainment industry.

“With the labor disputes going on in Hollywood right now, a lot of it — when we talk about AI, when we talk about these issues — they’re all ultimately born from the same thing, which is when you innovate with technology, you have to maintain accountability,” Nolan stated.

“Do you think we’ll keep re-examining Oppenheimer? As our understanding of quantum physics continues, as our taming of the atom continues,” Todd asked at one point in the panel.

“I hope so,” Nolan stated. “When I talk to the leading researchers in the field of AI right now, for example, they literally refer to this — right now — as their Oppenheimer moment. They’re looking to history to say, ‘What are the responsibilities for scientists developing new technologies that may have unintended consequences?’”

“Do you think Silicon Valley is thinking that right now?” Todd interjected. “Do you think they say that this is an Oppenheimer moment?”

“They say that they do,” Nolan said after a pause and then chuckled. “It’s helpful that that’s in the conversation and I hope that that thought process will continue. I am not saying Oppenheimer’s story offers any easy answers to those questions, but it at least can show where some of those responsibilities lie and how people take a breath and think, ‘Okay, what is the accountability?’”

In a piece published by the New York Times in May, AI pioneer Dr. Geoffrey Hinton expressed regret regarding his life work. Hinton’s work at the University of Toronto laid the groundwork for the tech industry’s investment in generative artificial intelligence, which powers chatbots such as ChatGPT.

“I console myself with the normal excuse: If I hadn’t done it, somebody else would have,” Dr. Hinton told the Times. “It is hard to see how you can prevent the bad actors from using it for bad things.”

Universal Pictures is releasing “Oppenheimer” to theaters on July 21.

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PARANOID Putin has purged another general – as eight Russian top brass become detained or suspended in the wake of the Wagner rebellion.

Major-General Vladimir Seliverstov was the latest victim in the mass-purge, as Russia’s defence chief has begun to root out the “bad blood” in the Kremlin.

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Major General Vladimir Seliverstov is the latest victim in Putin’s mass-purgeCredit: East2West
Sergei Surovikin is reportedly in jail

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Sergei Surovikin is reportedly in jailCredit: AP
Eight members of Vladimir Putin's top brass have been suspended or detained

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Eight members of Vladimir Putin’s top brass have been suspended or detainedCredit: AFP

Seliverstov was one of Russia’s youngest and most ruthless generals who headed the 106th Airborne Division operating in the Bakhmut meat-grinder.

According to local reports, the 49-year-old paratrooper was either fired, suspended or detained after he vanished from his duties.

The reason for Seliverstov’s removal is unknown but some have pointed to his “uncompromising nature”.

A Telegram channel linked to the Wagner Group posted: “[He is a commander] not used to being silent when defending issues regarding his troops.” 

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It comes as Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu was allegedly conducting “combat operations” against his own top brass.

Notorious Sergei “Armageddon” Surovikin was said to be on Shoigu’s list after reports he had not been seen or heard from since the botched Wagner coup.

The 56-year-old man is believed to be under interrogation and likely in jail after he sided with Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Earlier this week, Major-General Ivan Popov vanished soon after he was fired for his leaked voice message scolding his comrades.

In the recording, the 48-year-old man spoke of Putin’s high command as “treacherously and vilely decapitating the army at the most difficult and tense moment”.

According to Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, Popov’s wife claimed he was “summoned” to an unknown place and “abruptly disappeared” after his critique of President Putin’s war strategy.

Another victim was Major-General Nikolay Gostev who was removed from his post amid Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

The commander of Russia’s 4th Air Force Army is reportedly “resting” currently.

Similarly, Air Force commander Col-Gen Andrey Yudin, 61, was reportedly suspended after he was interrogated following the Wagner mutiny in June.

The same action applied to Lt-Gen Vladimir Alexseev, 62, who was the deputy head of military intelligence.

In April, evil Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev was ousted after he joined Wagner.

Known as the Butcher of Mariupol – the man’s whereabouts remain unknown.

Finally, the eighth missing Russian official is Colonel-General Yunus-bek Yevkurov.

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The 59-year-old deputy defence minister has not been seen since early July.

It comes as Lieutenant-General Oleg Tsokov, 51, was killed by a British-supplied Storm Shadow missile in Berdiansk this week. 

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Major General Ivan Popov has vanished, it was reportedCredit: AP
Major-General Nikolay Gostev is reportedly 'resting'

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Major-General Nikolay Gostev is reportedly ‘resting’Credit: East2West
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Colonel-General Andrei Yudin was suspended from dutyCredit: East2West
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Mikhail Mizintsev known as ‘the butcher of Mariupol’ was ousted after joining the Wagner GroupCredit: Alamy
Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has not been seen since July

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Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has not been seen since JulyCredit: AFP
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Oleg Tsokov, 51, was killed by a Ukrainian Armed Forces airstrikeCredit: East2West

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For more than 20 years, Kit Loffstadt has written fan fiction exploring alternate universes for “Star Wars” heroes and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” villains, sharing her stories free online.

But in May, Ms. Loffstadt stopped posting her creations after she learned that a data company had copied her stories and fed them into the artificial intelligence technology underlying ChatGPT, the viral chatbot. Dismayed, she hid her writing behind a locked account.

Ms. Loffstadt also helped organize an act of rebellion last month against A.I. systems. Along with dozens of other fan fiction writers, she published a flood of irreverent stories online to overwhelm and confuse the data-collection services that feed writers’ work into A.I. technology.

“We each have to do whatever we can to show them the output of our creativity is not for machines to harvest as they like,” said Ms. Loffstadt, a 42-year-old voice actor from South Yorkshire in Britain.

Fan fiction writers are just one group now staging revolts against A.I. systems as a fever over the technology has gripped Silicon Valley and the world. In recent months, social media companies such as Reddit and Twitter, news organizations including The New York Times and NBC News, authors such as Paul Tremblay and the actress Sarah Silverman have all taken a position against A.I. sucking up their data without permission.

Their protests have taken different forms. Writers and artists are locking their files to protect their work or are boycotting certain websites that publish A.I.-generated content, while companies like Reddit want to charge for access to their data. At least 10 lawsuits have been filed this year against A.I. companies, accusing them of training their systems on artists’ creative work without consent. This past week, Ms. Silverman and the authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey sued OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and others over A.I.’s use of their work.

At the heart of the rebellions is a newfound understanding that online information — stories, artwork, news articles, message board posts and photos — may have significant untapped value.

The new wave of A.I. — known as “generative A.I.” for the text, images and other content it generates — is built atop complex systems such as large language models, which are capable of producing humanlike prose. These models are trained on hoards of all kinds of data so they can answer people’s questions, mimic writing styles or churn out comedy and poetry.

That has set off a hunt by tech companies for even more data to feed their A.I. systems. Google, Meta and OpenAI have essentially used information from all over the internet, including large databases of fan fiction, troves of news articles and collections of books, much of which was available free online. In tech industry parlance, this was known as “scraping” the internet.

OpenAI’s GPT-3, an A.I. system released in 2020, spans 500 billion “tokens,” each representing parts of words found mostly online. Some A.I. models span more than one trillion tokens.

The practice of scraping the internet is longstanding and was largely disclosed by the companies and nonprofit organizations that did it. But it was not well understood or seen as especially problematic by the companies that owned the data. That changed after ChatGPT debuted in November and the public learned more about underlying A.I. models that powered the chatbots.

