Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — After nearly a two-year absence from movies, Eddie Murphy is returning to play Rudy Ray Moore, who starred as the title character in the Dolemite film franchise, reports Deadline. The biopic, titled Dolemite Is My Name, is set to premiere on Netflix some time next year. Hustle and Flow’s Craig Brewster will …
Nick Offerman goes from funnyman to father in new feel-good film, “Hearts Beat Loud”
ABC(NEW YORK) — He’s famous for playing the dry “man’s man” Ron Swanson in Parks and Rec, but now Nick Offerman is shows a softer side, as a single dad who tried to bond with his daughter through music, in the new movie Hearts Beat Loud. Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Offerman explained the …
Bourdain’s “beyond devastated” girlfriend, actress Asia Argento, comments on the “brilliant” star’s passing
Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic(NEW YORK) — Celebrities have been weighing in on social media on the passing of Anthony Bourdain, but now two of the people closest to him — celebrity chef Eric Ripert, and Bourdain’s girlfriend Asia Argento — have just gone public with their comments. CNN had reported that it was Ripert who …
FX announces that “Atlanta” will return for third season
(L-R) Brian Tyree Henry, Donald Glover, Zazie Beetz – Courtesy Robin Lori for FX Networks(LOS ANGELES) — Get ready to return to the ATL because FX announced Thursday that Donald Glover’s hit show Atlanta has been renewed for a third season. The news comes after a successful second season, titled Atlanta Robbin’ Season, which saw …
Celebrities and celebrity chefs mourn Anthony Bourdain
CNN(LOS ANGELES) — Anthony Bourdain — chef, author and four-time Emmy-winning host of CNN’s Parts Unknown — has died at age 61 of an apparent suicide. CNN reports Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France Friday morninge. His body was discovered by his friend and fellow chef, Eric Ripert [ree-PAIR]. CNN said …
The women steal the spotlight — and the jewels — in heist flick “Ocean’s 8”
Warner Bros. Pictures/Village Roadshow Pictures(LOS ANGELES) — The heist is on: Ocean’s 8 hits theaters today with an all-female cast led by Sandra Bullock. The film, a spin-off of the Ocean’s 11 movies starring George Clooney, follows Bullock’s Debbie Ocean, sister of Clooney’s Danny Ocean, as she recruits a team of women to help her …
“Hotel Artemis” writer-director on those “John Wick” comparisons: “I never saw that coming!”
Matt Kennedy / Distributor: Global Road Entertainmen(NEW YORK) — When the first trailers for Hotel Artemis made their debut, the movie’s setting — a members-only hospital for criminals — felt familiar to fans of the John Wick series, which features The Continental, a hotel frequented only by assassins and other assorted ne’er do wells. But …
Anthony Bourdain — chef, author and documentarian — dead at age 61
CNN(FRANCE) — Anthony Bourdain — chef, author and four-time Emmy-winning host of CNN’s Parts Unknown — has died at age 61. CNN reports Bourdain was found dead in his hotel room in France Friday morning of apparent suicide. In a statement, CNN said “It is with extraordinary sadness we confirm the death of our friend …
Host Michael Strahan promises more fun on third season of “The $100,000 Pyramid”
ABC/Lou Rocco(NEW YORK) — The $100,000 Pyramid returns for its third season this Sunday on ABC and host Michael Strahan promises it’s just as fun-filled as ever. “I think the game kind of keeps it fresh,” Strahan tells ABC Radio. “This is a game you could just play day after day after day because…we come …
“Ocean’s 8” and “Hereditary” among this week’s new releases
Warner Bros. 2017/Barry Wetcher(LOS ANGELES) — The following movies open nationwide on Friday: * Ocean’s 8 — This spin-off of the Ocean’s 11 movies starring George Clooney, stars Bullock as Debbie Ocean, sister of Clooney’s Danny Ocean. Debbie recruits a team of women — played by Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter and Awkwafina — to help her rob the fashion event of the …