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Dolby Theatre, Oscars' Hollywood Home for 20 Years, Put Up for Sale
October 26, 2023 @ 3:59 PM The Dolby Theatre, the Los Angeles venue that for more than 20 years has played host to the Academy Awards, has been put up for sale. The theater, which seats 3,400 people and sits in the heart of Hollywood in a complex long known as Hollywood and Highland until recently, could go for as much $70 million or more, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing an individual with knowledge of the owner’s sale plans. The Oscars are contracted with the venue through 2028.
Mike Johnson is 'Jim Jordan With a Jacket and a Smile' Says MSNBC
October 25, 2023 @ 5:05 PM MSNBC reporter Ali Vitali dubbed Mike Johnson “Jim Jordan with a jacket and a smile” after the ultraconservative Louisiana Republican was elected Speaker of the House on Wednesday.
Keith Richards Teases Follow-Up to Rolling Stones' New Album
October 24, 2023 @ 4:46 PM Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones already have nearly enough material left over from the efforts for their latest album, “Hackney Diamonds,” to release another. The Stones debuted their first record of new songs in 18 years on Friday. It was quickly and widely lauded for a sound that remained relevant more than 60 years after the band’s start.
Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali Lead Netflix Thriller
October 24, 2023 @ 6:04 AM With the futures of their families at stake if not the future of the world, Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke and Mahershala Ali aren’t sure who to trust in the trailer for “Leave the World Behind,” the new Netflix original film from “Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail. “Everything I know I have told you,” Ali says in the trailer for the film, an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Rumaan Alam written and directed by Esmail.
AOC Says Streamlining U.S. Citizenship Could Solve Immigrant Crisis
October 24, 2023 @ 5:45 AM Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the famously outspoken Democratic congresswoman from New York, says she has a simple approach to fixing the immigrant crisis in the U.S. “The answer should really be, we should make it easier to be legal, documented and citizens of the United States of America,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Stephen Colbert Celebrates Jim Jordan's Failed House Speaker Bid
October 24, 2023 @ 5:30 AM Stephen Colbert was back with a vengeance Monday on “The Late Show” after missing most of last week with COVID. What Colbert missed he seemed to make up for right off the bat, going in on Rep. Jim Jordan’s failed bid for the U.S. House speakership. “I’m feeling good partly because I’m back on my feet but mostly because Jim Jordan will not be speaker of the House,” Colbert cracked in his monologue, setting up a fresh round of gags at the Republican congressman’s expense.
Book About Glossier Founder Emily Weiss to Become Amazon Series Original
October 23, 2023 @ 6:38 PM Amazon MGM Studios has optioned the rights to Marisa Meltzer’s nonfiction page-turner “Glossy” about Glossier founder Emily Weiss for an upcoming TV series, Meltzer confirmed to TheWrap on Monday.
AFI Leads TheWrap’s 2023 List of the Top 50 Film Schools
October 20, 2023 @ 3:41 PM The American Film Institute led TheWrap’s 2023 annual ranking of the top 50 film schools in the United States. The invaluable resource provides a definitive list of the most exceptional film schools of all types across the United States, offering helpful insights into the schools that shape the future of the film industry for prospective film students, parents, and industry professionals.
Fox News Reporter Predicts Israel-Hamas Conflict Only the 'First Chapter'
October 18, 2023 @ 12:45 PM Fox News broke things down from on the ground in Israel on Wednesday, with reporter Trey Yingst predicting the conflict with Hamas would spill into a wider regional war. Yingst appeared during a lengthy segment that included his stand-up dispatch from the side of a busy highway in the dark of night.
X to Begin Charging New Users $1 for Platform's Key Features (Report) - TheWrap
October 17, 2023 @ 5:29 PM The ability to tweet will now cost you if you’re new to the X platform. Elon Musk’s social-media app and site, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 annually for access to its most useful functions, Fortune reported Tuesday, citing a source familiar with the matter. Those features include the ability to tweet, reply, quote, repost, like, bookmark, and create list, according to Fortune.
'Star Wars' X-Wing Fighter Sells for $3 Million at Auction
October 15, 2023 @ 4:14 PM A 20-inch model of an X-Wing fighter used in the filming of “Star Wars” was auctioned off Sunday for more than $3 million, setting a sales record for screen-used props from the 1977 movie. The item was among a vast array of items being auctioned Saturday and Sunday from the collection of the late VFX artist Greg Jein by Heritage Auctions in Dallas. As of Sunday afternoon, the total sales of the auction had surpassed $13 million with 40 lots remaining.