“What’s happening here is a fundamental realignment of the value of data,” said Brandon Duderstadt, the founder and chief executive of Nomic, an A.I. company. “Previously, the thought was that you got value from data by making it open to everyone and running ads. Now, the thought is that you lock your data up, because you can extract much more value when you use it as an input to your A.I.”

The data protests may have little effect in the long run. Deep-pocketed tech giants like Google and Microsoft already sit on mountains of proprietary information and have the resources to license more. But as the era of easy-to-scrape content comes to a close, smaller A.I. upstarts and nonprofits that had hoped to compete with the big firms might not be able to obtain enough content to train their systems.

In a statement, OpenAI said ChatGPT was trained on “licensed content, publicly available content and content created by human A.I. trainers.” It added, “We respect the rights of creators and authors, and look forward to continuing to work with them to protect their interests.”

Google said in a statement that it was involved in talks on how publishers could manage their content in the future. “We believe everyone benefits from a vibrant content ecosystem,” the company said. Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment.

The data revolts erupted last year after ChatGPT became a worldwide phenomenon. In November, a group of programmers filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, claiming the companies had violated their copyright after their code was used to train an A.I.-powered programming assistant.

In January, Getty Images, which provides stock photos and videos, sued Stability A.I., an A.I. company that creates images out of text descriptions, claiming the start-up had used copyrighted photos to train its systems.

Then in June, Clarkson, a law firm in Los Angeles, filed a 151-page proposed class action suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, describing how OpenAI had gathered data from minors and said web scraping violated copyright law and constituted “theft.” On Tuesday, the firm filed a similar suit against Google.

“The data rebellion that we’re seeing across the country is society’s way of pushing back against this idea that Big Tech is simply entitled to take any and all information from any source whatsoever, and make it their own,” said Ryan Clarkson, the founder of Clarkson.

Eric Goldman, a professor at Santa Clara University School of Law, said the lawsuit’s arguments were expansive and unlikely to be accepted by the court. But the wave of litigation is just beginning, he said, with a “second and third wave” coming that would define A.I.’s future.

Larger companies are also pushing back against A.I. scrapers. In April, Reddit said it wanted to charge for access to its application programming interface, or A.P.I., the method through which third parties can download and analyze the social network’s vast database of person-to-person conversations.

Steve Huffman, Reddit’s chief executive, said at the time that his company didn’t “need to give all of that value to some of the largest companies in the world for free.”

That same month, Stack Overflow, a question-and-answer site for computer programmers, said it would also ask A.I. companies to pay for data. The site has nearly 60 million questions and answers. Its move was earlier reported by Wired.

News organizations are also resisting A.I. systems. In an internal memo about the use of generative A.I. in June, The Times said A.I. companies should “respect our intellectual property.” A Times spokesman declined to elaborate.

For individual artists and writers, fighting back against A.I. systems has meant rethinking where they publish.

Nicholas Kole, 35, an illustrator in Vancouver, British Columbia, was alarmed by how his distinct art style could be replicated by an A.I. system and suspected the technology had scraped his work. He plans to keep posting his creations to Instagram, Twitter and other social media sites to attract clients, but he has stopped publishing on sites like ArtStation that post A.I.-generated content alongside human-generated content.

“It just feels like wanton theft from me and other artists,” Mr. Kole said. “It puts a pit of existential dread in my stomach.”

At Archive of Our Own, a fan fiction database with more than 11 million stories, writers have increasingly pressured the site to ban data-scraping and A.I.-generated stories.

In May, when some Twitter accounts shared examples of ChatGPT mimicking the style of popular fan fiction posted on Archive of Our Own, dozens of writers rose up in arms. They blocked their stories and wrote subversive content to mislead the A.I. scrapers. They also pushed Archive of Our Own’s leaders to stop allowing A.I.-generated content.

Betsy Rosenblatt, who provides legal advice to Archive of Our Own and is a professor at University of Tulsa College of Law, said the site had a policy of “maximum inclusivity” and did not want to be in the position of discerning which stories were written with A.I.

For Ms. Loffstadt, the fan fiction writer, the fight against A.I. came as she was writing a story about “Horizon Zero Dawn,” a video game where humans fight A.I.-powered robots in a postapocalyptic world. In the game, she said, some of the robots were good and others were bad.

But in the real world, she said, “thanks to hubris and corporate greed, they are being twisted to do bad things.”

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On the first day of SAG-AFTRA picketing after the union called a strike, a hot topic of conversation was the assertion by an unnamed studio executive that the studios’ endgame in the WGA strike was to “break the WGA” and allow the strike to go on until people lost their homes. Ron Perlman came out swinging on Friday in direct response, and comedian, SAG-AFTRA member and WGA contract negotiating committee member Adam Conover slammed those comments himself on CNN Saturday, saying the striking writers and actors are going to be the ones starving the studios out.

“I mean first of all, it’s offensive that the CEOs that we’re negotiating against literally said to the press that their goal is to starve us out until we lose our apartments and homes,” Conover told CNN’s Jim Acosta, referring to the unnamed executive’s comments in Deadline last week. “I think anybody hearing [that] would be incensed and insulted by that. But also, they’re wrong because we’re the ones starving them out, we’re gonna be on the picket lines as long as it takes.”

The “Adam Ruins Everything” star said the striking writers and actors understand the gravity of the situation at this moment and are protecting against lost careers down the line if they don’t win the protections for which they’re fighting.

“The reason for that is that the companies, the streamers and studios, have spent the last 20 years making our work pay less. Making it more precarious, less stable, making it harder to build a career, so all of these writers and actors know – myself included – that if we do not win this fight, we will not have careers to go back to in five years. So we will be on the picket lines as long as it takes. They’re not starving us out, we’re starving them out.”

A key sticking point in negotiations with both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA has to do with residuals, or how much writers and actors are paid for their work once it’s completed and their show or movie lives on. Previously, many writers and actors made a living off of residual income as a result of their shows or movies making additional money on home video or airing repeats on television (every time you see an episode of “Friends” on TBS, Jennifer Aniston and Co. get paid). In the streaming era, however, residual payments are less because syndication or broadcast airings are few and far between as streaming originals largely stay in one place.

Conover’s assertion that he’ll be on the picket line as long as it takes echoes what TheWrap heard from the first day of the combined picket lines on Friday.

“I just want to wake up tomorrow and feel secure — I don’t want to have to worry,” SAG member B.K. Phillips said, adding that he must continue to put money into training for when the strike ends. “It doesn’t seem to be fair where the wages for people in my tier of acting keeps getting cut each year, but these executives are walking away with contracts and deals… if some of that money was returned into the product maybe the product would be fantastic and everyone would come out a winner.”

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The San Diego County Medical Examiner has ruled that reality star Denise Russo died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine.

She was 44 at the time of death. The X-Life ran for one season and chronicled three extreme athletes and their wives as they juggled competitions with their famous careers. Russo was dating professional skateboarder Pierre-Luc Gagnon at the time. They had a son together but had broken up at the time of her death.

She died at a friend’s apartment in San Diego, but was homeless and living in her car at the time.

Before her death, Russo participated in a “cover girl search” for Inked Magazine (she placed sixth in an early round). In a questionnaire for the contest, Russo, asked what she would do with the $25,000 grand prize, indicated she would use the money to “reconnect” with her eight-year-old son.

“I would use the money to build a foundation to reconnect with my son,” she answered. “I went through a grueling custody battle and I am still recovering. The money would help bring the stability in life to reunite us.”

TMZ was the first to report Russo’s cause of death.

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When I was still in single digits back in 1961, my best friend was named Barbara Millicent Roberts. You’re acquainted with her by her nickname: Barbie.

