In the late 1990s Joker writer-director Todd Phillips, then applying his trade as an underground documentary filmmaker shot a non-fiction project titled Frat House, which nabbed the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sundance before being promptly acquired by HBO Films. “The premise of the documentary is that he pledged …
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CBS has canceled CSI: Vegas after three seasons and So Help Me Todd after two. The news is not surprising as Deadline revealed earlier this week that both dramas were heavily on the bubble and in grave danger. That despite CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd being solid ratings …
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It seems to be a good time for video game adaptations with studios acknowledging the endless possibilities of live-action movies and shows based on beloved franchises. Fallout, one of the most successful games of all time now has an eight-episode series with Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy onboard as producers …
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Todd Chrisley. Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Todd Chrisley has suffered another legal loss — this time for slandering a Georgia tax investigation. Chrisley, 54, was ordered to pay Georgia Department of Revenue investigator Amy Doherty-Heinze $755,000 for slandering her on social media and podcasts, per court documents obtained by Us Weekly on …
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NBC News is facing an internal and external backlash over its hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor, with critics blasting the decision given her past support of Donald Trump’s unfounded election claims. On Friday, the network was announced that McDaniel would be joining …
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Savannah Chrisley Kevin Winter/Getty Images Savannah Chrisley is adamant that her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, will be out of prison sooner rather than later. “[I’m] looking forward to our appeal April 19,” Savannah, 26, told Entertainment Tonight in an interview posted on Thursday, March 14. “Obviously, I hope to have them …
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Disclaimer: This article contains mentions of murder and assault. Reader discretion is advised. “Point Blank” is an episode of Dateline: Unforgettable that will be aired on Oxygen on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET. It will dig deeper into the investigation that went into the conviction of Leslie …
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Todd McFarlane continues to talk about the Spawn movie that he’s been trying to get made for what seems like forever. During a recent interview, he talks about working with Joker screenwriter Scott Silver and how they are trying to do something different and stay away from everything that Marvel …
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May December, the title of Todd Haynes’s latest drama, reflects the director’s dance card for the year: having opened in Cannes, the Netflix title has been a festival favorite ever since, and will likely hang in there until voting closes after Christmas. Its two star names, Natalie Portman and Julianne …
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When Julianne Moore first was approached for May December, a dark dramedy that would have her star opposite Natalie Portman under the direction of frequent collaborator Todd Haynes, she said yes immediately. But only in looking more closely at the material and her Gracie character did she come to understand the …
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EXCLUSIVE: The Harlem Globetrotters and Todd Lieberman‘s Hidden Pictures are set to produce a documentary chronicling the history and impact of the legendary basketball team as they approach their 100th anniversary in 2026. Emmy-winning ESPN Films and NFL Films producer and filmmaker Kenan Kamwana Holley will direct. Founded in Chicago …
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Todd Haynes tells me that May December, his gripping melodrama starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, “aggressively disturbs our moral moorings.” It’s true, and as I watched the movie — about a TV star (Portman) who arrives in Savannah, Georgia, to shadow the woman (Moore) at the center of a …
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