Writers Slam WGA for Staying Silent on Israel Attacks in Open Letter: 'We Know That Words Matter'
October 15, 2023 @ 12:07 PM A group of writers including Eli Roth, Mike Weiss and Amy Chozick have issued an open letter calling on the Writers Guild of America to make a statement against last week’s Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. When it comes to taking a stand, the Writers Guild of America has always led by example. When employers sought to exploit our work, the Guild bravely spoke up. When the BLM movement took flight, the Guild rightfully spoke up.
BBC Investigating Group of Arab Reporters for Pro-Hamas Support
October 15, 2023 @ 10:37 AM The BBC has taken seven Arab journalists off air and launched an investigation over allegations of pro-Hamas social media activity after last week’s terrorist attacks in Israel. The group of reporters, which included a senior broadcast journalist and a freelance, have reportedly been taken off air pending the network investigation. “We are urgently investigating this matter,” a BBC spokesman said in a statement to media.
Fair Play Could Serve as a Workplace Training Video, Experts Say
October 15, 2023 @ 6:00 AM Debate over the merits of the Netflix drama “Fair Play” began soon after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Was Chloe Domont’s film starring Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich more erotic thriller or social treatise on workplace inequality? Yet another question lingered and has only picked up steam since the film’s streaming debut this month. How far over the workplace line did Dynevor’s Emily and Ehrenreich’s Luke take matters?
Piper Laurie, Oscar-Nominated 'Carrie' and 'The Hustler' Actress, Dies at 91
Piper Laurie, the Academy Award-nominated actress whose six-decade career including starring roles in the classic films “Carrie” and “The Hustler, has died. Laurie’s death was confirmed by her manager, Marion Rosenberg, confirmed her death in a statement to Variety. “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time,” the statement said.
Piper Laurie, Oscar-Nominated 'Carrie' and 'The Hustler' Actress, Dies at 91
October 14, 2023 @ 12:57 PM Piper Laurie, the three-time Academy Award-nominated actress whose seven-decade career including starring roles in the classic films “Carrie” and “The Hustler, has died. She was 91. Laurie’s death was confirmed by her manager, Marion Rosenberg, in a statement to Variety. “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time,” Rosenberg said.
Fox Sets Premiere Date for Jon Hamm-Led Animated Series Grimsburg
October 14, 2023 @ 10:18 AM Fox’s Jon Hamm-led animation show “Grimsburg” has snagged a premiere date with some outsized leverage. “Grimsburg,” a series that Fox has promised will bring the animation genre to “new heights,” will debut Sunday, Jan. 7, after the second of two NFL games that day, an individual with knowledge of the decision confirmed Saturday to TheWrap.
'The Afterparty' Canceled by Apple After 2 Seasons
October 13, 2023 @ 4:56 PM Apple TV+’s “The Afterparty” has been canceled after a second season. The 10-episode installment that dropped its first two episodes in July and followed with a weekly release schedule on Wednesdays put a new spin on the popular murder mystery genre. As each character recounted what they were doing and what they saw on the night in question, their testimony was told through a different film genre.
EU Tells Elon Musk to Remove 'False' X Posts About Hamas Attacks
October 10, 2023 @ 4:52 PM A European Union official warned Elon Musk on Tuesday about allowing misinformation on his X social media platform about the war between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. EU industry head Thierry Breton wrote a personal letter to Musk, which he also shared online, asking him to deal with the many reports of misinformation about the conflict that began with the surprise Hamas attack against Israel.
Funny Girl Doesn't 'Make Sense,' So Barbra Streisand Is Re-Editing It, James Brolin Says
“Funny Girl,” the smash hit that cemented Barbra Streisand’s place in Hollywood at the ripe age of 26, ended with her protagonist, Fanny Brice, separating from her husband after he was released from prison. Fifty-five years later, Streisand, 81, is working on a new ending for the film “because it didn’t make sense,” re-editing it and redoing the color, according to her husband, the legendary-in-his-own-right James Brolin.
RFK Jr.'s Siblings Call His Campaign 'Dangerous for Our Country'
October 9, 2023 @ 5:45 PM Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to run as a third-party candidate is “dangerous for our country,” said filmmaker Rory Kennedy and three of her siblings in a statement shared to social media on Monday. Their father was slain civil rights icon Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968. “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment,” read the statement.” Today’s announcement is deeply saddening for us.
Israel Mortar Attack 'Practically Right on Top of Us'
October 9, 2023 @ 1:27 PM NBC reporter Richard Engel and his crew were forced to take cover during a live report in Israel on Monday as rockets and mortar shells exploded nearby.
Joy Reid Rips Greg Gutfeld After Fox News Hosts Calls for Civil War Original
October 6, 2023 @ 6:19 PM MSNBCs’ Joy Reid took aim at Greg Gutfeld on Friday after the Fox News host called for an American civil war and said elections don’t result in an effective means of governance. Reid went personal on “The ReidOut,” pointing out that if such a war were to break out, Gutfeld would certainly not be a willing participant. “Greg Gutfeld I’m sure lives in some sort of penthouse in Manhattan,” Reid said. “He’s not going to be out there shooting anyone.