Mattel introduced Barbie, “the teenage fashion doll!” to the world on March 9, 1959. She came in two versions, blond and brunette. Created at one-sixth human scale, she stood 11.5 inches tall, making her about the height of a five-foot-eight woman. Her vinyl skin was a pinkish-beige hue the colour of unbleached silk. She cost three dollars, and her clothes and accessories were sold separately, priced from one dollar to five. That first year, Mattel brought out 22 outfits for their new doll.

The Barbie my parents bought me in 1961 came wearing the now-famous black-and-white-striped zebra bathing suit that showed off her buxom figure and wasp waist. Her painted nails matched her red lipstick, and her blue eyes glanced to the left, befitting the hauteur of the runway model she was designed to be. Her hair, which Mattel termed “titian,” was the colour of a bright new penny.

Before Barbie, most dolls were modelled on babies. But Barbie’s inventor, Ruth Handler, said she wanted Mattel to create a more adult doll onto which girls could project their own dreams.

That may have been Handler’s goal, but I was more interested in Barbie’s clothes than what she might do while wearing them. Her outfits were so glamorous! Each one looked like it could have been worn by Audrey Hepburn: her little black dress had a through-line straight to “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”; her chic trench belonged in “Charade.”

The clothes were also exquisitely tailored: fashioned from fine fabrics with finished seams and assembled with miniature snaps, zippers and tiny buttons to make them manageable for small fingers. Coats were lined with satin, evening dresses were visions in taffeta and tulle, ball gowns were resplendent in brocade. Until around 1967, Barbie and her clothes were machine-made in Japan and hand-finished by Japanese housewives who added the tiny adornments.

As much as I enjoyed dressing my Barbie in her store-bought outfits, I also had fun creating clothes for her myself. After plundering my mother’s storehouse of rickrack and ribbons, I used her pinking shears to cut material and became adept with glue, no sewing required. I even made a Barbie-sized bed for my doll by gluing pieces of balsa wood together, then crafting sheets, blankets and pillows from stray fabric. I also dipped into my mother’s huge collection of miniatures — furniture, kitchen implements, table settings — to construct dioramas where Barbie could show off her clothes.

In 1965, when my family moved from one leafy Toronto neighbourhood to another, I packed up my Barbie and her finery. She didn’t come out again to play until the early 1970s, when my older sister’s two daughters, Anne and Lise, hit their tweens.

By then I was at university, and my mother was the keeper of my doll and her various accoutrements. She invited Anne and Lise to play with my vintage Barbie within the confines of her living room coffee table, cautioning them to be “very careful” with her. Like me, Anne and Lise built houses, filling them with furniture they made. They created flowy ball gowns for Barbie out of Kleenex.

By the time Anne and Lise became teenagers, they had their own Barbies, as well as Ken dolls (something I never had) in both “regular and Malibu” versions, as well as the dolls PJ and Skipper. Times had changed since I was a kid. Their dolls had sex “a lot,” Lise remembers. “Barbie was always getting it on.”

When Anne and Lise were about 15, my vintage Barbie was retired once again. She didn’t reappear until my own daughter, Em, was in elementary school. For her, playing with Barbie was “all about the clothes, about making different outfits,” she says. We shared the fun of buying new clothes for her. We have happy memories of getting our feet wet on dewy July mornings at a farmers’ market in the Madawaska Valley, where a local woman sold crocheted garments tailored to fit our doll. Should we get the sheath in ivory or bubble-gum pink?

Em, now a graduate student living in another city, told me I’d find the old Barbies stored in plastic bins under her bed. I dug out the dolls and their clothes and spread them around her old room. On a recent visit home, she saw them and “fell under Barbie’s spell” for two hours, brushing the dolls’ hair and organizing their clothes.

“It was really meditative,” she said. “I couldn’t be on my phone as I needed both hands to do the Velcro on the clothes — I was in this little Barbie world in my room. As a 30-year-old woman, it was an epiphany to understand that you could play again with the toys you loved as a kid.”

Later, she told me, “I’m looking forward to playing with your Barbie with a daughter of my own one day.”

When that time comes, Barbie, still bright-eyed at 62, will be ready.

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While we still have half a season left of Secret Invasion, Marvel fans are already starting to look forward to the next Marvel release, the second season of Loki.

The show will be the first of Marvel’s many Disney+ series to return for a second season and will see the return of many familiar faces including Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief and Owen Wilson’s Mobius M. Mobius.

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Diving Into Morbius’ Past

In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Owen Wilson revealed that the upcoming season of Loki will give fans more information about Mobius’ past.

The actor also revealed that while he enjoyed working on the show’s first season, he had even more fun this time around.

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When asked if we would get to learn more about his character Wilson responded:

“I think so. I really… Working on the first one, I thought I would have a good time but I really enjoyed it. And I’ve been lucky working on a million movies that most of the time, I have a good time, but sometimes I have a great time, and that one I really did. That continued on Season 2, maybe even moreso, because we were filming in London, and being there at Pinewood. And yeah, [the story] just goes deeper.”

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Previous, Loki helmer Kate Herron had revealed that early scripts showed Mobius with a family and a life. The writers eventually decided, however, that they didn’t yet know what that story was.

“So I think for us, we had spoken about, I think there were a few drafts of the script where you did see like a family or you did see a life. But, I think we all kind of decided we don’t know what it is yet. And I think that’s exciting, right? Because it gives more road to travel with him. And I think it’s more painful when he is going to be deleted, him saying, ‘What if I had a family’ because maybe he did or maybe he didn’t. I don’t know where the writers will take his character,” Herron said.

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In addition to diving into Mobius’ backstory, Loki season 2 will continue Marvel’s overarching multiverse story. Fans were given a brief look at the upcoming adventure in the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumana. In the clip, Loki and Mobius are shown keeping tabs on one of the many Kang variants that have been unleashed on the multiverse.

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The second season of Loki will stream exclusively on Disney+ beginning October 6.

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Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña has teased crowd-pleasing cameos in his upcoming superhero origin story, Blue Beetle. Speaking with The Wrap, Maridueña describes Blue Beetle as Green Lantern-meets-Iron Man, and hints that the DC outing will feature appearances from several familiar faces but keeps things close to the chest regarding whose faces they might be…


“I think if you’re a DC fan, there’s going to be more than just one character that you recognize. I can tell you that…He’s kind of like a fusion of Green Lantern and Iron Man,” Maridueña said. “He has a scarab from outer space that is attached to his body called Khaji da.”

So, who might appear alongside Xolo Maridueña as Jaime Reyes in the upcoming Blue Beetle? Well, while at one time it would have been pretty easy to make an educated guess, with the likes of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck’s Batman, and Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel making cameo appearances across the DC Cinematic Universe, Blue Beetle finds itself in the position of being the first movie in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s recalibrated DCU.

This makes it highly unlikely that we will see Gadot, Affleck, or any other member of the Justice League make an appearance, which does not leave us with many options. Considering that Gunn is expected to keep the likes of John Cena’s Peacemaker and the rest of The Suicide Squad intact, could one of them feature in Blue Beetle somehow? Or, even more excitingly, could Blue Beetle feature our first look at The Creature Commandos or even David Corenswet’s Clark Kent/Superman, seeing as they are the only roles that have been cast for the DCU so far?

Of course, there is also the possibility that Blue Beetle will simply feature more niche, lesser-known characters only recognizable to die-hard DC fans. We will just have to wait and see…

RELATED: Blue Beetle Star Addresses “Fascist Batman” Backlash; “People Who Have Their Batman Shrines at Home Can Keep Them.”


