‘Ladies of the ’80s’ — Courtesy Lifetime The leaves are falling, pumpkin spice is in the air, and if you need another sign the holidays are around the corner, Lifetime has released its schedule — and a trailer — for this year’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime lineup. The seasonal fun begins on Saturday, November 18, …
‘Titanic’ making its maiden voyage on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray on December 5
Paramount Home Entertainment James Cameron‘s Oscar-winning 1997 epic Titanic came out on home video the year after its blockbuster release, but it’s just making its maiden voyage onto 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 5. The movie will be packed with all-new special features, including Stories From the Heart, featuring Cameron, producer Jon Landau and …
Motion Picture Academy taps producers, director for 96th Oscars
AMPAS On Tuesday, the Motion Picture Academy announced the producers and director for the 96th annual Oscars telecast, which will air live March 10 on ABC. Seven-year veteran of the broadcast Raj Kapoor has been named executive producer and showrunner; he won an Emmy for executive producing the Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Adele: One Night …
Christian Bale, Florence Pugh, Mark Hamill + Willem Dafoe lead English cast for ‘The Boy and the Heron’
Studio Ghibli Animation legend Hayao Miyazaki‘s acclaimed, upcoming film The Boy and the Heron has attracted an equally acclaimed cast for its English language version. The movie centers on a 12-year-old boy Mahito Maki (Luca Padovan) who is sent by his father (Christian Bale) to live in the country with his aunt after his mother …
Timothée Chalamet “leveling up” his life and career with a little help from his friends
GQ/Cass Bird Timothée Chalamet graces the cover of GQ for a third time, and he talks about “leveling up” in his career and his life. He also leans into those who’ve been inspiring him, including his Dune: Part Two co-stars Austin Butler and Zendaya. Oh, and some guy named Tom Cruise. “It started on Zoom,” …
Disney+ unwraps trailer to second season of ‘The Santa Clauses’
Disney+ On Tuesday, Disney+ dropped the trailer to the second season of The Santa Clauses. Once again, Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin aka the Man with the Bag, and this time around, he’s getting his family into the Santa business, priming his son Cal (Austin Kane) as his successor. However, like most best-laid Christmas plans, …
Apple TV+ teases ‘Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas’
Courtesy Apple On Tuesday, Apple revealed a first-look photo from its upcoming holiday special Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas. The Ted Lasso Emmy winner dons a gold gown, smiling broadly with a mic in hand, in front of a fully dressed Christmas tree. The special will debut November 22 on the streaming service. Apple notes …
Kevin Spacey gets standing ovation for Shakespeare performance at cancel culture speech
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey made a surprise appearance during an Oxford University lecture about cancel culture and was rewarded for his performance of a passionate, five-minute speech from William Shakespeare’s Timon of Athens. Author Douglas Murray headlined the lecture, speaking of the importance of free speech and …
Millie Bobby Brown on saying goodbye to ‘Stranger Things’, and looking forward to marriage to Jake Bongiovi
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Millie Bobby Brown is ready to say farewell to Stranger Things. The actress, who first gained recognition on the hit Netflix show in 2016, will end her time on the series with her castmates on the show’s forthcoming fifth and final season. “I’m ready to say, ‘Thank you, and goodbye,’” Brown, one of …
Netflix teases final season of ‘The Crown’, and more
Netflix on Monday released the first-look images for Part 1 of The Crown‘s sixth and final season, which will follow the blossoming romantic relationship between Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed — played respectively by Elizabeth Debicki and Salim Daw — leading up to their untimely deaths. Prince William — portrayed by Rufus Kampa — “returns …