Fox News is about to have one of its biggest events in years, and everyone from CEO Suzanne Scott to prominent anchors like Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo to primetime chief Meade Cooper is likely to attend some part of it. If Fox’s parent company has its way, however, Rupert Murdoch, the guiding force behind…
Kate Winslet, Kit Connor, ‘The Traitors’ Among Winners at U.K.’s Royal Television Society Awards
Kate Winslet and Kit Connor took the top acting prizes at the U.K.’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday. Winslet won leading actor, female, for Channel 4’s “I am Ruth.” Winslet won for playing Ruth, who witnesses her teenage daughter Freya (Winslet’s real-life daughter Mia Threapleton) retreating into herself as she becomes consumed by…
Marvel’s Big Mess: Victoria Alonso’s Contentious Exit Presents a Rare Public Drama for the Studio
Since 2008, Marvel Studios has been the very model of a modern mini studio. Chief creative officer Kevin Feige and his small stable of executives have reliably delivered an unbroken string of global blockbusters to theaters and, starting in 2021, smash TV shows for Disney+. And they’ve done so while keeping virtually all their behind-the-scenes…
‘Story Ave’ Review: Portrait of an Aspiring Artist as a Stick-Up Man
During his early years of theater and indie film acting, Luiz Guzmán did a spell as a youth counselor in New York City. The actor with a grizzled countenance and a world-weary voice appears to have tapped into those memories for drama “Story Ave.” The actor brings an anchoring warmth to his portrayal of the…
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Might End With Season 12
Prettay… prettay… prettay… bad? “Curb Your Enthusiasm” may be coming to an end after 12 seasons, after two producers hinted on social media that they had wrapped production on the series for good. According to a now-deleted tweet from producer Jon Hayman, the crew finished “shooting the last scene of the last episode of the…
Lollapalooza Brazil Offers Refunds After Drake Was Replaced With Skrillex as Headliner
Lollapalooza Brazil has offered refunds to festival-goers after Drake’s set on March 26 was replaced by a performance from Skrillex. The rapper was scheduled to perform as a headliner, closing out the three-day event with a set on Sunday night. The announcement of Drake’s postponement came just a few hours before he was set to…
Ryan Coogler to Develop ‘X-Files’ Reboot, Chris Carter Says
Ryan Coogler is developing a new take on “The X-Files.” Original series creator Chris Carter made the revelation during an interview with “On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko” to celebrate the 30th anniversary of “The X-Files.” During the interview, Carter said, “I just spoke to a young man, Ryan Coogler, who is going to remount…
‘Kill Boksoon’ Review: A Stylish but Airless Korean Hitwoman Saga That Proves There’s No Rest for the ‘Wick’-esque
As we all know, there’s terrible pressure on the modern hitwoman to have it all: a head-of-the-table position at a prestigious assassin firm, a hunky younger lover, a rogues’ gallery of colorful assassin friends to slurp noodles with, a home greenhouse, a snappy wardrobe and a healthy relationship with a teenage daughter who is hesitantly…
The Best Zombie Movies of All Time
It might seem difficult to believe, but there was a time – not very long ago, in fact – when zombies weren’t the cultural icons they are today. Horror fans have loved the undead since Hollywood first introduced them in the 1930s, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that critics and wider audiences began to…
Jason Momoa: ‘I Absolutely Think Aquaman Will Be Involved’ in the New DC Universe’s Future
Jason Momoa is quite confident that “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” will not be his final outing as the eponymous superhero in the DC Universe. With James Gunn and Peter Safran now in charge of DC Studios and spearheading an overhauled DC Universe, many comic book movie fans are wondering if Momoa’s Aquaman will continue….