Blue Beetle Is Due to Be Released Next Month

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Blue Beetle centers on recent college grad Jaime Reyes, who returns home full of aspirations for his future only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab. When the Scarab suddenly chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he is bestowed with an incredible suit of armor capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny.

Led by Xolo Maridueña as Jamie Reyes aka Blue Beetle, the movie also stars Adriana Barraza (Rambo: Last Blood), Damían Alcázar (Narcos, Narcos: Mexico), Elpidia Carrillo (Mayans M.C., the Predator series), Bruna Marquezine (Maldivas, God Save the King), Raoul Max Trujillo (the Sicario movies, Mayans M.C.), and stand-up comedian George Lopez (the Rio franchise), Belissa Escobedo (American Horror Stories, Hocus Pocus 2), and Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Monarch, Dead Man Walking) starring as the villain of the piece, Victoria Kord.

Blue Beetle is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 18, 2023, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Twitter is still spending more money than it’s making, according to Elon Musk. In the early hours of Saturday morning, the billionaire tweeted the company was suffering from an ongoing negative cash flow issue due to an approximately 50 percent drop in advertising revenue and heavy debt burden. “Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,” Musk said.

The admission comes in the same week that Twitter’s ad-revenue sharing program began paying out , including a handful of . On Friday, Musk also the social network could see “all-time high device user seconds usage” sometime this week. He also previously said almost all the advertisers who had left the platform following his had “either come back” or “said they will come back.”

According to an estimate research firm Sensor Tower shared with , advertising spending fell by 89 percent to $7.6 million during a two-month period earlier this year. Per , Twitter has annual interest payments of about $1.5 billion due to the debt the company took on when Musk took it private for $44 billion. This is the latest sign the aggressive cost-cutting measures Musk has undertaken in the last year have not been enough to put the company on solid financial footing. It also suggests the company’s newly appointed CEO, , has her work cut out for her as she works to rebuild Twitter’s advertising base.

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June 5-8, 2024  

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Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

New York City Independent Film Festival (NYCIndieFF) will hold a physical festival this year. We will celebrate the Independent Filmmaker, documentaries, short and feature-length films and animation. Whether a submission is comedic, dramatic, or something in between, The NYCIndieFF is eager to embrace fresh ideas and storytelling.

Home of the NYC Indie Awards the festival aims to discover the Artist Filmmaker, showcasing them to the entertainment industry and the NYC public. All NYCIndieFF screenings take place in the historic center of NYC, Time Square which is the perfect home for an event geared toward creating incredible opportunities for independent voices.

NYCIndieFF honors the Best in Category which includes Best Narrative Feature, Best Documentary, Best Short Documentary, Best Short Narrative, Best Super Short, Best Covid Diaries, as well as Best Director and Best Screenplay.

NYCIndieFF provides a showcase for the best in independent cinema, including short films, feature films, music videos, and animated works. With panels, parties and a week-long gathering of fellow indie filmmakers NYCIndieFF is the place to be June 4 to June 11, 2023 This dates may move to accommodate any and all government regulations.

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Judy Solomon, a journalist who served as president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for six terms and helped shape the Golden Globes as it’s known today, died Friday morning. She was 91 years old.

Solomon’s death was announced by current Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne on Saturday morning.

“We are incredibly saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Judy Solomon. The loss is profound, but we take this opportunity to celebrate her incredible achievements in helping evolve the Golden Globes into the world-spanning award it is today,” Hoehne wrote. “We are grateful for her support and leadership during her 67 years of membership with the HFPA.”

“Not only did Judy love the HFPA, but she also loved Hollywood,” Hoehne continued. “She loved the people she met, the executives she collaborated with and the rich tapestry of films and television that audiences around the world enjoyed.”

After joining the HFPA in 1956, Solomon helped ink the organization’s deal with Dick Clark Productions to produce the long-running awards ceremony. She also helped organize the annual show’s move in venue from the Cocoanut Grove Club at the Ambassador Hotel to the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton.

Solomon also helped expand the HFPA’s influence in the arts and education world, helping bring foreign journalists into the organization.

Born in Romania, Solomon was raised in Israel before moving to the U.S. to pursue a career in journalism, writing entertainment features for various Israeli publications.

Solomon is survived by her daughters, Donna Sloan and Deborah Solomon; son-in-law, Stephen Sloan; and her granddaughter, Ashley Sloan.

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In “Hacks,” Hannah Einbinder plays a disgruntled Hollywood writer struggling to chart her career path in the soul-crushing studio system. Now, reality is catching up with fiction, and Einbinder is one of many SAG-AFTRA members striking alongside the WGA.

“We’re living in a time where the average actor has to make $26,000 to qualify for health insurance and upwards of 80% of Guild members cannot qualify for health insurance. There are a list of very reasonable, very, basic human right demands that a lot of the people on the negotiating committee have been advocating for that the studios refused to be reasonable,” Einbinder told IndieWire on Friday, while on the picket line outside the Burbank studio of “Hacks” production company Warner Bros.

SAG-AFTRA went on strike Thursday, after the guild rejected the terms the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) provided during negotiations for a new contract. Issues that split both negotiating parties include AI protections and revamped residual models. With their work stoppage, SAG members join WGA members on the picket line, after that guild went on strike starting in May.

“We haven’t had enough of a collective understanding of just how dire the AI takeover is and how quickly it’s becoming a reality and how absolutely the AMPTP is looking to replace writers and actors entirely,” Einbinder told IndieWire. “You know, they’re already trying to get those types of wording into these contracts and it’s not possible for us to continue on, if they don’t heed to our wishes on those issues.”

Einbinder also addressed the controversial and much criticized Deadline article published on Tuesday, shortly before SAG went on strike, in which several quoted members of the AMPTP guild revealed their strategy for the WGA strike is to halt discussions until the Fall, in an attempt to “bleed out” the guild until members face severe financial consequences, up to losing their homes. Einbinder said the article proves that studios underestimate the guilds as collectives, calling their position a “distorted perspective” of the typical financial realities of creatives in the industry.

“Disrespectful, doesn’t even cover it. That’s not a strong enough word,” Einbinder told IndieWire. “It’s inhumane frankly, and they don’t understand lhow horrible of a position the average writer and actor has been put in thus far, and that the average writer and actor knows how to survive in the strike time because it’s not much different from when we’re not on strike.”

During the interview, Einbinder also pushed against misconceptions about how WGA and SAG-AFTRA members make their livings, pointing out how the model for residuals has negatively affected guild members abilities to make their livings, and has caused disparities in who is able to afford to make a living through acting and writing in the Hollywood system.

“This isn’t the 90s, like the ‘Friends’ numbers and all of the network sitcom figures that used to exist have absolutely vanished in the streaming age. For a majority of members of these unions, it’s on a different planet, from what it once was,” Einbinder said. “I understand, viewers and fans’ alike inclination to question and be like, ‘aren’t you guys like these spoiled rich people?’ And in some cases, yes, there are wealthy actors, for sure. There are wealthy writers and show runners for sure. But the overwhelming majority of folks who work in this industry, they just can’t get by.”

Speaking about how the dual strikes fit into larger conversations about strikes and wealth disparities in the United States, Einbinder said that she believed the high visibility of the strikes might inspire workers in other industries to go on similar strikes. Einbinder further speculated that part of why tech conglomerates involved like Apple or Amazon don’t want to submit to the WGA or SAG-AFTRA’s demands is because t might set an example for their workers in different sectors.

