Fritz and Wolfe in 2015 – Taylor Hill/Getty Images Frank Fritz, who along with Mike Wolfe scoured the country for hidden treasures on History’s American Pickers, has died, Wolfe announced on Instagram “with a broken heart.” According to his birth date on IMDB, Fritz would have turned 59 on Oct. 11. Wolfe did not disclose …
Billy Crystal goes all ‘Sixth Sense’ in creepy trailer to Apple TV+’s thriller series ‘Before’
Apple TV+ Funnyman Billy Crystal is playing against type as a troubled psychologist in the creepy new trailer to Apple TV+’s thriller series Before. Crystal plays a grieving widower and former child therapist named Eli, who finds his wife, Lynn (Judith Light), dead — possibly by her own hand — and finds a disturbed young boy named …
Spirit Halloween claps back at ‘SNL’ after sketch show spoofs it
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images Costume retailer Spirit Halloween is trying to have the last laugh at Saturday Night Live, after the show’s 50th season contained a fake commercial spoofing it. “We are great at raising things back from the dead,” read a Spirit Halloween post on X, showing a costume package with SNL‘s anniversary logo, …
New trailer for Nicole Kidman’s upcoming erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’ released
A24/Niko Tavernise A new trailer for the upcoming erotic thriller Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman, has been released. The Halina Reijn-directed film, which arrives in theaters Dec. 25, centers on the scandalous relationship between a high-flying CEO named Romy, played by Kidman, and her much younger intern, Samuel, played by Harris Dickinson, according to a brief …
Prime Video announces ‘Reacher’ spin-off will be a series
Maria Sten – Photo: Valerie Burke Prime Video has announced that the pilot of a spin-off from its hit Reacher is going to become its own series. The Untitled Neagley Project will star Reacher‘s Maria Sten as Frances Neagley, a former member of Jack Reacher’s 110 Special Investigators unit turned private investigator in Chicago. “When she …
In brief: ‘DWTS’ season 31 champ Charli D’Amelio heading to Broadway, and more
Variety reports TikTok star Charli D’Amelio will make her Broadway debut in the musical & Juliet, a reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet that focuses on what would have happened if Juliet hadn’t died at the end. The Dancing with the Stars champ will take over the “dance-heavy” role of Chairman for a limited engagement, Oct. 29 …
FX greenlights Ryan Murphy drama ‘The Beauty’
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Ryan Murphy has tapped his Dahmer: Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story lead Evan Peters to head his upcoming FX drama series The Beauty, alongside Ashton Kutcher, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope, according to Deadline. The dark fairytale, adapted from the 2016 graphic novel by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, centers on …
Baseball legend Pete Rose dies at the age of 83
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds looks on from the field during batting practice during a Major League Baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Three Rivers Stadium circa 1985 in Pittsburgh. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s hit king who then became a pariah for gambling on the game, …
Scoreboard roundup — 9/30/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUETennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12Detroit Lions 42, Seattle Seahawks 29 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASONCalgary Flames 4, Seattle Kraken 3 (OT)Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 2 (SO)Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (2nd Period)Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1NY …
‘Inside Out 2’ has record-breaking Disney+ debut
Disney/Pixar Disney announced Monday that its smash sequel Inside Out 2 attracted 30.5 million views globally in its first five days on Disney+. That makes the Disney/Pixar movie, which has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the biggest premiere on Disney+ since 2021’s Encanto debuted on the platform. With streaming audiences in Latin America, Europe, …