“Scrooged” – FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — While you might still be picking Halloween candy corn from your teeth, AMC and its AMC+ streaming service has just announced its “Best Christmas Ever” programming event. From today through December 25, the network will unspool some 835 hours’ worth of holiday cheer, from Christmas classics …
‘No Time to Die’ composer Hans Zimmer pushed for Billie Eilish’s theme song: “It was undeniable”
Darkroom/Interscope Records(LONDON) — Iconic film composer Hans Zimmer has revealed a bit of back story on how Billie Eilish was chosen to do the theme song for the upcoming James Bond movie, No Time to Die. As the Oscar-winner tells British GQ, while the No Time to Die team was picking through “a box full of songs lying around” to make a decision, …
Netflix releases teaser for Shonda Rhimes’ ‘Bridgerton’
LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX © 2020(LOS ANGELES) — Netflix has released a sneak peek of Shonda Rhimes’ first series as part of her multi-million dollar mega-deal with the streaming giant: the period romantic drama Bridgerton. Based on Julia Quinn’s beloved book series, the Shondaland-produced show is set in London in the 1800s, and centers on Phoebe Dynevor’s character, Daphne Bridgerton, and her arranged marriage to the …
Palm Springs Film Festival canceled for COVID, but the party will go on
iStock/mphillips007(LOS ANGELES) — The 2021 Palm Springs International Film Festival has been canceled due to concerns over COVID-19, but the event’s annual party will soldier on. ABC affiliate KESQ-TV first reported the news. The week-long event, which usually kicks off the Oscar awards season — and whose past winners have paved the way for Academy Award gold for the likes …
Chrissy Teigen debuts new tattoo in honor of late son Jack
BG020/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LOS ANGELES) — After suffering a pregnancy loss, Chrissy Teigen is honoring her late son, Jack, with a new piece of ink. On Sunday, while on a “date night” with her husband, John Legend, Teigen, showed off a new wrist tattoo of their son’s name written in cursive. The new tattoo was positioned just above a forearm tattoo that the Craving cookbook …
Taraji P. Henson to host 2020 American Music Awards
ABC/Sami Drasin(LOS ANGELES) — Acclaimed actress Taraji P. Henson has been announced as the host of the 2020 American Music Awards, which will air Sunday, Nov. 22 from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on ABC. “The AMAs brings together the music community to celebrate what really drives all artists — the fans. I’m proud to …
‘The Chi’ and ‘Push’ director David Rodriguez dead at 50
Dana Nalbandian/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Hollywood lost prolific director and producer David Rodriguez last week at the age of 50. He is most well known for his work on Showtime’s The Chi. Deadline reports that Rodriguez suffered a stroke on Thursday, October 29 and later died from complications. Rodriguez, who served in United States Marine Corps, first started his career in law enforcement …
‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant Jeannie Mai hospitalized, forced to leave show
ABC/Laretta Houston(LOS ANGELES) — Jeannie Mai’s Dancing with the Stars journey is ending early. The TV host was hospitalized after being diagnosed with epiglottitis, a potentially life-threatening inflammatory condition that can cause swelling in the flap of tissue that covers the windpipe, blocking airflow to the lungs, according to the Mayo Clinic. Mai confirmed she has to leave DWTS because …
Johnny Depp handed a legal defeat in alleged domestic abuse libel case
ABC/Randy Holmes(LONDON) — A judge in a London court handed Johnny Depp a legal defeat in his libel case against the U.K. tabloid The Sun. The suit stemmed from an article that was published April 27, 2018 that branded Depp a “wife beater” during his messy marriage to Aquaman actress Amber Heard — something the actor has repeatedly denied. In documents available online, Judge …
Actor Eddie Hassell shot and killed in Texas carjacking
Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images(TEXAS) — Hollywood is mourning the death of 30-year-old actor Eddie Hassell, who was shot over the weekend. Variety reports that Hassell, who appeared in the 2010 movie The Kids Are All Right and the NBC series Surface, was the victim of an alleged carjacking attempt. Representatives of the late actor say Hassell was shot in Texas on …