“The heads of these massive conglomerates across industries don’t want to set a precedent here. We have the eyes on us, obviously because a big part of our industry that outward facing element, but I think that the powers that be, the corporate overlords who are withholding our basic necessities from us, I think they don’t want to set an example by heeding to our demands,” Einbinder said. “Because then it’ll inspire more labor organizations and more uprisings across the country. And I think they’re scared of that because their business model depends on abusing people.”

Season 3 of “Hacks” was one of many shows to halt production in May following the start of the WGA strike; co-creator Lucia Aniello confirmed the news on Twitter, saying that “Writing happens at every stage of the process – production and post included. It’s what makes shows and movies good. It’s what makes them possible.”

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2023 Emmy nominations have been announced, and Hulu’s breakout comedy hit, Only Murders in the Building, received 11 in total. The series, which is set to premiere its third season in August as part of the 2023 TV schedule, previously won three Emmys, and it’s very possible that the show will walk away with even more awards come September. But in the meantime, we’ve learned that Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nominee Nathan Lane had a pretty sweet reaction after finding out he and the series landed noms.

Nathan Lane has been part of the Only Murders cast since the first season, playing the role of Teddy Dimas. The character is an old friend of Oliver’s family, who also has ties to organized crime and agrees to sponsor the podcast Oliver, Charles-Haden and Mabel start. Lane was actually one of the winners at the 2022 Emmy Awards, as he earned the award for Outstanding Guest Actor. Despite that, he was still just as grateful and surprised over this latest nod, it seems. Series co-creator John Hoffman told Deadline how the veteran actor responded to the news and, while Lane’s sentiment was short, it was very sweet:

I just got a text from Nathan, and I told him how much it feels like he’s a staple now and indefatigable. He was very sweet, his text said, ‘Thank you for the gift of Teddy Dimas.’ We’ve had such an incredible guest cast like Shirley MacLaine from Season 2 coming in and widening up that part in a way nobody else could. And Nathan doing the same with Teddy. There’s no way to predict the elevation that happens with the incredible cast and the magic of this trio pulling it all together. As sweet as these awards are, there’s nothing quite like the reward that we get every day making the show.

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They’re newly minted Oscar winners, but the Daniels remain men of the people. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the directors of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” are giving away a free dinner to the highest bidder, in order to raise money for the Southern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Kwan announced the giveaway via Twitter on June 10. “We’re helping @ACLU_SoCal celebrate their 100th year by auctioning off a Personalized Double Date in Los Angeles. Come get weird with us,” Kwan wrote. “Please help us raise a lot of money for the incredibly difficult and important work that the ACLU does everyday.”

According to the terms of the raffle, the winner and one guest will be able to share a one hour dinner with Kwan and Scheinert anytime before July 25, 2024, with the cost of the dinner covered. Participants must be 21 years or older, and photo opportunities and memorabilia signing will be included.

Founded in 1923, the SoCal chapter is part of the broader American Civil Liberties Union, founded in 1920. Like the rest of the nonprofit, the chapter provides legal assistance in cases that risk defendants civil liberties, and lobbies for positions such as opposing the death penalty, same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, reproductive rights, and the rights of prisoners.

Kwan and Scheinert’s involvement in the raffle comes after the two, previously best known for their cult Sundance favorite “Swiss Army Man,” reached new recognition via last year’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Starring Michelle Yeoh, the multiverse action dramedy premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival to critical acclaim, and opened in theaters to become A24’s all-time highest grossing film. The movie cleaned up during awards season and took home seven Oscars in March, including Best Director for Kwan and Scheinert; the win made the two the third directing duo to win the award in Oscars history, following Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for “West Side Story” in 1962 and Joel and Ethan Coen for “No Country for Old Men” in 2008.

Currently, Kwan and Scheinert have not announced a followup film to “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” However, the two have been tapped to direct an episode of “Skeleton Crew,” an upcoming “Star Wars” TV show.

To bid on the double date with Kwan and Scheinert, go here. The giveaway ends July 25 at 4:12 p.m. ET.

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Eric Gerald Froberg was born on Jan. 19, 1968, in Santa Monica, Calif., to Eric and Sylvia (Phillips) Froberg. His father, a business consultant and entrepreneur, legally changed the Swedish family name from Froberg to Farr in 1979; Mr. Froberg used the ancestral surname professionally, though he sometimes signed his artwork “Rick Farr” or “Rick Fork.”

His parents divorced soon after his birth, and he never had a relationship with his birth mother, who died in 1992. His father married Lynne Wacker, a sales training manager for Hooked on Phonics, in 1973. The family lived in Glendale and Playa del Rey before moving to Carlsbad when Mr. Froberg was 8. He lived primarily in the North County area of San Diego until he moved to Brooklyn.

He married Amelia Halverson in 2003. They divorced in 2015. In addition to Ms. Neubacher, he is survived by his father, his stepmother and three younger brothers, Christopher, Justin and Gregory.

In 1999 Mr. Reis formed a new band, Hot Snakes. Dissatisfied with his own vocals, he sent a cassette to Mr. Froberg, who agreed to join even though they lived on different coasts. In contrast to Drive Like Jehu’s distortion, Hot Snakes favored a clean guitar sound and short, efficient tunes, Mr. Reis said, “letting Rick’s voice and the attack of the pick carry the power.”

Mr. Froberg also sang and played guitar from 2006 to 2015 in the Brooklyn band Obits, which released three albums on Sub Pop. The name was Mr. Froberg’s idea, said Sohrab Habibion, Obits’ other guitarist, a comment on ageism in music.

Painters, photographers and filmmakers can grow old, Mr. Habibion said, “and jazz musicians and classical players are allowed to get long in the tooth. But rock ’n’ roll is stuck in this youth culture rut, so we wanted to put a stake in the ground and say that middle-aged people could make rock music that was relevant, vital and worthy of being part of the cultural conversation.”

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With MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING (Part 1) looking like the sole box office success this summer, it looks like we are seeing a disastrous summer Box Office. Is this the warning signal of the Death 0f Hollywood?

Where did it go wrong? The answer is pretty simple.

Hollywood writer Aresh Amel writes that major flaw in the movie system and how the death of Hollywood is imminent is because:

  • risk aversion to original ideas or IP,
  • rampant corporatization of movie studios as off-shoots of media monoliths,
  • the reduction of the role of the creative movie executive to corporate brand manager,
  • and the need to go bigger to please Wall Street.

One of the warning symptoms of the death of Hollywood is when you see tired sequels of sequels of sequels with ageing stars, and tired formats is a result of a constant chase for growth and size.  It’s how we ended up with $300m budgets and stale IP. No other business survives this level of negligence in R&D, Hollywood is no exception.

Hollywood fears the new

With the need to grow, comes big budgets and fear of the new. We have no younger generation of bankable movie stars because we haven’t invested in the type of theatrical movies that typically built them; because studios abandoned lower budget original (or fresh IP) genre movies.

The common Hollywood refrain that people won’t go to smaller movies because of streaming is a cop-out, a lie. It’s based on  pure fear because it would involve a level of risk and creativity at studios that has long been wrung out of its ranks by Wall Street and upper management.

I’ve seen great — incredible — creative execs struggle, I’ve seen some of the best laid off, and the best of those who remain handcuffed to the same overblown, overpriced, and tired formats.

