Ed Asner Family Center COVID couldn’t stop it, but this year the SAG-AFTRA strike has led the organizers of the annual Ed Asner Family Center‘s celebrity-stacked charity reading of It’s a Wonderful Life to pull the plug. “Over the past three years, we’ve honored the essence of humanity and the strength of love and community by assembling a remarkable …
Warner Bros. Pictures While Dune: Part Two won’t hit theaters until March 1, Denis Villenueve, the director of the Academy Award-winning franchise, is already looking ahead to a third chapter. According to Variety, Villenueve attended a press conference in South Korea where he spoke about the forthcoming chapter — or, he hopes, chapters — of …
Netflix What would happen if suddenly all communication devices go down, and you have no idea why or what’s going on in the world? That’s where things start with the new Netflix thriller Leave The World Behind, written and directed by Sam Esmail, based on the popular 2020 book of the same name. Esmail tells ABC Audio …
The Producers Guild of America has revealed Martin Scorsese as the recipient of the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in recognition of “monumental achievements” over the last six decades. He’ll pick up the trophy at the 35th annual Producers Guild Awards on February 25. The David O. Selznick Achievement Award recognizes producers for their outstanding body of work …
Bleeker Street Sugar, butter, popcorn! The Broadway hit Waitress: The Musical is now available to watch in movie theaters nationwide for a limited engagement December 7 through December 11. The show’s composer, lyricist and star Sara Bareilles told ABC Audio it’s great that the musical, which is based on the eponymous 2007 film starring Keri Russell, is now accessible to so …
Sheen- and Maniscalco in ‘Bookie’ — John Johnson/Max In an interview with People, Charlie Sheen — whose name was once synonymous with partying — says he’s been clean and sober for a long time. “Next month I’ll be six years sober,” says Sheen, who explains he stopped using drugs before he stopped drinking. His “consistent” …
Warner Bros. Pictures The American Film Institute has named its 10 outstanding motion pictures and its 10 best TV shows of the year. As always, the titles selected by AFI were “deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image.” On the big screen, this year’s …
Prime Video/David Lee On Thursday, Prime Video released the globe-trotting teaser trailer to its forthcoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith series, based on the hit 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. As reported, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are the titular couple this time around, and in a departure from the movie’s plot, the …
MEGA/GC Images Crab cakes and football may be what Maryland does, as famously touted in Wedding Crashers, but Bradley Cooper gave New York City a taste of his real-life hometown’s signature sandwich, Philly cheesesteaks. In a black food truck parked on the corner of West 3rd Street and 6th Avenue, the Maestro star and director …
Netflix/Matt Crockett Ricky Gervais has announced that $2.4 million raised from premium tickets sold during his blockbuster Armageddon world comedy tour will be helping out some furry friends. A lot of them, actually. The proceeds from the 85 sell-out arena dates had been earmarked for a good cause: That pot will go to 11 animal …