Don Arnold/WireImage (NEW YORK) –Russell Crowe’s Unhinged hits today — the first wide release in the U.S. since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and director Derrick Borte calls it an “adrenaline fueled thrill ride” he’s hoping will offer an escape from the everyday worries we’re all facing right now. Borte tells ABC Audio his wish for the film is …
‘Cut Throat City’: RZA explains what John Singleton, Spike Lee & Quentin Tarantino have to do with new drama
Rich Fury/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cut Throat City director RZA is breaking down some of the major influences behind his new coming-of-age drama. Set in New Orleans, the new film follows four childhood friends who return home post Hurricane Katrina and decide to rob a bank after seeing their neighborhoods decimated and no real job opportunities. RZA tells …
Jacki Weaver channels her fascination with drag in new movie, ‘Stage Mother’
(NEW YORK) — In the new movie Stage Mother, Australian actress Jacki Weaver plays a conservative Texas choir director who finds herself the owner of a San Francisco drag club following the death of her estranged son. Her character, Maybelline Metcalf, must learn to embrace the LGBTQ community her son was a part of and …
Comedy Central puts a cork in ‘Drunk History’
Aubrey Plaza as Cleopatra in ‘Drunk History’; Image courtesy Comedy Central(NEW YORK) — Say so long to Drunk History. The current sixth season of the Comedy Central series will be the show’s last, according to Variety. Created by Derek Waters, who also appeared in most every episode, Drunk History began in 2007 as a Funny …
Wanna see a (socially-distanced) movie? AMC reopening 100 theaters today
NicolasMcComber/iStock(NEW YORK) — For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic prompted them to close their doors more than five months ago, movie theater chain AMC is reopening 100 cinemas today — and charging a mere 15 cents a ticket. If you want to take advantage of the super-low ticket price, you’ll have to hit …
Son of Sweetie Pie’s owner charged in a murder-for-hire plot in his nephew’s killing
Robin L Marshall/Getty Images for OWN(ST. LOUIS) — James Timothy Norman, reality TV star of Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, has been arrested and charged with orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against his 18-year-old nephew. On Tuesday, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Norman, the son of Sweetie Pie’s owner Robbie Montgomery, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to use interstate …
Brandy says the only reason she’s alive is because of her daughter Sy’rai
Derek Blanks(LOS ANGELES) — Brandy says the past eight years haven’t been easy, which is why fans had to wait so long for new music. In an interview with People, the “I Wanna Be Down” singer opened up about her mental health struggles and how her daughter Sy’rai saved her. “I was a little bit lost eight years ago musically, …
William Jackson Harper jokes his Emmy nomination is “bittersweet” since he’s now “unemployed”
Andrew Eccles/NBC(NEW YORK) — William Jackson Harper isn’t relishing in fact that he’s now an Emmy-nominated actor. Harper tells ABC Audio that his Best Supporting Actor nod for his role as Chidi in The Good Place has been somewhat “bittersweet” considering he’s now officially unemployed after filming the final season. “Totally bittersweet, but it’s also like… nominations aren’t the point,” he says. …
‘The Batman’ to resume production next month; ‘Supernatural’ final episodes underway now
‘The Batman’ star Robert Pattinson; Kimberly White/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — After being shut down since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, shooting on The Batman is now scheduled to resume next month in the U.K. Deadline reports set construction began last month, with filming scheduled to resume in September at Warner Bros. UK in the …
New ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ clip introduces Rufus’ daughter — with a sweet nod to George Carlin
Patti Perret/Orion Pictures(NEW YORK) — A brand-new peek at a scene from Bill & Ted Face the Music introduces us to our knuckle-headed heroes’ new guide, and also includes a sweet nod to the late George Carlin. In 1989’s Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Carlin played Rufus, Bill and Ted’s guide and mentor as they …