The remake cupboard is empty

Everywhere, the larder of creative properties have been exhausted. With that comes Indy 5, Fast 10, MI 7 etc parts 1 2 3 and onwards. Yet once upon a time there was a Mission 1, Fast 1, Raiders etc — all made for budgets well below $100mil starring young movie stars.

And that truly is the underlying malaise, part of the new phenomenon of America’s leaders ageing out. Hollywood is no exception. We are in a death spiral. We have to win young audiences back. The only way out is to go back to the creativity and first principles.

We need to get back into the kitchen, and kickstart our R&D again. Drop budgets, take risks on new stars, build new directors, original projects, make 6 at $50mil, or 3 at $100mil if you must, or even 100 at $300k – instead of 1 at $300mil.

Why we ‘Raindance’

Let’s celebrate the new. The independent filmmakers who take risks.

This is what I have been trying to do for 3+ decades with Raindance Film festival and the British Independent Film Awards. I thought back in the 90’s that this alarming trend could be halted or even reversed by celebrating newcomers working on a fraction of the then-industry budgets.

Micro budget or low budget filmmaking won’t support Wall Street. But it will support a new cycle of growth, and maybe you end up becoming competitive again and getting that 16-34 crowd back in the theatres. And if anyone says it can’t be done, it’s simply because they’re afraid of doing the creative work. Or afraid of taking the risk.

Money won’t fix this problem. A Masters of Business won’t fix it either. Nor will a raft of government creative policies. Only creative risk will. But who’s to blame? The same people who got us into the mess of a double actors and writers strike are the same ones responsible for the dire state of Hollywood movie — Wall Street.

And who is best able to survive the death of Hollywood? It’s those accustomed to risk, used to modest budgets. I refer to, of course, independent filmmakers.

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The number of wildfires in British Columbia continues to rise amid persistent drought, and federal aid — including military resources — is on the way.

B.C.’s minister of emergency management and climate readiness, Bowinn Ma, says federal personnel will work alongside about 2,000 crew members with the BC Wildfire Service as they fight nearly 380 blazes burning throughout the province.

Canada’s minister of emergency preparedness, Bill Blair, announced the assistance on Friday after his counterpart in B.C. made the request.


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The number of highly visible, threatening or potentially damaging “wildfires of note” has ticked up to 20 from 17 on Friday.

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Maps from the BC Wildfire Service and Emergency Management BC show nearly 70 wildfire-related evacuation alerts and orders as of this morning.

B.C.’s drought bulletin shows nearly the whole province is experiencing drought conditions of at least Level 3 of five, with the Fort Nelson basin in the northeast, the Bulkley basin and all of Vancouver Island classified at the most severe level.


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While wildfire activity was largely concentrated in northeastern B.C. earlier this season, most blazes of note are now clustered in the Bulkley-Nechako and Cariboo regions of the central Interior, between Prince George and Terrace.

An update from the BC Wildfire Service posted on Thursday shows fires have scorched nearly 12,300 square kilometres of forested lands so far this season, eclipsing the 10-year average of about 760 for the same time of year.

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After partnering with Leica for a limited run of special edition Q2 compact cameras earlier this year, Disney has now courted Fujifilm with an even more exclusive project; 100 Disney-themed X100V compact cameras, complete with branded accessories that mark the 100th anniversary of Disney (and Fujifilm’s 55th anniversary). 

You can’t buy a Fujifilm X100V in 2023 and you’d be even more fortunate (or hell-bent) to bag one of these Disney-themed versions; walk-in preorders in three stores across Hong Kong started on 13 July 2023, with a release date of 29 July 2023. 

The Fujifilm Disney project website reveals the list price for one of the 100 cameras, each equipped with a unique serial number, is HK$14,999. That price converts to around $1,918 / £1,465 / AU$2,807 – not a bad deal for one of the best compact cameras in 2023, plus some of the proceeds will go to the Hong Kong Community Chest to support its children and youth services. 

What’s in the box?

Well… a deluxe wooden box itself is part of the package, and inside you’ll find the Disney-themed X100V that is functionally identical to an original model. It’s only the modified aesthetics that are new; the monochrome Disney Mickey and Friends Collection design over the faux-leather finish, plus a Disney 100 and unique serial number etched onto the camera’s top plate.

Additional accessories include a thumb rest, camera strap, and leather half-case, all with Disney 100 branding. Considering the asking price is similar to a regular X100V, it’s actually a bit of a bargain, and the design is kind of fun too. It’s also novel that a brand other than Leica is running a limited edition of one of its coveted cameras. I’ve always fancied going to Hong Kong… now how much are the flights…

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Judy Solomon, the former six-term president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, died Friday morning. She was 91 years old.

The Golden Globe Awards, of which the HFPA serves as parent company, announced the news Saturday. They credited Solomon with overseeing the Globes’ growth and for innovating many of the awards ceremony’s best-known features.

“We are incredibly saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Judy Solomon. The loss is profound, but we take this opportunity to celebrate her incredible achievements in helping evolve the Golden Globes into the world-spanning award it is today,” current HFPA president Helen Hoehne said in a statement. “We are grateful for her support and leadership during her 67 years of membership with the HFPA.”

Hoehne continued: “Not only did Judy love the HFPA, but she also loved Hollywood. She loved the people she met, the executives she collaborated with and the rich tapestry of films and television that audiences around the world enjoyed.”

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This article contains spoilers for “The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2. All interviews with actors were conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

It’s not summer without “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”

Prime Video’s hit teen drama has returned for Season 2. The first three episodes, which dropped on July 13, re-introduced its rabid fanbase to the world of 16-year-old Belly Conklin (Lola Tung), who spends summers with her family and friends at an idyllic house in Cousins Beach. Caught in a love triangle between two brothers, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad Fisher (Chris Briney), Belly navigates romance and friendship — and, in Season 2, grief, for the first time.

A New York Times bestselling series written by Jenny Han, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” debuted on Prime Video in 2022, where it became the No. 1 show on the streaming service in its debut weekend. Han is also the co-showrunner of the series, alongside Gabrielle Stanton in Season 1 and Sarah Kucserka in Season 2. Besides Tung, Casalegno and Briney, the cast also includes Sean Kaufman as Steven, Belly’s brother; Jackie Chung as Laurel, Belly’s mother; Rachel Blanchard as Susannah, Jeremiah and Conrad’s mother; and Rain Spencer as Taylor, Belly’s best friend.

The Season 1 finale included the reveal that Susannah has been re-diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. But Season 2, which takes place about a year after Season 1, almost immediately sets the tone by revealing that Susannah died during the school year, leaving Belly, Jeremiah, Conrad and their families grieving in the wake of her death.

In addition to mourning Susannah, Belly is also grappling with a breakup with Conrad. Season 1 ended with the two kissing on the beach, but through flashbacks, we learn that the two decided not to pursue a relationship right away. Over the course of the school year, however, they spend more time around each other and eventually travel to Cousins Beach in the winter, where they witness snowfall by the ocean. This is a fan-favorite scene that first appeared in the book; however, for the television show, Han added one very crucial scene that doesn’t exist in her original novels. In the second episode, it’s revealed that Belly loses her virginity to Conrad by the fireplace in the house at Cousins Beach after the snow at the beach scene.

“I felt like that’s where Belly was in her journey,” Han tells Variety. “These two characters were very much in love and had known each other their whole lives. I felt like they had really been through something together, and we had been with Belly through many first-times. It was important for the audience to be with her for that one.”

“I thought no matter what happened in the future, this will always be a moment that she shares with her first love,” she adds. “I approached the show in some ways as if I was writing a story in this moment in time. That’s what I would have done if I was writing it today.”

