Variety reports HBO is working on a limited series based on Gillian Flynn‘s novel Dark Places. The plot follows Libby Day, the only survivor of a massacre that killed her two sisters and mother. Her testimony against her teenage brother leads to his conviction for the murders. Twenty-five years later, she meets a group of …
‘Abbott Elementary’ launching national Lunch Break tour to help underserved schools
ABC While ABC’s Emmy-winning comedy Abbott Elementary had been donating a portion of its budget to supporting students in need since it first hit the air, the producers are taking it a step further ahead of show’s third season premiere on February 7. ABC Audio has learned that on Thursday the Lunch Break with Abbott …
Scoreboard roundup — 1/30/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Atlanta 138, LA Lakers 122 Boston 129, Indiana 124 Toronto 118, Chicago 107 New York 118, Utah 103 Golden State 119, Philadelphia 107 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE San Jose 2 Seattle 0 Columbus 1, St. Louis 0 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Georgia …
Chita Rivera, Broadway legend and trailblazing Latina actress, dies at 91
ABC News Chita Rivera, the Broadway legend and trailblazing Latina actress, has died. She was 91 years old. Lisa Mordente, Rivera’s daughter, said her mother died peacefully on Tuesday in New York City after a brief illness. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero in Washington, D.C., on January 23, 1933, Rivera was a trained ballet …
Robert Downey Jr. announces new Happy Coffee venture
Photo: Paul Abell for happy On both his Instagram Stories and to People, Robert Downey Jr. has announced he’s gotten into the coffee game. The Marvel movie star and Oppenheimer Oscar nominee has launched Happy Coffee, an endeavor with entrepreneur Craig Dubitsky, the guy behind the Hello dental care products and EOS lip balm. On …
Larry David going live for pair of speaking engagements
HBO/John P. Johnson Larry David, the Emmy-winning co-creator of Seinfeld and star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, is going live for a limited time. A Conversation With Larry David will be held both at The Anthem venue in Washington, D.C., on March 29 and at Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway on April 1. Presale tickets …
Anne Hathaway adaptation ‘The Idea of You’ chosen to close SXSW Film & TV Festival
Amazon MGM Studios The SXSW Film & TV Festival announced Tuesday that The Idea of You, the forthcoming romantic comedy starring Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, will close this year’s fest, which runs March 8-16 in Austin, Texas. Based on Robinne Lee‘s bestselling 2017 novel, co-producer and star Hathaway plays Solène, a divorced, …
Reba McEntire working on new sitcom pilot with ‘Reba’ team
ABC A new sitcom starring Reba McEntire is about to hit the small screens. The country icon is joining forces once again with Reba executive producers Kevin Abbott, Michael Hanel and Mindy Schultheis for a new NBC comedy pilot. According to Deadline, the multi-camera comedy follows Reba’s character who “inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never …
‘Suits’ attorney Harvey Specter tops list of favorite fictional lawyers
David Giesbrecht/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images If you’re in trouble and if he were real, Americans would call attorney Harvey Specter. The stylish and skilled law partner played by Gabriel Macht in Suits has topped a new list of the most popular fictional lawyers in America. The study, conducted by Georgia-based injury lawyers Bader …
Celebrate ‘The Nanny”s 30th birthday with NYC locations tour
CBS via Getty Images On Location Tours, which take guests to famous sites seen onscreen in TV and movies, has announced its launching a special New York City tour stop to commemorate the 30th anniversary of The Nanny. And on January 31, that tour will be free for nannies and au pairs — style, flair, …