Dolly Parton was laid to rest Friday in a small, private service, per the singer’s wishes. The ceremony was confirmed by her great-niece, Lainey Parton, who posted a remembrance on social media. “This is a really hard post for me to make. I wanted to wait until after my granny was laid to rest yesterday […]
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L.A. Rams fans and TV executives are both smiling today about the same thing. Aaron Donald, the all-world defensive tackle who led the Los Angeles to a Super Bowl victory in 2022, announced today that he will come out of retirement this season. The team confirmed the news by sharing a letter on Rams letterhead […]
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State support for the contracting L.A. film and TV industry is now in the hands of California Governor Gavin Newsom and some (hoperfully) very creative accountants. With just hours to spare, the California State Senate passed SB 2319 by a vote of 33-5. The legislation creates a separate tax incentive for the post-production industry. The […]
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The summer domestic box office is so close —so close–to hitting an all-time record, which would surpass the $4.756 billion held by summer 2013. Currently, per Rentrak, the North American box office for the first Friday in May through EOD today stands at $4.598 billion, officially the second-highest summer ever behind 2013. If this summer […]
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An NBC News team is safe in Tel Aviv after being attacked on camera by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. On Sunday’s episode of Today, foreign correspondent Matt Bradley revealed that his team is “recovering well” after they “all took hits” during an interview the day before with elderly Palestinian woman Aida Ahmed Abdullah, […]
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More than 35 years later, Cole Trickle’s new leading lady has ruffled some feathers for a previous Days of Thunder co-star. After Anne Hathaway was announced to join Tom Cruise in Paramount’s Days of Thunder 2, Randy Quaid had some unsavory words for the Oscar-winning actress, who is currently pregnant with her third child. “We […]
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Dark comedy Buddy from Roadside Attractions and Saban Films blew past expectations to set a few records for Roadside Attractions as its top opening since Covid and second-best ever after I Can Only Imagine (2018, $17 million). From the producers of Weapons, the feature directorial debut of Casper Kelly scared up a no. 6 spot […]
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Good news. The Venice Film Festival has reinstated its jury press conference, overturning an unusual move to scrap the traditional opening event this year. The festival responded to Deadline’s inquiry on Sunday by confirming that the press conference was now on. A day earlier, the A-list festival, which kicks off on Wednesday, had told Deadline […]
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Kacey Musgraves managed to keep her cool as a small fire broke out on stage at her latest Middle of Nowhere Tour stop. On Saturday, the 8x Grammy winner continued her set as the blaze burned far above her head, seemingly after ignited by pyrotechnics during Musgraves’ “Golden Hour” performance. “That looks bad,” she said […]
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In the deepest of summer, Odysseus came close to throwing Spider-Man off the top of the global weekend box office, but the aranea superhero had the upper hand over the crusty ole warrior, $66.2M to $62.9M. Spider-Man: Brand New Day was in its fifth session, taking its global count to $2.33B ($1.44B int’l, $891.5M domestic), […]
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A year after the loss of their Bernadette Bassenger, Priscilla is tuning up for another fabulous adventure across the Australian Outback. Guy Pearce recently gave an update on the production timeline for the sequel to 1994’s The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, following co-star Terence Stamp’s death at age 87 last August. “Well, […]
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Donald Trump went off on NBC News’ Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday, vowing to report her to the FCC for “rebuke or punishment,” even as the agency is defending itself in a lawsuit brought by ABC alleging regulatory retaliation. The issue: A comment Welker made about the president’s endorsement record. On Truth […]
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