• IndieWire:
  Adam Sandler Pays Tribute to ‘Happy Gilmore’ Gator Morris, Who Died at Age 80-Ish: ‘We Are All Gonna Miss You’
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Morris the Alligator worked in Hollywood from 1975 to 2006, famously appearing as the Carl Weathers-eating villain in Sandler's 1996 comedy.
• IndieWire:
  ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ and ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Reveal 2025 Emmy Submissions
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Exclusive: The pair of cult favorite series on HBO and HBO Max reveal their Emmy submissions, including Bradley Cooper as Guest Actor, and Oscar winner Volker Bertelmann for several music categories.
• IndieWire:
  George Clooney’s Broadway Adaptation of ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ to Air Live on CNN
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
   It's the first time a Broadway play will be televised live.
• IndieWire:
  ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Review: The Weeknd’s Emotionally Threadbare Vanity Project Is All Skips, No Repeats
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  In Trey Edward Shults' thinly drawn portrait of the artist, it would appear both star and subject is trading old indulgences for new navel-gazing.
• IndieWire:
  ‘Duster’ Review: J.J. Abrams’ Cheeky ’70s Crime Drama Delivers a Smooth Ride
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Co-created by Abrams and LaToya Morgan, the eight-episode first season tracks an FBI agent out for justice (and revenge) in Arizona, where she recruits a rakish getaway driver with his own axe to grind.
• IndieWire:
  Michael J. Fox Returns to Acting for First Time in 5 Years for ‘Shrinking’ Season 3
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Fox previously worked with showrunner Bill Lawrence on "Spin City" and "Scrubs."
• IndieWire:
  ‘Re-Animator’ Star Barbara Crampton Looks Back on Her Genre Breakout with Nothing but Love (and Some ‘Slippery, Gooey’ Memories)
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  The actress reflects on her early role in Stuart Gordon's horror classic on the occasion of a beautiful new 4K restoration.
• IndieWire:
  ‘Two Prosecutors’ Review: Sergei Loznitsa Makes a Striking Return to Fiction Filmmaking in Chilling Fable Set Across Stalin’s Purges
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Cannes: Adapting a suppressed novella by the writer Georgy Demidov, who experienced the Great Terror himself, the Ukrainian director comes up with a timely parable for that age and our own.
• IndieWire:
  Maika Monroe Replaces Margaret Qualley in ‘Victorian Psycho’ from ‘Sanctuary’ Director Zachary Wigon
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Qualley, who exited the film weeks before production was set to start earlier this year, previously told IndieWire that she was honing her British accent and wearing a corset for hours at a time to prepare for the thriller.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Chris Brown arrested in UK for alleged attack at London club in 2023
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  A producer with a British tabloid said Brown cracked him on the head with a bottle and punched and kicked him on the floor.
• IndieWire:
  How a Thank-You Note Transformed Mara Brock Akil’s Career | ‘What No One Tells You’
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  Akil was able to form a connection simply by offering a bit of appreciation.
• IndieWire:
  Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ’ Follow-Up Lands at Lionsgate
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  "The Resurrection of the Christ" stars Jim Caviezel reprising his role as Jesus.
• IndieWire:
  ‘Overcompensating’ Review: Benito Skinner’s Basic College Comedy Works Well Enough Where It Counts
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  The social media star's first streaming series is a rowdy, sweet, semi-autobiographical story of a college freshman from Idaho who tries to hide his sexuality by fitting in with everyone except himself.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  'Walking Tall' actor Joe Don Baker dies
  (Thursday May 15, 2025)
  But his biggest claim to fame was as the former professional wrestler turned lawman Buford Pusser in 1973's "Walking Tall."
