Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen has paid a moving tribute to much admired award-winning producer and first assistant director Adam Somner, who died just before Thanksgiving from anaplastic thyroid cancer. They worked together on McQueen’s wartime movie Blitz, which seemed appropriate for two Londoners. The highly regarded Somner was the go-to AD for the likes of Steven
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The BBC has U-turned from its original position on MasterChef by pulling Christmas episodes following the Gregg Wallace allegations. The corporation had initially said that all filmed eps would still air, despite the fact that Wallace has stepped away from the show as producer Banijay UK investigates allegations of inappropriate behavior. Today, it has told
Peacock is in conversation with ITV America over a third Love Island spin-off, David George has revealed. The boss of ITV America said chatter about another new version of the popular reality series demonstrates the importance of the Peacock brand following Comcast’s move to spin off a number of its cable nets and news networks.
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Gracie Abrams and Hozier will serve as the musical guests on the final Saturday Night Live episodes of 2024, with Abrams joining host Chris Rock on Dec. 14 and Hozier augmenting Martin Short on Dec. 21. Shaboozey was previously announced as the musical guest on this Saturday’s (Dec. 7) edition, which will be hosted by
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Erica Ezeifedi, Associate Editor, is a transplant from Nashville, TN that has settled in the North East. In addition to being a writer, she has worked as a victim advocate and in public libraries, where she has focused
Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula remains one of the most adapted novels of all time, originating with director F.W. Murnau’s unauthorized adaptation and lauded horror classic Nosferatu. Nosferatu, for all the creative departures it took in an effort to mask its retelling of Dracula, inspired a slew of adaptations and spiritual successors of its own. The
On Friday, Hannah Neeleman, the influencer better known as Ballerina Farm, shared that she would be on the third print-issue cover of Evie, an online outlet aimed at conservative women. On their respective Instagram accounts, Neeleman and the magazine shared a soft-focus video taken at sunset on Neeleman’s ranch in Kamas, Utah. Following The Sunday
A healthy ecosystem and healthy competition is the biggest challenge for Netflix EMEA, according to chief Larry Tanz. Tanz threw the gauntlet down to competitors by urging: “We need all of us to develop the next generation of storytellers and want to get ahead on how we develop and upskill storytellers, writers, directors, producers and
It’s not uncommon to see the same actor playing several different roles at the same time, especially on TV shows. Shawn Hatosy has a role on Rescue: HI-Surf but is also a recurring face on Chicago PD. Both roles portray Hatosy as an entitled white male in charge who’s not afraid to bend the rules
The 2024 British Fashion Awards brought out SO many stars! Alessandra Ambrosio, Glen Powell, Julia Fox and Leomie Anderson were just a handful of the celebs in attendance at the event held at Royal Albert Hall on Monday night (December 2) in London. The annual event is presented by the British Fashion Council and “is
According to Deadline, Alison Oliver, Jacob’s co-star in Saltburn and lead in TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends – has joined the cast as Isabella Linton, while The Whale and Kinds of Kindness star Hong Chau has reportedly joined as one of the movie’s narrators Nelly Dean, while Shazad Latif (What’s Love Got
My Chemical Romance has made a statement regarding the death of Bob Bryar, who was the longest-tenured drummer of the legendary emo act. “It is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to Bob Bryar, our former bandmate and an important part of the history of My Chemical Romance,” the band wrote in a
No question that the “story” of the day is that it is *groan* Cyber Monday (is this shopping day the last thing, along with the *double groan* Cyber Truck to use “cyber” as a descriptor?). Like I am sure is true with you, I have had dozens and dozens of emails this morning from companies
Neve Campbell is back as Sidney Prescott in Spyglass Media Group’s upcoming Scream 7, and Deadline confirms that Celeste O’Connor (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) has also signed on. Celeste O’Connor played the character Lucky in both Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. They also starred in the 2020 slasher movie Freaky, as well as Madame Web. Isabel May was
