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Hollywood employment can be great fodder for buzzy comedies, from The Larry Sanders Show to 30 Rock. But one sitcom that may have been ahead of its time was The Famous Teddy Z, which debuted on CBS 35 years ago on Sept. 18, 1989.  Created by Hugh Wilson, the series starred Jon Cryer as Teddy

Lily James in ‘Cliffhanger’. Photo: Rocket Science. Preview: Lily James and Pierce Brosnan is starring in a new version of ‘Cliffhanger.’ Sylvester Stallone is no longer aboard. Jaume Collet-Serra is taking over directing. Back in May of last year, it appeared that the long-gestating reboot of ‘Cliffhanger’ was ready to be born instead as a

Tom Hanks is happy to leave Forrest Gump just how it is. The Oscar winner, who reteamed with his Forrest Gump co-star Robin Wright and director Robert Zemeckis for their new movie Here, recently told The New York Times that he’s thankful a sequel to the 1994 film was never made. “It is this extraordinary amalgam that stands completely on its

Nicholas Hoult as Justin Kemp in Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Juror #2,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Claire Folger. Copyright: © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Opening in theaters on November 1st is ‘Juror #2,’ directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, Kiefer Sutherland, J.K. Simmons, Zoey Deutch,

Billy Eichner resurrecting his Billy on the Street series with Will Ferrell in the final days of Kamala Harris‘ 2024 presidential campaign has drawn over 12 million social media views in 24 hours. The three minute-plus Billy on the Street with Will Ferrell: Loud White Men for Kamala video bowed on Oct. 29 on Eichner’s social

John Krasinski as Jack Ryan in Prime Video’s ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Season 4. Credit: Jonny Cournoyer/Prime Video. Copyright: Amazon Studios. Preview: Amazon MGM Studios is developing a movie based on Prime Video’s ‘Jack Ryan’ series. Star John Krasinski is returning to lead and produce. Co-star Wendell Pierce is already attached to appear. The Tom

Shailene Woodley initially didn’t realize her mother in The Secret Life of the American Teenager was actually an ’80s teen icon. The actress revealed during a recent appearance on Vanity Fair’s “Scene Selection” that she had no idea who Molly Ringwald was when they first started working together on the ABC Family drama, which ran from

(L to R) Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in ‘Here’. Photo: Sony Pictures. Opening in theaters November 1st is ‘Here,’ directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Gwilym Lee, Ophelia Lovibond, and David Fynn. Related Article: Tom Hanks Features in First Pictures of Robert Zemeckis’ ‘Here’

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is now supporting the Menendez brothers’ bid for clemency from Gov. Gavin Newson, the embattled official said on Wednesday when announcing that that, despite criticism that his push for the convicted killers release is a political ploy in his reelection campaign, he sent a letter of support for the

Preview: Marvel and Disney offered a look at some of their upcoming shows in a new teaser. ‘Daredevil: Born Again,’ ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Ironheart’ were among them. We also learned when ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ will land on Disney+ next month. While Disney and Marvel have usually tended to use events such as Comic-Cons or the

New technologies led by artificial intelligence and virtual production are profoundly changing visual effects but are still “another paintbrush” in the service of storytelling, says VFX veteran George Murphy. “Virtual production is not just a tool for VFX; it’s a storytelling tool that allows actors to feel fully immersed in the scene, instead of having

(Left) David Fincher on the set of ‘Mank’. Photo: Gisele Schmidt/Netflix. (Right) Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’. Photo: Netflix. Preview: David Fincher is reportedly developing an English-language ‘Squid Game’ series. It would adapt Hwang Dong-hyuk’s wildly successful thriller series. Season 2 of the Korean version lands in December. Following the release of his most recent movie, Netflix

CBS is ready to see more of Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage. The network has ordered nine more episodes of the comedy, a spinoff of Young Sheldon that follows Sheldon’s older brother, Georgie (Montana Jordan), and his wife Mandy (Emily Osment) as they face the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage. The additional episodes will

(Left) William H. Macy in ‘Fargo’. Photo: Gramercy Pictures. (Center) Michael Cera in ‘Superbad’. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing. (Right) Emilia Jones in ‘CODA’. Photo: Apple Original Films. Preview: William H. Macy, Michael Cera and Emilia Jones are joining ‘The Running Man’ Glen Powell is starring alongside Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Katy O’Brian and Daniel Ezra.

Jimmy Kimmel kicked off his latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a message directly for moderate Republicans. Ahead of the show, the host posted on social media, asking for people to “ask a Republican you love” to watch Wednesday night, as he has a “special monologue” for them. “I assume you’re watching this because

Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’ Photo: Marvel Studios. Preview: The fourth, untitled MCU ‘Spider-Man’ movie lands in July 2026. Tom Holland is starring. Destin Daniel Cretton is in the director’s chair. With ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ gobbling up huge amounts of money back in 2021 (an even more impressive achievement given that audiences

Longtime MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is to shift from her daily anchor chair to a “broader role” within NBC News, it was announced Tuesday. The departure from Andrea Mitchell Reports, which launched in 2008, was made by Mitchell on-air and via an internal memo from the NBC News Group. “As you may have seen, Andrea

Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere.’ Photo: 20th Century Studios. Preview: The first look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen is online. He’ll star in ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere,’ directed by Scott Cooper. Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser and Stephen Graham co-star. The musical biopics continue to arrive, and