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Waters spoke during a December 22 Los Angeles screening ofBatman Returnsat the Egyptian Theater. And I wanted to make a Batman movie where the metaphor was about Batman. It was The Boys before The Boys. Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny De VitoWarner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection But he got exhausted reading my script. The films star, Michael Keaton, convinced Waters to trim the jibes. [Michael] Keaton said, This is very clever. Cut it, Waters recalled....

Earlier this year, writers and actors went on strike to advocate for better working conditions and protections. UPDATE: Today, Obama updated his 2023 list with a tweet. Update: I just saw The Color Purple and loved it. Barack Obama shares his list of favorite films of 2023Nathan Congleton / NBC / Getty Images / David Lee / Netflix / Universal Pictures / Ana Carballosa / Amazon Studios / Focus Features / Courtesy Everett Collection...

They, and others like them, make up much of my year-end Best of Broadway Top 10 List. Second thoughts:Broadway saved its best for last this year. Consider it a job exceedingly well done. (L-R) ‘Appropriate’, ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘Spamalot’ and ‘Shucked’Joan Marcus; Matthew Murphy & Evan Zimmerman 2.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Opened March 26 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. 4.Parade Opened March 16 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre....

Aint gonna let nobody make me take my chair home. I got a right to a seatings the place. Until then Im fighting. Rev. Dr. William BarberTwitter Bishop Barber, 60, has long suffered from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis. He travels with his own chair and almost always uses it instead of the seating provided in public spaces. Only wheelchairs were permitted, he was told. He was asked to leave, police were called and Rev....

UPDATE:Donald Trumpwill be on the Californiaballotfor the state primary in March. Weber did not issue a statement on her decision to keep Trump on the ballot. In the wake of a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that the former president was ineligible, California Lt. Gov. Donald TrumpPhoto by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Eleni Kounalakis had called for Trump to be kept off the ballot. But Weber responded with a letter that suggested that it would be up to the courts to decide....

Taylor Swiftis no Yoko Ono, claims a prominentESPNsportscaster. Kelce added to the perception of being distracted when he threw his helmet on the sidelines during the game. What do you think, Patrick? Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes reactJamie Squire/Getty Images) How about you, Travis? Bayless wrote on Twitter, calling out Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, coach Andy-Reid, and Kelce. Watch on Deadline Riding to the rescue is ESPNsElle Duncan. I am so tired of us doing this....

Fox Newsapparently thinks ED stands for early death. Anyone who watches late night TV knows that 55-year-oldFrank Thomasis alive and thriving. The former White Sox slugger and three-time MLB All-Star is nearly ubiquitous in male supplement commercials. Frank ThomasMike Ehrmann/Getty Images However, it wasanotherFrank Thomas who died. The actual deceased Thomas was born in 1929 and died Jan. 16, 2023. The deceased Thomas was a three-time all-star for the Pittsburgh Pirates....

Just in this last week of 2023,Warner Bros. He sees as much as $5.5 billion in synergy cost savings in a Paramount-WBD merger, for instance. Vice Media was sold to Fortress Investment Groupand others for $350 million. Getty Theme park operatorsSix Flags and Cedar Fair merged. Likely Candidates Heading into 2024, Paramount is facing financial pressures and exploring a sale. Theres interest from wealthy individuals and all the usual suspects, said one dealmaker....

He started right at the beginning. And it planted the seed. You know, I became infatuated with television. Don MischerTelevision Academy Prince provided one of those. Theyre always a challenge. Its like, youre daring it to go right. The Unnamed Press Sometimes you’re able to anticipate these things. And other times, you cant. I mean, the Prince Super Bowl in the rain, for example. There was no question about it....

Ken Fritz, was a personal manager of Tom and Dick Smothers for the better part of 60 years. Later, he co-managed them with Ken Kragen and eventually assumed solo management for all aspects of their careers. He was also an executive producer on many of their projects, including the groundbreakingThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Ken Fritz and Tom Smothers His other clients have included Neil Diamond, Peter, Paul and Mary and George Benson....

Rokuwas a champ.Lionsgatesurged andNetflixjumped. Tech shares went bananas in 2023. Big mediastockshad a mixed year of transition dominated by Hollywood strikes with linear television declines and streaming losses. The New York Stock Exchange in ManhattanMichael M. Santiago/Getty Images Paramountfell.Disneyand Fox were basically flat on the year. Warner Bros Discovery gained. All are pushing for profitability in streaming and progress there will influence how the stocks perform in 2024. Related Stories Is Media M&A Industrial Logic Or Wishful Thinking?...

But it seems to be a life they both love. In it is far more than he ever bargained for, and to say it providescomplicationsis an understatement. I guess now is not the time to talk about your will, she deadpans. (L-R) Luke Evans, Himesh Patel, Ruth Negga and Daniel LevyNetflix Although this offers plenty of melodramatic opportunities for Levy, he fortunately resists laying on the soapy elements. But it is just promising enough to make us look forward to where he goes next....

There is also a dose of anxiety about what exactly the new normal might be. The new year is expected to bring a selling frenzy. That could also include expensive IP. (Clockwise from top left) ‘Matlock,’ ‘Poppa’s House,’ ‘Dr. Wolf’ and ‘St. Denis Medical’CBS; NBC Some networks and streamers instead ask for additional material from the creator, 1-2 backup scripts and a format. Denis Medicalwith Wendi McLendon-Covey and medical dramaDr....