Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to Andrew Cumming’s Stone Age thriller “The Origin” from Sony Pictures’ Stage 6. World premiering at the BFI London Film Festival in October, “The Origin” won acclaim for its unique approach to genre set in the Palaeolithic period. The script was written by Ruth Greenberg (“Run”) with Escape…
Jackie Chan’s ‘A Legend’ Picked up by Distribution Workshop
Distribution Workshop has picked up international sales duties on “A Legend,” the Jackie Chan -starring film. As previously reported, the film is now in production. “A Legend” is now pitched as a $50 million sequel to the 2005 action romance “The Myth” that involved both Chan and director Stanley Tong. In previous communication, producer Bona…
Judge: Dugout glance due to Yankees’ ‘chirping’
Aaron Judge said he was trying to identify which of his teammates was yelling at the plate umpire when he peeked into his own dugout before hitting a home run in the Yankees’ win Monday night in Toronto.
Vegas bound: Stars win, set up series vs. Knights
The Dallas Stars, two days removed from losing in Game 6 Saturday night, bounced back on Monday night at home, winning Game 7 2-1 to eliminate the Seattle Kraken and set up a Western Conference finals matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights.
Towns, 25, in portal; last played for OSU in ’20-21
Seth Towns, the former Ivy League Player of the Year who missed four of the past five seasons with injuries, has entered the transfer portal. He last played for Ohio State during the 2020-21 campaign.
Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Becomes His Second Album to Spend 10 Weeks at No. 1
Another week, another win for Morgan Wallen, who adds a definitive tenth consecutive week at No. 1 on the albums chart with “One Thing at a Time.” The set debuted earlier this March and has not left the coveted slot since, matching the record set with his previous “Dangerous: The Double Album” and making him…
‘9-1-1’ Finale: Oliver Stark on Buck’s ‘Special’ Delivery, Death Doula Romance and Season 7 Predictions
SPOILER ALERT: This interview reveals major plot points from the “9-1-1” Season 6 finale, which aired Monday on Fox. Buck (Oliver Stark) helped bring a very special baby boy into the world on the sixth season finale of “9-1-1.” The little guy, whom Buck donated sperm to help his friends conceive, was born on Buck’s new…
DGA Talks With Hollywood Studios Progress as WGA Asserts ‘The Whole World Is on Our Side’
The Directors Guild of America is continuing its negotiations with the AMPTP, as companies hope to get a deal that could play a role in ending the two-week-old writers strike. Meanwhile, the Writers Guild of America told members Monday that the guild is winning the “PR war” against the studios, as members share their stories…
Lenny Kaye on How the Original ‘Nuggets’ Compilation Changed Rock — and Reviving That ’60s Garage Spirit With an L.A. Tribute Concert
There has never been a compilation album in the history of rock as influential as “Nuggets,” a 1972 double-LP that revived a period and style that was seen as having ended about five years before. It was nostalgia of a sort for the very recent past — as opposed to the very distant past that’s…
MLB Power Rankings: Which red-hot division dominates the top 10?
The American League East has cemented itself as the most competitive division in baseball.