When asked about filming the scene, Tung says that she and Briney talked with an intimacy coordinator individually and together on set while filming the scene.

“I felt very safe in that environment,” she says. “They were trying to do everything that they could to make us feel safe and and make it as easy as possible for us to do our jobs… I feel very grateful that we were able to check in with each other and to bring the scene to life in a really beautiful way.”

Briney concurs, saying that there was an “intense focus on comfort and making sure everybody’s comfortable.”

“It’s a closed set situation,” he says, adding that the sex scenes are generally “very choreographed.”

Belly makes this decision, Tung says, because “she is really in love” with Conrad.

“For her in that moment in time, it is the the right thing and something that she wants to do and something that I think they both want,” she adds. “So it feels right to them. They both have a lot of love for each other, and they feel safe together too. So it’s familiar, and it’s comfortable, but also new and exciting for them.”

As for Conrad, Briney says, “He’s really terrified. He maybe has never cared about something more in his life and is afraid of ruining it or overstepping or being insensitive. He’s in uncharted territory of his own in how much he cares about it and that scares him.”

This moment of intimacy is embedded in the grief that Belly experiences in the aftermath of their breakup, which happens on her prom night. Conrad, devastated by his mother’s deteriorating condition, retreats into himself and pushes everyone away, leaving Belly by herself (and without a corsage) at her own prom. Then, at Susannah’s funeral, Belly makes the situation worse by lashing out at Conrad, telling him, “Go to hell.”

So when Jeremiah calls her weeks later to tell her that his brother has gone missing, Belly knows it’s her shot at redemption and, possibly, healing. When the two set off for Cousins in Jeremiah’s red Jeep, we understand that not only are they searching for Conrad, but they’re also chasing the chance to repair the relationships that formed them so deeply.

“The Summer I Turned Pretty” Season 2 episodes drop weekly on Prime Video through August 18.

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Existential hand-wringing has always been part of Hollywood’s personality. But the crisis in which the entertainment capital now finds itself is different.

Instead of one unwelcome disruption to face — the VCR boom of the 1980s, for instance — or even overlapping ones (streaming, the pandemic), the movie and television business is being buffeted on a dizzying number of fronts. And no one seems to have any solutions.

On Friday, roughly 160,000 unionized actors went on strike for the first time in 43 years, saying they were fed up with exorbitant pay for entertainment moguls and worried about not receiving a fair share of the spoils of a streaming-dominated future. They joined 11,500 already striking screenwriters, who walked out in May over similar concerns, including the threat of artificial intelligence. Actors and writers had not been on strike at the same time since 1960.

“The industry that we once knew — when I did ‘The Nanny’ — everybody was part of the gravy train,” Fran Drescher, the former sitcom star and the president of the actors’ union, said while announcing the walkout. “Now it’s a walled-in vacuum.”

At the same time, Hollywood’s two traditional businesses, the box office and television channels, are both badly broken.

This was the year when moviegoing was finally supposed to bounce back from the pandemic, which closed many theaters for months on end. At last, cinemas would reclaim a position of cultural urgency.

But ticket sales in the United States and Canada for the year to date (about $4.9 billion) are down 21 percent from the same period in 2019, according to Comscore, which compiles box office data. Blips of hope, including strong sales for “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” have been blotted out by disappointing results for expensive films like “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” “Elemental,” “The Flash,” “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and, to a lesser extent, “The Little Mermaid” and “Fast X.”

The number of movie tickets sold globally may reach 7.2 billion in 2027, according to a recent report from the accounting firm PwC. Attendance totaled 7.9 billion in 2019.

It’s a slowly dying business, but it’s at least better than a quickly dying one. Fewer than 50 million homes will pay for cable or satellite television by 2027, down from 64 million today and 100 million seven years ago, according to PwC. When it comes to traditional television, “the world has forever changed for the worse,” Michael Nathanson, an analyst at SVB MoffettNathanson, wrote in a note to clients on Thursday.

Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Global and WarnerBros. Discovery have relied for decades on television channels for fat profit growth. The end of that era has resulted in stock-price malaise. Disney shares have fallen 55 percent from their peak in March 2021. Paramount Global, which owns channels like MTV and CBS, has experienced an 83 percent decline over the same period.

On Thursday, Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, put the sale of the company’s “noncore” channels, including ABC and FX, on the table. He called the decline in traditional television “a reality we have to come to grips with.”

In other words, it’s over.

And then there is streaming. For a time, Wall Street was mesmerized by the subscriber-siphoning potential of services like Disney+, Max, Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock, so the big Hollywood companies poured money into building online viewing platforms. Netflix was conquering the world. Amazon had arrived in Hollywood determined to make inroads, as had the ultra-deep-pocketed Apple. If the older entertainment companies wanted to remain competitive — not to mention relevant — there was only one direction to run.

“You now have, really in control, tech companies who haven’t a care or clue, so to speak, about the entertainment business — it’s not a pejorative, it’s just the reality,” Barry Diller, the media veteran, said by phone this past week, referring to Amazon and Apple.

“For each of these companies,” he added, “their minor business, not their major business, is entertainment. And yet, because of their size and influence, their minor interests are paramount in making any decisions about the future.”

A little over a year ago, Netflix reported a subscriber loss for the first time in a decade, and Wall Street’s interest swiveled. Forget subscribers. Now we care about profits — at least when it comes to the old-line companies, because their traditional businesses (box office and channels) are in trouble.

To make services like Disney+, Paramount+ and Max (formerly HBO Max) profitable, their parent companies have slashed billions of dollars in costs and eliminated more than 10,000 jobs. Studio executives also put the brakes on ordering new television series last year to rein in costs.

WarnerBros. Discovery has said its streaming business, anchored by Max, will be profitable in 2023. Disney has promised profitability by September 2024, while Paramount had not forecast a date, except to say peak losses will occur this year, according to Rich Greenfield, a founder of the LightShed Partners research firm.

Giving in to union demands, which would threaten streaming profitability anew, is not something the companies will do without a fight.

“In the short term, there will be pain,” said Tara Kole, a founding partner of JSSK, an entertainment law firm that counts Emma Stone, Adam McKay and Halle Berry as clients. “A lot of pain.”

Every indication points to a long and destructive standoff. Agents who have worked in show business for 40 years said the anger surging through Hollywood exceeded anything they had ever seen.

“Straight out of ‘Les Miz’” was how one longtime executive described the high-drama, us-against-them mood in a text to a reporter. Photos circulating online from this past week’s Allen & Company Sun Valley media conference, the annual “billionaires’ summer camp” attended by Hollywood’s haves, inflamed the situation.

On a Paramount Pictures picket line on Friday, Ms. Drescher attacked Mr. Iger, something few people in Hollywood would dare to do without the cloak of anonymity. She criticized his pay package (his performance-based contract allows for up to $27 million annually, including stock awards, which is middle of the road for entertainment chief executives) and likened him and other Hollywood moguls to “land barons of a medieval time.”

“It’s so obvious that he has no clue as to what is really happening on the ground,” she added. Mr. Iger had told CNBC on Thursday that the demands by the two unions were “just not realistic.”

In the coming weeks, studios will probably cancel lucrative long-term deals with writers (and some actor-producers) by virtue of the force majeure clause in their contracts, which kick in on the 60th or 90th day of a strike, depending on how the agreements are structured. The force majeure clause states that when unforeseeable circumstances prevent someone from fulfilling a contract, the studios can cancel the deal without paying a penalty.

