After Bruce Willis’ family announced in March 2022 that the 67-year old actor had been diagnosed with aphasia and would retire from acting, his condition has now progressed into frontotemporal dementia. His family posted a statement on Thursday about Willis’ latest diagnosis. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has…
‘Life In Pieces’ Creator Justin Adler Seals Deal to Develop Comedies for Fox Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
Fox Entertainment has sealed a deal with “Life in Pieces” creator Justin Adler to create and develop new comedy series for the network. Under the latest of Fox’s recent string of what it calls “broadcast direct” deals, Adler (whose credits also include “Maggie”) will create series that will be owned by Fox Entertainment and produced…
Fox Developing Medical Drama Based on Hit Italian Series ‘Doc’
Fox Entertainment is developing a one-hour medical drama based on the Italian hit series “Doc — Nelle tue mani.” (Translation: “Doc — In your hands.”) The U.S. adaptation, titled “Doc,” will come from writer Barbie Kligman (“Magnum P.I.”). Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television are behind “Doc,” which will also be executive produced by Hank…
Fox‘s Michael Thorn on the End of Pilots, ’Animal Control’ Expectations and Whether a Third ‘9-1-1’ Is In the Works
As networks across the industry pull back on the number of series pilots they order, Fox is taking it one step further: They’ve decided to completely get out of the live-action pilot business. The network launches its only new live-action comedy of the season, “Animal Control,” on Thursday, and Fox Entertainment’s scripted president Michael Thorn…
How ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Created the High-Tech Bridge of Its Newest Starship
In just about every way, the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard” is both about looking back and moving forward. In addition to reuniting the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise from “The Next Generation” for the first time since 2002’s “Star Trek: Nemesis,” it also features a new starship on which most of…
Glamour and Politics Take Center Stage as Berlin Film Festival Returns to Scale
While Anne Hathaway and Kristen Stewart delivered a dose of major red carpet glamour as the Berlin Film Festival returned to a full-scale, in-person operation for the first time since 2020, the event’s role as a political platform was also revived as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the star of Sean Penn’s Berlin-premiering documentary “Superpower,” stole…
‘She Came to Me’ Review: Peter Dinklage Leads a Sly Ensemble Comedy That Returns Director Rebecca Miller to Her Full Personal Velocity
Demonstrates how the indie quirkfest can be resonant and real, with characters who have soul instead of a chewy center.
‘The Siren’ Review: A Soulful Animated Adventure Set During the Iran-Iraq War and Tinged With Magical Realism
Using clean lines, a controlled color palette and a flattened 2D drawing style, Sepidah Farsi’s engrossing Berlin Panorama opener “The Siren” paradoxically creates a story rich with dimensional detail and riven with the tragedy of war. Much like Marjane Satrapi did with 2007’s “Persepolis,” Farsi uses animation as a way to set the acutely painful…
Chris Cuomo: ‘I Was Going to Kill Everybody Including Myself’ After CNN Firing
Chris Cuomo revealed on a new episode of the “Open Book With Anthony Scaramucci” podcast that he “was going to kill everybody including [himself]” after CNN fired him in 2021. Cuomo and CNN parted ways after the anchor got caught up in the sexual-harassment scandal that engulfed his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo….
XFL is back! Rules, schedule, who’s playing, salaries and more for the 2023 season
With the XFL poised to kick off a new season, let’s look at the league’s rules, changes since 2021, and expectations.