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  R&B singer Cassie continues testimony in Diddy trial after giving details about 'freak offs' and parties
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  Cassie left Combs' record label in 2019 and then sued him in 2023, accusing him of years of physical and sexual abuse.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  ESPN's Dick Vitale shares he's cancer-free after recent scans
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  Vitale, who has battled multiple forms of cancer in recent years, shared his emotional reaction on social media Tuesday after receiving results from his scan.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  You can soon get $30 tickets to some big-name concerts: How to get early access
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  The $30 Ticket to Summer deal offers access to hundreds of shows across North America. Here’s how to get in on the concerts and savings.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  A major streaming platform is bringing back its original name this summer
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  Critics said at the time that dropping the HBO name was a critical branding error. Now, Warner Bros. Discovery seems to be conceding the point.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Move over, 007. Newly published story by creator of James Bond features a different protagonist
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  Historians think the story may have been written shortly before Fleming's death, and was likely inspired by a dispute over the rights to a James Bond comic strip.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Tory Lanez stabbed by fellow inmate serving life for murder, officials say
  (Wednesday May 14, 2025)
  Authorities did not specify how Lanez was attacked, but a message posted on the rapper’s Instagram account said Lanez was stabbed 14 times.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Benton has died
  (Tuesday May 13, 2025)
  Over the years, Benton both wrote and directed several acclaimed films.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  'I absolutely did think I was going to die': Kim Kardashian testifies about being held at gunpoint in Paris hotel room
  (Tuesday May 13, 2025)
  “I have babies," Kardashian said, according to her testimony. "I have to make it home. They can take everything. I just have to make it home.”
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Live Nation to lease concert venue at Downtown's Centennial Yards: report
  (Tuesday May 13, 2025)
  Beverly Hills, California-based Live Nation has agreed to lease a 5,300-seat concert venue at the more than $5 billion project, the Wall Street Journal reported.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  ESPN says its direct-to-consumer streaming service will debut in September at $29.99 a month
  (Tuesday May 13, 2025)
  All live events shown on ESPN will be available on the platform when it launches in the fall.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Kali Uchis announces tour to make stop in Atlanta | Here's when
  (Tuesday May 13, 2025)
  The Atlanta show will come to Atlanta's State Farm Arena on Sunday, Sept. 7. Thee Sacred Souls, an 11-piece band from San Diego, will join the tour as support.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Defense concedes that Sean 'Diddy' Combs had violent outbursts, but says it wasn't sex trafficking
  (Monday May 12, 2025)
  Lawyers for the Grammy winner say prosecutors are wrongly trying to make a crime out of a party-loving lifestyle that may have been indulgent, but was not illegal.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  World’s largest ticket seller will start showing prices up-front
  (Monday May 12, 2025)
  Ticketmaster said Monday's changes would bring North America in line with the rest of the world.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Michael Jordan to join NBC's NBA coverage as 'special contributor'
  (Monday May 12, 2025)
  He's back...again. Michael Jordan will be part of the NBA's return to NBC.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  'That's So Raven' actor hospitalized with severe pancreatitis
  (Friday May 09, 2025)
  The 66-year-old, known for his role on Disney channel's “That's So Raven," said he fell ill while on the road in April.
• 11 Alive Entertainment:
  Legendary rock band announces farewell North American tour
  (Thursday May 08, 2025)
  The farewell tour is appropriately named after The Who's 1971 classic "The Song Is Over."

