Fox’s telecast of Super Bowl LVII on Sunday night brought in an average 113 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That makes the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory over the Philadelphia Eagles not only 1% bigger than last year’s Rams-Bengals game, but the third-biggest television program of all time. The only telecasts to ever score a larger…
Santiago Mitre, Lukas Dhont Among Directors Celebrated at Santa Barbara Film Festival – Film News in Brief
“Argentina 1985’s” director Santiago Mitre spent over two years researching his film on the story of th public prosecutors who took on the country’s brutal dictators. He said his film was able to get the audience thinking about the real-world problems that go on in their own countries. Mitre joined fellow international film directors on…
Rihanna Streams Surge by 640% Thanks to Super Bowl Halftime Performance
Rihanna made a prideful return to the stage at the Super Bowl Halftime show on Feb. 12 with her first solo performance in seven years. The megastar delivered a spellbinding set as she floated over the football field and zoomed through a dazzling set list that ranged from radio hits like the unapologetic “Diamonds” to…
Showtime Lays Off 120 Employees Amid Paramount+ Integration (EXCLUSIVE)
Showtime laid off 120 staffers Monday amid a streaming-focused restructuring that saw the exits of several top execs as the pay TV channel’s team was merged into MTV Entertainment Studios, a spokesperson confirmed. As reported earlier Monday, Showtime co-presidents Gary Levine and Jana Winograde are exiting their current posts amid a continuing shakeup at the pay TV channel, with…
Meet NewJeans, the Girl Group Bringing Retro Vibes to K-Pop, and Sprinting Up the Charts
Awash in Y2K nostalgia and youthful vibrancy, NewJeans is rapidly becoming K-pop’s newest darling. Arriving under the auspices of Hybe Corp. subsidiary ADOR, NewJeans — comprised of members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein — dropped their first, self-titled EP in August with no warning. As the group has taken off, so has its stream…
Austin Majors, Child Actor in ‘NYPD Blue,’ Dies at 27
Austin Majors, a former child actor best known for his role in “NYPD Blue,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. Major’s death was confirmed by LA country Medical Examiner-Coroner. He was 27. He had been living at a downtown Los Angeles facility for homeless individuals, and appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News last week when…
Michael B. Jordan Refused to See Any ‘Family and Children’ While Playing Killmonger: ‘It Was Hard to Want Love’ Afterward
Michael B. Jordan earned universal acclaim for his Marvel debut as the villainous Killmonger in “Black Panther,” but it’s a role that came with great sadness. In a new interview with Rolling Stone ahead of “Creed III” opening in theaters, Jordan revealed that he avoided his entire family and didn’t interact with any children during…
Anthony Hopkins Once Said Marvel Green Screen Acting Is ‘Pointless.’ Angela Bassett Had a Better MCU Experience: ‘I’m Sorry for Him’
Anthony Hopkins and Angela Bassett share a somewhat similar space in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Bassett stars in the “Black Panther” films as Queen Ramonda, mother of T’Challa and Shuri and ruler of Wakanda. Hopkins was a fixture of the “Thor” franchise as Odin, Thor’s father and the ruler of Asgard. Both actors play Marvel…
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Resumes Its No. 1 Run For an Eighth Week
SZA’s sophomore album “SOS” is back atop the albums chart at No. 1, bringing the R&B set’s total number of chart-topping weeks to eight. After dipping out of the slot for a week, the 23-song set returns to top the Billboard 200 with the equivalent of 100,000 units sold in the U.S. With another week…
Netflix Removing ‘Arrested Development,’ Including Streamer’s Original Seasons
All episodes of “Arrested Development” are set to be removed from Netflix on March 15 — including Seasons 4 and 5, which Netflix produced itself. After initially running on Fox for three seasons, “Arrested Development” was canceled in 2006. In 2012, when Netflix was still relatively new to producing its own projects, the streamer elected…