Month: July 2023

The BBC’s main primetime news presenter Huw Edwards and his family are receiving advice from former News of the World tabloid editor Andy Coulson, The Guardian reports.  The paper states that Edwards’ wife Vicky Flind – herself a TV producer – consulted Coulson before issuing her statement identifying her husband on Wednesday evening.  The presenter
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San Diego Comic-Con Hall H had been reserved two Saturdays from now for a presentation by Legendary, which I hear was to strut out Dune: Part Two and the studio’s next Monsterverse movie. However, that’s not happening now due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. UPDATE: ABC’s Abbott Elementary has also canceled its Comic-Con panel scheduled for
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Reed Farrel Coleman’s new crime thriller Sleepless City is for readers who like their noir black as ink and thick as pitch. You can’t really call it a police procedural, simply because main character Nick Ryan doesn’t follow law enforcement procedures in any way his superiors would publicly condone. But that’s why he is there
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View gallery Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock Raquel Leviss is feeling like her old self again — literally. According to a July 14 report by TMZ, the embattled Vanderpump Rules star, 28, has chosen to reclaim her birth name, Rachel. Sources with “direct knowledge” reportedly told the outlet that after being “very upset” by trolls resurrecting
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If you’re a Dua Lipa fan, you’ve probably been wondering about the details of her role in Barbie after seeing her on the cast list. At the European premiere she discussed her character on the red carpet, confirming she’s not just singing as Mermaid Barbie. It comes after a poster with a glimpse at her
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Some of Canadians’ favourite Hollywood actors will officially be taking a break from the big screen to join the picket line. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) made the decision Thursday to join the Hollywood’s writers’ union in a strike. Observers say the actors’ union’s decision largely comes down to
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Expressing solidarity with Hollywood actors on Day 1 of the SAG-AFTRA strike, specialty distributors polled were anxiously juggling opening weekend Q&As and movie premieres without talent. They were trying to clarify which actors on what international productions are SAG-AFTRA, bound by the guild, or neither. And, for those involved in production, trying to pin down
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LA DOLCE VITA Retro silhouettes and citrus hues for day—and a dose of sequins for evening—reach their peak on the sparkling Amalfi Coast. Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy.Courtesy of Designers Wear it with… CALIFORNIA DREAMING Earthy tones, nature-inspired textures, and a relaxed vibe feel right at home on the rugged Pacific shore. Alila Ventana in
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View gallery Image Credit: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Jenelle Evans‘ ex, Nathan Griffith, allegedly strangled his own sister before being arrested for battery in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 12, per a police report by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department HollywoodLife obtained on July 14. The former Teen Mom 2 star, 35, had been
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While the 74-day-old WGA strike has been an “annoyance” for entertainment companies, in the view of one Wall Street analyst, the SAG-AFTRA walkout will be “much more disruptive.” Tim Nollen, a veteran media analyst with Macquarie Equity Research, issued a note to clients today on the impact of the first strike by writers and actors
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SAG-AFTRA soon will be signing “interim agreements” with truly independent producers that will allow many of them to start or continue production during the strike — as long as they are not affiliated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and agree to be bound retroactively to whatever contract terms eventually are achieved
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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View
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