HBO’s ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ To Return To Air Without Writers

Bill Maheris going back to work without his writers. The comedian said on social media Wednesday thatReal Time with Bill Maherwill return toHBO. The show will be back with an original episode on Friday September 22 at 10pm. Bill MaherHBO This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league, said Maher. The format will be a panel discussion with Maher and guests. Real Timeis coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing, Maher wrote on social media today....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Brittney Ramos

Hunter Biden Indicted On Gun Charges

Hunter Biden, the son of PresidentJoe Biden, was indicted Thursday on federal gun charges. Federal prosecutors already indicated earlier this month that they were moving to charge Biden on the charges. He pleaded not guilty in July to misdemeanor tax charges after a plea agreement fell apart. Hunter Biden arrives at the federal courthouse in Wilmington, DE in July.(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) As part of that deal, Biden would have entered a diversion program in lieu of the gun charges....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 161 words · Jon Chung

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Strong & Fisher Stevens Join Letter Calling On TIFF To Drop RBC As Sponsor – Update

CORRECTION:Andy Sambergwas incorrectly listed as being one of the recent signatures on the open letter toTIFFagainstRBC. Ruffalo in the video believes that RBC shouldnt clean up its image by funding TIFF. Its time that organizations like TIFF actually step up to the plate and help us, said theAvengersactor. We need organizations like TIFF to step up to the plate, added the 3x Oscar nominated actor. 5 in funding fossil fuels....

September 14, 2023 · 2 min · 273 words · James Clark

Megyn Kelly Gives Donald Trump Praise For Infamous 2015 Republican Debate Moment With Her: “You Handled It Well”

Only Rosie ODonnell, Trump answered. That was a bad question. It was a great question, Kelly said. Megyn Kelly(Photo by Ivan Apfel/Getty Images) No, no, it was a nasty question, Trump responded. It was awesome, Kelly said. Kelly then said, You handled it well. Your poll numbers went up. Trump said, I got a little bit lucky. I came up with a good answer. Theres never a great answer to certain questions....

September 14, 2023 · 3 min · 435 words · Joshua Wilson

Peter Bart: Hollywood Studios Face Extinction Unless They Retool; One Filmmaker Has Been On That Mission For Decades

Will the Hollywood studio become extinct? His dream factory, once prolific, now seems adrift amid the economic debris of streamerville and linear TV. Twenty years later, the determined Coppola decided to channel the mythic success ofThe Godfatherinto a re-energized Zoetrope dream. Francis Ford Coppola in 1982Everett Given his paychecks of $1 million a week, Brando showed up on location almost 100 pounds overweight. They knew little about studio management. Coppola is a national resource without the resource, said Barry Diller, then chief of Paramount....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 118 words · Jesse Byrd

POV Shorts And Chicken & Egg Pictures Announce Recipients Of Inaugural Doc Co-Production Fund

There are more distribution opportunities for short-form documentaries than ever before, Opal H. Bennett noted in a statement. Yet a challenge many filmmakers experience is a lack of funds to get their projects started. Its extremely gratifying that a chat over dinner could lead to the creation of such a needed initiative. L-R: Imani Dennison, LaTajh Weaver, Aurora Brachman, Brit Fryer, and Lydia CornettPOV Shorts/Chicken & Egg Pictures Hopefully well be back at Camden Fest before too long to share the completed works....

September 14, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · Theresa Humphrey

Refugee Drama ‘Green Border’ Maintains September Release In Poland & Eyes Oscar Run Amid Political Backlash & Hate Speech Campaign

The migrant crisis along the Poland-Belarus border is a highly contentious issue. Downey added that Holland and the entire team behind the film would not be cowed by the political backlash. The response by the Polish regime is business as usual for them, he said. ‘Green Border’Metro Lato He said the online haters were attempting to deter people in Poland from seeing the film. The universal text and subtext is, that Agnieszka Holland is a traitor to the nation, he said....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 199 words · Emily Pena

Universal Theme Parks Chief On How Orlando’s Epic Universe “Will Take Us To The Next Level”

That would be huge. Epic will take us to next level, he told investors at a BoFA media conference today. Epic will be the companys third park in Orlando. Universal’s theme park in OrlandoGetty Images Construction at the site is carefully monitored by theme park enthusiasts. Overseas visitors, usually about a third of the total, havent recovered to pre-pandemic levels. Woodbury said the UK and Brazil lead international attendance. One of the things that became clear is that we had an opportunity to segment our audience....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Adam Savage

WGA Calls Bill Maher’s Decision To Bring HBO’s ‘Real Time’ Back During Writers Strike “Disappointing”, Guild Says It Will Picket Show

TheWGAhas taken a swipe atBill Maherafter the comedianrevealedhe was bringing backHBOsRealTimeduring the writers strike. Bill Mahers decision to go back on the air while his Guild is on strike is disappointing. If he goes forward with his plan, he needs to honor more than the spirit of the strike. Bill MaherHBO Bill Maher is obligated as a WGA member to follow the strike rules and not perform any writing services....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 143 words · Jonathan Melendez

Whoopi Goldberg Stuns ‘View’ Co-Host Alyssa Farah Griffin With Blunt Inquiry: “Are You Pregnant?”

No!, a surprised and embarrassed Griffin said, laughing and adding, Oh my god! You cant say that when my mother-in-law is here, whos been dying for me to get pregnant! The question clearly surprised the other panelists. Alyssa Farah GriffinThe View/X Why would you say that?, co-host Joy Behar said as the audience responded in off-guard laughter. Watch on Deadline Im very open to being pregnant soon, Farah Griffin said....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 131 words · James Brown

‘Mr. And Mrs. Smith’ Premiere Date Pushed To 2024 Due To Strikes

Amazon Studioshas pushed the premiere date forMr. and Mrs. Smithto early 2024, from its originally scheduled November window. It is the latest premiere date to be pushed due to the dual Hollywood strikes. Mr. and Mrs. Smith Prime Video seriesAmazon Studios It is now Day 136 ofthe WGA strikeand Day 63 of theSAG-AFTRA strike.Mr. and Mrs. Smithwill premiere exclusively onPrime Videoin more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. In the Prime Video series, Glover stars as John Smith andMaya Erskine(PEN15)as Jane Smith....

September 14, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · John Harvey

‘One Piece’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix

Netflixhas picked up a second season ofOne Piece, its hit live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Odas best-selling manga. The announcement was made via social media in a special message from Oda himself. To the Straw Hat Grand Fleet: What did you think of Season 1 of the live-actionOne Piece? From left: Taz Skylar, Mackenyu Arata, Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero GibsonNetflix I spent a long time working on it with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios....

September 14, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · Christopher Ward

“People Should Watch This Film And Be Outraged”: ‘Dumb Money’ Director Craig Gillespie On GameStop, Wealth Disparity & A Rigged Stock Market – The Deadline Q&A

I was sitting next to Harvey Weinstein. He said, I need to buy this, but Im going to cut it. I said, Dont cut a frame. Pete Davidson and Paul Dano in ‘Dumb Money’Sony Pictures Id heard you werent interested in doing that. Because he notoriously messed with movies and Im like, no thank you. DEADLINE:You dont always get that leverage. (L-R) Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen in ‘Dumb Money’Sony Pictures...

September 14, 2023 · 10 min · 1998 words · Antonio Mitchell