House Oversight Hearing Turns Raucous When Hunter Biden Makes Unexpected Appearance

The Fox News chyron blared, Tempers flare asHunter Bidencrashes contempt hearing. Instead, Hunter Biden said that he was willing to testify in the open. What you are watching is pure congressional mayhem, CNN anchor John Berman told viewers of the scene. My second question is, you are the epitome of white privilege. Coming into the Oversight Committee, spitting in our face, ignoring a congressional subpoena to be deposed. What are you afraid of?...

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 139 words · Daniel Ryan

Kelsey Grammer Wants Shelley Long’s Diane From ‘Cheers’ To Return In ‘Frasier’ Reboot

Kelsey Grammerdoesnt have any plans for any of theCheerscharacters to pop up in the newFrasiersitcom. I would like to see Diane come back, Grammer said onThe Kelly Clarkson Show. For one of those reasons of Frasier to be able to put something to bed. Kelsey Grammer talks ‘Frasier’ rebootWeiss Eubanks / NBCUniversal / Herb Ball / Getty Images To end up with a nice thing between them. And that actually defined who he is and hes been that way ever since....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 142 words · Sarah Kennedy

Margot Robbie’s Next Step After Billion-Dollar ‘Barbie’? Not A Straight Dive Into ‘Ocean’s Eleven’: “I Think Everybody’s Probably Sick Of The Sight Of Me”

Barbie, after all, didnt just bring a familiar plastic doll to the big screen. In the wake of its success, any other players are hard to envision. Everyones probably sick of the sight of me for now, she laughs. Josh Telles for Deadline December 25thmarked the 10thanniversary of the release ofThe Wolf of Wall Street. Could you have predicted what this decade would bring? MARGOT ROBBIE: Wow. I hadnt thought of that, and Id been thinking about giving it another watch....

January 10, 2024 · 13 min · 2700 words · Elizabeth Cox

New Paramount Merger Scenario Has Skydance Reportedly Mulling All-Cash Bid For National Amusements

A new scenario has surfaced in the ever-swirling speculation aboutParamountGlobals fate. She has reportedly grown increasingly interested in fielding offers for the company in recent months. Reps from National Amusements and Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Skydance, Paramount, National AmusementsCourtesy Paramount shares perked up a bit after the latest report, but have been flat today. In addition to its Paramount stake, National Amusements also runs a string of movie theaters....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Daniel Wright

Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’ To Return To Select Cinemas for MLK Weekend: “Perfect Opportunity” To Highlight Wine’s “Inspiring Fight For Freedom”

It is nominated for three awards at this Fridays Cinema Eye Honors in New York. He has campaigned for hospital sanitization, malaria prevention, refugees rights and childrens education. At great risk to his life, Wine has opposed Gen. Museveni, ruler of Uganda since the 1980s. Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine.Lookman Kampala/National Geographic A rerelease ofBobi Wine: The Peoples Presidentover the holiday weekend is the perfect opportunity to honor his heroism....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · George Salazar

SAG-AFTRA’s Duncan Crabtree-Ireland Talks Deal With Replica Studios & AI’s Role In Future Contract Negotiations

The agreement will span both the creation of digital voice replicas and their use throughout game development. During that time, AI became one of members chief concerns. The committee for that contract is the same one that negotiated the deal with Replica. So that would be one thing. But this also contains limitation on the use of work done under the contract for training purposes. And theres a column called enhanced transparency provisions regarding the specific details of the use in particular projects....

January 10, 2024 · 2 min · 314 words · Randy Rios

SXSW Lineup Sets ‘The Fall Guy’, ‘3 Body Problem’ Among Fest’s 2024 World Premieres As First Titles Revealed

The screening comes ahead of the pics wide release May 3 to help kick off the summer box office. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Stephanie Hsu. (World Premiere) NARRATIVE FEATURE COMPETITION World premieres showcasing the art of storytelling by emerging voices. (L-R) ‘The Fall Guy’ and ‘3-Body Problem’Courtesy of SXSW Cast: Derrick B. Inspired by a true story. Amidst her reluctance to embrace motherhood, her boyfriend Brunos desire adds a surprising twist in their expectations....

