FX FX has renewed its hit series Snowfall for a sixth and final season, Nick Grad, President, Original Programming announced Tuesday. “FX first partnered with legendary writer/director John Singleton and the rest of the creative team six years ago to pursue their vision for an ambitious, powerful drama about the explosion of the crack epidemic of the early 80s,” said …
Paramount+ announces four-part series: ‘Ghislaine — Partner in Crime’
Paramount+ Paramount+ has announced a four-part docuseries called Ghislaine — Partner in Crime, about Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted ex-girlfriend of politically connected sex trafficker and abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The show will be available to stream in full starting April 7, and its producers promise that it will feature “revealing, emotional interviews with Maxwell’s siblings Ian, Kevin and Isabel Maxwell; her friends; legal experts; and …
Life imitates art: Netflix gives Pete Davidson the “short a** movies” he craved in ‘SNL’ sketch
NBC/Rosalind O’Connor (NOTE LANGUAGE) Last weekend’s installment of Saturday Night Live featured a music video starring Pete Davidson in which he decried the trend of overly long movies, particularly when surfing Netflix, saying he “craved some ‘Short-A** Movies.’” Now the streaming service has apparently answered back. Netflix’s new ’90-Minute Movies’ section includes Ben Stiller‘s Zoolander, …
“He’s not that guy” — ‘Bad Boys’ director Michael Bay thought Will Smith slap “was a setup” before Oscars outburst
L. Cohen/WireImage Bad Boys and Bad Boys II director Michael Bay didn’t want to talk about the Oscar moment everyone has been talking about — but like the rest of us, he found himself doing it anyway. After initially telling Yahoo! Entertainment he didn’t really care about the buzzworthy moment between Will Smith and Chris Rock, Bay relented. “First of all, it’s wrong …
Reports: Travis Barker & Kourtney Kardashian are married
ABC Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are reportedly married. According to TMZ, the Blink-182 drummer and the reality TV star tied the knot during a Las Vegas ceremony early Monday morning after Barker performed at the Grammys Sunday night. E! News and People confirmed the news with the Vegas chapel’s owner, Marty Frierson. Adding to …
James Gunn previews ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ ride at Disney’s EPCOT; Hangs with Francis Ford Coppola
Randy Holmes via Getty Images After teasing fans, James Gunn, the writer-director of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, has released a sneak peek of the upcoming, second GOTG-themed ride bound for Disney Parks. “Can’t wait for you to experience what we’ve been working on for YEARS,” Gunn told his followers of the roller coaster Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. Appropriately, …
Precious: Oscar-winning ‘Lord of the Rings’ director Peter Jackson makes ‘Forbes’ billionaires list
Richard Bord/Getty Images Forbes just released its annual billionaires list, and among the moguls, heirs, and assorted entrepreneurial geniuses one might expect to see on the ranking — like this year’s chart-topper, Elon Musk — is one Peter Jackson. The New Zealand filmmaker behind the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy ranked among the magazine’s financial heavyweights with …
Woman freed after less than 3 months for newborn’s ’81 death
A South Dakota woman who entered an Alford plea last year in the 1981 death of her newborn son was released on parole after serving less than three months in prison, as stipulated by the [Read More…]
South Dakota AG had 2 close calls with police before crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s errant driving in 2020 twice caused police officers to hit their brakes to avoid collisions, records released by the state’s Highway Patrol showed Monday, but he [Read More…]
In Brief: Grammy ratings up slightly; ‘The Flight Attendant’ debuts new season trailer, and more
Variety reports that Sunday’s Grammy Awards telecast saw a modest 1.4% gain over last year’s ceremony, which marked a record low for the event. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah and carried live from Las Vegas on CBS, drew 8.93 million total viewers across multiple platforms, according to time-zone adjusted fast national data …