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‘The Chi’ Season 6 Returns To Streaming With Promising Viewership

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EXCLUSIVE: The Chi is still going strong. The second half of Season 6 debuted on May 12, scoring 2M viewers across platforms in its first seven days, according to Paramount+. That’s its best premiere viewership yet on streaming, up 4%…

Edinburgh Fringe, TV Foundation & Universal Studio Group Launch Program To Discover Next Generation Of Comedians

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Edinburgh’s Fringe Society and TV Foundation are joining forces for a first-of-its-kind partnership to unearth the next generation of comics. Universal Studio Group is backing the program, which will see a set of comedy showcases take…

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‘Mongrel’ Review: Superbly Controlled And Paced Taiwanese Drama Bears Witness To One Of The Great Crimes Of Our Time – Cannes Film Festival

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“Don’t you trust me?” It’s a routine question from the man they call Boss, a ruthless character operating at the lower levels of the immigrant trade in Taiwan, adopted home of director Chiang Wei Liang. Nobody trusts Boss (Daniel Hong Yu…

Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater To Receive 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award

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The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia will be the recipient of the 2024 Regional Theatre Tony Award, an annual honor recognizing a regional theatre company that has displayed “a continuous level of artistic achievement contributing to the…

Comedian Mo Welch Sets Premiere Date For Docu-Special ‘Dad Jokes’

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EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Mo Welch announced on Tuesday that her stand-up special/documentary hybrid Dad Jokes will premiere on YouTube via 800 Pound Gorilla on June 13th. Filmed at the Lodge Room in Highland Park and all over Illinois, the…

‘Paddington’ Backer Anton Raises $108M Of Film & TV Financing In Partnership With BlackRock

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Anton, a European studio that has backed titles including Paddington and His Dark Materials, has raised €100M ($108M) in financing through investors led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. UK-based Anton unveiled the raise during…

‘My Fault: London’: Prime Video Making British Feature Version Of ‘Culpa Mía’

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Prime Video is making a UK feature version of Mercedes Ron’s novel Culpa Mía, a year after it was adapted in Spain. Based on the first book in Argentinian author Ron’s Culpables trilogy and produced by 42, My Fault: London will star up-and…

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Anya Taylor-Joy Says Channeling “Female Rage” in ‘Furiosa’ Led To Her Creating A Gory Scene That Was Cut By George Miller

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Anya Taylor-Joy has revealed she pushed George Miller to film a brutal moment in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga that symbolized “female rage,” but the scene did not make the final cut. The actress told GQ that she created a scene in which…

Gary Oldman Never Intended To Disparage ‘Harry Potter’ Fans When He Called His Sirius Black Performance “Mediocre” – Cannes

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On Wednesday at the Cannes press conference for Parthenope, actor Gary Oldman was asked about throwing his performance as Sirius Black in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban under the bus. Toward the end of last year, Oldman told…

UK Culture Secretary Says She Lobbied BBC To Change Policy On Calling Hamas “Terrorists” During Private Board Meeting

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The UK Culture Secretary has said she lobbied the BBC during a private board meeting to refer to Hamas as “terrorists” in its news coverage.

Marlène Masure Is TikTok’s New EMEA Content Chief; Former Paris Olympics And Disney France Executive Has Replaced Rich Waterworth

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Marlène Masure is TikTok’s new General Manager, Operations, across Europe the Middle East and Africa. She has replaced Rich Waterworth, who has left the Chinese-owned social media platform. The role gives Masure oversight of the mobile…

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Sean Baker Has Another Sex Worker Movie In The Works After ‘Anora’, Thinks Trade Should Be Decriminalized – Cannes

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Better Things actress Mikey Madison goes the distance in a raw and revealing performance as a high-class stripper who is romanced, and married by, the son of a Russian oligarch in Sean Baker’s Anora. The pic is one of many in Baker’s canon…

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Mohammad Rasoulof Will Attend Cannes Screening Of ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’

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Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof will attend Friday’s Cannes screening of his competition movie The Seed of the Sacred Fig.