January 10, 2024 · 4 min · 802 words · John Ponce

Union Talks Hit Britain: How Equity & Pact’s 2024 Negotiation May Play Out As Strike Action Looms Large

Equity also needs to strike separate deals with theBBCandITV, and side letter deals with the streamers. Its going to be a big 12 months. Equity sent out potential negotiation dates several days ago and is looking to sit down around Easter. Getty Images/Netflix What could be on the table? Unsurprisingly, the hot-button topic of AI is also under discussion. Pact is understood to be receptive to Equitys AI push. Paul Fleming at a rallyMark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images...

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Mr. Thomas Wilkinson

‘Echo’ TV Review: Loud & Proud, Disney’s Indigenous Series Is Exactly What Marvel Needs Right Now

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details ofMarvelsEcho,which debuts with all five episodes today onDisney+ & Hulu. Turns out those predictions and wishful thinking that Marvel finally had lost the plot were a little premature. Its great sometimes to be wrong. Devery Jacobs, Vincent D’Onofrio & Alaqua Cox in ‘Echo’Disney+ The result both breaks your heart and raises up your spirits. Note to Feige and Disney CEO Bob Iger: You have a winner inEcho....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 165 words · Danielle Price

‘Mean Girls’ Review: Musical Adaptation Struggles To Shine In The Shadow Of Its Predecessor

However, the 2024 version seems lost in its attempt to reinvent the wheel. It attempts to delve deeper into the internal dialogues of Regina, Gretchen, and Karen. The songs primarily serve as tools for exposition rather than as organic elements of the story. Bebe Wood, Renee Rapp and Avantika in ‘Mean Girls’Jojo Whilden/Paramount Each musical number, often internal monologues, interrupts the narrative flow instead of integrating seamlessly into it. This disjointedness in storytelling is further exacerbated by the films inconsistent adherence to its musical format....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Brandon Mcclain

‘Oppenheimer’: Cillian Murphy On His “Instinctual” Approach, The “Genius” Of Christopher Nolan & Some Bowie Inspiration

ForOppenheimer,Cillian Murphyplunged deep into the mind and physicality of an iconic scientist that irrevocably changed our world. Related Stories Margot Robbies Next Step After Billion-Dollar Barbie? And thats exactly what you want from any role, really. Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’Universal Pictures/Everett Collection Everything was deliberate with him. He was polymathic in his interests and Bowie was the same. Now again, these are things that just kind of hover in the background....

January 10, 2024 · 3 min · 614 words · Keith Hull

‘The Crown’ Producers Pocket $13M Bonus As Curtain Falls On Netflix Series

EXCLUSIVE:The Crowns success has helped bestow gifts upon the employees ofLeft Bank Pictures. He also heavily hinted that the show will be revived in the future. Auction house Bonhams will launch the sale on February 7, with 150 lots up for grabs. Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton and Claire Foy in the ‘The Crown’ finaleNetflix A further 300 items will be sold online on February 8. Left Banks conservative estimate is the auction could raise at least 1M....

January 10, 2024 · 1 min · 127 words · Emily Bright

Aaron Rodgers “Glad” Jimmy Kimmel Is Not On Jeffrey Epstein List But Stops Short Of Apology: “I Don’t Think He’s The P-Word”

Aaron Rodgersreturned to his weekly segment onThe Pat McAfee Showto address his feud withJimmy Kimmel. There are a lot of injuries that weve seen related to the vaccine. Watch on Deadline Rodgers insisted that he was not offended by Kimmels opinion. Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy KimmelNick Cammett / Diamond Images / Kevin Winter / Getty Images End quote, Rodgers referenced. Rodgers called for those people on the Epstein list to be investigated for their heinous crimes....

January 9, 2024 · 2 min · 258 words · Vanessa Carter