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How Low Can The Market Go? One two-word phrase has summed up predictions above all else: market contraction. Its all about retention over new subs. Berlinale/Alex Davidson-ICC/Maja Hitijvia Getty Images We havent yet seen the back of recession and cost of production only keeps rising. Both pubcasters have said content will be hit. How well they adjust could hold the key to their futures. ‘The White Lotus’HBO In the UK, crunch talks are being readied....

Focus Featureshad the biggest limited opening of the year with Wes AndersonsAsteroid City(gross $28 million). Emma Seligmans raunchy teen comedyBottomsfrom MGM topped $12 million. GKids Hayao Miyazaki animatedThe Boy And The Heron, released Dec. 8 has grossed $33 million. (L-R) ‘Asteroid City’, ‘Poor Things’, ‘Sound of Freedom’ and ‘Saltburn’Everett Sound of Freedomfrom Angel Studios made $184 million. Godzilla Minus Onefrom Toho was a sleeper hit that punched above its weight at $44 million....

Born in Lexington, Kentucky, McCann grew up in a musical family of four. McCann released the album at the 1969 Montreaux Jazz Festival. Both the album and Compared to What single reached the Billboard pop charts. September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023Read the obituary here.Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Composed by Eugene McDaniels, McCann released the song as a ballad on his albumLes McCann Plays the Hits. Roberta Flack also covered the song, which was the opening track on her debut albumFirst Takein 1969....

By one measure, 2023 was a very tough year indocumentary. On the continuum of feast and famine, its been mostly famine. Exceptional films premiered at festivals throughout the year from Sundance to Cannes, Telluride and TIFF. Clockwise top left: ‘Kokomo City,’ ‘The Eternal Memory,’ ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood,’ ‘In the Rearview’Magnolia Pictures, MTV Documentary Films, Alexandra Film, Film Movement Looking back on the year, easily 25-30 documentary films thrilled me with their creative vision....

Fantasia Barrinois opening up about the challenges she faced following her win onAmerican Idol. It wasnt easy, Barrino toldPeoplein an interview. I lost a lot. Fantasia BarrinoKayla Oaddams / WireImage Barrino took first place onAmerican Idolin 2004. Barrino also survived an overdose of aspirin and sleeping aids in 2010. It took me a long time to figure that out, she said. Barrino continued, I didnt know anything about contracts. I just trusted and believed everybody that came into my life....

Christmas is history, but theres still some holiday celebrating to be done. The official Times Square New Years Eve celebration will kick off at 6 p.m. ET with the lighting and raising of the nearly six-ton crystal ball atop One Times Square. It’s that time of year in New York’s Times SquareGetty Images Related Stories New Years Rockin Eve With Ryan Seacrest Adds L.L. He will joined by first-time co-hosts Rita Ora in Times Square and Jeannie Mai in Hollywood....

The six-minute speech was produced byFulwell 73. She added: C4 is broadcasting a Christmas message about anti-semitism. Abood has been contacted for comment. Stephen Fry delivers Channel 4’s alternative Christmas messageChannel 4/Fulwell 73 She added that she was entirely empathetic to anyone experiencing discrimination. Another producer, the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, said: Im saddened by your post… The organization is a collaboration between major UK broadcasters and monitors diversity in television shows....

Ryan Reynoldsis finishing the year by teasingDeadpoolfans with a new photo of the actor donning the superhero costume. Thank you 2023 part 1. In no real order. Deadpool20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. / Courtesy Everett Collection Asexcitement for the film grows, so do leaks from the set of the movie. Watch on Deadline Surprises are part of the magic of theatrical movies. He continued, Heres hoping some of the websites and social channels hold back showing images before theyre ready....

In a cinematic landscape filled with talent, certain performances stand out. These are not in any particular order. His sensitive acting really taps into universal romantic longing. (L-R) ‘Past Lives’, ‘A Thousand and One’, ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Fancy Dance’A24; Focus Features; Warner Bros; Sundance Film Festival Teyana Taylor,A Thousand and One Teyana Taylor gives a passionate performance in A.V. RockwellsA Thousand and One. He fully commits to the absurdity, reacting with side-splitting fright and comical confusion to each twist....

After that, the studio launchedAquaman and the Lost Kingdomworldwide andThe Color Purpledomestically. The combined split on those is $277M for North America and $423M at the international box office. And when studios do, moviegoers the world over come out to theaters in droves. December 2023 moviesWB, Paramount, Universal In Warners case, they were rewarded by moviegoers to the tune of $700 million. That is an impressive haul. Watch on Deadline Related Stories Peter Bart: Big B....

Lythgoe has gone on the offensive against what he says are false accusations and a smear on his character. Most defendants would stop there, but Lythgoe takes it one personal step further in his response. But I can promise that I will fight this appalling smear with everything I have. Paul Abdul, Nigel LythgoeGetty The second assault supposedly happened over a decade later in 2015 during Season 12 ofSYTYCDat Lythgoes LA home....

May the year rest in peace. Before theWGAhit the picket lines in May, PeacocksMrs. Fueled by some of the most offbeat plot turns ever conceived,Mrs. (Clockwise from Top L-R) ‘Dreaming Whilst Black,’ ‘Taylor Swift,’ ‘Dear Mama,’ ‘Reservation Dogs’ ‘Women’s World Cup Final, ‘Succession,’ ‘I’m a Virgo,’ ‘The Boys,’ ‘Beef’ & ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’Fx/Getty/Hulu/MAX/Amazon/Netflix Its the best way to tango. Beef Steven Yeun, Ali Wong. Shouldnt that be enough?...

Everyone had their favoriteTom Wilkinsonfilm, ranging fromMichael ClaytontoThe Full Montyand countless others. George Clooney issued a statement on his friend, with whom he starred inMichael Clayton.Tom made every project better. Made every actor better. Tom WilkinsonAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images He was the epitome of elegance and he will be dearly missed by all of us. We will update as more come in. Watch on Deadline Time to show the excellent Guy Jenkin Crossing the Floor (1996) again....