Eventually, contracts with the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA, as the actors’ union is known, will be hammered out.

The deeper business challenges will remain.

Nicole Sperling contributed reporting.

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I teach students in my race, sports and culture class that the most significant campaigns for racial equality in sports consistently have reflected the overall quest for civil rights in the United States.

To see how Black athletes and coaches have for more than a century challenged social norms and values, one can watch many films made over the years that focus on their inspiring stories.

This quote may be from the movie “Woodlawn,” however, it easily could have been said in any film involving race and sports: “When you play for yourself, you can be great, but when you play for something higher than yourself — that’s when something extraordinary can happen.”

Which brings us to “Black Ice,” a must-see film that opened in theaters nationwide Friday. It’s not only about the challenges and triumphs of Black players, both past and present, within the predominantly white sport of hockey, but also the struggle we all share even talking about race.

Here are 25 other films that focus on Black athletes and the desire for a greater societal good. The list prioritizes true stories, excluding films such as “Bring The Noise,” “Creed,” “He Got Game,” “Love & Basketball” and “White Men Can’t Jump.” I also left off some “white savior” films such as “Cool Runnings,” “Radio” and “The Blind Side.”

The following list is far from scientific. Key factors: Did it make me cry a little, laugh a lot or swell with pride? It’s likely the ones at the top did all three.

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After casting Emilia Clarke in the MCU, her character in Secret Invasion has been completely butchered before even being given a chance, most evidently in Episode 3’s cliffhanger twist.

Warning – This article contains spoilers for Secret Invasion.

To no one’s surprise — Marvel literally teased it with a mid-week promo — Emilia Clarke’s G’iah didn’t actually die in Episode 3 of Secret Invasion.

After barely getting to know Talos‘ daughter, Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Gravik shot her down, leaving her (supposedly) dead. 

But why was she killed?

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Since the beginning, G’iah has been lazily written as a follower of the new Skrull regime, led by Gravik. Believing that Nick Fury and Carol Danvers betrayed them and they’re set on taking Earth from humans.

G’iah hasn’t been loyal, to anyone seemingly, caught in the middle of a conflict that she’s unsure about because of family ties. 

During Episode 3, G’iah was inside the Skrull bunker, assisting her father Talos to stop a missile launch. 

Following the betrayal (the episode is called “Betrayed” to really make the point clear), G’iah fled the scene quickly on a motorcycle.

It’s not hard to imagine the next scene was written similarly to this: Gravik arrives suddenly in a car, with little explanation…because he’s a villain.

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Right place. Right time. Why? Because.

It’s sad to think of what this show was expected to be, and the great performances that are given on a weekly basis, just for some of the script to appear paper thin.

The shoe-horned death was clearly inserted solely for the purpose of shock value, something Secret Invasion is a big fan of.

Three of the four episodes of Secret Invasion have concluded with a death. 

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While Marvel Studios could’ve done something interesting like introduce G’iah’s human counterpart (possibly Abigail Brand) in the MCU, Emilia Clarke’s Skrull character was just quickly brought back to life.

As seen at the beginning of Episode 4, G’iah (for reasons unknown besides predicting her own death) experimented on herself to become a Super Skrull, powered by the healing Extremis.

This unsurprising and uninspired cold open was simply too predictable.

G’iah’s ‘pump fake’ style death is an example of a root issue with the series. An attempt to be thrilling, mysterious, and cool, but the execution falls flat.

The shocking death of Maria Hill at the end of Episode 1 was impactful and meaningful for the entire MCU, but it shouldn’t have become a trend.

Why Should Audiences Care About G’iah?

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The Super Skrulls now seem invincible, following G’iah’s swift recovery after being shot in the chest, and witnessing Gravik’s face recover after being shot by Nick Fury.

In all likelihood, it looks like G’iah will be a vital piece of how Fury and the human race can end up on top by the end of Episode 6.

If Gravik fails, what was the point? So many characters have fallen, risen, and not even been themselves. But what’s getting lost is the root conflict between Gravik and Fury.

G’iah’s merry-go-round of allegiances has been mishandled and doesn’t give much for fans to care about. Following a “death” midseason, it all but confirms she’s safe to survive the rest of the show. 

Stakes are low heading into the penultimate episode of this “event series”, can they turn the ship around? What will it take for audiences to care about Clarke’s new MCU character? Will we meet her human lookalike?

So many questions, such little faith. 


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James Gunn’s new take on Superman in Superman: Legacy will differ in one major way from Henry Cavill’s portrayal of the character in Man of Steel.

Production is getting ready to move forward on Gunn’s first Superman movie for the DC Universe, especially with David Corenswet now officially set to take over the role of Clark Kent.

He’ll become one of nearly a dozen actors who have taken on DC’s most iconic superhero, giving fans a much different take on the Kryptonian native in the reboot that will immediately follow up on Cavill’s Superman.

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The Hollywood Reporter shared new details on how James Gunn’s story in Superman: Legacy will be different from the one told in Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel, the first movie in the DC Extended Universe directed by Zack Snyder.

In Superman: Legacy, Superman will be “joining a world in which superheroes already exist” rather than the way Cavill was the only superhero, that the audience knew of, in his own universe during Man of Steel (other than the other Kryptonians that came to Earth).

This was later confirmed by several superhero castings for Superman: Legacy, with Hawkgirl, Guy Gardner’s Green Lantern, Mr. Terrific, and the elemental Metamorpho all already existing in the universe.

James Gunn has since justified the story decision to include other superheroes on Instagram.

Responding to a comment questioning the movie’s focus on Superman, Gunn explained that he would be unable to fully explore the superhero side of Clark Kent’s life without the presence of other powered beings:

“Superman is a man of two worlds: Clark with Lois, Jimmy, and Perry – and Superman with his meta human compatriots. How could I tell a full story about Clark/Superman without including all areas of his life?”

The inclusion of other pre-existing metahumans in the DCU may also support the rumor that Superman is set to fight The Authority in his first movie, which will be some time before the solo The Authority movie releases in theaters.

How Will Superman Adapt to New DCU World?

Seeing Superman start off in a world full of heroes already will be quite the change of pace from what Henry Cavill saw, as his Superman was the only hero actually utilized in the first DCEU solo movie.

Cavill’s character didn’t have any interactions with other heroes from that universe until 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but now, Gunn appears set to have superheroes established in the universe right from the get-go.

Projects like Creature Commandos, Waller, and even potentially Blue Beetle will set up the world that Superman will join as his solo story becomes something of a “workplace origin story” with Clark Kent and Lois Lane at the forefront.

This should be just one of a number of differences that fans will see with James unn now developing an entirely new path for the DC Universe, although plenty of other details still remain to be seen for many of the other movies and TV shows on the way.

Superman: Legacy is set to arrive in theaters on July 11, 2025.

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Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb, Xbox’s Director of Programming and the long-standing spokesperson for Microsoft’s gaming business, has announced he’s leaving the company after 22 years.

In an announcement shared to his social media accounts on Friday, Hryb thanked fans and colleagues and said he looked forward to the “next chapter” of his career.

“After 20 incredible years, I have decided to take a step back and work on the next chapter of my career,” he wrote. “As I take a moment and think about all we have done together, I want to thank the millions of gamers around the world who have included me as part of their lives.

“Also, thanks to Xbox team members for trusting me to have a direct dialogue with our customers.  The future is bright for Xbox and as a gamer, I am excited to see the evolution.”

Hryb confirmed that Xbox’s official podcast would be taking a hiatus and return at a later date. He’s yet to confirm what his next career move will be.