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• ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ To End With Season 5; Shameik Moore Joins As Pivotal Franchise Character - SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major spoilers from the Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 finale. Following the Season 4 finale of the hit Starz series Power Book III: Raising Kanan, the network has revealed that the upcoming fifth season will be the show’s last. Additionally, a (not-so) new power player will join the […]
• Blumhouse & New Line’s ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Adds Natalie Grace - EXCLUSIVE: We hear that 1923 actress Natalie Grace has joined the cast of Atomic Monster and Blumhouse’s Lee Cronin’s The Mummy along with young thespians Shylo Molina and Billie Roy. The pic, which stars Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, Veronica Falcón, May Calamawy and May Elghety, is currently lensing in Spain and Ireland. Cronin is at […]
• Emilia Jones & Leo Woodall Join A24’s ‘Tony’ - EXCLUSIVE: Emilia Jones (CODA) and Leo Woodall (One Day) are set for roles in A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony, Deadline has learned. Character details are under wraps. The duo joins an ensemble led by The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa, who plays the title role, which also includes Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas. Written by Todd Bartels […]
• ‘Elle’ Casts James Van Der Beek In ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel For Prime Video - James Van Der Beek is set to recur in Elle, the upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series for Prime Video that stars Lexi Minetree in the title role. The Dawson’s Creek star will recur as the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district superintendent Dean Wilson. Created by Laura Kittrell (High School, Insecure), Elle follows Elle Woods in high school […]
• ‘Beyond The Gates’ Unveils First Look At Keith D. Robinson As Ted In CBS Soap - We’re getting a look at Keith D. Robinson as Dr. Ted Richardson in Beyond the Gates, with some of the first images released by CBS. As we recently exclusively reported, Robinson has joined the cast as a series regular, taking over the role previously played by Maurice Johnson, who last appeared in the daytime soap […]
• Michael J. Fox Joins Apple TV+’s ‘Shrinking’ Season 3 In Acting Return & Bill Lawrence Reunion - EXCLUSIVE: Five-time Emmy winner Michael J. Fox is returning to acting with a major guest-starring role on the upcoming third season of Apple TV+’s hit comedy series Shrinking, toplined by Jason Segel and Harrison Ford. Details around the role are being kept under wraps but it may be connected to the character arc of Ford’s […]
• Rollins Returns: Kelli Giddish Rejoins ‘Law & Order: SVU’ As Series Regular For Season 27 - EXCLUSIVE: This is news Law Order: SVU fans — and series’ star/executive producer Mariska Hargitay — have been awaiting for two and a half years: Kelli Giddish is returning to the venerable NBC crime drama full-time, reprising her Amanda Rollins role as a series regular for its upcoming 27th season. In one of the most […]
• ‘Buffy’ Reboot Finds Its New Slayer: Ryan Kiera Armstrong To Star With Sarah Michelle Gellar In Hulu Pilot - EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Firestarter) has landed the lead opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, which has a pilot order at Hulu. Armstrong will play the new slayer in the untitled Buffyverse project, which Gellar executive produces in addition to reprising her signature role as Buffy […]
• Stephen Dorff Boards Crime Thriller ‘Slant’ From Director Chester Sit - EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Dorff (Blade) is set to star opposite Terry Chen (Almost Famous), Fei Ren (The Terror) and Wern Lee (Voyagers) in Slant, a new crime thriller from director Chester Sit that’s wrapped production and is being presented to buyers at Cannes. Slant follows an Asian teenager (Lee) who discovers his father was a legendary […]
• Jack Falahee, Jackie Earle Haley, Chris Noth & Saphira Moran To Topline Supernatural Thriller ‘The Block’ From Craig Singer - EXCLUSIVE: Jack Falahee (How to Get Away with Murder), Oscar nominee Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children), Chris Noth (Sex and the City) and newcomer Saphira Moran are set to topline The Block, a supernatural thriller directed and produced by Emmy nominee Craig Singer (6:45), which has wrapped production. Marking Singer’s fifth collaboration with writer Robert […]
• Anna Sawai & ‘Drive My Car’ Star Hidetoshi Nishijima Join Jeremy Allen White & Austin Butler In ‘Enemies’ At A24 - EXCLUSIVE: Shōgun Emmy winner Anna Sawai and Drive My Car star Hidetoshi Nishijima are set to join the cast of the A24 crime pic Enemies, starring Austin Butler and Jeremy Allen White. Henry Dunham is writing and directing. Cameras roll this summer in Chicago on the reported $25M production, in which a relentless detective and […]
• Viaplay Content Distribution Taking Financial Drama ‘Golden Boys’ From ‘Quicksand’ Maker FLX & Film i Väst To Market - EXCLUSIVE: The meteoric rise and spectacular fall of of two ambitious Swedish city boy cousins will be told in a TV4 drama that Viaplay Content Distribution is taking international. Based on real-life events, Golden Boys will tell the story of recently-released white collar criminal Joachim Posener and his flamboyant cousin, Thomas Jisander, who hatch a […]