KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — All the world was “Margaritaville” on Saturday, from Key West to New York City and beyond, as legions of fans mourned the passing of beach-bum balladeer Jimmy Buffett at the age of 76. Buffett’s eponymous hit song has long been the anthem of Florida’s Key West, where Buffett once lived and built his …
Coco Gauff makes history at US Open as she heads to the quarterfinals
R9_RoNaLdO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — American tennis star Coco Gauff is moving on to the quarterfinals at this year’s U.S. Open and making history in the process. On Sunday, Gauff defeated former world No. 1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the fourth round. In doing so, she became the first American teenager …
Look What You Made Me Do: Meg Ryan’s rom-com return bumped by Taylor Swift’s theater takeover
Bleecker Street Films Just when Meg Ryan thought it was safe to go back to the theater, Taylor Swift decided to dominate movies, too. Ryan’s directorial effort What Happens Later, which stars the romantic comedy veteran and David Duchovny, was to open October 13. However, on Thursday, August 31, it was announced the concert film of Taylor’s record-breaking Eras Tour was …
Some ‘Friends’ fans have an unfriendly response to director’s diss of “not particularly funny” cast member
Oliver Upton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Deadline just excerpted veteran TV director James Burrows‘ new book, but one comment about a particular recurring guest cast member on Friends got a decidedly unfriendly response in the trade’s comments section. In Burrows’ memoir, Directed By James Burrows, he said of Helen Baxendale, who …
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ stars talk longevity, vampiric — and gif — immortality
(L-R) Novak, Guillén, Proksch — FX/Russ Martin The two-part season 5 finale of FX’s Emmy-nominated comedy series What We Do in the Shadows is now streaming on Hulu. The mockumentary series spun off from the Taika Waititi/Jermaine Clement film of the same name centers on a group of vampires living in secret on Staten Island, New York. ABC Audio caught up …
AMC launches monster-sized, 700-hour FearFest event running through Halloween
AMC/Shudder If you’re one of those people who wished Halloween was more than one day a year, you’re in luck: AMC has announced plans for a supersized version of its annual FearFest. For the very first time, there will be more than 700 hours of films, series and specials curated by Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming …
‘Power Book IV: Force’ season 2 kicks off this weekend
Starz Starz’s crime drama Power Book IV: Force has returned for its second season. After moving from New York to Chicago in the first season, Joseph Sikora‘s fan favorite Tommy Egan keeps making moves to try to run the gangster game in the Windy City, with Tommy Flanagan‘s Irish crime boss Walter Flynn and his …
CBS’ tribute to the late, great Bob Barker
CBS ©2005 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved/Cliff Lipson On Thursday night, CBS aired The Price is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker, a one-hour special celebrating the life and career of the legendary game show host, who died of natural causes in his Hollywood Hills home on August 26 at age 99. Barker’s longtime …
Taylor Swift’s concert film breaks single-day advance ticket sales record at AMC
AMC/TAS Rights Management If Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour was an immediate sell-out, it only stands to reason that TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film would follow suit. The film has now set a new record for single-day advance ticket sales revenue for one movie at AMC: $26 million. That breaks the previous record …
In Brief: ‘The Exorcist’ spinoff scared of Taylor Swift, and more
Taylor Swift’s influence has prompted a change of plans for The Exorcist: Believer. Universal Pictures has advanced the film’s release to October 6, a week earlier than its initial schedule, after the singer announced Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film would release on October 13. “Look what you made me do. The Exorcist: Believer …