Fallon Jokes Mexico Will Pay for the Border Wall to 'Mess With Trump' Original
October 6, 2023 @ 5:30 AM During one of his more infamous presidential campaign boasts, Donald Trump claimed he would get Mexico to pay for a more complete border wall, which of course never happened. But that didn’t stop him from continuing to make the claim, even as late as 2020. To get a laugh at Trump’s expense on Thursday, Jimmy Fallon took the news of President Joe Biden’s surprise decision to use Trump-era funds to build 20 more miles of the wall in Texas.
Arnold Schwarzenegger Warns Against New 'Generation of Wimps' Original
Arnold Schwarzenegger stressed the importance of discomfort and failure as a means to an end of personal growth Wednesday, saying it was a founding principle that made the U.S. strong while warning that too many of today’s youth live sheltered lives. Schwarzenegger, talking to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show, shot into an extended, interruption-free monologue on the subject.
Colbert Proposes an Fix for the iPhone 15 Overheating Problem Original
October 5, 2023 @ 7:53 PM The geniuses behind “The Late Show Fake News Alerts” put their minds together Thursday for an over-the-top effort that new iPhone owners could grow to appreciate. In the two weeks since the iPhone 15 was released, many users have complained of an overheating problem with the shiny Apple product.
Brian Kilmeade Calls Elon Musk the 'Smartest Man in Our Country'
September 29, 2023 @ 3:43 PM Fox News host Brian Kilmeade put Elon Musk on a pedestal Friday like few anchors before, installing the eccentric billionaire owner of X as the smartest man in the U.S. during coverage of his visit to the southern border. Kilmeade, as “Fox & Friends” covered Musk’s live-stream Thursday from Eagle Pass, Texas, made the bold proclamation while seeming to dismiss Musk’s previous pastimes as suddenly now beneath him.
Paul McCartney Relinquished a Studio Day to Play on Rolling Stones' Song Original
September 28, 2023 @ 12:25 PM Paul McCartney did not require much convincing when it was proposed that he play on the Rolling Stones’ upcoming album, even if it meant lending his own previously booked studio time with the famed producer Andrew Watt for the session. Mick Jagger, speaking to podcast and radio host Zane Lowe on his Apple Music 1 show, revealed details of the former Beatle’s involvement in “Hackney Diamonds,” the first album of new Rolling Stones songs in 18 years.
Anderson Cooper Once Bailed on 'Incredible' Prince Performance
September 26, 2023 @ 6:10 PM Anderson Cooper, the star primetime anchor for CNN, is no stranger to rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest showbiz stars in the world. On Tuesday, he recalled how he met Prince — and later how he had to blow off The Prince of Funk. Cooper, in an appearance on Howard Stern’s radio show, said he had long wanted to see Prince play a small gathering after the legendary rocker had issued the journalist an open invitation to any of the parties he used to throw.
'Guy Has No Clue'
September 26, 2023 @ 3:15 PM Actor Kevin Sorbo, after promoting a children’s book by lashing out at gender-affirming care for minors, has denied the new release is “anti-LGBTQ,” saying a blogger who posted a link to an interview with him “has no clue what he’s talking about.” Sorbo said in a story published Monday by The Christian Post that his children’s book, “The Test of Lionhood,” is about “letting boys become boys to hopefully become men and strong men, strong providers for families as...
Pedro Almodóvar Says Hollywood Films Have Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen Original
September 21, 2023 @ 6:11 PM The great Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won’t be working be crossing over to the dark side anytime soon. Almodóvar, proclaiming himself an unquestioned auteur who makes the all the big decisions in his films, pinpointed the reason he has abstained from making even one American movie in his nearly 50-year career in cinema.
Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass Relieved When Bandmates Cut From 'Star Wars II' Original
September 20, 2023 @ 6:14 PM Justin Timberlake says he and Lance Bass were “so butt hurt” after hearing their NSYNC bandmates had scored parts for 2002’s “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” that it came as a relief when they discovered their scenes didn’t make the final cut of the film. Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and JC Chasez had been shooting a music video on a studio lot with the “Star Wars” prequel filming in a nearby sound stage.
Chris Evans Feared Captain America Role Would Make Him 'Deeply Unhappy'
September 19, 2023 @ 2:04 PM By the time the role Captain America was offered to Chris Evans, the groundswell of popularity for Marvel movies was well under way, and the actor thought he knew what he was dealing with when weighing the part of a lifetime. “The pros were that I’d be able to take care of my family forever,” Evans told QG for a story published Tuesday.