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Conflict, Cuts And Identity Crises: How Film Festivals Are Navigating Choppy Waters

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Rarely in recent decades has the festival circuit been as disrupted as it has in the past 12 months. A confluence of local and global issues — from war to inflation, political unrest to societal shifts — have created a perfect storm for…

Chinese Director Jing Zou’s ‘A Girl Unknown’ Wins Critics’ Week Next Step Prize

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Chinese writer and director Jing Zou’s feature film project A Girl Unknown has won the top prize at the Next Step initiative of Cannes Critics’ Week, aimed at supporting filmmakers as they make the move from short films to their first…

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‘Fallout’ FYC Panel Features Christopher Nolan Interviewing “Baby Brother” Jonathan About Amazon Hit Drama

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Neither used the word “bro” and there was zero talk about any sibling rivalry or late-night phone calls about their respective work woes, but Emmy voters who wanted to learn more about Amazon’s Fallout were treated Tuesday to an interview…

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Sports Emmys: Super Bowl & ‘Toy Story Funday Football’ Lead The League

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CBS’ Super Bowl LVIII and Disney+/ESPN+ animated Toy Story Funday Football were the top scorers with three wins each at the 45th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which were handed out tonight at Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan. Four other…

‘The Voice’ Remembers Debra Byrd & Ernie Fields Jr.: “They Were Essential To All The Music You Hear On This Show”

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It was a night of celebration at The Voice as NBC’s singing competition wrapped Season 25. Host Carson Daly paid tribute to Debra Byrd and Ernie Fields Jr., who died this past year and were part of The Voice family. “We’d also like to take…

‘The Good Doctor’ Series Finale: Star & EPs On Shaun’s Very Personal Last Cases And Going Full Circle With Pilot References & Flashforward

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SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about The Good Doctor Episode 710, “Goodbye” ABC’s The Good Doctor ended its seven-season run tonight with Part 2 of its two-hour finale which, like many episodes of the medical drama, mixed…

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‘The Voice’ Season 25 Crowns Winner On NBC

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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 25. Another season of The Voice comes to an end, and America will once again crown a new winner. John Legend, Dan + Shay, and Reba McEntire are all represented…

How ‘FBI: International’ Writes Out Luke Kleintank’s Scott Forrester

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SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from CBS’ FBI: International’s Season 3 finale “Tuxhorn” It’s the end of an era for FBI: International fans who will discover tonight how the series wrote off Luke Kleintank’s…

‘The Voice’ Pays Tribute To All Coaches From Its 25-Season History

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The Voice is celebrating 25 seasons on NBC with the Season 25 finale, and it is remembering all the coaches who spun their chairs throughout the years. Finale night started with a throwback performance from OG coaches Christina Aguilera,…

‘The Cleaning Lady’ Recap & Q&A: Elodie Yung Breaks Down Action-Packed Season 3 Finale

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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the two-part Season 3 finale of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady. It appears Thony De La Rosa has escaped the clutches of the Sin Cara cartel. For now, at least. Season 3 of Fox’s The Cleaning Lady…

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Sean Combs Hit With Claims Of Sexual Assaulting & Drugging Model In 2003; Sixth Accuser Sues Just Days After Damning Video Revealed

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Just days after 2016 hotel security footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs beating on his then girlfriend Cassie Ventura was made public, a model is now claiming that Bad Boy Entertainment founder drugged and sexual assaulted in his New York…

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‘Scrubs’ Producer Eric Weinberg Trial On Multiple Rape Charges Finally Gets Green Light; Arraignment Set For June

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First arrested almost two years ago for rape and other sex crimes claims, former Scrubs producer Eric Weinberg today was finally ordered by an LA Judge to stand trial. With an arraignment set for June 4, no trial date has been scheduled so…

‘Night Court’s India de Beaufort Exiting Ahead Of Season 3

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India de Beaufort, who has played district attorney Olivia Moore on Night Court for the first two seasons is not returning for Season 3, Deadline has confirmed. De Beaufort revealed the news earlier this month on Instagram. “For the last…

‘General Hospital’ Says Farewell to Gregory Harrison

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Port Charles is losing a favored denizen. Gregory Harrison, who first joined General Hospital in 2020, has left the sudser.

Ayo Edebiri Says Jennifer Lopez Feud Rumors Were Absurd: “That Would Be Like Mr. Bean & Mick Jagger Beefing”

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Ayo Edebiri is calling rumors she was beefing with Jennifer Lopez “absurd” after a clip from a 2020 podcast surfaced in which The Bear star agreed with the host, saying J.Lo’s career was a “scam.”

Joe Biden Urges “Trustworthy” AI-Generated Audio; Statement Comes A Day After Scarlett Johansson Called Out OpenAI Over Use Of “Her”-Like Voice

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Joe Biden is singling out the need for “safe, secure, trustworthy, and responsible” innovation in the use of AI generated audio, as Congress considers legislation to establish guardrails around the use of a person’s likeness without their…

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Michael Kassan’s $125M Defamation Suit Against UTA Lawyer Bryan Freedman Is Dead; Ex-MediaLink CEO’s Contract Dispute With Agency Moves To Arbitration – Update

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UPDATE, MAY 21, 4:58 PM: It’s official and it’s over, at least for now LA Superior Court Judge Daniel S. Murphy made his tentative ruling final in Michael Kassan’s $125 million defamation case. Leaning on California’a anti-SLAPP statutes,…