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Talk about one hilarious extended family! Congratulations are in order for Martin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin Lawrence, and Eddie Murphy’s son, Eric Murphy, who announced over the weekend they’re getting married. The couple, who have been together for more than three years, announced their upcoming nuptials on Instagram
The 34th annual Gotham Awards kick off the fall awards season in New York City Monday night with 39 feature films and 25 performances nominated in ten award categories for outstanding and breakthrough performances and films, director, and screenplay. The gala is taking place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City and attendees and
EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Serial Maven Studios has hired former Keshet International exec Fleur Wheatley for a new UK-based role. Wheatley has been named Principal Sales Executive, UK, Nordics and Benelux at Serial Maven, effective immediately. This reunites her with Serial Maven bosses Solange Attwood and Asha Daniere, as the trio are all former blue Ant International
Kody Brown has finally arrived at a realization: It is the end of an era. Or, as a number of his former spouses might say at this point, it is the end of a romantic error. Kody Brown is no longer in any polygamous relationships. (TLC) In a trailer for the remaining Season 19 episodes,
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Name Adam Gontier Best known for Three Days Grace Current city Nashville, TN Really want to be in I’d travel back in time two months, and head to Northern Ontario Canada to do some fishing. Excited about Rejoining Three Days Grace, creating new music, and touring the world in 2025. My current music collection has a lot of New rock/metal. And a little bit
The Lovers by Rebekah Faubion This story begins with Kit Larson, who is meeting up with her parents at the Polo Lounge for her mother’s birthday brunch. This birthday brunch happens every year at the same place, but this time, Kit’s boyfriend David was supposed to come along. We learn right away that Kit and
If Nightdive’s upcoming remaster of The Thing has you itching for more wintery horror, solo developer Davit Andreasyan has what you’re looking for with NEDRA. Coming to Steam Q2 2025, NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure combining survival horror and Lovecraftian mythos set in the desolate, frozen valleys of Antarctica. Players take on the role
President-elect Donald Trump tapped his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s dad, Charles Kushner, as the incoming ambassador to France on Saturday—a key role in managing the fraught relationship between Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron. Kushner, an infamous figure in New Jersey, is a wealthy real estate executive who was convicted and imprisoned in 2005 after pleading
When John David Washington, the star of features like Tenet, Monsters and Men, and BlacKkKlansman logs onto our Zoom call from Los Angeles, I’m first struck by his t-shirt. He’s wearing one of those commemorative Do The Right Thing tees from Spike Lee’s 40 Acres and a Mule brand/production house. That same week I’d started
More sad news for long-time Days of Our Lives fans. Just as we’re reeling from the on-screen death of Doug Williams a year after Bill Hayes’ passing and the more recent off-screen death of Drake Hogestyn, Deadline reports that Wayne Northrop has passed away. Northrop played an additional role on Days of Our Lives and
Will Ferrell is a happy elf. The Elf star recently reflected on the enduring legacy of his holiday classic more than 20 years after its release in November 2003, saying he felt grateful that the Jon Favreau-directed comedy has cemented itself as a bonafide Christmas rewatch staple. “It’s really quite special,” the Will & Harper
We all do it: Google the ‘best Jellycat Black Friday deals’ (or any other TikTok-viral brands who regularly feature on our wishlist) to make the most of the stellar Cyber Week sales. Yep, the major savings event is happening now and offers the perfect opportunity to stock up on the items you’ve been lusting after
Last month, The Cure celebrated the release of their comeback album, Songs of a Lost World, by playing an intimate concert at Troxy London. Now, the band has announced a companion release collecting all eight songs from their new album as they were performed at the show. Aptly titled Songs of a Live World: Troxy
Here are the most clicked-on stories from Today in Books this week. It’s the Most Notable Time of the Year The New York Times‘s annual list of 100 notable books of the year is, for my money, the very best of the end-of-year offerings. Evenly divided between fiction and nonfiction, it has a diversity of genres, subjects,