Julian Lennon Awaits Promised Sit-Down With Paul McCartney for Stories on Dad
Julian Lennon has a lot he wants to hear from Paul McCartney about his legendary father, John. If only he and the Beatles’ bassist could find the time to chat. Lennon’s first son was only 17 when his father died in 1980. Julian says he has good memories of his father, but he wants more, something he says McCartney, 81, has promised.
'Brothers Fight'
September 15, 2023 @ 5:37 PM Sean “Diddy” Combs says he and Mase are back on good terms two weeks after the Bad Boy Records founder redistributed song publishing rights to the ’90s rapper and other artists formerly on the label.
'Chaos Is Going to Erupt'
Dennis Quaid has a scary proposition he wants to share. And it just so happens, Fox News is happy to oblige. Quaid, the star of such films as “The Right Stuff,” “Innerspace” and “The Rookie,” made a return appearance on the network Thursday night to promote an Armageddon-style documentary he narrated about the U.S. power grid, “Grid Down, Power Up.” “Every aspect of our lives that we take for granted every day is — we’re going to have to deal with it another way.
Rolling Stones Still Around Thanks to His Mediation
September 14, 2023 @ 4:36 PM Ron Wood, a member of the Rolling Stones for 47 of the band’s 61 years, says his efforts in keeping the peace between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have been the key to its longevity. But it hasn’t always come easy. Wood, speaking to The New York Times before the band’s first album release of new songs in 18 years drops next month, said when it came to keeping the band together, he has been committed to whatever means necessary.
Paul Reubens Died of Respiratory Failure After Cancer Spread to His Lungs Original
September 8, 2023 @ 10:04 PM Paul Reubens, star of the 1985 classic “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” had leukemia when he died in July at 70, according to his death certificate. Reubens’ cause of death was stated to be acute hypoxic respiratory failure, meaning his lungs were not producing enough oxygen. That condition was likely caused by his cancer, which according to the death certificate had also spread to his lungs.
Fran Drescher Re-Elected SAG-AFTRA President as Strike Hits 56 Days Original
September 8, 2023 @ 8:59 PM SAG-AFTRA members re-elected Fran Drescher as their president with a landslide victory Friday, a firm nod of confidence in “The Nanny” star as the actors union’s strike hit 56 days. Drescher, 65, gained a second term by gaining 81.4% of the vote while beating Maya Gilbert-Dunbar, who took 18.6% of the vote, defeating , who took 18.6%. In the race for secretary-treasurer, Joely Fisher took 70.3% while her opponent, Peter Antico, had 29.7%. More to come….
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Mitch McConnell Shrugs Off Freezing Episodes, Will Serve Full 6-Year Term Original
September 6, 2023 @ 3:41 PM Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnnell sought to assure the public Wednesday that he is fine and remains fit to serve in office despite two recent episodes in which he froze up talking to media. McConnnell, 81, said he would not be retiring after receiving a clean bill of health in the aftermath of the second episode. “I’m going to finish my term as leader and I’m going to finish my Senate term,” McConnell told media in Washington.
Tory Lanez Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Shooting Megan Thee Stallion
The Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced in Los Angeles to 10 years in prison Tuesday for the 2020 shooting of fellow hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, 31, was convicted in December of three felonies — assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a loaded and unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He faced deportation and more than 20 years in prison, with the prosecution recommending 13.
Greg Gutfeld Blasted by White House, ADL for Citing 'Utility' of Holocaust Jews Original
The White House and the Anti-Defamation League joined a chorus of voices Tuesday to condemn Fox News and Greg Gutfeld for comments in which he defended the notion there were benefits to slavery by saying “utility” had kept some Jews alive during the Holocaust.
Joy Reid Says Ron DeSantis and His Florida Ilk Are 'Terrified' of Young People Because 'Young People Already Are Woke' (Video) Original
Joy Reid followed the lead Friday night of Vice President Kamala Harris in slamming Florida for guidelines that will require public middle schools to teach students there were benefits to being an American slave. Reid, speaking to MSNBC viewers on “The ReidOut,” called out the racist requirements of Ron DeSantis’ Department of Education for what they were but went further, explaining the motivations behind them.
Greg Gutfeld Suggests Sanctuary Cities Expand Beyond the Scope of Migrants: 'You Come Here Original
Fox News host Greg Gufeld had a bright idea Thursday on how U.S. cities could provide sanctuary to more than just migrants trying to escape the Gestapo-like tactics of the Trump-era immigration enforcement agency known simply as ICE. Gutfeld, cool as ice as always on the roundtable show “The Five,” suggested the idea of sanctuary cities should be expanded to include other things — like protection for people with guns. “This is why the United States is great, though.
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